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Made by Spearhead Games.

Platforms

PS4/PC

Release

There will be a PS4 demo at launch.
PS4 December 3 (US). 20% discount for PS+. December 11 (EUR). Discount for Plus Members at launch.
PC (Steamworks) December 18. 30% discount for pre-release.

What is Tiny Brains?

"Tiny Brains" is a cooperative action puzzler that follows four super-powered lab animals in their attempt to escape a mad scientist's experiments. In this joyously chaotic multiplayer game, the four "Tiny Brains" must combine their unique physics-based powers to navigate through a trick-ridden maze.

Tiny Brains is the brainchild of AAA veterans-turned-indie-developers Simon Darveau (design director on Assassin’s Creed III naval battles) and Malik Boukhira (game designer on Assassin’s Creed II and Dead Space 3).  With local and online drop-in/drop-out multiplayer, a full co-op campaign and additional challenge and competitive modes, Tiny Brains is a truly social, next generation title

Key Gameplay Features

Cooperative Gaming: Tiny Brains requires players to collaborate and put their heads together to overcome physics-based obstacles. With each player controlling a different superpower – Create, Force, Vortex and Teleport – the Tiny Brains must work as a team to move forward and escape the scientist’s deadly labyrinth of mazes.

Play It Your Way: All of the puzzles in Tiny Brains can be solved multiple ways depending on how groups combine their powers. The co-op level design creates dynamic, emergent gameplay, whether advancing through the campaign mode, beating time-based challenges, or competing in endless levels.

Whimsical World: To escape the mad scientist’s lair, players explore a colorful world of Popsicle stick-like ice pops, duct tape, tiny cages and Rube Goldberg machines. The zany art style gives rise to a slew of slightly mutated, yet oddly cute, playable characters.

Hardcore to Casual: Tiny Brains eggs on hardcore gamers with competitive leaderboards and fast-paced communicative play, challenging them to combine their powers as efficiently as possible. At the same time, the game has simple controls and physics-based mechanics that make it easy for casual and less-experienced gamers to jump right in.

Modes

Taken from this preview

In addition to the story campaign, Tiny Brains also has four other modes: Tiny Challenges, Tiny Soccer, Tiny Trolls, and Jules Mode. We got to also play Tiny Challenges and Tiny Soccer. Tiny Challenges replicates the same kind of challenges seen in the story mode, but with a score factor. We played a couple of the Ball Challenges where we had to get the red ball as far as possible. Our distance with tracked in centimeters, and as we kept going, it kept getting more and more difficult with more gaps that the ball could fall through. The Ball Challenges are procedurally generated, so they’re infinite. Other challenges include Combat Challenges (where players have to protect the pink chick as long as possible from the evil chicks) and Puzzle Challenges (where players are tasked with solving a puzzle as quickly as possible). Tiny Challenges will come complete with leaderboards, so players will be able to do the challenges over and over to try to beat their friends’ (or top players’) high scores. I was told that about half of the challenges will come unlocked without completing any of the story mode, while the remaining challenges will unlock as players progress through story mode and acquire collectibles.

Tiny Soccer was the last mode we got to see. It was a player-vs.-player (PVP) mode, and was actually quite fun. In Tiny Soccer, players are divided into two teams. Each character gets all four powers and players get a set time to score as many goals as possible against the other team. It’s hilarious chaos as the ball keeps getting swapped around and pushed down one side of the field, only to get pulled or swapped back. We ended up with a dev team vs. a reporter team and we ended up in utter ties three times in a row. Again, I think this mode would be great for a party game.

Where can I buy?

US PSN/SEN
Steam
Amazon (PS4 CODE)

Multi-player

Local co op up 4 players.
Drop in/drop out 4 player online co op.
Combo co op? Mix 1-3 players and play online?

Links

Tiny Brains PS Blog Post.

Tiny Brains PlayStation "Hub"

Trailer

Screenshots

Extras

PlayStation Move compatible

Originally Posted by Dinjooh

Lovely OT.

Isn't there any word about EU PS4 release?

Late edit - December 11

Originally Posted by VanWinkle

Really looking forward to this. Already have three friends that live close to me with DualShock 4's, so we are ready to go for some four player local co-op. :D

If it works like Super Acrobatic Rocket Powered Battlecars then that means taking local players online. So you and a friend can hop online on the same console.

Originally Posted by crazygambit

What is the price? For Plus members since it says it has a discount. Everything is blocked at work...

Should be 10% off. At least that's what the articles I've read said. So 17.99?

It definitely looks worth it in my eyes. Especially with the local/online co-op features.

I've got a question about this game and its couch co-op. I only have two Dual-Shock 4s, but I also have a Vita. Do we know if I can put a player behind all three of those devices and play together locally?

****EDIT****

Did some research and found this in the comments on one of the PS Blog posts about the game.

Remote Play works with Tiny Brains :)
Particularly useful for a couch coop session if you’re missing a Dualshock4.
On the subject, Playstation Move can also be used as alternate controller for the game. Not the motion aspect, but the analogue stick and buttons work just fine!

Think we could throw this in the OP?

Originally Posted by GravyButt

Any one play it yet? Wife really wants something close to LBP, hopefully its somewhat close?

Minus the create part it's a great party type game and even has a separate mode according to that one preview I posted a few posts back. Local and online co op will make this such a blast. Quote----

Another mode included in the title called Tiny Trolls that basically turns on the puzzler equivalent of friendly fire — allowing players to accidentally fling each other off cliffs and whatnot. Expect serious chaos.

Here is some more in case some thought there wasn't any more modes----

In addition to the story campaign, Tiny Brains also has four other modes: Tiny Challenges, Tiny Soccer, Tiny Trolls, and Jules Mode. We got to also play Tiny Challenges and Tiny Soccer. Tiny Challenges replicates the same kind of challenges seen in the story mode, but with a score factor. We played a couple of the Ball Challenges where we had to get the red ball as far as possible. Our distance with tracked in centimeters, and as we kept going, it kept getting more and more difficult with more gaps that the ball could fall through. The Ball Challenges are procedurally generated, so they’re infinite. Other challenges include Combat Challenges (where players have to protect the pink chick as long as possible from the evil chicks) and Puzzle Challenges (where players are tasked with solving a puzzle as quickly as possible). Tiny Challenges will come complete with leaderboards, so players will be able to do the challenges over and over to try to beat their friends’ (or top players’) high scores. I was told that about half of the challenges will come unlocked without completing any of the story mode, while the remaining challenges will unlock as players progress through story mode and acquire collectibles.

Tiny Soccer was the last mode we got to see. It was a player-vs.-player (PVP) mode, and was actually quite fun. In Tiny Soccer, players are divided into two teams. Each character gets all four powers and players get a set time to score as many goals as possible against the other team. It’s hilarious chaos as the ball keeps getting swapped around and pushed down one side of the field, only to get pulled or swapped back. We ended up with a dev team vs. a reporter team and we ended up in utter ties three times in a row. Again, I think this mode would be great for a party game.

Originally Posted by SapientWolf

That bonus co-op mode where you move the ball across gaps and obstacles is a laugh riot. I played it at PAX this year with 3 other randoms. There must have been like six last minute saves, with the whole group gasping and cheering.

I haven't read the fine print but you can play all those modes online as well?

I updated the OP with some of those modes with a quote and link to the article where I found that bit of text.

I don't suppose someone picked up a code from Amazon and is willing to part with it?

Was going to buy it yesterday but decided to sleep on it. Went to purchase today and I cannot.

If anyone is interested, Totalbiscuit played this in co-op with a friend at pax, its a lengthy video that also has the football mode, it looks like a lot of fun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xzne7u9TQw

Im personally buying a four pack on steam when me and my friends finish Trine 2.