2 sources Sep 10
Dumb Ways To Build Launches For PC, PS5 And Xbox Series X|S
Dumb Ways to Die has released Dumb Ways to Build, a physics-based co-op construction game for one to four players online.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, Game Spark.
Why it matters
The release extends a brand that began as a 2012 railway safety ad with more than 350 million YouTube views into a physics-driven co-op game, betting that the same chaotic comedy carries over to construction sites.
Players work for "the most poorly reviewed construction company," grabbing, rotating and throwing unbolted objects as makeshift building materials while using a nail gun, sledgehammer and other tools. It is available for PC via Steam, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, with Japanese support.
The game casts players as employees of a company that no respectable crew would hire, sent to dangerous jobs that need paths improvised on the spot. Anything not bolted down can be grabbed, rotated and thrown, and the tool belt includes a nail gun for securing unstable bridges and scaffolding plus a sledgehammer that can help the team or knock a teammate off a roof.
Maps hold Crisis Jobs with their own hazards, and rewards include cosmetics for the bean-shaped characters, called Beans, along with extra challenge modes. Proximity chat is supported in multiplayer, and solo play adjusts the difficulty, including the ability to stop objects in midair.
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