After discovering success on PC, 2D pony fighter Them’s Fightin’ Herds is making its technique to consoles this fall.
If the sport reminds you of My Little Pony, it ought to. Them’s Fightin’ Herds is a religious successor to Combating is Magic, an unlicensed combating sport based mostly on the favored My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic series created by followers of the present (who appropriately name themselves Mane6). Earlier than that sport may formally launch, a giant “stop and desist” from Hasbro compelled Mane6 to remodel the thought into an authentic title. Nonetheless, Lauren Faust, the mastermind of Friendship Is Magic, admired the challenge and lent her inventive abilities to design Them’s Fightin’ Herds’ colourful cast of four-legged combatants.
Them’s Fightin’ Herds sports activities a streamlined 4-button combating system full with combos (and juggle decay), a magic system, and tremendous assaults. Gamers can duke it out in native and online versus modes, and an episodic story mode modeled as a traditional top-down RPG options facet quests and boss fights. The expertise additionally boasts cross-platform matchmaking, rollback netcode, a replay system to rewatch matches, and a dynamic soundtrack that adjustments based mostly on the characters. The sport has been positively acquired since launching on Steam in 2020 and has amassed a devoted following, with organized tournaments happening at occasions similar to Evo.
The console reveal information additionally comes alongside the announcement of a Season 1 Go that introduces 4 new fighters, extra phases, and cosmetics. This move could be bought individually and is included in a $39.99 Deluxe Version of the sport. In any other case, the bottom sport runs for $19.99.
Them’s Fightin’ Herds shall be out there on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Change at an undisclosed date. Bodily variations of the Deluxe Version are within the works by Most Video games Retailer, set to launch inside the identical timeframe. You'll be able to pre-order a replica here.
