Planned Release Date: To be announced

About This Game

BECOME THE BEDTIME MONSTER PEOPLE FEAR

Play as the Toothless Rake, an obscure figure from the folklore of the rural lowlands around Vicenza, invoked to frighten disobedient children—and sometimes even adults.

Encounter spirits, demons and masked authorities inspired by traditional stories passed down for generations across Veneto, and explore a fictional rural world shaped by ancient customs and local superstitions.

Punish the guilty.

Defy the spirits that rule the night.

INVESTIGATE BY DAY

Explore the village and speak with its inhabitants.

Gather clues to uncover your next victim.

HUNT BY NIGHT

Night belongs to spirits and demons, making it the perfect hunting ground for a creature like you.

But you are not alone.

PUNISH ON THE BOARD

When you finally confront your victim, the battle begins.

Corner them before they can escape.

BUILD YOUR DICE BAG

Your claws deliver the punishment, but your dice determine what is possible.

A DARK ITALIAN FOLKTALE

Rusty Smile blends narrative investigation, dangerous nighttime exploration and tactical board battles built around a customizable dice bag, all set within a dark folktale inspired by rural Italy.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

Rusty Smile contains stylized fantasy violence and mature themes. The player controls a folkloric spirit who investigates people responsible for acts of cruelty and abuse, hunts them at night, and kills them in turn-based, board-game-inspired battles.

The story includes references to domestic abuse, death, criminal behavior, alcohol use and intoxication, mild insulting language, and the abuse of power by supernatural authorities. Domestic violence is discussed through dialogue but is not graphically depicted.

The game also features dark environments, threatening masked spirits, and folkloric horror imagery. Violence is stylized and does not include graphic gore, detailed injuries, mutilation, or torture.