Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse

Quahog’s crudest multiverse adventure turns an episode-sized Family Guy premise into a loud, deliberately ridiculous third-person shooter. Stewie Griffin and Brian travel through unstable parallel realities after Bertram steals the universe-hopping remote and threatens to erase their home dimension. The campaign jumps between twisted versions of familiar settings, including an Amish world, a fantasy realm, and a surprisingly grim universe ruled by Bertram. Expect constant profanity, cutaway-style gags, references to the show’s long history, and humor that is either exactly your taste or absolutely not.

Players alternate between Stewie and Brian, whose different weapons and special abilities give the straightforward shooting a little character. Stewie relies on futuristic gadgets, ray guns, and his trademark baby-genius arsenal, while Brian brings more conventional firearms and a slightly sturdier combat role. Most missions follow a simple loop of moving through linear arenas, clearing waves of enemies, grabbing weapons and ammunition, and facing oversized bosses or environmental hazards. The story campaign supports two-player co-op, letting one player control each lead, while competitive multiplayer modes offer team-based and free-for-all shooting for groups that want more than the main quest.

What keeps Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse from feeling like a generic licensed shooter is its commitment to the show’s mean-spirited, anything-goes tone. Character banter and bizarre alternate worlds do much of the heavy lifting, and longtime viewers will get far more from the jokes, recurring characters, and affectionate digs at Quahog than newcomers. Gunplay is functional rather than refined, with a low-budget, old-school console-shooter feel that can become repetitive during longer firefights. Fans of South Park-style licensed comedy games, or anyone who wants a co-op shooter built around Family Guy’s most popular sci-fi setup, will find a messy but amusing time here; players seeking polished combat or a deep adventure should keep expectations modest.