Vixa Games has announced the participation of their title The Crackpet Show in the ongoing Steam Next Fest. During the Steam Next Fest, a free demo of The Crackpet Show will remain live for everyone to download and experience a small chunk of the game. The Steam Next Fest will remain live until June 22, 2021 and is currently live at Steam.
If you are unaware of The Crackpet Show, it is a 2D bullet-hell roguelike game where you take on the role of a post-apocalyptic warrior known as Crackpet. Crackpet takes part in the crazy show where he is thrown into an arena filled with traps and obstacles to fight against mutated creatures and blast through them. The game offers both single-player and co-op modes for up to four players.
The demo featured in the Steam Next Fest will allow players to use the Steam Remote Play features and join in the fun. Vixa Games will also hold livestreams during the event where you will be able to meet the team and try your luck in winning some giveaways. The next stream will take place on June 19th at 10 AM PDT. Additional details will be announced at a later date so you can follow the title on its Steam page.
The Crackpet Show plays out in the form of a TV show where the more mayhem you cause in the arena, the higher the rankings it gets. Each arena features a higher level of difficulty and as you progress in the game, you will get more weapons, super and special perks such as the amplifying damage, additional life, or poison arena. Different items will help you change the arena in various ways that will allow you to clear the area quickly.
Key features of the game include:
- Performance matters, victory is only secondary – Impress the audience by creating uncontrollable chaos and get more likes and fame with each kill. The more the merrier! In the end, there can be only one winner.
- Teamplay! – Gather up to 4 friends, hack & slash together through enemies, and win the hearts of your fans (not literally). Team up, share the loot (when the time comes fight for it), and even revive your partners when dead. There can be only one star but that star will need sidekicks
- Monotony not in the dictionary – procedurally generated maps, numerous enemies, collection of weapons, items, and perks – more with each passing episode of the show! Choose one of four available starting classes (Assault, Engineer, Medic & Tank) and play with your favorite Crackpet (Bunny, Cowie, Rusty, Sharky). Discover different combinations of weapons, perks, and items that will turn you into the killing machine the crowd wants! If you don’t want to become a red spot on the ground, before advancing on to the harder chapters of the show it is also a good idea to upgrade them so you can get a bit of advantage on start. All you need to create the overwhelming bloodshed is right there waiting for you.
- Nostalgic inspiration – The gore and graphics are a reflection of the characters’ lust for blood and their craziness which brings us to sweet and creepy Happy Tree Friends inspired characters and the crazy show that must go on! The post-apocalyptic hype train will soon take off!
- Lights, camera, and action! – Pure roguelike hack & slash action until the last episode of the Show! Slice, poison, trap, shot, nuke, dash – no holds barred – epic carnage must be created! Star needs trophies, trophies drop from the bosses. Now go slay everything and become a champion!
The Crackpet Show is slated for release on Steam this summer however a confirmed release date is not known at this point. After its Steam release, the game is also heading to PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch. If you are looking for more information on The Crackpet Show, check out the previously released backstory trailer or the gameplay reveal trailer.
Let us know in the comments section below whether you would be interested in playing The Crackpet Show when it comes out or not.
