Sony’s PSP lives on via Patapon spiritual successor Ratatan, out in PC early access this week – roadmap revealed

Ratatan, the spiritual successor to PSP rhythm platformer Patapon, releases this week in early access on PC.

The game has been developed by veterans of Sony Japan Studio, known for both Patapon and LocoRoco among other games.

In a livestream over the weekend, the developers revealed the launch timing as well as a look at the roadmap for the game over the next few months.

Ratatan will launch at midnight on 19th September in Japan – that’s 4pm on 18th September UK time. Check out the infographic below for more times.

It’ll cost $24.99 / €24.50 / ¥2800 (UK price TBC), and receive a 10 percent discount for 10 days following launch.

As for the roadmap, three major updates are planned for the end of October, December, and spring 2026.

The first of these will introduce Super Fever skills and additional Ratatan upgrades, as well as headwear for Cobun characters and random events. The second update will add Dark Ratatan Battles as new scenarios among other additions.

Next year a new world is promised, as well as console compatibility. For now, the game will only be available on PC, with console releases next year.

Ratatan was first revealed at BitSummit in July 2023 – the following month its Kickstarter was funded within an hour.

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