Dar al-Sukun
Meet the Weaver, Sifter and Chronicler and begin uncovering the story Samir has been given.
THE GAME
Rufat's vertical slice arrives 1 February 2027.
Rufat is a handcrafted, story-driven 2D action-adventure platformer with exploration, combat, traversal and light Metroidvania elements. Our first public vertical slice will take players from Dar al-Sukun into Bab al-Ahd, through two miniboss encounters, and to the threshold of Aqeed Ayuub.
OFFICIAL RELEASE MILESTONE
1 February 2027 · Public vertical slice
Contributors: this is now the official public release target for the Rufat vertical slice. The scope remains intentionally focused. The additional time is for world building, hand-drawn art, animation, narrative iteration, playtesting and polish rather than expanding the demo with new major features.
WHAT THE SLICE INCLUDES
A real opening chapter of Rufat.
The vertical slice is production content from the game, not a separate throwaway demo.
Bab al-Ahd
Explore the wall through traversal, combat, Echoes, Names, shortcuts, changing perspectives and environmental storytelling.
The threshold
Face two minibosses and reach Aqeed Ayuub's domain. The public slice ends deliberately before the full Ayuub boss fight.
PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT BUILD
Contributors can still play current builds.
Rufat is not publicly listed yet, but invited players can install the latest development build through the itch.io desktop app.
Download the itch.io app
Install the official itch.io desktop app for your computer.
Download itch.io app →Enter Rufat's address
Inside the itch.io app, use the address/search field and enter this exact URL:
wedkemail.itch.io/rufatInstall Rufat
Open the Rufat page that appears, choose Install, and launch the latest build available to you.
BUILDING TOWARD FEBRUARY
Expect the kingdom to keep changing.
Current builds are development snapshots. Areas, art, balance, dialogue and systems will continue changing as we build toward the public vertical slice.