Swapmeat News

[h2]Greetings, returning and aspiring Meat Scientists![/h2]

We're putting the finishing touches on our next playtest, and we've got a fresh update for ya: Meat Lab 5 opens on May 15!

You'll have one week to get your mitts on the newest build of SWAPMEAT, featuring updates to the game's (REDACTED) systems, changes to the way (REDACTED) works, all-new (REDACTED)s, and more.

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Ready to play the meatiest third-person co-op action roguelite being developed out of Seattle? Hit playswapmeat.com to sign up for access, then come count down the days with us at discord.gg/swapmeat. And if you just so happen to be in Boston for PAX East May 8-11, you can demo the new content early at our booth!

[h2]Meat Lab 5[/h2]
Start: May 15 at 10am PT
End: May 22 at 5pm PT

Whether it’s at PAX or during the playtest, we can't wait to meat you.

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Thanks for joining us in our latest SWAPMEAT playtest. Meat Lab 4 was our biggest one yet, and we've already made a laundry list of updates and fixes based on feedback from our Discord community.

Got questions now that you've gotten your hands on the game?

Join us in Discord Friday, March 14 at 3:30pm PT, where we'll look back on Meat Lab 4, talk about some of those changes mentioned above, and take your juiciest queries coming out of the playtest. We can't wait to see you there.

Until next time!

[h2]Good news, everyone![/h2]

We heard folks weren't ready for Meat Lab 4 to end, so we're keeping it open a bit longer. How does an extra-meaty extra day sound?

[h2]🔥 This SWAPMEAT Playtest will remain open until 5pm PT on Thursday, March 13th! 🔥[/h2]

This should give you and your pals a bit more time to get those last few runs in. So don't wait—get in there before we stick a fork in it! Thanks for all your support and have fun in the Meat Lab. Oh, and of course, tell all your friends to Wishlist now 😇

PLAYTEST (tell ya friends!): https://playswapmeat.com
WISHLIST (tell 'em about this too): https://store.steampowered.com/app/2790700/SWAPMEAT/
DISCORD (and this one): https://discord.gg/swapmeat

Good news, intrepid and aspiring Meat Scientists: SWAPMEAT's next playtest draws near! We're just tightening a few nuts and bolts, but we'll fling the Meat Lab doors open on...

[h2]March 6th at 10am Pacific![/h2]


Hop in and go hands-on with our newest updates and additions, including:

• Two new factions: Mutants and Aliens
  
• An all-new biome to explore / ravage
  
• Merit Badges: Track your progress through the game's story and net new inherent powers
  
• Mutated Abilities: Modify your Meat to optimize your build
  
• Controller support, for the WASD-averse
  

But that's just a taste — stay tuned for the full patch notes right before the playtest goes live. We'll keep the doors open until March 12th, so don't dally! That meat ain't gonna harvest itself.

And check out SWAPMEAT's new key art up there! You'll start to see this popping up across our various social channels soon. (Shoutout to OMG artist Doug -- he nailed it.)

Ready to play? Sign up for access, then recruit three of your pals and you'll all get in (while supplies last*). See you online!

Still hungry? Come hang out and talk to the One More Game team in our Discord server, then follow us on all the things: YouTube | Bluesky | Instagram | TikTok

And if you haven't already clicked that juicy Wishlist button... you know what to do. Love ya!

*If we exceed our expectations of players invited, we may close this deal down. Round up yer pals ASAP!

[h2]That's A Wrap
[/h2]What a week, Meat Scientists! It was such a blast playing SWAPMEAT with y'all, but alas, the Super Size Meat Lab must come to an end. We'll be back with another playtest - maybe sooner than you think! - so stay tuned here for more info and the next Meat Lab.

[h2]Help An Indie Meat-Based Lifeform Out
[/h2]If you had a good time with us this past week, there are two things you can do to help us on our quest to make SWAPMEAT the best damn third-person action roguelite shooter with meat-based sci-fi elements and humor:

1. Wishlist us on Steam - The more folks that add SWAPMEAT to their wishlist, the more the almighty Steam algorithm will put us in front of other players who may love the game, too.
   
2. Tell a friend (or 2, or 10,000) about SWAPMEAT - If you have a friend who you think would dig what we're building here, it'd be awesome if you shared the gift of SWAPMEAT with them. Here's a handy link to our trailer if your friends aren't strong readers.

[h2]Reminder: Play SWAPMEAT, Get Stuff
[/h2]We've extended our SWAPMEAT mega contest to run beyond this playtest. There's still plenty of time to get your entries in to win.



As a reminder: We're giving away 20 one-month subscriptions to Butcher Box, a leading purveyor of meat, delivered right to your door.

[h2]Until We Meat Again
[/h2]Once again, thanks so much for playing over the past week. Your feedback has been incredibly helpful, and getting to hang out with y'all in Discord has been awesome. So awesome, in fact, we're gonna run it all back and have another playtest soon.

See you in 2025!

-Rodd, VP of Humanoid Resources and Diuretics, Rangus Corp.