Deformers

Deformers is a multiplayer brawler game played from a third-person perspective.^[1] Players take control of squishy ball-shaped creatures called a Forms that are capable of rolling, jumping, dashing, and absorbing items.^[2][3] In the deathmatch and team deathmatch modes, the goal is to roll around and knock opponents off the arena platform.^[2] Form-ball is a mode that plays like soccer; a ball must be knocked into a net to score goals.^[2] The game supports online two-, three-, and four-player splitscreen as well as online multiplayer with up to eight players.^[3]

Deformers was developed by video game studio Ready at Dawn.^[3] The project began as a physics technology demonstration.^[3] A duo at the studio began working on prototype for Deformers in August 2014 while most employees were occupied with The Order: 1886.^[3]

It was announced that Deformers would shut down on 9 August 2018.^[4]

Deformers was initially scheduled to launch for Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on February 14, 2017,^[5] however it was delayed so that the development team could address issues from feedback they had received.^[6] An open beta of the Windows version ran from April 1–4 on the digital distribution service Steam.^[2][7] Deformers was the second game published by GameStop's publishing program GameTrust.^[6] The game was released on April 21, 2017.^[8]

Deformers received a mixed reception from critics.^[9][10] It was nominated for "Original Score - Video Game" at the 2017 Hollywood Music in Media Awards.^[11]