Nine Lives Market press kit

Name
Nine Lives Market (also written “ninelivesmarket”)
Genre
Cat autobattler (auto battler)
Platform
Web browser: computer, plus phone and tablet in landscape
Status
Early beta planned for November 2026
Price
Free, no pay-to-win
Languages
English, Ukrainian
Modes
Solo against bots (a guided first match, two bot levels); rooms of 2–8 players with bot-filled seats (from the beta)
Developer
Nine Lives Market team
Based in
Ukraine
Play
play.ninelivesmarket.fun (from the beta)
Contact
via itch.io or Discord (links soon)

Descriptions

Short description

Nine Lives Market is a free cat autobattler you play in your browser. Buy cards at the night market, grow your cat's build, press Ready and watch the fight play out on its own. Play as Busya or Simba, solo against bots or in rooms of 2–8 players. Made in Ukraine, early beta in November 2026.

Long description

Nine Lives Market is a free cat autobattler that you play in your browser, with no download. Every round you visit your own stall at the night market and buy cards. Cards stack into Styles: Attack, Defense, Floof, Zoomies and Health. Then you press Ready and the fight plays out on its own. Outlast everyone to win the match.

You play as one of two real cats, Busya or Simba, each with their own skills and an ultimate. Go solo against bots after a short guided first match, or open a room for 2–8 players where empty seats fill with bots. The game has 43 illustrated cards, works on computers and in landscape on phones and tablets, and speaks English and Ukrainian. It is free, with no pay-to-win. Nine Lives Market is made in Ukraine by the Nine Lives Market team, and the early beta opens in November 2026.

Features

Planned for the beta: solo against bots, rooms of 2–8 players, and English and Ukrainian.

  • Two real cats, Busya and Simba, each with skills and an ultimate
  • 43 illustrated cards that stack into Styles
  • Solo against bots: a guided first match, then two bot levels
  • Rooms of 2–8 players, with bots in empty seats
  • English and Ukrainian
  • Free, no pay-to-win, made in Ukraine

Meet the cats

Busya

A cold stare and a moody ultimate: you never know which whim comes next.

Simba

A Scottish Fold with huge amber eyes and a permanent blep.

Images

Each image is a direct link to the full file. No zip, no sign-up.

Screenshots from the pre-beta build.

Usage

You may use these images to write about or stream Nine Lives Market.

Credits

3D reference model: “Sitting cat (British Shorthair Blue Cat)” by 3DChuang-Ke-Ji (Sketchfab), CC BY 4.0. Recoloured, re-lit and rendered to 2D.

Music and sound: CC0 sources listed in the in-game credits.

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