Press & Creator Kit

Five champions. Six maps. Nobody's on your side.

Fat Cat Cruz is a third-person robot action shooter with RTS elements: pilot a 23-metre cat-helmeted war machine, drag your army across six maps, and survive five rival champions who hunt you.

The Fat Cat Mech firing its gatlings across a green battlefield
Fat Cat Mech, gatlings firing · in-engine frame, work in progress
Boilerplate

About the game

Fat Cat Cruz is an original third-person robot action shooter with RTS elements from FatCatAM, a one-person studio in Chicago. Pick a machine in the hangar — from the nimble hero to the 23 m Colossus — then fight 1v5, 2v5 or five-way free-for-all across six hand-built maps while commanding tanks, marines and allied champions. The free five-minute browser demo and $39.99 current full WebGL build are on fatcatcruz.itch.io. Built in Unity 6 for iPad & iPhone first, Steam on December 21, 2026, and Android later; Apple Arcade is a long-term goal.

Fact box

The facts

Developer
FatCatAM — Dan Cruz
Platforms
itch.io now · iPad & iPhone first (App Store) · Steam macOS Dec. 21, 2026 · Android later · Apple Arcade long-term goal
Release
Steam Dec. 21, 2026 · App Store date TBA
Price
itch.io full WebGL build $39.99 · five-minute demo free · App Store free download, planned $100 all-machines bundle or machines individually · every map free · Pink Pony $9.99 on her own
Engine
Unity 6
Formats
1v5 · 2v5 · five-way free-for-all
Maps
6
Playable machines
13 (15 in the hangar)
Sound
Every machine has its own unique sound
Coverage angles

Four ways into the story

Short starting points for coverage, videos, and community posts. Every claim below is also in the fact box or boilerplate above.

The hunt
Five rival champions. Six maps. Nobody's on your side.
The hangar
Thirteen playable machines, including the Donut Dreadnought and the 23 m Colossus.
The studio
FatCatAM is Dan Cruz, a one-person studio in Chicago, building the game in public.
The demo
Free, five minutes, in the browser — no download.
Art

Machines

Hangar cards straight from the game build. Open any card for the full 1200×1440 PNG.

Download everything (.zip) Hangar cards, firing frames, store art and FACTS.txt
Hero hangar card
HeroPilot machine
Colossus hangar card: the gold cat-helmeted mega robot
ColossusMega robot
Robocopter hangar card
RobocopterAir support
Robo Tank hangar card
Robo TankHeavy armour
Giant Robot hangar card
Giant RobotSiege frame
Robo Marine hangar card
Robo MarineShock infantry
Mammoth-X1 hangar card
Mammoth-X1Siege armour
Donut Dreadnought hangar card
Donut DreadnoughtOrbital ring
Fat Cat Mech hangar card
Fat Cat MechSteam walker
Missile Bot hangar card
Missile BotRocket artillery
Sea Dreadnought II hangar card
Sea Dreadnought IIHover warship
Calm Walker hangar card
Calm WalkerSkinned biped
Chaotic Mech hangar card
Chaotic MechArm cannon mech
Footage

Firing frames

Frames from the current build: in-engine, work in progress.

The Hero's eight-barrel gun firing, close up
HeroEight-barrel gun, close up
Over the Hero's shoulder as its guns fire
HeroOver the shoulder
The Donut Dreadnought's rim emitters firing
Donut DreadnoughtRim emitters
A Robocopter gun pod firing, close up
RobocopterGun pod, close up
The Robocopter firing low over the field
RobocopterFront three-quarter
An AI-driven Colossus turning to fire at the player
ColossusAI-driven, firing at the player
The Missile Bot with rockets in flight
Missile BotRockets in flight
The Robo Tank firing its main gun
Robo TankMain gun
Poster art

Store art

Illustrated key art for store pages and headers. It is poster art, not a game screenshot. Open any tile for the full-size file.

Fat Cat Cruz key art
Key art 16:91920×1080 JPG
Steam hero capsule
Steam hero 2:11920×960 JPG
Steam capsule
Steam capsule616×353 JPG
Fat Cat Cruz portrait key art
Key art portrait928×1120 JPG
App icon
App icon1024×1024 JPG
Contact

Get in touch

Press & creators: negotiatorsondemand@gmail.com

Free demo and $39.99 current build on itch.io · Steam page coming