Online: 404 Cornfield Games Studio

Who Cornfield Games are

The studio’s April 29, 2026 Steam announcement describes the team as a married couple with four cats. It says the pair had spent all their free time for more than a year working on Online: 404. The June demo announcement separately describes Cornfield Games as a small team of two.

Cornfield Games is credited as both developer and publisher on the Steam listing. That means no separate publisher stands between the studio and the store. The studio’s Steam announcements, Discord server and YouTube channel are its main official channels.

The games that inspired Online: 404

Before making their own project, the developers say they spent several thousand hours playing The Forest, Valheim, Rust, ARK, Raft and Conan Exiles. They then decided it was time to create something of their own. That background explains the familiar survival pillars of base building, crafting, hunting and raids.

The studio’s twist is the smartphone. In its own description, players search an in-game internet to learn how to craft items, fix a car, identify safe mushrooms or butcher an animal. That internet also includes tempting ads, annoying CAPTCHAs and constant distractions, just like the real one.

What the studio has announced about the game

Cornfield Games describes Online: 404 as a story-driven survival game that can be completed solo or with up to four players. The abandoned district is said to span about four square kilometers. It contains a town and many points of interest designed for exploration.

The studio also mentions zombies that turn out to be quite unusual. The Steam Early Access FAQ lists new locations, several new survival mechanics and more ways to interact with zombies and animals as plans for version 1.0. The team estimates six to twelve months in Early Access.

How the demo went

Cornfield Games released a free public demo on June 14, 2026. The studio ran an Update Every Day marathon during the test and a Bug Hunting Event for players who reported bugs properly. By June 28, it said more than 60,000 people had played the demo.

The bug hunt was originally meant to reward five players. Because of the level of activity, the studio increased the number of winners to 16 when it announced results on July 1. Twelve were top bug reporters and four were recognized for Discord contributions.

Earlier brushes with Steam processes

The October delay is not the first time the studio has waited on Steam. During the demo, a suspected attempt to break into the team’s Steamworks account triggered security measures that temporarily blocked public updates. The studio said a packaged fix waited more than ten hours for Steam support.

In October, the team said Steam asked for part of the trailer to be removed one week before launch. The studio removed it and, by October 17, was still waiting for approval. The release-date article tracks that situation as it develops.

Following Cornfield Games

The official Steam community page carries the studio’s announcements. The developers also invite players to their Discord, where they say they can share a little more about the launch situation. This wiki is an independent fan site and is not affiliated with Cornfield Games.