Independent game studio, Novi Sad

The shift does not end.

SMENA makes small psychological horror games where the fear comes from looking closely. Our first game, Loop 9, is out now on Steam.

Loop 9 key art: the lit elevator and the number nine

Now on Steam

Loop 9

The second floor of a government office loops. Spot what changed, choose the right elevator, and decide how much you trust the tired voice on the phone. Dragojlo listens, remembers how you treat him, and quietly steers you toward one of six endings.

Windows · English, Serbian, German, French, Russian · Released 11 September 2026

Who

SMENA is a one-person studio founded in 2026 by Andrija Stanišić in Novi Sad, Serbia. "Smena" means a work shift; the games are about the shift that will not let you go home.

What

Short, replayable horror built on close observation and on characters you actually talk to. Loop 9 pairs a time-loop "spot the difference" floor with an AI coworker who answers in your own words and in your own language.

How

The game decides what is true; the character only decides how to say it. Gameplay stays deterministic, the conversation stays alive. That split is the whole design.

Support and contact

Talk to a person

Bug reports, refund questions, save trouble, press requests, anything about Loop 9 or the studio: write to support@smena.games. One inbox, read by the developer, usually answered within a couple of days.

For a bug, include your Windows version, whether Steam Cloud is on, and what you did right before it happened. Screenshots help. The game keeps its log at %LOCALAPPDATA%\Loop9\Saved\Logs\Loop9.log.