None and His Feline Friend Cat-Kit

It’s been a very exciting two weeks for us at Heart Core HQ, with the official announcement of Gripper. If you missed this then you can catch up with it over at Game Tyrant or Nintendo Life. We’ll have more news about the release date soon, so keep a lookout for that.

Now the burning rubber has settled on our announcement, we want to share more details about Gripper. More specifically, regarding the main protagonist None, and his trusty, if not slightly sarcastic sidekick Cat-Kit.

Despite Gripper being a game where you can rip off a mechanical spider's legs, at its core, it’s a heartfelt story full of emotion and loss. None’s story is one of mystery. After running away from home following a disagreement with his father, he returns to find that the source of this disagreement may be the cause of what is now a barren waste and dystopian home, plagued with dangerous mechanical threats.

Progressing through the challenging boss fights of Gripper will provide both answers and more questions as to what happened to None’s parents. Although Cat-Kit may put on a big front, they’re gentle at heart and hold the key information None needs to find the source of the new corruption.

We really wanted to make None and Cat-Kit feel like a true partnership, like a boy and his life-long pet dog or cat. We build a sense of this through their seamless interactions together, both in and out of combat. Let’s just hope Cat-Kit isn’t the only remaining member of None’s family home.

If you’re excited to start gripping and ripping, please be sure to wishlist Gripper. It really helps us out.

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The Heart Core Team