Grab your friends, SMUSH your arsenal, and step into the dark. Indie developer and publisher Table Knight Games has officially lifted the lid on UnderMire, their hand-drawn co-op roguelite horror adventure — and it’s emerging on Friday, 13 November 2026 via Steam. The news dropped alongside a brand-new trailer debuting during the Cosy After Dark Showcase, proving cosy and chaotic can go hand-in-hand.
What Is UnderMire?
Beneath an old English manor lies a magical bunker warped by fear. It shifts, it adapts, and it hunts. You and up to three friends descend into its depths — or brave it entirely solo — armed with nothing but scavenged junk, bizarre homemade weapons, and a very sassy ginger cat named McClane.
“Delve deep, don’t panic and descend under the mire.” — Table Knight Games
It’s a roguelite built on three pillars: hand-drawn charm, panicked co-op fun, and a fear system that doesn’t just haunt you — it changes the world around you.
SMUSH — Fight With Whatever You Can Find
The signature mechanic says it loud: SMUSH. One person’s trash is your best weapon. Scavenge junk from every corner, cobble it together into absurd elemental tools, and hurl it back at whatever’s chasing you:
| Arsenal Example | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Camcorder — capture the perfect SHOT | Blast enemies with light and lens flare |
| Piggy Bank — make deposits with blasts to the face | Coin-firing explosive percussion |
| Tome — every chapter a new can of whoop-ass | Unleash arcane blasts |
| The Bat — does bat things | Smack, stun, and scatter foes |
Each playable character — including newly revealed Rawiah — brings a totally unique toolkit, turning every run into a fresh tactical puzzle.
The Bunker — It Breathes. It Fights Back.
No two descents are the same:
- Procedurally generated biomes twist and shift between runs
- Fear Gauge — the longer you linger, the more aggressive the bunker becomes; monsters grow bolder, traps deadlier
- Strange objectives — secure generators, uncover secrets, change McClane’s kitty litter — all while hunted
- Proximity voice chat — hear your friends panic exactly when they’re right beside you, or nowhere to be found
Meet Your Guide — McClane
You’re not going alone. McClane — a ginger cat with zero patience and all the sass — is your companion, your commentator, and your critic:
“A cat has absolute emotional honesty. Human beings may hide their feelings — but a cat does not.” — Ernest Hemingway, quoted in-game
He’s along for the ride, trading quips, judging your aim, and reminding you exactly who’s the star of this expedition.
Reveal & Release Details
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Studio | Table Knight Games (Manchester, UK) |
| Showcase Debut | Cosy After Dark Showcase — Oct 12 2026 |
| Release Date | Friday, 13 November 2026 |
| Platform | PC — Steam |
| Players | 1–4 online co-op + solo |
| Demo | Available right now on Steam — free to play |
| Languages | English, Arabic, Portuguese-Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, French, German, Spanish, Russian |
| Controller Support | Full — Xbox & PlayStation layouts |
| Storage | 8 GB required |
| Minimum Spec | Windows 10; i5-4460; GTX 1050; 8 GB RAM |
Why It Stands Out
UnderMire takes horror roguelite tropes and colours them differently — literally. Every monster, weapon, and corridor is hand-drawn (no generative AI, the team proudly notes), giving the fear personality rather than just gore. It balances genuine tension with slapstick co-op energy: you’ll be screaming one minute and laughing the next. And on Friday the 13th? There could not be a more perfect date for a descent into the dark.
“The bunker is waiting. Are you brave enough — or foolish enough — to go in?”
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