London, UK – January 22, 2026 – Developer Turtle Juice and publisher Curve Games have today announced MECHBORN, an innovative roguelike deckbuilder experience that blends ’90s mech anime with Greek mythology – but with an added twist.
In MECHBORN, your mech is your deck; freely mix and match mech parts and unlock new pilots to craft devastating custom decks, carving a path across three ever-evolving continents to protect Earth’s colonies and repel the Kaiju incursion.
Whilst Earth is on the brink of destruction from a constant onslaught of Kaiju attacks, only one organization has the ability to fight back. TITANCORE forges the ‘MECHBORN’, elite pilots who go through a mech-synchronization process to develop the skills needed to defend Earth’s colonies, and hold off the hordes of invading enemies. The trailer below offers a first look at MECHBORN’s kaiju-slaying combat and roguelike deckbuilding systems:
Click on the banner to watch the official reveal trailer
MECHBORN reimagines traditional deckbuilding with the unique Conveyor Belt system. Every card played is immediately replaced, forcing players to think ahead, position cards strategically, and chain pilot abilities to forge mech-pilot synergies and unleash attack combos that can turn the tide of battle.
Ernani Rocha, Lead Designer at Turtle Juice shared: “With MECHBORN, we wanted to rethink what moment-to-moment strategy feels like in a roguelike deckbuilder. The conveyor-belt card system fundamentally changes how players plan, adapt, and position themselves every turn.”
Key Features
- Pilots: Play as one of 12 pilots with unique skills and backstories. Combining different pilots with different mechs can even lead to unique and devastating pilot-mech synergies to crush enemies.
- Adaptive Exploration: There are no fixed routes in MECHBORN – you can move and fight in any direction you choose across the three expansive continents. But beware! Fuel is finite, so mismanagement of resources might result in a stranded pilot ending up as Kaiju prey.
- Endless Builds: Players can freely mix and match mech parts to add new cards to their deck – either creating custom builds for deadly combos or fully matching sets for valuable perks.
- Conveyor Belt System: MECHBORN doesn’t use a traditional hand of cards. Instead, players start with 7 cards in their ‘Conveyor Belt’. With each card that’s played, a new one enters. Position support cards to unlock new abilities and combine with pilot skills to create combos that reshape the course of battle!
MECHBORN is coming to Steam, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch 1 & 2 in late 2026. Players can play the Pre-Alpha demo on Itch.io, which is live now.
About Turtle Juice
Founded in the outback of Brazil in 2012, Turtle Juice are an indie game studio made up of 23 passionate developers. With over a decade of experience, the team is known for creating original, mechanically driven games such as Fluffy Horde and Elderand. Every Turtle Juice title is built around a strong creative vision, distinctive gameplay systems and a deep sense of care and personality. True to their motto “In every game, a piece of our soul”, the studio pours heart and craftsmanship into everything they create.