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Press release:
Leamington Spa, UK – February 26, 2026 – UK publisher Kwalee and independent studio Maeth have announced SPRAWL Zero, a fast-paced cyberpunk shooter and prequel to the 2023 title SPRAWL. Inspired by classic 2000s console FPS games, SPRAWL Zero is coming to PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.

In SPRAWL Zero, players take on the role of FIVE, a cybernetically enhanced supersoldier. As the city plunges into chaos, they must take down a radical techno-religious group. Players can choose multiple paths and alternate approaches, wielding a massive arsenal of weapons and FIVE’s cybernetics as tools of destruction.

“SPRAWL zero is the culmination of everything I love about video games and a love letter to Y2K culture. I grew up playing incredible, genre defining shooters in the early 2000s, like Half-Life 2, Halo, and F.E.A.R. Giants defined by immersive settings and gameplay that captured my imagination. That specific era of gaming feels lost to time, and I want everyone who plays SPRAWL zero to experience that same sense of wonder I felt back then,” says Carlos Lizarraga, Studio Head at Maeth.

Alongside the announcement, Kwalee and Maeth have released a brand-new trailer packed with fast, kinetic combat. It offers a first look at the game’s world, the factions vying for power, and the destructive tools at FIVE’s disposal.

About SPRAWL Zero

A Y2K FPS Built on Classic Console DNA

SPRAWL Zero is a first-person shooter inspired by 2000s console FPS games. Both the aesthetics and design sensibility call back to the Golden Age where the genre evolved from shooting in corridors to building worlds.

A City on the Brink

You play as FIVE, a cybernetically enhanced supersoldier controlled by the Junta. Your directive is to eliminate SILAS, leader of the radical techno-religious group IMAGO-DEI. The city will plunge into chaos as all factions known and unknown grasp for the reins. Reconcile your truths or succumb to the SPRAWL.

Fight Smart, Not Just Fast

Combat in SPRAWL Zero is fast-paced but grounded. Enemy squads will communicate and coordinate to wrestle the advantage. Flanks, covering fire, and grenades will flush you out, creating dynamic firefights inspired by classics like F.E.A.R. and Halo.

In your hands, FIVE must outsmart and outmaneuver the opposition using any advantage possible. Catch their bullets and throw them right back with the Gravity Shield, or bend your shots midair with Bullet-Time for inhuman precision. A massive arsenal of weapons and FIVE’s cybernetics are your tools of destruction.

Gravity-Based Combat Systems

Gravity Gloves, Gravity Shield, and Rushdown expand combat beyond gunplay, enabling aggressive pushes, defensive play, and physics-driven encounters. No problem has just one solution.

Designed for Player Choice

Handcrafted levels feature multiple paths, verticality, and alternate approaches, rewarding experimentation and replayability. Push aggressively, play tactically from cover, or dominate encounters through physics-based combat. Player agency was a fundamental pillar of Y2K design and SPRAWL Zero accommodates players to find their own niche.

Key Features

Truly dynamic FPS combat inspired by classic console shooters

Smart, coordinated enemy AI that flanks, communicates, and adapts

Physics interactions with gravity-based combat systems that expand play beyond gunfire

Player expression to find your own path to victory

Stylish Bullet-Time to never miss a shot

Gravity Shield to catch and return enemy gunfire

Rushdown enemies with invulnerability and destructive force

Wide arsenal of over 40 weapons with distinct roles and mastery paths

Diverse roster of enemies, with multiple factions spread across grounded and airborne, organic and mechanical.

Masterfully crafted levels with multiple routes and verticality

Gritty, grounded cyberpunk world and tone

Authentic Y2K aesthetics and graphics, paying homage to the golden era

Industry-leading sound design

Original soundtrack of intense music hearkening back to the early 2000s

About Kwalee
Kwalee is a multi-award-winning games publisher and developer based in Leamington Spa, UK. The company has built a growing catalogue of PC and console titles, including Wildmender, ROBOBEAT, Voidwrought, In Sink, Hordes of Hunger, The Precinct, Town to City and Don’t Stop Girlypop! alongside upcoming releases such as Hark the Ghoul, Call of the Elder Gods, Grime II, Ground Zero, Retro Space, Lost Hellden, BPM Bitcrushed, Shift at Midnight, Welcome to Elderfield, Lily’s World XD, Rune Dice, Modulus, SPRAWL Zero and more.

Founded by games industry icon and Codemasters co-founder David Darling CBE, Kwalee is supported by a global team of games experts, with studios in the UK, India, and remote locations worldwide. The company is actively seeking high-quality games to publish across all platforms and welcomes developers to get in touch.

Officially recognised as ‘Best Publisher’ at the TIGA Awards 2022, Kwalee is also a committed industry advocate—serving as an ambassador for the non-profit organisation Women in Games and regularly supporting charities such as Safe In Our World, GamesAid, and SpecialEffect.

About Maeth
MAETH is a new kind of game development studio,run by creatives, for creatives. They build games differently, with a cooperative studio culture where everyone has a voice. Made up of industry veterans alongside newcomers, MAETH exists to help shape the kind of games industry they want to be part of, one that embraces new faces and takes care of their own.