Shadows over Loathing is a slapstick-figure comedy adventure

The stick-figure Loathing universe expands with the surprise release of Shadows Over Loathing, a horror-tinged comedy adventure/RPG that transports you to the shady side of an already black-and-white world. Following five years of under-wraps development, this successor to 2017's West of Loathing and the long-running MMORPG The Kingdom of Loathing is available on Steam for PC and Mac. The game is regularly priced at $23, with a 15% launch discount through November 18.

Shadows Over Loathing transports you to the 1920s prohibition era, where you must help your Uncle Murray at his antique shop in Ocean City. But upon your arrival, the old man is nowhere to be found. Your investigation into his disappearance and the artifacts he's been collecting takes a turn when you stumble across some shadowy plots (and a bunch of squirming eldritch tentacles) that threaten to bring about the end of the world.

The game features authentically baffling 1920s slang, strategic turn-based combat (but only if you want it), inappropriate fishing, cursed antiques, a corrupt government to be overthrown at your leisure, an infinitely tall building, sentient math, and much more. You can play as the athletic Pig Skinner, the cunning Cheese Wizard, or the hip Jazz Agent. Just watch out for those non-Euclidean horrors lurking just beyond the edges of the screen…

If you're looking for a horror-tinged comedy adventure/RPG, look no further than Shadows Over Loathing. With a 15% launch discount, it's a compelling case to try this successor to 2017's West of Loathing