Don't Stop, Girlypop!
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2025}}{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Don't Stop, Girlypop!
| developer = Funny Fintan Softworks
| platforms = Microsoft Windows
| genre = First-person shooter
| modes = Single-player
| image = Incolatus cover.jpg
| alt = First cover of Don't Stop, Girlypop!, previously Incolatus, featuring the heart and the gun superimposed by the game's logo
| publisher = Kwalee Gaming
| caption = Previous cover of Don't Stop, Girlypop!, formerly titled Incolatus
}}
Don't Stop, Girlypop! (previously titled Incolatus and then Incolatus: Don't Stop, Girlypop!) is an upcoming first-person shooter that is being developed by small Australian studio Funny Fintan Softworks.{{Cite web |last=Bošnjak |first=Dominik |date=2024-09-23 |title=New Steam Game Is a 'Y2K Girly-Pop Arena-Style Movement Shooter' [EXCLUSIVE] |url=https://gamerant.com/incolatus-y2k-girly-pop-movement-arena-shooter-gameplay-trailer/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=Game Rant |language=en |archive-date=2024-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926133004/https://gamerant.com/incolatus-y2k-girly-pop-movement-arena-shooter-gameplay-trailer/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Screen Australia announces over $3 million in support of the digital games industry - Media centre |url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/media-centre/news/2023/07-18-over-3-million-for-digital-games |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=Screen Australia |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-12-11 |title=Incolatus: Don't Stop, Girlypop! may be the Y2K fever dream arena shooter you never knew you needed |url=https://www.engadget.com/gaming/pc/incolatus-dont-stop-girlypop-may-be-the-y2k-fever-dream-arena-shooter-you-never-knew-you-needed-182348483.html |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=Engadget |first=Kris |last=Holt |language=en-US}} It was announced on 24 February 2024.
Gameplay
Don't Stop, Girlypop is an 3D fast-paced arcade and retro-style movement shooter that is inspired by different pop cultures, including flip phone, Bratz, Doodle Bears and Ultrakill.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-24 |title=If you've ever wondered what E-girl Counter-Strike looked like, it's this new FPS |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/incolatus/first-trailer |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=PCGamesN |first=Jakob |last=Barnes |language=en-US}}{{cite web | url=https://nofrag.com/vos-grosses-couilles-resisteront-elles-a-incolatus-dont-stop-girlypop/amp/ | title=Vos Grosses Couilles Résisteront-elles à Incolatus: Don't Stop, Girlypop! ? | date=26 September 2024 }}
Similar to Ultrakill, Don't Stop, Girlypop is a fast-paced first-person shooter with an emphasis on movement and stylish techniques with a twist of femininity.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-26 |title=Playing the Feminine |url=https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/playing-the-feminine/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=SUPERJUMP |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Henley |first=Stacey |date=2024-09-26 |title=Incolatus: Don't Stop, Girlypop Is Bratz With Guns |url=https://www.thegamer.com/incolatus-dont-stop-girlypop-neon-white-cruelty-squad-y2k/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=TheGamer |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=2024-10-04 |title='You can play as Nicki Minaj in Call of Duty': How games are evolving to embrace feminine perspectives |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-05/migw-feminine-play-video-games/104424018 |access-date=2024-10-11 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU |archive-date=2024-10-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009100920/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-05/migw-feminine-play-video-games/104424018 |url-status=live }}
Plot
The player takes the role of a revolutionary eco warrior who collects "love" from defeated enemies and their arms may be customized.{{cite web | url=https://www.engadget.com/gaming/pc/incolatus-dont-stop-girlypop-may-be-the-y2k-fever-dream-arena-shooter-you-never-knew-you-needed-182348483.html | title=Incolatus: Don't Stop, Girlypop! May be the Y2K fever dream arena shooter you never knew you needed | first=Kris | last=Holt | date=11 December 2024 }}{{Cite web |first=Ashley |last=Bardhan |date=2025-01-08 |title=Imagine Infinity Nikki with a bazooka loaded with love rockets and you get this Doom Eternal-flavored shooter that's all about killing with kindness – and guns |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/games/fps/imagine-infinity-nikki-with-a-bazooka-loaded-with-love-rockets-and-you-get-this-doom-eternal-flavored-shooter-thats-all-about-killing-with-kindness-and-guns/ |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=GamesRadar+ |language=en |archive-date=2025-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114103837/https://www.gamesradar.com/games/fps/imagine-infinity-nikki-with-a-bazooka-loaded-with-love-rockets-and-you-get-this-doom-eternal-flavored-shooter-thats-all-about-killing-with-kindness-and-guns/ |url-status=live }}
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://girlypop.net/}}
Category:First-person shooters
Category:Retro-style video games
Category:Single-player video games
Category:Science fiction video games
Category:Video games developed in Australia
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