History VideoGame / Biomutant

The game is described by its creators as a "{{post apocalyptic}} kung fu fable", or "''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' with a touch of ''Film/MadMax'' in it". It is set in a world filled with animals who have mutated into sentient races a long time ago. Their new society centers around the great Tree of Life. One day, however, toxic oil came up from underground and began to poison the tree. Moreover, this weakness was sensed by four great monsters, which started to feast on the roots. It is now imperative for you to slay them all.

''Biomutant'' is an ActionRPG, developed by Creator/Experiment101 (made up of former employees from Creator/AvalancheStudios known for creating ''VideoGame/JustCause'') under the publisher Creator/THQNordic, and released for [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]], Playstation 4, and Xbox One on May 25, 2021.

The game is described by its creators as a "PostApocalyptic kung fu fable", or "''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' with a touch of ''Film/MadMax'' in it". It is set in a world filled with animals who have mutated into sentient races a long time ago. Their new society centers around the great Tree of Life. One day, however, toxic oil came up from underground and began to poison the tree. Moreover, this weakness was sensed by four great monsters, which started to feast on the roots. It is now imperative for you to slay them all.

* WeaponOfChoice: Each tribe has one unique weapon and an accompanying style of Wung-Fu. The player can learn them immediately by allying with them or after subduing/wiping them out.

* IronButtMonkey: Your mount. No matter what kind of battles you can get into with it, it is immortal and cannot die, not from falling damage and not even in battles (it won't even flinch in the latter). Even if you happen to drown it, the one scenario where it ''can'' die, you can immediately call for a new one like nothing happened.

* DarkIsEvil: You get a Dark Aura from selfish or pointlessly cruel actions like twisting shopkeeper's arms to get a big reward for saving their business or killing captured wildlife, and all the Dark-aligned tribes want to destroy the Tree of Life and either subjugate or wipe out the other tribes. Downplayed by the "Maximum Dark" Lotus tribe; unlike the selfish Jagni and Pichu tribes, they [[WellIntentionedExtremist genuinely believe they're making the world a better place and just don't care how many they have to kill along the way]].

* CycleOfRevenge: [[spoiler:Lupa-lupa's antagonism towards you is because your mother killed hers for being a meat eater. You can ultimately decide whether to kill him after the final battle or spare him.]]
* DarkIsEvil: You get a Dark Aura from selfish or pointlessly cruel actions like killing captured wildlife, and all the Dark-aligned tribes want to destroy the Tree of Life and either subjugate or wipe out the other tribes. Downplayed by the "Maximum Dark" Lotus tribe; unlike the selfish Jagni and Pichu tribes, they [[WellIntentionedExtremist genuinely believe they're making the world a better place and just don't care how many they have to kill along the way]].
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Some ''sifu'' believe that coexistence with the other tribes is possible, you only need to convince them it's better to stand together through diplomacy--''or'' take their strategic territories by force and beat them into submission, whichever works.

* FlunkyBoss: The boss seen in the gameplay trailer, Rocka-Boom, has a bunch of small anthropomorphic rat allies on its side.

* GiantScrapRobot: The player fights one of the World Eater bosses in one of these.

* HomemadeInventions: You can invent weapons by combining different handles and bases, no matter how improbably they seem. Katana blades attached to a banana and a shotgun cobbled together from different gun parts are just a few of the things you can create.

* LightIsGood: You get a Light Aura from heroic actions like rescuing prisoners, and all the Light-aligned tribes want to save the Tree of Life and either unite the tribes or leave them to peaceful coexistence.

* PintsizePowerhouse: The player character and the species he belongs to are tiny mammals similar to foxes or weasels but they're fully capable of fighting and even capturing the giant monsters that inhabit their world.

* SolveTheSoupCans: Many side quests feature a handful of interactable objects left behind by the extinct humans that you can repair by solving simple rotation puzzles to match up colors. Even something like a piano uses the same basic puzzle layout, requiring you to ''rotate bits of sheet music'' around to get the piano working again.

* SaveTheVillain: You can choose not to kill the World Eater bosses (if going for a Dark playthrough) and this will have an effect on the story.

* PropheticNames: Perhaps, just perhaps, the "Toxanol Corporation" should have reconsidered either their name or their byproducts.