Fancy Cats is bringing cat-itude to mobile

28 June 2016

 

All 4 Games, Channel 4's games division and Publishing Hero nominee, announced today that Fancy Cats, Genix Lab’s cat cosplay inspired mobile title, will be available to download for free from the App Store, the Google Play Store and the Amazon Appstore from Thursday 30th June.

 

Bat Cat? Purr-fessor Dumbleclaw? Kitty Smalls? Fancy Cats has it all! Players can look forward to transforming their fancy cats into as many heroes as they can conceive, with endless cosplay combinations, thanks to an array of stylish feline costumes and cat-sessories.

See just some of the fancy cat costumes on offer in the a-meow-zing trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK6jNJ2y85w

Developers Genix Lab plan to deliver even more cosplay options to fans, with regular updates and calls for cosplay costume requests from the Fancy Cats community.

Fancy Cats patrons are encouraged to fill their fancy garden with more than 25 species of fabulous fancy cats, each with their own unique personalities. There they can name them, feed them, play with them and dress them up in an array of fancy costumes and accessories, with cat-itude worthy of the global Fancy Cats cosplay album. See the full list of game features below:

Key Features

1. HUGE SELECTION OF FANCY CATS: 25+ cat species to collect, each with their own personalities!

From popular cats like Persian and Siamese to wild cats like Pallas and Sand cats.

2. ENDLESS COSTUME COMBINATIONS: See how many heroes your fancy cats can cosplay with loads of fancy outfits and cat-sessories for your fancy cats; including hats, jewellery, wings…even a bowl of ramen.

3. LOTS OF PLAYFUL TOYS: See how many tricks you can teach your fancy cats with various cat toys, including clockwork mice, music boxes, love potions, giant donuts, red hot chillies and more.

4. UNLOCK FREE FANCY GIFTS, ACCESSORIES & TOYS: How many rare accessories and free gifts can you uncover? Make a-meowzing matches on the game board to release secret boxes of fancy prizes!

5. COLOURFUL GARDENS: Make your fancy cat costumes pop with seasonally themed gardens. The purr-fect place to show-off your stylish fancy cats.

6. GLOBAL COSPLAY ALBUM: Get inspired and see how your fancy cats weigh up against the competition! Share your fancy cat cosplay creations with millions of Fancy Cats fans from across the globe.

Players will be able to step inside this fancy world of paw-someness on Thursday 30th June. If you’d like to review the game exclusively prior to its launch, please email alangton@channel4.co.uk.

 

For more information on Fancy Cats and Genix Lab as well as the latest game assets, please visit the All 4 Games press vault and the official Fancy Cats website: www.fancycatsgame.com.

 

 

Notes to editors:

About Genix Lab

Genix Lab is a Vietnam-based indie game development studio founded in early 2016. The team consists of 6 young and passionate game designers, artists, and programmers; and is led by Phong Thai, who was previously Studio Lead Programmer of Gameloft Vietnam and has over 10 years of experience in game development. Prior to Genix Lab, Phong Thai achieved over a million downloads with his hit title Game42, which was named as one of 40 best iPad games of 2013. Fancy Cats is Genix Lab’s debut title as a collective, which is due for release in summer 2016. For more information please visit: www.genix-lab.com

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About All 4 Games

All 4 Games is Channel 4’s Glasgow-based games publishing arm, formed in September 2015 to provide premium support to small, talented indie developers within the mobile games sector. Led by industry veteran Colin Macdonald, Channel 4’s Games Commissioning Editor and Head of All 4 Games, the core games team boast over sixty years of collective experience and a genuine passion for gaming. The All 4 Games label builds on Channel 4’s reputation as an ally for independent creatives by elevating developers and helping them launch successful mobile games globally. Channel 4 currently commissions up to six funded games per year in association with its flagship programme brands, already achieving mass global audiences and critical acclaim with The Snowman, Made in Chelsea, Hollyoaks and Reverse The Odds receiving multiple nominations and wins at BAFTA, Digital Emmy, Broadcast Digital and BIMA awards. For more information please visit: www.all4games.co.uk

 

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Twitter: @All_4_Games

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