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Before They Catch Us

A dark text-based RPG in which the world is consumed by an eternal race for survival. An inexorable mushroom forest corrupted all life on planet. And you are a prophet's disciple leading your clan to…

8 December 2025

Before They Catch Us is an adventure developed by ANTertainment, released 8 December 2025 on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Before They Catch Us is

Before They Catch Us is an adventure game developed by ANTertainment and released in 2025. It is available on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Godot Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A dark text-based RPG in which the world is consumed by an eternal race for survival. An inexorable mushroom forest corrupted all life on planet. And you are a prophet's disciple leading your clan to survival... or oblivion. Interpret misty visions, make important choices, do everything to survive.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Before They Catch Us launched on 8 December 2025, within three weeks of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Routine, Kirby Air Riders and Marvel Cosmic Invasion.

Released around the same time: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Routine, Kirby Air Riders, Marvel Cosmic Invasion.

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When did Before They Catch Us come out?
Before They Catch Us was released on 8 December 2025 for Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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