Them’s Fightin’ Herds is a four-button, 2D fighting game featuring a cast of characters designed by Lauren Faust (producer and developer for My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic; creator, director and developer for Super Best Friends Forever). 

Tussle in Arcade and Local Versus Modes, practice in Tutorial and Training Modes, then dive into the game’s many online matchmaking features (with GGPO rollback netcode) to test yourself against players from around the world.

Or explore an episodic Story Mode that blends top-down adventure with fighting game combat challenges.

Modus Games and Mane6 announced the 8th playable character to join the Them’s Fightin’ Herds roster is arriving next week: Texas the Bull, a big-body grappler who's smashing records on size and power.

New arrival Texas will be available as a standalone $4.99 purchase on December 19th, or as part of the Season 1 Pass, and comes with the brand-new “Caravan Cattledome” stage.

Texas is the first drop in the Season 1 Pass, available separately or as part of Them’s Fightin’ Herds: Deluxe Edition for $39.99. The Season 1 Pass includes four additional playable characters, four unique stages, four exclusive Pixel Lobby accessories and an exclusive palette for each character. Them’s Fightin’ Herds: Deluxe Edition is available to purchase here.

Key Features:

• 4-Button Fighting - A (Light), B (Medium), C (Heavy), D (Magic).
• Magic System - Emphasize your character’s special abilities through a dedicated button and unique resource.
• Enhanced Super Attack - Spend an additional bar of meter during your super for a bonus utility effect.
• Juggle Decay - An infinite-prevention system that increases a character's gravity the longer they stay in a combo, managing combo length without imposing hard limits.
• Dynamic Music System - Rockin’ character themes adapt in the heat of the battle to make every fight feel like a clash of champions.
• Rollback Netcode - Battle across the globe with little to no input delay with the power of GGPO.
• Game Modes
  • Local Versus and Online Matchmaking - Play at home or fight worthy opponents on-demand.
  • Tutorial and Training Modes - Learn the ropes with guided tutorials, or practice on your own with a fully-featured, data-rich training room.
  • Sharable Combo Trials - Test your skills with premade combo trials or create your own challenges and share with friends!
  • Replay System - Record your matches then review every detail frame-by-frame!
  • Pixel Lobby - Join our visual lobby system which lets players freely explore and interact in a top-down themed environment with nostalgic style. Customize your avatar with cosmetic items earned through play!
  • Salt Mines - Hidden within each Pixel Lobby, a contest that pits players against waves of NPC predators and each other, combining dungeon crawl with fighting game.
  • Story Mode - An episodic adventure filled with exploration, combat challenges, minigames, and boss fights! Each chapter follows one character's personal quest to recover a magical, legendary key that will save the world from the return of vicious predators, banished in an age past. Chapter 1 (starring Arizona) is available now, with subsequent chapters to be released in the months following, free of charge.

Them's Fightin' Herds is available for Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam).