Planned Release Date: Q1 2027

About This Game

EISENKIEFER

Hide. Sabotage. Rescue. Survive.

Eisenkiefer is an asymmetrical multiplayer horror game where you and your friends face off against a ruthless Butcher. His goal is to process the Pigs trapped in a pen using a massive industrial meat grinder known as the Eisenkiefer. Together, you must sabotage the machine to put an end to his gruesome plan and help the Pigs escape – all while avoiding getting caught yourselves.

Play as a Pig

As a Pig, you're at the mercy of the Butcher. Search the environment for useful gadgets, stay hidden, and sabotage the Eisenkiefer before your teammates get processed.

• Stay hidden: Hide inside lockers, bushes, or containers filled with meat to escape the Butcher.

• Search cabinets: Find gadgets and useful items to help with your sabotage attempts.

• Sabotage the machine: Tamper with water pipes and the power supply, or throw crates into the grinder to gradually damage it.

• Use surveillance cameras: Keep track of the Butcher's location and your fellow Pigs.

• Rescue your friends: Captured Pigs are locked up in prison and must be freed by their teammates.

Your objective: Destroy the Eisenkiefer before the Butcher processes the required number of Pigs.

Play as the Butcher

As the Butcher, your job is pretty straightforward: Make sure the meat grinder gets enough Pigs.

Hunt down hiding Pigs, capture them, and lock them up. At the same time, you'll need to stop the Pigs from sabotaging and destroying your machine.

Your objective: Process the required number of Pigs before the Eisenkiefer is destroyed.

PvP or Co-op

There are two ways to play Eisenkiefer:

• PvP: One player controls the Butcher and competes against the Pigs.

• Co-op / PvE: The Pigs work together against an AI-controlled Butcher.

Three Maps to Explore

Alongside the main level, Eisenkiefer includes two experimental fun maps originating from the earliest ideas, prototypes, and playtesting sessions during development.

Eisenkiefer is a small experimental multiplayer project originally created to explore and learn the process of game development.

A bit of horror, a bit of chaos, and plenty of sabotage — perfect for a few quick rounds with friends.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Eisenkiefer was originally developed over a period of more than two years without generative AI. Following an extended development break, AI-assisted tools were introduced to help resume development and complete the remaining work.

Generative AI is primarily used to assist with programming, debugging, and further development of existing game systems. The original game concept, core gameplay, and majority of the game's content were created through traditional development.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

Eisenkiefer contains stylized violence and horror elements. The Butcher is partially covered in blood and attempts to capture players represented as pigs and process them in a large industrial meat grinder.

Players can see the Pigs entering the machine and subsequently emerging as processed meat. The depiction is presented in a stylized, somewhat macabre manner, without excessively realistic or detailed injury visuals.