For once, the princess is doing the heavy lifting.
Chariot is a cooperative platforming game that follows a princess and her fiancé, as they embark on a journey to find a resting place for her father, the King. Unfortunately, the King's ghost is very picky about where his body will be entombed, so the princess and her suitor must travel to dangerous lands -- all while hauling a coffin on wheels.
Frima Games, the team behind Chariot, showed off its progress on the lighthearted title in a developer diary, above, released Thursday.
"Usually in cooperative games, you are taking care of yourself, and the other person is taking care of himself. In Chariot, you take care of the chariot," executive producer Martin Brouard says in the video. "It came from wanting a lighthearted cooperative game, and not being able to find one at the time."
The two players must use a variety of game mechanics to swing the chariot over chasms, ride it down steep slopes and sling it across lava-filled pits through 25 replayable levels.
Chariot is available "soon" for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Wii U and PC through Steam.