One of the most important unanswered questions in the entire gameplay is what would happen if the inhabitants of Animal Crossing staged a revolution, if not against the greedy tanuk Tom Nook, then by the apparently hidden oppressive regime in the background? One viable answer seems to be that it would be a must play Dynasty Warriorsbecause that's exactly the atmosphere of the upcoming action-adventure Steam game Verminsteel.
Verminsteel it doesn't have a release window yet, but it can already be wishlisted on Steam. It comes from developer Glass Bottom Games, which while not a household name, has produced some strong games over the years. Before Verminsteelincluding this Jones on Fire, Hot Tin Roof, Spartan Fistand SkateBIRD. And yes, every game is pretty much as messy as Verminsteel.
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What is Verminsteel?
in the core Verminsteel is a game about animals doing things to people. Players, human or otherwise, step into the skin of a broadsword bird as they battle thousands of fascists. Players are said to be able to kick them so hard that they fly into the sun, as not only are players resisting this fascist occupation, but they are helping to defend the helpless and push the fascist regime, the titular Verminsteel, out of Fragaria – a fictional country. Maybe the right one Verminsteel is what people do when playing games about animals doing things to people.
Players are not alone, they can take with them a badger with a hoe, a mouse with a frying pan and a constellation of Molotovs. Allies are needed in these battles against thousands (which is a premium musuo game) as well as weapons. According to the description on the Steam page, players will be able to wield “swords, Molotovs, pans and more” as they gain strategic points, “go toe-to-toe with their powerful leaders” and push back the enemy.
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Players can collect combos during these battles in the Fragar countryside Verminsteel enemies consisting of enemy rats, pigs, hawks, weasels and more (not to be confused with enemy villagers Animal Crossing). As players complete missions, they will be able to rescue townspeople and receive gifts from them, including new weapons, new combat skills, and more.
No GenAI is used in the development of Verminsteel. According to developer Glass Bottom Games, “we don't have a truckload of that kind of nonsense.”
Explanation of Glass Bottom Games “We make the absurdly memorable games about animals doing things to people.”
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Jones on Fire (2013)
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Hot Tin Roof: The Cat Who Wore a Fedora (2015)
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Spartan Fist (2018)
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Skate BIRD (2021)
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Verminsteel
Many people believe that the studio's merits and creations can inform people about their next project. And while that's an oversimplification in most cases, Glass Bottom Games has a simple mission: make memorable games about animals doing things to people. So it should come as no surprise that the games preceding Verminsteel they feature anthropomorphic animals doing things to people, although at one point they were just weird little people doing things to people with animals. Video games.
Jones on firefor example, is a 2-button endless game where players avoid flames and rescue kittens. This is also a prequel to Hot Tin Roof: The Cat Who Wore a Fedoraas shared protagonist Emma Jones is a firefighter turned PI. In fact, he even teams up with Franky the Cat for a noir as heck adventure Hot tin roof. Hot tin roof sees Emma and Franky explore 4 different plots with multiple endings in an adventure game.
Jones also can't cut it as a PI and goes to brawl. Lacedaemonian Fist is a first-person brawler where players try to get the Spartan Fist, again as Emma Jones, a completely normal person. SkateBIRD although? This replaces the BIRD people who do their best in a skateboarding game like this Tony Hawk's pro skater series. Forget Emma Jones, forget the people, because neither is present SkateBIRD or Verminsteel.
Verminsteel is in development
Apart from the general assumption, Animal Crossing-like animals, Dynasty Warriors– as well as the gameplay and pedigree of the studio, Steam users can expect a plethora of features Verminsteel:
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Become a legendary hero and master an accessible yet deep combat system.
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Play as other characters like Clod the badger and Cookie the mouse, team up with them mid-fight and use their specialized abilities to overwhelm enemies in any situation.
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Gather other rescued allies to join the growing revolution! Order your followers to support you with mass maneuvers such as arrow volleys or attacks. For Fragario!
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Equip and upgrade the collected weapons of three different classes to become stronger with each skirmish.
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Smash the skulls of enemies to original hardcore bardcore beats.
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What happened to Emma Jones? The world may never know
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Verminsteel Wishlist on Steam
Eventually, VerminsteeI promise to be a messy, absurd and strangely gratifying culmination of Glass Bottom Games' obsession with animals doing things to people. It's a simple, cute premise applied to one of the most profound themes humanity has to offer: liberation in the face of fascist tyranny. There's no doubt that fans of the studio will recognize the DNA SkateBIRD here, but Verminsteel is also its own thing (although both games involve birds).
Verminsteel it's like one of those games where one key feature invites you in and the rest hold you back. And whether rescuing townspeople from certain death, smashing rats in the sun, or the general mayhem of Verminsteel invites or holds you back, it's clear that this is a revolutionary game worth watching.
