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Attack of the Karens

Attack of the Karens is a roguelite bullet hell shoot 'em up that focuses on difficult multi-phased boss fights, all against the backdrop of the "Karen" meme. Piloting the Manager X-15, embark on a mission to…

25 September 2023

Attack of the Karens is an arcade developed by Studio Primitive, released 25 September 2023 on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Attack of the Karens is

Attack of the Karens is an arcade game developed by Studio Primitive and released in 2023. It is available on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Defend your city to your last breath in this zany, rambunctious roguelite shoot 'em up. An evil alien pathogen has mutated four spoiled women and turned them into cyborgs with massive robot armies. It's up to you to cancel them forever!
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Attack of the Karens launched on 25 September 2023, within three weeks of Starfield, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, Lies of P and Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition. It arrived 6 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Starfield, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, Lies of P, Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition.

Official trailer

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When did Attack of the Karens come out?
Attack of the Karens was released on 25 September 2023 for Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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