If you enjoy party games on your Nintendo Switch, there's a new one coming to the system later this year which puts a comical spin on a genre that's not typically known for its lighthearted laughs. If you like games like Overcooked but find them lacking when it comes to Tommy guns and mythical gods wreaking havoc and horror, Astrolabe Interactive's Sacrifice Your Friends might be just the thing you're looking for.
Combining Lovecraftian horror and cartoon stylings, Sacrifice Your Friends is described as a 1-4 player 'party brawler' which originated on Kickstarter before being picked up by RedDeerGames for Xbox and Switch (the game is already available on Steam Early Access, too).
If you're having trouble picturing this Lovecraft X Chibi mashup, check out the announcement trailer above and you'll soon be up to speed. RedDeer says that the game will include Lovecraft locations such as The Mountain of Madness and the Nameless City, plus local and online modes and a single-player mode where you can explore the world without other people bothering you. Cross-platform play is also included, so you'll be able to play with all your PC and Xbox pals, too.
Here are a few of the key features as listed in the PR blurb, plus some screenshots to peruse:
Lovecraftian. Discover the mythos of legendary author H.P. Lovevcraft.
Arena mode. Have at it with your friends in exciting arenas for 2 to 4 players.
Sheer madness. Embrace madness and unleash devastating powers by transforming into the mighty avatar of a Great Old One.
Locations. 16 unique dangerous arenas inspired by Lovecraft’s work.
Fun for everyone. With simple controls and goals, everyone can join in. We know: we had our mothers test it out.
"Chasing friends with an enormous axe in their hands, killer tentacles, or the odd fish-folks mob of Innsmouth..." Why not, indeed? The game's coming 'later this year', so if you've had enough self-serious takes on ol' H.P.'s oeuvre over the past few years, this might be worth keeping one or two of your shoggoth eyes on.
Let us know below if you're down to party with some lighthearted Lovecraft — if that isn't the world's biggest oxymoron.
Comments (18)
Lol… f’thagn! I hope it’s good.
This guy Lovecraft sure is churning out a lot of games recently. Props to the guy.
Looks really cool. Hope it is good.
I think I’ve been exhausted by all the arena battlers/party brawlers, much like others have been with roguelites, battle totaled, Metroidvanias, etc. Although this game seems interesting, it looks like its content would be exhausted in under a few hours, and it’s hard to know if my friends would like it. Off the top of my head, the games I have like this include Stick Fight, Boomerang Fu, Cake Bash, Rocket Fist, Stikbold, and Nidhogg 2.
At this point, I want to bundle a bunch of these games into some mega pack where the game modes can be mixed together like Mario Party.
I know his creations are public domain, but they need a new name for this world. Dude was an awful racist and his name should die.
I thought the wokies had cancelled Lovecraft for being waycist?
@AbejaGrande
That would be stupid since Lovecraft's universe is no longer recognized as racist outside of his books. That's like cancelling Volkswagen cars because it was founded by Hitler
Just because Lovecraft was racist doesn't mean he was ONLY racist. He wasn't a one dimensional cartoon villain. Nuance can recognize that he was both racist and the progenitor of modern horror whose literary influence spreads far and wide. There's more to people than just their faults.
@AbejaGrande History is to be learned from, not whitewashed.
@AbejaGrande won't somebody think of the children!
@AbejaGrande Nah. Lovecraft might have been a paranoid racist, but he was also a tremendous imaginative talent, and the body of work he authored is very deeply personal. You can't really remove the influence of Lovecraft from his creation, and any attempt to do so is, frankly, an act of creative theft. Besides, it's not like he's actively enjoying the fruits of his labor: he lived a largely miserable life and died thinking himself a failure.
You can acknowledge the man's creativity and vision while simultaneously disapproving of his racist beliefs.
This looks really cool. Will probably get it unless it reviews terribly
PSSST Read the books.
@Ralizah I agree he is, but I Do love he's storys, wile I don't like the guy.
Now this looks like a fun game. Might pick it up myself.
@willi3su Exactly. There are some historical figures I do like yet there are hateful crybabies who discriminate against historical figures because things like "that person is a slave owner" or "that person racial ideas don't agree with today's society". Those people are bunch of crybabies if you ask me.
Wow. Judging from the comments people seem capable of separating the art from the artist. I'm impressed!!
@LaytonPuzzle27 I completely agree. I wish I could like this comment twice.
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