Source code of never-released 3D platformer Rayman 4 leaks

The source code of Rayman 4 has been leaked. The game, which was never released, was supposed to be another mainline Rayman title, but instead the party game Rayman Raving Rabbids was released. The source code comes with a level editor, cutscenes and more.

According to research by Gamerant the source code was posted on 4chan before being further distributed on the internet. It would be an alpha build with source code, models, level editor, cutscenes and ‘other aspects’. Interested users, such as Twitter user RibShark, are combing through the leak, looking for the most interesting parts.

According to RibShark’s research for example, riding mechanics are present, so a game mechanic where Rayman rides on the back of another creature. In the attached screenshot, that’s a giant spider. There is also a level called sphincter cell, which is a pun on Splinter Cell, another franchise from the same publisher. There is also a level in which Rayman has to destroy a gigantic robot from the inside and he would have a girlfriend in this game, the 3d model of which has now also been shown.

Rayman 4 was under development around 2005. Rayman Raving Rabbids has come out instead. The Rabbids would also be in Rayman 4, but got a bigger role in Raving Rabbids, which only got bigger in subsequent games. Raving Rabbids is also a party game, similar to Mario Party, while Rayman 4 would have been more of a ‘classic’ Rayman game. Since Raving Rabbids, two titles have come out that are purely about Rayman: Rayman Legends and Origins, both 2D platformers. Three of the more Rabbids-oriented game have been released.

Looks like there’s some actual semi-complete level concepts in here too! Here you enter a rabbid robot and blow it up from inside! pic.twitter.com/klhOLJLaeP

— RibShark (@RibShark) December 24, 2022