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Steam Deck
Playable
Runs on
Windows, Mac, Linux
Price
US$19.99

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2023 · Adventure · Crossover

Fraymakers

Nintendo console exclusive

Fraymakers is a full-featured modular platform fighter from McLeodGaming, the creators of Super Smash Flash 2, the most popular Smash Bros. fan game on PC. It features a main cast of beautifully sprited and hand-animated characters, detailed stages from their worlds, and a massive selection of assists from a broad selection of indie titles!

Released
19 January 2023
Platforms
LinuxNintendo SwitchWindowsmacOS
Genres
AdventureCrossoverFightingIndiePlatform fighter
Developers
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Publishers
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Modes
Co-opMultiplayerSingle-player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action
Languages
English
Time to beat
10hmain story11hcompletionist

About

Fraymakers is a platform fighting game developed by McLeodGaming. It was released in early access on Linux, macOS, and Windows PC via Steam on January 18, 2023. The game is additionally planned to release on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 once the early access period is complete. The game's character roster is composed of crossover characters from other indie games.

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Gameplay

Fraymakers is a platform fighting game. Its roster of playable characters is composed of crossover characters from other indie games, including Octodad (2010), Downwell (2015), Rivals of Aether (2017), Slay the Spire (2019), Ittle Dew (2013), the Bit.Trip series, A Hat In Time (2017), and most recently, Spelunky (2008). Several stages appear based on the fictional universes that the playable characters belong to.

Non-player character (NPC) "assists"—31 additional crossover characters from games such as Machinarium (2009), CrossCode (2018), and Ape Out (2019)—appear during gameplay to aid the player. An external content editor, "FrayTools", allows users to develop custom content for the game.

Development

Fraymakers is being developed by McLeodGaming—the developers of Super Smash Flash 2—and Team Fray.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
WindowsEarly Access18 January 2023Worldwide
macOSEarly Access18 January 2023Worldwide
LinuxEarly Access18 January 2023Worldwide
Nintendo SwitchUnreleased

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