WrestleQuest News

Friends, wrestlers, and cat aficionados, we come bearing updates!

We cannot wait for you all to finally jump in and explore all of WrestleQuest. After 4 years, a 200k+ original word count, many powerbombs to settle disputes, and countless gallons of baby oil, we're down to the final stretch of development.

The wrestle-cats have been busy, performing multiple focus groups and gathering hours of playtesting feedback to get the game to style and profile. The added time has allowed us to go back to our wishlist and add in new and improved features like an entirely redone UI, accessibility options, a fully updated world map, enhanced visuals, more sweat, and a gorilla press quantity of game balancing. With 50+ hours of gameplay content, it is something we are incredibly proud of, and we are eager to share WrestleQuest with the world.

As we raced towards the May 2023 finish line to bring this giant of a game up to our standard across all platforms, we also secured a new partnership we are extremely excited about. Unfortunately, this development also resulted in certain issues outside of our control. As such, we wanted to get an update out to everyone that has continued to wave their foam fingers in anticipation.

After discussions with Skybound, we agreed we will be moving the launch of the game to this summer. We are expecting to announce the official shiny new confirmed date later this month. While we are disappointed that we couldn’t share the entirety of WrestleQuest with you sooner like we hoped, we firmly believe this is the right choice with respect to our players and the sweat, sweat, and more sweat we have poured into building the best game we have ever made. We can’t wait to get your hands on it!

Sweat and Love,
Mega Cat Studios

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The wait is almost over!

Get the spandex and baby oil ready, WrestleQuest will be slamming into the ring in summer of 2023! We’ve been hard at work tweaking features and polishing the game to make it better and sweatier than ever.

For example, we’ve added several toggles to help make the game more accessible than ever before. Now you can activate hyper damage and auto-pinning to make combat a breeze if you want to skip battles and focus on the story. Also, we’ve added a new coat of paint to many of the game’s menus and interfaces. We may have even snuck in another wrestler or two!

Expect more exciting and sweaty updates about some BIG improvements as we get closer to launch!

Hello slam enthusiasts and pixel powerbombers, we’ve got news for the World’s First Heavyweight Pro-Wrestling JRPG!

We recently released our new Combat Trailer, which showcases some exciting and slamtastic battle features, like tag-team maneuvers, pinning, and summoning real wrestling legends to crush your enemies.

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Also, we’ve been rubbing the baby oil on WrestleQuest to get it ring-ready for Day of the Devs! Come check us out, where we’ll be showcasing the game with an entourage of pro-wrestlers—it’s guaranteed to be the sweatiest booth at DOTD!

Get ready to step into the ring—WrestleQuest is coming to the Steam Next Fest! That’s right, you’ll get a chance to demo this sweaty, slammy, powerhouse of a JRPG firsthand. This isn’t some midcard demo either. With over an hour of battles, smack talk, walk-ons, and powerbombing through dungeons, the WrestleQuest demo will have you saying “OOOOHHH YEAAAH!” and wanting more!

Whether it’s excitement, surprise, uncertainty, or hunger, many people have had an outpouring of emotions over the core premise of WrestleQuest—mixing the worlds of pro-wrestling and JRPGs. While this combination may seem strange at first blush, the two share many of the same foundational elements.

Pro-wrestling has always been about more than just the action in the ring. From rivalries and partnerships to in-ring surprises, dramatic reveals, and behind-the-scenes machinations, part of the pageantry of wrestling is its amazing narrative and characters. Naturally, these same elements are the essence of what makes JRPGs great.

Since storytelling and characters are so fundamental to both pro-wrestling and JRPGs, we made sure that WrestleQuest doubles down on these features. With a deep narrative spanning toy continents and playsets, a large playable cast that would make any stable tremble in their tights, and drama that unfolds both inside the ring and behind-the-scenes, the game puts a premium on narrative and characters.

Similarly, both pro-wrestling and JRPGs emphasize unforgettable spectacles. With outrageous costumes, spectacular entrances down the ramp, and incredible acts of athleticism, nothing puts on a show quite like wrestling. Even pro-wrestling moves are meant to be over-the-top and readable from a distance—there’s nothing practical about a powerbomb, but it sure looks awesome!

JRPGs, while notably slower-paced than some other genres, also take pains to amplify the drama for players. From screen-clearing summons and set-piece action sequences to massive boss fights, JRPGs are chalk full of unforgettable moments that stick with the player long after they put the controller down.

These are just a few instances of the shared DNA between pro-wrestling and JRPGs. Fittingly enough, this strange crossover extends to not just JRPGs but to video games in general—turns out, there’s a little wrestling in everything! To learn more, keep your eyes peeled for the WrestleQuest panel on the History of Wrestling in Video Games at 10 AM PT during the Skybound Xpo stream, coming May 20th!