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Hoplegs

Hoplegs is a different kind of platformer with unconventional controls. Each of the four buttons on your gamepad where you usually jump, interact, crouch and change weapons are now your different legs.

22 April 2021

Hoplegs is an adventure developed by WhyKev, released 22 April 2021 on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Hoplegs is

Hoplegs is an adventure game developed by WhyKev and released in 2021. It was published by Aurora Punks. It is available on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Play as a young wizard who's about to move his house closer to the king's castle but during the boring phase of packing your bags, a spell accidentally hits a magical mirror and bounce back. Our young wizard turns into a moving box so it's now your job to help him get back to normal.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are comedy, fantasy and party. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

What it launched against

Hoplegs launched on 22 April 2021, within three weeks of Resident Evil Village, Returnal, NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... and NieR Replicant v1.22474487139.... It arrived 4 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil Village, Returnal, NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139..., NieR Replicant v1.22474487139....

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When did Hoplegs come out?
Hoplegs was released on 22 April 2021 for Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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