PQube and Billy Goat Entertainment have revealed that Supermarket Shriek is screeching and shouting its way to Switch later this year.
The game has you taking control of a man and a goat in a shopping cart (yep, the absurdity is already strong with this one). It's a physics-based experience in which making each character scream - with the man on the left and the goat on the right - steers your cart in that particular direction. By having them both scream at the same time, you can drive straight forward.
The aim is to make it through a variety of locations like supermarkets, boutiques and more, jumping over cans, dodging boxing gloves and leaping over burning pits along the way. There's a fair amount of humour thrown in, too - we noticed a supermarket called 'Pidl' and a bus with '£350 million' written on the side (ask your UK friends) in the trailer above.
Oh, and the developers have promised that this new release will have "even more modes and features" than the original Xbox One version, too.
Features:
- Story Mode with 38 whacky stages, can be played alone or with a friend in Co-Op!
- Unique Co-Op "Duet Mode", where you (and a friend) can literally shriek your way to glory by controlling the action using a microphone (Steam/PS4 only)
- 3 chaotic PvP Party Modes for between 2 to 4 players
Think you'll be giving this one a whirl later this year? Scream into our comment section below.
Comments (23)
This actually seems like it uses the idea of a supermarket to its fullest potential. I’ll look more into it.
But yes, I’m sure others are asking the same question... why is there a random goat? In a shopping cart? With a guy? ???
Maybe this is the kind of game that you only appreciate what it offers AFTER you play it. But man, this description is not selling me on this game!
Great premise and plenty of fun when it launched on Xbox, but I hope they throw an option in on Switch to allow you to turn off the shouting.
I know it's right there in the title, but it's genuinely headache-inducing. Every single time you move the cart, one of the two characters just bellows a monotonous single note until you let go of the throttle.
Looks stupidly fun, like Goat Simulator.
Rabbids Go Home on Wii did it better.
Sooooo..... they reskinned "Rabbids Go Home"?
Remind me of one episode of Fairly Odd Parents when Timmy Turner switched his brain with his Mom. 😂
@rjejr it does look a lot like rabbids gone home. More of a clone than a reskin.
This does not look fun to me.
Fooled me. At first I thought it was a unique concept but then you guys reminded me of "Rabbids Go Home" from the Wii era. Moving on.
What about the fact that the supermarket they enter is called 'Winton's' which is an homage to Dale Winton, the host of 90s Supermarket Sweep game show here in the UK? That's actually a nice touch.
Cool, I've never played Rabbids Go Home. I'm gonna get it.
@rjejr - I want that game again. Didn't have enough time with it.
I’m pretty sure that I watched Dashie play this game a while back and it looked un-fun. After watching Dashie for years, I noticed that if he can’t make a game look like fun, it’s not.
@Moistnado Rabbids go clone?
Now I want Ubisoft to rerelease/remaster Rabbids Go Home... or a Rabbids collection.
While this game looks great on its own, I'm kinda sad that Billy Goat Games, the developers of Supermarket Shriek, don't seem to be following up on their Adventure Game, Her Majesty's SPIFFING. Strongly recommend playing that game if you don't mind being left on a cliffhanger.
Played this on Xbox Gamepass, it's quite unique and wacky, it's a fun play and a good game...
I have to say, the character designs look almost like if someone tried to make a Five Nights at Freddys but replaced the not Chuck E Cheese animatronics with not Funko pops.
Looks fun. Hopefully I don't forget about it by the time it comes out.
@Paraka I feel like I rented it or borrowed it, don't think I purchased it but I know I played it. Back then w/ Gamefly I was renting whatever while I waited for the games I wanted to be in stock.
@rjejr - I believe I was having a personal family fallout at the time. Not getting into nitty gritty, but ended up homeless for nearly three years, I think I picked it up on the cheap just before that time.
I remember enjoying it, though.
Reminds me of the Rabbids game.
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