Ah, the humble Metroidvania. We've seen more additions to this genre than we can count in recent years and now — with all other bases covered, presumably — even memes are being adapted into the format of non-linear exploration.
After a successful Kickstarter campaign, This is Fine: Maximum Cope takes KC Green's iconic dog meme and bends it into a metroidvania complete with perilous platforming, challenging bosses, nasty enemies and unlockable abilities. Oh yes, and it all takes place in the anxiety-riddled mind of the central character, Question Hound.
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It launches on Switch in March 2026, promising adventures through five wild worlds of Humiliation, Fear, Failure, Loss, and Regret, plenty of collectibles, coffee sips and burning 'This is Fine' rest points — because of course.
We're not sure if we're completely sold on the above trailer's speed just yet; that said, the funny little dog animations are a nice touch, and we're getting hints of Cuphead from some of those grizzly-looking boss battles. Who knows, maybe memes make for great games!
Here's a rundown of the game's key features and a handful of screenshots from its Steam page:
Explore the landscapes, beat bosses, unlock abilities, and access new chapters. This is a metroidvania. As you platform your way through each world you’ll encounter enemies, each an embodiment of everyday worries. Through navigation and persistence, you will ultimately face the challenging bosses unique to every area. Defeat them and acquire the abilities needed to progress further (and explore previous areas in more depth)!
Be sure to stop at every burning Rest Point to save, sip coffee, and pretend everything is fine for a brief moment. Collect Coffee Beans as you explore; your currency used to purchase perks and refill your healing coffee cup. Keep your eyes peeled everywhere you go if your heart is set on finding every quirky collectible!
Publisher Numskull Games and developer Hero Concept have also announced that a Switch physical version is on the horizon, so keep an eye out for more information on that one in the coming months if you want to add a bit of meme memorabilia to your shelf.
What do you make of this one? Does it look... fine? Take your coffee sips to the comments and let us know.
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Game comes out and it's terrible.
Developers: This is fine...
It’s a Memetroidvania.
I just care if the game is good. For all I care it could be about a crazy lady who doesn't get her limited edition honey mustard sauce at the burger stand so she picks up a tray, beats the crap out of everyone and then journies to every store in the region to fight big burger and restore the sauce. Sadly the creativity and brevity needed to make a solid game in this style has been long missing. The games are mostly bland, bloated, or both. Maybe this won't be, but being a vessel for meme jokes doesn't bode well.
Seems fine, and that’s fine.
I’ll put it on my wishlist, okay? Fine. 😐
That looks rubbish with dodgy collision detection and jumping.
Pretty key for a good metroidvania/game.
Maximum Brain Rot.
i do really like how the game looks at the very least, it's very charming looking
I wonder how much KC Green is involved in this. It would be awesome if the game included more characters from his webcomic, Gunshow, but the trailer seems to show that it won’t be the case. Bummer!
Seems to me that this is fine - half jokes aside, it genuinely looks at the very least promising to me (other than it being a funny idea in more than one sense) so I'm interested in seeing/hearing more about it and potentially playing it myself and regardless, glad that it's coming also to Switch and is even getting a physical release!
@Coalescence wait, that’s actually a good idea though
Could be fine, but I'm not entirely sold on the concept.
Internet culture is cringe and overdone. I'm surprised this doesn't have the overrated & overused souls-like gimmick.
No thanks.
First there was Dead Cells. Now we have Dead Memes.
Why do I actually like the idea of this? Not sure how I feel about the execution, but I suppose we'll learn more about that when the final product releases.
This looks cool. It's hard to tell much about the gameplay, but it gets some bonus points from me just for the effort put into the animation. There's always room for more games that try to replicate the visuals of classic cartoons.
It’s coming out in 2026. This is the sort of sh*t Elon Musk would find funny, just utterly dead memes.
Graphics look nice but gameplay doesn't. I hope they make it good and not a cash grab.
Remember Meme Run on Wii U. The fact a game this bad even got any media coverage shows just how lean those Wii U years were. NL awarded it 1/10.
https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/wiiu-eshop/meme_run
Getting a little tired of Metroidvania's...
If the game is better or worse than 'just fine', I'm suing for false advertising.
I mean... sure, why not?
This is fine.
@Coalescence I want that game.
Hopefully development isn't a burning house right now.
@Coalescence
I'm crossing my fingers as a long time KC Green fan.
He's a funny guy, and hopefully he's suffeciently involved with this to ensure that it isn't just a one-trick pony.
What other memes could be made into games? Distracted boyfriend dating sim? Nyan Cat shmup?
I feel so bad for KC who made that comic strip and no one knows it. I'd feel so bad if I made something and the Internet just took it without any credit or compensation.
Even though I read all his work, I'll buy this just to give back to the person.
Prediction: the game will have at least two endings. A bad one that ends like the original comic and a better one that goes the way of the sequel/reexamination of the original.
I wonder how Spoony is doing.
I mean i dig the art style
I think the most relevant meme here is "How do you do, fellow kids?"
No, to be fair it doesn't look bad from the trailer. Better than Meme Run at any rate.
Next GOTY. I mean, this is fine.
This really seems like more than just a vessel for meme jokes as someone said here earlier. I really really like the look of this. It looks lovingly done, rather snappy and the meme inclusion really just sets the premise for what character to use and not much more than that - it looks like it's just genuinely a maybe good game 😄. And the dog is honestly pretty damn cute, I'm rather excited for this haha
@JimNorman Heads up, typo in the last paragraph: "Numskill Games"
Coming soon: NL talking point article on most game adaptable memes.
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