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The Don’t Starve devs' new cutesy co-cop dungeon crawler is out in early access todayRotwood allows you and up to three friends to kill a tree
Rotwood allows you and up to three friends to kill a tree
Image credit:Klei Entertainment
Image credit:Klei Entertainment
“If only you could talk to these creatures” is never more funny or true than in games likeRotwood, where you play cat people and orcs sent to biff snail worms and flies with scythes. From Klei Entertainment, the gang behindDon’t Starve,Invisible Inc.andOxygen Not Included, to name but a three of their fine games, Rotwood is out later today in early access, ready to provideco-ophighjinks in a roguelike dungeon crawl that is really a forest. A forest crawl. You’ll get muddy knees.
The world, says theSteampage, has been thrown into chaos. So rarely are worlds thrown into order, dear reader. Anyway, in this case it means that the Rotwood, which I presume was previously just the normal wood, is throwing out corrupted beasts, and you (playing solo or with up to three of your pals) must defend your home. Between runs you can upgrade your gear and weapons - which include a spear, a big mallet, and what appears to be a dodgeball - to improve your chances on the next go. On each run you’ll get different powerups, so no two attempts are the same. Hey, there’s the roguelike stuff!
My caution would be that, as I pointed out, you and your pals look pretty similar to the enemies on screen, so it might get very hard to read what’s going on. Even the gifs are giving me a touch of the angs. But! Early access, innit. I admire Klei for never making the same game twice, but always making a good game (Crypt Of The Necrodancer!), so I have trust. Rotwood is out literally today, wowser!
