Fangtopia Launches on PC, PS5 and Switch 2 With a Spooky-Cute Puzzle Kingdom

Fangtopia is now available across PC and consoles, bringing Absolutely Games’ relaxed, spooky-season puzzle builder to players ahead of Halloween. The game launched October 26 on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC through Steam, the Epic Games Store and Stove, according to publisher Secret Mode.

The premise is a playful twist on kingdom building: create a home for friendly monsters by placing landscape tiles around a castle. Fangtopia is pitched as a cozy puzzle game rather than a horror challenge. Its creatures may be ghosts, werewolves or gremlins, but the developers describe the experience as scare-free, with no countdown pressuring players to make their next move.

Build a world one hex tile at a time

Each map grows outward from a castle on a hexagonal grid. Tiles represent terrain such as fields, towns, mountains, forests and railways. Connecting matching terrain along tile edges scores points and helps complete objectives. Some tiles combine more than one landscape type, so a placement can strengthen several connections at once—or make later choices more difficult.

The central challenge is balancing immediate points against the shape of the world the player is building. A forest may fit neatly beside a town, but leave awkward edges for the next few tiles. A mountain could complete an objective yet break up a useful chain of fields. Because there is a tile limit, every placement matters even though the game lets players take their time.

That distinction gives Fangtopia a different rhythm from a conventional speed puzzle. There is no timer, and the PlayStation Blog says moves can be undone. Players can look over the board, consider how a tile will affect nearby terrain and revise a decision. It is a gentle setup, but the tile limit means a high score still depends on planning rather than simply filling every available space.

Landmarks turn good connections into new options

As players score points, the game offers landmarks to place in the developing kingdom. These structures come with their own objectives; meeting the requirements can earn additional tiles for the player’s deck. That creates a second layer of planning. A landmark may provide a route to expand the board, but its objective can ask for a particular surrounding terrain arrangement.

Absolutely Games describes a collection of buildings that includes unusual trees, windmills, fountains and carousels. A Stickerbook lets players inspect the landmarks they discover and the small details that give them their character. Instead of treating every point as an end in itself, the system encourages players to use scoring to unlock more ways to shape the map.

Portals can also appear in the oceans around the kingdom. Opening one summons a creature that needs a suitable habitat. The examples named by the studio include gremlins, werewolves and banshees; finding a fitting home for a creature can reward the player with bonus tiles. In practice, this links the game’s cute monster theme to its spatial-puzzle systems: the creatures are not just decorations, but another reason to manage terrain and available space.

Two modes, with different levels of complexity

The standard Fangtopia mode is designed for shorter sessions and presents the game’s basic tile-and-landmark loop. For players who want a longer or more demanding puzzle, Ghoulish mode adds rivers as another terrain type and introduces additional tile-management choices. Players can swap which tile they plan to place, and larger groups of tiles may need to be positioned together. The mode also provides a larger tile stack.

Those options give the launch a straightforward way to serve different moods. Someone looking for a calm session can build slowly in the main mode; someone seeking more constraints can move into Ghoulish mode. The developer has hinted that other modes could arrive in the future, but it has not announced a specific update or timetable, so players should treat that as possibility rather than a confirmed roadmap.

Where to play

Secret Mode and Absolutely Games list PlayStation 5, Switch 2 and PC as launch platforms. Nintendo’s store listing confirms an October 26 release date for Switch 2, while the PlayStation Blog announced the PS5 launch for that day. The publisher’s release announcement also names Steam, Epic Games Store and Stove for PC. Availability and pricing can vary by region and storefront, so the local store page is the best source for current purchase details.

For a game arriving in October’s crowded release calendar, Fangtopia has a clear identity: a construction puzzle that uses a playful monster setting to soften the familiar pressure of tile placement. Its strongest hook is the combination of relaxed pacing and finite resources. Players are free to deliberate, but they still need to make a limited set of tiles work together, meet landmark objectives and create enough room for the creatures that appear.

Fangtopia is available now on PS5, Switch 2 and PC. Players who enjoy compact strategy puzzles, board-game-like scoring or cozy seasonal games can build a kingdom at their own pace, then raise the difficulty with Ghoulish mode.

Sources: PlayStation Blog · Nintendo eShop listing · Secret Mode press release