# Malignus — Press Kit Any text on this page may be copied word for word into coverage of Malignus. --- ## Fact sheet | | | |---|---| | **Title** | Malignus (pronounced muh-LIG-nus) | | **Genre** | 2D dungeon colony sim and emergent story generator | | **Developer** | Mossbomb (Mossbomb Inc.), a team of three | | **Publisher** | Mossbomb (self-published) | | **Platform** | Windows PC (Steam) | | **Release** | Early Access on Steam on November 13, 2026. About one year of monthly updates follows, on a steady schedule, up to the full 1.0 release. | | **Demo** | Free on Steam now. The demo is also the game's beta test, and nothing in the current game is locked because it is a demo. It stays up until Early Access starts. | | **Price** | $19.99 during Early Access. $29.99 at the full 1.0 release. | | **Mod support** | Steam Workshop support, coming during Early Access | | **Players** | Single-player, and 2–4 player online and LAN co-op on one shared dungeon | | **Languages** | English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese | | **Engine** | Godot 4 | | **Content** | Fantasy violence and blood. Prisoners are captured and interrogated. | | **Steam page** | https://store.steampowered.com/app/4672030/Malignus/ | | **Website** | https://www.mossbomb.com | | **Press contact** | support@mossbomb.com | | **Press keys** | Additional keys are available for anyone who needs them. Email support@mossbomb.com. | **At a glance:** 6 monster races to command, 4 Boss monsters, adventurers of 6 races and 10 classes, more than 30 wild creatures, 9 lair types, 4 schools of dark magic, 2–4 player co-op, and Steam Workshop support coming during Early Access. ## Early Access A free demo is on Steam now. It is also the game's beta test, and it holds everything in the current game: nothing is locked because it is a demo. Malignus launches in Early Access on Steam on November 13, 2026, for $19.99. After launch, the plan is about one year of monthly updates on a steady schedule, which leads to the full 1.0 release at $29.99. Steam Workshop support comes during Early Access, so players can share their own content. --- ## Tagline Build the dungeon. Rule the horde. Keep the treasure. ## One-line description In Malignus, you play the villain: a Boss monster, their minions, and the creatures of the caves, in a 2D dungeon colony sim. ## Elevator pitch (2 sentences) In many fantasy games, the hero breaks into the dungeon. In Malignus, the dungeon is yours. Dig out your lair, keep your grumbling minions fed and in line, fill your halls with traps, and raid the world above for treasure, while adventurers fight to take it all back. ## Short description (Steam store text) Malignus is a 2D dungeon colony sim and emergent story generator. Play as a boss monster and their underling minions and creatures, expanding your underground dominion, building traps, and defending your prisoners and treasures from invading adventurers. ## Medium description (about 120 words) In many fantasy games, the hero breaks into the dungeon. In Malignus, the dungeon is yours. You play a Boss monster and the minions who serve them: goblins, kobolds, orcs, gnolls, bugbears, and ogres. Carve rooms out of solid rock, build workshops, beds, thrones, and altars, and keep a crew of very different personalities fed, rested, and in line. Wire deadly traps to pressure plates and tripwires, tame the creatures that live in the caves, and master the dark arts. Then send your minions to raid the world above, and bring the treasure home. Adventurer invasions grow larger and deadlier over time, and every one of them wants your hoard back. Malignus plays alone or in 2–4 player co-op on one shared dungeon. It launches in Early Access on November 13, 2026, with about a year of monthly updates planned before the full release. A free demo, which is also the beta test, is on Steam now. ## Long description (about 300 words) Malignus is a 2D dungeon colony sim and emergent story generator, and you play the villain. You are a Boss monster. Your minions, your traps, and your hoard answer to you, and the wild things that lurk in the caves are yours to tame or hunt. Your minions dig through solid rock, shape rooms, and fill your growing domain with workshops, beds, thrones, altars, and more. Six monster races (goblins, kobolds, orcs, gnolls, bugbears, and ogres) each bring their own strengths and habits. Every minion has traits, grumbles, and social ties, and a dungeon full of personalities does not always behave. Feed them, give them somewhere to sleep, craft their gear, and keep order when tempers, disasters, and dungeon life get in the way. Adventurers want your hoard back. Invasions grow larger and deadlier over time, with six races, ten classes, and more than 40 traits between you and your treasure. Turn your halls into a deathtrap with dart throwers, spinning blades, flamethrowers, gas traps, electric coils, and webs, all wired to pressure plates, tripwires, sensors, levers, and timers. Capture the survivors, chain them up, and interrogate them for secrets. Your minions expect a proper dungeon to have prisoners. Choose one of four Boss monsters, each with abilities that grow stronger with your treasure hoard. Master Pyromancy, Electromancy, Necromancy, and Shadowmancy, perform rituals, and bargain with dark gods for boons. More than 30 wild creatures lurk in the caves: tame some as pets, build them one of nine lair types, or hunt them when the pantry runs low. When the dungeon is ready, look up. Send your minions across the overworld to raid settlements, command every raid in real time, and deal with a world that remembers what you did. Play alone, or rule one shared dungeon with 2–4 players in co-op. Malignus launches in Early Access on Steam on November 13, 2026. About one year of monthly updates is planned on a steady schedule, and Steam Workshop support comes during Early Access. The free demo, which is also the beta test, is on Steam now. ## Key features - **Carve out your dungeon.** Dig through solid rock, shape rooms, and fill your growing domain with workshops, beds, thrones, altars, traps, and more. - **Command six monster races.** Goblins, kobolds, orcs, gnolls, bugbears, and ogres each bring their own strengths to your dungeon. - **Manage a dungeon full of personalities.** Dozens of traits, grumbles, social interactions, and breakdowns mean your minions will not always behave. - **Turn your halls into a deathtrap.** Build dart throwers, spinning blades, flamethrowers, gas traps, electric coils, webs, and more, and wire them to pressure plates, tripwires, sensors, levers, and timers. - **Choose your Boss.** Rule as one of four Boss monsters, each with unique abilities that grow stronger with your treasure hoard. - **Defend what you stole.** Adventurer invasions grow larger and deadlier over time, with six races, ten classes, and more than 40 traits. - **Keep prisoners.** Capture surviving adventurers, chain them up, and interrogate them for valuable secrets. - **Tame what lurks underground.** More than 30 wild creatures live in the caves. Build one of nine lair types, tame creatures as pets, or hunt them for food. - **Practice the dark arts.** Cast Pyromancy, Electromancy, Necromancy, and Shadowmancy spells, perform rituals, and bargain with dark gods for powerful boons. - **Raid the world above.** Send your minions across the overworld to attack settlements, and command every raid in real time. - **Keep the dungeon running.** Feed your minions, give them beds, craft their gear, and keep order through disasters and tempers. - **Rule together.** Build and manage one shared dungeon in 2–4 player co-op. - **Make it your own.** Steam Workshop support comes during Early Access. ## System requirements (from the Steam page) - **Minimum:** Windows 10 64-bit, dual-core 2.5 GHz processor, 8 GB RAM, Vulkan-compatible GPU with 2 GB VRAM, 2 GB storage. - **Recommended:** Windows 11 64-bit, quad-core 3.0 GHz processor or better, 16 GB RAM, dedicated Vulkan-compatible GPU with 4 GB VRAM, 4 GB storage. --- ## About the studio **Mossbomb** is an independent game studio of three people. The studio is based in the US, and the team works from the US, Japan, and Thailand. Mossbomb develops and self-publishes Malignus, which is built in the Godot engine and has been in development since December 2025. ## The team - **Askew** handles most of the development and design. - **Fezziwig** handles business and community outreach. - **Khem** makes all of the art in the game, which gives Malignus its consistent, unified style. ## Studio and project history - **December 2025** — Development of Malignus begins in the Godot engine. - **June 2026** — The first numbered builds, and the first co-op multiplayer code. - **June–August 2026** — 59 pre-alpha builds. From late July, builds went to playtesters through Steam. - **August 21, 2026** — Alpha 1. - **October 10, 2026** — Alpha 22, the 22nd alpha in just over seven weeks. The game now supports nine languages. - **October 2026** — The official trailer is complete. The free demo, which is also the beta test, launches on Steam. - **November 13, 2026** — Early Access on Steam, at $19.99. - **The following year** — Monthly updates on a steady schedule, with Steam Workshop support, up to the full 1.0 release at $29.99 (planned). --- ## Contact | | | |---|---| | **Email** | support@mossbomb.com | | **Press keys** | Additional keys are available on request at support@mossbomb.com | | **X** | https://x.com/malignusgame | ## Social media and links | | | |---|---| | **Steam** | https://store.steampowered.com/app/4672030/Malignus/ | | **Website** | https://www.mossbomb.com | | **X** | https://x.com/malignusgame | | **Instagram** | https://www.instagram.com/malignusgame/ | | **TikTok** | https://www.tiktok.com/@malignusgame | | **YouTube** | https://www.youtube.com/@MalignusGame | **Play the free demo and wishlist Malignus on Steam:** https://store.steampowered.com/app/4672030/Malignus/ --- ## Using these assets Press, streamers, and content creators may use every image, video, logo, and text in this kit in coverage of Malignus. Please do not alter the logos. All screenshots and gameplay clips are captured from the game. The key art is an illustration. Need a key? Additional keys are available for anyone who needs them: email support@mossbomb.com. Malignus © 2025–2026 Mossbomb Inc. All rights reserved.