One unique strength of the Nintendo Switch is its ability to support local multiplayer right out of the box, with the Joy-Con controllers instantly getting two players involved. On top of that the portability means players can take the system elsewhere to play with others - Ultimate Chicken Horse, coming to the system Q3 this year, could fit into this rather nicely.
Already a hit on PC, it's a party game in which players quickly create platforming stages and then compete to clear them. If you add hazards to a stage you can beat but your opponent meets their doom, you win the round.
The trailer and description below should give you a taste of what this one's all about.
The console release of Ultimate Chicken Horse will introduce an extension to Free Play mode that allows players to create fully-functional levels from start to finish, rather than just placing obstacles and traps. PC players will receive a free update on console launch day, maintaining parity between all versions.
Inspired by the schoolyard basketball game H.o.r.s.e., Ultimate Chicken Horse has players alternate between placing traps, gadgets or platforms and running through their communal creation toward the goal.
Ultimate Chicken Horse has three game modes. In Party Mode, players choose from a handful of blocks to place and turns are simultaneous. Creative Mode opens up the entire inventory for players to choose from. Free Play Mode enables a single player to design levels from the full suite of objects, which they can save and share online. There's also a solution for players who don't have 4 controllers; Couch Hot Seat Mode which is like Creative Mode, but turn-based.
It looks like a potential hit for the Switch; is this one you're interested in picking up?
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I love watching let's plays of this. But it looks like a game that is best enjoyed locally with friends so I haven't picked it up on Steam yet. And with this announced for Switch, I'll wait for that version. Seems like the perfect system to play it on with mobile local multiplayer, too!
Interesting that they seem to have used the Switch in that trailer, I assume that's the Switch. Looks like fun but I do yearn for some big announcements before E3.
Switch really is shaping up to be an indie machine... I'm hoping for some bigger game announcements soon. Either way this looks pretty cool, will check it out closer to release!
This will get lost amongst the great games coming to switch. It will disappear of your radar once u have MK8 and Splatoon
I actually really wanted this game. So this is really cool.
Woah, I got to watch my two favorite youtubers, Alpharadtv and Stylesx2 play this game together and it was awesome to watch. I'll definitely get this game on Switch.
This reminds me of The Incredible Machine. I used to play that a lot when I was younger.
This is a great game really looking forward to this but not paying for the extra controllers to make it 4 player
I have this for PC. Really good and wacky fun.
This is probably a rare occasion on where I will make a double purchase.
@loyalroyal1989 No worries. Play hot seat mode.
"There's also a solution for players who don't have 4 controllers; Couch Hot Seat Mode which is like Creative Mode, but turn-based."
Man, i recall seeing this game alot on twitch streams before, looks pretty fun. It's pretty frantic at best.
So... multiplayer couch Super Mario Maker that is played in short bursts? I mean sounds good to me if I can find local people to actually play this with, not many of my local friends bother with platforming games...
@loyalroyal1989
Hopefully it only needs 1 Joy-Con per player. Then one extra $80 purchase gets you there. Great for Bomberman, too. And probably Mario Kart at home (too small for 4 player Mario Kart on the go?) and maybe (fingers-crossed) for Splatoon 2.
You might start thinking like me who has a family of 4 that getting a second Switch starts getting appealing at $80 for that second controller... especially since you get a (non-charging) grip, 2nd dock, and --oh yeah-- an entire other versatile game console for a $220 difference.
Keeps getting me thinking... but I don't really have the money for that.
This is a great game and it's awesome news to see this on the Switch. Seems like it's a great fit for how they are advertising the Switch anyway.
@Moon Yes it is. Personally, that's the third party support I cared about seeing the most.
Looks really fun! Can't believe it's been out for a year and I haven't heard about this.
The next Mario Maker really needs multiplayer modes, and multiplayer level creation, even if it's not similar to this.
A whole lot of fun as a couch multiplayer game!
This announcement makes me happy, I'll definitely get this for Switch!
@aaronsullivan
My 4 year old goes around saying “I’m a gamer like dad and I’m never going to change my mind” so like your family getting a second switch makes sense, not straight away but defiantly by the end of the year, probably when splatoon 2 comes out
Wow, what a terrible trailer, it shows almost no gameplay footage.
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