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.

Until then: wishlist or buy on Steam when the unlock flips, or go swing cardboard in Hall 10.1. Studio site: playboxknight.com.