How VTuber Smash plays
VTuber Smash is a 2D platform fighter where every fighter is a VTuber. It's in development, so moves and numbers will change.
Teams of three
Each side picks three VTubers, and repeats are allowed. Your first pick starts the fight.
Swap to a teammate mid-fight with LT or RT on a gamepad, or Q or E on a keyboard. LT brings in the teammate you picked earlier, and RT the one you picked later.
A VTuber on the bench wins back half of each hit it took. That health shows as a light red bar.
Specials keep recharging on the bench, so swapping lets you chain them.
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RosetteStarts
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RenLT
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NoaRT
How a match ends
A downed VTuber is Disconnected. When all three VTubers on a side are down, that side loses.
Every match ends with a knockout, even when the clock runs out. Then overtime starts, and it keeps going until a side is out.
Overtime
When the clock runs out- Nothing resets.
- Hits do double damage.
- After 10 seconds, the arena drains the fighters until a side is out.
Weapons
Every VTuber carries one weapon, and each weapon has its own swing and its own shot. Swing with X (J on a keyboard) and shoot with B (K). Hold up or down while you swing or shoot to aim 30 degrees up or down.
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Sword
Rosette · Penlight Saber
- Swing
- Balanced reach and speed
- Shot
- A sword beam
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Microphone
Lilac · Stage Mic
- Swing
- A quick, tall cone
- Shot
- A big, slow sound wave
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Spear
Marina · Coral Trident
- Swing
- The longest thrust, narrow and slower
- Shot
- A water bolt
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Bow
Aurelia · Thunder Bow
- Swing
- A short bash that pushes hard
- Shot
- The fastest, longest arrow
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Daggers
Ren · Mirror Daggers
- Swing
- Two quick, short cuts
- Shot
- Rapid knives
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Scythe
Noa · Moon Scythe
- Swing
- A wide, slow sweep that also reaches behind and lifts
- Shot
- A crescent wave
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Fan
Briar · Petal Fan
- Swing
- Two wide strokes
- Shot
- Three petals in a spread
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Guitar
Jet · Star Guitar
- Swing
- The heaviest hit and the biggest knockback, and the slowest
- Shot
- A power-chord shockwave
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Claws
Pick it for a VTuber you make
- Swing
- Two quick swipes, taller than the daggers, and the second launches
- Shot
- A short shard
Reach, speed and damage are still being tuned.
Specials
Every VTuber has a special move of their own on Y (I on a keyboard). Each special has its own recharge time. Hold up or down to aim Sky Lance, Scale Volley, Echo Song and Dream Glide 30 degrees.
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Spotlight Ward
RosettePlants a column of stage light ahead. It blocks swings and beams, sends shots back, and stays on the stage after a swap.
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Echo Song
LilacA slow ring of sound that grows as it flies.
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Riptide
MarinaA whirlpool ahead that pulls the opponent in and wears them down. It stays on the stage after a swap.
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Sky Lance
AureliaA short charge, then a long beam. A hit during the charge stops it.
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Night Skip
RenVanishes for a moment, comes out behind the opponent and strikes.
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Dream Glide
NoaA slow dream orb that turns after the opponent.
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Scale Volley
BriarA fan of three leaf blades.
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Starfall
JetStars fall on the opponent's spot, aimed a little ahead of where they're going.
Color boxes
Once your three are picked, press Y (I on a keyboard) to open the color boxes and recolor each VTuber by body part. There are eight boxes:
- Hair
- Skin
- Eyes
- Outfit
- Outfit 2
- Trim
- Accessory
- Glow
Glow is the signal line around the VTuber. One button puts the drawn colors back. If a VTuber's art has no part for a box, the game skips that box.
Each pick keeps its own colors, so the same VTuber picked twice can wear two looks.
Make your own VTuber
Custom slots come after the roster on the pick screen. Put one on your team and open the color boxes: a custom VTuber gets extra rows on top. Mix any drawn head, torso and legs, then choose the weapon and the special. The color boxes follow.
The legs you pick set how tall your VTuber stands. Your creations are saved, so they're there next time.
The plan keeps 8 slots for VTubers you make yourself.
Modes in the prototype
For now, VTuber Smash runs as an internal Windows prototype, and it isn't available to download. It has three modes:
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You against a bot
Pick a relaxed bot or a sharp one.
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Two players
Two players on one machine, with two gamepads or a keyboard and a gamepad.
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Watch two bots
Two bots fight while you watch.
A browser version is being built so you can play at vtubersmash.com. See the Play page
Controls
The prototype plays with a gamepad or a keyboard.
| Action | Button |
|---|---|
| In a fight | |
| Move | Left stick |
| Jump (twice for a double jump) | A |
| Weapon swing | X |
| Weapon shot | B |
| Special | Y |
| Swap to a teammate | LT or RT |
| Aim 30 degrees up or down | Hold the stick or D-pad up or down |
| On the pick screen | |
| Move | D-pad or stick |
| Pick | A |
| Take back the last pick | B |
| Flip roster pages | LB or RB |
| Open the color boxes | Y |
| Action | Key |
|---|---|
| In a fight | |
| Move | A and D |
| Jump (twice for a double jump) | W |
| Weapon swing | J |
| Weapon shot | K |
| Special | I |
| Swap to a teammate | Q or E |
| Aim 30 degrees up or down | Hold R or F |
| On the pick screen | |
| Move | Arrow keys |
| Pick | Enter |
| Take back the last pick | Backspace |
| Flip roster pages | Q or E |
| Open the color boxes | I |
The look
The VTubers are hand-drawn in an anime style. Each one has a dark structure line and a glowing outline in their own signal color.
NoaSignal color: mint
The edge, from the inside out
- A dark structure line
- A blended middle line
- The signal color line, with a soft glow
The first stage is a moonlit shrine of floating islands with torii gates, lanterns and waterfalls.
Meet the eight playable originals and see what each one brings.