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RUNT

Also known as RUNT, r, runt

RUNT is a rural gothic visual novel mystery where you play as Runt, the youngest of five brothers, surviving a monstrous post-apocalypse.

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6 Aug 2026

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RUNT Release Date Announcement

Hello everyone~! We are so proud to announce that RUNT will be releasing on AUGUST 6TH, 2026! That’s just two weeks away! We hope you are all excited to play it and discover the full world of RUNT! We will check back af…

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11 updates

July 2026
Interview with Lucy James - RUNT + Grimtaste StudiosHello everyone~! It's only a short while till RUNT is released~! To tide you all over, check out the interview we did with the wonderful Lucy James over at lookingforgame ! We go over how we started Runt, our inspos, an…Announcement20d ago
June 2026
Check out Autumn Ivy play through some of the demo for RUNT! Make sure to check out the demo yourself, and wishlist the game today! RUNT FOLLOW AUTUMN IVY Twitter: https://x.com/xXAutumnIvyXx?lang=en YouTube: View store…2 changes22 Jun 2026
May 2026
STEAM POST - KITCHEN BACKGROUNDS BTS! Hello all, Soren and Yves here today to give you a little behind the scenes peek at one of the background paintings for the game. Like a lot of the design, art and writing in the ga…5 changesGameplay28 May 2026
Soren here today to talk about the design and character of Fisher Strayer! Fisher's the second youngest Strayer brother at twenty-five, and like Tanner, his design came forth far before his full personality had been dev…2 changesGameplay14 May 2026
April 2026
Hello everyone~! This is Yves and this week, we will be going over the creation of Carver. Off the bat, he is my favorite brother. He was the first of the Strayers to be conceptualized. When I first started mocking up c…2 changesUI/audioGameplay30 Apr 2026
Hello all, Soren here to talk to you about the design & character of Tanner Strayer this week. I won't lie, Tanner's my favorite brother. Carver's the most infuriatingly charming, Fisher's design has elements from my fa…2 changesGameplay16 Apr 2026
Hello everyone! This is Yves~! Thank you to everyone who stopped by the DreadXP booth at PAX East! It means the world to hear how people were reacting to the demo~! For this week, we wanted to go over the design of one…4 changesGameplayBalance02 Apr 2026
March 2026
Hello everyone, it's Yves~! Thank you for all your feedback regarding the demo as well your bug reports~! It’s helped a lot in shaping the full game to be even better than we planned! We also wanna say thank you to ever…17 changesGameplayMaps19 Mar 2026
February 2026
RUNT DEMO Update - v 1.17Thank you all for playing the RUNT demo! We have updated the demo to 1.17 with the following fixes: Minor edits to dialogue for spelling. The journal tabs for the Smoke and Twister no longer overlap each other when swit…Announcementv1.175 changesFixGameplay24 Feb 2026
RUNT Demo Out Now!The demo for RUNT is out now! Step into the boots of Runt Strayer in the opening chapter of a rural gothic mystery. Explore the rich web of branching dialogue, a handful of microgames, and the tension between Runt, his…Announcement20 Feb 2026

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