Yarn Guardians is a 2D Action-Adventure in which you play as cute flying cats that fight enemies with powerful Yarn Balls! Play the story campaign alone or with a friend. You can also challenge up to three friends in the versus mode.
Yarn Guardians will be released on Steam, Epic Store and Nintendo Switch 1 in August 2025. Playstation will follow in 2025.
Yarn Guardians will be playable in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese.
A demo is currently available on Steam.
Description
Rudy’s peaceful life changes abruptly when his home is attacked. He decides to protect his grandmother, unaware that he is following in the footsteps of the legendary Yarn Guardians. His grandmother told him stories of the heroes who once restored and maintained peace with the powerful Yarn Balls.
On his journey, the adventurous cat encounters power-hungry villains and shady characters. But on his mission to recover all of the lost Yarn Balls, he also finds allies and makes friends. Can they join forces to save their world from a new war?
Help Rudy and his friends to restore the balance in a fragmented world.
Immerse yourself in the world of winged cats and use the Yarn Balls to defeat cunning enemies.
Yarn Guardians is a 2D action-adventure that combines elements of shoot’em up games with the open level structure of Metroidvania games in a cute twin-stick shooter.
Play the main campaign with a friend or challenge up to three friends in Versus mode.
History
Yarn Guardians has been developed by German developer Pentapaw Studios since 2020.
Features
- Twin-stick shooter-like combat controls
- Fight with five unique Yarn Balls to defeat adorable foes
- Meet numerous hand-animated protagonists, enemies and NPCs
- Fly and fight your way through colorful hand-drawn environments
- Enjoy a light-hearted, humorous story
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