Obey the Insect God brings live-action digitized sprite weirdness to action platformers

Remember how the original Mortal Kombat used live-action sprites for characters? Now imagine if someone stuck that style into a modernised action platformer. Yep — Obey the Insect God could easily be a lost gem from the 90s except it's coming soon (no release date given).

Obey the Insect God looks really weird - but we all love a bit of strangeness in our games don't we?

Check out the trailer below:

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Key Features:

• Digitized Sprites Bring the Lair to Life: With digitized sprites created by live action video clips and photos that were then collaged together and animated into the game, Obey the Insect God throws it back to the height of the ’90s arcade craze.
• Embark on a Retro-Inspired 2D Narrative: Based on the national poem of Finland, the story is as deep as the Insect God’s lair, with live actors, full voice acting, and secrets revealed every step of the way.
• Discover and Deliver Unmatched Fighting Combos: With a variety of enemies and boss types, you’ll need to unlock powers and abilities to survive the lair. Master the timing, the blocking, and the combos to unleash brutal beatdowns on anyone and anything that stands in your way.
• Explore the Lair of the Insect God Your Way: Obey the Insect God features over two dozen unique zones that include a multitude of rooms for you to take the fight to. And with nearly every traversal mechanic available from the start, you can platform your way through the lair in whatever way you see fit.

There's a demo available on Steam with a Native Linux version. In a previous Steam announcement the developer mentioned they "really wanted to make sure that it could run flawlessly on Steam Deck" which is also nice to see.