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Title: Tire Boy is a wacky open-world adventure game you can tread all over

Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2025 00:01:53 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/tire-boy-is-a...

One of the best things about an indie game showcase is that you'll see at
least one preview that makes you think "huh?" and "lol!" in equal parts. For
the Day of the Devs presentation at Summer Games Fest 2025, Tire Boy
definitely fits the bill. Mechanics-wise, it's an open-world action-adventure
game, which is pretty standard fare. However, like the name says, you play it
all out as a tiny anthropomorphized tire. It looks super goofy, but in a way
that might also be super great.

The trio from GameTeam6 who presented the early build of the game explained
that they wanted to do some odd things with scale in the world, and that's
definitely been accomplished. Most other characters tower over little Tire
Boy, whether they're a friendly owl, an enemy frog or just a really big
heckin bunny. But there's also some sweetness promised as Tire Boy tries to
uncover the secrets of his past and his tire people. It's the sort of wacky
combination that can be a lot of fun in practice.

The studio has a ways to go before it's ready to play; they didn't suggest
any time frames for a demo or release window, but Tire Boy can be wishlisted
on Steam if you want to keep tabs on this quirky project.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/tire-boy-is-a...
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