Publisher Digerati and developer Brainwash Gang have announced “nihilistic action platformer” Nongunz: Doppelganger Edition for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC (Steam). It will launch in Q3 2020.
Nongunz: Doppelganger Edition is a remastered version of the original Nongunz released for PC in May 2017. It features two new modes: “Arena” and “Local Co-op.”
“The Doppelganger Edition adds a co-op mode and a new arena mode,” said Brainwash Gang founder Edu Verzinsky in a press release. “We have also tweaked some enemies in order to greatly lower the player’s suffering. We hope console players will welcome it as a challenge, as we know it is one of the hardest games to beat in the market. That being said, our goal has always been to make a 100 percent fair game, so it is in the players’ hands and ability to complete it and share their knowledge about the game.”
A demo for Nongunz: Doppelganger Edition will be available for PC via Steam as part of the Steam Game Festival: Summer Edition, which runs from June 16 to 22. A closed beta is also planned. Sign-ups are available here.
Here is an overview of the game, via Digerati:
About
Nongunz is a nihilistic action platformer roguelike. Obscure in both gameplay and theme, Nongunz is a riddle that demands sacrifice. Completely rebuilt in Unity, the Doppelganger Edition is a remastered version of the original, featuring two all-new modes: Arena and Local Co-op.
Key Features
- Unforgiving gameplay that will challenge both your skill and your wits.
- The whole game is a riddle. Unveil the mystery behind the nihilistic universe of Nongunz.
- Beautifully crafted black and white pixel environments and characters.
- Hundreds of levels plagued with dozens of different enemies.
- Many weapons, items and equipment to unlock and master.
- The potential to change your perception about existence, violence, and mankind.
- New for the Doppelganger Edition! Join forces with your double in Local Co-op mode.
- New for the Doppelganger Edition! Survive an eternity of enemies in Arena mode.
Each run will have you parting from a black and white graveyard into an ever-changing gothic dungeon full of nightmares fleshed out of human viscera. Surviving this distraught roguelike will not only require skill but style, since Nongunz rewards you for long-lasting combos and challenges… moreover, score will play a key role in the progress of the idle game: the formation of your very own band of lost souls and death cultists.
As the world of Nongunz evolves, you will meet special characters that will inhabit your graveyard: praying cultists, self-scourging martyrs, somber gravediggers… which will either help you widen your killing skills or improve the performance of the insidious idle game built around the graveyard.
Watch the announcement trailer below.