West of Loathing dev surprise-launches stick-figure follow-up Shadows Over Loathing

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Asymmetric, the developer behind browser-based MMO Kingdom of Loathing and 2017's marvellous wild west comedy West of Loathing, has surprise-launched a follow-up on Steam in the form of tentacular open-world adventure Shadows Over Loathing.

In Shadows Over Loathing - which sports the same eye-searing black and white stick-figure aesthetic as its predecessors - players are summoned to Ocean City at the behest of their Uncle Murray in order to help run his antiques shop.

Unfortunately, on arrival, Murray is nowhere to be found, and so begins an investigation into his disappearance that might just bring about the end of the world as players uncover a terrible (and almost certainly entirely ridiculous) eldritch plot.

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Matt Wales

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