Summary
The three-person studio behindOvercooked, Ghost Town Games, has just revealed its next game. As announced atThe Game Awards, the team is now working on Stage Fright, a two-player release that promises the same chaos as Overcooked while also doing something new.
Stage Fright is being made in collaboration withHello Games, best known forNo Man’s Sky, who is publishing the game. The publisher tells us that Stage Fright has been five years in the making, and was developed between ongoing support for Overcooked.
Overcooked Devs Reveal Their New Game At The Game Awards
Stage Fright hones in on two-player co-op
Hello Games also reassures us that Stage Fright two-player co-op will be playable both offline and online, following on fromOvercooked 2introducing online play. In this regard, it’s also compared toIt Takes Two, as the publisher is confident that players are looking for more multiplayer games to try out.
“The game is packed with co-op mechanics - Overcooked style chaotic moments mixed with escape room style cooperation,” a Hello Games rep told us. “Nothing else really played like Overcooked when it came out, and Stage Fright is just as innovative, but in a really different direction.
“The setting is magical and spooky, think Luigi’s Mansion meets Overcooked with a really charming story. Everyone loved characters like the Onion King in Overcooked, but this is much more touching, with a real heart.”
Hello Games also adds that there will be more to say about Stage Fright “over the next 12 months”, so it looks like we’re still a little ways off from launch. Still, we can now see what the Overcooked team have been up to over the past few years, we’ll just have to wait and see when it’s ready to play.
The Game Awards
Founded by Geoff Keighley, The Game Awards is a video games event centered on celebrating the best of the year’s titles, with emphasis on reveals and promos for upcoming launches.
