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Tribal Hunter is a 2021 singleplayer jump-n-run indie game developed and published by Melonsoda Soft.

Players control Munch, an inflatable anthropomorphic lizard, set on helping the tribe of Mystic Island free their homeland from the Pigs and Fish Pirates who have invaded them. Munch explores side-scrolling stages using his platforming abilities, and defeats enemies using both physical force but also his ability to inhale and inflate.

Gameplay
In Tribal Hunter, the player controls Munch, the protagonist of the game. The objective is to advance through the story of the game, exploring Mystic Island, improving Munch's abilities and freeing Mystic Island of it's oppressors.

A major component of the game is managing the player's weight. If the player exceeds Munch's weight limit, he'll pop and deflate, resulting in a game over. The higher the player's weight value becomes, the larger Munch becomes. A increased weight value will increase his physical power, at the cost of making his platforming more sluggish. Munch's weight can be reduced by sitting down and resting, which is rewarded with experience points. Munch's weight can be increased by consuming either defeated foes or food. Alongside managing the player's weight, a health value is also to be kept track of, as it also results in a game over if it runs out.

Development
Development for Tribal Hunter began around June of 2017, marked by the release of it's demo, then called "Super Lizard Man", featuring an earlier iteration of Munch and his weight-gain gameplay.

On June 20, 2020, skyox announced the Kickstarter for Tribal Hunter on FurAffinity, where it raised 26.897$ out of it's 3.000$ goal.

The game was released on August 22, 2022 on both GOG and Steam.