You’re a drug-enhanced hitman with the moral compass of a broken slot machine, turning iconic Vegas hotels into impromptu abattoirs. Every table, chair, and kitchen utensil becomes a weapon in your hands because apparently, even the cutlery wants in on the action.

Welcome to the demo of the definitive top-down murder simulator where mobsters become meat puppets and physics is just another drug.

PLAY THE DEMO & WISHLIST:

Why it Hurts So Good:

• Ultra-violent room redecoration
• Rooms shift. Layouts change. No run is ever safe.
• Chemical superpowers: faster, stronger, higher — until you crash.
• Brutal finishers: not just endings, but punchlines.
• Inspired by the sickest, bleediest pop-culture nightmares: Hotline Miami, Pulp Fiction, Fear & Loathing in Vegas.
  

Created by Michał Marcinkowski – the madman who gave us Soldat and clearly never learned when to stop.  “Jackal combines my love of John Wick fight scenes, Scorsese’s mobsters, Tarantino’s storytelling, and the soul of the 1970s,” says Marcinkowski, presumably while cackling maniacally.

Release Info:
Play the demo now!
(A taste of the full massacre launching Q1 2026)

Warning: Side effects may include uncontrollable urges to redecorate with viscera, sudden appreciation for 1970s interior design, and the inexplicable need to wear sunglasses indoors.

WATCH THE TRAILER: MANIAC announcement trailer

A smaller build today, mostly technical stuff.

The main game-side change is the addition of sponges to TDM. This has been requested by players as a counter to water. Sponges cost 20 coins by default in TDM.

The TDM “economy” (if it can be called that) has also been slightly reworked. The minimum coins on spawn has been dropped to 20 – meaning you can’t afford most items without some kills. There has also been a maximum imposed on coins, which is currently set to 200. This is to stop curb-stomping players from accruing hundreds of coins and spamming items just before they leave, leading to a non-game for other participants. The maximum is applied on respawn (not constantly) – so if you save extra during a game, you can still use them to finish things off.

For context, someone with 200 coins can still afford 2 kegs, or 4 mines, or 8 water arrows, or 4 bomb arrows, or 10 bombs; more than enough for any reasonable in-game usage.

Sponges are now in stock in TDM! Prices have changed as well, see in store for details!

The latest engine changes have also been pulled in, which means that the snap-pixels bug should finally be history, modded servers on windows now correctly download mods when specified from the API, TCPR can now handle lines up to 16kb (important for any i/o heavy tcpr based mods).

Mac users may also have a proper icon now, please let us know if that actually worked or not. Should be a little Henry head on an orange background.

These changes are, at always, up for discussion. Let us know what you think on the forums!

Have Fun!
Max

Just a small build today, fixing a few bugs and tweaking one map in particular. There’s also an experimental change in there for water-haters, so pay attention. The build should be out on all platforms in about half an hour (as of post time)

Sponges now “absorb” most of a water-stun if they’re in your inventory. The sponge is destroyed, and the stun time is reduced to 0.5 seconds from 1.5 seconds. This allows you to counter particularly water-heavy players. If it becomes particularly important, we might need some sort of visual indicator that you’re carrying sponges, but as it stands we see it as a similar “ace in the hole” to whipping out a bomb mid-fight (or a water bomb).

Clean yourself up quick-smart against water-spam tactics with sponges.​

Full Changelog:

[modified] some changes to CerberosRift following community feedback
[fixed] shield-bashing multiple overlapped boulders sending you to space
[fixed] tunnel-grapple "archer fling"
[removed] a heap of unused maps
	(from maps/, that had been around since classic)
[fixed] bug in kickafk that _could_ (but generally wouldn't) crash the server
	+ disabled kicking local player (no more disconnect when you leave sandbox to get a cup of tea)
[added] carrying a sponge partially protects you from water stuns
	(1 sponge per stun, sponge is destroyed, stun is reduced from 1.5s to 0.5s)

Have Fun!
Max

If you haven’t tried out the game yet we have an offer to KAG players for 30% off Trench Run! Use the code KAGLOVE30 when buying Trench Run here to claim your discount. As always, you can retrieve a steam key from the panel should you prefer to play your games through steam.

Changes:
– lobby bug fixes
– sniper bot a bit less perfect
– map fixes
– wrong series-end conditions in cases of many ties

*we are aware of the “singleplayer crashes after playing multiplayer” bug, it will be fixed as soon as we find a solution*

Have fun!

This release features a round of bugfixes and “finally” some balance measures on the ballista!

Still deadly, but less spammable!

Officially extending the hand to KAG players everywhere to try Trench Run!

There is also a one-time popup window which we will use for giving important information as required – we’re currently using it to plug an offer extended to KAG players for 30% off Trench Run! Use the code KAGLOVE30 when buying Trench Run here to claim your discount. As always, you can retrieve a steam key from the panel should you prefer to play your games through steam.

Have Fun!

Max & Michal

Changes:

[added] lobby players in other games in scoreboard
[modified] a bit quicker team briefing in Run
[modified] improved medic bot AI
[modified] bots arent so afraid of remote bomb
[added] slightly better steam auth error handling
[removed] unranked servers button (temporarily)
[modifed] blinking healing icon
[modified] lobby music plays infinitely until someone makes it stop

PS. Please e-mail support@thd.vg if you bought TR earlier and you want a Steam key.

If you’ve been waiting for “more players”, the wait is over. Trench Run debuts on Steam today! Get it on the Steam Store Page with a 10% launch discount! Alternatively, if you buy direct, we’ll send you a steam key as soon as we can (and you can play with the steam players in the meantime).

If you like the game, please consider leaving a positive review on steam, or sharing the news with friends; it really helps us out!

For music lovers, the game’s soundtrack by Paul Zimmerman of Sounds for Pixels is also available for purchase over on Bandcamp for 4 euros or more! Included are bonus tracks and high quality mp3 and flac downloads!

Features, for the Unfamiliar:

• Unique team-based “Run” mode for 2-10 players
• Free-for-all Skirmish mode for 1-4 players (perfect for a fun evening with friends)
• 5 classes with special skills to choose from (Assault, Sniper, Demolitions, Commando and Medic)
• Semi-random destructible maps
• Down on the ground? Grab a medikit and continue fighting!
• Play basketball and meet new friends between rounds
• Spend coins on drinks and cigarettes from the VIP bar
• Buy unique costumes and pet animals
• Online and Local couch-based multiplayer available
• Designed to be easy to pick up and play, but deep enough to play seriously

See you at the Bar!

Max, Michał, and everyone at THD.