Stick Scholars

Stick Scholars merges the high-stakes paranoia of social deduction with the kinetic frustration of a 2D platformer. Developed and published by JaDropping Games, the game tasks a group of players with graduating by passing a series of academic hurdles, while one hidden Class Clown works to ensure the entire group fails. This isn't just about spotting a liar in a chat log; it is about determining if a friend actually missed that jump or if they are sabotaging the group's collective grade.

The release date for Stick Scholars is July 10, 2026, and it is currently slated for a PC release. The gameplay loop is split into three distinct phases: a chaotic parkour race to reach the classroom, a personalized trivia round for those who survived the trek, and a voting session to suspend the suspected saboteur. To win, the students must pass six out of ten quizzes, a goal made difficult by the fact that failing the parkour segment automatically counts as a failing grade for that player's portion of the quiz.

The Class Clown and the July 10, 2026 Release Date

The mechanical hook of Stick Scholars lies in the ambiguity of failure. In most social deduction games, sabotage is a deliberate button press, but here, the Class Clown can hide behind genuine platforming incompetence. The saboteur can place fake blocks to trip up peers or intentionally whiff trivia questions, but doing so too aggressively risks a suspension. Because the group's success depends on a collective score, a single player's intentional ignorance or a well-placed trap can derail the entire semester.

Whether the trivia bank remains fresh enough to prevent the Class Clown from being outed by simple repetition is the primary hurdle the game faces. Success requires a balance between the mechanical skill of the platforming and the actual knowledge of the players. With custom settings to tweak difficulty, the experience is clearly built for friend groups who enjoy the tension of Among Us but want the physical comedy of a physics-based runner. Those looking for a new rotation in their party game night should keep an eye on the Stick Scholars release date as it approaches in the summer of 2026. This is a solid choice for groups who prefer their strategy games with a side of platforming blunders, so plan to pick it up on launch day if you have a consistent crew of four or more players.