The Rabbit Haul FINALLY Releasing First Open Playtest!

The Rabbit Haul Open Playtest Drops December 3^rd, 2025 

November 27, 2025, Edmonton, Canada – A gang of troublemaking raccoons has wrecked the town in The Rabbit Haul, and players will soon get the chance to fight back. Caldera Interactive announced that the open playtest for The Rabbit Haul will go live on December 3^rd, inviting players into a cozy farming and tower defense adventure where one determined rabbit takes on the chaotic Trash Panda Posse.

In The Rabbit Haul, players take on the role of Sprout, a hardworking rabbit trying to rebuild their hometown after a crew of greedy raccoons ran it into the ground. During the day, players plant crops, grow powerful flower towers, tend to their garden, and design strategic garden layouts that reward synergies. When night arrives, the raccoons attack in waves, each more catastrophic than the last, and Sprout must defend the haul with weapons and plant towers.

Every run contributes to rebuilding the town and unlocking new merchants, shops, characters, weapons, and upgrade paths.

What The Rabbit Haul Offers

• Cozy farming crossed with tower defense combat

• A daytime garden building phase with fun plant and wildlife synergies

• A nighttime combat phase against the Trash Panda Posse

• High replayability

• Unique towers, crops, weapons, and upgrade paths

• Twitch streaming integration (available in the future)

• A progression loop centered around rebuilding the town one haul at a time

Playtest Details

The open playtest begins on December 3^rd on Steam. 

Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2514330/The_Rabbit_Haul/

For those familiar with the game already, you will be happy to know that this new version of the game introduces long-awaited features such as:

• The new bees upgrade for the beehive tower

• New music for the Town

• A notification system

• A new enemy type, the wizard raccoon

• Update to the haul visuals

• Countless bug fixes and quality of life updates

• And finally, the most requested feature from our community, the ability to pet the pig

Media outlets are encouraged to include the Steam link in coverage so players can wishlist and join the playtest the moment it goes live.

 

About Caldera Interactive

Caldera Interactive is an indie game studio based in Edmonton, Canada focused on making wholesome, quality games with cute aesthetics. Founded in 2018, the studio has since produced multiple prototypes and won the 2024 GDC Pitch competition for The Rabbit Haul. The team is dedicated to creating warm, character-driven experiences that players can enjoy again and again.