Upcoming Brazilian bar game Capote! entirely free during Next Fest
Luski Game Studio, in partnership with CriticalLeap, are doing the unthinkable: releasing the entirety of their upcoming multiplayer card game Capote! during Steam Next Fest from October 13th-20th. This isn’t merely a demo or an early Beta test offering a vertical slice, but rather the entire game. For free!
A week before it launches on Steam Early Access October 23rd. It’s quite possibly the most generous Next Fest demo ever!
“We know it’s risky to release our entire game for free before it even goes on sale, but Capote! is a multiplayer card game with a low barrier to entry and a high skill ceiling, so it’s important that we let people try it out and learn the ropes ahead of time,” said Gabriel Guedes, Game Designer at Luski Game Studio. “Capote! is a very easy game to learn. You can breeze through the tutorial in under 10 minutes. The joy comes from the meta of learning tactics, mind games, and the sheer joy of sabotaging your friends. Capote! is an evergreen game that only gets better the more you play it - just as card games have been a timeless way of life in Brazilian bars - so having earlier access to the full game is still only the beginning of the Capote! lifestyle!”
“Releasing an entire game for Next Fest, before it’s even launched, is just the kind of bold, irreverent, outside-the-box move, that falls perfectly in line with CriticalLeap’s creative spirit,” said Thiago Diniz, COO & Co-Founder at CriticalLeap. “Critical Leap sits at the intersection of Devolver-style bravado and Hooded Horse-level operational excellence, offering a playful tone with bespoke creative solutions that cut through the noise of a crowded industry. We aim to be a pipeline that showcases Brazilian talent to the rest of the world, as well as introduces Brazilian audiences to titles from abroad. Capote! is a perfect distillation of the former, so we want to ensure everyone can get the full Brazilian bar experience with this demo that’s more than a demo!”
Capote! offers a virtual trip to a Brazilian bar where 2-6 players compete in a card game of wits, bluffing, luck, and strategy. Inspired by classic Brazilian bar games like Trucco,
Capote! transports players to a sweltering Brazilian pub, where colorful characters while away the days competing in card games until only one of them is steady enough to stand. With a low barrier to entry and a high skill ceiling,
Capote! offers a fun time, regardless of how good you are at it.
At the start of each round, players bet how many points they think they’ll amass, then play their cards round-by-round aiming to hit that exact number. Score too high or too low, and you’ll have to take a virtual shot for each point you’re off from your prediction. Hit four shots and… you’re out. Capotado!
Get dealt a bad hand?
Don’t worry, as messing with your friends is a valid strategy. Play your special cards at the right time to twist the odds, sabotage their bets, or turn a sure win into chaos. Victory is nice, but laughing at your friend’s downfall is even nicer. Capote! is all about soaking in the lazy Sunday vibes and having a good time with a bit of unpredictability.
Capote! also marks the first launch by the newly minted CriticalLeap, Nuuvem’s new publishing label dedicated to exporting Brazilian & wider Latin-American titles to the world, and importing outstanding international games into Brazil and LATAM, leveraging its unmatched regional know-how. CriticalLeap offers a playful, irreverent voice with sharp execution across Steam algorithms, platform relations, QA pipelines, trailer production, and localization. Upcoming titles include Capote!, Outlive 25, and The Posthumous Investigation.
