- Publisher: Amazon Game Studios
- Release Date: Oct 7, 2025
- Also On: PC, Xbox Series X
- Summary:
- Developer: Glowmade
- Genre(s): Action Adventure, General
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 7 out of 19
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Mixed: 12 out of 19
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Negative: 0 out of 19
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Oct 8, 2025King of Meat arrives almost by surprise, delivering a highly entertaining title with a ridiculously fun premise and gameplay that appears simple at first glance but quickly reveals deeper complexity. Its variety of dungeons and rewards makes it ideal for repeated playthroughs, while the chaotic and unpredictable nature of its multiplayer renders it highly recommended for enjoyment with friends. Although it has areas for improvement, there is no doubt that it possesses potential that, hopefully, players will know how to leverage.
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Oct 2, 2025King of Meat is a serviceable co-op dungeon crawler that's best played with friends. Combined with a generous monetization model and plenty of replay value for $29.99, it shows a lot of potential for growth. However, entering a saturated multiplayer market, the game's greatest risk is failing to attract a consistent player base. Its unique aesthetic and player-made dungeons are its best hope for avoiding the worst-case scenario of being quickly abandoned.
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Oct 2, 2025A cooperative game that is simple and powerful, fun and generous, all at a low price: a combo that has everything to meet success.
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Oct 2, 2025King of Meat is a game that fulfills a specific niche genre, aiming to provide a solid and entertaining party game experience for folks looking to play games with their friends. There's matchmaking and the potential to play solo, but the game at its core is much better with 1–3 others to play with. Crossplay helps with this, allowing the entire group to play on the console of their choice. Everything is straightforward and to the point; there isn’t much to do, but when done with a party, it can end up being fun. It isn’t going to be a game of the year contender by any means, but the world surrounding the game is over the top and hilarious. It allows everyone to have fun with simple weapon combos, fun customization options, a dungeon creator and unlocks that keep the core game interesting.
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Oct 10, 2025King of Meat has a lot of charm and confidence to it and some of the humour is on point, but this mix of platforming and combat never really impresses in either area and the whole thing has a 'free to play' energy despite having a £25 price tag.
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Oct 2, 2025King of Meat is a fun cooperative experience with the potential to become even better, provided it receives the necessary support from the developer to improve the progression system and has an active community to keep the game updated with new scenarios.
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Oct 3, 2025Players who get enjoyment from titles like Minecraft or even Super Mario Maker will find that King of Meat's suite of creation tools gives them plenty of options and is fairly easy to use. But much like the core gameplay loop, this creative mode lacks the depth and complexity of any of the aforementioned games to be something that could keep creative-minded players engaged for more than a handful of sessions. King of Meat is not an objectively flawed experience, but in a year when gamers are practically drowning in one incredible game after another, a title can't really afford to be this forgettable.