Co-op Roguelite Shooter SWAPMEAT Enters Final Global Meat Lab Playtest Sept. 4-9; Sets Sights on Early Access in Oct.

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Co-op Roguelite Shooter SWAPMEAT Enters Final Global Meat Lab Playtest Sept. 4-9; Sets Sights on Early Access in Oct. 2025

Participate in the Final Phase of Meat-swapping Research and Earn the Exclusive Meat Scientist Cosmetic Set

Independent developer One More Game today announced that SWAPMEAT, the co-op roguelite third-person shooter where you swap body parts with the alien weirdos you fight to steal their abilities, will enter Early Access for PC and macOS via Steam in October 2025. Join the ranks of Rangus Meats™ for one last run in Meat Lab 7 - THE FINAL GLOBAL MEAT LAB PLAYTEST - from Sept. 4 at 10 a.m. PT through Sept. 9 at 5 p.m. PT. As a special incentive for gold star employees, Rangus management has rolled out an exciting new reward - the exclusive Meat Scientist Cosmetic Set, available only to those who have participated in any of the Meat Lab playtests prior to Early Access.

Every body part you swap brings Rangus Meats™ one step closer to a better tomorrow — or at least a weirder one. Sign up for Meat Lab 7 now at playSWAPMEAT.com, and those who refer three friends will get guaranteed access for their entire squad (while supplies last). Participants will have exclusive access to the latest updates, which reflect the delightfully squishy – and surprisingly deep – meat-swapping gameplay mechanics. Aspiring Meat Scientists can add SWAPMEAT to their Steam Wishlist now.

Watch the new SWAPMEAT Meat Lab 7 Trailer on YouTube:


This final global playtest aims to enhance the overall player experience through changes to meta-progression, the multiplayer respawn system, Hunters, and more. Meat Lab 7 delivers fresh features, experimental weapons, and unethical research:

Improved Meta-Progression Systems
Meta-progression for weapon and upgrade systems has been reworked with more flair than ever before, now with 27 pieces to unlock and fine-tune the perfect loadout.
Smooth Multiplayer Experience and Hangry Hunters
Since being a Meat Scientist is HARD… and they tend to die, ALOT, respawns for multiplayer have been reworked and respawn tokens will now behave differently – if you are the first player to die and you have no respawn tokens, your run is over - if you are not the last player to die and you are out of tokens, you can respawn at the expense of a shortened Hunter delay.
Players will now respawn at a dedicated Respawn Beacon, which can be activated by completing prime directives and or starting the harvester. These Respawn Beacons will allow players to resurrect in a safer location, away from the Hunters and mobs of alien enemies. But be warned, players can’t respawn if the Hunters are enraged.
Hunters are now dialed back and are easier to deal with when they are not enraged. But whatever you do, don’t make them angry – you won’t like them when they are angry!
Miscellaneous Updates Galore
Players can now rebind control inputs for even greater agency and deeper customization.
Solar System 2 has received a new coat of polish to its environments and improvements to its events.
Rangus Meats™ Worldwide - the UI is now localized, and localization for LATAM communities such as Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese has been improved.
Even more balancing and bug fixes to enhance the overall experience.

For the full Meat Lab 7 update, check out the official patch notes on Discord.

This final global playtest further improves and enhances SWAPMEAT’s offerings and experience for its community of Taste Buds, as One More Game is committed to creating a game that iterates and addresses the feedback of its players. With each playtest comes great insight and new learnings that help to make the game one step closer to getting served up for release.

Join the One More Game team on Twitch for a special live developer stream showcasing the beefy new content in Meat Lab 7 on Friday, Sept. 5, starting at 4 p.m. PT.

About SWAPMEAT:

In SWAPMEAT, players step into the boots of Meat Scientists working for the multi-galactic corporation Rangus Meats™. Your mission? Raid the weirdest worlds in the cosmos, engage in exhilarating third-person combat, harvest DNA samples from the locals, and extract the planets’ meat cores. Whether solo or with a four-player co-op squad, you’ll battle alien weirdos and beefy bosses for their meaty trophies. As you loot body parts – from heads and legs to torsos – you’ll enhance your character with game-changing abilities, switching up playstyles on the fly using Rangus Meats’ patented Smart Meat technology.

Find out more about SWAPMEAT and sign up for the final global Meat Lab on the game’s official website, join the discussion on Discord, and follow the game on BlueSky, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram.

For more information on One More Game, visit their official company website.

About One More Game

Founded by veteran developers behind genre-defining franchises like Warcraft, Diablo, League of Legends, and Guild Wars, One More Game is on a mission to help players have more fun. Started in 2019 by Patrick Wyatt and Jamie Stormbreaker, the Seattle-based (but fully remote) studio believes that involving players early in the development process is paramount to creating ground-breaking games. One More Game is currently developing SWAPMEAT, a roguelite third-person shooter where you raid the weirdest worlds and angriest aliens in the universe...for their meat. The title has won awards including the 'Creative Overkill' award at the 2024 devcom Indie Awards and most recently indieRift’s ‘Best Roguelike’ award at PAX East 2025. To learn more, visit www.onemoregame.com.