Nine Lives Deep
Launches 8 October 2026 · PC · Action, Adventure, Indie
A 2D top-down action roguelike about cats. Fight through a procedurally generated night world across 4 biomes, discover build-defining upgrades, unlock 12 playable cats, and take down 5 bosses, including the final boss waiting at the end of the journey.
Story
Nine Lives Deep is a 2D top-down action roguelike about cats exploring a mysterious world at night. Every run is a fresh layout: fight through alleys, sewers, caves, and city streets, tearing enemies apart with three distinct weapon families, stacking passive upgrades into a build that's genuinely yours, and clawing your way toward the thing waiting at the end. This isn't a deckbuilder. There are no cards, no turns, just fast, readable, hands-on combat: claws, yarn, and fish-bone throws, each with their own combo finishers, evolving as you find new gear mid-run. Nine lives, spent wisely. Every death costs a life. Run out, and the expedition ends, but what you've unlocked stays unlocked. Cats found in secret rooms or earned by beating a boss carry over to your next attempt, each with a completely different playstyle. Key Features 12 playable cats , each with unique stats, a signature special ability, and its own look, from Whiskers, the balanced backyard tabby you start with, to Chonkers, who fights with mass instead of speed, to Shadow, a fragile hit-and-run specialist who's gone before you blink. weapon families (Claw / Yarn / Fish) you find and swap between mid-run,...
Gameplay
Nine Lives Deep is a 2D top-down action roguelike about cats exploring a mysterious world at night. Every run is a fresh layout: fight through alleys, sewers, caves, and city streets, tearing enemies apart with three distinct weapon families, stacking passive upgrades into a build that's genuinely yours, and clawing your way toward the thing waiting at the end. This isn't a deckbuilder. There are no cards, no turns, just fast, readable, hands-on combat: claws, yarn, and fish-bone throws, each with their own combo finishers, evolving as you find new gear mid-run. Nine lives, spent wisely. Every death costs a life. Run out, and the expedition ends, but what you've unlocked stays unlocked. Cats found in secret rooms or earned by beating a boss carry over to your next attempt, each with a completely different playstyle. Key Features 12 playable cats , each with unique stats, a signature special ability, and its own look, from Whiskers, the balanced backyard tabby you start with, to Chonkers, who fights with mass instead of speed, to Shadow, a fragile hit-and-run specialist who's gone before you blink. weapon families (Claw / Yarn / Fish) you find and swap between mid-run, each with melee, control, and ranged flavor, combo finishers, and their own hand-animated attack visuals, then evolve each one into one of 4 distinct upgrade paths (bleed, lifesteal, a berserk frenzy, a...
Features
- Single-player
- Steam Achievements
- Family Sharing
Developed by Minigoat Games. Published by Minigoat Games.