Ex-Skylanders Devs Unveil New Voidling Bound Gameplay During Monster Taming Direct

Branching evolution and DNA splicing pushes monster taming into new territory

September 8, 2025

8 SEPTEMBER 2025 – Canadian indie studio Hatchery Games, composed of ex-Skylanders developers, is excited to share a brand-new gameplay trailer premiering during the Monster Taming Direct for their upcoming game Voidling Bound.

Voidling Bound is coming to Steam in Q1 2026. Also coming to consoles at a later date: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch 2, exact date TBA.

Described by players as a cross between Spore and Warframe, Voidling Bound allows you to evolve Voidlings through branching paths, shaping both their abilities and appearance. Discovers wild mutant genes and use them to craft unique Voidlings. Unleash powerful synergies through near-limitless build-making possibilities!

In this new exclusive trailer, explore the depth of the splicing system that allows you to utilize your gene collection and craft your perfect Voidling. Then, meet Gwigoon, a mischievous master of self-replication that wields its clones in combat for devastating effects.

Voidling Bound - Splicing Trailer:

Watch the Trailer on Hatchery Game's YouTube || Download Trailer

Demo Out Now

Any press, streamers, or content creators interested in covering Voidling Bound can access the demo, now available on Steam.

In the demo: Experience the first few missions from Voidling Bound:

Discover your first 2 Voidlings! Bind with them and take them to battle!
Evolve your Voidlings across 47 different species choices with unique gameplay.
Upgrade your Voidlings' abilities by gaining research points.
Battle across 7 replayable maps with two available elemental types.
Hatch wild eggs found in your expeditions and discover special natures for your Voidlings.

Since its release last May, the demo has garnered a 98% Positive rating across 291 reviews.

“Yeah, this will be a day one purchase. Really fascinating mashup of creature collection and Ratchet and Clank.” -Steam user HBones

“This is sick! Spore and a shooter had a baby.” - Steam user Pila est Vita

“Scratched the craving of my creature collector itch while also giving me Skylanders nostalgia.” - Steam user oCabbago

“One of the best demos I’ve ever played—might become one of, if not my favorite game.” -Steam user goofydancingdog

*The new features revealed today are not part of the demo, but are what players can expect for the full release!

Press & creators interested in reviewing the full game in Q1 2026, can put their name on the list for a key here:

Request a Voidling Bound Steam Key

Website: voidlingbound.com
Steam Page: Voidling Bound Steam
Press Kit: Voidling Bound Press Kit
Contact: jonathan.rancourt@hatcherygames.com & frederick.gagnon@hatcherygames.com (Interviews welcome!)

About The Game

Become a Space Wrangler and take direct control of creatures called "Voidlings" in this action-packed sci-fi 3^rd-person shooter. Shape them through branching evolution paths and upgrade their abilities to overcome bubonic swarms, pestilent bosses, and reclaim lush planets overrun by corruption.

Defenseless against a devastating parasite threatening all life forms, humanity must team up with recently discovered Voidlings to unlock their full potential through the neural bond. Become bound as one, as the last line of defence in our fight for survival.

Key Features

Action-Packed 3rd Person Shooter where you take complete control of your monster. Shoot, slash, slam, and blast your way through battles.
Evolve across branching paths to customize your elemental alignment, appearance, playstyle, and abilities. Discover powerful mutated perks that change how each Voidling is played.
Level up your Voidlings and assign attribute points to customize their playstyle: strength, vitality, essence, recuperation, or agility. The choice is yours.
Cleanse vibrant handcrafted planets oozing with diverse enemies, each posing unique gameplay challenges.
Discover new Voidlings by rescuing and hatching eggs from infested locations. Get lucky and hatch rare natures that empower your Voidlings.
Breed to combine natures and attributes for even more power.
Collect body parts, colors, and eye genes to customize your specimens.
Craft unique Voidlings that combine the strength of all your discoveries. Unlock powerful synergies otherwise impossible to overcome ever-increasing challenges!

About Monster Taming Direct

Monster Taming Direct is a yearly online event celebrating the Monster Taming genre. Featuring games about capturing, training, and battling with creatures. Hosted on the Gym Leader Ed YouTube channel, it brings together more then 40 studios to showcase exclusive new trailers, dev logs, and announcements.

Event Pages : Gym Leader Ed Channel | Monster Taming Direct 2025

About the Studio

Voidling Bound is the first title from Hatchery Games, an indie studio based in Quebec City. Formed from a shared desire to revitalize the monster-catching genre, the team previously worked together on the Skylanders franchise before pooling their experience into Voidling Bound. The game aims to be a genre-defining monster tamer, where players can finally take full control of their creatures in third-person. Blending high-octane sci-fi nostalgia with a vibrant palette, Voidling Bound brings to life a universe of colorful yet deadly creatures.

Jonathan Rancourt

Jonathan is Co-Founder and Creative Director at Hatchery Games. His work can be seen on multiple high-profile titles such as Skylanders to Borderlands 3, with 13 years in the video game industry as an artist, team lead and project director. He’s at the helm of this project and in charge of the realization of the game.

Simon Grelier

Simon is Co-Founder and our Technical Director. After spending 8 years as a programmer for big companies such as Ubisoft and Beenox (Rainbow Six: Siege, Skylanders, Call of Duty), he decided to jump into this crazy adventure that is the indie world.

Frederick Gagnon

Frederick is Co-Founder and Executive Producer at Hatchery Games. He is handling the PR and Marketing for the game. With 17 years of experience as a game developer (Skylanders, Borderlands 3), lead and animation supervisor in VFX (Alien Covenant, Stranger Things: S3), Frederick is also in charge of rigging, audio and music direction.

Carl-Simon Picard

Carl-Simon is Co-Founder and our Narrative Director. With 13 years of experience as a team lead and animator in both video games (Skylanders, Amazing Spiderman) and VFX production (Alien Covenant, Stranger Things: S3, His Dark Material) Carl is in charge of our animation direction, as well as designing our narrative quest, and building Voidling Bound’s universe!

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