Happy 2022! It’s been some time since our last blog update. Last October, we announced our partnership with Publisher Raw Fury, alongside a shiny new trailer.
This also came with the announcement that Cassette Beasts is coming not only to Steam but to Xbox Game Pass and Nintendo Switch! We can’t wait for everyone to play it.
We’ve been hard at work at always, and wanted to kick off this year’s blog posts with a look at a key location in Cassette Beasts – the Town Hall!
Check out this footage of Harbourtown’s Town Hall!
The Town Hall is the center of Harbourtown and a hub for adventurers. Here, you can:
Pick up quests and hear the latest on the island’s happenings
Upgrade your character in the community gym
And more!
If you’re a budding adventurer, then Wilma will have what you need!
We’re going to have a lot of cool stuff to show off this year, so keep an eye on the Bytten Studio Twitter page and come hang out in the official Discord!
Hey folks! This week we’re showing off another new monster from Cassette Beasts!
Southpaw has a mean left hook!
Southpaw is a fast-moving, fast punching metal-type beast. Their bodies are coated with a lightweight and flexible metal that allow them to withstand attacks and deliver swift attacks. Unlike Palangolin, which use heavy armour plating and long-range weapons to fight, transforming into Southpaw gives you a lightweight and aggressive form that allows for a more agile approach to battle.
It makes you wonder: what if Palangolin and Southpaw fused in battle?
Combine your powers to become Palanpaw!
While most of the monsters in Cassette Beasts are designed in-house at Bytten Studio, Southpaw was designed for us by character artist Sami Briggs (Smai). Sami has drawn some really cool art for the project, and Southpaw’s pixel art sprite was drawn based on her initial concept below:
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When asked about her thoughts when designing Southpaw, Sami said: “I love creating things that look cool, sharp and sometimes exaggerated, so I really wanted to design a beast that represents my style and tastes! I felt a half-wolf, half-robot boxer would be an interesting combo that best reflected what I was after!”
That’s all from us for now! You can follow us for more news on our Twitter page, and you can do the same for Sami if you’d like to see more of her work. Don’t forget, you can wishlist Cassette Beasts on Steam!
What is the creature that shuffles across the empty expanse of a long-abandoned mall? The being which saunters onwards endlessly, despite losing much of its polyester stuffing? Some say you can occasionally hear them crying–but perhaps that’s just the sound they make when they’re devouring some unlucky soul with their zipper maws.
Mascotoy just wants to be friends…
Mascotoy proves that plastic-type beasts aren’t all fun and games. Once some sort of character costume, the Mascotoy is now closer to a shambling corpse. Whilst it’s slow, you wouldn’t want to be on the pointy end of its oversized claw. Perhaps if one were to record it, however, this unnerving entity would make for a formidable form to take in battle.
We’ve got some big and exciting Cassette Beasts news to announce soon, so you should keep an eye on our Twitter page! We’ll sometimes show off some exclusive looks at the game there, such as this sneak peek at the character creation:
Here's a look at character creation in Cassette Beasts! With a bunch of cosmetic options available, you'll be all set to explore the monster-filled island of New Wirral.
Hey, everyone! The summer is over now, and a cold wind is slowly but surely upon us. Development on Cassette Beasts is going well, and we thought it’d be a great time to show off some new monsters! To match the changing of seasons, we’ve gone for a fire and ice duo.
Elfless and Artillerex
Elfless is the first ice-type monster we’ve shown! The Elfless fashion crude masks out of tree bark in order to hide their true emotions. Rumours say that there is one day a year when all the Elfless of New Wirral gather to replace their old masks with new fresh ones. In battle, they are nimble and spry, and able to summon blasts of snow and ice with a click of their fingers.
Artillerex is a mighty fire-type monster, towering above the diminutive Elfless. Its body contains a pit of molten metal, which it can form into shrapnel and shoot out in blasts from the “turret” on its belly. Keen eyed fans may remember Artillerex from its brief appearance in our reveal trailer. It surely must be one of the most powerful (and biggest) monster forms you can find on New Wirral!
You might be asking yourself what these two monsters might look if you fused them with the fusion mechanic. Well…
If you have a monster tape for both Elfless and Artillerex, you and your partner can combine to become Elfrex!
That’s all for now! As always, you can chat to us and the community on our Discord server, and keep up with Cassette Beasts news on Twitter! See you next time!
Hey everyone! It’s been 3 months since we announced Cassette Beasts so we thought it’d be nice to do a catch up of everything we’ve revealed since then – and maybe show off some new stuff as well!
Our announcement trailer reveal in May went down better than we could possibly have imagined:
Over 100,000 combined views across Youtube and Twitter
Over a dozen press articles including PCGamer and Kotaku
A bunch of new Discord community members, now 500+ strong!
Along with the trailer, we also showed off some monster designs, a look into the game’s chemistry system, and also the fusion system. Our in-browser playable fusion demo also let players see for themselves the capabilities of our fusion system!
It’s been fun seeing fans discuss their favourite monster fusions!
Since the reveal, we’ve been showing off snippets of the game alongside working hard on it:
We showed off evolution with Traffikrab’s evolved forms
Our reveal trailer song, Same Old Story, was also announced as a part of Black Screen Record’s free compilation vinyl “Sounds of Summer 2020”. It’s really exciting to see our composer Joel’s work alongside other talented musicians – it’s totally free to order the record so you should totally do that!
We're celebrating our 5th anniversary with a free vinyl compilation this month 🥳 14 incredible tracks from upcoming indie games on 180g black vinyl with original art by @Dreweyes. The vinyl is available FOR FREE … while stocks last. Order now: https://t.co/x97biafMeNpic.twitter.com/CJxQOayo5C
As a little celebration for our quarter-year anniversary, we thought we’d show off some new monsters!
Carniviper and Dominoth
Carniviper may exude a friendly demeanour, but don’t let its smile fool you – it isn’t particularly welcoming. If these poison-type beasts are encountered in the grasslands of New Wirral, they are known to silently watch any passing humans intently until they leave their vicinity. If not, they’ll become hostile very quickly! You may also have seen Carniviper’s evolved form before.
Dominoths can flap their large wings to take flight, and also whip up gusts of wind to attack their foes. Rumours are that recording this air-type creature uniquely gives the one who recorded it the power to summon wings of their own… That can’t be true, can it?
That’s all for now! Thanks for joining us on this journey so far, it’s been great fun! There’s lots of cool stuff involving Cassette Beasts we can’t wait to talk about, so keep an eye on our Twitter page. As always, feel free to come by the Discord and chat to us!
Hey folks! Today we wanted to shine a spotlight on some of the monsters that featured in our trailer, but haven’t been formally introduced!
Cat-5 and Kirikuri
Cat-5 is a powerful lightning-type beast, with razor sharp claws and a towering stature. Whilst its face may resemble a plasma screen display, it appears to be perfectly able to see out of it. How does it eat without a mouth, you may ask? It draws static electricity out of the atmosphere with its twin cable tails in order to power itself.
Cat-5, of course, featured prominently in our reveal trailer. We felt that its strange appearance that merges animal aspects with technology would showcase the monster design aesthetic of Cassette Beasts quite well!
Kirikuri is a plant-type monster. Before it evolved, it was a wooden training dummy – but now it has armed itself with a wooden practice sword and archery target shield. Its featureless face hidden behind a wicker hat, Kirikuri is a master of melee combat.
We also recently previewed Cassette Beast‘s weather system on our Twitter account, so you should definitely follow us there for future news and tidbits! And, as always, you can join our official Discord community to talk with us and the rest of the Bytten Studio community!
It's been about a month since we dropped the Cassette Beasts trailer. Thanks for all the kind words so far!
Fun fact: I find drawing proportioned human figures pretty tough (even more so when animated) so I made a rough proxy rig in Blender as reference for the animated segment! pic.twitter.com/aoUWNE2mwY
To commemorate a month or so passing since we announced the game, I also put together a little breakdown of how I animated the animated segment of our trailer (featuring Cat-5!). Check it out!
Hey folks! I’m here today to talk a bit about monster “evolution” within the world of Cassette Beasts. A classic trope of the genre, monster evolution refers to your monsters “evolving” into newer, more exciting and more powerful forms. There is no chance we’d miss out on it for Cassette Beasts!
As you battle with a monster form, players will be given the opportunity to upgrade that monster form’s cassette tape (providing that the monster form has an evolved form). The evolved form will have improved stats, new moves, and might even change elemental type!
Weevilite and Lobstacle
Many monster forms in Cassette Beasts also have multiple possible evolved forms. I’m excited to show off Weevilite and Lobstacle, the evolved forms that Traffikrab can become. Weevilite is a more offensive monster, whilst Lobstacle has greater defensive and uses more support moves.
Weevilites, in their natural habitats, are effective predators. Their long necks allow them to spot weaker monsters from afar, and by alternating flashes of their red and green eyes they can paralyse their prey with dizziness and mild migraines.
Lobstacles, on the other hand, are much more docile and patient creatures. When retracted into their “shells”, the heavy Lobstacle is almost impossible to move or overturn. If a cluster of them decide to nap in your way, it’s very likely you’re going to have to find another way round.
The conditions that determine which of a monster’s multiple evolutionary forms they become can vary! Such variables may include what moves they have, what time of day you upgrade them, and so on.
Anyway, that’s all from us today! if you want to chat with both us and the community, you can always head on over to our official Discord!
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