The Stretchers2019

The Stretchers

2019 Nintendo74Good

Playtime

ShortIt typically takes about 6 hours to finish the game.

Playable on

Available on

Game modes

Details

Launch
November 8, 2019
Publisher
Nintendo
Themes
Action
Genres
Puzzle

Overview

The Stretchers - Launch Trailer (Nintendo Switch)

The world has a bad case of the Dizzies - residents dizzied by Captain Brains - and only you can rescue them! Work with a friend in co-op or skillfully control two medics on your own to overcome the physics-based puzzles of each madcap mission. Either way, how you go about it is totally up to you, whether you work together to transport many Dizzies at once on a stretcher or work in parallel by splitting up dragging the Dizzies to the ambulance one by one. As you play and replay missions, you'll complete bonus objectives and uncover hidden collectibles with hilarious results!

Screenshots

Screenshot for The Stretchers

Reception

The Stretchers is a jovial, anarchic affair. It looks like a Dreamcast title and, in some respects, feels like playing one too. That comparison isn't meant as a pejorative to say it's dated, as it isn't, and certainly it has a charm all of its own

The Stretchers may not be the deepest experience, but its creativity comes through in spades, giving you a great challenge to experience with a friend. Its solo mode doesn't function well, the game is overall fairly short, and the controls are not always reliable, but the game manages to pack so much into its runtime that you may not find yourself ...

Though not nearly exploiting its full potential, The Stretchers is goofy, no-frills fun whether you’re flying solo or teaming up with a friend.

There's a charming aesthetic to The Stretchers, bright and colourful and aimed squarely at kids, but the slapstick, ragdoll humour will appeal to grown-ups too

The Stretchers is a deceptively simple co-op game that manages to be fun for every second of it's brief run time, delivering interesting levels and hilarious chaos as your shout at your partner (or left hand) to just pick up the damn stretcher