Swapmeat News

Thanks for joining us in our latest SWAPMEAT playtest. Meat Lab 4 was our biggest one yet, and we've already made a laundry list of updates and fixes based on feedback from our Discord community.

Got questions now that you've gotten your hands on the game?

Join us in Discord Friday, March 14 at 3:30pm PT, where we'll look back on Meat Lab 4, talk about some of those changes mentioned above, and take your juiciest queries coming out of the playtest. We can't wait to see you there.

Until next time!

[h2]Good news, everyone![/h2]

We heard folks weren't ready for Meat Lab 4 to end, so we're keeping it open a bit longer. How does an extra-meaty extra day sound?

[h2]🔥 This SWAPMEAT Playtest will remain open until 5pm PT on Thursday, March 13th! 🔥[/h2]

This should give you and your pals a bit more time to get those last few runs in. So don't wait—get in there before we stick a fork in it! Thanks for all your support and have fun in the Meat Lab. Oh, and of course, tell all your friends to Wishlist now 😇

PLAYTEST (tell ya friends!): https://playswapmeat.com
WISHLIST (tell 'em about this too): https://store.steampowered.com/app/2790700/SWAPMEAT/
DISCORD (and this one): https://discord.gg/swapmeat

Good news, intrepid and aspiring Meat Scientists: SWAPMEAT's next playtest draws near! We're just tightening a few nuts and bolts, but we'll fling the Meat Lab doors open on...

[h2]March 6th at 10am Pacific![/h2]


Hop in and go hands-on with our newest updates and additions, including:

• Two new factions: Mutants and Aliens
  
• An all-new biome to explore / ravage
  
• Merit Badges: Track your progress through the game's story and net new inherent powers
  
• Mutated Abilities: Modify your Meat to optimize your build
  
• Controller support, for the WASD-averse
  

But that's just a taste — stay tuned for the full patch notes right before the playtest goes live. We'll keep the doors open until March 12th, so don't dally! That meat ain't gonna harvest itself.

And check out SWAPMEAT's new key art up there! You'll start to see this popping up across our various social channels soon. (Shoutout to OMG artist Doug -- he nailed it.)

Ready to play? Sign up for access, then recruit three of your pals and you'll all get in (while supplies last*). See you online!

Still hungry? Come hang out and talk to the One More Game team in our Discord server, then follow us on all the things: YouTube | Bluesky | Instagram | TikTok

And if you haven't already clicked that juicy Wishlist button... you know what to do. Love ya!

*If we exceed our expectations of players invited, we may close this deal down. Round up yer pals ASAP!

[h2]That's A Wrap
[/h2]What a week, Meat Scientists! It was such a blast playing SWAPMEAT with y'all, but alas, the Super Size Meat Lab must come to an end. We'll be back with another playtest - maybe sooner than you think! - so stay tuned here for more info and the next Meat Lab.

[h2]Help An Indie Meat-Based Lifeform Out
[/h2]If you had a good time with us this past week, there are two things you can do to help us on our quest to make SWAPMEAT the best damn third-person action roguelite shooter with meat-based sci-fi elements and humor:

1. Wishlist us on Steam - The more folks that add SWAPMEAT to their wishlist, the more the almighty Steam algorithm will put us in front of other players who may love the game, too.
   
2. Tell a friend (or 2, or 10,000) about SWAPMEAT - If you have a friend who you think would dig what we're building here, it'd be awesome if you shared the gift of SWAPMEAT with them. Here's a handy link to our trailer if your friends aren't strong readers.

[h2]Reminder: Play SWAPMEAT, Get Stuff
[/h2]We've extended our SWAPMEAT mega contest to run beyond this playtest. There's still plenty of time to get your entries in to win.



As a reminder: We're giving away 20 one-month subscriptions to Butcher Box, a leading purveyor of meat, delivered right to your door.

[h2]Until We Meat Again
[/h2]Once again, thanks so much for playing over the past week. Your feedback has been incredibly helpful, and getting to hang out with y'all in Discord has been awesome. So awesome, in fact, we're gonna run it all back and have another playtest soon.

See you in 2025!

-Rodd, VP of Humanoid Resources and Diuretics, Rangus Corp.

Hello, Meat Scientists!

To celebrate our Super Size Meat Lab playtest, we’re giving away the most appropriate prizes we could think of: MEAT. That’s right, we’ve got 20 ButcherBox boxes* chock full of quality meat products to give away, and there are a bunch of ways to earn chances to win:

1. Enter our giveaway over on Gleam, where 8 of the boxes are up for grabs. There are tons of ways to earn Meat Points (entries) in the giveaway - including playing in the playtest, wishlisting SWAPMEAT on Steam, and earning Discord roles for being active here in the community.
   
   
2. Contribute to our meaty community! The top 3 most reacted-to submissions to each of these Discord forums over the course of the playtest will receive a box o’ meat:
   
   #game-feedback: we want to hear from you about how we can make SWAPMEAT the best roguelite shooter in the universe, and we’re putting our meat where our mouth is.
   
   #meaty-content: share links to gameplay clips or screenshots you’ve publicly shared on social media – help us spread the good word of meat!
   
   #builds-and-strategy: tell your fellow meat scientists about all the broken tech, craziest builds, and pro-est strats you’ve discovered.
   
   
3. Refer and invite your friends and fans to join the playtest over at playswapmeat.com. The three players with the most referrals and/or invites will get their very own meat shipment.
   

The giveaway begins on December 16, 2024, at 11:00 AM Pacific Time and ends on December 23, 2024, at 11:00 AM Pacific Time. Some entries in the Gleam giveaway redeem Meat Points if you’ve unlocked roles here on the Discord for various actions. Make sure you've linked your Steam account on playswapmeat.com, make sure your Steam privacy settings* are set to "Public," and you've claimed your Discord roles (https://playswapmeat.com/dashboard/discord).

No purchase is necessary to enter or win. Please see additional terms and conditions for the giveaway, linked at the bottom of: https://gleam.io/EDJ69/swapmeat-super-size-meat-lab-community-event

*We’ll be delivering winners a $146 digital gift card for ButcherBox. Winners outside ButcherBox’s service area will receive an alternative digital gift card of equivalent value at the Sponsor's discretion.