Back in March a particularly interesting Indie wrestling game was announced - WrestleQuest. Developed by Mega Cat Studios and published by Skybound Games, it's an RPG drawing its inspiration from '80s and '90s wrestling, featuring a number of real-world athletes/performers. It's due to arrive on Switch and a whole lot of platforms later this Summer.
Two of the development team have produced a pretty fun commentary video, showcasing 15 minutes of the game (top of page). It looks rather good, from the characters being based on wrestling toys down to the integration of wrestling moves and performance norms into turn-based battles.
As a reminder, below is some of the game's official description.
In WrestleQuest, players assume the role of a young wrestling hopeful, on his quest to become one of the all-time greats while he powerbombs, slams, and suplexes his way to the top. Inspired by icons like the legendary “Macho Man” Randy Savage, our hero must immerse himself in the world of professional wrestling, which will not only test his athleticism but his will and conscience too.
Throughout the game, players will experience classic turn-based RPG combat that mixes real-time action with tactical choices, as they wrestle through a richly detailed and fantastic storyline, starting out as a newcomer, before ascending the ranks and becoming the sport’s greatest star, with help from legendary wrestlers that span the ages. The pixel-art graphics and overall visual style perfectly represent the combined worlds of wrestling, toys, and action figures.
Players will meet and interact with a host of legends as they progress through their quest, including “Macho Man” Randy Savage, Booker T, Andre The Giant, Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Diamond Dallas Page, Jeff Jarrett, and many more. With tons of side missions, bonus content, and much more, this is the ultimate main event that you won’t want to miss.
Definitely one to watch as it gets closer to release - let us know what you think, as always, in the comments.
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Not a huge fan of the style (too many pixel art games, im guessing theyre cheap and easy to make) but a wrestling RPG seems pretty good and different. Definitely keeping an eye out for this one.
I'm really excited for this game, but couldn't they have used a better mic for the voice-over? I was struggling to finish watching the video
This looks great! Lots of games to look forward to over the next few months.
@NinjaNicky Wrestling games are already RPGs, though... At least the season modes are. I think the main thing this brings to the table is the turn-based combat
@roboshort I argued with my fiance because she says every game is technically an RPG because its all role play lol it does look different and I'm just happy it's not a farming simulator or sword fighting with "jelly" monsters like most of these RPG style game lol
The game is looking very fun. If it gets good reviews I think I’ll give it a shot. OHHHHH YEAH!!
Waitin, waitin, waitin, YEAH, waitin for this game to get its shot in the big time. It’s cup of coffee in the big time, yeah, dig IT???
This is way cool, but are all these actual wrestling characters licensed?
@LP09 they are using the actual names and likeness - I don't see how they couldn't run this through WWE without planning on a C&D.
This legitimately looks good. I don’t often buy indie games before they gain popularity, but this one looks pretty smooth. If the storylines are as outlandish as they were in this video, this could be a day one buy out of me.
Looks more n more intriguing, but I wanna play as Jim Sterling on a wrestlequest of their own.
Needs Techno Destructo too.
The more I see of this game, the more I'm excited for it. Keep up the good work and take all the time you need to make this the ultimate pro wrestling RPG it could be.
@Sonos
They all seem to be retired/semi-retired wrestlers that have used these names and likenesses outside of the WWF/WWE. It's possible licenses were negotiated directly with the wrestlers or their estates at a reasonable cost to the developer/publisher.
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