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Press release:
The Victoria/Portland/London-based indie games publisher and developer Frosty Pop, today announced with great happiness and excitement that their unique 2.5D fighting game “Pillow Champ” is coming to PC (via Steam) and the Nintendo Switch (via the Nintendo Eshop) next Spring (2024).

Furthermore, Frosty Pop just gave the world its first look at the cushioned carnage in action. This brand new teaser trailer offers a first glimpse of the game’s unique fighting styles – as well as showcasing its gorgeous and distinctive art style.

As seen in the trailer above, Pillow Champ features a distinct set of characters and locations. A South Asian grandmother, a non-binary nurse, a campground in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Each character’s movement is informed by a specific cultural touchstone. From old time strongman routines to classic Bollywood movies to Muay Thai to Kendo and everything between. Poetry in motion at your fingertips.

Featuring a narrative penned by Xalavier Nelson Jr. (of El Paso, Elsewhere), Pillow Champ calls back to classics like Street Fighter II with punchy 2.5D action, a range of game modes, and an irreverent, fluffy setting. Enter the Pillow Champ tournament, a series of events and challenges that have altered society. Unravel the mystery of the Pillow Knights, a secret society seeking to drag pillow fighting back into the dark. Clean a car using only acrobatic pillow attacks, as our ancestors always intended.

Features:

Master the skills of 8 pillow-wielding characters to become the ultimate Pillow Champ.
Smack your way to the top with robust single-player options including a career mode with upgradeable character skills.
Move sets and animations inspired by various cultural dances, martial arts, and exercises.
Hilarious, heartwarming stories about finding your passion, keeping it, and defeating the pillow-wielding ninjas who would stand in the way of your dreams (2 at launch).
Pillow fight your friends in local multiplayer, and challenge the world in online multiplayer supported by rollback netcode!
Character stories created by prolific game writer Xalavier Nelson Jr. (Hypnospace Outlaw, Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator, etc.)!
A soundtrack you will play on repeat while you work, guaranteed.
A man entirely composed of pillows. Somebody free him from this torment. Please.
The best mobile controls ever in a fighting game (as easy and natural as texting).

Pillow Champ will launch on PC, Nintendo Switch, and Netflix Games in Spring 2024.

Wishlist Pillow Champ on Steam today:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2545780/Pillow_Champ/

Check out the Pillow Champ website:
http://www.pillowchamp.com/

Join the Discord:
https://discord.gg/wsxaqnFf

About Frosty Pop
Frosty Pop makes playful original video games for Nintendo Switch, Steam, Netflix Games, Apple Arcade, and the App Store.
Frosty Pop games have been covered by the LA Times, Washington Post, USA Today, IGN, CNN, Paste Magazine, Edge Magazine, CBC, and more. Their games have also been featured over 350+ times on the App Store.
Frosty Pop was founded in 2014 by Faisal Sethi in Vancouver, British Columbia, and has been fully remote and distributed since their inception