taskey Announces Midnight Toybox, A Death Game Board Game
The demo also enters Steam Next Fest from October 20 to October 27, 2026, giving taskey's first game release a public test window before the December launch.
Key Facts
- taskey announced Midnight Toybox on October 19, 2026, and released a demo on Steam the same day.
- Midnight Toybox is scheduled for release in early December 2026 on PC via Steam, with the price undecided.
- Midnight Toybox has three victory conditions: take three of the opponent's infantry, make the opponent take three of your bombers, or advance an infantry to the far end of the opponent's territory.
- Midnight Toybox is the first title in taskey's game business and is developed and published by the horror label Rabidbit Games.
- Midnight Toybox is scheduled to take part in Steam Next Fest: October 2026 Edition, held from 2:00 on October 20 to 2:00 on October 27, Japan time.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, GAME Watch (Impress).
taskey announced Midnight Toybox on October 19, 2026, a turn-based horror board game for PC via Steam, with a demo released the same day and a full release planned for early December 2026 at an undecided price. The game is set in a child's room at midnight, where the player is the night's newcomer, dragged into a death game by modified toys. All pieces on the board look identical, but some are infantry and some are bombers. The player wins by taking three of the opponent's infantry, by making the opponent take three of the player's bombers, or by advancing an infantry piece to the far end of the opponent's territory. Because a piece's identity stays unknown until it is taken, reading the opponent's intent is the core of play. Tactic cards add special movement, card stealing, and the ability to count an acquired piece as two. Midnight Toybox is the first title in taskey's game business, developed and published by its horror label Rabidbit Games.
Rabidbit Games handles both development and publishing. taskey has worked in manga and novels before the game business launched. The demo went live on Steam on October 19, and a teaser trailer also released.
A second framing of the pieces and cards differs from the announcement text. The English name "Pawns" appears in one write-up and "infantry" in another, while "Bomber Soldiers" and "bombers" describe the same disadvantage pieces. The tactic cards are called "Strategy Cards" in one version.
- Steam Next Fest: October 2026 Edition, running from 2:00 on October 20 to 2:00 on October 27 Japan time, with the demo listed.
- Victory by taking three opponent pieces: the player wins if the opponent loses three "infantry" or "Pawns."
- Victory by trap: the player wins if the opponent takes three of the player's "bombers" or "Bomber Soldiers."
- Victory by advance: the player wins by moving an infantry piece to the far end of the opponent's territory.
- Tactic cards: special movement, stealing the opponent's cards, and counting an acquired piece as two.
The game is single-player. The price remains undecided ahead of the early December 2026 release.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- 4Gamer.net 正体不明の駒を取り合う心理戦ホラー「Midnight Toybox」を発表。3つの勝利条件から生き残る道を選ぶ
- GAME Watch (Impress) 「歩兵」と「爆弾兵」を見極めろ！デスゲームボドゲ「Midnight Toybox」体験版配信開始