Rise from the depths of a totalitarian meat lab as a failed experiment of living meat. Hunt, devour, and evolve into a monstrous abomination of your own creation. Will you embrace horror, mercy… or pure chaos?
Stage 01 // Wake
A secret meat lab run by a decaying utopian regime. A failed experiment. A nightmare set free. Rise from the depths of a totalitarian facility as a failed experiment of living meat, and fight your way to freedom in this first-person reverse-horror action game with roguelike elements.
Stage 02 // Hunt
Consume your prey and tear the facility apart to advance. Every encounter fuels your growth as the system collapses around you.
Stage 03 // Mutate
Hunt, devour, and evolve into a monstrous abomination of your own creation as you navigate through the brutal underground complex that made you.
Your choices determine what kind of a monster you become.
Stage 04 // Uncover
Uncover the underground facility that gave birth to you, where experimentation has no boundaries and life must escape its creators in order to survive.
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Our first public playtest focused on movement. The original build is still available to try.
The free Combat Playtest is live. Fight a limited roster of enemies, try early abilities, and help us shape the feel of combat.
A third playtest focused on the next core pillar; stealth, progression, or whatever the previous rounds tell us needs the most testing. Focus to be announced.
Public demo featuring polished gameplay, refined mechanics, and expanded content. Join thousands of players during Steam Next Fest to experience the escape.
Complete game featuring all content, final polish, full story integration, and the definitive Meat Without Master experience on Steam.
The full game is still in active development, but the free Combat Playtest is live on Itch.io. Fight a limited roster of enemies, try early abilities, and share your feedback. The earlier movement playtest is also available. A third playtest is planned for Q4 2026; the Steam Next Fest demo and full release dates are still TBA. Wishlist on Steam to hear when new builds go live.
The Combat Playtest is available for Windows. PC via Steam is the primary target for the full game, and we're aiming for Steam Deck support at 90 FPS on Steam Deck OLED. Playtest builds measure their own frame times, so we can see exactly where performance drops and fix it before the next one goes out.
You are the monster. Guards are afraid of you. Mutations are your power-ups. The biolab is your dungeon, and you are its nightmare. You choose how to play: ghost your way through in silence, go full slaughterhouse, or show mercy to those who cross your path. Each choice shapes what kind of creature you become.
Nobody knows. Alarms don't move them. Guards don't question them. They were here before you woke up and they're the only things down here that aren't afraid of you. Find them if you can.
Yes. You're a failed experiment made of living meat and you can still stop mid-escape to pet a cat. You can pet the NPCs too, though most of them take it worse.
Neon Cocoa, a small group of friends in Finland. We also work with industry veterans who coach and consult on the project.
High-resolution screenshots, logos, and game info for press and content creators.
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