Gori: Cuddly Carnage

Promotional artwork for Gori: Cuddly Carnage.

Gori: Cuddly Carnage is a 2024 Hack-and-Slash videogame developed by Angry Demon Studio. The game stars Gori, a bio-engineered housecat and his talking hoverboard F.R.A.N.K. as they brave a neon post-apocalyptic Earth filled with killer unicorns in a search for their creator.

Has a Steam page, GOG.com page, and Epic Games Store page for Microsoft Windows. It also released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X and Series S

Tropes used in Gori: Cuddly Carnage include:


  • Cave Behind the Falls: ‎One of the collectible key pieces is hidden behind a waterfall.
  • Circus of Fear: ‎The sixth stage is a hybrid circus/maximum security prison, and is every bit as terrifying as it sounds.
  • The Eeyore: CH1-P, the ship AI fits this to a tee.

Goldfin: Try telling them a funny story?
CH1-P: I hate those

  • Kill Sat: Your primary goal is to gather the parts to construct the deadly laser pointer, and use it on the general of The Adorable Army.
  • Monster Clown: The Carnival Freak enemy is a nuclear-waste drinking clown with an eyeball growing out of its back.
  • Mook Debut Cutscene: Each new enemy gets a cutscene, then a freeze frame with their name and a snarky comment beneath it.‎
  • Sir Swearsalot: F.R.A.N.K. the talking hoverboard has a built-in censorship device to bleep out out the many, many curses he throws about in every conversation.