Tokyo, September 29th, 2025 | The glorious nation of Sobakistan announces the opening of public Playtest registration for its upcoming satirical narrative adventure Sobakistan: The Land of Dogs, as well as the presence of a delegation at the Tokyo Game Show 2025. At the same time, we categorically deny that the newly released gameplay video—showing arbitrary arrests, surveillance, and absurd propaganda—accurately reflects the sweet and orderly daily life in our country. We blame external agents for this deepfake.
Steam Page (Playtest Sign-ups and Wishlist):
PUBLIC PLAYTEST: SIGN-UPS ARE NOW OPEN
The developers of Sobakistan: The Land of Dogs are now accepting applications for a limited public Playtest, scheduled to launch in October 2025. This will be the first opportunity for international guests to experience life inside the walls of the dog-state, with all of its rules, mysteries, and... unintended consequences.
Interested players are encouraged to sign up now on Steam and invite their comrades to do the same.
GAMEPLAY TRAILER & KILLER FEATURE REVEALED
The newly released trailer offers the first glimpse at the game’s core mechanic: in Sobakistan, any step could land you in prison. Whether it’s talking to the wrong person, picking up a leaflet, or simply standing where you shouldn’t — there are 27 different ways to get arrested in the demo alone.
This tension-packed mechanic is carefully woven into the story, creating a unique blend of narrative depth and systemic dread — described by the creators as "Minesweeper in a totalitarian anti-utopia."
TOKYO GAME SHOW 2025: VISIT US : HALL 11, BOOTH E62
An official delegation from Sobakistan will attend Tokyo Game Show 2025 from September 25–28, bringing with them an exclusive offline demo, TGS-only merchandise, and developer meetups with:
- Vitalii Terletskii – Creative Director & Founder
- Katya – Visual Designer
- Lead Developer – on-site
ABOUT THE GAME
Sobakistan: The Land of Dogs is a darkly satirical narrative immersion in a closed-off totalitarian dog-state, told through the eyes of six playable characters. The game blends JRPG-style systems, dialogue puzzles, exploration, and meta-narrative structures, set against a backdrop of authoritarian absurdity.
Features include:
- Deep branching narrative and multiple endings
- Puzzle-solving and exploration
- Arrest mechanics baked into story and gameplay
- Unique pixel-art aesthetic
- Based on the original comic “Sobakistan”
Inspired by Papers, Please, Disco Elysium, Inscryption, Ib
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ABOUT TERLETSKI GAMES
TERLETSKI GAMES is a micro-indie studio founded by author, artist, and publisher Vitalii Terletskii in 2024. Originally based in Saint Petersburg and now operating out of Tokyo, the studio gained recognition for its humorous narrative games inspired by internet culture (Alt Girl for Skoof, Gnomes and Knights). Sobakistan: The Land of Dogs marks its first fully original, large-scale title — set to release on Steam in 2026, with console versions to follow.
