Cats in the Shell

Cats piloting giant mechs in a roguelike auto-battler where modular building reigns supreme. That's the pitch of Cats in the Shell, a game developed by Raven Studio (made up of veterans from Tencent and NetEase) and published by Infini Fun, which banks on rich build depth: six distinct mech types, feline pilots with unique active abilities, and over 1,000 modules to combine across five slots.

The classic roguelike loop - run, death, restart - revolves around synergies to discover between parts, with combat resolved through auto-battle. Four futuristic biomes, tough bosses in the campaign, and an asynchronous PvP mode to pit your builds against other players' round out the package.

The mech-builder + roguelike + auto-battler mix clearly targets fans of Mechabellum and Slay the Spire who want more substance in the building phase. A public playtest is already available on Steam ahead of the Early Access planned for Q4 2026.