Patapon spiritual sequel Ratatan gets new trailer confirming platforms

Patapon spiritual successor Ratatan has received a new trailer confirming which platforms the game will be released on.

The trailer, which can be viewed below, announces that the forthcoming rhythm game will be released on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC.

The game was crowdfunded earlier this year, hit its ¥20 million ($137,000 / £108,000) funding goal within an hour of its launch and went on to raise over 10 times that initial goal.

“We are actually quite far along in the production cycle and feel very confident in getting everything into the game by April 2025!” developer Ratata Arts said in an FAQ earlier this year.

A PC beta is planned and will “most likely” take place in the latter half of next year, with console tests also under consideration but yet to be confirmed.

Originally released for PlayStation Portable in 2007, Patapon is a rhythm-based 2D platform / action game in which players command an army of cute anthropomorphic eyeballs known as “Patapons” that can be instructed to move forward, attack, defend and retreat by using a sequence of drum beats.

The game received two sequels on PSP, and the first two games were remastered with 4K visuals for PS4.

“The three main game concepts are over 100 cute characters fighting it out on screen, four-player simultaneous battles, and more adventure and roguelike elements than Patapon had,” producer Kazuto Sakajiri explained in a recent interview with VGC.