Everyone knows cats have 9 lives, however Umbraclaw is on the best way to show additionally they get successively cooler powers every time they die. The most recent side-scrolling motion recreation from Inti Creates (Azure Striker Gunvolt, Blaster Grasp Zero) is set to launch on consoles and PC on Could 30, 2024.

Particularly, Umbraclaw is coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Collection X|S, Nintendo Change, and PC. A demo is on the best way to the February 2024 version of Steam Subsequent Fest, and you’ll see how a lot ass this little cat kicks within the launch date trailer beneath. 

Umbraclaw follows a home cat named Kuon, who awakens within the Soulplane after dying in our world. As a way to return residence, she’ll need to courageous this realm of the lifeless, which has a extremely cool artwork type to it. Whereas cats do have 9 lives, these lives come and go slightly simply. Each time Kuon takes a success she dies; easy as that. Fortunately, she has an “Anima Revive” energy that may deliver her again to life with a brand new talent every time, paving the best way for various play kinds and main her towards a number of attainable endings. 

A few of these abilities are animal transformation abilities just like the Crow, Tyrannosaurus, and Elephant (take that, Mario). Kuon may also change right into a humanoid type for “full combating motion,” switching the main focus from enemy avoidance to direct fight. Blaster Grasp Zero director Satoru Nishizawa is on the helm for this one, and hopefully, it’s as enjoyable to play as it’s to observe. We’ll see how the sampler pans out subsequent month forward of the Could launch. We’ll additionally discover out extra about the opposite thriller recreation Inti Creates is engaged on Throughout PAX East 2024!