Planned Release Date: 2026

About This Demo

You wake up during the night from a loud, soul-screeching howl. The air raid's about to start... ah, fuck, not again. You only have a couple of minutes to reach the basement. Take cover for now, but hold on to your anger and turn it into a weapon to crush the menace before it destroys your home!

ZAЇBALY is a retro-style first-person shooter set in a surreal version of a regular Ukrainian city during the full-scale russian invasion. You take on the role of a civilian who is fed up with constant bombing and destruction and decides to fight back. Use ad-hoc weapons made out of everyday objects to fight strange enemies and stop the invading force.

The game combines photorealistic 2D and low-poly 3D graphics to achieve a unique blend of classic retro shooters and rebellious hand-made aesthetics. Explore levels to open up new weapons and power-ups, save hidden artworks, and find out more about your neighbors. Survive wave after wave of enemies and aim for the big monstrosity in the sky. Take up your real-life frustration and vent it out in this allegorical power fantasy.

Show them what you're made of and how you feel!

• fantastic reimagining of a real-life experience of living under the constant threat of aerial assault

• distinctive retro-inspired visual aesthetic

• unruly and rebellious attitude

• 3 unique weapons never used in video games before (more planned for the full game!)

• grotesque, multi-stage boss-enemy that terrorizes the city

• 20+ inspiring artworks from Ukrainian artists, hidden in the level (more to come in the full game)

• destructible environment

• home-made sound effects with charming boomer energy

• first-time-ever localization in Surzhyk, a unique mixed language of Ukraine

This is a DEMO version of the game, which represents a fraction of our final vision. It only features one level, a handful of weapons and enemies to deal with, a single character, and a few art pieces. We are planning to expand our content in the full release, so please stay tuned and add our game to your wishlist!

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

Game contains scenes of cartoonish violence, blood, body horror. Also contains alarming sounds and images of air alarams, civil infrastruture bombing, destructions and other war related images (no bodies though).