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Yarn

In Yarn you control the character by using just a single button. Avoid the traps, collect the stars and stomp on the zombie cats to complete each level. This version of the game is a PICO-8 demake of the iOS…

2 December 2020

Yarn is a platform developed by Kevin Thompson, released 2 December 2020 on Web browser.

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What Yarn is

Yarn is a platform game developed by Kevin Thompson and released in 2020. It is available on Web browser only. It runs on PICO-8.

The premise, in the publisher's words

After a can of toxic waste is dumped into a river, fish used to make cat food turns normally cute and cuddly cats into menacing decaying creatures! Cat Zombies! Now they are terrorizing the city and it’s up to our hero - Doodle, a brave little ball of yarn - to save the day.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Yarn launched on 2 December 2020, within three weeks of Cyberpunk 2077, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Astro's Playroom.

Released around the same time: Cyberpunk 2077, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Astro's Playroom.

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When did Yarn come out?
Yarn was released on 2 December 2020 for Web browser.

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