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Stage Fright may not be on everyone’s radar, but its appearance at The Game Awards did not go unnoticed by us. The upcoming title from the Overcooked creators will look to deliver fun and somewhat cute but devilishly fun co-operative gameplay for fans of multiplayer games.
There’s not a lot of information about the game available as it’s not long been announced, but we’re intrigued by what we’ve seen, and there are some hints about Stage Fright’s future to consider if not to solve. So let us pick out what we can below — be that the game’s attractive animation style or an expected Stage Fright release date.
Key Takeaways
- Stage Fright is an animated co-op game being developed by Ghost Town Games.
- The title will focus on challenging players’ minds rather than needing agile or gaming-educated fingertips.
- There is no scheduled release period, but a 2026 arrival is possible.
- No Man’s Sky’s Hello Games is to publish the game, with PC being the only platform.
- Hello Games has said Stage Fright will feature “Overcooked-style chaotic moments”.
Stage Fright Release Date Predictions
It’s easy to assume that the Stage Fright Announcement at December 2024’s The Game Awards leads to a 2025 release. That may not be the case, though. When considering a Stage Fright release window, we should consider two things. The first is the announcement itself.
Unlike some games announced in 2024, there is no “coming in 2025” or similar to be seen for Stage Fright. This would lead us to believe that a 2026 release is more likely. The trailer isn’t necessarily enough to suggest this, but the second thing to consider is.
In a December 2024 interview with TheGamer, a representative of Stage Fright’s publisher, Hello Games, stated additional details about the game would be seen in the next year. We can infer from this that while details will arrive in 2025, the release won’t necessarily.
This leads us to predict a potential Stage Fright release window of H1 2026 — especially since the game appears far along enough to reveal but perhaps not far enough to arrive this year. This is speculation, though.
What is Stage Fright?
Stage Fright is an action-adventure title that is being designed for immediate accessibility by gamers looking for some instant co-op gaming that will (hopefully) strengthen bonds between players as they attempt to work together.
Based on the same interview mentioned above with the Hello games representative, Stage Fright is being referred to as offering “Overcooked-style chaotic moments” as players work co-operatively to solve obstacles, get out of escape rooms, and overcome problems to lead memorable characters Drew, Blake, and Charlie in pairs to unraveling an ancient mystery.
According to the Steam page details, Stage Fright developer Ghost Town Games is focused on challenging the minds of players (rather than the fingertips). As such the game sounds like it will provide a good workout for the gray matter, as friends and family play couch or online co-op to work through the title.
Expected Stage Fright Price
With little to go on at this stage (fright…sorry), we’ll look to the release price of Overcooked 2, which arrived at $19.99. We need to caveat that pricing is confirmed by publishers, and Overcooked 2 was published by Team17.
Stage Fright is to be published by (No Man’s Sky’s) Hello Games. However, we feel as though a similar Stage Fright price would make sense unless there is clearly more depth to the title, where it would demand a higher price.
Stage Fright Platforms
It looks like we shouldn’t expect multiple Stage Fright platforms — meaning console gamers will miss out, at least initially. The announced platform list is PC and PC alone, and there is a Steam page confirming Stage Fright will be released at some point. Unfortunately, no other platform or store pages exist.
Further, the announcement trailer only mentioned “wishlist now”, which is about as explicit a reference to the ability to wishlist on Steam as possible. So, while Ghost Town Games’ Overcooked 2 did arrive on consoles, Stage Fright is only announced for PC. Consoles may get the game at some point in the future, but there’s no suggestion so far.
Stage Fright Trailer
The Stage Fright trailer makes for easy and humorous viewing. It introduces Stage Fright warmly, without offering too much in the way of detail. What Ghost Town Games does wonderfully is to poke fun at itself and the players of Overcooked.
As Ghost Town Games highlights the tension and fondness gamers will have felt playing its previous title, we’re introduced to Drew, Blake, Charlie, and a crowd of fairly cute-looking monsters before things take an unexpectedly magical turn.
By the end of the trailer, two of our protagonists have been magicked into a seemingly split-screen but parallel world, as the Stage Fright co-op element is neatly highlighted. While there’s a snippet of in-game visuals towards the end, no real Stage Fright gameplay is included here. But the trailer does a strong job nonetheless in setting the scene.
Latest Stage Fright News
Revealed at The Game Awards 2024, Stage Fright is a couch co-op action-adventure title, likely to double down on developer Ghost Town Games’ Overcooked-style chaos. There is no planned release date or window, but more details about the title are expected to arrive throughout this year.
The Bottom Line
Stage Fright is very clearly cutely animated in the style of Overcooked. It may be a nefariously tricky but fun co-op game, too, when it arrives. Ghost Town Games has certainly piqued a lot of gamers’ interest with the announcement. We don’t doubt friendships will be built, tested, and ultimately strengthened by good, honest, problem-solving fun if the initial premise is backed by depth and style.
