Fueled Up nails the Overcooked vibe with spaceship-repairing co-op
When I first saw Fueled Up, I let out a “Dude, yes!” Some of us are endlessly searching for more couch co-op games with an Overcooked vibe, and this one — a so-called “spaceship recovery game” — has the look. So many other games come close but don’t quite nail it.
Fueled Up is about fixing spaceships before they spiral out of control and prioritizing your to-do list as a solo player or a team. In other words, it’s about cutting through the chaos.
So what makes this stand out where other (at times very similar) frantic teamwork-oriented games fall flat? A major thing for me is the way characters move — the zippier, the better. These games are often about getting from Point A to Point B while dealing with a bunch of detours along the way as “Oh shit, no!” surprises pop up. If rushing through obstacles and tackling emergencies feels energetic, not sluggish, then that’s a great sign.
It also helps that the wacky sci-fi premise of Fueled Up is larger than life, with an “evil space octopus” in the mix alongside threats like asteroids and wormholes.
Beyond a bare-minimum level clear, players can also strive to finish “extra objectives.” For the sake of replayability, I hope those goals encourage alternate approaches and the criteria for earning three stars (as seen in the top-right) is tough but fair. I want a reason to return, especially if the levels are taking more of a quality-over-quantity angle.
While this is the first time I’ve heard of Fueled Up‘s Polish developer, Fireline Games, the studio’s previous title, Intensive Exposure, is certainly an eyebrow-raiser.
Fueled Up is launching on PC, PS4, and Xbox One in 2022. While I tend to highlight games that have couch co-op first and foremost (since local support isn’t
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