Foamstars debuts on PlayStation Plus next month, season pass detailed

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Foamstars, Square Enix's four-on-four foam-party shooter, will release next month on PlayStation Plus.

The game will be available to members as a monthly title from 6th February until 4th March, after which it will be available for all to purchase on the PlayStation Store for £24.99.

Square Enix has also detailed the game's season pass, which will have both free and premium paid tracks (available for £4.99). Check out the new trailer below.

Though it's unclear yet how long a season will last, Square Enix has committed to free seasonal updates for the next year. Moreover, every player will receive all the additional characters, battle modes and maps coming to the game, but the premium pass will provide immediate access and additional cosmetic rewards.

For instance, the character Mel T will eventually be unlocked in the first season pass, but is available immediately in the premium pass.

Square Enix stated the decision to release on PS Plus was a method to build a strong up-front community ahead of further content updates. The team is also open to collaborating with other Square Enix IPs, though there are no plans at present.

To recap the basics, Foamstars is a foam-party team shooter where players take control of quirky characters with unique weapons and abilities aiming to «chill» one another by smothering them in foam. Foam is used to attack and to defend, and can be manipulated to shape the landscape before surfing on it using a Slideboard.

It takes place in Bath Vegas, an elaborate resort city where players battle in the streets as part of the Foamstars' Glorious Party.

So far two battle modes have been revealed: Smash The Star, in which players must defeat the opposing team's buffed star player, and Happy Bath Survival, in which teams are split between arena battling and support from outside the ring.