The quirky neck-based platformer Esophaguys has received its biggest update yet, dubbed “The Neckening,” which brings online leaderboards, expanded co-op play, and an absolutely bonkers amount of mouth-made sound effects. The award-winning indie game from Esophaguys Team now boasts over 4,500 personally recorded mouth-originated audio clips, cementing what might be gaming’s most unusual audio identity.
The update unlocks full four-player cooperative levels designed specifically for chaotic party sessions, complete with electric chaining mechanics unique to these multiplayer stages. Meanwhile, competitive players can now test their skills against the world through global online leaderboards in the brutally difficult Masochist Mode, where there are no checkpoints and presumably quite a lot of frustrated neck-stretching.
Beyond the headline features, The Neckening brings substantial quality-of-life improvements including a completely overhauled camera system that eliminates jitter, enhanced gecko animations, and satisfying confetti effects for minigame scoring. Players can also customise their characters with new emotes and variable neck lengths, because apparently neck customisation is exactly what gaming needed.
Esophaguys originally caught attention as a Tokyo Game Show 2024 Sense of Wonder Night winner, combining physics-based platforming with what the developers describe as “belly-laugh-inducing fun.” The game features the world’s first video game soundtrack based on traditional jews-harp music, which pairs surprisingly well with all those mouth-originated sound effects.
The Neckening Update is available now across Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox, and Steam. More information about Esophaguys and its wonderfully weird world can be found on the game’s official channels.
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Author: 360 Technology Group
