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Overseas developer Sigma Labs released the 1 to 8 player cooperative horror game 'Mogged: Looksmaxx or Die' on Steam on the 1st. The title focuses on 'looksmaxxing,' a term for maximizing one's physical attractiveness, requiring players to groom themselves to meet assigned aesthetic scores while the ugliest player is hunted by an unidentified monster.
Gameplay follows a day and night cycle where players prepare their appearance during the day and sneak into a grand mansion at night to collect banned items needed for beauty. Because the roaming monster targets the ugliest individual, maintaining a higher level of beauty than teammates is crucial for survival.
Aesthetic requirements increase as stages progress, pushing players from an initial miserable state toward a maximum score of 10 using collected items and suspicious procedures. If they fail to meet targets, teams must resort to methods like illegal drug distribution, stock investments, or employment to forcibly raise the team's average score.
The game also features amusing physics engines that create absurd scenes, such as teammates collapsing limply or doing somersaults when struck, or being dragged away by monsters in comical poses. As of 4 PM on the 2nd, the Steam user rating sits at 'Mixed' with 43 percent positive reviews out of 89 participants, receiving praise for its novel concept and comedy while drawing criticism for inadequate optimization and an unfriendly tutorial.
