Box Knight, the Hades x The Office action roguelike from We Made A Thing Studios, launches on Steam 25 Aug 2026. Demo live. Playable at Gamescom Hall 10.1 F63.
Box Knight launches on Steam today. Bring a friend to Gamescom if you can.
Box Knight is not a cardboard-crafting sim. It is the debut action roguelike from Adelaide's We Made A Thing Studios (Wemat Games), a film and TV shop shipping its first playable game.
Steam lists 25 August 2026. This morning the store was still flipping from Coming Soon to live 1.0. A demo is already up. There are no public Steam reviews yet.
The pitch
Clock out Friday at 5pm, become the Box Knight, and brawl through an office of co-workers turned monsters until you reach the CEO. Die, visit the Council of Janitors, come back meaner next week.
Studio press calls it Hades energy with The Office setting and a splash of South Park attitude. Useful as a vibe check, not a review score.
What ships
Side-scrolling brawler, room to room
In-run upgrades if you perform
Permanent janitor unlocks between runs
Enemy types that force different hit rules
Helmets, uniforms, cardboard weapons
The demo is solo. Full release adds local couch co-op and split-screen. Steam languages: English, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese. There is no German build.
Gamescom 2026 (Cologne)
Hands-on at the Ukiyo Studios booth:
Hall 10.1
Aisle F, stand 63
Local co-op if you bring a friend
When we review
We are not scoring Box Knight yet. When 1.0 is actually playable we will run a full English review.
