Deformers

Deformers is a multiplayer brawler game developed by Ready at Dawn and published by GameTrust.

Deformers
Developer(s)	Ready at Dawn
Publisher(s)	GameTrust
Platform(s)	PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One
Release	April 21, 2017
Genre(s)	Brawler
Mode(s)	Multiplayer

Gameplay

Deformers is a multiplayer brawler game played from a third-person perspective.^[1] Players take control of squishy ball-shaped creatures called a Forms that are capable of rolling, jumping, dashing, and absorbing items.^[2][3] In the deathmatch and team deathmatch modes, the goal is to roll around and knock opponents off the arena platform.^[2] Form-ball is a mode that plays like association football, a ball must be knocked into a net to score goals.^[2] The game supports online 2, 3, and 4-player splitscreen as well as online multiplayer with up to eight players.^[3]

Development

Deformers was developed by video game studio Ready at Dawn.^[3] The project began as a physics technology demonstration.^[3] A duo at the studio began working on prototype for Deformers in August 2014 while most employees were occupied with The Order: 1886.^[3]

It was announced that Deformers would shut down on 9 August 2018.^[4]

Release

Deformers was initially scheduled to launch for Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on February 14, 2017,^[5] however it was delayed so that the development team could address issues from feedback they had received.^[6] An open beta of the Windows version ran from April 1–4 on digital distribution service Steam.^[2][7] Deformers was the second game published by GameStop's publishing program GameTrust.^[6] The game was released on April 21, 2017.^[8]

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	60/100 (PS4)[9] 49/100 (XBO)[10]

Reception

Deformers received a mixed reception from critics.^[9][10] It was nominated for "Original Score - Video Game" at the 2017 Hollywood Music in Media Awards.^[11]

References

1. Matulef, Jeffrey (June 2, 2016). "The Order: 1886 dev Ready at Dawn's next game is a physics-based arena brawler". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on June 26, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
2. Paget, Mat (April 2, 2017). "Play God of War developer's bizarre PC arena combat game for free this weekend". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on May 31, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
3. Webster, Andrew (June 2, 2016). "Deformers is a squishy new game from the creators of The Order: 1886". The Verge. Archived from the original on April 5, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
4. "Ready at Dawn's Deformers is shutting down on August 9th". 12 May 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
5. Matulef, Jeffrey (December 14, 2016). "Ready at Dawn's De-formers release date set for Valentine's Day". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on December 15, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
6. Matulef, Jeffrey (February 4, 2017). "Ready at Dawn's Deformers has been delayed just ahead of launch". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on June 7, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
7. "Now Available on Steam - Deformers Open Beta". Steam. April 1, 2017. Archived from the original on September 6, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
8. Matulef, Jeffrey (April 12, 2017). "Ready at Dawn's quirky arena brawler Deformers is out next week". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
9. "De-formers for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on July 1, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
10. "De-formers for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
11. "Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Full Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. November 17, 2017. Archived from the original on April 29, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2018.

External links

• Official website