We stumbled across the game via this tweet and its embedded video, but here’s that same footage with some useful narration by developer Dan Ferguson: There’s an early demo of the game available to download on Itch.io now, which I’ve had a play with. You use your grapple arm to explore the Grombi Isles, a world filled with characters who have giant eyes and big noses and, sometimes, hands sticking out the tops of their heads. They all seem to happy to see you, with a few lines of dialogue about what they’re up to. I had fun poking around, finding nightclubs on the beach and characters in hard to reach spots, but it’s a lightweight thing. Ferguson’s plan is to grow it into something more substantial, though note that growing it doesn’t mean adding challenge or a linear story. It’s inspired by Sludge Life but with the intent that it require less skill and be more chill. Though it currently has no release date, CS&US is now up on Steam.
