Running PC exclusivity via the Epic Games Store, Shoulders of Giants has now also been confirmed for Xbox. If you’re in the market for a new sci-fi roguelike and want to see how a samurai robot can become friends with a frog, this is going to be the game for you. Sounds weird, huh!?
Only the second game to come out of the indie studio at Moving Pieces Interactive, Shoulders of Giants has now been confirmed to release on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, as well as on PC through Epic. We think it looks great – and you can get a taster for what is to come by checking out the brand new trailer below.
Shoulders of Giants is a sci-fi adventure that focuses on the love between a samurai robot and its best froggy friend, playing out as a highly explosive, super colourful roguelike in which players simultaneously control a mysterious mech and the gunslinging amphibian riding on its back.
To do so you’ll either be found working alone, with a friend, or as one member of a four-person online cooperative team, as you go about cutting through waves of enemies on a quest to rescue the galaxy from the forces of Entropy!
See, in Shoulders of Giants 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 are 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!
The key game features of Shoulders of Giants include:
- 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? 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
Want to know more? You’d do well to check out the trailer below and then hold tight further more info – we’ll be sure to keep you in the loop.
Shoulders of Giants will be releasing in Fall 2022 on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC via the Epic Game Store.
