Play as a virus inside Winnie the Pooh in Winnie's Hole - demo out now

With Pooh now in the public domain, of course we're going to get some weird Winnie the Pooh games. Winnie's Hole sounds a bit…you know, but it's actually a clever sounding game from Twice Different who made Ring of Pain.

Here you're fighting Winnie from within, as a virus attacking the body and mind. Poor old Pooh. You use various blocks to spread a virus in randomly generated inner worlds. The developers say it's a "union of fast-paced, turn-based gameplay which looks beyond common roguelite conventions to create a challenging new format". Additionally they say it's a "Holesome dark comedy inspired by old-school Nickelodeon cartoons" that is actually a "charming, original story with characters inspired by A.A. Milne’s classic Winnie the Pooh reimagined in a world of dark science, and styled like a Brothers’ Grimm fairytale made by Nickelodeon with an unhealthy serving of Cronenberg body horror".

Alrite, you've sold me.

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Features:

• Evolve with each run - Unlock new Perks, Mutations and Virus Strains.
• Mutate your host as a symbiotic virus.
• Bodybuilding in the worst way.
• A storybook narrative which reimagines Winnie in a world of dark science.
• A fresh take on exploration, replacing the typical roguelite node map with strategic, turn-based building using a set of tetromino-like virus blocks which you can evolve and reshape.
• Dynamic battle system where each turn is an action combo for fast-paced gameplay.
• Holesome horror comedy with gritty art inspired by old school Nickelodeon and Brothers' Grimm fairytales.

I've tested the demo working great on Desktop Linux with the latest Proton 9.0-4. It's thoroughly weird but actually quite funny, as well as being ever so slightly horrifying on what they've done. Interesting game mechanics though