Award-winning industry veteran Jeff Troutman’s directorial debut title invites players aboard the airship Endeavor this Summer – survive, hide, and fight back in an alternate 1897.
[June 2nd, 2026]: Game Pop Studio has announced that their debut title, They Will Come, will feature a brand new trailer at the Future Games Show on June 6th, alongside confirming a Steam release date of Summer 2026.
They Will Come is a cinematic steampunk horror adventure directed by Jeff Troutman – an award-winning Art Director and games industry veteran with over 30 years of experience at studios including Midway Games and Petroglyph. Set aboard The Endeavor, an enormous airship and manufacturing site for hundreds of powerful automatons, the game places players in control of eleven-year-old Benjamin. When a group of crow-masked cultists known as the Wretched Ones seize the ship and take Benjamin’s family hostage, he refuses to surrender. Armed with a slingshot and the knowledge that the dormant giant robot Talus waits somewhere in the hangar below, Benjamin sets out to save his family and take back the Endeavor.
Played from a close, cinematic over-the-shoulder perspective, They Will Come puts players in the tension of every encounter as they navigate the vast, continuous world of the Endeavor – its hangars, catwalks, maintenance tunnels, and observation decks – all of it hostile territory. Stealth is the primary tool: sneak through shadows, time movements carefully, and use environmental puzzles and a small army of miniature automatons called Embots to survive. Talus, drained of energy cells and unable to move without Benjamin’s help, offers sanctuary inside his hollow chest – and, when fully recharged, the chance to turn the hunted into the hunter.
The game follows the viral success of its first gameplay trailer on IGN, and a free demo that launched on February 19th ahead of Steam Next Fest. The new trailer, debuting at the Future Games Show on June 6th, gives audiences another look at the world of the Endeavor ahead of the Summer Steam launch.
Watch the new trailer for They Will Come at the Future Games Show on June 6th.
Key features of They Will Come include:
- Directed by an Industry Veteran. Award-winning Art Director Jeff Troutman brings over 30 years of experience from studios including Midway Games and Petroglyph, delivering premium production values with the creative freedom of an independent studio.
- Cinematic Over-the-Shoulder Horror Adventure. A close, immersive third-person perspective keeps players feeling every shadow and threat as they read the environment and plan their next move through the vast, continuous world of the Endeavor.
- Stealth-First Survival. Navigate as a vulnerable child through hostile, enormous environments. Sneak through shadows, time movements, and solve environmental puzzles using whatever you can find. If you are seen, run. If you are cornered, fight.
- Talus, a Powerful Robot Companion. Benjamin and Talus cannot survive without each other. Seek out Embots across the airship to recharge Talus and unleash his full strength against the invaders – the hunted can become the hunter.
- A Lore-Rich Alternate History. Uncover the mysteries of the Endeavor and the alternate 1897 that built it, through environmental storytelling, deep narrative, and a world where steam and steel pushed humanity further than coal ever could.
- Premium Production Values. Handcrafted environments, full voice acting, cinematic lighting, and an original score built for tense, atmospheric adventure.
They Will Come launches on Steam on July 2026. Players can follow the game on Steam.
About Game Pop
Game Pop is an indie development studio founded by award-winning industry veteran Jeff Troutman, who served as Art Director for both Petroglyph and Midway Games, with over 30 years of experience in the games industry. They Will Come is the studio’s first major release, launching on Steam on Summer 2026.
About They Will Come
The first major release of indie development studio Game Pop, They Will Come is a cinematic steampunk horror adventure directed by award-winning Art Director Jeff Troutman. Set aboard a vast airship in an alternate 1897, the game combines stealth, puzzle-solving, and action as young Benjamin and his robot companion Talus fight to survive and save Benjamin’s captured family. They Will Come launches on Steam on Summer 2026.
