Kwalee is publishing three titles across PC and consoles in 2026: Shift At Midnight, Talespinner, and RetroSpace, the last of which it released on October 2, 2026. Its development arm, Kwalee Labs, closed on June 17, 2026, one month after launching Luna Abyss.
Kwalee's 2026 output is mostly publishing. It put out RetroSpace on October 2, 2026, an immersive disco-punk space horror first-person shooter developed by The Wild Gentlemen, with a base price of 2600 yen and a 10 percent launch sale. Two more titles are on the calendar: Shift At Midnight from developer Bun Muen, set for July 22 (July 23 in Japan) on PC and Xbox Series X|S with PC Game Pass support after two delays, and Talespinner from the Polish studio Flash Cat Games, set for August 6 on Steam and Nintendo Switch.
The publishing slate spans genres. Shift At Midnight is a co-op detective horror game about identifying doppelgangers at a gas station. Talespinner is a deck-building roguelike themed around Japanese folktales, with three heroes, over 200 cards, 50 enemy types, and 16 bosses. RetroSpace lets players use stealth, hacking, distractions, traps, and hidden routes, and includes Mutamods, mutation abilities with irreversible side effects. Its cleaning protagonist resumes as a clone after death.
The one development-side story is a closure. Kwalee Labs, the developer of the sci-fi FPS Luna Abyss, laid off all staff and shut down on June 17, 2026, one month after the game launched with a Very Positive Steam rating. CEO Hollie Emery announced the decision on LinkedIn, calling it completely outside of the company's control.
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Oct 3
Kwalee released RetroSpace on October 2, 2026. The Wild Gentlemen developed the game, which Kwalee describes as an immersive disco-punk space horror first-person shooter. Players control a nameless cleaner aboard the space station Aurora 5, which a sentient black hole has swallowed. Creatures that mix human, animal, and plant traits roam the station. The base price is 2600 yen, with the PlayStation 5 version at 2200 yen and the Xbox Series X|S version at 2350 yen, all tax included, and a 10 percent launch sale is running. A launch trailer is out. Players can use stealth, hacking, distractions, traps, and hidden routes to get past obstacles, and the game includes Mutamods, mutation abilities with irreversible side effects. After death the cleaner can resume as a clone.
Jul 17
Publisher Kwalee and developer Flash Cat Games, a Polish indie studio, will release 'Talespinner' on August 6 for PC via Steam and Nintendo Switch. The deck-building roguelike is themed around Japanese folktales, featuring three heroes, over 200 cards, 50 enemy types, 16 bosses, and a scenario system. A demo is available on Steam with a 90% positive user rating.
Jul 13
Publisher Kwalee and developer Bun Muen will release the co-op detective horror game Shift At Midnight on July 22 (July 23 in Japan) on PC and Xbox Series X|S, with PC Game Pass support. Players manage a gas station and identify doppelgangers among customers. The demo has an overwhelmingly positive Steam rating. The release was delayed twice.
Jun 17
Kwalee Labs, the developer of the well-received sci-fi FPS 'Luna Abyss', has laid off all staff and closed its doors just one month after the game's launch. CEO Hollie Emery announced the closure on LinkedIn, stating the decision was 'completely outside of our control.' The game had earned a 'Very Positive' rating on Steam.