Don't Stop, Girlypop!

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Don't Stop, Girlypop!
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Developer Funny Fintan Softworks
Publisher Kwalee Gaming
Platform Microsoft Windows
Release29 January 2026
Genre First-person shooter
Mode Single-player

Don't Stop, Girlypop! (previously titled Incolatus and then Incolatus: Don't Stop, Girlypop!) is an upcoming first-person shooter that is being developed by Australian studio Funny Fintan Softworks. [1] [2] [3] It was announced on 24 February 2024 and is scheduled to be released on 29 January 2026. [4]

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Gameplay

Don't Stop, Girlypop is a 3D fast-paced arcade and retro-style movement shooter with tonal and stylistic elements heavily inspired by Y2K aestheticism and pop culture surrounding the turn of the millennium; particular inspirations include flip phones, Bratz, Doodle Bears and Ultrakill . [5] [6] The game's systems and overall gameplay can be compared to earlier titles, such as Ultrakill and Doom Eternal.

Don't Stop, Girlypop! places heavy emphasis on movement and stylish techniques to kill the game's various enemies. [7] [8] [9] The player navigates several enemy filled arenas, armed with a variety of weapons each with alternative firing modes. Players are incentivized to use movement techniques to kill enemies in fast and stylistic fashion, with the more speed the player gains influencing their overall damage output. The player can also obtain a substance called "love" from the corpses of fallen enemies, allowing them to regenerate a small portion of their depleted health. The player is also able to customize their weapons and arms through an in-game menu.

Plot

The player takes the role of an unnamed revolutionary environmental activist combating a mining corporation known as Tigris Nix; which pollutes the environment through their draining of a substance called "The Love". In protest, the player travels through various Tigris Nix facilities, destroying the robotic security drones throughout and draining them of their love. [10] [11]

References

  1. Bošnjak, Dominik (23 September 2024). "New Steam Game Is a 'Y2K Girly-Pop Arena-Style Movement Shooter' [EXCLUSIVE]". Game Rant. Archived from the original on 26 September 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  2. "Screen Australia announces over $3 million in support of the digital games industry - Media centre". Screen Australia. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  3. Holt, Kris (11 December 2024). "Incolatus: Don't Stop, Girlypop! may be the Y2K fever dream arena shooter you never knew you needed". Engadget . Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  4. Romano, Sal (1 December 2025). "Don't Stop, Girlypop! launches January 29, 2026". Gematsu. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  5. Barnes, Jakob (24 September 2024). "If you've ever wondered what E-girl Counter-Strike looked like, it's this new FPS". PCGamesN . Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  6. "Vos Grosses Couilles Résisteront-elles à Incolatus: Don't Stop, Girlypop! ?". 26 September 2024.
  7. "Playing the Feminine". SUPERJUMP. 26 September 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  8. Henley, Stacey (26 September 2024). "Incolatus: Don't Stop, Girlypop Is Bratz With Guns". TheGamer. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  9. "'You can play as Nicki Minaj in Call of Duty': How games are evolving to embrace feminine perspectives". ABC News. 4 October 2024. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  10. Holt, Kris (11 December 2024). "Incolatus: Don't Stop, Girlypop! May be the Y2K fever dream arena shooter you never knew you needed". Engadget . Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  11. Bardhan, Ashley (8 January 2025). "Imagine Infinity Nikki with a bazooka loaded with love rockets and you get this Doom Eternal-flavored shooter that's all about killing with kindness – and guns". GamesRadar+ . Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2025.