Wired Productions and Angry Demon Studio have confirmed a release date for Gori: Cuddly Carnage, which is coming to Nintendo Switch.
This third-person “skate ‘n’ slash” is set in a neon-glowing futuristic world packed with intense destruction and fast-paced combat, offering you the chance to play as Gori – a badass murder-kitty who rides a sentient, razor-sharp, death-dealing hoverboard called F.R.A.N.K.
To save your own lives, you are unwillingly dragged into a battle to stop The Adorable Army – a horde of mutated and bloodthirsty toys which wiped out all humans and laid waste to everything on Earth. What follows is a gameplay experience that promises “heaps of blood, dismemberment, toys, glitter, fur and adorable cuteness.”
Angry Demon Studio developer John Kalderon explains: “We’re thrilled to announce the upcoming launch of Gori: Cuddly Carnage across multiple platforms. It’s been an incredible journey bringing this absurd and action-packed world to life, and we couldn’t be happier to finally share it with players everywhere.
“We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to our amazing community and everyone who has been a part of this journey since 2020. Your feedback and support have been instrumental in shaping Gori into the game it is today, and we’re incredibly grateful for your continued enthusiasm. Get ready to embark on an unforgettable adventure with Gori: Cuddly Carnage – the fun starts soon!”
Wired Productions managing director Leo Zullo adds: “Cats have nine lives, and Gori has used most of them! When we first started to collaborate with Angry Demon Studio nearly 3 years ago, they had already been through a ride in development, but thanks to their determination and vision, with our support, they’ve been able to deliver exactly what they set out to do.
“Gori: Cuddly Carnage is a throwback to the games I played in the late ’90s and 2000s. It’s pure adrenaline, fun, outrageous and really a showcase of just what indie gaming is all about – a place for creativity, freedom and the ability to make the game you want to make. Angry Demon Studios did just this, and I couldn’t be more excited for its launch on August 29th.”
The publisher has outlined the game’s key features, which include:
- Play As A Badass Cat: One of the last prototype synthetic pets, smuggled out of Cool-Toyz Inc before destruction, Gori is cute, cuddly, yet extremely deadly.
- With Friends Like These: Save the galaxy with a team of the unlikeliest heroes, from F.R.A.N.K and CH1-P to a host of unexpected allies, with a script packed with heart and adult humour that’s as razor-sharp as F.R.A.N.K’s blades!
- Slay With Style: Battle the blood-thirsty hordes of the Adorable Army in fast-paced combat where your hoverboard is your weapon! Power slide, grind and spin to cause MAXIMUM carnage and high combo scores.
- Level Up: From neon-drenched city streets and toy factories awash with deadly toxins, to twisted carnivals and the insides of arcade machines – each level is filled with lethal environmental hazards and mutated toys to push your combat and platforming skills to their limits.
- Lock And Load: This cat has claws… and a devastating arsenal of explosives, razor-sharp weaponry and unlockable moves to lay waste to the Adorable Army in the most brutal and stylish way possible.
- Hunt For Secrets: Use your extreme hoverboard parkour skills to explore every corner of the level for collectables that unlock radical new filters, outfits and fur-styles for Gori!
- Packed With Gore: Paint the town red with F.R.A.N.K’s blades as you slice and dice with gratuitous amounts of dismemberment – body horror and the most twisted toy designs you’ve ever seen!
- Explosive Soundtrack: Skate and slay out to an original bone-crunching soundtrack bursting with energy across multiple genres.
Gori: Cuddly Carnage will be released digitally on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch worldwide on 29 August 2024.
