GRAIN ROT Launches on Steam With Wooden Robot Possession Horror
The cooperative horror action game GRAIN ROT launched on Steam on August 8, 2026, with support for Japanese. Developed by Beck & Branch Games and published by Neem Interactive, the game is priced at 1,150 yen including tax, with a 10% launch discount to 1,035 yen until August 22. Players descend into underground ruins via a cursed elevator, break furniture to collect resources, and aim to return alive. The loot is used to rebuild a forward operating base, which in turn allows deeper dives into the ruins. The game has drawn significant pre-release attention: Steam wishlist registrations exceeded 250,000, and the demo download count surpassed 350,000, placing it among the top 15 most played titles during Steam Next Fest. In gameplay, players possess fragile wooden robots; if a robot breaks, they can find another in the darkness to revive, with abilities changing based on the machine. Deeper floors introduce 'corruption' that distorts bodies, voices, and emotes, and corrupted machines react to sound and movement. If all party members' robots are destroyed, all loot is lost. The game supports both single-player and online cooperative play on PC via Steam.