CINDER CITY Steam Store Page Opens With Gameplay Trailer
CINDER CITY marks NC's first major push into a Western-style open-world cinematic shooter on PC, positioning BigFire Games as a new internal studio focused on Unreal Engine 5 multiplayer PvE.
Key Facts
- BigFire Games, a new internal studio at NC led by representative Bae Jae-hyun, opened the CINDER CITY Steam store page on July 1, 2026.
- The game is an open-world cinematic third-person shooter set in a dystopian near-future Seoul destroyed by mutants and criminal organizations.
- Players take the role of super soldiers called Cinder Knights, each with different abilities, to fight for the ruined city.
- The story follows protagonist Seven on a mission to rescue his daughter Joy.
- A Developer Preview video released alongside the store page shows actual gameplay footage, including ruined Seoul, story missions, and open-world PvE multiplayer.
Reporting from 3 sources: 4Gamer.net, Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark.
NC's development studio BigFire Games opened the Steam store page for its upcoming open-world cinematic third-person shooter CINDER CITY on July 1, 2026. The game is set in a dystopian near-future Seoul destroyed by mutants and criminal organizations. Players take the role of super soldiers called Cinder Knights, each with different abilities, and fight to reclaim the ruined city. The story follows protagonist Seven on a mission to rescue his daughter Joy. A new Developer Preview video was released alongside the store page, featuring lead concept artist Samuel King and project manager GH Shin showing actual gameplay footage. The video highlights the ruined Seoul setting, story-driven missions, and open-world-based PvE multiplayer. The game runs on Unreal Engine 5 and centers on large-scale cooperative PvE content where players team up to face enemies including the Hive groups, mutants, and enemy forces. Players can use tactical gear such as drones and stealth equipment, as well as vehicles like motorcycles, power loaders, and aircraft. Content includes story missions, side missions, dynamic events, field bosses, instance dungeons, and massive field raids. The official website was also revamped, and an official Discord server launched. Wishlist registration is now open on Steam, with a release scheduled soon.
BigFire Games is a new internal studio at NC, led by representative Bae Jae-hyun. The company's co-CEOs are Kim Taek-jin and Park Byung-mu (or Park Byung-moo, per different sources). The game's Steam page lists the app ID 4651830.
The Developer Preview video runs on the Steam page and on YouTube. In it, lead concept artist Samuel King and project manager GH Shin walk through the game's world and systems. The video shows the ruined Seoul setting, the story of protagonist Seven trying to rescue his daughter Joy, and open-world PvE multiplayer with actual gameplay footage.
The game's core content includes story missions, side missions, dynamic events, field bosses, instance dungeons, and massive field raids. Players can tackle missions solo or team up with others, and their choices and actions are said to determine the city's future. The press release states that the content is current as of July 1, 2026, and that schedules may change.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.