BEARZERKERS
Wildgrass · 2015 · Action, Indie, Local Multiplayer, Early Access, Casual
PC
4 user reviews100% · 4
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About BEARZERKERS
✦ AI summary
BEARZERKERS splits your crew between a chaotic last-bear-standing hunt where you trap friends with rock walls and steal their survival, and a white-knuckle gauntlet where perfect teamwork is the only thing keeping anyone alive. Hand-painted 3D worlds, devious powerups, and a killer soundtrack make this local multiplayer standout a blast whether you're backstabbing buddies or desperately saving each other from certain death.
BEARZERKERS is a local multiplayer game of two halves, with a focus on indirect combat and avoidance. HUNT pits you and your friends against each other; where you don't need to run faster than the bear to survive, just faster than the person next to you. GAUNTLET is the ultimate game of moment to moment cooperation where every second counts and a single slip up can be the end for you and your team.
HUNT
Trap other players using rock walls, and activate your powerups at just the right moment on your way to killing the hell out of everyone. The end goal of HUNT is simple, be the last Critter left with the Bear. HUNT is a last man standing scenario with a variable number of bears, lives, and powerups, spread across a broad selection of open, twisting maps.
GAUNTLET
The second mode however is about moment to moment cooperation through the chaos. In GAUNTLET players must work together and use their skills in tandem to reach the end of a deliriously dangerous death zone. Here, a single touch from any of the enemies within means death, though other players can save each other with a touch of their own. As you progress you level up and become more powerful, but with equal measure the challenge is raised. This mode is also playable alone for extra challenge.
Game Modes:
HUNT
Trap other players using rock walls, and activate your powerups at just the right moment on your way to killing the hell out of everyone. The end goal of HUNT is simple, be the last Critter left with the Bear. HUNT is a last man standing scenario with a variable number of bears, lives, and powerups, spread across a broad selection of open, twisting maps.
GAUNTLET
The second mode however is about moment to moment cooperation through the chaos. In GAUNTLET players must work together and use their skills in tandem to reach the end of a deliriously dangerous death zone. Here, a single touch from any of the enemies within means death, though other players can save each other with a touch of their own. As you progress you level up and become more powerful, but with equal measure the challenge is raised. This mode is also playable alone for extra challenge.
The Goods:
- Painstakingly created beautiful 3D world with a lovely hand painted art style.
- Powerups galore await you in Hunt to give you the edge, as well as totally different abilities and gameplay for your Critter pals in Gauntlet.
- Inappropriately kickass soundtrack and sounds from musician Tommy Gough.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
I first played this game in 2014 at Pax in Seattle. I eventually walked away from the demo realizing I played one of the best party games I've ever seen. I've tried to keep up with it's development, but life (and my own indie studio) got in the way. A couple of us were reminiscing about Bearzerkers today at our studio and I decided do check-in on it. AND THEN WE PLAYED FOR THE NEXT TWO HOURS! I'm so excited for this game and the developers, as I remember them in 2014, are great people. Please buy this game and share it with your friends. =) *An actual review* The game has simple mechanics... you move, you kick up ground, and there are powerups. That's it. And it's all you need. You run from bears, you kick up ground to block your friends in hopes of them getting eaten, and you survive. The music is fine, the escalating bears is exciting, and the party replayability is amazing. 9/10, WILL PLAY AGAIN.7 found this helpful
Great fun to play with a small group of friends. Love that it has both a competitive and co-op multiplayer modes. Art direction is superb. Really liking the level variety.4 found this helpful
Good game. Long time abandoned now though1 found this helpful
A very unique, fun and whimsical family game that offers a challenge. It has an arcade feel with a modern design and an electronic music score that is very well-suited to the action. With procedural generation appearing to be in-progress, the finished game should offer a nice degree of replayability. Controller support is a huge plus. Being in Early Access, one can expect the occasional bug or missing content, but the core of the game is there. It is my hope that HUNT mode eventually allows for AI bots for a single player option. Obviously, Internet play would also be a boon. Nonetheless, from what I see and have experienced, this is an enjoyable game for a variety of players and skill levels. The cost is within reason given the effort that has gone into the game. Though not usually the type of game I play, it won me over quickly. I certainly recommend it for those looking for a fun action game, a good family game, or something truly a bit different. Easy to learn, yet difficult to master, it is worth one's time. Though I received the game as a curator, would I pay for it? Yes, this is the first game out of several I actually opted to review as a curator. I was very p…1 found this helpful
Beary good
You should try out this game. I recommend getting a few friends togethert and battle it out. You find the puzzles and challenges you encounter are great and well thought out for your usual party game. Playing solo, you can play the 'Gauntlet' mode still and it requires no extra players. so give it a shot! :)
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