Spook-A-Boo, a co-op ghost hunting game where you can shove your friends off ledges, picked up a new gameplay trailer at Summer Game Fest, and a demo is live on Steam right now. It comes from Wala Interactive, a woman-led indie studio out of India, with publishing by Singapore's Soft Source Publishing.
The pitch is Saturday-morning cartoon chaos. Spook-A-Boo is a top-down, level-based game for up to four players across couch and online co-op, built around a simple loop of scan, detect and capture ghosts. The studio describes it as "ghost grabbing and friendship smashing," and there is a dedicated button just to kick things, which tells you most of what you need to know about the tone.
Cartoon horror, with a familiar voice
The obvious touchstones are Scooby-Doo and Ghostbusters, and the game wears them openly. Physics-based puzzles and a pile of gadgets carry the four-player mayhem, with the usual co-op tension of saving the world while ruining a friendship in the process.
One detail gives it some weight: the in-game guide, The Warden, is voiced by Kevin Miller, best known as Sly Cooper across the PlayStation series and as a voice in the cult classic Jet Set Radio. That is a real get for an indie of this size, and a smart nod to the nostalgia the game is chasing.
Where to play
The trailer debuted at the India Game Showcase as part of Summer Game Fest, alongside a behind-the-scenes look at the team shown during the Women-Led Showcase. The demo is on the Steam page now, with full release planned for PC, Nintendo Switch, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
If you have three friends and a free evening, this is the kind of low-stakes co-op that earns its keep. Try the demo, then wishlist it if the kick button does its job.
