Hey Slugcat, We have partnered with Sanshee to make another set of highly asked for plushies and pins! No Significant Harassment pins and plushies are available for preorders! I’m sure a lot of hunter plushies will be particularly happy to see this! Will you bring them together? -riv otter
Hey Slugcats We are releasing 3 new OSTs on Steam which included unreleased OSTs from Rain World. These were already out on James’ Bandcamp but we want to bring them to other platforms so more people can listen to them. Here are the OSTs! · Alphas, Gems, and Junk · Ambients and Instrumentals · Songs and Rhythms -riv otter
Hey Slugcats, The Youtooz Sky Islands and Coral Caves Brick Sets are now available to preorder! We announced these brick sets on the anniversary stream and now they are ready to preorder! Check out the preorders here! -riv otter
Hey Slugcats, We released a new patch which fixes Watcher’s final ending sequence not progressing properly, Artificer’s ending sequence not triggering, and more. If you want to read the full patch notes, I’ll list them below. Patch Notes · Fixed Watcher's final ending sequence not progressing properly if you visited The Prince on the same cycle that the ending sequence was triggered. · Fixed Wa…
Hey slugcats, We have a new set of patch notes hot and ready. This patch adds Watcher to safari mode, improves ripple spawn pathing, and more… so much more… The patch notes are two pages long. Patch Notes · Safari Mode is now available for the Watcher campaign's regions and creatures (there are no new tokens to collect, the orange tokens in Watcher's campaign will unlock both arena map & safari…
Rain World Month prompts are here! Every day in March, there will be a new Rain World prompt for you to draw! If you post on Twitter, Bluesky, etc. be sure to use the hashtag #RWArtMonth! There is a special channel for Rain World Art Month channel in the Rain World Discord if you would like to post or support the artists! Giveaway The Yetee is sponsoring Rain World Art Month with various priz…
Hey slugcats, Preorder The Rain World Watcher Vinyl today! We brought back the wonderfully talented artist @kelocitta to design the cover! Get your own copy here! -riv otter
Hey slugcats, New Patch alert! This patch includes multiple fixes including Jolly Co-op, the electric death effect failing to kill the player, restoring Artificer’s ability using the special key, and more! If you would like to read the full patch notes then read them here! · Restored Artificer's ability to explosion jump using the Special key. · For Jolly Co-op mode, fixed Remix's drowning mete…
Hey Slugcats, We released a patch which fixed a large number of memory leaks issues that could lead to the game crashing randomly over an extended play session, made a large number of miscellaneous performance optimizations, and more. This might be the longest patch notes I have ever received. It takes up almost two pages in the Google Doc I am reading from. If you would like to read the full p…
Hey slugcats, New Patch Alert! This patch fixes regions in the Watcher campaign sometimes failing to spawn any creatures, fixed tracked key items sometimes respawning in previous shelter, and more. If you would like to read full patch notes you can read them below! Patch Notes · Fixed regions in the Watcher campaign sometimes failing to spawn any creatures depending on how the warp points were…
Hey Slugcats, I know many of you modders have been asking for this and I’m glad to finally give you a new tool to play with. We are releasing the level editor that was used in developing Rain World: The Watcher! I can’t wait to see what new regions will be developed! Here are the steps for the level editor. · Download the level editor · Unzip the file of the level editor · Run the exe file. · H…
Hey Slugcats, We have updated the Watcher OST to include the new music from the 1.5 update. If you already own the OST, then these songs should already be in your library! Listen to the 11 new tracks on Steam, Bandcamp, Spotify, and Apple Music. -Riv otter
Hey slugcats, New patch alert! This patch fixes many warping issues along with a few other things! You can read the full patch notes below! Patch Notes · Fix for pearls and other key items duplicating inside of shelters when key item tracking is turned on. · Fix for portals not spawning or opening properly after you warp into a room adjacent to the portal ( Daemon portals being a prominent issu…
Hey Slugcats, We released a new patch which fixes game crashing after sheltering, crashing in arena mode, and many other fixes. If you would like to read the full patch notes, you can read it below! Patch Notes · Fix for the game crashing after sheltering, showing large playtime numbers, or crashing on a white screen if the regional language of the user's system was set to certain languages lik…
Hey slugcats, Watcher 1.5 is out now! From new regions to new creatures to new lore there are a ton to discover and explore. Here is a rough summary on what is added in this content update! I can’t reveal everything that is in this update. That’ll be up to you to find! · Arena mode support for The Watcher · New unlockables for Arena mode to be found! · Jolly Co-op support for the Watcher campai…
Hey Slug c ats, If y o u have been following along with the Rain World news, you might have seen that the Watcher will be receivi n g a 1.5 content update on September 25th! I do wa n t to reveal some of the features that will be part of this update! This isn’t going to be a deep dive into the content but instead a bit of a flyov e r on what is going is coming! If you want to remain c ompletely…
Hey Slugcats, Some of you may of heard that Rain World: The Watcher is coming to consoles on September 25th! Well PC players are not left behind in the ripple with consoles. On the same day, there is also a content update alongside the console launch which includes but not limited to new asurrtcee, oerl, and redacted. The final chapter to the Watcher’s story is almost here. - riv otter
Hey slugcats, While we’re still working on bringing Rain World: The Watcher to consoles, I have something else for you! The slugcats have invaded another title: Nanomon! Nanomon are tiny, virtual pets who hang out in the corner of your screen. Train, explore, discover, and play with your Nanomon so they can evolve into the perfect companion! Only the best, most attentive trainers will help thei…
Hey Slugcats, We have released a new patch which updated Korean and Russian localization, disabled warp fatigue in Daemon area , and more! You can read the full patch notes below. Patch Notes · Updated Korean and Russian localization · Disabled warp fatigue in Daemon area · Changed Basilisk lizards to not apply their effects while unconscious · Fixed warps playing their opening sound effect rep…
Hey slugcats, New patch alert! This patch fixes a constant game crash in Rusted Wrecks , prevents being swarmed by locusts immediately upon warping into a place that contains them, and more. If you want to read more about the patch, I’ll write the full patch notes below. Patch Notes · Fixed a consistent game crash in one of the areas in Rusted Wrecks . · Prevent being swarmed by locusts immedia…
Hey slugcats, We have released a patch which tweaks the behaviors and mechanics of a number of creatures, warp points being displayed on the mini-map, fixing some crashes that affected Arena and Challenge modes, and more. You can read the full patch notes below. · Many new tweaks to the behaviors and mechanics of a number of creatures ( Barnacles , Locusts , Moths , Watcher-campaign lizards ) ·…
Hey slugcats, I’m Joseph, but some of you know me as riv otter, and I’m the community manager for Akupara Games. Rain World was actually where I got my start for community management with Rain World Art Month and Anniversary events! Hope you have been enjoying playing Rain World: The Watcher . Exploring the new mechanics that the Watcher brings with them to traverse through the hazardous region…
Hey Slugcats, We released a new patch which fixes 16:10 resolution, frequent crashes when visiting gate rooms, updated BepInEx, and more! Read below for the full patch notes. Note there will be spoilers.! Patch Notes · Fix the game graphics being visually broken when playing in 16:10 resolution · Fix a frequent crash when visiting gate rooms · Update BepInEx to 64-bit to fix issues with loading…
Hey Slugcats, Rain World: The Watcher is Out Now! Journey beyond to something, somewhere only ever glimpsed. When the world beneath your feet cracks and crumbles, will you hold on to all you once knew? Or dive into the unknown? Mods before The Watcher Most community mods from the workshop will be incompatible with The Watcher DLC at launch. I would strongly recommend you unsubscribe from the co…
Hey Slugcats, I have a few things to go over with the launch of the Watcher coming soon! Less than 30 days to launch! Rain World Art Month! It is time! Time to reveal the prompts for Rain World Art Month! Every day in March has a new Rain World themed prompt! Join the Rain World Discord to see the art being drawn for the event in #rw-art-month-gallery★ Remember if you post on Twitter, Bluesky,…
Hey slugcats, We’ve partnered up with Youtooz to bring you slugcat and pink lizard vinyl figurines, which will only be available for a limited time! These adorable collectibles are available now for preorder! Claim them as your own and prepare for the bullet rain. - riv otter
Hey slugcats! I know many of you have been asking for this and we have been working hard with Sanshee to bring you three more glow in the dark lizard plushies (Yellow, White, and Cyan) available for pre-order! Check out the new lizards trying to get just a nip of the slugcats. Also in celebration of Akupara turning 8 years old, Rain World has been discounted by 63%! Rain World: Downpour has als…
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