Footage of Haven Studios' long-dormant PS5 shooter Fairgame$ has surfaced online, and the circumstances around it make a strong case that this is the real deal.
A listing for something called Project Espresso appeared on playtesting platform Player.GG, and sharp-eyed players on social media were quick to connect the dots. The listing requires a PlayStation account to access, which is typically a requirement reserved for first-party Sony titles. That detail alone raised eyebrows before anyone had even watched a second of footage.
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What the Project Espresso listing actually says
The description on the Player.GG page reads: "Project Espresso is a third-person PVPVE competitive action game where competing teams race to infiltrate high-security locations, steal valuable cargo, and make it out before their rivals."
That lines up almost word-for-word with how Fairgame$ was pitched when it was first announced back in 2023. Creative director Mathieu Leduc described it as "a thrilling competitive heist game where you join an underground movement to rob the ultra-rich and rebalance the scales." He framed the player as a modern-day Robin Hood, breaking into forbidden locations worldwide and exposing the schemes of untouchable billionaires. Project Espresso and that original pitch are describing the same game.
Three years of silence, then this
Here's the thing: Fairgame$ has been essentially invisible since its 2023 reveal. The game went quiet, and things got complicated internally when Jade Raymond, the veteran producer who founded Haven Studios, departed the studio. A delay into 2026 followed shortly after.
That's a long stretch without so much as a screenshot. So a playtest leak surfacing in September 2026 feels significant, even if the footage is rough around the edges in the way early playtests usually are. What most players miss with leaks like this is the context: the fact that a playtest is happening at all suggests the project is further along than the public silence implied.
The PVPVE angle and what it means for the game
The "PVPVE" label in the Project Espresso description is worth paying attention to. Fairgame$ was always positioned as a competitive multiplayer heist game, but the explicit PVPVE framing suggests teams will be contending with both opposing players and environmental threats simultaneously. Think less "deathmatch" and more "extraction with chaos layered on top."
Leduc's original quote about giving players the chance to "fill your pockets like a kid in a candy store" while unraveling billionaire conspiracies painted a picture of something with real personality behind it. Whether the leaked footage lives up to that vision is something the community is actively picking apart right now.
For players who enjoy competitive titles with a strategic edge, this is worth watching closely. If you want to explore similar games in the meantime, the Galaxy Fight Club page is worth a look for a taste of competitive multiplayer with its own distinct identity.
