Fact sheet
- Developer
- Crooked Cats
- Status
- In development
- Release date
- Q1 2027
- Demo
- A Windows demo arrives for Steam Next Fest, October 2026
- Platforms
- PC. Windows and Steam Deck at launch
- Genre
- Turn-based tactics / narrative
- Engine
- Godot 4
- Store
- Steam
- Trailer
- YouTube
- Website
- crookedcatsstudio.com
- Social
- @Crooked_Cats
Description
Grow together or die alone.
Two strangers share one house at the end of the world. Their only hope: trust each other, fix up a van, and reach a mountain too cold for the Bloom to follow. You fight as a pair with turn-based tactics. Live the days together, hold the house at night, and build a bond that outgrows the Bloom.
Key features
- Turn-based tactics for two, built around a shared pool of Command Points.
- Manual aiming with headshots, cover, and interception fire.
- Potentials that turn two survivors into a fighting pair, with customizable cooperative abilities.
- One house to live in by day and defend by night across twelve handcrafted nights.
- Enemy encounters built around readable behaviors, evolving enemy groups, and changing battlefield conditions.
- Quiet daytime routines with cooking, van repairs, arcade games, and small moments that make the house feel like home.
- A character-driven story about two strangers finding hope at the end of the world.
- A late '80s atmosphere with film grain, practical lighting, dense fog, and an original soundtrack.
- An escape story where survival matters more than saving the world.
Trailer
The Nightbound announcement trailer. Download the raw MP4 to cut into your coverage, or watch it online.
Key art
Screenshots
Logos
Music
Contact
Press & business
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Crooked Cats is an independent studio in San Diego, California, founded 2026. Nightbound is our first game. © 2026 Crooked Cats Studio LLC.