| Rivalry | |
|---|---|
 A screenshot of the game's main fight screen. | |
| Developer(s) | Kew McParlane |
| Publisher(s) | My64K |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | Windows, MacOS, Linux |
| Release |
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| Genre(s) | Fighting, Simulation |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Rivalry is an upcoming ragdoll-based sword-fighting hotseat multiplayer game created by Kew McParlane. The game was released into Steam Early Access in January 2016 after being previewed as a WebGL game at PAX Australia 2015.
Rivalry was created by Kew McParlane and launched on 1 November 2015 at PAX Australia. [1] [3] Rivalry was a surprise hit [4] [5] [6] [7] of the show.
Kew came up with the idea of the game when he was a 12 [8] year old, leading him to build a prototype using Little Big Planet . He took the idea to his father, who encouraged Kew by teaching him how to program. [9] He then ran a successful Kickstarter to raise $2000 to get himself an Indie Developer stand at PAX 2015 in Melbourne, Australia. [10]
In Rivalry, two players take turns at moving their ragdoll character’s limbs and weapons until one is victorious. While the beginning stages of each game captures the strategic essence of swordplay, [11] as damage and limbs are taken, the endgame turns rather Pythonesque.[ citation needed ]
Rivalry's Steam Greenlight campaign launched a few days before PAX Australia 2015, and received mostly negative comments due to the primitive graphics of the game. [12] During and after PAX, Rivalry began to receive almost exclusively positive comments from people who had attended PAX and experienced the game first-hand.[ citation needed ]
The game was green-lit by Steam on 16 December 2015. [13]
Rivalry was released under Steam Early Access on 22 January 2016. [14] It gained some popularity amongst gamers when Kim Richards from The Yogscast published two playthrough videos on the 16th [15] and 19th [16] of March 2016.
On 14 June 2016, Kew was interviewed by ABC TV's Good Game about Rivalry and his development experience. [17]
The game is currently in alpha development and many more features, including online multiplayer, are planned before the game's full release. [2]
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