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
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Cinematic Horror

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

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

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

Art & Visual Direction

Docking ring corridor lit by failing emergency lights — CAM_01//DOCKING RING

Overgrown hydroponics bay reclaimed by strange growth — CAM_02//HYDROPONICS

Narrow maintenance shaft lit by a single work lamp — CAM_03//MAINTENANCE SHAFT

Crew quarters abandoned mid-evacuation — CAM_04//CREW QUARTERS

Research lab sector B littered with broken specimen containers — CAM_05//LAB SECTOR B

Reactor ring humming somewhere in the dark — CAM_06//REACTOR RING

Medbay stained with signs of a struggle — CAM_07//MEDBAY

Cargo spine stretching into the station's dark core — CAM_08//CARGO SPINE

Observation deck overlooking the void outside the station — CAM_09//OBSERVATION DECK

Airlock 3 sealed shut with a warning light flashing — CAM_10//AIRLOCK 3

Command bridge consoles flickering with dead readouts — CAM_11//COMMAND BRIDGE

Bio containment chamber breached from the inside — CAM_12//BIO CONTAINMENT

Vent system crawlspace stretching into darkness — CAM_13//VENT SYSTEM

Cold storage racks frosted over and undisturbed — CAM_14//COLD STORAGE

Comms array room gone quiet — CAM_15//COMMS ARRAY

Unidentified organic growth spreading across a corridor wall — CAM_16//UNKNOWN

The Infected

18+ Contains graphic violence and gore

Arachnid-class parasite latched onto a victim's forearm, many eyes and clawed legs — SPECIMEN 04 // ARACHNID-CLASS

Close-up of the arachnid-class parasite's fanged, many-eyed face — ARACHNID-CLASS // HOST BITE

Human-faced scorpion hybrid standing on clawed legs, tail curled overhead — HYBRID // FACE-BEARER

Scorpion-centipede hybrid creature crouched on a dark floor — SPECIMEN 07 // CHELICERATE-CLASS

Scorpion-centipede hybrid creature seen from above, tail curled — CHELICERATE-CLASS // DORSAL VIEW

Infected host walking a dim corridor, parasites embedded across its body — HOST // AMBULATORY

Infected crew member in a torn hazmat suit advancing down a flooded corridor — INFECTED // BREACH RESPONSE

Infected crew member standing in a blood-slicked corridor, arms outstretched — INFECTED // CONTAINMENT FAILURE

Hulking brute-class infected shedding a severed arm in a blood-slicked corridor — SPECIMEN 09 // BRUTE-CLASS

Facehugger-like parasite attached to a victim's forearm, clawed legs wrapped tight — PARASITE // ATTACHMENT PHASE

Massive myriapod creature with segmented claws crouched in darkness — SPECIMEN 12 // MYRIAPOD

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

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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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We’re assembling a compact AA team for a cinematic sci-fi survival horror built in Unreal Engine 5.
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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