Hit the grill — King of Meat to release October 7th

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August 22, 2025

On August 22, 2025

The world really went downhill when we stopped getting party platformers. Sure, Mario Party can be a blast, but things like Fuzion Frenzy are absent, leaving a big hole. King of Meat from Glowmade looks to fill that, and it’s coming in short order. October 7th is the release date, and you can check out more details – and our SGF preview – below.

Today, Amazon Games and Glowmade are excited to announce that King of Meat will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Steam on October 7, 2025.

King of Meat is a co-op party platformer, pitting up to 4 players against devious dungeons filled with puzzles to solve, challenges to traverse, and ridiculous monsters to fight. Players will compete in Official Dungeons, Community built dungeons or be able to unleash their own creativity to build unique and fun dungeons for other players.

Aspiring Contenders can now pre-order the King of Meat: Standard Edition for $29.99, or the King of Meat: Deluxe Edition for $49.99, with both skus, including the Venerable Defender Legendary Costume, a fearsome samurai-style outfit, with matching sword, shield, and stickers, plus up to 5 days of early access to King of Meat from October 2. The King of Meat: Deluxe Edition also includes the Tapeboard Betsy and Emerson Shard Character Sets for players to enter the dungeons at launch with style and flair.

Technical Test

In addition, we’ve also announced a King of Meat Technical Test, which will run from August 23, 10AM PT until August 24, 10AM PT on Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, giving players around the world the opportunity to get an early look at King of Meat. The participant feedback from the technical test will help us deliver the best possible experience at launch.

Players can join by searching for either King of Meat on Steam or King of Meat – Technical Test on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Join with your squad or head to our Official Discord channel to grab some friends.

Hang out with your favorite Creator on Twitch for 30 minutes of cumulative watch time during the Technical Test to claim your Beta Rewards Top. This reward will carry over into the live game. If you haven’t done so already, make sure your Twitch account is linked to your Steam, Xbox or PSN account (depending on which platform you play on). Twitch Drops can only be claimed once per account.

What to Expect

With the launch of King of Meat just a few weeks away, our teams at Glowmade and Amazon Games have provided an early overview of our values, player impact, and content strategy for the game.

Our Values:

As Amazon Games and Glowmade worked together to develop the business model for King of Meat, we identified three core principles that embody our values, serve as our foundation, and guide our decision-making.

No pay-to-win: All purchases in-game are purely cosmetic with no gameplay impact, and can be earned by playing the game.
Choice: All cosmetics are completely optional.
Transparency: There are no loot boxes or any other randomised form of monetisation. This means that players always know exactly what they are buying and how much it costs.

Game Content: There will be over 100 dungeons available at launch, but that number will quickly grow as the community pushes Create Mode to its limits. Most launch dungeons were meticulously crafted by Glowmade, while some came straight from the next generation of dungeon creators like you. These community-built dungeons were hand-picked from our ongoing playtests.

Future Updates:

King of Meat updates to the base game will be free for all players who’ve bought the game. While we aren’t ready to talk about post-launch support just yet, you can look forward to new game modes, player customisation options, Create Mode tools, regular events, dungeons, and more.

King of Meat will launch on October 7, and is now available to pre-order on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam for $29.99 for the Standard Edition, which includes the Venerable Defender Legendary Costume. The Deluxe Edition, available for $49.99, also includes the Tapeboard Betsy and Emerson Shard Character Sets. Both the Standard Edition and the Deluxe Edition give early access to King of Meat from October 2. Learn more about King of meat on the official site. King of Meat has been rated T (Teen) by the ESRB.

Stay tuned to GamingTrend for more King of Meat news and info!