After virtually three years of improvement we’re overjoyed to announce that Shoulders of Giants is now out there for pre-order. The sport might be launched on January 26, 2023 on Xbox!
Try the latest trailer above that includes a mixture of single participant and coop mayhem.
One of many very first concepts we had once we began making Shoulders of Giants, was the silhouette of a smaller character using on the again of a a lot greater character. After which we thought, what for those who might management each of those characters directly? How would that work? Would that be enjoyable?
It took plenty of experimentation and prototyping to seek out the candy spot, and an expertise that felt contemporary but acquainted. We thought, what if we break up up kinds of fight between these characters, one character does all of the melee, and is a giant highly effective mech? And the opposite character perched atop its again a small, nimble, gun wielding frog?
As soon as we discovered this mix, we knew we had discovered the core of the sport. The subsequent query we requested ourselves was, what kind of world would these characters be in? What would their aim be within the recreation?
Now we have all the time been enormous followers of science fiction, and knew we wished a world the place there was a darkish drive these heroes needed to overcome, the traditional theme of darkish versus gentle. However how might we really take this theme and create an interactive manner for the participant to expertise it?
We imagined after an intense boss battle having the whole world rework from barren and darkish, to vibrant, lush and lively in a cinematic manner. We experimented with real-time methods the participant might do that, and located it to be enjoyable and thrilling and it grew to become a pillar of the gamers skills.
Talking of skills, the final core thought behind the sport was that we wished Shoulders of Giants to really feel like a colourful playground with an enormous arsenal of sci-fi devices and weapons for the participant to discover and tinker with.
Gamers encounter weapons and skills like a firework-shooting grenade launcher, an enormous stomping shoe, a surfable protect, and way more. The core fight is all about experimenting with completely different combos of kit to seek out that tremendous combo that retains issues feeling contemporary and thrilling.
Whereas fight is the principle gameplay pillar, we knew that we wished a narrative for the sport to happen in and for the characters and world to really feel grounded too. The forces of entropy have taken over the universe, it’s the gamers job to fight this darkish drive and to revive order and stability again to the universe.
As you beat extra ranges and save extra worlds from the forces of entropy, you’ll construct up your warmth meter, permitting you to entry more and more troublesome ranges. As you cross sure warmth thresholds, you’ll unlock particular story boss encounters as you make your approach to the ultimate boss.
Alongside the way in which, you’ll purchase new weapons for each Froggie and the heroic Robotic of the Galaxy in addition to new items of armor, XP to spend in your ability tree, and dyes to additional customise the look of your characters.
When you can customise your individual frog and robotic with dozens of cosmetics which might be unlockable in-game, the 4 under can solely be acquired as a bonus for pre-ordering the sport:
This pre-order bonus contains 4 coloration units, so that you and as much as three co-op associates can save the universe in type proper from the beginning of the sport.
Even higher, the sport is 20% off throughout this pre-order interval. For extra data, take a look at the sport’s retailer web page and official web site, or be a part of our discord.
Shoulders of Giants
Shifting Items Interactive
$19.99
$15.99
Concurrently management a sword-wielding robotic and a gunslinging house frog in Shoulders of Giants, an explosively colourful sci-fi roguelike. Play alone, with a buddy, or as a part of a four-person crew, slicing by means of waves of enemies on a quest to rescue the galaxy!
The forces of Entropy are spreading chaos by means of the celebrities, corrupting dwelling planets and urging on the warmth dying of the universe. Led by the psychic Owl, one scrappy crew of house survivors are combating to revive the stability. A mysterious mech! A sharpshooting amphibian! Collectively they need to minimize by means of waves of enemies and restore gentle and life to the galaxy!
Pre-order the sport for entry to limited-edition dye units with particular visible results. Dazzle your folks!
