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The Annihilated demo is now live on Steam!
Developer Death Kumiai and publisher Flashlight Games are pleased to announce that a demo for Annihilated, a story-driven roguelite RPG about a journey through the depths with a broken hero, is now available on Steam.
The demo lets you play through the first boss, The Outcast, with all four partner characters from the full game.
This is the demo’s first return since Steam Next Fest in February 2026. This updated version is closer to the full release, with improvements to game balance, UI, and music.
Clear the demo to unlock a teaser that offers a brief glimpse of the full game. This teaser is exclusive to the demo, so be sure to play it and see it for yourself!
▼ Steam Store Page
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2638080/_/
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Full release coming November 10!
The full version of Annihilated is scheduled to release on November 10. Players who save upon clearing the demo are expected to be able to carry their data over to the full game.
Further updates leading up to launch will be shared on the Steam store page and the official X account.
▼ Annihilated Official X
https://x.com/Annihilated_JP
Original soundtrack announced! CD pre-orders now open
Annihilated Original Soundtrack, featuring music from the game, is set to release on the same day as the game. Pre-orders for the CD edition are now open.
A preview video featuring 9 of the album’s 27 tracks is also available. Give it a listen!
▼ Soundtrack Preview Video
https://youtu.be/bVAkuOAb_2E
▼ Annihilated Original Soundtrack Digital Edition (Steam)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4549290/
▼ Annihilated Original Soundtrack CD Edition Pre-order
https://shop.ninomiyayuji.com/products/annihilated-ost
Streaming & Video Guidelines
- Feel free to stream this game, record your gameplay, and make videos!
- Monetization is fine too, whether you're an individual or a company!
- If you add a link to the store page in your video description, we'll cry tears of joy!
About Annihilated
Annihilated is a story-driven roguelite RPG about a journey through the depths with a broken hero — and what they have to answer for.
You will play as the last survivor of the rescue party sent after the hero's party, who went missing deep in a cursed dungeon. When you finally reach to the party members, you find:
The Hero who lost the ability to speak.
The Mage who lost the gift of magic.
The Warrior who lost his mighty body.
…and the Priest who lost ████ .
You can only carry one of them out. Choose your partner, and escape together.
How It Plays
Weapons hit hardest the moment they break
You get new gear by taking it from your enemies. Stagger a foe, then land a weapon's final use to trigger a Fatal Strike, which kills the enemy instantly and steals its equipment. Every weapon is at its strongest on its last use, so it often pays to shatter them on purpose, even when supplies run thin.
Bad roll? Spend a Curse and make it never have happened
Every shattered item leaves behind a Curse, and Curses let you Defy fate. Rolled the worst possible result? Spend a Curse, and it never happened. If you die, you retry from the floor where you fell. Stored Curses can be forged into the items you need, and the rest becomes experience. Every death makes the next run stronger.
Two of you, alone in the dark. What grows between you?
Every conversation pulls you deeper into who your partner really is: their secrets, and what actually happened to the party. Whether trust, doubt, or dependence grows between you depends on how you feel, and so does the ending. Each route is a complete story of its own.
Features
・200,000+ words of branching story, across 4 routes with multiple endings, about 6 hours each
・Two battle styles: the timing-based or the probability-based. Either one takes you to the end
・100+ weapons and items to steal, break, and turn into Curses
・400+ hand-drawn illustrations
About the Development Team, Death Kumiai
Death Kumiai is a game development team that makes games related to death.
The team consists of three members:
Sabotenshi (illustration and scenario)
Suzuromono (programming and scenario)
Chuchuyama (backgrounds and UI design)
Annihilated is the team’s first title. Joined by composer NINOMIYA Yuji, who works primarily on indie games, the four-person team spent nearly four years developing the game.
Death Kumiai on X: https://x.com/desu_kumiai
NINOMIYA Yuji on X: https://x.com/ninomiyayuji
Official Social Media
We'll be revealing more details on our official X account in the lead-up to the full release, so be sure to follow us and stay tuned!
Official game account: https://x.com/Annihilated_JP
Developer – Death Kumiai: https://x.com/desu_kumiai
Game Information
- Game Title: Annihilated
- Genre: story-driven roguelite RPG
- Developer: Death Kumiai
- Publisher: Flashlight Games
- Platform: PC (Steam)
- Release Date: November 10, 2026
- Price: TBD
- Languages: English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified)
- Steam Store: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2638080/Annihilated/
- Press Kit: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bFnYlTOfOT3h8oW51M3U9sCAPi3GxnMW?usp=drive_link