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Did you know that Devolver Digital has a mascot? Well, now you do – and his name is Volvy. He was created to accompany the publisher's presentation at the 2023 Summer Games Fest, and thanks to a casual joke, he ended up with his own video game, and it's launching on the same day that GTA 6 comes out. Guffaw!
Volvy's Adventure: Reslimed was, according to this interview with Kotaku, intended as a marketing stunt and nothing more, but it has since developed into a radical-looking GBA-style 2D platform that calls to mind titles like WarioWare, Drill Dozer and more.
While the Steam page makes it sound like Volvy's Adventure is a remake of a pre-existing title, that's all fiction. The gameplay centres on Volvy's massive hand. "Any ol' video game mascot can run, jump and stomp their way through levels but Volvy and his big hand take it up a notch," says the Steam description.
"Use your oversized appendage to hover, grind, burrow, and smash through every enemy, obstacle, and secret passage."
Doinksoft designer Britt Brady and Devolver co-founder and marketing boss Nigel Lowrie are the pair who cooked up the idea, even going as far as to create a playable demo on the Game Boy Color to pitch it to the higher-ups at Devolver.
This then evolved into something with grander ambitions, and it's coming to Steam on November 19th – the same day that a certain other video game arrives (console releases are expected to follow suit no longer afterwards).
"As time went by and as it became clear that Volvy was destined to become a proper game, it felt inevitable that the world’s greatest gaming mascot should be the chosen one to face off with GTA 6," Brady and Lowrie told Kotaku in a joint statement back in August. "There is no doubt GTA 6 will have the spotlight before, during and after November 19 but it’s not for everyone, or releasing on Steam the same day, so we figure there’s a bit of ‘counter-programming’ that may work in Volvy’s favor.”