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Cult team-based strategy platformer Killer Queen Black out on Switch and PC in October

Liquid Bit and BumbleBear's team-based strategy platformer - and update of cult arcade hit - Killer Queen Black is making its way to Switch and PC on 11th October.

Killer Queen Black started life as an indie arcade game, simply called Killer Queen, debuting at New York University's fourth annual "No Quarter" exhibition in 2013. From that point on, the limited-release arcade cabinet began to develop something of a cult following, and Jeffrey Matulef took a look at the game and its enthusiastic community for Eurogamer in 2015.

Here's how Jeffrey explained the fascinating, somewhat inscrutable experience at the time: "Up to five players square off against an opposing team on a 2D terrain. Like Quidditch before it, there are multiple ways to win Killer Queen. The simplest is to collect a slew of berries and bring them back to your base. The second is to ride a slowly moving snail towards your goal. The entire point of this is to subtly creep to winning status while your opponents are lost in the commotion. And the third win condition is to slay your enemy's queen three times.

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