Funko Fusion

{{Infobox video game

| title = Funko Fusion

| image = Funko Fusion (2024) cover art.jpg

| publisher = 10:10 Games

| series = Funko

| platforms = {{ubl|Nintendo Switch|PlayStation 4|PlayStation 5|Windows|Xbox Series X/S}}

| released = {{ubl|PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Windows|September 13, 2024|Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4|December 6, 2024}}

| genre = Action-adventure

| modes = Single-player, multiplayer

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Funko Fusion is a 2024 crossover action-adventure game developed and published by 10:10 Games. The game is based on the "Funko Pop!" toy line created by Funko.

Funko Fusion was released for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on September 13, 2024. The game was also released for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch on December 6.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/funko-fusion-announces-release-date-and-names-jurassic-world-back-to-the-future-and-other-ips-appearing-in-game|title=Funko Fusion Announces Release Date and Names Jurassic World, Back to the Future, and Other IPs Appearing in Game|website=IGN|first=Ryan|last=McCaffrey|date=April 30, 2024|access-date=April 30, 2024|archive-date=April 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240430145310/https://www.ign.com/articles/funko-fusion-announces-release-date-and-names-jurassic-world-back-to-the-future-and-other-ips-appearing-in-game|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Challies|first=Josh|date=September 12, 2024|title=Funko Fusion release countdown – Exact start time and date|url=https://dotesports.com/general/news/funko-fusion-release-date-time|access-date=September 15, 2024|website=Dot Esports|language=en-US}} It received mixed reviews from critics and was a commercial failure which lead to layoffs at 10:10 Games.

Gameplay

Funko Fusion is a third-person action-adventure video game supporting up to four players, in which the player takes control of various Funko Pop! figures. Following the rise of the malevolent Eddy Funko, the player character travels across the "WonderWorlds"—levels based on settings and scenarios from different pop culture properties—completing missions, battling enemies, and collecting vinyl to manufacture new Pop!s and tools the player can use to progress through the game. Playable characters are equipped with both a melee weapon and a long-range weapon for use in combat and destroying objects in the surrounding environment.

The player character can be swapped at Funko Pop! display boxes located throughout a level's map and in the game's hub world. The game includes various characters from different Universal Pictures films and television series, as well as characters from Invincible, Valve's Team Fortress 2, Capcom's Mega Man, Scott Cawthon's Five Nights at Freddy's, Colonel Sanders from KFC, and Big Boy from Big Boy Restaurants.{{Cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/games/news/1283201-funko-fusion-trailer-reveal-gameplay|title=Funko Fusion Trailer Includes Back to the Future, Jurassic World, & More|website=ComingSoon|first=Michael|last=Leri|date=April 25, 2023|access-date=November 18, 2023|archive-date=November 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118183804/https://www.comingsoon.net/games/news/1283201-funko-fusion-trailer-reveal-gameplay|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|author=IGN|date=April 25, 2023|title=Funko Fusion – Official Teaser Trailer|url=https://www.ign.com/videos/funko-fusion-official-teaser-trailer|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613102205/https://www.ign.com/videos/funko-fusion-official-teaser-trailer|archive-date=June 13, 2024|access-date=November 18, 2023|website=IGN}}{{Cite web |last=Lawson |first=Sean |date=May 9, 2023 |title=Funko Fusion guide — every character and IP in the upcoming PS5 game |url=https://www.truetrophies.com/n23411/funko-fusion-characters |access-date=November 18, 2023 |website=TrueTrophies}}{{Cite web |last=Aguilar |first=Matthew |date=July 28, 2023 |title=Funko Fusion Design Director Wants Everyone to Find Something They Love and Teases More Franchises to Come |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/funko-fusion-design-director-wants-everyone-to-find-something-they-love-and-teases-more-franchises-to-come/ |access-date=November 18, 2023 |website=ComicBook.com}}

=Intellectual properties=

The game features characters from more than 20 properties, with more to come, including those from Universal, Capcom, Valve, Mattel and Skybound Entertainment consisting of:{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/2023/04/25/funko-fusion-teaser-features-properties-like-the-thing-childs-play-2-jurassic-world-and|title=Funko Fusion Teaser Features Properties Like The Thing, Child's Play 2, Jurassic World, And More|magazine=Game Informer|first=Kyle|last=Hilliard|date=April 25, 2023|access-date=November 18, 2023|archive-date=November 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118180533/https://www.gameinformer.com/2023/04/25/funko-fusion-teaser-features-properties-like-the-thing-childs-play-2-jurassic-world-and|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://gamerant.com/funko-fusion-interview/|title=Funko Fusion Dev Talks Representing Cult Classics, Becoming a Franchise, and More|website=Game Rant|first=Katelyn Mitchell|last=Jewett|date=May 4, 2023|access-date=November 18, 2023|archive-date=August 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828212523/https://gamerant.com/funko-fusion-interview/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Lord |first=Tim |date=September 27, 2024 |title=Funko Fusion: All Characters (& How To Unlock Them) |url=https://gamerant.com/funko-fusion-all-characters-how-to-unlock-them/ |access-date=October 17, 2024 |website=Game Rant |language=en}}

Development

10:10 Games is a British video game development studio based in Warrington, United Kingdom.{{Cite web |last=Birks |first=James |date=2023-05-09 |title=Creating a new Pop! culture - 10:10 Games talk Funko Fusion |url=https://www.thexboxhub.com/creating-a-new-pop-culture-1010-games-talk-funko-fusion/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=TheXboxHub |language=en-GB}} The company was co-founded by Jon Burton and Arthur Parsons in July 2021. Burton joined Parsons after leaving his position as creative director at Traveller's Tales in 2019. The company had joined Women in Games as their Corporate Ambassador in March 2022.{{Cite web |date=March 2, 2022 |title=10:10 Games Joins Women in Games as Corporate Ambassador |url=https://www.1010games.com/news/video-games-esports-rise-in-popularity-rcky9-79apk |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=10:10 Games |language=en-GB}} Later that year, the company formed a partnership with Warrington and Vale Royal College.{{Cite web |date=July 19, 2022 |title=10:10 form partnership with Warrington & Vale College! |url=https://www.1010games.com/news/1010-form-partnership-with-warrington-amp-vale-college |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=10:10 Games |language=en-GB}} Design director and co-founder Arthur Parsons gave a live brief at the college in June 2024.{{Cite web |date=June 20, 2024 |title=Students Pitch to 10:10 Games |url=https://wvr.ac.uk/events-news/news/games-design-students-from-warrington-vale-royal-college-present-projects-to-industry-experts-1010-games |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Warrington and Vale Royal College |language=en-GB}}

The development of a Funko video game was revealed by 10:10 Games and Funko. This was announced in July 2022 at San Diego Comic-Con.{{Cite web |last=Bishop |first=Rollin |date=July 25, 2022 |title=Funko Announces New AAA Video Game |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/funko-aaa-video-game-1010-games-sdcc-2022/ |access-date=August 17, 2024 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en}} The game released on September 13, 2024.{{Cite web |last=McCaffrey |first=Ryan |date=April 30, 2024 |title=Funko Fusion Announces Release Date and Names Jurassic World, Back to the Future, and Other IPs Appearing in Game |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/funko-fusion-announces-release-date-and-names-jurassic-world-back-to-the-future-and-other-ips-appearing-in-game |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240430145310/https://www.ign.com/articles/funko-fusion-announces-release-date-and-names-jurassic-world-back-to-the-future-and-other-ips-appearing-in-game |archive-date=April 30, 2024 |access-date=August 19, 2024 |website=IGN}}{{Cite web |last=Deschamps |first=Marc |date=April 30, 2024 |title=Funko Fusion Reveals Trailer, Release Date, and First Details |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/funko-fusion-reveals-trailer-release-date-first-details/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240430161623/https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/funko-fusion-reveals-trailer-release-date-first-details/ |archive-date=April 30, 2024 |access-date=August 19, 2024 |website=ComicBook.com}}{{Cite web |last=Norman |first=Jim |date=2024-05-01 |title=Back To The Future, He-Man And, Er, Hot Fuzz Collide On Switch In 'Funko Fusion' |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/05/back-to-the-future-he-man-and-er-hot-fuzz-collide-on-switch-in-funko-fusion |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=Nintendo Life |publisher=Gamer Network |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Andy |date=2024-04-30 |title='Funko Fusion' preview: life in plastic seems fantastic |url=https://www.nme.com/features/gaming-features/funko-fusion-preview-release-date-3752091 |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}{{Cite news |last=Wilde |first=Tyler |date=2024-04-30 |title=Ex-Lego game devs formed a new studio to explore a completely different genre: Funko Pops |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/funko-fusion-release-date/ |access-date=2025-01-19 |work=PC Gamer |language=en}}

Reception

= Critical reception =

Funko Fusion received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator website Metacritic.{{Cite web|title=Funko Fusion|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/funko-fusion/|access-date=September 15, 2024|publisher=Metacritic|language=en}}

IGN gave the game a "bad" rating of 4 out of 10, stating: "Funko Fusion{{'s}} dull combat and repetitive missions means that just like your Funko Pop collection, it's probably best left on the shelf."{{cite web|last=Ogilvie|first=Tristan|date=September 16, 2024|orig-date=September 13, 2024|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/funko-fusion-review|title=Funko Fusion Review|website=IGN|access-date=September 18, 2024}}

= Sales =

Funko Fusion was a commercial failure, which lead to layoffs at 10:10 Games.{{Cite web |last=Straw |first=Mike |date=2025-02-14 |title=EXCLUSIVE: 10:10 Games Employees Offered No Severance, Layoffs Happened While On Holiday, And More |url=https://insider-gaming.com/1010-games-employees-offered-no-severance-laid-off-while-on-holiday-and-more/ |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=Insider Gaming |language=en-US}}