{"id":1806947,"date":"2026-03-04T17:37:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T14:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1806947"},"modified":"2026-03-04T17:37:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T14:37:46","slug":"this-famed-fighting-game-studio-is-making-a-card-based-survival-game-with-gorillas-and-of-course-its-called-goritaire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1806947","title":{"rendered":"This famed fighting game studio is making a card-based survival game with gorillas, and of course it&#8217;s called Goritaire"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/goritaire\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Goritaire<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">This famed fighting game studio is making a card-based survival game with gorillas, and of course it&#8217;s called Goritaire<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Oh, banana!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/goritaire-header.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Goritaire artwork showing cards featuring images of gorillas holding massive bunches of bananas.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"goritaire-header.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Arc System Works<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Matt Wales avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1521645425.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Matt Wales avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1521645425.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/matt-wales\">Matt Wales<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-03-04T17:37:46+00:00\">March 4, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/guilty-gear-studio-is-making-a-card-based-survival-game-with-gorillas?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          1 comment<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"c8fe8467-9eda-429f-a079-6f203fec11c1\" data-name=\"Goritaire\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Goritaire\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Goritaire\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Goritaire\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Goritaire\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Goritaire\" title=\"Follow Goritaire\"><br \/>\n  Follow Goritaire<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>\nArc System Works, the studio best known for its stellar fighting games including the Guilty Gear and BlazBlue series, has unveiled its latest endeavour: a simian-themed card game that&#8217;s brilliantly titled Goritaire. It&#8217;s out very soon too, coming to PS5, Switch, iOS, and Android in a couple of weeks.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nGoritaire is officially described (thanks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/2026\/03\/arc-system-works-announces-card-based-survival-game-goritaire-for-ps5-switch-pc-ios-and-android\">Gematsu<\/a>) as a &#8220;solo card-based survival game centred on building a troop of seven or more gorillas&#8221;. That involves drawing from a deck of cards containing only gorillas and bananas. What happens from there on out is, however, a little unclear, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3882520\/Goritaire\/\">game&#8217;s Steam page<\/a> skimping a little on the specifics.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- code from Primis - Eurogamer.net - eurogamer.net --><\/p>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- code from Primis --><\/p>\n<p>\nThere&#8217;s talk of &#8220;diverse actions unique to each stage&#8221; that players will need to &#8220;strategically master&#8221;, with the goal being to &#8220;secure the necessary resources to reign as the master of the jungle&#8221;. The golden rule, though is a simple one: &#8220;Bananas are essential for survival,&#8221; Arc System Works explains. &#8220;If the supply fails, the troop scatters, resulting in defeat.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/goritaire.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"goritaire.jpg\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Arc System Works<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\nBeyond that, I&#8217;ve got no idea &#8211; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3qq48SG53tI\">announcement trailer<\/a> is in Japanese, so unless you&#8217;re familiar with the language, you&#8217;ll mostly be spending its 30-second run-time admiring the little images of gorillas as they flip and snooze, while giant bananas slam into the ground. The Steam images are equally mysterious, featuring words like &#8220;equality&#8221;, &#8220;mounting&#8221;, &#8220;destitution&#8221;, &#8220;silverback&#8221;, &#8220;sage&#8221;, &#8220;crescent&#8221;, &#8220;divination, &#8220;cooking&#8221;, &#8220;planting&#8221;, and &#8220;call&#8221;. Honestly, I&#8217;m bamboozled but definitely intrigued!\n<\/p>\n<p>\nAnd with Goritaire scheduled to launch for PS5, Switch, iOS, and Android on 18th March, it won&#8217;t be long until all is revealed!\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>\nArc System Works, the studio best known for its stellar fighting games including the Guilty Gear and BlazBlue series, has unveiled its latest endeavour: a simian-themed card game that&#8217;s brilliantly titled Goritaire. It&#8217;s out very soon too, coming to PS5, Switch, iOS, and Android in a couple of weeks.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nGoritaire is officially described (thanks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/2026\/03\/arc-system-works-announces-card-based-survival-game-goritaire-for-ps5-switch-pc-ios-and-android\">Gematsu<\/a>) as a &#8220;solo card-based survival game centred on building a troop of seven or more gorillas&#8221;. That involves drawing from a deck of cards containing only gorillas and bananas. What happens from there on out is, however, a little unclear, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3882520\/Goritaire\/\">game&#8217;s Steam page<\/a> skimping a little on the specifics.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- code from Primis - Eurogamer.net - eurogamer.net --><\/p>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- code from Primis --><\/p>\n<p>\nThere&#8217;s talk of &#8220;diverse actions unique to each stage&#8221; that players will need to &#8220;strategically master&#8221;, with the goal being to &#8220;secure the necessary resources to reign as the master of the jungle&#8221;. The golden rule, though is a simple one: &#8220;Bananas are essential for survival,&#8221; Arc System Works explains. &#8220;If the supply fails, the troop scatters, resulting in defeat.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/goritaire.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"goritaire.jpg\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Arc System Works<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\nBeyond that, I&#8217;ve got no idea &#8211; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3qq48SG53tI\">announcement trailer<\/a> is in Japanese, so unless you&#8217;re familiar with the language, you&#8217;ll mostly be spending its 30-second run-time admiring the little images of gorillas as they flip and snooze, while giant bananas slam into the ground. The Steam images are equally mysterious, featuring words like &#8220;equality&#8221;, &#8220;mounting&#8221;, &#8220;destitution&#8221;, &#8220;silverback&#8221;, &#8220;sage&#8221;, &#8220;crescent&#8221;, &#8220;divination, &#8220;cooking&#8221;, &#8220;planting&#8221;, and &#8220;call&#8221;. Honestly, I&#8217;m bamboozled but definitely intrigued!\n<\/p>\n<p>\nAnd with Goritaire scheduled to launch for PS5, Switch, iOS, and Android on 18th March, it won&#8217;t be long until all is revealed!\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Goritaire This famed fighting game studio is making a card-based survival game with gorillas, and of course it&#8217;s called Goritaire Oh, banana! 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