You might keep in mind that in January of 2022, A. A. Milne’s Winnie-the-pooh tales entered the general public area, inspiring deeply crap concepts like “what if kids’s character however knives?” within the case of Blood And Honey , and “what if kids’s character but mildly naughty word?“, within the case of smirking billboardian human doppelganger Ryan Reynolds. Videogames weren’t immune. “What if kids’s character however Cronenbergian physique horror?” requested the builders of Winnie’s Hole after they introduced a roguelike dungeon crawler primarily based on the bear in 2023, and there is now a Steam demo obtainable, do you have to want to scoop up honey with arms-where-no-arms-should-rightly-be.
Not like Ryan Reynolds, developer Twice Completely different have at the least made issues well worth the Mint Cellular receipts they’re printed on earlier than, reckons Nate (RPS in peace), who loved despicable owl-em-up Ring Of Pain. That was additionally a card-shuffling dungeon crawler. This time round you may be enjoying as a Winnie-borne virus, mutating via the bear’s yellow innards to “refine his primitive kind” in puzzle sections, then commandeering your freakish host in roguelike battles. After a trailer? Eeyore then…
The candy options, they sing to me:
- Evolve with every run – Unlock new Perks, Mutations and Virus Strains.
- Mutate your host as a symbiotic virus.
- Bodybuilding within the worst approach.
- A storybook narrative which reimagines Winnie in a world of darkish science.
- A recent tackle exploration, changing the standard roguelite node map with strategic, turn-based constructing utilizing a set of tetromino-like virus blocks which you’ll be able to evolve and reshape.
- Dynamic battle system the place every flip is an motion combo for fast-paced gameplay.
- Holesome horror comedy with gritty artwork impressed by old fashioned Nickelodeon and Brothers’ Grimm fairytales.
Winnie’s Gap is out later this 12 months. In the event you’re a developer that fancies parodying Mickey Mouse for no matter business use you would like please attain out to me, Nic Reuben, the only rights holder. Mario too. Possibly you would…make them kiss? It is as much as you!
