Launch Confirmed for City-Smashing Action Title Mighty Monster Mayhem

Rank17 has announced when its giant monster simulator Mighty Monster Mayhem will come smashing onto Steam VR and HTC Vive for anyone who has ever wanted to destroy a city.

The title puts the player in the role of a disgruntled scientist, who in an effort to prove his critics wrong, takes the entirely sensible and not at all extreme action of drinking a serum that will combine his DNA with that of a mythical monster. As a result, the scientist becomes a giant monster who goes on a rampage, destroying pretty much everything in sight.

The player can take the role of five different monsters, Cthulhu Carl, Ronald the Rock, Ian Insectoid, Toni the Oni, or Gorzilla – who likes to be called “Todd” for reasons that have not been disclosed. As a monster, the player can destroy buildings, climb skyscrapers, eat people to regain health and take on the military forces sent out to stop the rampage.

Multiplayer is also available so players can invite their friends to join them in destroying a city and see who can get the best highscore. There are nine cities available to destroy for a bit of variety.

Mighty Monster Mayhem is due to arrive on Thursday 20th April. At launch it will be available at the discounted price of $8.99 USD, a 40% discount on the usual price. This offer will be available until 27th April.

The title is compatible with HTC Vive and is a room-scale experience, so will require a decently-sized play area. Further details can be found on the Steam page. A trailer for the title can be viewed below.

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Be A Giant Monster in Mighty Monster Mayhem

Have you ever been watching Godzilla or King Kong and sympathised with the monster? Ever wanted to just cause destruction on a city-wide scale? Well, upcoming title Mighty Monster Mayhem may just be the game you have been waiting for.

Developer Rank17 has just released a trailer detailing some of the things that can be expected for players once the game is released later this month. Mighty Monster Mayhem allows the player to take on the role of a giant monster and go on a rampage. Destroying buildings, climbing up skyscrapers, eating people, smashing the military; all are possible.

Being a virtual reality (VR) title, the player can really become one of these creatures, stepping into their oversized feet. There will be five monsters to choose from at launch. There is insect-like Ian Insectoid, demonic Tony the Oni, rock monster Ronald the Rock, Lovecraftian Cthulu Carl and traditional lizard monster Todd.

As is probably obvious from the monster names, the videogame is somewhat tongue-in-cheek and cartoonish. The monsters eat people to recover health, can throw cars, leap vast distances and there is even a multiplayer co-op mode planned so multiple monsters can wreak havoc on the unprepared city.

Mighty Monster Mayhem is compatible with HTC Vive and Oculus Rift with Touch and it supports a room-scale experience, so will require a large play area of at least 2m by 1.5m. It is not currently known exactly when it will launch, but it is expected sometime in April. No price point has yet been set.

Further details and updates can be found on the Steam page. You can view the official trailer below.

And for those heading to the VRLA event next week, they’ll be able to play Mighty Monster Mayhem for the first time. Rank17 will be hosting a competition pitting players against each other, with winner being able to choose either HTC Vive or Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti graphics card as their prize.

VRFocus will bring you further updates on Mighty Monster Mayhem and other VR projects when they come in.