Gori: Cuddly Carnage

Third-person hack-and-slash as a hoverboarding cat fighting mutated toys

Angry Demon Studio · Published by Wired Productions, CouchPlay Interactive (Greater China) · Released Aug 29, 2024

Action Adventure Indie

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 96% of 1,805
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 94% of 17 in 30 days
Playing now: 1; peak 24h 5
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 1 year ago; Dec 19, 2024

Free demo available, 1 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 78/100 (critic reviews)

What is Gori: Cuddly Carnage?

This third-person action platformer follows a synthetic cat through neon streets, toy factories, and carnivals after mutated toys wipe out humanity. You ride a talking, blade-equipped hoverboard through levels, fight the toy army with combos and explosives, and cross platforming hazards while searching for the missing Professor Y.

For you if...

+you like fast combat built around skating and combos
+you enjoy a mix of gore and absurd humor
+you like searching platforming levels for cosmetic unlocks

Not for you if...

−you want an open world instead of separate levels
−you dislike frequent swearing and crude jokes
−you want fights with more varied enemies

What players say

96% of 1,805 reviews are positive · 94% of 17 in the last 30 days

Players praise the responsive movement and combat. Common complaints include repetitive fights and dialogue that relies too heavily on swearing; recent players also report stutters, black screens, and crashes.

Screenshots and trailer

Gori: Cuddly Carnage system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i5 6th Gen or AMD Ryzen 3
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1050, Intel Arc A380, AMD RX560
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 8 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 34
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English, German, Simplified Chinese. Text only: French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil.