Critterville Goes Bankrupt Drops Gameplay Trailer

Inherit a royal title and preside over a cast of woodland critters in this Town Life RPG made by ex-AAA Devs (Call of Duty, Dune: Awakening, Star Fox 2026)

Bellevue, July 20th, 2026,

Developer Penniless Games released an all-new gameplay trailer for Critterville Goes Bankrupt today. In this town life RPG, you’ll inherit a royal title and lead a cast of critters through an industrial revolution. A dark twist on the cozy genre, Critterville goes Bankrupt lets players explore a town’s reaction to a random stranger who moved in, started making millions of dollars, and declared themselves a monarch.

In Critterville Goes Bankrupt, you have a mandate to rule as you see fit. Decide whether to restore Critterville to prosperity, find love and climb the social order, or become a ruthless robber baron. The choice is up to you!
 

• Don't go Bankrupt!: The town of Critterville is in bad shape, but you have a mandate to rule as you see fit. Create jobs and hire the locals. Open new shops, hold a bake sale to raise funds, or choose to double the tax rate (again)
   
• Tend the Land: Balance farming crops with growing a prestigious garden to impress your fellow nobles
   
• Build your Dream Estate: Inherit a crumbling chateau—decorate, renovate, and expand your home until it is the jewel of Critterville
   
• Find Romance: Attend high-society soirees and start courtships with six dateable suitors. Fall in love or follow your benefactor's wishes and forge a political alliance
   
• Write a Living Story: Characters react to your choices in unpredictable ways. Forget a critter's birthday and you'll get sued, tell a ghost story and you'll start rumors the town is haunted. With hundreds of daily events and dozens of possible neighbors no two journeys will be the same
   
• Hire your Neighbors: Interview residents of Critterville and assign them to jobs. Go exploring the mines for riches with your best friends, or bribe the mayor for a logging permit. Decide what kind of boss you'll be: promote your best workers to managers or become a ruthless robber-baron, firing anyone who dares go on strike
   
• Enjoy Country Life: With a variety of minigames, spend your time fishing, writing letters, exploring the wilds, or dragging your neighbors to court
   

Based in Bellevue, Washington, Penniless Games is an independent studio started by both AAA and Indie veterans who were tired of seeing the genres they loved become stagnant. As gamers who grew up playing “Cozy” games before it became a movement, they started Critterville Goes Bankrupt as a passion project with the goal of making a cozy game that could surprise and delight players with the unexpected. The team at Penniless Games have been credited on numerous AAA titles including on Call of Duty, Dune Awakening, and Star Fox (2026)