Pyromaniac

Pyromaniac

Released Jan 2026

It's 2009. A 20-year-old Nikolas Rendl wakes up on a bench near a bus stop in an unfamiliar city, without any previous knowledge of what happened. Nikolas has to wander around the cold streets of the city and defend himself from scorched monsters with only one goal: Find answers to all of this.

87% positive · 1,192 reviews
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All announced content has been released
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All announced content has been released
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Evaluation

Pyromaniac is a compact, story-driven indie game by solo developer Dominik Braun, released on January 30, 2026. It is a self-contained five-chapter experience with roughly 2 hours of playtime. On August 14, 2026 — today — the developer published a post titled "The Arsonist's Last Fire" announcing the release of update 1.4 and explicitly stating: "Pyromaniac 1.4 is the final content update this game receives. After more than 2 years of development and updates included, I believe it's time to move on to a new project." The developer noted that minor patches, additional localizations, or other small changes may still follow, but confirmed that no further content updates are planned. The game has received several updates since its January 30, 2026 launch: bug fix patches in early February, feature patches (updates 1.2, 1.21, and 1.31) adding gameplay tweaks and new language translations, a named content update (Update 1.3) on February 21, 2026, and now the final content update 1.4 on August 14, 2026. The only DLC is the official soundtrack, released on January 31, 2026. With the developer's explicit statement that 1.4 is the final content update, the game's content is now complete.
Evidence
Developer explicitly states that version 1.4 is the final content update for Pyromaniac, and that they are moving on to a new project. Minor patches and localizations may still follow, but no further content is planned.
news post · Aug 14, 2026 source development ending
high
Update 1.4 ships with 2 new endings, new cosmetics, new areas, overhauled enemy AI, extended cutscenes, and various improvements — the largest update since launch.
news post · Aug 14, 2026 source content shipped
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Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Released
Jan 2026

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
tayoDEV
Achievements
21
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Introduction:

It's 2009. A 20-year-old Nikolas Rendl wakes up on a bench near a bus stop in an unfamiliar city, without any previous knowledge of what happened.

Nikolas has to wander around the cold streets of the city, use temporary items such as keys to progress his way further and defend himself from scorched monsters by using available weapons.

Can he find answers to all of this? That's up to you.

Features:

  • Five Chapters

  • Four Endings

  • Average playtime: Around 2 hours

  • Atmosphere of the late 2000s

  • Czech City with Soviet Architecture

  • Collectibles

  • Unlockable hoodies and gloves

  • Unlockable Hard Mode after beating the game

This game is made entirely by one person, excluding soundtrack and most sound effects

Last evaluated Aug 14, 2026
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