Sidekick Publishing and developer Randwerk are excited to announce their partnership on the highly-wishlisted open-world roguelike WANDERBURG, with a surprise playable demo launching Today as part of Steam Next Fest. WANDERBURG landed with a bang during its breakout reveal at the 2025 PC Gaming Show, with a trailer that has since racked up over 470,000 views. The game has since received over 250,000 wishlists and saw 126,000 participants during the recent closed playtest.

Inspired by Mortal Engines and Howl’s Moving Castle, WANDERBURG is a minimalist open-world roguelike in an ecosystem of Castles on Wheels. Consume, grow bigger, upgrade your modules, and survive! Unlock new weapons, build your castle, and discover a procedurally generated map.

Key Features:Drive a Castle That Devours Everything: Control a mobile fortress and consume everything in your path, from rival castles to entire villages.Dynamic, Action-Rich Gameplay: Master vehicle handling, time your abilities, and outmaneuver enemies in fast-paced battles.Build Your Fortress: Equip and upgrade modules like flamethrowers, cannons, wizard towers, and explosive mines in a Survivors-style progression system.Grow and Evolve: Defeat bosses to expand your castle and unlock new vehicles, weapons, and playstyles between runs.Explore a Rolling World: Travel through diverse biomes in a bizarre medieval ecosystem full of predatory machines.Anachronistic Tech & Fantastical Machines: Inspired by Mortal Engines and Howl’s Moving Castle, the world blends fantasy with absurd technology.Multi-Input Friendly: Play with mouse, keyboard, controller, or touchscreen.Ready-For-Potato: Runs smoothly even on low-spec PCs and handheld devices, with an art style designed to be readable at any screen size.”We can’t wait to share Wanderburg for the first time publicly during the upcoming Steam Next Fest. It’s a major milestone for us, and we’re excited to see how the community reacts!” – Till Freitag, Co-Founder Randwerk.

“The massive player response during the December playtest was a clear signal that the game is building real momentum. We’re excited to help WANDERBURG reach its full potential, supporting this unique vision and seeing the charm of a growing castle on wheels come to life for players worldwide.” – Melvin Frank, Co-CEO & Co-Founder, Sidekick Publishing