Kalit: Steam survival game from Travi Team Games planned for 2027
Kalit is an upcoming Steam game from Travi Team Games with hand-drawn 1930s cartoon animation, survival mechanics, and a planned 2027 release.
- The Italian two-person studio combines hand-drawn rubber-hose animation with a fully 3D world.
- Kalit is currently planned for 2027, but an exact release date has not been announced.
What happened
Travi Team Games unveiled Kalit in June 2025 as an upcoming Steam title. The studio is described as a two-person team from Italy and previously worked on Scroter from 2023 and Unknown Tapes from 2024. That means the developer already has two earlier releases to its name before Kalit was announced.
The game is being presented as a survival sandbox with a 1930s cartoon style. In the available description, that means hand-drawn rubber-hose animation set in a fully 3D environment. The Steam page also lists several systems that are meant to form the core of the gameplay, including mining, crafting, farming, chopping trees, gathering resources, making gear, growing crops, managing hunger, and keeping an eye on temperature.
A sanity meter is also mentioned as part of the survival mechanics. According to the description, it is meant to keep players from slipping too far into madness, alongside other survival systems such as hunger and temperature. The description also refers to creature mechanics, where wild animals can be captured and used in combat and possibly for resource gathering as well.
The first public attention for Kalit came not only through the announcement, but also through the Steam page and a YouTube video showing off the visual style. In that video, the rubber-hose approach is emphasized again, while the Steam text gives concrete examples of the planned systems. According to the current plan, Travi Team Games is aiming for a 2027 release. An exact date for the Steam version has not been announced.
Timeline
2023 — Travi Team Games releases Scroter, an earlier game from the Italian two-person studio.
2024 — Travi Team Games releases Unknown Tapes, again before Kalit was announced.
June 2025 — Travi Team Games announces Kalit as a new Steam game with 1930s cartoon animation and survival mechanics.
2025 — Kalit’s Steam page lists systems for building, crafting, hunger, temperature, sanity, and farming.
2027 — Kalit is currently planned for release on Steam, with no confirmed release date.
Background
Kalit fits into a line of survival games that combine familiar sandbox systems with a striking visual style. The Cuphead comparison comes from the hand-drawn, 1930s-inspired animation, while the gameplay description points to classic survival and building mechanics. The mix of a retro cartoon style with a fully 3D world is one of the most notable elements in the game’s current presentation.
The information available now comes from an early announcement, the Steam description, and a video showing the game’s style. As a result, the creature features, the role of the sanity meter, and the temperature mechanic are not yet fully detailed in concrete release terms. What is clear, however, is that the developer is naming multiple systems at once, including mining, crafting, farming, base building, and resource gathering.
The Steam text also says players can make their own gear and grow crops. It also mentions collecting animals and using them in combat, which sets Kalit apart from more traditional survival games. The description ties those systems to a world where hunger and temperature must be actively managed, while the sanity meter adds another layer of survival pressure.
Because Kalit was only announced in June 2025, the information remains limited to what Travi Team Games has shared so far. The studio has already released Scroter in 2023 and Unknown Tapes in 2024, but no final release date has been announced for Kalit. The current plan only points to a 2027 release window.