Strange Scaffold is back again in partnership with publisher Frosty Pop to unveil their upcoming genre-bending game, Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3. The sequel to a game series that doesn’t exist will arrive later this year on Steam, but you can check out the demo now during Steam Next Fest.
This oddly-named game is a match-3 Survival Horror comedy RPG Metroidvania (or “matchroidvania”) that transports you to a mansion overrun with dinosaurs. And to add even more lunacy, goes the meta route with code-breaking bugs. This isn’t your run-of-the-mill creepy mansion; this is one stuck in a video game, and fully aware of it.
Discover the story of how, 20 years ago, the fictional, genre-fusion video game Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion was released and became a smash hit. Years later, the franchise returns to the spotlight when Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3 is shown off and announced on gaming’s biggest stage. Meanwhile, a very confused protagonist, J.J. Hardwell, fights off glitching raptors and T-Rexes in what he soon realizes is a broken video game that he must save.
Combining razor-sharp game development satire, role-playing, and satisfying match-3 gameplay, Creepy Redneck
“Development cycles usually take so long that video games can’t comment on current events, let alone the ones occurring within their own industry,” says Strange Scaffold studio head Xalavier Nelson Jr. “As improbable as it sounds, we want Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3 of all games to take on a medium that currently doesn’t seem to care for its players or developers in a tale that is by turns unsettling, heartwarming, and suitably: angry as hell.”
As mentioned, you can check out the demo now until March 3. And if you don’t get a chance to play it, don’t worry. Aaron will have his thoughts on the demo, along with other select titles during Steam Next Fest, next week.