You know which classic game deserves a modern sequel? Zombies Ate My Neighbors, a beloved horror-themed top-down shooter that is currently owned by Disney. A new sequel is super unlikely, but a spiritual successor is on the horizon. indie developer Curse Free Studios announced Demons Ate My Neighbors! years ago, and now it seems like they're making some progress. A mobile game will come out early next year, and the main game is still in development.
Demons Ate My Neighbors! (or DAMN! for short) will feature:
- Two heads are better than dead - Team up in local co-op, then pump, refill, and spill ‘em all with Splasha squirt guns, loaded with an infinite supply of holy water. Don’t worry about death - with infinite timelines, another April & Joey are ready to DAMN! or DELIVER all over again.
- Customizable and Upgradeable Splashas - Pump past the limit with Overpump and unleash holy hydro hell. Swap & pop Nozzles to drench demons with different shots, effects, and Overblasts - then upgrade the Splasha’s stats with Nitro Splashtanks found throughout the ‘burbs of Fairweather.
- Interactive, Procedural Environments - Knock over mailboxes, trashcans, and more to find household weapons that exploit monster weaknesses. Freeze Zombos, zap Zaplings and vaporize Vampunks with Garlic Pizza.
- Collect VHS tokens from Boss Demons- Unlock new permanent meta upgrades in The Hideout
- Getting lost finding possessed citizens in procedurally-generated levels? Not with the radical Radar Radio called the RadWatch. Level it up by slaying monsters to boost its range and ability to find survivors.
As for the mobile game, it will be called DAMN! Nation, and it will be a single-player game that can be played with one hand. The developer somewhat apologetically states:
...we’re implementing blockchain technology to store run data, providing a transparent, public leaderboard to keep things fair and track performance trends.
The developer's hope is that DAMN! Nation will bring in money to fund the development of Demons Ate My Neighbors. Success is not a foregone conclusion, but I've always believed in DAMN! and hope that it will be released someday.
Demons Ate My Neighbors! is in development for Switch and Steam.