{"id":11109,"date":"2022-04-04T11:02:04","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T02:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=11109"},"modified":"2022-05-12T17:13:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T08:13:36","slug":"20220404-11109","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220404-11109\/","title":{"rendered":"Cat-like creatures battle it out in Nyaaaanvy, coming to Steam Early Access on April 22"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Written by. Nick Mosier based on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20220402-197736\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>\u00a0(original article&#8217;s publication date: 2022-04-02 17:00<\/em> <em>JST)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Japanese indie developer Team DigitalMind has announced their latest title <em><strong>Nyaaaanvy<\/strong><\/em> is entering Steam Early Access starting on April 22. Players control cat-like creatures called Nyanvy for competitive butt-sumo action. The Nyanvy wiggle and worm their way around the stage in accordance with the game\u2019s physics engine, and the name of the game is using your body and butt to knock other players off the stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The release date for Nyaaaanvy, a competitive game about a mysterious cat-like creature, is set for April 22. Let&#39;s drop everyone on their butts! Up to 6 players will be online!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rHKy0kod0e\">https:\/\/t.co\/rHKy0kod0e<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Nyaaaanvy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Nyaaaanvy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30cb\u30e3\u30f3\u30d3\u30fc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UE4?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UE4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/indiedev?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#indiedev<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Steam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Steam<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SrNpDFpS0K\">pic.twitter.com\/SrNpDFpS0K<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Nyaaaanvy\uff08\u30cb\u30e3\u30f3\u30d3\u30fc\uff09\u516c\u5f0f (@TeamDigitalmind) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamDigitalmind\/status\/1510213914092781568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Nyaaaanvy<\/em> contains a variety of stages, like one taking place on top of building and one with a bomb placed in the middle. When the timer on the bomb reaches zero, it explodes and sends the Nyanvy flying. Winning a round on this stage will likely come down to taking minimal damage before the explosion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s also a stage with spinning bars that will push players who aren\u2019t able to nimbly avoid them off the edge of the platform and a conveyer belt stage that forces players to constantly contend with its moving floor. It does occasionally roll out helpful items for players to try and get their hands on, though.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1605\" height=\"895\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1605px) 100vw, 1605px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220402-197736-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220402-197736-001.jpg 1605w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220402-197736-001-600x335.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220402-197736-001-380x212.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220402-197736-001-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220402-197736-001-1536x857.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220402-197736-001-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220402-197736-001-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220402-197736-001-696x388.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220402-197736-001-1068x596.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220402-197736-001-753x420.jpg 753w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Players can also customize their Nyanvy. It looks like everything from colors, facial features, paws, ears, and tails can be mixed and matched to create your own unique Nyanvy. There are accessories like a halo, ribbons, and a silk hat to wear as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Nyaaaanvy<\/em> is being developed by the 3-person team at indie development studio Team DigitalMind. In 2020, Team DigitalMind released another game to Steam called <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1339330\/Samurai_Cooking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Samurai Cooking<\/em><\/a> where players control a samurai working at their part-time job cutting ingredients at a fast-food restaurant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Nyaaaanvy<\/em> is scheduled to be in Early Access for 3 months. When Early Access begins, the game will support single-player battles and local competitive play, as well as online matches with up to 6 players. The online matches will be divided between Custom Match where you can freely play, and Rating Match where you get randomly matched with other opponents. In preparation for the game\u2019s official release, the team will be working on network stability, as well as adding stages, customization options, and rulesets.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1594\" height=\"895\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1594px) 100vw, 1594px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220402-197736-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220402-197736-002.jpg 1594w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220402-197736-002-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220402-197736-002-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220402-197736-002-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220402-197736-002-1536x862.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220402-197736-002-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220402-197736-002-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220402-197736-002-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220402-197736-002-1068x600.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220402-197736-002-748x420.jpg 748w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>Nyaaaanvy<\/em> can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1771990\/Nyaaaanvy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> on Steam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nyaaaanvy is entering Steam Early Access on April 22. 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