Species: Unknown

Species: Unknown

Early access since Oct 2025

Species: Unknown is a 1 to 4 players co-op survival horror. Complete high-risk missions aboard an abandoned ship while being hunted by an unknown creature. Survive and upgrade your gear to face each new threat that lurks in the dark.

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Evaluation

Species: Unknown entered Early Access on October 23, 2025 and remains in active Early Access development by WanadevStudio, a small self-funded indie studio. Since launch, the team has shipped a steady stream of updates. Major content additions include The Lab Update (January 22, 2026), which added a new playable quarter of the ship, and Update 0.21 (May 21, 2026), which introduced the first all-new creature/specimen since Early Access began. Alongside these, the team has published regular feature patches — including proximity chat (April 16, 2026), and quality-of-life updates through June and July 2026. On July 28, 2026, the developer published an updated roadmap explicitly confirming that a new playable map is in development and now targeted for October 2026 (delayed from a previously planned Summer 2026 window). The same post states that the team's long-term goal is to reach Version 1.0, and that console releases are part of their planning for that milestone. The developer was transparent about the delay, citing the small team size and their commitment to quality over speed. The most recent developer communication is from July 28, 2026, just three weeks before today's assessment date, confirming the team is actively building toward the next major content milestone. There is no ambiguity about the game's status: it is unfinished by design, with concrete announced content still to come.
Evidence
Developer published an updated roadmap confirming a new playable map is now planned for October 2026 (delayed from Summer 2026), and that the long-term goal is Version 1.0 with console releases planned alongside it.
news post · Jul 28, 2026 source content planned
high
Update 0.21 shipped with the first all-new specimen/creature added since Early Access launched, described as the result of several months of work.
news post · May 21, 2026 source content shipped
high

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

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Details

Developer
Publisher
WanadevStudio
Achievements
—
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op

About this game

Species: Unknown is a first-person survival horror game, playable in co-op with up to 4 players (private or public servers) or solo. You play as a mercenary sent aboard an abandoned spaceship. Your job? Execute high-risk contracts, make it out alive, and claim your reward. But keep in mind that you’re not alone. Something is hunting you…

Form a squad of up to 4 players to take on different contracts with escalating difficulty. Each mission plays differently depending on your objective, your teammates, the map and which of the 5 intelligent threats is stalking you. No one survives alone, but you can try.

Proximity Chat & Radio are available: distance matters, walls matter. Proximity Chat is bringing more tension, sometimes chaos, and unforgettable moments to your co-op sessions.

Every contract drops you into a different nightmare. Whether you're tasked with extracting a black box, capturing or eliminating an unknown threat, or even destroying the ship to prevent the creature from escaping… Each mission demands a specific strategy and none of them are easy.

The specimen is chosen procedurally from a growing roster of terrifying monsters. Each one comes with distinct behaviors, hunting patterns, strengths, and weaknesses. You’ll need to investigate your surroundings to gather vital clues and identify the threat in order to proceed smoothly (or not). Do your job and get rewarded, or die without anyone knowing.

Strategize as a group, make smart use of your tools that can turn the tide, if only for a moment:

  • Motion Tracker : Detect nearby movement and prepare for what's coming

  • Shield : Block deadly attacks and buy time for your team

  • Health Syringe : Heal yourself or allies in the heat of battle

  • Mini-Map : Navigate pitch-black corridors with real-time positional data

Guns won’t always save you. Some threats are too resistant or simply untouchable. But the right weapon, found at the right time, can help you push through or even take the creature down.

The higher the risk, the higher the reward. Completing contracts earns you credits you can use to:

  • Upgrade your gear

  • Buy new tools

  • Customize your appearance

  • Gather lore and build your own creature museum

Last evaluated Aug 19, 2026
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