Cut Content

Given the long development time, there was bound to be some content that didn't quite make it in. This page is meant to document everything that was cut from the final release.

Brain Trees
"'A brain... tree... that drips? It seems significant somehow. But not all of the mysteries of Rain World are there to be solved.'" Brain trees are a large, most likely fungal growth that drips with a mucus-like substance. Not much information has been provided about their potential role in gameplay, but they were most likely simply for aesthetics.



Bubbles
The Bubbles are stationary creatures shown in the trailer. They do not appear in the final game, and have no official name as of yet. The Bubbles themselves are not alive, but are rather created by some sort of creature that lives inside of the shortcut the Bubbles rest on. The creatures are said to eat Batflies. It is presumed that slugcat is not affected by the Bubbles, as they can be seen popping when pounced on and do not seem big enough to catch slugcat.



Mimic Beetles
Mimic Beetles were passive creatures in one or more development builds of Rain World.

Not much is known about these creatures. Mimic Beetles had an interesting defense mechanism similar to White Lizards, they could change color to camouflage in with the background they rested upon. They appeared to flock together in very large numbers. Mimic beetles were only seen in pre-release material, and they are not currently in the game. It is assumed they were a variety of bugs that did not interact with slugcat.



Slugcat pups
Slugcat pups were a planned feature, which was discussed heavily during development, but didn't end up in the final game (from what we can gather, due to how frustrating and difficult they turned out to be). As the name implies, they are infant kin of the Slugcat.

Slugcat pups are small creatures with similar features to a fully grown slugcat. They cannot defend themselves well, and they appear to be incapable of jumping anywhere near as well as a fully grown slugcat. As such, they are reliant on the player to help them along and bring them food. Slugcat can carry one pup on their back and hold another pup's hand, and the pups can hold a few extra rocks and spears. Green, yellow, and black pups have been seen in developer pics and videos.