INVASIA is a third-person sci-fi survival horror, based on a six-book series. You play Frank Colton, a Celt PMC contractor woken from hibernation aboard the Clausewitz research ship to find it overrun by a parasitic infection. Explore, manage scarce resources, fight through the infected - and escape.

Survival horror in the vein of Dead Space, Resident Evil and The Callisto Protocol, with bio and body horror inspired by "The Thing" and the art of H. R. Giger - set in a dystopian future where corporations rule the galaxy. The story is based on a six-book series.

INVASIA

INVASIA is a third-person sci-fi survival horror, based on a six-book series.
A research ship has been overrun by a parasitic infection. Explore its dead corridors, manage what little you can scavenge, and uncover what the crew was researching - while hordes of the infected, the ship's own defences, and corporate hunters stand between you and escape.

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18+ Contains graphic violence and gore

What is INVASIA?

INVASIA is a third-person sci-fi survival horror from Rocat Games. You play Frank Colton, a Celt PMC contractor woken from hibernation aboard the research ship Clausewitz to find it overrun by a parasitic infection. Single-player, built in Unreal Engine 5.5 for PC and Steam Deck, targeting 2028.

Log 001

Woken into
a graveyard

Frank Colton - Celt PMC security, hibernated for the long haul aboard the Clausewitz research ship. His sleep was cut short. The ship is desolate.

Log 017

The crew
never left

A parasite has taken the crew. The Clausewitz's own defence systems attack anything that moves - and corporate security is hunting Colton down.

Log 034

Find your
way out

No rescue is coming. Survive on your skills and whatever the ship still hides - and cut a path off the Clausewitz.

Core Features

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Single-player survival horror

Brutal third-person action
02
Cinematic Horror

Bio and body horror inspired by “The Thing”, “Alien” and H. R. Giger’s art.
03
Written as books first

Hard sci-fi, adapted from a six-book series
04
Three enemy factions

The infected crew, alien parasites and the ship's own security robots
05
Environmental Storytelling

Logs, damage and what the crew left behind tell you what happened here
06
Diegetic interface

No floating bars. Health, ammo and ship status read off the suit and the environment
07
Veteran Team

Credited on Metro: Exodus, Painkiller, Overlord and LOTR: Gollum
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UNREAL 5.5

Lighting, materials, AI and physics on Unreal Engine 5.5
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Steam Deck

Planned full compatibility

CAM_S1//SECURITY - ALERT STATE

The ship tells you where you stand

Red means the compartment has been sealed by the ship's own defence systems, and that whatever they sealed it against is still inside. You read that off the wall, not off a health bar. Every status in INVASIA works this way - lighting, sound and the suit itself carry the information a HUD would otherwise hand you for free.

Art & Visual Direction

Sealed blast door under red alert lighting, seen past a control console — CAM_01//SECURITY CHECKPOINT

Colton in armour in a corridor flooded with red alarm light, a body on the floor behind him — CAM_02//DECK 4 CORRIDOR

Bunks still lit warm while an emergency light burns red over the compartment — CAM_03//CREW QUARTERS

Crew berths, a propaganda poster on the wall and a dead crewman holding a lit tablet — CAM_04//BERTHING B

Growth spreading across floor grating beside coolant pipes — CAM_05//INFECTION SITE

Overhead machinery under red light, monitors still running on the far wall — CAM_06//MAINTENANCE BAY

Colton standing over the carcass of a many-limbed parasite — CAM_07//SPECIMEN DOWN

Colton looking down at a crewman's body in a yellow work suit — CAM_08//GALLEY

Suit lockers standing open, a body on the deck between them — CAM_09//EQUIPMENT BAY

Empty concrete service level seen from above, dust hanging in the light — CAM_10//SUBLEVEL 2

Arc discharge from a suspended rig, alien growth climbing the containment plinths — CAM_11//ARTIFACT LAB

Full discharge from the artifact rig, seen head-on across the operator console — CAM_12//THE ARTIFACT

The rig discharging at distance, a single figure crossing the floor below — CAM_13//RESEARCH FLOOR

Colton at the control platform as the rig arcs overhead — CAM_14//CONTAINMENT

Built in-house

From sculpt to screen

CREW // WORK SUITS

PARASITE // SHADER PASS

PARASITE // SCULPT

COLTON // RETOPOLOGY

INFECTED // SCULPT

Factsheet

Title: INVASIA
Genre: Third-person survival horror
Phase: Vertical Slice
Playtime: 8-12 hours
Engine: Unreal Engine 5.5
Platforms: PC / Steam Deck Consoles later
Languages: EN UA DE ES
Team: 12 in-house
Release: 2028
Monetization: Premium
Contact: core@rocat.games

Wishlist on Steam Press Kit

Development Roadmap

Q1-Q2 2025
Concept
Done
Q3 2025
Tech Demo
Done
Q4 2025
Team Expansion
Done
Q1 2026
Prototype
Done
Q2-Q4 2026
Vertical Slice
In Progress
Q4 2026
Start Production
Q3 2027
Alpha Build
Q1 2028
Beta Build
Q3-Q4 2028
Final Release
Planned

Our Team

Rocat Games is a senior team of twelve, working in-house on Invasia.

Our team members have previously contributed to Metro: Exodus, Painkiller, Overlord and The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, and continue to contribute to several other AA and AAA projects.

Paul Kli

Studio Director

Nik

Lead Developer

Alex

Art Director

Igor

Lead Game Designer

Vlad

UE Developer

Eugene

UE Developer

Pavel M

Business Development

Mary

Community Manager

Benjamin

Level Designer

Sergey

3D Artist

Ivan

Game Designer

Max

Social Media Manager

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Publisher & Investor

INVASIA is a cinematic sci-fi horror IP with a playable vertical slice, currently in production.

Funding: Budget available on request
Current phase: Vertical Slice
Target release: 2028
Seeking:
- Publishing / investment partner
- Marketing & PR support
- QA & certification (consoles)
- Console porting guidance
- Additional art capacity
Business model: Premium single purchase

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Careers

We’re assembling a compact AA team for a cinematic sci-fi survival horror built in Unreal Engine 5.
If you’re into hard sci-fi, atmospheric horror, and production discipline, we’d love to hear from you.

Disciplines we’re most interested in

Development: Unreal gameplay, tools, AI/behavior, tech/graphics, build & CI.
3D Art: Environments (hard-surface, modular), props, characters, materials.
Animation: Creature & character, cinematic, rigging.
Technical Animation: Control rigs, IK/retargeting pipelines, performance capture.
Technical Art/VFX: Niagara, shaders/materials, optimization, profiling.

UI/UX: Diegetic HUDs, motion/UI tech art, input & readability.
Audio: Sound design, music, Wwise/UE integration.
Narrative/Design: Level scripting, encounter design, environmental storytelling.
Production/QA: PM, build/release, test plans for horror experiences.

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INVASIA

What is INVASIA?

Station Log

Woken intoa graveyard

The crewnever left

Find yourway out

Core Features

Single-player survival horror

Cinematic Horror

Written as books first

Three enemy factions

Environmental Storytelling

Diegetic interface

Veteran Team

UNREAL 5.5

Steam Deck