| Jaws.io | |
| Publisher: | Universal Studios Interactive Entertainment LLC |
| Developer: | SRG Studios |
| Series: | Jaws |
| Platforms: | iOS, Android |
| Released: | February 14, 2019 |
| Genre: | Action |
Jaws.io is an action video game based on the 1975 American horror film Jaws. It was developed by Puerto Rican company SRG Studios[1] and published by Universal Studios Interactive Entertainment LLC for iOS and Android devices, and was released on February 14, 2019.[2] The game's servers were shut down on October 31 the same year and is no longer available for download.[3]
Inspired by Agar.io, Jaws.io is a multiplayer game where the goal is pick up or eat (depending on whether the player is controlling a ship or a shark) as much as possible,[4] in order to obtain the highest score in time-limited matches.[5] Players would take on the role as the captain of a boat rescuing civilians of Amity Island stranded out at sea. As players sailed around picking up civilians, they were to use power-ups to combat against other boats as well as the titular Jaws.[6] Players would also be given the opportunity to transform into Jaws for a short period in the match to wreak havoc against other opponents. The gameplay used touch controls to maneuver around in a manner similar to that of games found in the .io game genre with comparisons drawn towards Slither.io and Agar.io.[7]
The players were able to receive rewards for logging in each day, and coins collected in each play could have been used for certain shark upgrades.[8]