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QWOP

QWOP is a 2008 ragdoll-based Flash game created by former Cut Copy bassist Bennett Foddy. Players control an athlete named "Qwop" using only the Q, W, O, and P keys. The game has become a popular meme since…

1 November 2008

QWOP is an indie developed by Bennett Foddy, released 1 November 2008 on Android, Legacy Mobile Device and Web browser.

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What QWOP is

QWOP is an indie game developed by Bennett Foddy and released in 2008. It is available on Android, Legacy Mobile Device and Web browser.

The premise, in the publisher's words

QWOP is the local sporting hero of a prosperous country in the scandinavian alps. Unfortunately, it is too cold there for an outdoor track, and QWOP has come to the championships without completing his training! You can help QWOP achieve his sporting dreams! You just need to show him how to run.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

QWOP launched on 1 November 2008, within three weeks of Dead Space (2008), Fallout 3, Dead Space and World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King.

Released around the same time: Dead Space (2008), Fallout 3, Dead Space, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King.

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When did QWOP come out?
QWOP was released on 1 November 2008 for Android, Legacy Mobile Device and Web browser.

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