New Steam Game Is a ‘Y2K Girly-Pop Arena-Style Movement Shooter’ [EXCLUSIVE]

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New Steam Game Is a 'Y2K Girly-Pop Arena-Style Movement Shooter' [EXCLUSIVE]

Key Takeaways

  • Incolatus: Don’t Stop, Girlypop has shared a new gameplay trailer.
  • The video shows off the game’s Y2K girly-pop aesthetic and frenetic gameplay.
  • The trailer ends with a promise of an Incolatus demo coming “very soon.” The game itself is still waiting for a release date.

As a nostalgic gamer who grew up playing girly dress-up games on my trusty old CD-ROM player and arena shooters in LAN parties, the new Incolatus: Don’t Stop, Girlypop trailer has me absolutely buzzing! The Y2K aesthetic, combined with the frenetic gameplay, is a delightful throwback to my formative gaming years.

Exclusive news from Game Rant: We’re unveiling fresh gameplay clips of the upcoming title, Incolatus: Don’t Stop, Girlypop. This vibrantly pink indie shooter is gearing up for a launch on Steam in no time!

Originally unveiled in February 2024, Incolatus was introduced as the inaugural production from the small Australian studio Funny Fintan Softworks. This game is an arena-style shooter that boasts a Y2K girly-pop visual style, stemming from a high school project, but gained commercial traction after receiving funding from Screen Australia and Screenwest.

Incolatus Shows Off Glittery Carnage in New Gameplay Trailer

Funny Fintan Softworks has now shared a new Incolatus gameplay trailer, which Game Rant can exclusively reveal. The 90-second video offers a preview of some of the game’s levels and highlights its movement shooter mechanics, which are meant to incentivize players to never slow down. As a mysterious character explains at one point during the trailer: “the faster you go, the more damage you deal, and the more you heal.” The video ends with the promise of a “demo coming very soon,” as well as a reminder that anyone intrigued by the shooter’s premise can already wishlist Incolatus on Steam.

New Incolatus Trailer Also Teases the Shooter’s Antagonist

The advertisement features snippets of dialogue from the villain in the game, Tigris Nix, who heads a ruthless mining corporation and is responsible for taking over the alien world where the story of Incolatus unfolds. This unsavory character frequently berates the hero for causing financial losses, chaos, and simply being a bother. Simultaneously, the upbeat pop track “Just Don’t Stop Moving” from the game’s music library plays in the background.

At its core, Incolatus is an action-packed arena shooter, but it also offers a unique customization feature that lets players tailor their characters extensively, drawing inspiration from popular dress-up games of the Flash and CD-ROM era. The creators at Funny Fintan Softworks have revealed that this aspect was inspired by those girly dress-up games. Players can gather dressing items and weapon embellishments by encountering fairies hidden within the game’s various stages.

The faster you go, the more damage you deal, and the more you heal.

Despite Fintan Softworks yet to announce a specific launch date for the upcoming game, Incolatus, it remains listed on Steam as “arriving soon.” At present, the game is only confirmed for PC platforms. The developers have suggested that users should be prepared with at least a Ryzen 5 3600 processor or an equivalent, along with a GeForce RTX 2060 graphics card, and a minimum of 8GB RAM. Upon release, Incolatus is expected to occupy around 45GB of storage space on your PC.

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2024-09-23 17:04