The Irony Hits 50,000 Steam Wishlists, Kickstarter Planned for June
The wishlist milestone and planned crowdfunding signal strong early interest in a small-studio horror title with a distinctive body-modification mechanic.
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SYLOPON's 2.5D horror action game The Irony has reached 50,000 wishlists on Steam. The game, inspired by Dead Space, features a protagonist who replaces lost body parts with enemy prosthetics. A Kickstarter campaign is set to launch in June with digital rewards and cameo perks. A February playtest drew 25,000 players.
The Irony, a 2.5D sci-fi horror action game from developer SYLOPON, has crossed 50,000 wishlists on Steam. The game follows an inspector sent by the corporation UNDERDOG CORP. to a research facility overrun by test subjects with mechanical prosthetics. As the protagonist fights, they lose limbs and can rip prosthetics from enemy corpses to transplant onto themselves, gaining strength at the cost of humanity. A February 2026 playtest drew 25,000 players. SYLOPON plans to launch a Kickstarter page in June, offering digital rewards such as art books and cameo appearances in in-game text logs. The Irony is slated for PC release via Steam.
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