Killer Queen Black had to adapt to leave the arcade

Killer Queen Black is launching today on Nintendo Switch and PC. It’s a port of the 5-on-5 arcade hit Killer Queen that has players working together to achieve one of three victory conditions. Only “port” is not the best word. Black is an adaptation that rebuilds much of the original to make it work on consoles and PC.

Killer Queen has players controlling a queen or one of her drones on each team. Those drones can potentially transform into other units with different capabilities, like the lethal warriors. The goal is to either kill the opponent’s queen three times, fill your team’s hive with berries, or ride a snail slowly across the length of the map. Black takes that action and adds onto it with new maps, unit types, and powerups. It also emulates the communal aspects of the arcade cabinet with features like spectating, cross-platform voice chat, and leaderboards.