Sit atop the Shoulders of Giants on Xbox and PC

Sit atop the Shoulders of Giants on Xbox and PC

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A sci-fi roguelike in which you get the chance to control a sword-wielding robot and a gunslinging space frog, Shoulders of Giants releases on Xbox and PC. 

Available for purchase and download today on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC through the Epic Game Store, Shoulders of Giants is a uber-colourful roguelike in which you get to simultaneously control a robot and a space frog, making your way through waves of enemies in hope of saving the galaxy. What. Could. Go. Wrong?

Priced at £16.74, Shoulders of Giants is from the Moving Pieces Interactive team as they whisk us Xbox and PC gamers off to the stars; stars that are on the verge of collapse thanks to the forces of Entropy. It’s this – along with some corrupted planets – which we must try and save, utilising a team of space survivors as we go. 

Shoulders of Giants will let you play solo, or as a four-person team, growing with skills and abilities as you go. With a ton of loot on offer, some cracking chaos and both roguelike joys and randomised levels, there should be much to love. Stay tuned for our full review – we’re playing through Shoulders of Giants on Xbox Series X|S as we speak. 

“Frankly, this game was an unreasonable project to take on with our core team of three people,” says technical director Kyle Erf. “I am so proud of what we did with such a small team.”

The key game features to keep in mind include:

  • Army of Four: Battle the forces of Entropy in four-player online co-op. Is your teamwork strong enough to survive?
  • Grow as you go: Experience quick bursts of roguelike joy as you explore, grow, and become gloriously overpowered on a never-ending ride of randomized levels. 
  • A Galaxy Far Away: Shoot ‘n’ slash your way through explosively colourful planets, restoring life and light to the shattered worlds as you fight.
  • Loot that Matters: From grappling hooks to glowing grenades, each new pickup can radically alter your power and playstyle. Mix and match abilities to create a moveset that’s all your own!
  • Best friend mode: Up for a truly chaotic co-op challenge? Play a unique co-op mode where you team up with a friend, each taking control of either the frog or the robot and effectively controlling one player character together. 

Shoot your way to the Xbox Store to pick up Shoulders of Giants on Xbox Series X|S or Xbox One. It’s on PC through Epic too. 

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Game Description:

Simultaneously control a sword-wielding robot and a gunslinging space frog in Shoulders of Giants, an explosively colorful sci-fi roguelike. Play alone, with a friend, or as part of a four-person team, cutting through waves of enemies on a quest to rescue the galaxy! The forces of Entropy are spreading chaos through the stars, corrupting living planets and urging on the heat death of the universe. Led by the psychic Owl, one scrappy team of space survivors are fighting to restore the balance. A mysterious mech! A sharpshooting amphibian! Together they must cut through waves of enemies and restore light and life to the galaxy!

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