Rushdownrevolt
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Rushdown Revolt is a combo-centric platform fighting game distributed on Steam with rollback netcode and Web3 asset experiments.
Also known as Rushdown Revolt
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Rushdown Revolt is a PC platform fighting game described by its team as electric, combo-centric and expressive, in the style of Smash-like fighters. It is distributed on Steam, where the developer publishes patch notes and official announcements covering balance changes, character reworks, new stages, cosmetic skin lines and stability fixes. The game supports online play with rollback netcode, local and online "Friendlies" modes, a Royale mode, time trials in a Dojo section, 2v2 play and account-based lobby hosting via lobby codes or Steam invites.
The title reached general availability in mid-2023 and moved through a series of monetization changes: an Online Play Pack with account hosting that allowed free online play when a pack owner hosted the lobby (version 1.1, June 2023), free-to-play weekends, and paid cosmetic skin bundles sold on Steam. With the Wicked Garden update (version 1.2.0) in January 2024 the game became fully free to play, a status reiterated with the 1.3.0 "Wicked Garden 2" patch in July 2024, alongside a Ko-fi page for supporting further development.
The team has also pursued blockchain and NFT integration. A 2021 hackathon project, "Rushdown Revolt: Enter the Vortex," demonstrated Phantom wallet authentication on a store web page, use of Solana API endpoints and Metaplex on-chain metadata to detect a player's collectibles, and dynamic in-engine rendering of Degen Ape Academy and CryptoKickers assets as in-game equipment. The project proposed a Solana-based "Vortex" token as a gating and governance mechanism for cross-universe collectible integrations, with a 1-of-1 NFT minted with Stardust to represent it for the demo.
Business model
The game is distributed through Steam. Revenue sources described in company announcements include paid content such as the Online Play Pack and cosmetic character skins and skin bundles sold on Steam, plus voluntary community support through a Ko-fi page after the game moved to free-to-play.
Sales of in-game cosmetic skins and skin bundles on Steam, a previously sold Online Play Pack, and voluntary supporter contributions via Ko-fi following the shift to free-to-play.
Traction
The team reported the game was in the top 5% of positively reviewed Steam titles with over 10,000 monthly active players as of the 2021 hackathon submission, and it won first place in the Gaming Track of the Solana IGNITION global hackathon.
Latest developments
The 1.3.0 "Wicked Garden 2 (Back in a Big Wei)" patch was released on 14 July 2024, following a Linux build fix in June 2024 and hotfix 1.2.1 in January 2024. Announcements at that time reiterated the game's free-to-play status and directed supporters to a Ko-fi page funding future development.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
The team stated the game ranks in the top 5% of positively reviewed games on Steam and was one of 12 teams selected from 65 applicants for a Web3 games accelerator cohort alongside projects such as Aavegotchi, Genopets and Cometh.
Positioned on combo-centric, expressive platform-fighter gameplay with rollback netcode for online play, official community modding support, and experimental integration of externally owned NFT collectibles as in-game equipment.
Technology
The game is built in Unity with C#, and uses rollback netcode for online matches. The Web3 prototype used Amazon Web Services, Node.js and JavaScript alongside Solana, Metaplex token metadata, Phantom wallet authentication and Stardust NFT minting, with 3D collectible objects reformatted in-engine at runtime. Player-made modification support is delivered through an in-game Overwolf mod menu.
Go-to-market
Distribution and updates via Steam with regular patch announcements, community engagement through Discord, YouTube and Twitter, promotional free-to-play weekends and hardware giveaways, official mod support through an Overwolf partnership, and participation in a Web3 gaming accelerator cohort.
PC players of competitive platform/fighting games on Steam, including tournament and community players, modders, and holders of Solana NFT collectibles interested in in-game asset integration.
Geography
A company profile lists Rushdown Revolt in New York, NY; the team describes itself as a decentralized group of over 60 members.
History
According to the team's own account, a decentralized group of more than 60 members, operating as Team Vortex, acquired a game studio that had ceased operations after its Steam approval ratings fell into the bottom 5%, and relaunched the title as a fully rebranded and reimagined game, Rushdown Revolt. The game was selected for a Web3 games accelerator cohort in 2021, launched a Solana NFT integration demo in the same year, released version 1.1 with account hosting in June 2023, added Overwolf mod support in September 2023, and became fully free to play with the January 2024 Wicked Garden update.
Compiled by commissioned research from 5 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 13
launches, deals, and filingsPatch released with the game free to play and a Ko-fi page for supporting future development.
Update included cast-wide balance changes, an Ezzie rework, new moves for Ashani and Torment, and three new stages, and made the game free to play.
Mods officially supported in Rushdown Revolt through an in-game Overwolf mod menu, announced alongside the Pool Party update.
Paid Pool Party character skins and bundle released on Steam, alongside a weekend of free online play.
Gameplay changes affecting 2v2, balance changes, bugfixes and stability improvements.
Update added account-based lobby hosting allowing players to join online lobbies free when a friend owning the Online Play Pack hosts, plus Time Trial #1, Friendlies mode, and balance tuning. Launch week included a gaming PC giveaway and Online Pass code prizes.
Rushdown Revolt was among 12 teams chosen from 65 applicants for DeFi Alliance's first Web3 Games accelerator cohort.
The team states it acquired a game studio that had ceased operations after its Steam approval ratings fell into the bottom 5%, then rebranded and relaunched the game as Rushdown Revolt.
The project "Rushdown Revolt: Enter the Vortex," integrating Degen Ape Academy and CryptoKickers collectibles as in-game equipment via a Solana-based Vortex token design, won the Gaming Track.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
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- Rushdown Revolt - YouTubeyoutube.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
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- Rushdown Revolt is a combo-centric platform fighting game distributed on Steam with rollback netcode and Web3 asset experiments.
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- Rushdownrevolt's investors include CoinFund, Entrée Capital.