Melbourne developer SporkTank have revealed a new trailer for their upcoming cozy puzzle game Rita at the Cozy Quest showcase!
As recently covered on the site, Rita is “Set in the humble town of Aspendale during the 1930s, Rita follows a small yellow chicklet as she grows from a curious child into a grandmother. Through her eyes, we see an entire lifetime pass friends met and lost, the town changing around her, and new generations learning from what came before. It’s a story told not through grand exposition but through letters, crosswords, and small acts of discovery.
On the surface, Rita is a word puzzle game. You collect letters scattered around the environment and use them to fill in crosswords, solve anagrams, or unlock phrases that reshape the world. Complete a puzzle, and something always happens a bridge repairs itself, a garden blossoms, a path reappears. Each word you form carries real consequence, tying language to creation in a way that feels both clever and quietly emotional.
But the puzzles aren’t the whole picture. There’s a gentle rhythm to how you move through Aspendale. You’ll stop to talk to neighbours, read old signs, or just stand still as the rain starts to fall. The game doesn’t rush you. It feels more like paging through a scrapbook than chasing objectives.”
The new trailer is embedded below:
Kyle also had the chance to talk to developer Martin at last year’s PAX where Martin discussed his personal connection to the game. I’ve embedded the video below:
Rita will be releasing on Steam in early 2026 and a demo is available now!
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