Games by Zoink! Games
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Review Wavetale (Switch) – Wind Waker Meets Platforming For A Cruisy But Bumpy Ride
Water water everywhere
Ah, water. Calming, tranquil, fun. You’d struggle to find a game that doesn’t have some body of water in it. But Wavetale dives into the deep end. This adventure title from Thunderful sees players exploring by walking, running, and gliding on water. Initially released for Stadia, it has now spread to PC and consoles. For...
Review Lost In Random (Switch) - A Rich Audiovisual Treat With Inventive But Limited Combat
Finely diced
Lost in Random tells a story of two sisters, Even and Odd, who inhabit a fantastical storybook world of woollen chess pieces and steampunk teapots and the like. They’re separated by the Queen in accordance with a draconian tradition that sees children roll a dice on their twelfth birthday to determine their station for the rest of...
Review Flipping Death (Switch)
Grave concerns
Penny might not consider herself a goth, but the fact she dresses up as a demon and works at a funeral parlour has the rest of Flatwood Peaks thinking otherwise. When her over-the-top antics get her fired, she reacts just like any other person would - and drives to a local cemetery to hang out in a crypt with her boyfriend. You know,...
Earth Song
Having cut its teeth with many a black-humoured title in the past - including the wickedly clever Stick It To The Man and the upcoming Flipping Death - you’d think that Swedish developer Zoink Games had found its niche and settled itself in for the long haul. But then along comes Fe, a game that trades funny bones for heart strings and...
Review Stick It to The Man (Switch eShop)
A weird adventure
Over the course of its first year the Switch has been bombarded with ports. Stick It To The Man – originally released in 2013 and made available on the Wii U in 2014 – adds to the growing library of eShop re-releases on Nintendo’s latest device. Initially, this game was critically praised. Its story – penned by Adventure...
Review Stick It To The Man (Wii U eShop)
Get out of my thoughts and into my Wii U
You're on the run from the law, hunted for a crime you didn't commit and unable to return to your own home for fear of being caught. A road block looms ahead, halting everyone except for an acclaimed opera singer who is performing later that evening. As the sirens echo through darkened streets, you slowly...
Latest Zoink! Games News
Monday20th Jun 2022
Video Here's The Story Behind The Cancelled Wii Plush Toy Game 'Wiiwaa'
Wii want it
The Wii opened up a world of possibilities and creativity for many developers, and one, in particular, tried to jump on the creativity train with a unique video game that would be controlled with a soft toy. Zoink Games, known for developing unique adventure games with distinctive art styles such as Lost In Random, Flipping Death, and...
Friday19th Jun 2020
News Zoink Teams Up With EA To Release Lost In Random On Switch Next Year
Part of the EA Originals line
During a special EA Originals segment within today's EA Play live stream, Swedish studio Zoink Games - known for titles like Flipping Death and Stick It To The Man - revealed it would be bringing its next game Lost in Random to the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms at some point in 2021. Below is a bit about...
Friday3rd May 2019
Feature Inside The Studio Behind SteamWorld
Or, three. Sort of
If you've been to this site before, you'll probably know or at least have a rough inkling that we cover a lot of games here; it's slightly our whole entire thing. But whilst we look at so many games it can often be all to easy to forget that behind each game we look at there's a team of revoltingly talented individuals who have...
Friday27th Apr 2018
News Flipping Death Will Bring Its Dark Humour To Switch In August
Death becomes us
While it's going to miss the Spring 2018 release window that was originally attached to it, Zoink! Games has now confirmed puzzle/platformer Flipping Death is headed to Nintendo Switch this August. This will be the digital version of the game, with a physical edition (with extra goodies included) planned for later in the year...
Monday9th Apr 2018
News Former Nintendo Of Europe Staffer Ed Valiente Joins Thunderful
Star of the November 2015 Nintendo Direct jumps ship
Thunderful - the new company formed by Swedish studios Image & Form and Zoink! Games - has made a key hire in the shape of Ed Valiente, who joins from Nintendo of Europe. You might remember Ed from the November 2015 Nintendo Direct, where he was brave enough to step in front of...
Friday9th Feb 2018
News Flipping Death Will Take Physical Form On Retail Shelves In Time For Its Spring Release
Flipping 'ell
Zoinks Games is hard at work on Flipping Death, a black humoured platformer much in the same vein as Stick It To The Man, and it's just announced a partnership with publisher Rising Star Games to launch a physical edition alongside the eShop version. Both versions are due to arrive in Spring 2018, with the physical edition packing...
Thursday25th Jan 2018
News Image & Form And Zoink! Games Join Forces Under New Company Thunderful
Both will continue to create their own games, though
Swedish studios Image & Form and Zoink! Games have joined forced to create Thunderful, a new entity which will wholly own both companies. They're not going away, however; the two Gothenburg-based studios will "continue to develop games with existing and new IPs under their respective...
Thursday2nd Nov 2017
News Stick It to The Man Will Bring Its Zany Humour to Switch This Month
It all started yesterday...
Stick It to the Man was a bit of a favourite of ours on the Wii U eShop - a zany puzzle adventure, it tasks you with reading and using the crazy thoughts of the cast in imaginative ways. Its script was co-written by Zoink CEO Klaus Lyngeled and Adventure Time veteran Ryan North; it's a treat. The good news...
Wednesday4th Oct 2017
Feature Zoink Games on Flipping Death, Fe, and Making the Move to Nintendo Switch
"We’re really heading towards some exciting times"
The Wii U eShop brought us plenty of memorable games, and one example was Stick it to The Man by Zoink Games. The Swedish studio earned plenty of fans with its unique art style and comedic storytelling, giving Switch owners good news when Flipping Death was confirmed for the...
Monday21st Aug 2017
News Electronic Arts Is Bringing Zoink's Fe To Switch In 2018
Fe Fi Fo Fun?
Electronic Arts has confirmed at Gamescom that it is bringing Zoink! Games' intriguing adventure title Fe to the Nintendo Switch in early 2018. Part of the publisher's "Originals" indie programme, Fe allows you to "climb, glide and dig your way through a dark Nordic forest and explore its living, breathing ecosystem filled with...
Thursday22nd Jun 2017
News You Can Design a Character for Flipping Death on Nintendo Switch
Curse that Doctor Laser!
Flipping Death, from Zoink Games (Stick it to the Man), looks like another fun title on the way to the Switch eShop. Adopting a similar style to the aforementioned Wii U title, it'll have you solving puzzles and adventuring while flipping between two sides of reality. Zoink Games is now relaunching its 'ZEO' (Zoink...
Tuesday11th Apr 2017
Video Zoink Games Outlines More Details on Flipping Death for Nintendo Switch
Is still exploring further releases on the system, too
During the Nintendo Switch Nindie Showcase there was the first reveal of Flipping Death, the next title from Zoink Games. The studio is well known among Wii U eShop aficionados for Stick it to the Man, and this new title certainly shares some aesthetic similarities. We chatted to Zoink CEO and...
Tuesday28th Feb 2017
Feature Zoink Tells Us About the Big Switch with Flipping Death
Zombie Vikings could be re-animated on Switch too
Nintendo's 'Nindie Showcase' delivered on its promise, unveiling some intriguing titles for the new system that could certainly prove interesting in the coming days, weeks and months. One title that stood out was Flipping Death by Zoink Games, or just Zoink for short. Very much adopting the comedic...
Monday30th Jan 2017
News Zoink Teases Its New Game for Nintendo Switch
Has also showed Zombie Vikings running on the system
Last year Zoink, best know to Wii U owners for the quirky and memorable Stick it to The Man, confirmed that it was bringing a game to the Nintendo Switch. It's evidently getting closer to its full reveal, as it's teased some new concept art. You can see this below: Fans
Friday12th Sep 2014
News Image & Form Teams Up With Zoink In Self-Publishing Partnership
"Together, we’ll be a real powerhouse"
Two highly respected Scandinavian download developers, Image & Form and Zoink!, have announced a formal publishing collaboration. Image & Form is best known for SteamWorld Dig on 3DS and — recently — Wii U, while Zoink released the excellent Stick It To The Man on Wii U. This formal partnership...
Thursday24th Apr 2014
News Stick It To The Man Will, Erm, Stick It To The Wii U on 1st May
It looks insane, of course
You may remember news earlier this year of Stick It To The Man being confirmed for the Wii U. It's a peculiar-looking title that involves puzzle-solving, some stealth and platforming, along with mind reading. All standard stuff. It's previously been released on PC, PS3 and Vita, but developer Zoink Games told us that, for...
Thursday20th Feb 2014
Interview Ripstone and Zoink on Prioritising Fun in Stick It To The Man
"I just did something I thought looked cool"
Stick It To The Man by Zoink! promises to be an intriguing release when it arrives on the Wii U eShop in Spring. After previously arriving on PS3, PS Vita and PC, its arrival on the Wii U will make use of the GamePad to enhance the mind-reading mechanic, with Zoink! founder Klaus Lyngeled referring to the...
Wednesday19th Feb 2014
News Stick It To The Man on Wii U "Feels Funnier" Thanks to GamePad Functionality
Klaus Lyngeled tells us "it's like you get the gold version"
After a degree of speculation, it was confirmed last week that Stick It To The Man is coming to the Wii U eShop, targeting a Spring release. Currently available on PC, PS3 and PS Vita, it's a distinctive title from Zoink!, with UK publisher Ripstone stepping in to bring the title to...
Thursday13th Feb 2014
News Stick It To The Man Confirmed For Spring Release on Wii U eShop
It's like they were reading our minds
UK publisher Ripstone has already worked with download game developers such as Nifflas to bring us Knytt Underground on Wii U, while Pure Chess is on the way to both Wii U and 3DS. The publisher is continuing to target the home console's store, however, with confirmation today that Zoink's Stick It To The Man is...
Monday27th Jan 2014
News Zoink Games Has "Great News" On The Way for Wii U Owners
Tweeted with a typo, admittedly
While the Wii U may have taken some knocks recently, there's a steady stream of download developers, in particular, with games on the way or alternatively teasing future announcements. Zoink Games now falls into the latter category, having engaged in some tweeting with a fan and confirmed that it has news on the way...
