Akita: King Pig Thinks Pink

unreleased canceled

Developer / Publisher: Karuma Games

Coming soon

Visual

hand drawn
side scroll

Structure

ability gated
exploration
interconnected map
item gated
non linear

Features

Co-op
equipment
multiple characters

Themes

fantasy

Summary

Akita: King Pig Thinks Pink is a 2D adventure-platformer metroidvania with hand-drawn animations, for 1-2 player local co-op.

Last updated August 17, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Steam

Resources

Links

IGDB

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- Differences
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- exploration
- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
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- Co-op
- equipment
- fantasy
- multiple characters
- Differences
- Demo Available
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- side scroll
- equipment
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- Differences
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- multiple characters
- Differences
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Akita: King Pig Thinks Pink

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