Ludography
74/100
Critics2 reviews
76/100
Metacritic4 critic reviews
More scores
Metacritic usersuser score
69/100
Player reviews
79% positive517 reviews
Steam Deck
Playable
Runs on
Windows, Linux
Price
US$14.99

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2022 · Adventure · Arcade

Frogun

Join Renata as she adventures across a world of mystical ruins with the titular FROGUN! Frogun is an old-school platformer with the soul of the PS1/N64 era, in which your frog-shaped grappling hook is a your best friend!

Released
2 August 2022
Platforms
LinuxNintendo SwitchPlayStation 4PlayStation 5WindowsXbox OneXbox Series X/SmacOS
Genres
AdventureArcadeIndiePlatformer
Developers
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Publishers
Top Hat Studios
Series
Frogun
Modes
MultiplayerSingle-player
Perspective
Third person
Themes
ActionKids
Country
Spain
Age ratings
USK 6PEGI 3GRAC ALLESRB E10+
Languages
Chinese (Traditional), English, Japanese, Spanish (Spain)
Entry
#1 in Frogun
Time to beat
5.5hmain story19hcompletionist

About

Frogun is a 3D platform video game developed by Molegato and published by Top Hat Studios on August 2, 2022. The player controls a character who must navigate levels and collect items by jumping and using her frog as a grappling gun.

A standalone sequel, Frogun Encore, was released in 2024.

›Story

Renata's parents are world-renown explorers, archeologists and inventors that travel all over the world uncovering the secrets of the past, bringing her with them in their expeditions. However, in their latest adventure, they decide to leave her at the base camp - the Beelzebub ruins are said to be too dangerous!

For three whole days she waits, her pride hurt and bored out of her mind, until she realized: if they haven't returned yet, something must have happened to them! In a hurry she grabs her parents' last invention, the Frogun, and heads to the ruins to rescue them, and prove that she's as capable as them!

Players say

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Gameplay

Gameplay consists of 3D platforming, with the player utilizing a frog that serves as a grappling gun.

The game features a single-player mode and includes a one on one player versus player option as an unlockable reward.

Development

Development of the game was performed by the studio Molegato. The game was crowdfunded with Kickstarter in July 2021. The aesthetics of the game were inspired by various home console games from the 1990s and handheld console games from the 2000s. In development it was decided that the game would not stick to specific technical limitations associated with those consoles, leading to the use of "32-bit" style graphics alongside "16-bit" style audio.

Frogun was published on August 2, 2022 by Top Hat Studios Inc. for Microsoft Windows, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S. Limited Run Games published a physical edition of the game for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5.

Reception

Frogun received "mixed or average" reviews for PlayStation 5 and Switch, according to review aggregator Metacritic; the Windows version received "generally favorable" reviews. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received fair approval, being recommended by 64% of critics.

Reviewers generally noted the difficulty of fully completing the game. In their review, Nintendo Life particularly noted the difficulty associated with racing sections of the game. Push Square's review noted the difficulty of some platforming elements.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Linux2 August 2022Worldwide
Nintendo Switch2 August 2022Worldwide
Windows2 August 2022Worldwide
PlayStation 42 August 2022Worldwide
PlayStation 52 August 2022Worldwide
Xbox One2 August 2022Worldwide
Xbox Series X/S2 August 2022Worldwide

Editions and related releases

Standalone expansions
Frogun Encore
Built on it
Frogun Encore

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