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WheelMates developer Firevolt has announced Kingfish, a two-player cooperative roguelite city-builder about managing and defending a kingdom on the back of an ancient leviathan. It will launch for unspecified consoles and PC via Steam in 2027.

“The King and Fish both have incomplete information, and it creates this great dynamic of working together despite having completely different perspectives on the same situation,” said FireVolt in a press release. “We wanted to bring a fresh take on city builders, blending real-time strategy and third-person action in an asymmetric cooperative experience.”

Here is an overview of the game, via Firevolt:

Kingfish is a two-player roguelite cooperative city-builder about managing and defending a kingdom on the back of an ancient leviathan. Assume one of two roles in a world covered in a vast ocean filled with monsters and other dangers – Play strategically from above as the giant fish which doubles as the land for the kingdom. Manage resources, build structures, and provide support on the battlefield. On the ground which doubles as the back of the massive seabeast, guide the young King, gathering resources and fighting enemies in real-time combat.

If King and Fish will survive, they must coordinate and each play their roles. As King, manage the details of life on the back of a giant fish and manage the unique villagers. Pay attention to their needs and preferences to raise morale and have a fighting force ready when it’s time for battle, then respond to immediate invading threats. Or become the far-seeing Fish and look to the bigger picture – nearby dangers in the sea, resource production, and the layout of the city. Expand the city and organize workers to meet production goals. Alert the King to hostile forces approaching in the darkness of night, and provide support in battle by casting powerful spells. Share information about enemies, resources, and plans in order to bring peace and harmony to the tiny civilization emerging on the back of the ancient leviathan, and carry on the royal family’s promise and destiny! Each run brings a new city to build, with new characters to meet, new buildings to construct, and new artefacts to discover, but with returning villagers, who provide special perks to King and Fish.

Watch the announcement trailer below. View the first screenshots at the gallery.

Announce Trailer

EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW! WheelMates Online CO-OP & Local Split-Screen

Grab a friend and dive into a co-op adventure as a pair of RC cars. Drive through the house of an eccentric professor, team up to solve puzzles, explore hidden paths, and uncover what happened inside the house.

RC ADVENTURE You drive toy cars through the house, slowly uncovering its owner’s secrets. Remote-controlled cars are the heart of this shared adventure.

TRUE COOPERATIVE EXPERIENCE Play together in a genuine co-op journey where challenges, new locations, and the story can only be unlocked by working as a team.

VARIETY OF POWERS Use upgrades like winch rope-swinging, magnetic wheels, and many more to unlock new ways to play.

MANY PATHS TO EXPLORE As you progress, you unlock hidden rooms, opening up new paths in previously discovered areas.

Publisher Digital Vortex and developer Firevolt have announced Salvation Denied, a cooperative building simulation game for one-to-four players. It will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam this fall. A playtest is available now for PC.

“I’m proud that Salvation Denied is now live, and I hope many gamers will enjoy creative building with friends,” said Firevolt creative director Ajven Pabiarzhyn in a press release. “Collaborating with Digital Vortex has been a fantastic experience, and their support helped bring the game to life.”

Digital Vortex CEO Alex Izotov added, “We’re excited to welcome Salvation Denied to the Digital Vortex Entertainment portfolio. It’s a bold, fun, and deeply team-driven game, and we can’t wait for players to experience it in the playtest.”

Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:

About

Salvation Denied is a chaotic cooperative building simulation game for one-to-four players. Team up and use heavy machinery and ridiculous tools to build wild constructions. Physics rules everything. Every block has weight, every mistake shifts the balance, and disasters will push your creation to its absolute limit. Every block has weight and inertia and affects the stability of the structure. Mistakes are not forgiven. An overloaded support, bad balance, or a rushed decision and the tower collapses like dominoes. Physics is not decoration here. It is the main judge. When the structure survives the impact, the victory feels truly earned.

Key Features

Cooperative Play That is Funny and Tense – It’s a game about teamwork, chaos, shouting in voice chat, and shared failures. One wrong move and the whole team pays for it. But when everything clicks, the feeling of “we did this together” is hard to beat.

Personal Construction Gadgets – Gravity gun, foam gun, jetpack, and other tools. Every player has a role on the site. Move across the structure, throw parts, create temporary supports, and save the tower at the last second. Team coordination decides everything.

With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility – Take control of massive construction machines. A gravity tank, a giant shredder bulldozer, or a levitating platform. Lift entire building sections, recycle debris, hold the structure together, and deal with threats right in the middle of the disaster.

Cataclysms as a Test for Your Build – A meteor shower is not a cutscene. It is an active stress test. Reinforce weak spots on the fly, catch falling debris, and keep the structure standing in real time. The disaster quickly shows who can actually build.

Challenges for Real Builders – From unusual scenarios to modes with harsh limits. Random blocks, strange shapes, material and time limits force you to improvise, adapt, and make decisions under pressure. Every session is a new challenge for the team.

Watch the announcement trailer below. View the first screenshots at the gallery.

Announce Trailer

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