Publisher Fictions and developer Counterplay Games have announced Armatus, a new third-person roguelite shooter set in a demon-infested Paris.
Armatus is in development for Windows PC (via Steam and the Microsoft Store), Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, and PS5 with a release set for 2026.
“With Armatus, we wanted our gameplay to be a blend of modern firearms and supernatural powers, plus a little melee for good measure,” said Ming Zhang, Studio Head, Counterplay Games in a press release. “By layering in dynamic build choices for each run, we’ve created the frenetic, hyperkinetic combat that really defines our gameplay.”
Fictions producer Kelsey Hansen added, “We’re so thrilled to be working with Ming and the talented team at Counterplay Games to help them bring Armatus to life. This is a game full of intense, fast-paced combat that truly feels incredible in your hands. We can’t wait for everyone to experience it in 2026.”
Here’s a rundown on the game, plus its reveal trailer:
ARMATUS is a third-person roguelite shooter set in the demon-infested ruins of Paris. As the last supernatural warrior of an ancient order, armed with powerful firearms and incredible celestial powers, scour the city in search of a lost gateway to heaven – the Sunless Gate.
Features
- HUMANITY’S TIME IS OVER – The world has ended. Demons overrun once busy streets as reality unravels. Collapse is inevitable. Sequestered behind holy wards, the last survivors believe themselves the only humans left alive. Their only hope is for you to carve a path through the chaos and find their salvation. But the broken pieces of Paris give way to increasingly demonic hellscapes inhabited by ever stronger and more grotesque monsters.
- FIGHT. DIE. REPEAT. – Knowledge is a weapon, and death is never the end. Each run, wield your scythe and a gun of your choosing against brutal demons hellbent on your destruction. To overcome them, evolve your combat style with powerful celestial abilities and passive enhancements. Die and you will revive to fight again. Fight, die, revive, and try again; Push forward to get farther each run and master your arsenal.
- START STRONG, END GODLY – From the moment you step into the ruins, you are heavily armed and powerful. Yet you will keep gaining new powers until you have the tools to lay waste to your enemies. Find your favorite lethal combination of guns and powers, from SMGs and shotguns to holy fire and slow time, to truly obliterate everything standing in your way. Will you grow strong enough to defeat the horrors of the Scoured Path?
