Esophaguys
You are the Esophaguys, old folks with elongating necks. Stretch, bite, and swing in co-op, clash in chaotic minigames, and explore a narrated story in a hand-drawn world. Featuring a truly one-of-a-kind soundscape in the Ultimate Couch Co-op Experience.
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You are the Esophaguys, old folks with elongating necks! Stretch, bite, and swing in the Ultimate Couch Co-op Experience!
1-4 local players in physical mayhem: co-op, competitive, and solo! Progress across each mode to reunite your lost lengthy kin in a hand-drawn and acoustically one-of-a-kind world - all audio recorded analog with 4500+ mouth noises and the first video game composed of a jews-harp soundtrack.
Play online with Parsec or Steam Remote Play! Both are easy and free!
Story Mode (1-4 players) - 5 Levels
Accompanied by poignant narration, embark on a mythical journey to understand your past and shape the future. Will you uncover the true nature of the neck?
Co-op Mode (2-4 players) - 15 Levels
Stretch, bite, and swing together, traversing and solving puzzles as you search to reactivate the forgotten monuments of your ostracized people. 3 distinct environments each equipped with their own unique mechanics!
Competitive Mode (2-4 players) - 3 Minigames, 9 Levels
Esophaball, Spartagus, and Gulletorax await challengers! Compete, neck against neck, in team-based soccer, a gladiatorial arena, and PvPvE traversal trials to determine who has the greatest gullet.
Masochist Mode (1-4 players) - 5 Levels
No land. No checkouts. Nothing but neck. Subject yourself to grueling challenges in a hellish atmosphere ripe for speedrunning. Complete with Online Leaderboards for proven bragging rights.
80+ Unlockable Shirts, Hats, and Skins & Progressive Hub World
A secret cosmetic hidden in every level! Reconstruct the ancient monument of your people as you progress through each mode, uncovering secrets and unlocking the garb of your throaty friends.
4500+ Mouth Sound Effects & First Video Game Jews-Harp Soundtrack
Lose yourself in a soundscape all its own. The first video game dedicated to one of mankind's oldest instruments, the jews-harp. Experience the ancient sound from a variety of world traditions combined with bold experimentations. Classic twangs from America, Austria, the British Isles, India, Norway, Kyrgyzstan, and Yakutia will delight your ears with every jugular jiggle. Driven by a neck-centric philosophy, every sound effect is produced by the mouth, creating a dynamic library of 4500+ self-recorded, mouth-originated, juicy noises. Prepare your cochleas to be tickled to the extreme.
