On May 11, octopuses and squids will face off in OCTOPinbs, a multiplayer social deduction game landing on PC via Steam. Published by Aniplex and developed by tri-Ace and Lasengle, the title includes Spanish among its languages. Matches of 3 to 10 players assign two roles: firefighters who put out fires and artists who start them. Victory is achieved by reducing the incineration rate to 0% or catching the arsonists in Octojars. 🐙
The technical engine behind the fire and deduction mechanics 🔥
tri-Ace and Lasengle implement a round-based match system where each player receives a hidden role at the start. Firefighters must coordinate actions to extinguish fires in real time, while artists sow chaos without being discovered. The interface displays a map of the scenario with incineration levels, and Octojars act as a capture tool. The game prioritizes communication between users, with support for chat and quick commands. It does not require demanding hardware, running on mid-range systems.
When your teammate turns out to be an arsonist squid 🦑
Nothing like trusting that colleague who swore they were putting out the fire while, in reality, they were setting the carpet ablaze. In OCTOPinbs, paranoia is the order of the day: that seemingly helpful octopus might be planning to turn the match into a barbecue. Of course, at least you'll have the perfect excuse to blame someone else when everything goes up in flames. Social deduction has never been so aquatic nor so incendiary.