{"id":274342,"date":"2025-11-20T22:10:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T22:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/274342\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T22:10:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T22:10:08","slug":"top-notch-metroidvania-f-i-s-t-gets-a-ps5-prequel-in-zoopunk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/274342\/","title":{"rendered":"Top-Notch Metroidvania F.I.S.T. Gets a PS5 Prequel in Zoopunk"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>TiGames has shared plans that it&#8217;s making a prequel to the fantastic 2021 Metroidvania title <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/games\/ps5\/f_i_s_t_forged_in_shadow_torch\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch<\/a> called Zoopunk. Set decades before the events of F.I.S.T., you can get your first look in the trailer above, with the game confirmed for PS5.<\/p>\n<p>Zoopunk explore the origins of Torch City, which was the setting for F.I.S.T.. You will take part in &#8220;the dawn of the First Torch War, when the discovery of the fire seed energy sparks an age of rapid technological progress and catastrophic conflict.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The setup from TiGames continues: &#8220;As the energy spirals out of control, it awakens mechanical debris into self-aware, unstoppable war machines. Initially created to harness energy, these machines soon adopt violence from their creators, turning against the animals and establishing a mechanical empire bent on domination. With the city in chaos, animals from rival factions must unite to resist this overwhelming force.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rayton the Rabbit returns in the prequel, but there will be a further two playable characters alongside him. You can also play Braton the Rhino and Trixie the Chipmunk, with the former using a flaming sword while the latter utilises parkour moves.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no release date attached to the game yet, but more details are coming in the &#8220;near future&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t already, F.I.S.T. is still more than worth playing on PS5, PS4. In our review, we awarded an 8\/10 score and said: &#8220;F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a stellar Metroidvania adventure set in a beautifully realised world, replete with challenging combat encounters, rewarding exploration, and some spicy platforming action. Rayton Rabbit might be of diminutive stature, but he&#8217;s punching well above his weight here in what is one of the best games of 2021 so far.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Have you been hoping to see more from the F.I.S.T. universe? Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/avatar.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Liam Croft\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Liam grew up with a PlayStation controller in his hands and a love for Metal Gear Solid. Nowadays, he&#8217;s found playing the latest and greatest PS5 games as well as supporting Derby County. That last detail is his downfall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TiGames has shared plans that it&#8217;s making a prequel to the fantastic 2021 Metroidvania title F.I.S.T.: Forged in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":274343,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[10519,59,112,86,29224,56,54,55,112603],"class_list":{"0":"post-274342","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-announcements","9":"tag-gb","10":"tag-ps5","11":"tag-technology","12":"tag-tencent","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-unitedkingdom","16":"tag-zoopunk"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=274342"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274342\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/274343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=274342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=274342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=274342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}