Skyhook

Fight with grappling hooks and fly pirate ships in Skyhook, a local multiplayer platformer.

Local Multiplayer Arena Combat for 1-4 Players

• Use your grappling hook to kill your enemies and swing around the level in free for all combat.
  
• Choose from five unique characters, like the fast moving cat Jade or the teleporting assassin Anara.
  
• Mount vehicles like the cannon firing Airship or the lightning shooting Gryphon and fight off the other players as they try to grapple onto your mount.
  
• Battle across 19 different maps across 5 unique worlds, from the Viking mountains of Frostguard to the lava flooded Magma Cove.
  
• Watch for chests that fall from the sky, stuffed with powerups like the berserker helmet, the shield, and the doppelganger mirror.

• Customize matches with Special Options like Double Jump and Deadly Dodges.
  
• No friends around? No problem! Play against up to three CPU players at different difficulty levels.
  
• Play with controllers and/or keyboard.

Game Modes

• Deathmatch - Fight to the death until the last man, woman, shark or cat is standing.
  
• Team Deathmatch - 2v2 or 3v1 battles where you can hook onto your teammates for gravity defying swings.
  
• Steam Tank - Fight more tactfully with a limit of three hooks that only regenerate when you're on solid ground.
  
• Sky Slayers - Earn points by killing your enemies, but lose points by killing yourself.
  
• Capture the Swag - Grab the bag of swag on the stage and hold onto it as long as you can. Your enemies will be trying to hook you or hook the swag away from you. Collect the most swag to win.

Anara - Princess of the Sin

Once the heir to the throne of Kalraan, Anara was driven out of her home as a child when the kingdom, and her parents were taken from her. Growing up in the harsh deserts of Araak, Anara has since become known as one of the world's deadliest assassins. She hunts for the treasure that will finally help her reclaim the land that was taken from her.

Dodge Ability

When dodging, Anara will disappear and only reappear once she has reached the end of her dodge, making her movements extremely unpredictable.

Fin - The Storm Eater

Known better as "Fin, The Storm Eater", Fin's reputation of being a merciless sky pirate is known around the world. He wanders the skies in search of the fabled Ghost Ship and its secrets of immortality.

Dodge Ability

When dodging on the ground Fin will dive beneath the earth, with the ability to change direction and end his dodge at will. While powerful on the ground, Fin can only dodge a short distance in the air.

Runa - The Frost Slayer

At the age of four Runa was known to wrestle with mountain lions in the great sky mountains of the Viking clans. After the great serpent Midgard destroyed the Viking capital of Frostgaurd, Runa took it upon herself to search for the treasure that could defeat the serpent and avenge the family she lost.

Dodge Ability

Runa can dodge roll evenly on ground and in air, with no stun delay, giving her the ability to immediately strike after dodging.

Jade - Last of the Sabre

Jade grew up with nothing in the streets of XianYu, where she promised herself that since the world gave her nothing, she would take everything it has to offer. As soon as she was old enough (or so the captain believed) Jade joined a crew to take to the skies and seek out the world's greatest treasures. Now she's wanted in over 20 countries with a bounty of over ten thousand gold pieces.

Dodge Ability

With a lightning fast dodge both on the ground and in the air, Jade will do a quick strafe and change direction as soon as her dodge ends to surprise her enemies from behind.

Grimlock - The Crab Captain

Grimlock’s past is mostly a mystery. What little is known about him is that he is Captain of the ship Scythe, serving the Skull Queen by collecting souls for her undead army. Some say that he sold his soul to the Queen in an effort to win her love and that is why he is bound to the Scythe. He is merciless, fearless, and has a thirst for human and sabre flesh. He hates fish though. He rules the sea with his claw-like Skyhook, seeking out new souls for the army of the damned.

Dodge Ability

Grimlock tucks into his hermit shell, deflected any hooks and melee attacks that may come his way. If you're trying to attack a hooked Grimlock you'll find yourself pretty vulnerable when your hook gets knocked away!

Single Player and Co-Op Content

• Arcade Mode - Take on CPU players and see if you can defeat all the characters in the game.
  
• Quest Mode - Fight hordes of enemies on your own or together with friends, and face off against some the biggest bosses in the sky.

Tons of new versus mode content

• More characters to unlock and choose from.
  
• More levels, hazards, and environments for versus mode.
  
• More powerups and environmental effects.
  
• New kinds of vehicles and mounts.
  
• Continuous polish to gameplay, music, sound, and art.

• Is there controller support?
  Yes, Skyhook has full controller support, and is compatible with most standard gamepads including Xbox and Playstation controllers.
  
• Will there be online multiplayer?
  The game is currently local co-op only, however there are plans to try to implement online multiplayer during early access. In the meantime you have the option to play single player against the AI.
  
• How big is the development team?
  The game is made mostly by one person, Wase Qazi, who handles all the design, pixel art, and programming. Julian Shanahan is responsible for the music and Katherine Murray is responsible for the illustrations.
  
• Will the game support other languages?
  We'd love to support more languages. Let us know in the Discussion boards which languages you'd like to see!