Cats In The Shell is set for Early Access on January 20, 2027 on PC via Steam. A demo is available ahead of Steam Next Fest: October 2026 Edition, which begins October 19.
Infini Fun and Raven Studio announced Cats In The Shell as a mecha-building roguelike auto-battler for early access on PC via Steam in the fourth quarter of 2026. Players build mechas from over 1,000 parts, choose cat pilots with unique abilities, and fight across four biomes. A public playtest ran July 2-9.
At gamescom 2026, the two studios showed the game and described it as a roguelite auto-battler in which bipedal cats pilot giant mechs assembled from interchangeable parts. Combat is automatic, and the player buys and equips five mech components between battles: suit, arms, back, shoulders, and drone. About ten cat pilots are planned, each with a unique ability. The demo at the show offered only PvP, but the full version will include four modes: PvP, story, Expedition (a PvE mode), and a simulation lab for testing builds. The game is made with Unreal Engine 5 and supports Japanese display. Publisher Infini Fun's publishing manager Zicong Hu said the title references Ghost in the Shell, which the development team likes. The setting is a post-apocalyptic world where humanity is extinct and two cats inherit human wisdom via a mother box.
By October, the early access date was set. Cats In The Shell enters Early Access on January 20, 2027. The demo ahead of Steam Next Fest: October 2026 Edition, which begins October 19, offers PvP, part of story mode, and Expedition. The game supports Japanese and is planned for PC via Steam.
The coverage moved from an initial Q4 2026 window to a specific January 2027 date. What is settled: the two studios, the PC via Steam release, the four-mode structure, the five components, and the cat pilots. Where coverage diverged: the early access timing shifted between stories, and the demo and player test details were not each repeated in every story.
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Infini Fun and Raven Studio announced that Cats In The Shell, a build-construction roguelike auto-battler about assembling mechs, enters Early Access on January 20, 2027. Players hire cat pilots, each with unique abilities, and build a mech from parts and upgradeable modules. Auto-battles let those builds chain reactions and synergies. The game supports Japanese and is planned for PC via Steam. A demo is available ahead of Steam Next Fest: October 2026 Edition, which begins October 19.
Aug 28
At gamescom 2026, Raven Studio and publisher Infini Fun showed 'Cats In The Shell', a roguelite auto-battler in which bipedal cats pilot giant mechs assembled from interchangeable parts. Combat is automatic; the player's job is to buy and equip five mech components (suit, arms, back, shoulders, drone) between battles. Each cat has a unique ability, and about ten cats are planned. The demo only offered PvP, but the full version will include four modes: PvP, story, Expedition (a PvE mode), and a simulation lab for testing builds. Early access on Steam is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2026, and an open demo will be distributed on Steam in October, timed with Steam Next Fest. The demo will include PvP, part of story mode, and Expedition. Infini Fun publishing manager Zicong Hu explained that the title references 'Ghost in the Shell', which the development team likes. The setting involves a post-apocalyptic world where humanity is extinct and two cats inherit human wisdom via a 'mother box'. The game is made with Unreal Engine 5 and supports Japanese display.
Jul 2
Raven Studio and publisher Infini Fun announced the mecha-building roguelike auto-battler 'Cats in the Shell' will enter early access on PC via Steam in Q4 2026. Players build mechas from over 1,000 parts, choose cat pilots with unique abilities, and fight across four biomes. A public playtest runs July 2-9.