Get ready for a celestial showdown of epic (and adorable) proportions in Sumorbit!
Sumorbit, the unique arcade party game where planets engage in sumo wrestling, has orbited its way onto Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S today.
Developed and published by the solo indie dev Jett Williams, this quirky title is available right now for just £6.69, promising easy-to-pick-up fun with surprising depth for competitive players.
When Worlds Collide (Literally!): The Premise
Forget your usual fighting arenas; in Sumorbit, you’ll be battling it out on a variety of maps, each with its own unique hazards like treacherous black holes and reality-bending wormholes.
The concept is as wonderfully bizarre as it sounds: planets are sentient, and they’ve decided the best way to sort things out is through good old-fashioned sumo wrestling! Choose your celestial champion and prepare to push, nudge, and strategically outmanoeuvre your opponents to be the last planet standing (or floating).
More Than Just Pushing Planets
Indeed, Sumorbit isn’t just about mindless shoving; there’s a surprising amount of strategy and variety packed into its cosmic core.
First, you can customise your celestial champion to an extraordinary degree. You’ll select your favourite from 8 distinct planet types and then dive into deep customisation by modifying different stat values like speed, effective range, and all-important grip on the arena floor. With over 1 million potential combinations possible, you can truly tailor a planet perfectly suited to your unique sumo-wrestling style. Once your planet is tuned, a universe of modes awaits.
The real party starts with local multiplayer for up to an incredible 8 players, promising chaotic couch-based battles. You can also engage in Team Battles, hone your skills against AI, or learn the ropes in Tutorials and Practice modes.
For solo adventurers, the Single Player Campaign offers an epic journey, featuring diverse missions that go beyond simple sumo combat. You’ll deliver vital cargo in puzzle-like challenges, destroy asteroids against the clock in Cleanup mode, and even survive environmental hazards while rescuing allies in Safezone missions, all alongside classic planet-on-planet Sumo bouts.
Sumorbit truly aims to be easy to pick up for casual players looking for a laugh, yet offers enough depth in its customisation, physics, and varied modes to satisfy more competitive players aiming for planetary dominance.
Key Features
- Unique Planet Sumo Gameplay: Control a planet and sumo wrestle against others on hazardous maps.
- Deep Planet Customisation: Choose from 8 planet types and modify 8 stats for over 1 million combinations.
- Extensive Local Multiplayer: Supports up to 8 players for chaotic couch competition.
- Varied Single Player Campaign: Features diverse mission types like Sumo, Cargo, Cleanup, and Safezone.
- Multiple Game Modes: Includes Team Battles, Single Player vs AI, Tutorials, and Practice.
- Accessible yet Competitive: Easy for casual players to pick up, with depth for skilled strategists.
Ready to Enter the Cosmic Ring?
Sumorbit offers a truly unique and quirky party game experience, perfect for gatherings with friends or for tackling its surprisingly varied single-player campaign. If the idea of planets sumo wrestling with customizable stats and chaotic hazards appeals to your sense of fun, it’s available right now on the Xbox Store for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, priced at just £6.69.
Choose your planet, tweak its stats, and prepare for some out-of-this-world wrestling.
Sumorbit Description
Planets sumo wrestle on a variety of maps with hazards like black holes and wormholes.
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