Pigeons at Play, a new studio based out of Austin, Texas, has announced with Devolver Digital today that their new 4-player co-op shooter Mycopunk is making its way into Early Access on Steam, and to celebrate, they’re releasing a demo. Demo, Early Access in 2025, and a new trailer, let’s take a look.
Living in a universe where a fungal infestation has become a dominant force cannot be easy. To combat this myconal menace, megacorp SAXON is hiring exterminators, and this might be your last chance at becoming, well, profitable. Despite the bug-like facade, the players in Mycopunk are actually robots, and their goal is fungicide along with figuring out what the hell is going on and why there’s been so much shroomin’.
The trailer shows a first-person perspective along with some real gritty and grody architecture and texture work. It makes clear that you’ll have your pick of missions as the trailer shows off the gunplay with various weapons, upgrades, resource collecting, and traversing the planet with vehicles, grind rails, and abilities. The gameplay cycle looks simple enough: drop onto a planet, complete objectives, and call a drop pod to escape. Where have we seen that formula before?
Embark on a series of dangerous planet-side missions to drive back the mycological menace. Could this be a simple natural disaster like they claim? And did SAXON really misfile your taxes? Or was that your own fault?
With a demo out today, though, and Early Access into Steam on the horizon, you can get first-hand experience in Mycopunk today.
Mycopunk Key Features
- FUNGICIDAL TENDENCIES – Choose from an outrageous arsenal of advanced futuristic weaponry (and some power tools), then supercharge them in a one-of-a-kind grid-based upgrade system to create the ridiculous sci-fi super-weapon of your dreams.
- BREAK THE MOLD – Slaughter hordes of enemies as they corrupt and weaponize the planet’s technology against you. Pick crawlies apart piece by piece — but be wary, whatever they drop could be grabbed up by another enemy.
- VISIBLE RESULTS IN 1-2 MISSIONS – Alone, these rickety robots aren’t up to much, but together they become more than the sum of their parts. Combine upgraded abilities and customized weapons to create synergistic builds and achieve strategic co-op mayhem. Or just shoot each other.
- ROACH MOTEL – Let off steam between missions in an orbital dropship packed with toys and games. Hang out with your friends, uncover more about the galaxy, and shoot the breeze with the insectoid SAXON veteran Roachard Cox.
Seems like Pigeons at Play were very much influenced by similar games released recently. I don’t think you have to dig far into a deep rock to see what hell Pigeons at Play have been influenced by. There is currently a demo available on their Steam page for you to check out, and if you get there fast enough, you might be able to see the developer broadcasting the game on the Steam page as well. While there’s no word of a release date, Early Access is planned for 2025, so stay tuned to MonsterVine as we continue our coverage of Devolver Digital, Pigeons at Play, and more co-op shooters.
