Esophaguys, physics-based platformer, announced for Nintendo Switch

Esophaguys is slated for launch on Nintendo Switch, Esophaguys Team announced today. The title is due out this spring.

Esophaguys is a physics-based platformer about old folks with elongated necks. Up to four players can participate in co-op, competitive, and solo game modes.

Learn more about the project via the following overview:

The Grand Prix Winner at Tokyo Game Show 2024’s Sense of Wonder Night competition, Esophaguys casts players as a gaggle of old folks who can stretch their necks at will. Stretch, bite, and swing together in co-op, compete in minigames for long-necked glory, and embark on a narrated story – all while featuring the world’s first soundscape composed of twanging tones and elderly grunts!

Esophaguys features a dynamic physics system that drives the gameplay as you hurl your long necked avatars through the scenery and form chains, navigate curved terrain, and make use of various items. Progress through each mode to reunite and unlock the garb of your lost lengthy kin.

Esophaguys features four game modes, offering local multiplayer and solo play:

• Co-op Mode (2-4 players): Stretch, bite, and swing together, traversing and solving puzzles as you search to reactivate the forgotten monuments of your diasporic people.
• Minigame Mode (2-4 players): In team-based sports or free-for-all arena, compete, neck against neck, to determine who has the greatest gullet.
• Story Mode (1-4 players): Accompanied by poignant narration, embark on a mythical journey to reunite your lost kin. Will you uncover the true nature of the neck?
• Masochist Mode (1-4 players): No land. No checkouts. Nothing but neck. Subject yourself to grueling challenges in a hellish atmosphere ripe for speedrunning.
• Hub World Progression: Reconstruct the ancient monument of your people as you progress through each mode, reuniting and unlocking the garb of your lost lengthy kin.

Designer Peyton Blake noted of the team’s new game: “With Esophaguys we wanted to create a wholly unique take on the physics-based platformer. Old people! Long necks! Throat sounds! These are all ingredients seldom seen in the genre that we thought we could make something entirely singular out of. More importantly, it’s a lot of fun! Whether played solo or with friends, Esophaguys offers topsy-turvy trachea-based turmoil that will challenge your thumbs and thorax’s alike!”

View a trailer for the game below.

Announcement Trailer

Fans will be able to grab the game digitally. For more Nintendo Switch coverage, check out our hub here.