Gang Beasts: Early Access

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 5 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

1
Average:

1
Bad:

2

Pros:

Dozens of maps to fight in, Messy, silly combat, Hilariously vague controls, Great cartoonish graphics

Cons:

The soundtrack is pants, Playing online isn't quite as fun as playing local

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Last revision on April 22, 2018

Reviewers Liked

Dozens of maps to fight in, Messy, silly combat, Hilariously vague controls, Great cartoonish graphics

Reviewers Didn't Like

The soundtrack is pants, Playing online isn't quite as fun as playing local

Expert reviews and ratings

Chaotic, laggy slapstick fun is the best way to describe Gang Beasts. We've been hearing about it and playing it ever since 2014 but it got out of Early Access at the end of 2017 and finally released on Steam and the PlayStation 4.Gang Beasts is a...

By gamingcentral.in on February 07, 2018

Boneloaf seems to know that couch play was going to be the favorite mode and it shows in the level of care they give it. It's a game to show off to friends and play while possibly drinking with the gang, but the game knows that and caters to it. It's...

By GameZone on December 29, 2017

Gang Beasts is a game for friends. It's funny, silly and inconsequential. With a huge array of costumes to wear and places to brawl, you can play one game or ten and have a great...

By WCCFTech on December 27, 2017

A one-trick pony of a multiplayer fighter, Gang Beasts is sometimes hilariously messy but often just a...

By PC Gamer on December 20, 2017

Slightly above average or simply inoffensive. Fans of the genre should enjoy it a bit, but a fair few will be left unfulfilled. How we score: The destructoid reviews...

By Destructoid on December 20, 2017

With typically perfect comic timing, Gang Beasts launched right at the tail end of last year, stumbling into the party just as everyone else was leaving. Much as I would have liked to review it at the time, there simply wasn't enough of it, what with...

By Bit-tech.net on January 09, 2018

There's a folder on my PlayStation 4 that's reserved for the really good stuff. It's where Towerfall Ascension sits alongside Nidhogg and the brilliant compilation that is Sportsfriends. It's where I head when friends are around, when I want a...

By eurogamer.net on December 15, 2017

According to the Gang Beasts website, developer Boneloaf originally sought to create the spiritual descendant of scrolling beat-'em-ups like Final Fight, Streets of Rage and Golden Axe. Having grown up with those games, they strike me as excellent things...

By eurogamer.net on September 10, 2014