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Steam Playtest for SWAPMEAT, a co-op body-part swapping third-person shooter (gamingonlinux.com)
1 point by rolph 3 months ago | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments


> a co-op body-part swapping third-person shooter

So "co-op" and "third-person" and "shooter" are obviously terms of art.

Is "body-part swapping" one as well, or just descriptive for this particular game? I don't keep my finger on the pulse of gaming.

Edit: There are fun new genre names all the time - looter shooter, boomer shooter, walking simulator... I'm legitimately curious if 'body-part swapper' is a new genre.


parts of other species have anatomical properties, and technomoifications. these parts may be used as implants for augmentation of player capabilities.

describes a defining unique feature of the gameplay.




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