PvP-focused standalone follow up 'Shoot Many Robots: Arena Kings' will be free-to-play on Steam

Demiurge Studios has announced Shoot Many Robots: Arena Kings, a player-versus-player follow-up to its recently released Shoot Many Robots.

The new, standalone title is an online deathmatch that pits players against each other in a game of (porcelain) thrones. In “Royal Flush” the Kings must murder each other to collect their crowns, and flush them down a teleporting golden toilet, naturally. New content and updates are being added to the game on a weekly basis, based on the feedback received directly from players.

Arena Kings is a free-to-play title for the PC via Steam, and is currently in a closed beta. Players can sign up at http://arenakingsbeta.shootmanyrobots.com with batches of keys being sent out weekly.

“We’re taking our favorite parts of Shoot Many Robots and stirring in PvP competition and gameplay that’s constantly evolving,” says Will Jennings, lead designer on Arena Kings.

“It’s like a big tasty vegetarian stew with lots of guns in it, but also alive and mutating and fighting other soups. While I’ve got notebooks full of weapons, special moves, and pants I can’t wait to add, what’s really exciting is getting to hear from players in the earliest stages of the game’s development and giving them what they’re asking for, sometimes in the very next weekly update.”