Devolver Digital has announced its first ever “AAA” game, although the AAA in question stands for All Army Attack rather than a blockbuster budget. Developed by BlackLight Games, the game is a large-scale roguelike auto-battler in which animals and plants join forces against a cosmic threat. It is due to launch in full in 2027.
Players take on the role of a coop commander, building an army by recruiting troops and artillery from a large pool of cards drawn from across the animal kingdom. Defeating enemies earns resources, which can then be spent on developing new units and drafting in reinforcements.
Each battle comes with a choice about how to treat those troops. They can be sacrificed or preserved, with the aim of getting the most income out of every encounter. Different characters and maps have their own card pools, and each run allows them to be mixed and matched to create different interactions.
Between battles, players return to their home base, where money earned can be spent across a range of meta-progression systems at their own pace. Options include building up the town, strengthening bonuses, unlocking new content and putting hats on characters.
Those keen to try it will not have to wait until 2027. An exclusive demo will be available during Steam Auto-Battler Fest, which runs from Monday 16 November to Monday 23 November 2026. It starts with the Prologue before moving into the Arid Wastes, which can be tackled across six difficulty levels.
The demo includes three playable characters, 60 unit types, 25 unit enhancements, 40 treasures and more than 70 cards. It also features a Treasure Shop exclusive to the demo for fine-tuning strategies, and players can challenge friends online to see whose army comes out on top.
