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Grab prizes and claw back your relationship! Claw machine roguelike, Cupiclaw has a new Steam demo!

Paris, France 2nd September 2025 - Typin is excited to share a brand new demo update to Cupiclaw! This cute and frantic clawmachine roguelike Cupiclaw is part of the BIG (Best Indie Games) Showcase and will also be physically present at upcoming Tokyo Game Show 2025!

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About Cupiclaw
Oh, no! Morris lost his engagement ring and is too broke to buy another! Help Morris double down on his bad luck by playing to win another ring at the top floor of the arcade! Start your journey on the cheapest arcade floor and make your way to the top through grabbing prizes, building combos and facing off against chaotic machines. Claw your way to the top through any means necessary!

What’s new?
We’ve listened closely to everyone’s claw-some feedback and have made some major and minor changes to the game! Here’s what’s new with Cupiclaw:
 

Major changes

• New upgrade system between floors
• New prizes and a brand new machine
• New key system between floors
• New difficulty mode
• Unlockable prizes
• New Japanese, Chinese and Korean translations
 

Minor changes

• Automatic save system
• Confirmation screen between rounds (you can now remove prizes even after selecting them)
• Rebalanced timer, values and costs
• Reworked collection view
• Reworked prize removal flow
• Morris' hands are now visible in game (can be toggled off)
• UI and graphics improvements
• Enhanced visual effects
• New Stats menu
 

A BIG announcement!
Clemmy’s Best Indie Games is back with BIG (Best Indie Games) Fall Showcase 2025 - and we’re part of it! Check out the brand new Cupiclaw trailer alongside some fascinating indie games in the show here.


Cupiclaw comes to Tokyo Game Show!
Go claw-to-claw with our game at one of the biggest gaming events in the world! Cupiclaw’s brand new demo will be available on the showfloor at this year’s Tokyo Game Show 2025. Gamers who stop by - let us know as we have some exclusive Cupiclaw merch!


Date: 25th - 28th September 2025
Time: 10:00 - 17:00 (Business days) | 9.30 - 17:00 (Public days)
Location: 11-C05

About Typin
Hello! I'm Julien Tran, a French independent game developer and hobbyist illustrator. I used to work on mobile hypercasual and narrative games at Webedia and ELIA Games, and am now trying more experimental games.
https://www.typin.games/
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