After a PC Gamer editor shared his first 30 minutes with Radiosol, multiple colleagues bought the game on the spot. The Moscow-based developer TripletConcept calls it "a journey through a desolate world burned by a planetary cataclysm," and it costs $9 on Steam. The developer says AI was used for translations and some coding and utility work like Git merges, but not to generate audio or art.
Project Wingman is available for $12.50 in the Steam Autumn Sale as an indie alternative to Ace Combat. It features a roguelike Conquest Mode, full HOTAS compatibility, and native VR support, with 93% of its more than 22,000 Steam reviews rated favorable. Ace Combat 8, by comparison, carries a $70 price tag.
Masters of Albion's 'New Beginnings' update launches today, overhauling and upgrading many systems from the original early access release. Changes include doubled engine performance, overhauled nighttime gameplay, a new card-based Arcadium, reworked design table, an upgraded god hand, and mysterious colossal structures. The author now feels the game is worth recommending to god game fans, though it remains far from finished.
Entropy lead developer James Wragg explained that fitting permadeath into a party RPG requires a potentially infinite source of party members so they can be killed off. The turn-based RPG is available now in early access on Steam for $12, with a free demo, drawing on inspirations like Final Fantasy 10, Lost Odyssey, Fallout 1, and Mordheim. Wragg said skilled play can carry players through with zero casualties, though the possibility of permadeath remains.
More than 450 Witcher 3 mods have been newly released or updated on Nexus Mods since September 29, two days after The Witcher 3: Remastered launched on PC. Many long-standing mods from the 2010s have been updated to work with the latest patch, while some modders have drawn criticism for using AI-generated thumbnails.
Using Steam user Triget's "Companion Squad" mod, a PC Gamer writer raised a 43-strong army in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 and stormed Kuttenberg. Because the army was set to "Bandit mode," the coup turned into a massacre that cleared the city's guards in under 20 minutes, at the cost of seven soldiers, Hans and Zizka, and a badly broken save.
Indie RPG team Lovely Hellplace is borrowing from classic JRPGs for Entropy, with lead developer James Wragg saying PS1, PS2, and GameCube games never outstayed their welcome partly because they were willing to be succinct. Entropy is available in early access on Steam for $12, with a free demo also available.
Rust's highly anticipated livestock update is now live, letting players start setting up their farms. Sheep and cows are the center of the update, and besides dung, they produce milk and wool that will come in handy each wipe.
Valve launched the Steam Autumn Sale on October 1, running until October 8, with over 25,000 games and DLC packages on sale according to the store's own filter. The article rounds up games priced at $15 or less, most under $10, including Hitman World of Assassination at $3, Left 4 Dead at $2, and Red Dead Redemption II and Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 at $15 each.
Facepunch Studios' October update for Rust adds livestock including cows and sheep, which produce dung, meat, bones, leather, milk and wool, along with an economy built around them. Players can haggle with a new Stable vendor to sell animals and wool, drink milk, or refrigerate it for four hours and skim it into skimmed milk and cream, which the update calls "a more powerful consumable." The update also adds squirrels, rabbits, frogs, turtles and other critters, and lets raw and spoiled meat fuel a biofuel generator.
Frutiger Home, a home decorating sim, launched on Steam this week for $5. Its architectural themes, color swatches, and interior accents are inspired by the Frutiger Aero aesthetic, the glossy visual language that dominated tech and UI design from the mid-2000s to the early 2010s. Players can swap a living room screen's imagery and step outside into green hillsides stretching into the distance.
Last Epoch Season 5, titled Rage of the Frostborn, is now live.
4A Games is releasing next-gen updates for Metro 2033 and Metro Last Light on October 22 for PC and October 29 for consoles. On PS5 and Xbox Series X, the games will run at native 4K 60 fps or upscaled 4K 120 fps, with PSSR on PS5 Pro and traditional temporal upscaling on Xbox, while PC finally gets DLSS support. Full patch notes will be shared ahead of release, and Metro 2039 launches on February 4, 2027.
Developer Ember Lab announced that Kena: Scars of Kosmora, the PS5 sequel to Kena: Bridge of Spirits, has been delayed from this year to 2027. The studio said it needs more time to polish the expanded experience and exceed the quality of the 2021 original. The game has so far been confirmed only for PS5 and PC.
Unshine Arcade is out now on Steam for $10, with a demo that lets you play a fair chunk. The crunchy pixel roguelite shooter is set in an abandoned arcade, where you win tickets through a strange arcade game to unlock areas, boost abilities, and uncover secrets including discs and cheat codes.
Steam Frame has a maximum eyeglasses width of 140mm, and my roughly 146mm-wide glasses make the headset unusable with or without the included spacer. I've used PlayStation VR and Meta Quest with glasses successfully, but Frame's interior is smaller. Valve has partnered with Zenni to offer prescription lenses that can be installed to avoid needing glasses.
Steam's annual Autumn sale is now live, offering discounts on both new releases and older classics through Oct. 8. Recommended deals include Persona 3 Reload at 70% off, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade at 75% off, and Cyberpunk 2077 at 70% off. Valve also has more sales planned for October, including the food-focused Cooking Fest and Steam Next Fest with hundreds of playable demos.
Blizzard announced that Diablo 4 Season 15's biggest bug, involving the Hellfire Torch Unique charm, won't be fixed this season. The Hellfire Torch normally lets players equip one extra Unique charm, but a bugged interaction with the Seal of the Golden Epiphany and the Mythic Seal of the Diamond Mind lets players equip two additional Unique charms. Design director Dan Tanguay said the behavior goes beyond what was originally intended, but Blizzard will leave it in place this season to avoid disrupting players who invested time in the item.
The Steam Autumn Sale runs October 1-7 with discounts on games, bundles, and DLC. Deals include Rez Infinite at $7.49 (normally $25), Death Stranding 2: On the Beach at $56 (normally $70), and Tactical Breach Wizards at $11 (normally $20). October also brings Cooking Fest, Next Fest, and Steam Scream V Fest.
During the 2026 Steam Autumn Sale, SteamDB data shows more than 44,000 games are priced at $5 or less. The sale runs for one week and ends on October 8. Players can narrow the list with filters including genre, feature tags, release dates, minimum user rating, or number of reviews.
Ruriko-ji Temple in Forza Horizon 6 sits in the northwest corner of the Minamino region, just south of the farms at the top of the area. The easiest route is to follow the off-road trail on the west side of the Naruo Golf Course, or fast travel to a nearby road if you have already visited. Photograph the temple itself rather than the pagoda beside it, and during the spring week of the "British Automotive" series you can complete the #TempleVantage photo challenge with a 1964 Aston Martin DB5 Vantage.
Woot has dropped the officially licensed 1TB WD_BLACK SN850P PS5 SSD to $179.99 with the code "APPLETEN," offering read speeds up to 7,300 MB/s. Amazon Prime members can get the 584-piece LEGO Star Wars The Mandalorian Helmet for $47.49, while the LEGO Speed Champions Ultimate Formula 1 Collector's Pack returns to its lowest price. The ASUS TUF Gaming Hatsune Miku Edition Mini Wireless Mouse is down to $69.99 on Amazon and Newegg with coupon codes.
Fanatical's latest bundle lets players get Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection and two other Steam games for under $5. The Monster Hunter spin-off is a turn-based RPG where you play as a Rider raising monsters, and GameSpot's review gave it a 9/10.
Deep Silver confirmed that Metro 2033 Redux and Metro Last Light Redux will receive a free next-gen update, launching October 22, 2026 on PC and October 29, 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. The update is not a full remaster or remake and preserves the original Redux experience while adding 4K textures, higher frame rates, improved animation and audio, community-led bug fixes, plus PSSR on PS5 Pro, TSR on Xbox Series X and spatial audio on Xbox platforms. The publisher also announced the Metro franchise has sold 50 million copies and teased Metro 2039 for February 4th.
Focus Entertainment and Saber Interactive announced that the second anniversary update for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is now live, opening the game's third year of post-launch support on PS5, Xbox Series and PC. Free patch 15 adds a Chaos-led Siege mode that lets players control Chaos Space Marines in PvE for the first time, plus the Crucible system, a one-handed Thunder Hammer and new weapon and armor variants. Season 3 pass holders get the Space Wolves Champion and Exorcists Chapter cosmetic DLC packs, and the full year-three roadmap was revealed during September's community update stream.
Focus Entertainment and Afterburner Studios announced that Aerta: Against the Gods will launch on February 2, 2027 for PC (Steam), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, with pre-orders now open. A free demo is available on all platforms from October 1, running 45 to 60 minutes and covering the opening chapter, which ends with a first boss fight. The full game runs 15 to 20 hours, and pre-order buyers get the Vanguard Armor DLC cosmetic skin.
It's fall, y'all! At least up here in the northern hemisphere - as the temperatures drop and the leaves turn crispy, what better way to celebrate than with discounts on tons of games?
Developer Mitchell Hynes has got a build of the original Halo: Combat Evolved running in a web browser, built off Bnunu's decompilation project with mouse and keyboard support. It supports up to 128-player multiplayer and works on Windows, Linux, and Android, though there is no matchmaking—players share a room link and servers are peer-to-peer. Within five hours, the project saw almost 20,000 games across 115 countries.
Nightdive's 2025 remaster of System Shock 2 is free on the Epic Games Store until October 8. The original System Shock 2 is an excellent all-timer immersive sim, and the remaster is exquisite, making it worth logging in to claim.
Resident Evil executive producer Jun Takeuchi told Japanese press for the series' 30th anniversary that the title Requiem contains not only "RE (response)" but also "Q (question)," presenting both an answer and a question, with the meaning to be explained in the future. The author isn't convinced by this breakdown, though remains curious to learn more.
Installing the Shapeshifter V mod in Grand Theft Auto 5 lets players instantly become any pedestrian they stealth attack, though it serves no discernible purpose. The author says the transformation doesn't change your voice, so Shawn Fonteno's screams still come out of the pedestrians. The mod is described as another patch in the author's ongoing GTA 5 modding project.
IGN previewed March of Giants, an in-development 4v4 MOBA whose lead designer says he wants to turn the arena into a battlefield, with players as towering giants commanding soldiers and placing battleworks. Matches are designed to run roughly 20 to 30 minutes, and none of the preview sessions went past 25; teams win by destroying two of the enemy's three final citadels. Some key developers also worked on Rainbow Six Siege, and the game keeps hardcore MOBA staples like separate skill leveling, complex itemization, and last hitting.
IGN Fan Fest 2026: Fall Edition returns with 90 exclusive reveals across games, movies, TV, comics, and collectibles, streaming October 14. The event will feature more than 10 brand-new game reveals plus first-looks, news, and giveaways, with additional announcements starting October 12 on IGN.com. The lineup includes Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, Where Winds Meet, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2, and shows like Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 and VisionQuest.
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