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Taival

Play together on the couch or online - or both at once. Taival is a cozy co-op adventure where you and up to 3 friends explore a handcrafted world alongside your shapeshifting companion. Discover new forms, progress through narrative quests, and make the journey your own.

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July 14, 2026
19 days ago
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Very Positive134 reviews81.3%

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About the Game

You stumble upon the last Henki - a creature unlike any other, a shapeshifter keeping the world of Taival in balance. Together, you set out across a handcrafted blocky world to recover the shattered fragments of its lost heritage. What you find along the way will change both of you. 

Taival is a co-op adventure RPG for up to 4 players where your goal is to find out who destroyed Heartstone of the Henki, restore it to its former glory and bring your companion back to where it belongs. This is a cozy yet mighty adventure you’ve never seen before.Your Henki companion is the heart of Taival. As you encounter new creatures across the world, Henki can absorb their essence and shift into their form each one bringing a unique set of abilities to battle and exploration. A hulking beast that absorbs damage. A swift mount that scales cliffsides. A cunning predator that strikes from the shadows. 

The more of the world you explore, the more forms you unlock. Master new skills and find the combination that fits your playstyle or your party's. Taival is a handcrafted open world built from the ground up with a charming, voxel-style blocky art style. Multiple seamlessly connected realms each bring their own environments, inhabitants, and secrets from rolling highlands to dense forests and ancient ruins waiting to be uncovered. 

Spread across the world are tons of quests with varying lengths. Players can help a farmer figure who stole their barrel of plants (it was a rodent), or they can assist in settling a house ownership disagreement between two goblins. The game being a cozy co-op RPG doesn’t mean the quests are only on the cozy side of things; Players can find themselves fighting a beast on a barbarian camp or doing some pest control on insects of their own size.Taival is built for playing together. Invite up to 3 friends and journey as a full party each with their own character, companion, and skill tree. What makes Taival's co-op special: you can mix local split-screen and online players in the same session, simultaneously. One friend on the couch, two more joining from across the world all in the same adventure. 

When your group faces a pivotal quest decision, everyone gets a say. You will all follow the same dialogue, letting you see each other's cursors and suggested dialogue options.Taival's progression runs on two tracks that grow in tandem. For your character: unlock abilities, improve your combat skills, and even level up your fishing. For Henki: master new creature forms, unlock mount abilities for faster exploration, and build a companion that feels uniquely yours. The deeper you go, the more the world opens up. 

  • Shapeshifting companion (Henki) - absorb creature forms found throughout the world, each with unique combat and traversal abilities

  • Handcrafted open world - multiple seamlessly connected biomes with distinct environments, inhabitants, and stories

  • Up to 4-player co-op - mix local split-screen and online players in the same session, simultaneously

  • Group quest dialogue - Follow the same quest dialogue and suggest options using your cursor

  • Charming voxel-style art - a handcrafted blocky world with a warm, inviting visual identity