A tilt-based platformer about a chick born too round to walk — he can only roll. Two play modes, one for cozy players and one for challenge hunters.
Upcoming release
2026
Platforms
Scope
Full development
Genre
Adventure • Kids
Upcoming release
2026
Publisher
Casual Brothers Ltd.
Available platforms
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Marupoyo is a chick born so round he can't walk — only roll. Mocked for his clumsiness, he becomes his village's only hope when a tornado scatters his family across the kingdom. Guided by the Queen of Nature, he rolls through forests, icy mountains, deserts and volcanoes to stop an exiled Alchemist whose experiments are tearing the world apart. Family Mode removes death entirely for players who want a cozy run; Gamer Mode adds speed, hazards, time trials and badges for finishing without losing a life — or without ever touching the brakes.
Original IP developed end to end by Casual Brothers, including the dual-mode design that lets one build serve both family and core players.
A character who can only roll removes the platformer's core verb — jumping on demand. Every level had to be authored around momentum instead of precision, and the same geometry had to stay fair in a no-death family run and demanding in a timed expert run.
In-house design, art direction, physics tuning, level authoring, accessibility modes and platform delivery across Switch and Switch 2.
Marupoyo shows the studio building an original character IP with a distinctive mechanic and a difficulty structure that widens the addressable audience instead of splitting it.
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