Animal-Headed Battle Royale Shooter DNA NEMESIS Announced for December
The December release window is unusually tight for a battle royale announced at a major showcase, indicating Catalisol Limited and Aeternum Game Studios may have a nearly finished product or a deliberate pre-launch marketing sprint.
Key Facts
- DNA NEMESIS is a third-person battle royale shooter developed by Catalisol Limited and Aeternum Game Studios.
- The game is scheduled for release on PC via Steam in December 2026.
- Players form teams of up to four and drop from an airship onto the battlefield.
- Playable characters have animal heads and include ten types, with abilities like flight shown in the trailer.
- Movement speed depends on weapon weight, attachments, bulletproof vests, backpacks, and their contents.
Reporting from 2 sources: Automaton, Game Spark.
Catalisol Limited announced on August 27 during the Future Games Show: gamescom 2026 stream that it is developing DNA NEMESIS jointly with Aeternum Game Studios. The game is a third-person battle royale shooter scheduled for release on PC via Steam in December 2026. Players form teams of up to four and drop from an airship onto a battlefield, engaging in gunfights to survive. The central feature is that playable characters have animal heads, representing the genes of creatures such as sharks, octopuses, and elephants. Each of the ten animal types appears to possess unique abilities, though details remain undisclosed. The released trailer shows a character with wings flying through the air, indicating airborne movement options. The game also introduces a strategic layer where movement speed changes based on weapon weight, equipped attachments, bulletproof vests, backpacks, and their contents, suggesting that simply collecting gear anywhere will not lead to victory. Currently, only the store page and trailer are available, with further updates expected leading up to release. The announcement positions DNA NEMESIS as a title where players prove their superiority as apex predators by combining the genes of nature's strongest and wisest creatures.
The announcement came during the "Future Games Show: gamescom 2026" stream on August 27, 2026, placing the December release window just four months after the first public reveal. Catalisol Limited is the publisher and co-developer, working with Aeternum Game Studios on the project. The ten playable animal types are the core of the game's identity. Each carries genes from creatures described as "nature's strongest and wisest," a framing that the developer pitches as a contest for the right to be called the ultimate species.
- Shark genes: featured in the trailer, positioned among the predators players can embody
- Octopus genes: one of the named creature types, grouped with sharks and elephants in the reveal
- Elephant genes: another confirmed animal head, shown alongside the other named species
- Winged animal: the trailer shows a character using this gene to fly through the air, confirming airborne traversal
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.