#Gameplay

Control-inspired action game Etre revealed, set in a 'planet-scale alien mind'

LA-based Studio Lifeforms has revealed Etre, a narrative-driven action game set on Orbis, described as a "planet-scale alien mind on the brink of awakening," where you play as Xyle searching for his soulmate Atel. Its visuals draw on '70s and '80s graphic novels, while its semi-open exploration and movement-based combat cite Remedy's Control as the primary influence. No release date has been announced, though the game has a Steam page.

Resident Evil-inspired cannibal dungeon crawler Medium Rare builds its art style from stock photos

Medium Rare, a Resident Evil-inspired dungeon crawler RPG about rescuing your wife from a human meat factory, uses real stock photos run through Photoshop and dithered into crunchy, pixel-art-adjacent assets. Combat places enemies on a three by three grid where distance affects damage, with dice rolls and weapon choice determining survival, plus tile-based inventory management and infected enemies hunting you down. A demo is available on Steam, with release set for 2027.

Video: Dragon's Dogma 2 Side-By-Side Graphics Comparison (Switch 2 & PS5)

YouTube channel ElAnalistaDeBits has released a side-by-side graphics comparison of Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen on Switch 2 and PS5. The Switch 2 version runs at an upscaled 1080p in handheld and 1440p docked, hovering around 40fps, with frame generation toggled on delivering the equivalent of 60fps. The game arrived on Switch 2 this week with the Dark Arisen expansion, and a free character creator is available on the eShop.

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Preview: I Played an Early Linear Slice With a Boss Fight

IGN played a linear slice of Final Fantasy VII Revelation's first chapter at New York Comic Con, running from the North Crater entrance to a boss fight against Jenova Deathmourner. Materia can now be leveled with consumable fragments that add AP, and Rebirth's Item Transmuter returns with auto-loot enabled by default instead of unlocked by beating the campaign. The demo party was Cloud, Cid, and Vincent, and while Cid's rhythmic attacks stood out, the overall difficulty felt low ahead of the April launch.

Phantom Blade Zero shows 20 minutes of combat and exploration gameplay

Phantom Blade Zero released a 20-minute gameplay video showing combat and exploration. The footage has no commentary.

ANOMALITH's New PS5 Demo Is a Scrappy Throwback to Classic Resident Evil

FuRyu's third-person shooter ANOMALITH now has a PS5 demo available on the PS Store, sized at a little under 15GB, ahead of the full game's release on 29th October. Players control Reona Minazuki, who can parry enemy attacks, use a claw attack, and exchange HP for MP by inflicting pain on herself. The demo channels classic Resident Evil but falls well short of Capcom quality, feeling more like a low-budget survival horror shooter.

Like Scrappy Old Resident Evil Games? Try ANOMALITH's PS5 Demo

FuRyu's third-person shooter ANOMALITH now has a PS5 demo on the PS Store, sized a little under 15GB, ahead of the full game's release on 29th October. Players control Reona Minazuki, who can parry enemy attacks, use a claw attack, and exchange HP for MP by inflicting pain on herself. The author says it channels classic Resident Evil but is nowhere near Capcom quality, likening it to a low-budget survival horror shooter.

ROTETRA is Tetris where blocks fall from four different sides at once

Developer Michael Kamm has revealed ROTETRA, a block-stacking game in which tetrominoes fall from four directions at once and players rotate the board to juggle multiple falling pieces. It will offer over eight gameplay modes, and a demo with the standard mode is available on Steam now.

Someone modded Diablo 2 for VR, and seeing the world through your character's eyes brings a whole new dimension to the series

A modder named Sergious has turned Diablo 2 into a VR mod, letting players explore the game's starting area in first-person as the Sorceress and fireball nearby zombies. The mod was made with FlatVR and BodyWalk, and its files are available on Github. The article also notes that Diablo 5 was recently announced at BlizzCon but doesn't appear to be going in this direction.

Dreadline Express Lets You Question Passengers With Tarot-Like Cards, a Train Mystery With a Conversation System Reminiscent of Her Story

In Dreadline Express, players wake in a carriage on the last human train and collect tarot-like cards by observing the world, then combine them to question passengers and unlock memories and their own identity. The game is published by Shoreline Games, with a demo available on Steam and the full version releasing on October 16th.

GameSpot hands-on with the Steam Frame: what a four-figure VR headset gets right

GameSpot senior video producer Kurt Indovina says the Steam Frame is the best VR headset he has used and possibly the last one he will own. He replayed titles such as Half-Life: Alyx on it and describes the standalone wireless headset as a major step up from 2019's Valve Index in inside-out tracking, streaming support and onboard processing, though it sits at the pricier end of the market.

Modder Turns Diablo 2 Resurrected Into a VR Game, But You Probably Can't Play It

Reddit user fantasticauthor2736 has built a VR mod that turns Diablo 2 Resurrected's isometric ARPG into a first-person VR game, using the existing D2R-3D mod along with FlatVR and BodyWalk. The mod hasn't been published yet, and it will likely share D2R-3D's restriction of crashing after about a minute because it trips Blizzard's file integrity checker. The UI was also redesigned, with the inventory moved to the belt, health, mana and the toolbar on the left wrist, and the map summoned as an orb held in hand.

Warhammer: Blood Bowl beta hands-on: more like Blood Bowl 3.5 than a new game, but an upgrade

PC Gamer's Jody Macgregor played the beta and found Warhammer: Blood Bowl feels more like Blood Bowl 3.5 than a whole new game, though it is an upgrade. The new Rumble Mode draws on the tabletop Sevens format, with seven-a-side teams on a smaller pitch, six turns per half instead of eight, doubled reroll costs, and no line of scrimmage. The game also adds the tabletop third-season rules, including anti-stalling penalties, the Secure the Ball action, revised passing rules, and MVP selection limited to six nominated players (four in Rumble Mode). The public playtest opens October 7 on Steam, with full release planned by the end of the year.

I've Been Skeptical About Bandai Namco's Upcoming Gundam Game—But Then I Saw This Model Kit's Chainsaw Macuahuitl

Bandai announced the HG 1/144 Bau Bahlam model kit at the 2026 All Japan Model & Hobby Show, a mobile suit from the upcoming game Gundam Rogue Orbit. The mono-eye suit features a chainsaw macuahuitl and spiked knuckle plates, and the kit includes a mock pull-cord for posing. Gundam Rogue Orbit launches on Steam on March 4, 2027, while the model kit is expected sometime in 2027.

STRANGER THAN HEAVEN '1943 Minami, Osaka In-Depth Look' gameplay https://www.gematsu.com/2026/10/stranger-than-heaven-1943-minami-osaka-i...

Video to follow shortly, but we've been hands-on with standard PlayStation 5's QSSR AI upscaler. Image quality, performance, plus more de...

Gears of War: E-Day Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X and Series S

Following the lifting of the Gears of War: E-Day review embargo, raw gameplay footage of the Xbox Series X and Series S versions has surfaced, including a Digital Foundry tech deep dive. Series X offers three modes at native 1152p/30FPS, 1000p/40FPS and 936p/60FPS, while Series S runs 729p/30FPS, 648p/40FPS and 576p/60FPS, all upscaled via TSR. Digital Foundry calls it a landmark showcase for Unreal Engine 5, though performance remains rocky in open segments, especially on Series S where the 60FPS mode sees frequent frame-rate drops that 120Hz VRR displays can mitigate.

Inside Gears of War: E-Day: How The Coalition and Epic Pushed Console Visuals To New Heights: https://www.digitalfoundry.net/features/ins...

Nvidia Says My RTX 4070 Super Can't Do Multi Frame Gen, but This Unofficial Unlock Feels Surprisingly Smooth

A PC Gamer editor used unofficial ReShade HDR Installer mods to unlock Multi Frame Generation beyond the official 2x limit on an RTX 4070 Super, testing up to 6x MFG. Testing was done at 1440p with High settings and DLSS Balanced, limited to single-player games to avoid anti-cheat detection. In several games, unlocked 4x MFG raised average frame rates well above 2x, such as Black Myth: Wukong Benchmark Tool going from 99 to 170 fps.

Exclusive Exodus TLC Mission Footage | New Gameplay Today

Game Informer shares exclusive new gameplay footage of the upcoming sci-fi RPG Exodus, showing an early story mission where Jun and their companions take back the Traveler Launch Center. The demo highlights mech-driving octopus Salt's abilities and a boss fight against the massive robot Redeemer.

Today on Digital Foundry, a closer look at ultra-level path tracing on CONTROL Resonant running on Nvidia RTX 5090: https://youtu.be/Rhcb...

The Witcher 3 Remastered Xbox Series X|S Gameplay Footage Emerges

The Witcher 3 Remastered arrives on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on Tuesday, September 29th, and early gameplay footage has already surfaced from a third-party testing channel. On Xbox Series X the game offers Quality and Performance modes upscaled to 1800p, running at near-solid 30FPS and 60FPS respectively, while the Series S versions upscale to 1440p with similar frame rates but a noticeably worse look in Performance mode. The author notes this is only early footage and the final version will be judged once the full update goes live on Tuesday.

I got whomped by an Ork horde in Total War: Warhammer 40,000, definitely on purpose, to teach you a lesson about positioning

A Gamescom demo of Total War: Warhammer 40,000 included 20 minutes of battle tutorial, 20 minutes of campaign tutorial, and 20 minutes of a scenario where a Space Marine army faced an overwhelming Ork horde. Battle product owner David Petry said positioning should almost trump matchup in Total War, and the game emphasizes ranged combat with nearly every soldier armed with a gun and a returning cover system from Empire: Total War.

I definitely suck at Iron Bramble's metroidvania grappling hook platforming, but its cyber-gothic megastructure world has me hungry for more

Iron Bramble is a pixel art metroidvania from the developers of Rusted Moss, set in a cyber-gothic megastructure where you play a story-eating demon woman in a world whose human flesh bodies have died out and souls now reside in metal husks. A demo is available on Steam, and the game is set to release in 2027.

Steam Machine handles Control Resonant capably, but promised Steam Deck support is a letdown

Control Resonant runs at a playable 40-50fps at 1080p on Medium settings on the Steam Machine, but struggles on the Steam Deck, where even the Handheld preset with FSR Performance rarely reaches 30fps. The game also has a 105GB install size and lacked public SteamOS hardware compatibility ratings a day before release. The author does not recommend playing it on the Steam Deck and advises against enabling ray tracing.

Furries, magical girls and slick hack 'n' slash combat blend promisingly in the late 2000s inspired Break The Night

Break The Night, a hack 'n' slash inspired by late 2000s aesthetics, received a combat demo as part of this year's SAGExpo. You play as three roommates trapped in a space between realities called the Limit, with one-button combos, a spin attack presented as a card, and roguelike elements. It can be wishlisted on Steam.

I Taught an Old Man New Tunes in Rhythm-Action Shopkeeper Sim Mr. Records, and Now You Can Try the Demo Yourself

Mr. Records, a mashup of rhythm-action autorunner and vinyl shop management from Glee-Cheese Studio, now has a demo available on Steam. Players follow George, an old music aficionado who dives into fantasy platforming sequences where jumps, slides, and throws must be made on the beat, then uses what he learned to help customers find records the next morning. The demo's shop opens with just two records and adds only one or two per night, while the soundtrack is entirely original and spans psychedelic pop, classic rock, and R&B-inspired rap.