Devolver Digital and Pastagames have confirmed a release date for their “chaotic, joyful multiplayer platformer” KarmaZoo on Nintendo Switch.
In an experience for up to 10 players which “encourages connection, cooperation and generally just being a cool, nice person,” you will take control of one of 50 pixelated animal avatars and must use their unique abilities to help you and your crew work as a team – even if that means heroically sacrificing yourself – to harvest Karma.
In Loop mode, you will work together – with old friends or new ones you meet online through cross-platform multiplayer – to overcome increasingly challenging, dynamic levels that will adapt to the size of your team and chosen characters. Whereas Totem mode is more competitive, letting up to eight players go head-to-head in frantic, quick-fire minigames.
The publisher has outlined the game’s key features, which include:
- A Never-Ending Challenge: The Loop is where you’ll join a team of up to 10 random players around the world. Together, you’ll tackle a series of increasingly challenging levels that adapt to the size of your team, the characters you play and the perks you pick together. No two runs are quite the same when the players and the game itself are changing!
- The Power of Karma: Doing good earns Karma! Stick together, use your character’s strengths, and even sacrifice yourself because helping one another is essential in the Loop’s deadly challenges. Every good thing you do, one way or another, earns you the sweet Karma you’ll use to unlock new characters and abilities for future Loops.
- Local Multiplayer: Welcoming friends or family at home? Compete to reach the top of the Totem on a single screen. Challenge up to 8 players in frantic quick-fire mini games that bring a new spirit to abilities that were designed for doing good.
- Tailored For You: Anyone can help their team earn Karma! Whether you’re new to games or a seasoned veteran, you’ll find a community reaching for a common goal. Available in 22 languages, cross-platform play between PC and console, and private lobbies to play exclusively with friends, we invite all of you to the KarmaZoo!
KarmaZoo will be released digitally on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch worldwide on 14 November 2023.
