Fraymakers

Fraymakers is an upcoming indie crossover fighting video game developed by Team Fray and published by McLeodGaming. Developed by a team partially consisting of current and former Super Smash Flash 2 developers, the game is a "platform fighter" in a similar vein to SSF2 and features a large cast of characters and stages hailing from independent game franchises such as BIT.TRIP, Downwell, Octodad, and Rivals of Aether. Touted as "the Infinitely Replayable Indie Platform Fighter", it is built using a development tool called FrayTools that also allows for streamlined creation and implementation of custom-made content.

Announced on September 10, 2020 under the codename McLeodGaming Next and formally revealed the following month, Fraymakers was revealed to be McLeodGaming's newest platform fighter following the success of SSF2. A Kickstarter campaign showcasing the game was launched on November 18, 2020, and it reached its goal of $46,000 within three hours. An early access version of the game is set to be released to Steam in early 2022, and to Kickstarter backers in March of that year.

Playable characters
Fraymakers currently features six characters hailing from differing independent games, with additional characters being planned depending on the stretch goals reached. Each character is designed to have a unique and distinct playstyle while also carrying attacks from their source franchises.

Below is a list of the six characters currently confirmed for the game.

Assists
In addition to its playable roster, Fraymakers is set to feature a wide array of Assists to be called upon mid-battle. Each playable character is able to be selected as an Assist, and there is a large selection of guest characters to be featured exclusively as Assists. Currently, forty Assists are planned for the game, not counting playable characters.

Stages
Currently, eleven stages are planned to be made available in Fraymakers for players to fight on. Much like the characters, each stage hails from an indie game and features references to their original games. Each stage will also have optional stage hazards that can change the mechanics or layout.

Custom content
Fraymakers is built using FrayTools, a custom cross-platform development tool that comes included with the game. Because of this, players are able and encouraged to use FrayTools themselves to modify the game by creating their own custom content, including playable characters, Assists, stages, and even menus and game modes. In addition to the user interface offered by FrayTools, players are able to test and adjust their custom content from within the game itself through a custom sandbox. Once custom content is complete, players are able to upload it for other players to browse in-game and download for themselves, and it can also be loaded directly from files.