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  1. Reddit · r/Games20

    Pathwright Defense: A Free Browser Tower Defense Where You Design the Paths and Waves

    A developer is building Pathwright Defense, a free browser tower defense game with a built-in level editor for customizing enemies, waves, and turrets, including multiple enemy paths or limited turret placement space. The game currently includes three built-in levels: the first fairly easy, the second more challenging, and the third a harder version of the second. A video shows gameplay on the Three Fronts level and the creation of a simple custom level.

  2. 游研社62

    Yystv interviews P4R's producer and director on the preparations for returning to Inaba

    Yystv interviewed Persona 4 Revival producer Kazuhisa Wada and director Daisuke Yajima at Tokyo Game Show, discussing the backlash to the first trailer's sparse content and the team's wish to reveal the game at a higher state of completion. Wada said experience from Persona 3 Reload's first use of Unreal Engine carried over, while P4R moves to Unreal Engine 5 with Lumen and reflections to improve Inaba's weather and rain scenes; Yajima said the All-Out Attack now has every character moving and uses TV and monitor elements tied to the dungeon setting.

  3. 游研社62

    Capcom veterans at GPTRACK50 discuss the action design of The Fool Never Dies

    GPTRACK50, a new studio formed by members who worked on Devil May Cry and Dragon's Dogma, spoke at TGS about the design of its first game, The Fool Never Dies. The action RPG, built around transformation and rapid growth, removes conventional defense and dodging to push players toward constant offense and combining ten monster forms; producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi and director Eiichiro Sasaki also addressed player feedback about the demo lacking a lock-on feature and said they will take suggestions into further tuning. The game launches on October 21.

  5. Reddit · r/Games18

    New Dawn Protocol - UNMS: A Globe-Scale Civilization Sandbox About Rebuilding a Planet and Living With What It Makes Possible

    Developer Udara has shared a look at New Dawn Protocol - UNMS, a globe-scale civilization sandbox he has been making for about two years. Players act as the coordinator of a planetary network reawakening after decades of silence, reconnecting settlements and repairing infrastructure while local councils make their own decisions. The game is still in development, with more details on its Steam page.

  6. PC Gamer22

    Brigador devs: '90s PC classics taught special things, but not by saying violence is bad

    Stellar Jockeys' Hugh and Jack Monahan said in an interview that '90s PC classics often taught really special things, but not because the story said violence is bad. The studio recently released its follow-up Brigador Killers into early access, and the brothers discussed the challenges of adding on-foot gameplay and the importance of not trying to please everyone.

  10. Reddit · r/Games15

    End of End - Squidboat: A Modern Take on the Classic Roguelite Dungeon Crawler

    The three-person team Squidboat released the first demo of End of End this week after about 9 months of development using Godot and Figma. The game is a modern take on the classic roguelike genre with procedurally generated maps, monster battles, and build crafting, set in a sunless world where players manage a torch to empower abilities and repel shadows. The demo is available on Steam for Linux, Mac, and Windows.

  13. Reddit · r/Games60

    Pengonauts launches Dicevaders, a dice roguelike set in the StarVaders universe

    Montreal three-person studio Pengonauts has launched Dicevaders, a dice roguelike spin-off set in the same universe as StarVaders, now available on Nintendo Switch 1 and 2. The lead designer says it is already on pace to outsell StarVaders by units, with mobile ports for both games in the works and new commanders planned for post-release content. StarVaders is also coming to Nintendo Switch systems and PS5 later this year.

  17. Eurogamer52

    Modders push back as AI mashup mods flood social media

    Long-time mod makers are unhappy about a surge of AI-generated or vibe-coded mashup mods spreading on social media, with one calling it pure slop and another saying it may be their last project. The mods splice unrelated games together, such as World of Warcraft into Call of Duty: World at War and Escape From Tarkov into Skyrim. The trend grew within a week, helped by Claude Opus 5.5's cheaper tokens and improved code generation, and none of the mashups have appeared on platforms like Nexus Mods yet, which IGN attributes to rights issues rather than lack of interest.

  18. Reddit · r/Games22

    Mafia Hotel - RedForge - Social Deduction

    RedForge is making Mafia Hotel, a social deduction game for 4–16 players. By day players gather at the hotel bar to talk, bluff, accuse and vote; at night the Detective investigates, the Doctor protects, and the Mafia walks the hotel to attack. Its twist is that the Mafia physically enters another player's hotel room to confront them face to face, and a free demo is available on Steam.

  19. 机核41

    Between Dinosaurs and Guns, Rediscovering the Hunt: Dinosaur Hunter: Origins TGS Hands-On

    At TGS2026, Dinosaur Hunter: Origins was playable as a series reboot developed by Saber Interactive in UE5, using a third-person action-shooter framework with first-person view switching. It adds character growth, a DNA system, three primal forms (cougar, bison, raven), and up to three-player co-op, while keeping classic weapons like the "brain drill gun." A T-Rex boss fight in the demo used missiles and lasers, though how the DNA and skill systems play out in the full game remains to be seen.

  23. Reddit · r/Games36

    Grimoire of Blanks: A Roguelite Deckbuilder Where You Build Spells by Filling in the Blanks

    Solo developer Esteran Games has revealed Grimoire of Blanks, a roguelite deckbuilder where cards are templates with blanks that you complete using words drawn separately during combat, so the same card can become a completely different spell. It supports 1 to 4 player co-op, letting players trade words mid-combat and build combos together. A free demo is available on Steam, and the full game releases on November 6th.

  25. PC Gamer51

    RuneScape adds a Reignited character type as veterans worry about splitting the community

    RuneScape is adding a Reignited character type to the existing RS3, starting with no progress and sharing an isolated economy while playing on existing or Reignited-exclusive worlds. A dev blog says there will be no updates exclusive to these characters and the choice is permanent, and some veterans on Reddit and X worry it will further fragment the playerbase, with one thread at around 1,500 upvotes.

Oct 4Sun
  1. Reddit · r/Games12

    Petty Kings - BlackDove Studios - A 2D top-down survival RTS and base builder where you march out to destroy enemy outposts for revenge!

    A solo developer is building Petty Kings, a 2D top-down survival RTS and base builder whose Steam page has been live for about two and a half weeks. Players rebuild resource grids by day, hold the line during night raids, then march out to destroy enemy outposts for revenge. The game is community and self-funded, with a full launch targeted for 2027.

  2. Reddit · r/Games23

    The Zibbo Show: Tessera Studios' Roguelike Dice Deck Builder Set on a Retro Sci-Fi TV Game Show

    Spain-based indie team Tessera Studios is developing The Zibbo Show, a roguelike dice deck builder set on a retro sci-fi TV game show, with a free demo now available on Steam. Players place dice on a 3x3 grid column by column, stacking matching numbers to multiply their score and destroying an opponent's dice by matching their number in the same column, facing 12 increasingly dangerous opponents before a finale against host Zibbo. Losing unlocks new cards for the next run, and the team is asking for feedback on balance and build strength as well as Steam wishlists.

  3. Reddit · r/Games24

    Clackpot: A Roguelike Pool Game Where Your Build Changes the Physics

    webholt has revealed Clackpot, a roguelike pool game where each table has a score to reach and you level up your two cue balls between tables with element cards that change their physics, such as Stone, Rubber, Wind and Crystal. A run spans three halls of tables, with routes chosen by element and reward and each hall ending in a boss table that bends the rules. The game is in early build for Windows, Linux and Browser, playable on itch.io.

  4. Pure Xbox62

    We've Finally Played Xbox's New Fable Reboot, And Here's What We Think So Far

    Pure Xbox played a roughly 15-minute combat-focused demo of the Fable reboot at Xbox FanFest in London, drawn from one specific mission and covering melee, magic and ranged attacks. The author found the combat weighty with momentum-based combos, praised the magic and called the crossbow the most overpowered weapon so far, while the parry system felt clunky at first glance. The demo ran at a smooth 60FPS, a 60FPS mode is confirmed for Series X at launch, and companion character Humphrey is voiced by Matt King; the game arrives in February 2027.

  7. PC Gamer38

    Silent Hill: Townfall Is the First Horror Game to Make Me Feel Bad for Using a Shotgun

    In Silent Hill: Townfall's Richard section, players must reach the top of a 10-story office building while fending off a new monster called the widow, which hides behind doors and under desks before stabbing and fleeing. After the widows kept interrupting his looting, the author used a shotgun to clear every floor, then noticed the corpses had photos of deceased loved ones stapled to them, realizing he had repeated the cycle of anger and death behind the town's curse. He credits Screen Burn with conveying who Richard was in a short time, calling him clearly evil yet genuinely convinced he was doing right for the town.

  10. Reddit · r/Games23

    Kingdom of Hope - o1bGames - Farming / Crafting RPG

    Developer o1bGames is building the medieval farming RPG Kingdom of Hope, aiming to finish it in the next 6 months after being made redundant. The game features a deep crafting system with 25+ crafting stations and buildings, multi-stage production chains, pet Shiba interactions, market stalls, library books, fish cooking and curing, ecosystem upkeep, hygiene affecting trade, and seasonal events and weather. A demo is available on Windows, macOS and Linux/SteamOS, including Steam Deck with full controller support.

  12. PC Gamer23

    Another Free Fan Level Pack for Quake Arrives, Quake Rooftops Jam Adds 19 Rooftop Maps

    The Quake community released a free fan map pack called Quake Rooftops Jam on Friday, adding 19 custom maps themed around rooftops to id Software's 1996 shooter. It can be downloaded from Slipseer and requires a Quake sourceport such as Ironwail or vkQuake. Rooftops are rarely seen in Quake's corridor-shooter design, making them an unusual challenge for mappers.

  13. Pure Xbox62

    Gears of War: E-Day team on reworking the Locust, development pressure, and rebuilding the engine

    The Coalition Studio Creative Director Matt Searcy and Gameplay Design Director Pax Lyle told Pure Xbox how they made the Locust frightening again, from stripping the Wretch's armour to giving it a shriek attack drawn from a Gears 1 cinematic and letting the Seeder flip out of the ground to grab players. Searcy said the project started from scratch on Unreal Engine 5, so chainsaw duels, meat shields, and frag tags did not make it in, though they could return later. E-Day entered premium early access on October 1 and comes to Ultimate and PC Game Pass on October 6 alongside its full release on Xbox Series X|S.