Gang Beasts is a fighting developed by Boneloaf, released 12 December 2017 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR and Xbox One.
What Gang Beasts is
Gang Beasts is a fighting game developed by Boneloaf and released in 2017. It was published by Double Fine Productions. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Gang Beasts is a beat 'em up party video game developed and published by English game developer Boneloaf Studios. The title was originally published by Double Fine Presents until May 2020 and was self-published afterwards, while it would later be published physically by Skybound Games. The game released for Windows, macOS, Linux, and PlayStation 4 on 12 December 2017, following an early access period for the PC platforms that began in August 2014. It was also released on the Xbox One on 27 March 2019. A version for Nintendo Switch was released on 13 October 2021.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, kids and party. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 19 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Gang Beasts holds a critic score of 65 out of 100. That places it above 32% of the 981 rated fighting games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 6 points below the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 69, across 164 votes.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 2nd generation Core i3, AMD A6, or higher, 4 GB RAM and Nvidia 8800 GT, AMD 5670, Intel HD 3000. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Gang Beasts launched on 12 December 2017, within three weeks of Hello Neighbor, Yakuza Kiwami 2, Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition and OKAMI HD. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Hello Neighbor, Yakuza Kiwami 2, Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition, OKAMI HD.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Gang Beasts yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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