SEATTLE - Dec. 16, 2024 - SWAPMEAT, a co-op third-person shooter where you swap body parts with the alien weirdos you fight to steal their abilities, today debuted a brand-new trailer on IGN and kicked off its ‘Super Size Meat Lab’ playtest. Developers One More Game also announced that acclaimed composer Austin Wintory will be writing the game’s soundtrack.
Players can sign up to experience the game’s delightfully squishy – and surprisingly deep! – meat swapping gameplay mechanic at playSWAPMEAT.com, and if they invite three friends, their whole squad gets in.
The trailer, which can be viewed on IGN’s YouTube channel, introduces the outlandish SWAPMEAT universe, where players take on the role of a Meat Scientist for multi-galactic corporation Rangus Meats. They’re tasked with raiding the weirdest worlds in the cosmos, engaging in combat with the unfriendly locals, and harvesting their DNA samples (and the planets’ meat cores, of course). While planetside, players loot body parts that drop from vanquished enemies, appending a wide variety of heads, legs and torsos to their own bodies, gaining game-changing abilities.
“We set out to make the finest sci-fi comedy body horror co-op roguelite third-person shooter with a nostalgic 90s fast food aesthetic the world’s ever seen,” said Jamie Stormbreaker, SWAPMEAT game director and cofounder of One More Game. “With all of those keywords, we’re also super good at SEO.”
Watch the new SWAPMEAT trailer
"Once I took a half second's glance at SWAPMEAT I had to be in," said Austin Wintory, composer of the game’s soundtrack. "Too few games afford the opportunity for something both musically interesting, but also weird and funny! It's the sort of game which affords something genuinely experimental and anyone who knows me knows I can't get too much of that!"
The Super Size Meat Lab playtest runs from December 16th at 11 AM PST through December 23rd at 11 AM PST. Players who refer three friends will guarantee access for their entire squad (while supplies last). New to this playtest since the game’s previous run in September:
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Improved art and animation, including the exceptionally juicy depiction of swapping body parts featuring ‘SmartMeat’ tendrils that reach out and grab your newly acquired bits
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New, dramatically different worlds to explore and conquer, including a planet made of mechanical meat and a crater-pocked planetoid with towering structures evocative of of coral reefs
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SWAPMEAT’s first boss fight: Frank’N’Beans, an abhorrent amalgamation of baked beans and hot dogs that open their teeth-filled mouths (?) to shoot you with lasers (??)
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Hunters: very normal big bads that spawn in to really ruin your day if you press your luck too long on a run
Key SWAPMEAT Links:
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Watch the SWAPMEAT gameplay trailer:
https://go.playswapmeat.com/newtrailer -
Wishlist SWAPMEAT on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2790700/SWAPMEAT/ -
Sign up for Meat Lab to playtest SWAPMEAT:
https://playSWAPMEAT.com/ -
Register your interest as a content creator (key requests on PressEngine will also be reviewed): https://playswapmeat.com/signup/creator
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Follow SWAPMEAT on social media:
https://linktr.ee/playswapmeat
About One More Game
Founded by developers behind genre-defining franchises like Warcraft, Diablo, League of Legends and Guild Wars, One More Game is on a mission to help players have more fun. Started in 2019 by Patrick Wyatt and Jamie Stormbreaker, the Seattle-based (but fully remote) studio believes that involving players early in the development process is paramount to creating ground-breaking games. One More Game is currently developing SWAPMEAT, a roguelite third-person shooter where you raid the weirdest worlds and angriest aliens in the universe...for their meat. The title won the 'Creative Overkill' award at the 2024 devcom Indie Awards. To learn more, visit www.onemoregame.com.
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