The dogs of PAWWALL have bought up the world’s nostalgia: the old games, records, comics, tapes and toys. They’ve locked it all away in museums you have to pay to visit. Two cat burglars, Pip and Moss, break in at midnight to set it free.
How it plays
Clawback is a 16-bit style heist game for one or two players. Creep past the guards, grab the loot, and get out before anyone notices. Every stage of the heist is a brand-new museum, dealt out fresh each time, so no two break-ins go the same way.
Between heists there are bonus rounds. In the getaway, Pip drives and Moss throws balls of yarn back at the vans chasing you.
Why we’re making it
Clawback comes from a love of the two-player arcade heist, and Sega’s Bonanza Bros above all: two burglars, one building, and a lot of shouting at each other on the sofa. We wrote about why that game still works in Bonanza Bros and the joy of a two-player heist.
Where it’s at
Clawback is a prototype. It’s playable from start to finish, and we’re working through it one finished museum at a time.
