In combat, Pocket turns into a set of bladed brass knuckles, appropriately enough. While Boyfriend Dungeon will come out even if the Kickstarter fails, clearing that initial hurdle will bring the cat, Pocket, to the game. Stab monsters in ruined but contemporary-looking tunnels, make cash and spend it on a night on the town with your favourite weapon to get upgrades in combat. Set in sunny and fashionable Verona Beach, the player finds a part time job clearing out 'The Dunj'. It's the kind of gleeful, heartfelt weirdness I'm happy to see more of in this less irony-poisoned, more sincere era. Kitfox's previous games have been an imaginative lot (a near-monochrome cult management game and a high-concept 'personality test' action RPG), but Boyfriend Dungeon feels especially indulgent. It hit Kickstarter today and is well on the way to its initial funding goal.
There's men and women of all stripes, folk who don't fit the gender binary and apparently a kitty to pet, too. Part hack and slash action-RPG, part dating sim, it features a variety of weapons that transform into an equally diverse suite of suitors. Announced back in October by Shrouded Isle and Moon Hunters studio Kitfox, it's about smoochin' on swords. Boyfriend Dungeon is a strange title - it manages to sound both more kinky and less weird than the game it's attached to.