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Nitrate Games revealed the first trailer and details for Jay and Silent Bob's Joint Venture, a weed farming sim, at New York Comic Con. The game is written by Ernie Altbacker and continues Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse, with an expected release in late Spring 2027 on Steam/PC and a console release also slated for 2027. It is currently heading toward its play testing phase.
Pony Island 2: Panda Circus showed a new trailer at the latest Triple-i Initiative and opened playtest sign-ups, which players can join by marking interest on its Steam page. The original Pony Island is free to claim on Steam until October 12th and stays in your account. The sequel is due out April 27th, 2027.
Programmer Lorean Xavier made public this week a project that natively ports Hideo Kojima's P.T. to PC; the client contains no copyrighted material and requires a dumped copy of P.T. to run on Windows and Linux. Xavier said the project began in 2024 and is neither an emulator nor a remake, but a translation of the original code to PC, which also allows modern graphical features and mod support. Lance McDonald, who datamined P.T.'s secrets, called it a 1:1 port of the entire codebase.
Publisher Forklift Interactive and developer Code Wakers announced that Prospice: Anomalous Logistics will launch for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam in 2027. The console versions are newly announced, and a PC demo is now available.
The Pines is a psychological horror RPG coming to PC in 2027, per its reveal trailer. Players take on the role of ex-detective Edward Walker seeking peace at a secluded retreat that promises quiet, recovery, and on-site therapists. The game features a dense open world with secrets and hidden locations, clue investigation, choices about who to trust, melee and ranged weapons, skills and perks, factions, and a Stalker System where formerly harmless residents may return as a stalker.
Publisher Critical Role and developer Lichthund announced that the story-driven band management RPG Rockbeasts will launch for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC via Steam in January 2027, with a PC demo available now. Set in the 1990s United States, the game casts players as the manager of an up-and-coming rock band, with a story written by the writer of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Cyberpunk 2077, and The Blood of Dawnwalker, and voice actors from games including Baldur's Gate III, Cyberpunk 2077, Horizon Zero Dawn, Metaphor ReFantazio, and Alan Wake II.
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The 3i Initiative Season 4 online showcase on October 8 announced several indie titles, including Machinarium 2 with Steam wishlists open, The Escapists 3 for PC and consoles in 2027, and the first gameplay reveal for The Talos Principle 3, due 2027 on PC and PS5. It also dated Stronghold 4 for December 7 with a new demo, launched Risk of Rain 2's fourth DLC Seekers of the Storm, revealed a Dave the Diver and Subnautica 2 crossover DLC, and set Among Us Story: On Guard from the Among Us team for February 17, 2027.
Montreal-based indie studio Norsfell officially announced its new top-down action RPG New Gods Chronicle at the 3i Plan showcase, blending light survival-building gameplay with single-player and co-op support. Set in an open world where Norse, Greek, and Egyptian mythologies converge, the game casts players as god descendants who survived Ragnarok and can transform into mythical creatures like phoenixes, manticores, and sirens. It will launch on Steam, Epic Games Store, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5, with Chinese mythology content to be added in the future.
Brotato DLC 'Primal Dead' launches November 2 for PC, in early 2027 for consoles and mobile https://www.gematsu.com/2026/10/brotato-dlc-primal-dead-launches-november-2-for-pc-in-early-2027-for-consoles-and-mobile
Brotato's downloadable content "Primal Dead" will launch on November 2 for PC, and in early 2027 for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, iOS, and Android. The DLC was announced by Evil Empire and Blobfish and includes a new map with 20 waves of new enemies, elites, and bosses, plus new characters, weapons, items, game mechanics, music tracks, and achievements.
PRISON OF HUSKS, an upcoming PS5 console exclusive, launches on 27th January with a 4:3 aspect ratio and low-resolution PS2-style visuals. Originally a solo project, it is now arriving as a dramatically expanded version, and an expanded demo is available on PC now. The press release says it is inspired by "earlier" Souls games, closer to Demon's Souls than Elden Ring, with an arsenal ranging from pistols to magic.
The Road of Dust and Sorrow will launch on December 3 for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch, and PC via Steam, publisher Silver Lining Interactive and developer Painted Black Games announced. The story-driven pixel art survival horror game is inspired by '90s classics like Resident Evil and Silent Hill, following Katherine and her daughter Ava as they search for safety in a fallen world.
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Mintrocket has announced a collaboration between Dave the Diver and Subnautica 2, which will wrap up Dave the Diver's DLC plans. A reveal trailer shows Dave hopping through a portal into Subnautica 2's ocean moon, encountering alien sealife and a Leviathan. No word yet on whether Dave will make a counter appearance in Subnautica 2, which is still in early access.
SteamDB relayed that Pony Island is currently free to keep on Steam. The post did not state an end date for the offer.
Amanita Design announced Machinarium 2 on X, along with a Steam page and a short video showing its hand-drawn animation style. The sequel picks up after the first game, with Josef and his friend Berta crash-landing in a place called the Barrens and finding a hidden valley home to two robot tribes, both running low on power. Players can switch between Josef and Berta at will as the pair solve puzzles together and communicate wordlessly in thought-bubble pictographs. No release date has been announced.
Team17 has officially announced the dark fantasy action roguelite "Tiger of the Child-Eater," developed by French studio Saltitude Games, currently in development for PC with a planned 2027 release. Players take on the role of a small hunter armed with a bow, tasked by the Queen to find the missing Prince Galaad across more than 1,000 handcrafted single-screen levels. The game features a low-resolution visual style blending physics-driven combat, fluid simulation, and strategic action gameplay with run-changing ability upgrades.
Daedalic Entertainment announced it is partnering with Outlier to publish the co-op football simulation game Equipment Manager, whose Steam demo launched on October 9. The demo includes single-player and online co-op, roughly 1 to 1.5 hours of content, and two modes: Standard and Management. The game supports 1 to 4 players and is planned for full release in 2027.
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Machinarium 2 has been announced with a trailer. The post links to the trailer on YouTube.
Amanita Design has announced Machinarium 2, a hand-drawn adventure sequel coming to PC via Steam, with no release date given. Players switch freely between Josef and Berta, using their unique abilities to solve puzzles neither could crack alone, with wordless storytelling through gestures and symbols. The game supports both gamepad and mouse, and original composer Tomas Dvorak, also known as Floex, returns.
Developer Perfect Random announced that the roguelike first-person shooter SULFUR will leave Early Access on October 28 for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam. The game first entered Early Access on PC on October 28, 2024, and version 1.0 adds over 60 firearms, a complete Enchantments system with 54 enchantments, the full story, and balance and performance improvements.
PC Gamer reports that a sequel to Machinarium is in the works, 17 years after the original. The studio's stated reason was that they are not getting any younger and the world seems to be ending.
Prospice: Anomalous Logistics is an off-road driving game from Forklift Interactive and Code Wakers that plays like SnowRunner but is set in an eldritch horror world. As a Pathfinder for the Fenrir Directive on Nastrondey Island, you ferry staff, equipment and "findings" between bases. The demo adds unreliable map signals, Navspire landmarks and on-foot exploration that degrades your vision the further you stray from your truck.
Volatiles is an action game from 11 Bit Studios and Team Instant Defeat in which you wake in a strange facility and are dunked into a sensory deprivation tank to fight monsters in your mind. Each roguelike run starts with a single tile; defeating a wave lets you level up, place another tile, expand the map, bolster your skills and summon a new wave of enemies. Game director Ian Dovhan says the map-building idea came from Dorfromantik, not Blue Prince.
Amanita Design has announced Machinarium 2, 17 years after the original game. The sequel picks up where the first left off, with Josef and Berta crash-landing in a hidden valley home to two robot tribes, and both are playable and swappable this time. It keeps the point-and-click puzzling and visual style, with original composer Tomáš Dvořák returning; no release date has been announced, but it can be wishlisted on Steam and GOG.
Astral Ascent has received a free crossover update with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, revealed at today's Triple-i Initiative showcase and playable now. The update adds three new bosses (Golgra, The Mime and Pétank), three new rooms, and recruitable Expedition ally summons, free for anyone who has beaten Astral Ascent on Destiny Level 0.
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Lichthund announced that Rockbeasts, a rock and roll management RPG, will launch on PS5 in January 2027. Players take the manager's chair, juggling resources and band personalities. Critical Role is partnering with Lichthund on the creative and publishing side, and Matthew Mercer and Sam Riegel are joining the cast. The game can be wishlisted now.
Among Us Story: On Guard received a release date trailer. The trailer came from The Triple-i Initiative.
The Escapists 3 was shown in a world premiere trailer at The Triple-i Initiative.
Subnautica 2 fans can finally kill those pesky Nibbler Mangos—in Dave the Diver's crossover DLC
Fast-paced roguelike action game Volatiles announced for PC
French Revolution narrative deckbuilder Lazare's Sacrifice announced for PC https://www.gematsu.com/2026/10/french-revolution-narrative-deckbuilder-lazares-sacrifice-announced-for-pc
Strange Scaffold announces narrative tactics game Gods With Badges for PC https://www.gematsu.com/2026/10/strange-scaffold-announces-narrative-tactics-game-gods-with-badges-for-pc