As part of Sony’s indie game blowout on the PlayStation Blog today, developer PastaGames has announced a brand new platform game called KarmaZoo, which it says “takes cooperation to a new level with innovative multiplayer mechanics.”
KarmaZoo boasts over 50 characters with special abilities, and you’ll need to work as a team to score valuable points and nab sweet Karma. However, KarmaZoo puts a spin on the traditional platform genre but offering sacrifice as a meaningful building tool. For example, you’ll jump headfirst into a bed of spikes to drop a tombstone, which is then used by your buddies to walk across the pit.
Meanwhile, your surroundings can also be changed by blasting opening walls, making sticky terrain, or creating a ladder by bumping into a flower block.
Whenever you sing to activate mechanisms with your beautiful or slightly annoying voice, you’ll score if it’s helpful to someone else, even more if you help someone solve a puzzle. Want to share some extra love on top? Send a cheeky Karma Kiss. It doesn’t just feel warm and fuzzy, it also gives an extra point.
KarmaZoo is ultimately all about cooperation, whether it’s accomplishing your goals with close friends or random people. There’s also a competitive party mode thrown in for good measure, allowing you to enjoy some mini-game mayhem online or on your couch.
KarmaZoo launches November 14, 2023 for PS5.
[Source – PlayStation Blog]