Party Animals is the latest physics-based brawler that pits real-life animals against adorable, fuzzy versions of them. Its demo, released in 2020, has caught the eye of many players, who, if they are among them, are probably wondering when the game will be released.
This article summarizes everything we know about “Party Animals,” including the release date, gameplay, and system requirements.
Release Date for “Party Animals
Since the release of the 2020 demo, developer Recreate Games has remained silent and kept hacking away at the game.
According to a Steam post, the Party Animals release date is scheduled for sometime in 2022, “with possible delays due to quality and compliance approvals,” according to a Steam post.
Party Animals Story
It is unclear how in-depth the story of Party Animals will be and whether there will be a narrative. Since physics-based fighting games tend to focus more on fighting, not much of the story may be told at the time of this title’s release.
Nevertheless, the bonds created by pushing, shoving, and punching each other with various weapons, and the friendships that may be broken, will be a story in itself.
Party Animals” Gameplay
The gameplay of “Party Animals” is a physics-based brawl emphasizing fun and mayhem. This is not the kind of game where you memorize long lists of combos, and the physics that drive character movement often work in mysterious ways.
Before entering combat, players are asked to choose an avatar from several adorable animals, including cats, dogs, rabbits, dinosaurs, and unicorns.
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In addition to punching, kicking, grabbing, and shoving other players, players can use weapons such as crossbows and bats to inflict damage offline and online.
The arena, where the combat takes place, is another important part of Party Animals’ gameplay, with various obstacles and interactive elements such as rockets that change things considerably.
In an announcement on the “Party Animals” Steam page, developer Recreate Games outlined the challenges it faced when creating and revealed a tentative release date for “Party Animals.” The studio hopes to release the game in 2022, but there may be delays “due to quality and compliance approvals.”
The development team is three times larger than it was when “Party Animals” was first developed, requiring more communication and planning among staff, according to the studio.
The Shanghai lockdown has also affected other developers, and Recreation said it has posed “new efficiency challenges.” This combined has put Party Animals in what Recreate calls “production hell.” Still, the studio cites that major developers such as CD Projekt Red and Rockstar have experienced this and that it is a fairly universal development experience Proof.
System Requirements
Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64bit versions required)
- Processor: Intel Core i3 560 @ 3.3 GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 945 @ 3.0 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD 5870 (DirectX-11 compliant with 1GB of VRAM)
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 10 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX® 9.0c compatible sound card with the latest drivers
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64bit versions required)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.3 GHz or better or AMD FX-8120 @ 3.1 Ghz or better
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 (or GTX 760 / GTX 960) or AMD Radeon HD 7970 (or R9 280x [2GB VRAM] / R9 380 / Fury X)
- DirectX: Version 10
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 10 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX® 9.0c compatible sound card 5.1 with the latest drivers
We don’t know exactly when Party Animals will be released this year or if it will be delayed, but we seriously hope it will be in 2022. The game will be available on PC and Xbox consoles at that time.
There has yet to be an official announcement for a PlayStation or Switch version, but it is almost certainly in demand. We will keep you posted on Party Animals, including release date information, as soon as it becomes available.
