NERDY PENGUIN Opens Steam Page for CHIBBY: PROJECT PET
The pet care loop runs on a signed consent form promising the player that no matter what happens, the company is not involved, which puts the horror in an employment contract rather than in the creature.
Key Facts
- NERDY PENGUIN opened the Steam store page for CHIBBY: PROJECT PET on September 15, 2026.
- CHIBBY: PROJECT PET is planned for release on PC via Steam in summer 2027 with Japanese display and subtitle support.
- The goal of CHIBBY: PROJECT PET is to collect 80 rainbow-colored poops within 13 days while treating the pet's abnormalities.
- A wrong medicine choice adds abnormalities to the pet, and a pet whose transformation advances attacks the player while the collection quota continues.
- CHIBBY: PROJECT PET will be playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026 in Hall 9 at booth 09-C67, with about 10 minutes of the opening section available.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, Automaton.
The development team NERDY PENGUIN opened the Steam store page for CHIBBY: PROJECT PET on September 15, 2026, with a planned release window of summer 2027 and Japanese display and subtitle support. The game is a raising-and-observation horror title in which the player works a part-time pet care job, feeding and examining an animal, then treating abnormalities by selecting medicine that matches the symptom. The stated goal is to collect 80 rainbow-colored poops within 13 days. A wrong medicine adds abnormalities that build up, and a pet whose transformation advances attacks the player, while the poop quota continues regardless. Multiple endings are planned, with repeated playthroughs aimed at different conclusions. The opening section is scheduled for display at Tokyo Game Show 2026 in Hall 9 at booth 09-C67, where roughly 10 minutes is playable.
The Steam page lists the developer's earlier work as a reference point: Time for Bed, a first-person horror stealth game where the player is a child staying up late who has to pretend to sleep when a parent walks by. It holds a "Very Positive" rating on Steam, with 96 percent of 83 user reviews positive.
Before the official title was settled, the project appeared under the name Project PET at the horror-focused exhibition DREAMSCAPE4 in January, then as a playable demo at Tokyo Game Dungeon 11 and Tokyo Game Dungeon 13. In July it was selected for startup support under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's IP360 program, and on September 12 the official title was announced.
The medicines come in several forms, including ointments, eye drops, and syringes, and each is applied to the affected body part. The more mistakes a player makes, the further the pet drifts from its original appearance; screenshots on the store page show inspections of a pet whose eyes and body have entered strange states. A consent form at the start of the job covers the 80-poop quota, the daily care requirement, and the line "no matter what happens, the company is not involved."
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.