{"id":1943432,"date":"2026-05-19T12:48:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T09:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1943432"},"modified":"2026-05-19T12:48:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T09:48:41","slug":"into-the-unwell-the-rubber-hose-animation-inspired-action-roguelike-with-a-touch-of-cuphead-has-been-delayed-to-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1943432","title":{"rendered":"Into The Unwell, the rubber hose animation-inspired action roguelike with a touch of Cuphead, has been delayed to 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/into-the-unwell\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Into The Unwell<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Into The Unwell, the rubber hose animation-inspired action roguelike with a touch of Cuphead, has been delayed to 2027<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Whack-and-slash.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Into-The-Unwell_encounter.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Into The Unwell spooky encounter\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Into-The-Unwell_encounter.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Coffee Stain Publishing<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/fran-j-ruiz-author.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"fran-j-ruiz-author.png\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/fran-ruiz\">Fran Ruiz<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-05-19T12:48:41+00:00\">May 19, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"90baca80-7b48-4d54-847f-97c1e09da665\" data-name=\"Into The Unwell\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Into The Unwell\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Into The Unwell\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Into The Unwell\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Into The Unwell\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Into The Unwell\" title=\"Follow Into The Unwell\"><br \/>\n  Follow Into The Unwell<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Though we hadn&#8217;t heard much about Into The Unwell since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/summer-game-fest-june-2025-everything-announced\">its Summer Game Fest 2025 debut<\/a>, it has remained one of the most eye-catching upcoming indies on our list. This week, we&#8217;ve learned the game will arrive in 2027 instead of later this year. But at least there&#8217;s a good bit of news, too.<\/p>\n<p>Coffee Stain Publishing and developer <a href=\"https:\/\/shewassuchagoodhorse.com\/\">She Was Such A Good Horse<\/a> jointly announced the delay on 18th May (and in comedic fashion): &#8220;Following a cartoonishly hilarious accident involving drink cans and bubblegum, the action roguelite about heavily medicated misfits is moving away from its 2026 Early Access launch, and into a full release coming next year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Into the Unwell - Official Reveal Trailer | Summer Game Fest 2025\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CI1soCzk6oU?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/CI1soCzk6oU\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Into the Unwell &#8211; Official Reveal Trailer | Summer Game Fest 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Into The Unwell &#8211; Official Reveal Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CI1soCzk6oU\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The studio &#8211; &#8220;summoned in 2021 by five murderously creative veterans from all over the Malm\u00f6 game scene&#8221; &#8211; also elaborated on the delay in its own particular way with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AWoANPOGbck\">a new trailer<\/a> that&#8217;s equal parts confusing and hilarious. While the release window shift might annoy folks who played the closed beta a while back, going with full releases versus lengthy early access periods is something that&#8217;s paid off for other indies in the past.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;V\u00e5ffeldagen is one of the most important holidays in Sweden. But since we&#8217;re not that great at cleaning, I tripped on the massive pile of beer cans left after the festivities. Smashing the Early Access disc in the fall,&#8221; said M\u00e5rten Stockhaus, Creative Director on Into The Unwell. &#8220;The good news is that Coffee Stain is paying us to glue the disc back together! Also, I&#8217;m fine by the way, thanks for asking. So anyway, full release sometime in 2027.&#8221; These quotes are all part of the official press release we got, in case you were wondering.<\/p>\n<p>For more on Into The Unwell&#8217;s off-beat style and punchy action, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/into-the-unwell-is-like-a-chaotic-3d-cuphead-in-roguelite-form\">IGN&#8217;s hands-on preview of the game<\/a>, which described the title as &#8220;chaotic 3D <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/cuphead-review\">Cuphead<\/a>&#8220;. At the time of writing, it&#8217;s unclear if the game will launch on more platforms than just PC day one.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Though we hadn&#8217;t heard much about Into The Unwell since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/summer-game-fest-june-2025-everything-announced\">its Summer Game Fest 2025 debut<\/a>, it has remained one of the most eye-catching upcoming indies on our list. This week, we&#8217;ve learned the game will arrive in 2027 instead of later this year. But at least there&#8217;s a good bit of news, too.<\/p>\n<p>Coffee Stain Publishing and developer <a href=\"https:\/\/shewassuchagoodhorse.com\/\">She Was Such A Good Horse<\/a> jointly announced the delay on 18th May (and in comedic fashion): &#8220;Following a cartoonishly hilarious accident involving drink cans and bubblegum, the action roguelite about heavily medicated misfits is moving away from its 2026 Early Access launch, and into a full release coming next year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Into the Unwell - Official Reveal Trailer | Summer Game Fest 2025\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CI1soCzk6oU?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/CI1soCzk6oU\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Into the Unwell &#8211; Official Reveal Trailer | Summer Game Fest 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Into The Unwell &#8211; Official Reveal Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CI1soCzk6oU\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The studio &#8211; &#8220;summoned in 2021 by five murderously creative veterans from all over the Malm\u00f6 game scene&#8221; &#8211; also elaborated on the delay in its own particular way with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AWoANPOGbck\">a new trailer<\/a> that&#8217;s equal parts confusing and hilarious. While the release window shift might annoy folks who played the closed beta a while back, going with full releases versus lengthy early access periods is something that&#8217;s paid off for other indies in the past.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;V\u00e5ffeldagen is one of the most important holidays in Sweden. But since we&#8217;re not that great at cleaning, I tripped on the massive pile of beer cans left after the festivities. Smashing the Early Access disc in the fall,&#8221; said M\u00e5rten Stockhaus, Creative Director on Into The Unwell. &#8220;The good news is that Coffee Stain is paying us to glue the disc back together! Also, I&#8217;m fine by the way, thanks for asking. So anyway, full release sometime in 2027.&#8221; These quotes are all part of the official press release we got, in case you were wondering.<\/p>\n<p>For more on Into The Unwell&#8217;s off-beat style and punchy action, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/into-the-unwell-is-like-a-chaotic-3d-cuphead-in-roguelite-form\">IGN&#8217;s hands-on preview of the game<\/a>, which described the title as &#8220;chaotic 3D <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/cuphead-review\">Cuphead<\/a>&#8220;. At the time of writing, it&#8217;s unclear if the game will launch on more platforms than just PC day one.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Into The Unwell Into The Unwell, the rubber hose animation-inspired action roguelike with a touch of Cuphead, has been delayed to 2027 Whack-and-slash. 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