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Ballad of The Masked Bandits

Ballad of The Masked Bandits is a puzzle-packed stealth game where you play as three raccoons in a trench coat pulling off wild west heists.

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Developer
Big Boot Stoodts, LLC
Publisher
Big Boot Stoodts, LLC
Release
June 1, 2020
6 years and 63 days ago
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Mostly Positive68 reviews70.6%

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About the Game

DON THE DUSTER!

Ballad of The Masked Bandits is a puzzle-packed game where you play as three raccoons in a trench coat pulling off wacky wild west heists. Whether it be escaping jail or robbing a saloon, traverse wild west settings completing various different objectives and heists to guide these raccoons to infamy. Can you solve the challenges that await and guide these trash bandits to fame and fortune?

GAMEPLAY

  • Split up or join together as a stack to surpass challenging puzzles that block your way.
  • Don the trusty duster disguise to bamboozle the humans that threaten your escapades.
  • Push, pull, and move objects to overcome obstacles and reveal solutions to puzzles.
  • Platform and boost off of the top of your raccoon stack to reach unexplored heights.
  • Become the most notorious bandit trio in the rootin' tootin' wild west.

MEET THE GANG BEHIND THE GAME!

Ballad of The Masked Bandits is by Big Boot Stoodts, a student collective of eager engineers, artists, and designers from the University of Utah Entertainment Arts & Engineering program. The team assembled in early Fall 2019 in order to create the mischievous world of the Ballad of The Masked Bandits.
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