MonCraft 199X just dropped its Steam page and reveal trailer like it’s 1999 and the bug actually cooked the planet. Lowe Bros. Studios is cooking a pixel-art open-world creature collector where Y2K triggered full societal collapse, every real animal went extinct, and now you’re out there taming weird post-apocalypse mons to rebuild.

The twist hits different: mons follow you around the overworld instead of waiting for turn-based menus, you can sic their abilities on trees, darkness, or whatever needs smashing, plus proper crafting, base-building, dungeons, “crime zones,” and a badge system that gives your protag (red cap and all) new powers. Up to 8-player co-op and a story hunting the truth behind the “Y2Katastrophe” before history fades. Developer’s shooting for January 2027 early access.

Wishlists are already popping off on the @moncrafty account with fanart and hype rolling in hard. Retro Game Boy vibes but with survival meat on the bones—exactly the kind of chaotic indie energy that makes the timeline worth sticking around for.