Developer ODIUS and publisher Loopr Partners have confirmed ZOMBUTCHER: Monster Business Simulator will release on PC via Steam on June 11, 2026. A May 21 announcement confirmed the date and said a new trailer had been released, and a playable demo was available during Steam Next Fest. SteamDB lists the unlock as June 11, 2026 at 04:00 UTC. (Steam’s store page may display June 10 depending on your region and time zone; the official Steam community announcement specifies June 11.)
What the ZOMBUTCHER: Monster Business Game Is
ZOMBUTCHER: Monster Business, puts players in the role of a zombie running a butcher shop in a Louisiana town. The core tension is a split existence: by day, you run the shop as a legitimate front — cutting and packing meat, upgrading the store, and serving customers, while the game’s marketing plays with a day-night split between humans and monsters. By night, you head into the streets for “fresh stock,” avoid patrols, gather ingredients, and keep the monster side of the business supplied. The loop is stealth-action resource management inside a dark-comedy wrapper.
Steam categorizes it under Action, Indie, and Simulation. User tags include First-Person, Management, Immersive Sim, Stealth, Shop Keeper, Resource Management, Zombies, Crafting, Dark Humor, Violent, and Gore. Calling it simply a horror game misrepresents the experience — the accurate framing is a stealth-action shop management simulator with dark-comedy tone.
Confirmed Details
| Detail | Confirmed Info |
|---|---|
| Developer | ODIUS |
| Publisher | Loopr Partners |
| Platform | PC via Steam / Windows; no console version has been announced |
| Release Date | June 11, 2026 (UTC unlock: June 11 at 04:00) |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish (Spain), Simplified Chinese, Russian, Japanese |
| Steam Features | Single-player, Achievements, Steam Cloud |
| Mature Content | Stylized violence including killing and dismemberment; no sexual content (per Steam) |
| Price | Not yet announced |
Setting and Game Loop of ZOMBUTCHER: Monster Business
The game is set around a Louisiana town. At night, players move through the environment avoiding police patrols, hiding in shadows, and sourcing “fresh stock” for the monster side of the business. During the day, the shop opens: players handle customer service, manage inventory, process meat, and invest in store upgrades.
The most recent public demo build ran under Patch 0.3.1, which added a Black Market Merchant, necklace and mask crafting, and addressed a range of issues including night visual quality, price balancing, combat, shop UI, NPC behavior, police AI, refrigerators, hooks, tutorial, and music.
What Is Not Yet Confirmed
- Price: No pricing has been posted to the Steam listing.
- Console versions: No PlayStation, Xbox, or Switch announcement exists. PC via Steam is the only confirmed platform.
- Steam Deck: A response from the apparent official Zombutcher_Game Reddit account stated Steam Deck support is “not at the moment,” with intentions to add it later. This has not been confirmed through official Steam or storefront channels.
- Post-launch roadmap: No public roadmap has been announced.
- Reviews: The game had not launched as of this writing; Steam shows no user reviews.
Where to Find It
ZOMBUTCHER: Monster Business Simulator is available to wishlist on Steam. The May 21 announcement included a new trailer covering the shop environment, nighttime hunts, and the broader world of the game.