Major update1 Oct 2025Autumn mini-update is out now!Hey folks, I'm happy to announce that the new Autumn mini-update is out now , just in time for spooky season and the falling leaves! What's new? · New autumn-themed map where mushrooms spawn randomly across the farm. · Note: Mushrooms spawn on unused tiles. · Mushrooms can be harvested by harvest bots. · Pumpkins and white pumpkins are Jack-o-lanterns for the month of October. · Giant pumpkins…
Hi folks!! I'm super excited for today's update, so let's jump straight into it! Introducing the new Balatro-themed map! In other words, Rusty's Jimbo's Retirement! The new map has complete character swaps, new houses, and a brand-new mechanic: harvesting crops spawns poker cards that can be played for spare parts . Just like in the previous crossover, I wanted to take a specific mechanic from…
Hi folks, glad to hear that you're enjoying the new Vampire Survivors update! Here are two quick fixes: · Giovanna's icon was not displaying properly - fixed! · White chips had a 100% spawn rate - also fixed! I accidentally left on the 100% spawn rate while testing. I guess we can just call it an April Fools joke (a real one this time) :laugh_rusty:
Hi everyone, this update is pretty exciting, and it's an actual real update, not an April Fools joke! (I also have some big life news to share but I'll briefly touch on that towards the end) Some of you may have heard of the smash hit indie, Vampire Survivors. Well, the kind folks over at Poncle were playing my silly little game, and had the idea of "What if Poe retired?". They reached out, I l…
Hey folks, Here are some minor bug fixes that have appeared with the new influx of players from the Daily Deal and the Idler Fest that is currently running on Steam. · Setting a massive Taskbar height would launch the game completely off the screen. This should be fixed now (I accidentally broke it with the Winter update :sigh_haiku: ) · If you accidentally hit the spacebar to pause the game, y…
I'm happy to announce that we finally have Steam Trading cards for Rusty! I do realize that the game has been out for ~9 months now haha, but I really wanted to take my time with these since you only get one shot at making cards/emotes on Steam. This was a mistake I made with my previous game, I rushed them and then found out later that I couldn't add more :sigh_haiku: This time round, I wanted…
Improved the odds slightly in the Reaper’s shop - now you have a higher chance to get a chip for a crop that doesn’t have any chips equipped. · I’ve added a double confirmation when buying chips so you don’t accidentally overwrite an existing chip with a misclick. · The crop information panel is now displayed when hovering over a chip allowing you to compare what chips you have equipped more ea…
Hey folks, here are a few fixes for issues that appeared in the new Winter update: · Moving a chicken coop or a pet house would contribute to the "Cluck, cluck" and "Have a few pets" achievements. It should be fixed now! · The !plant command for the Twitch integration was causing viewer bots to plant "ghost" crops. This should also be fixed! Some of you have raised concerns about unlocking chip…
Hey folks, Before we get started, I wanted to take a moment and express my gratitude to everyone who has played the game. Your love and support for Rusty has completely changed my life. This game definitely feels like a life achievement. With that said... I am happy to announce that the first major content update for Rusty's Retirement is out now!! What's new? - New map: Snowy Fields Those who…
What are the Steam Awards? The Steam Awards is an annual event where players nominate and vote for their favorite games in various categories, such as "Labor of Love" or "Best Game You Suck At". Winners are chosen entirely by the community. Nominations take place during the autumn sale and voting during the winter sale. Why nominate Rusty's Retirement? I've submitted Rusty's Retirement for the…
Hey folks, I thought I'd give a little life update post-release and what plans I have for the game. Personal life As some of you may already know, I made this game in a record-breaking 6 months. Steam planned a farming festival for April 2024 and I knew that I had to release the game during that timeframe to increase the game's chances of success - luckily it paid off! With that said, I pushed…
Hey folks, here are a few fixes for issues that appeared in the new QoL update: · Zoom in and out was incrementing the camera's scale by multiples of 2 - it is fixed and will now increment by 1 as intended. · Moving the camera in vertical mode with the arrow keys was also zooming in and out due to some old code still being active, this has also been fixed now. · Fixed some weird camera clamping…
Hey folks, I’m happy to finally add some quality-of-life changes to the game! Thank you for your patience, I know this took a little longer than expected, and it’s because I took a well-deserved 2-week break from the game to recharge my own biofuel-filled batteries. 1. Move buildings one tile! So many people reached out to me to ask if I could add the functionality allowing you to move building…
Achievements will try to trigger more often. If not, then please check that Steam is connected otherwise they will not trigger. · Backups of your savefiles will happen automatically every minute. I hope this will help in case a savefile gets corrupted. · Made some improvements to the Japanese and Chinese-simplified translations. · Added credits for the translators Looking for people to test the…
Hey folks, Here are some more fixes and additions to the game: · Fixed: Echo no longer gets stuck if you delete the bot station while he is working on it. · Fixed: Move/build building no longer checks the mouse position, but rather the tile that was clicked on. -> face palm moment. This should lead to more reliable placement, no more overlapping buildings or accidentally placing stuff out of ra…
Hey folks, We might have found a permanent solution to the black screen bug which was making the game non-interactable for some players - this thing has been haunting me for days now. The temporary fix was to disable fullscreen optimizations on the exe file. As expected, most players didn't know what was causing the issue and just closed the game (potentially forever). I tried my best to commun…
If you are experiencing a black screen and restarting doesn't help, please follow this step-by-step guide on how to fix it: Black screen fix! Go to Rusty's Retirement in your Steam library > Gear icon > Manage > Browser local files Select Rusty's Retirement.exe > Right-click > Properties Go to the Compatibility tab > check Disable fullscreen optimizations > you should be good to go! We are stil…
Hi everyone, Thank you for all the incredible support you've shown the game during its first week of existence! It's been a crazy week. I've had lots of support from all different corners of the world, including congratulation messages from Devolver, Among Us, and McDonalds lol In one week, the community has achieved the following in-game milestones: · Collectively, you have earned 105 BILLION…
If you are experiencing a black screen and restarting doesn't help, please follow this step-by-step guide on how to fix it: This part of the code has remained untouched since launch but there has been a sudden influx of people experiencing no transparency since yesterday. ---- Hey folks, Apologies for the rollback yesterday, 1.0.8 was live for 1.5 hours, and people were immediately reporting is…
Reverted the update because people were reporting completely black screens, and missing save files on Mac. Luckily, only the folder where the save files were stored changed. This rollback should restore them. ------ Hey folks, Here are some more fixes and improvements to the game! · Improved performance for bigger resolution / high refresh rate monitors. We’ve updated Unity to a much newer vers…
This one is only a short one because I’ve mainly spent the day investigating the hi-res / high refresh rate monitor issue with some developer friends (more on that below). · Fixed: Some houses were unmoveable because sometimes another collider would block the ability to click and select the house. Now no colliders are blocking this action so it should work as intended. · Fixed: You can no longe…
Hey folks, More fixes and improvements are on their way! · Feeder bots will look at your inventory and choose between the 3 lowest crops available. This should help push out low-level crops from your inventory, and that way biofuel bots are more likely to use better crops. Biofuel bots choose at random to evenly distribute crops. · Added an extra check for the Play for 1hr/24hr/48hr achievement…
Hey folks, Here are a few more fixes and improvements: · Fixed unlocking the last crop in the list. · Adjusted some colors in the Blossom Forest map to better match the vibe. · Fixed decoration prices. · Feeder bots will now prioritize low-level crops and ignore berries. · Fixed an issue where fertilizer bots after a while would only fertilize one crop tile and return to base to recharge. · The…
Hey folks, Thank you for the incredible launch so far! As expected, a few issues have come up, and I've made some quick fixes: · Fixed the maxed bot achievements. They were triggering when simply building a bot for the first time. · Fixed the blocked lands on the right side. Previously, they would load in already unlocked. · Fixed the non-pixel font on the blocked lands and house buttons. · Fix…
Hey folks, happy launch day! I wanted to quickly go over some of the things that have changed or been added to the game since the demo release back in February. I think you will like what's in store! Giant crops Giant crops have a random chance of spawning on your farm. You can decide to keep them as decoration or you can harvest them by clicking on them multiple times. Just be careful when mov…
Hey folks, I’m thrilled to announce that Rusty’s Retirement is releasing on April 26th! Thank you so much for your support so far – for playing the demo, leaving comments on social media, and following the game here on Steam. It’s all coming together, and you’ll soon be able to play the full game! I’ve really valued all the feedback you’ve given me over the last few months, and I’ve used it to…
Hey folks, It's the end of the Steam Next Fest, I just wanted to say thank you for playing the demo! I've collected lots of great feedback which I can't wait to implement into the game. This demo has also helped me catch bugs with different operating systems (I'm looking at you Mac!) so I have a short list of features that need revising before release. It's better to catch them now with a demo…
Hey folks, thank you for playing the demo for Rusty's Retirement! I will be doing a small livestream while playing some of the game! I look forward to seeing you then ːHappyHaikuː
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