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Release date & platforms

Released 22 July 2026 on Steam, Xbox Series X|S and the Microsoft Store, day one on Xbox Game Pass. Which version you should buy is genuinely not obvious — it depends on where your friends are.

Last verified 28 July 2026 · game version: launch build (22 July 2026)

Released22 July 2026
DeveloperBun Muen (solo)
PublisherKwalee
PlatformsSteam (Windows 10/11 64-bit), Xbox Series X|S, Microsoft Store
Game PassDay one — console and PC
Play AnywhereYes
Price$9.99 USD, 10% introductory discount
Players1–3, online co-op with proximity chat
Steam languagesEnglish, French, German, Spanish (Spain), Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese (Brazil)
Achievements10
ContentSteam notes "plenty of gore and blood"
Which version to buy

This is the decision that matters, and it is not about features. Steam players cannot play with Xbox or PC Game Pass players. Xbox console and PC Game Pass share a pool through Play Anywhere. Decide as a group before anyone spends money — see crossplay.

Game Pass changes the maths

If anyone in your group has Game Pass, the game is free for them, and it launched there day one on both console and PC. For a $9.99 co-op game, "one of us already has it included" often decides the whole platform question. See Game Pass & Play Anywhere.

Play Anywhere

One Microsoft Store purchase covers both the Xbox console and Windows versions, with shared saves. If you want to play on a console and a PC, that is the version that does it in one purchase.