Developer Shares Footage of Overcooked-Inspired Pit Crew Game for Switch

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Gamers looking for a change of pace after years of prepping meals and unpacking houses in co-op party games may want to keep their eyes on Speed Crew, which offers a cartoonish take on the time-sensitive tasks of working in a racing pit crew. Coming from Ukraine-based developer Wild Fields, Speed Crew looks to be an interesting spin on the co-op simulation genre popularized by titles like the chaotic cooking sim series Overcooked.

While many people make it a point to actively avoid stressful situations like working in a busy kitchen or unpacking an overstuffed moving van in real life, these otherwise tedious tasks have become perfect fodder for the popular co-op simulation genre of games. In an era where multiplayer games are increasingly an online-only affair, these sorts of quirky party games offer a great excuse to invite over friends and family for some hectic couch co-op. And although the goal is to complete the in-game tasks quickly and efficiently, whether that’s accurately assembling orders in the Overcooked games or fleetly fumbling with furniture in titles like SMG and Team17’s Moving Out 2, a large part of the appeal of the genre is laughing at the chaos that ensues when players get out of sync.

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Offering up its own unique spin on the genre, developer Wild Fields has released an announcement trailer for its upcoming co-op party game, Speed Crew. Wearing the clear influence of titles like Overcooked proudly on its sleeves, Speed Crew will let up to 4 players team up in either local or online co-op as they dash around the pit working frantically to get racers back out on the road. Instead of the carefully choreographed precision