Crytivo is an active publisher with two announced projects: Carnival Hunt, now in Steam early access, and Thveit, a Norse city-builder planned for Steam early access. The company is working with developer Winter Cats Studios on Thveit.
Crytivo moved into 2026 with two distinct releases on Steam. The first, Carnival Hunt, entered early access on July 24, 2026. It is a 5v1 asymmetric survival horror game set in a mechanical amusement park, where rabbit dolls escape while a Carnival Monster hunts them. The early access build includes two monsters and 32 procedurally generated rooms. A wind-up mechanic forces rabbit players to balance movement against noise, adding a strategic layer to the genre.
Two weeks earlier, Crytivo announced Thveit, a city-building simulation developed by Winter Cats Studios, a three-person indie team founded by Andreas. The game is set in a Norse mythology-inspired world that resembles a picture book. Players start with a small group of settlers on an island, clearing land, gathering resources, and constructing houses, farms, and workshops. Seasonal changes affect priorities: spring for farming, summer for building and sailing, autumn for stockpiling, and winter as a trial season where players must prevent starvation.
A key mechanic is coexistence with legendary beings such as dragons, trolls, cats, and spirits, each with their own habitats, preferences, and benefits. Players can record discoveries in a creature compendium and gain advantages by offering food or providing suitable dens. As the settlement grows, sailing to procedurally generated islands becomes possible, enabling trade for new settlers, rare goods, and artifacts. The game is planned for early access release on PC via Steam, with an estimated 30 hours of content at launch and an early access period expected to last until late 2027.
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Crytivo released the early access version of Carnival Hunt on Steam on July 24, 2026. The 5v1 asymmetric survival horror game is set in a mechanical amusement park, where rabbit dolls escape while a Carnival Monster hunts them. Early access includes two monsters and 32 procedurally generated rooms.
Publisher Crytivo and developer Winter Cats Studios have officially announced Thveit, a city-building simulation game set in a Norse mythology-inspired world that resembles a picture book. The game's Steam store page went live on July 21, 2026, and the announcement was made on July 22. Players start with a small group of settlers on an island, clearing land, gathering resources, and constructing houses, farms, and workshops. The game features seasonal changes that affect priorities: spring for farming, summer for building and sailing, autumn for stockpiling, and winter as a trial season where players must prevent starvation. A key mechanic is coexistence with legendary beings such as dragons, trolls, cats, and spirits, each with their own habitats, preferences, and benefits. Players can record discoveries in a creature compendium and gain advantages by offering food or providing suitable dens. As the settlement grows, sailing to procedurally generated islands becomes possible, enabling trade for new settlers, rare goods, and artifacts. The game is planned for early access release on PC via Steam, with an estimated 30 hours of content at launch and an early access period expected to last until late 2027. Winter Cats Studios is a three-person indie team founded by Andreas.