<s>
Gang	B-Application
Beasts	I-Application
is	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
party	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
British	O
indie	O
studio	O
Boneloaf	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
would	O
originally	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Double	O
Fine	O
Presents	O
until	O
May	O
2020	O
and	O
self-published	O
afterwards	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
published	O
in	O
physical	O
form	O
by	O
Skybound	O
Games	O
The	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
12	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
following	O
an	O
early	O
access	O
period	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
platforms	O
that	O
began	O
in	O
August	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
27	O
March	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gang	B-Application
Beasts	I-Application
is	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
party	O
game	O
with	O
gelatinous	O
and	O
floppy	O
characters	O
,	O
melee	O
fight	O
sequences	O
,	O
and	O
hazardous	O
environments	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
metropolis	O
of	O
Beef	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
gameplay	O
involves	O
using	O
various	O
physical	O
abilities	O
such	O
as	O
punching	O
or	O
kicking	O
an	O
opponent	O
until	O
they	O
are	O
knocked	B-Language
out	I-Language
,	O
and	O
then	O
attempting	O
to	O
toss	O
them	O
over	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
stage	O
hazards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gang	B-Application
beasts	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
absurd	O
and	O
hilarious	O
customizable	O
options	O
for	O
their	O
character	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
a	O
fireman	O
suit	O
with	O
a	O
top	O
hat	O
,	O
spiderman	O
suit	O
with	O
a	O
hoody	O
,	O
to	O
a	O
bear	O
suit	O
with	O
flip	O
flops	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Already	O
in	O
its	O
freeware	B-License
alpha	O
state	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
upon	O
Steam	O
Early	O
Access	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
response	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comments	O
include	O
Keith	O
Stuart	O
of	O
The	O
Guardian	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
probably	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
silliest	O
beat-	B-Application
'	I-Application
em-ups	I-Application
ever	O
made	O
,	O
"	O
Jessica	O
Conditt	O
from	O
Engadget	B-Application
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
jolly	O
good	O
time	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Steve	O
Hansen	O
from	O
Destructoid	O
highlighting	O
how	O
its	O
weirdness	O
plays	O
out	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outside	O
of	O
early	O
access	O
,	O
Gang	B-Application
Beasts	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
holds	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
67/100	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
based	O
on	O
8	O
reviews	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
