Kong: Survivor Instinct (2024)
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Kong: Survivor Instinct is a Monsterverse video game developed by Polish studio 7Levels, which co-published it with 4Divinity. It was released for PC and consoles on October 22, 2024.[1] A side-scrolling, nonlinear platformer, the game follows everyman David Martin as he searches for his estranged daughter among the ruins of a monster-infested city. As Martin, the player must contend with the titular Kong, other Titans and superspecies including Abaddon and Tiamat, and a band of mercenaries led by Alan Jonah from 2019's Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
Description
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A sudden Titan attack prompts massive evacuation efforts-but not everyone makes it to safety before the devastation ensues. Caught in the crossfire between battling monsters, many residents become trapped in the collapsing city—your only daughter among them! |
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Levels
- Residential Area
- Oakwood Avenue
- Townhall Square
- Riverside Road
- High Street
- Downtown
- Central Plaza
- High-Rise Rooftops
- Skyscrapers
- East Bay District
- Lighthouse Point
- Inner Harbor
- The Great Bridge
- Hyenas' Underwater Facility
Journal
- Find Stacy
- "My daughter, Stacy, is trapped somewhere inside a city attacked by Titans. Most civilians have been evacuated, but nobody could give me any information about her whereabouts, so I've decided to go look for Stace myself. I can only hope I'll find her safe and sound."
- Remove the wreckage
- "I found a strange device, apparently called ORCA Σ, in a destroyed convoy of mercenaries - the Hyenas. Now I'm trying to get to Stacy's apartment but a wrecked train blocks the passage. I must find a way to get rid of it."
- Find a way to Stacy's place
- "I used the ORCA to lure Kong towards the train and the Titan ripped it apart. If I come across any more obstacles like that, I now know what to do. It's foolishly risky, but I'm not leaving without my Stacy."
- Reach Stacy's apartment
- "The trick with Sigma worked again! Kong knocked over the building, unknowingly freeing the path for me. Stacy's place should be nearby, I just need to look around."
- Check Stacy's workplace
- "Stacy wasn't home. At least, there's still hope she's alive. I found some documents on her desk, all from a vet clinic located downtown. It seems that's where she works, I should check there."
- Go after Omisha
- "I got to the vet clinic, but didn't see any signs of Stacy. Instead, I found Omisha, some sort of bioengineer working for the Hyenas, who seems to know my daughter. But before I could get any information out of her, Abaddon attacked us and took Omisha. I must try to rescue her so I can find out what she knows."
- Locate the sewer entrance
- "Omisha's dead. She might have been with the Hyenas, but in the end she did help me. She mentioned a park at the Central Plaza - or rather the sewers underneath it, to be more precise. I don't know what's supposed to be there, but I cannot ignore this clue."
- Look for Stacy
- "I'm in, I'm in the tunnels under the park. If it hadn't been for Kong, it'd have cost me my life. He appeared out of nowhere and attacked Abaddon just when I thought I was done for. But that's all past - now I should keep my eyes wide open and see why Omisha told me to come here."
- Go to the bay
- "It turns out the Hyenas built themselves a hideout in the sewers. That's what Omisha wanted me to find. I searched the place thoroughly, and even managed to grill Alan Jonah, their leader. No news of Stace, but I suspect they must be keeping her captive somewhere. At one point, Jonah mentioned the bay - that's where I'm headed now."
- Explore the bay
- "From what I've found out at their hideout, the Hyenas should have a secret facility somewhere in the East Bay district. It's where they keep Stacy - or at least I think so. The area is huge, so I need to search the area for clues first."
- Search for the Bay Facility
- "The trick with Sigma didn't work out with Tiamat, a serpent-like Titan. I need to find another way across the bridge to continue my search. The Hyenas have some sort of a facility at the bay, and what I've heard from Jonah suggests it must be a very important place. If they really have my daughter, she must be there."
- Find another way
- "I came across a bridge that I recognized from the displays at the Hyenas' hideout. The Great Bridge - it must be somehow connected to their bay facility. I almost reached it but Tiamat's attack forced me to turn around. Now I need to get there from the other side."
- Reach the Great Bridge
- "Thanks to Kong's change of heart, I got across the river. He tried to show that he's sorry for attacking me earlier - at least that's how I like to think about it. Whatever the Titan's intention really was, I can finally head straight for the Great Bridge and search for the entrance to Jonah's secret facility."
- Find Stacy
- "With more luck than sense, I survived the confrontation between Kong and Tiamat. I lost most of my gear in the process, but at least I got into Jonah's secret facility. I'm close, I can feel it. Stacy, hang on a little longer, I'm coming!"
Staff
- Main article: Kong: Survivor Instinct/Credits.
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Executive producers Paweł Biela, Krzysztof Król, Sam Rappaport, Amado Trevino
- Produced by Katarzyna Dzięgiel
- Lead programmer Maciej Paluszek
- Game designer, level designer Ignacy Nowicki
- Concept artist, 2D artist Kacper Widzisz
- Lead level & 3D environment artist Tomasz Utsupski
- Lead 3D character/animation artist Kacper Widzisz
- Writer, narrative designer Krzysztof Janicki
- Music, SFX, and sound design by Krzysztof Kus
Cast
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
- Mike Cunningham as David Martin[2] / various Hyenas
- Lorin Zackular as Stacy Martin
- Diedra O'Ree as Fusae[3] / various Hyenas[3]
- Larry Oblander as Alan Jonah[4]
Appearances
Titans and superspecies
Other monsters
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Development
On May 25, 2022, 7Levels announced that it had signed a contract with Legendary Pictures to develop a Monsterverse video game for "PC and current- and next-generation consoles." It was stated to be a combination of action, adventure, and platformer games that takes place in a ruined city shortly after the events of Godzilla vs. Kong, requiring players to survive by using "the enormous strength of the Titans," among other things. 7Levels vice-president Krzysztof Król described it as "the largest project we have ever worked on, our most important contract ever."[5] A blurb about the game also appeared in that day's Show Daily for Licensing Expo 2022, which described the game as being 2.5D and involving the "unravel[ing of] a mystery tied into the franchise."[6]
Over a year later, on September 27, 2023, 7Levels announced that it would issue 150,000 shares in order to secure additional funding for the game, due to "challenges related to development of the project and the possibility of creating an even more impressive game." The report also revealed that the game was "in an advanced stage of production," with the studio focusing on "work related to optimization, implementation of some gameplay mechanics, effects, cinematics, and elimination of all bugs" and looking into securing a publisher.[7] In a press release from Legendary on April 4, 2024, the game was revealed to be titled Kong: Titan Echoes with an expected release in 2024.[8]
On August 15, the game was reported under a different title of Kong: Survivor Instinct. Its plot was described as taking place "during and after [...] Godzilla vs. Kong" and involving the player controlling "a father searching for his lost daughter through the wreckage left in the wake of Kong and Godzilla's battle."[9] The game's primary release platforms were also confirmed as Steam, Xbox Series X and S, and PlayStation 5.[10]
Marketing
On August 15, 2024, 7Levels' social media accounts[a] posted teaser images for the game, featuring an unidentified spider-like Titan, along with the announcement that the game would soon be revealed. The next day, a teaser trailer was uploaded to 7Levels' X account, confirming the Titan to be the previously-unseen Abaddon from Godzilla: King of the Monsters.[13]
Gallery
Screenshots
Internet
Teaser image
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X banner
Facebook banner
Instagram profile
Christmas celebration post
Alternate titles
- Kong: Titan Echoes (discarded title)[8]
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Trivia
- Kong: Survivor Instinct is the first original Monsterverse video game to be released on consoles.
- David and Stacy Martin are the second Martins to be introduced in the Monsterverse in 2024, after the unrelated Raymond Martin from Godzilla x Kong: The Hunted.
- The license plate on David's truck in the opening cutscene is "7LVLDFU", the first four digits of which reference the game's developer 7Levels.
External links
- Kong: Survivor Instinct on Steam
- Kong: Survivor Instinct on Xbox
- Kong: Survivor Instinct on PlayStation Store
Notes
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