Mob Entertainment locked Escape From Playtime — a 1–4 player co-op survival horror set in the Poppy Playtime universe — for Steam Early Access on October 21, 2026. Playtest signups are open now at EscapeFromPlaytime.com. PC Gamer (Joshua Wolens, Sep 20) and Capsule Computers (Mob PR, Sep 20 / posted Sep 21) carried the wire out of the PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct; the live Steam store page confirms the Early Access framing.
Smiling Critters in the factory
You play tiny Smiling Critters scavenging an abandoned Playtime Co. factory for a mysterious Voice — explore, hide, solve puzzles, and extract resources while rejected Playtime creations hunt the halls. Soft Capsule PR note: proximity voice chat; procedural layout shifts; EA aims for a Critter roster plus one starter zone with more zones/features planned from community feedback.
EA wording (write-time check)
Steam lists the title under Early Access with a planned unlock of Oct 21, 2026 (“Coming Soon To Early Access”). Do not frame Oct 21 as a finished 1.0 — that is the EA street. No consoles announced.
As-of: 2026-09-21 morning ~8:50 AM CT (America/Chicago). Oct 21 Steam Early Access, 1–4 co-op, Poppy Playtime / Smiling Critters, playtest open, and Mob Entertainment verified against PC Gamer + Capsule Computers + Steam store page. No invented consoles or price.
