From Press Release:
Indie studio Moving Pieces Interactive are releasing their sci-fi roguelike Shoulders of Giants today on Epic Games Store & Xbox consoles!
About the game
Shoulders of Giants is an explosively colourful sci-fi roguelike designed to put your teamwork to the test. Players simultaneously control a sword-wielding robot and a gunslinging space frog, working alone, with a friend, or as one of a team of four.
The forces of Entropy are spreading chaos through the stars, corrupting living planets and urging on the heat death of the universe. Led by the psychic Owl, one scrappy team of space survivors is fighting to restore the balance. A mysterious mech! A sharpshooting amphibian! Together, they must mow down waves of enemies and restore light and life to the galaxy!
Game features
- Army of Four: Battle the forces of Entropy in four-player online co-op. Is your teamwork strong enough to survive?
- Grow as you go: Experience quick bursts of roguelike joy as you explore, grow, and become gloriously overpowered on a never-ending ride of randomized levels.
- A Galaxy Far Away: Shoot ‘n’ slash your way through explosively colourful planets, restoring life and light to the shattered worlds as you fight.
- Loot that Matters: From grappling hooks to glowing grenades, each new pickup can radically alter your power and playstyle. Mix and match abilities to create a moveset that’s all your own!
- Best friend mode: Up for a truly chaotic co-op challenge? Play a unique co-op mode where you team up with a friend, each taking control of either the frog or the robot and effectively controlling one player character together.
The soundtrack to the game was created by Tomas Dvorak aka Floex (Samorost, Machinarium). It will be available very soon here – https://lnk.to/sog-ost.
“Frankly, this game was an unreasonable project to take on with our core team of three people,” says technical director Kyle Erf. “I am so proud of what we did with such a small team.”
About Moving Pieces Interactive
Based in New York, Moving Pieces Interactive are a small team dedicated to making approachable games with stunning visuals and hidden depth. Their debut title was the retro arcade platformer Dodo Peak for Apple Arcade, and their next project, sci-fi roguelike Shoulders of Giants, is due to launch 26th January 2023 on Epic and Xbox.
