Sunscorched Studios — the team behind the cult favorite RATSHAKER™ — has officially revealed MALPRAXIS, a first-person surgical horror game launching on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store in early 2026. Blending medical tension, psychological pressure, and deep-space dread, MALPRAXIS pushes players into a nightmare where every decision has consequences that refuse to stay buried.
A Horror Experience Where You Are the Surgical System
In MALPRAXIS, you don’t play a survivor or soldier — you are the S.P.I.D.E.R. unit (Surgical Procedure Intervention Diagnostic Emergency Response), an autonomous medical system powered by a Biological Central Processing Unit. Aboard the deteriorating deep-space vessel TRH Rusanov, you are tasked with diagnosing, operating, and performing autopsies as the situation spirals out of control.
Each semi-procedurally generated shift presents new conditions, new casualties, and mounting pressure. Treat the crew. Keep them alive. And accept that every mistake carries lasting consequences.
Trials, Failure — and the Cost of Not Saving Them
MALPRAXIS is built around high-stakes repetition. A “trial” spans multiple shifts, continuing until failure exceeds acceptable limits — at which point the system wipes memory and starts again. But there’s a terrifying catch:
Those who die remain dead. Their loss echoes through subsequent shifts, reshaping the story and raising emotional stakes.
This constant tension forces players to weigh risk, time, and imperfect information — echoing the psychological burden of real medical decision-making, without claiming to simulate it.
Years of Experimentation Built Into One Feature-Length Game
Sunscorched describes MALPRAXIS as the culmination of years of research and gameplay experimentation. Early ideas debuted as a free prototype, later rebuilt and expanded using lessons learned from the studio’s commercial titles. The result is a materially different, feature-length horror experience focused on:
- medical gameplay
- consequence-driven storytelling
- relentless psychological pressure
If RATSHAKER demonstrated the studio’s love for atmospheric terror, MALPRAXIS looks set to push that vision even further.
Content Warning: Not for the Faint-Hearted
MALPRAXIS doesn’t shy away from disturbing themes. Players should expect frequent depictions of:
- gore, body horror, invasive surgery
- psychological distress and trauma
- substance abuse and suicide
- forensic procedures and corpse handling
It’s a title intended strictly for mature players — and definitely not safe for work.
Not a Medical Simulation — And Not Trying To Be
While inspired by real-world pressure faced by surgeons, morticians, and medical professionals, MALPRAXIS is not positioned as an educational tool. Sunscorched emphasizes that the game does not attempt to accurately recreate clinical or forensic practice, instead focusing on emotional impact, narrative consequence, and thematic horror.
Where to Follow MALPRAXIS
Players can already wishlist MALPRAXIS on major storefronts and follow development updates across official channels:
- Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3350240/MALPRAXIS/
- Epic Games Store: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/malpraxis-b15376
- Official Website: https://malpraxisgame.com/
- Twitter / X: https://x.com/MalpraxisGame
With its unsettling premise, procedural unpredictability, and moral tension, MALPRAXIS is shaping up to be one of 2026’s darkest — and most intriguing — horror releases.
