The game, developed in partnership with Conan license holder Funcom, is a 2D roguelite dungeon crawler with a fun, cartoony look. Since then the game was delayed once more in February 2020 in the interest of adding multiplayer optimization and polish, and now it’s been kicked down the pike once again. Conan Chop Chop, the multiplayer dungeon crawler from Adelaide studio Mighty Kingdom will launch on March 1st.
It was originally planned to be a four-player couch co-op title, but pushed back its release date in August 2019 in order to add full online multiplayer functionality. Conan Chop Chop, the co-op roguelite that originally masqueraded as an April Fools gag, wont be hitting its February 25 release date. The delay is required to “allow for further development” according to the presser, and a hard calendar date for the game’s launch will be announced at a later time.įor those who aren’t immediately familiar, Conan Chop Chop is a roguelite ARPG that was first assumed to be an April Fool’s Day joke until it was officially confirmed as a real, in-development title. RPGFan is a gaming website focused on roleplaying games and related genres such as graphic adventures. For more information, visit the month of July looming large and no noise out of the online multiplayer ARPG Conan Chop Chop, which was supposed to have a release sometime in the second quarter of this year, it’s probably unsurprising that Funcom has once more pushed back the game’s launch.Ĭonan Chop Chop’s release date is even murkier than before, as it’s been moved to a distant, nebulous point before the end of 2020. But even better with friends.”Ĭonan Chop Chop will be released on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch on February 25th. A journalist from Hollywood Reporter noted “The most fun I saw anybody having was with the game Conan Chop Chop”, calling it “a top-notch party game”. When it was re-announced during E3, it received rave previews. And now that we have polished the game further, I am really looking forward to seeing the reception it will have at launch,” says Philip Mayes.Ĭonan Chop Chop was cheekily announced an April 1 st, 2019, and therefore at first perceived as an April Fool’s Day joke, but with gamers and pundits alike stating “I wish this were real”. Conan Chop Chop is a real thing, and it’s launching later this year. Some of my favorite moments were in LA and Cologne, where we got to see how much people enjoyed playing Chop Chop. Conan Chop Chop news, release date, guides, system requirements, and more. “It’s been hard work, but really enjoyable. Conan Chop Chop is the most epic and realistic stick figure game ever to be set in the world of Conan the Barbarian, thus there will be an excessive amount of gore and flying limbs.
In October they were named Studio of the Year at Australian Game Developer Awards.
Mighty Kingdom have had a busy year, travelling from Adelaide in South Australia to LA, Cologne and Melbourne to show off Conan Chop Chop, in between development. The game re-imagines the world of Conan the Barbarian with a cute and minimally animated art style.
The game will be coming to PC on Steam, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch in February 25th, 2020. “An action-adventure rogue-lite party-game. Indie developer and publisher Funcom recently announced the release date for Conan Chop Chop on their official Twitter account. Conan Chop Chop is the most epic and realistic stick figure game ever to be set in the world of Conan the Barbarian. A large nvidia leak of game release dates/windows was found recently, it includes Conan Chop Chop as having a December 13th release date. “We have had so much fun developing this game, that I actually have mixed feelings about the end being nigh,” admits Mighty Kingdom CEO Philip Mayes. After it was moved back once again last July, Funcom and Mighty Kingdom promised that there will be no more delay announcements. But now there is, with a firm release date of February 25th.Īustralian developer Mighty Kingdom and Norwegian publisher Funcom are proud to announce February 25th, 2020 as the release date of the upcoming action-adventure game Conan Chop Chop. Conan Chop Chop was first announced on April 1st three years ago, sending the world into a head-scratching frenzy with reactions ranging from this can’t be real to oh, please be real. Conan Chop Chop was revealed for Switch in June 2019, but since then, it’s been delayed many different times it’s certainly up there as a game that’s seen many different release windows. Toward the end of the interview, we asked when we’d be able to play Conan Chop Chop on Nintendo Switch, there was no definitive answer.
We're partnered with Skillshare, where you can do unlimited online courses that'll help you create art, make games, and even help you with school/university! Click here for a free 1 month trial.Īt PAX Aus 2019, we here at Switchaboo were lucky enough to interview the lead developer Shannon from Mighty Kingdom.