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24 December

Merry Christmas

We have added a number of Christmas themed customisations (Christmas Jumpers, Baubles, and Santa, Christmas Pudding, and Reindeer outfits) and a new fracturing ice sheet level to the current Unity 4.6 build whilst the final work on the unity 5 port is being finalised and tested.

We will continue to work on the Unity 5 port over the Christmas holiday to try to get it released as soon as we can.

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6 December

Information on the Gang Beasts 0.1.6 Build

This post has information on the coming 0.1.6 build.

We have solved the break force value issues identified in the last post but still have some stubborn tasks to finish and some testing to complete before the first Unity 5 version of Gang Beasts is released on Early Access, we expect the release to be this year but wanted to make a post to give information on the development road map for next year and information on our plans for sharing more frequent information about the development of the game following the Unity 5 release.

The work on the next release has prioritised moving Gang Beasts from the Unity 4.5 engine to Unity 5 but has also focused on removing or reducing annoyances associated with the limitations of the current control input implementation. The move to Unity 5 has meant a second significant reworking of the default character control scheme (as the PhysX 3.3 is much more exact than the system used for previous versions of the characters) but has given dramatically improved physics performance and improvements in general performance (this has temporarily slowed the development of the game but importantly gives much greater scope for interaction with physics objects).

At the same time as moving Gang Beasts from Unity 4.5 to Unity 5 we have also implemented Unity’s new Physically-based rendering (PBR) shaders and Global Illumination, we plan to share more information about these improvements in the coming weeks leading up to the release of the 0.1.6 build. We have also taken on additional freelance support to help with some development and non-development tasks (support, press, events, merchandising, legal etc.) to minimise interruptions and give the time to fully engage with Early Access.

To summarise the key technical work on the game is almost finished at which point we can start adding a glut of new content to the game, including new stages, new fighting moves, the new audio system, more character customisations, more character body types, sub-boss and boss fights, and additional game modes and environments.

There will be limited new content in the 0.1.6 release (similar to previous releases) but his will be followed by more significant content updates starting from January next year, we have setup a development log at beefcity.info to share frequent update information and other general development content (pre-viz images, play testing footage, technology tests etc.), the key content from theses posts will also be shared in weekly posts on Steam.

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Reviews

“I once had a persistent pugilist clutching my eyeball as she hung over the edge of a fatal drop, refusing to relinquish the ocular grip and admit defeat.”
Rock, Paper, Shotgun

“Gang Beasts is a brilliant, drunken multiplayer brawler.”
Eurogamer

“Gang Beasts – probably the funniest fighting game ever made”
Guardian Online

System Requirements

Windows

Mac OS X

SteamOS + Linux

Minimum:

OS: Windows Vista
Processor: Core 2 Duo
Memory: 3 GB RAM
Graphics: SM3 512MB VRAM
Hard Drive: 800 MB available space

Recommended:

OS: Windows 7
Processor: Core i3
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: SM4 1GB VRAM
Hard Drive: 800 MB available space

Minimum:

OS: Snow Leopard
Processor: Dual Core Intel
Memory: 3 GB RAM
Graphics: SM3 512MB VRAM
Hard Drive: 800 MB available space

Recommended:

OS: Mountain Lion
Processor: Core i3
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: SM4 1GB VRAM
Hard Drive: 800 MB available space

Minimum:

OS: Linux (Most Linux distributions should work)
Processor: Core 2 Duo
Memory: 3 GB RAM
Graphics: SM3 512MB VRAM
Hard Drive: 800 MB available space

Recommended:

OS: Ubuntu 14.04
Processor: Core i3
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: SM4 1GB VRAM
Hard Drive: 800 MB available space

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Danzpo

23 products in account

Recommended

8.3 hrs on record

Posted: 2 December

At first, I thought that this game wasn't really worth $20.00, but after playing it, I regret nothing!
I would love to see a skydiving level with random debris falling with the player.

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Good Versus Evil

520 products in account

16.6 hrs on record

Posted: 21 December

Like many people, I thought that $20 bucks was going to be pricey for this game. Honestly, it's the best $20 I have ever spent on a game. I'm also excited that the game is still in development, because every once in a while we get new levels, new features, and new options. It keeps getting better. In one play session, we had to stop playing because we all had headaches from laughing so hard.

10/10, would throw my friends into a fan again.

ObligatedHornet

62 products in account

2.7 hrs on record

Posted: 19 December

Oh ho boy, let me tell you something about Gang Beasts, man. This game is hilarious. Imagine you're drunk and you're standing on a table with a friend. You have to throw each other off without both falling down. Now, while you are doing this, other people are shifting the cloth you're standing on just to throw off your footing. That's what this game is: A drunken, physics-based brawler that puts everybody in a giggling mood. After a level is over and the new one loads up, everybody will go "Oh ♥♥♥♥..." because you are either on 2 moving trucks, a ferris wheel, gondolas, or a room with fans that suck you through a spiraling torment of laughter. Each level topping the last. It's a multiplayer only, just until a new update. The game's unfinished which means there's nowhere to go but up with this game. Fun, fun, fun. Plus it goes up to eight players, talk about madness.

Derpy Turkey™

38 products in account

14.7 hrs on record

Posted: 12 December

Theres nothing better than punching a friend and dumping him in a blender :)

LollyHammer

41 products in account

1.0 hrs on record

Posted: 28 December

I've barely played it... it's good, EXEPT its only local, so I waould enjoy it more if it had online or bots or whatever!

celerypie

219 products in account

11.4 hrs on record

Posted: 29 December

First things first: If you have neither friends nor some gamepads, this probably isn't for you.

If you have, check Gang Beasts out! It's kinda like Smash Bro's on schnapps! Invite your friends over, have some beers, and duke it out as little bullies, who are just as loaded as you! We were at least six people (I saw 12) and we played it 6 beers and a dozen shots straight! Which took about 4 hours.

Then I played it sober a few times and surprise: IT'S JUST AS GOOD!

MaceFighter

33 products in account

0.7 hrs on record

Gang Beasts is a fun-filled game. You play as jelly-like men who have grudges over each other. The only thing they want to do is beat each other up!

Now, before getting this game, know this: If you were looking for an online multiplayer, this game doesn't support it... Yet. They could add it in the future though! You CAN play local though. You need a keyboard and a wired controller. I believe a wired Xbox Controller works. Also, there aren't any in-game tutorials so here's a quick rundown.
Standard WASD Movement- W- Up A- Left S- Down D- Right
Shift- Your arms will raise. This is helpful for picking up other Beasts.
1 Mouse Button- Clicking it, will cause you to punch. Holding it down, will make you grab at someone.
2 Mouse Button- Clicking it, will cause you to punch. Holding it down, will make you grab at someone.
E- Kick

An awesome game. Just needs a few extra features. 8/10

Interhack

372 products in account

0.6 hrs on record

Posted: 15 December

a very funny enjoyable game if you play with 8 friends :)

snorkelvortex

56 products in account

8.7 hrs on record

Posted: 24 December

This is easily one of the most fun games to play, as long as you have a few friends over.

DementedBird83

4.8 hrs on record

Posted: 25 December

THIS GAME IS AWESOME YOU CAN BE SANTA AND THROW A DINOSAUR INTO A PIT OF FIRE 8.7/10

Nickervision

1,020 products in account

29.0 hrs on record

Posted: 29 August

Gang Beasts is one the best local multiplayer experiences available, no question. I have played this countless hours leading up to this Early Access release and I am thorougly excited about the new features and goofiness that awaits.

There is something incredibly appealing about watching plasticine-looking somewhat drunk people punch each other in the face and throw each other into dangerous situations.

If you're having some friends over for a gathering, grab some controllers and play this gem. I have not heard this much screaming since the original Smash Brothers.

We will continue to make this our end of week game in our studio, good job Boneloaf. All the best. Looking forward to every moment that Gang Beasts has to offer.

*EDIT To clarify my 'countless hours' into the game. There has been an earlier copy available for months that I have been playing obsessively with work mates and friends. The Steam copy has lots of new features and tweaks that make it far superior to the old 0.0.1 - 0.0.3 version that were previously available.

Morgow SWE

195 products in account

0.9 hrs on record

Posted: 25 October

Needs online multiplayer for awesomeness.

themanwiththeplan

343 products in account

10.6 hrs on record

I heard about this game two days ago. That night I downloaded it. Today I bought it and had some friends over. It is hands down one of the best party/local multiplayer games I have ever played. We played for three hours straight, and we only stopped because they had to leave.

Highly recommended.

★toejamy1212★

36 products in account

7.4 hrs on record

Posted: 5 November

The one game where I can legally push my sister into a grinder

10/10

InYOURface905

42 products in account

2.1 hrs on record

Posted: 31 August

Need to play online it would be perfect!!!

Scipio Claus

181 products in account

8.8 hrs on record

Posted: 2 September

While people are complaining about the local only and such, I'm absolutely loving the local play. Being a college student with friends who happen to have Xbox controllers and such lying around, this game is loads of fun!

Sodapop

82 products in account

1.7 hrs on record

Posted: 28 October

Gang Beasts is a really fun game to play, but is way to overpriced for the state it is in right now.

I know it is still in Early Access, but all you can really do now is walk around and punch each other - not to mention the uncontrollable lag it brings in some maps, such as the inferno.

In my opinion, this game should be selling for $9.99 instead of $19.99. Since it is fun to play, even though the price range, I still recommend you to pick this game up on sale at around $10.

7/10 in Early Access - I may change this overtime as the game changes.

Rather Dashing

185 products in account

15.7 hrs on record

I frickin' love Gang Beasts. Has a lot of the type of fun not dissimilar to Super Smash Brothers or button mashy fighting games. After a thirty minute test run, it can be observed the game runs quite well even when eight players are on screen, and even at the lowest setting the game still looks very asthetically pleasing. Coming from someone who played the free pre-alpha for at least 30 hours with different groups of friends and had an absolute blast doing it, i can say i'm very excited for upcoming updates and encourage you to buy a few gamepads and round up some friends to try it; it's really the best party game i've ever played.

Pros:
- Pretty cheap, indie price. (20 dollars, 15 dollars)
- Lots of update potential from new developer. (It's also being produced by Double Fine.)
- Functional and smooth running.
- A good amount of levels ranging from wrestling rings and highways, to ferris wheels and meat grinders.
- People in fox suits beating the tar out of people in chicken suits on top of moving trucks.

Cons:
- When running a lot of physics calculations (especially at 8 players), the FPS can chug a bit.
- Climbing at it's current state is difficult to pull off.
- No way to rebind controls.
- The very fun sandbox level has been removed, but hopefully not for long.
- Above all, the game is in EARLY ACCESS, which means it is going to have features added constantly. While the game isn't bare bones, it lacks a single player mode and a few other features. Support the developers if you can. :)

In closing, Gang Beasts is a game i've had a lot of fun with, and patiently await more updates while i dangle my friends over pits of fire.

bUMi7

115 products in account

0.4 hrs on record

Posted: 12 October

A simple, yet hilarious game to play with a couple of your friends when you have nothing better to do.
I couldn't stop laughing the first time I fired this game up, the way the characters move is a big laugh on it's own!

You're basicly controlling "drunken" jelly-men and you have to fight to the death!

Since the free-alpha testing version, this has improved alot.
Whilst I still hope for many new maps and alot more different, funny looking costumes and what not.

8/10 just because it's so funny. I would give it a higher rate if it wasn't for the low variety of maps and I guess there could have been some type of challenges within the fights.

Needless to say though, while worth a couple of bucks just for the laugh.

TheBrunkster

37 products in account

23.7 hrs on record

Posted: 25 November

Great Game. All of the negative reviews are idiots complaining that a game in development isn't fully developed.

That being said, I spawned a Hulk-like AI to save my life from my friend.

10/10 Would cheat again

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