The Escapists 3 gets a world premiere trailer at The Triple-i Initiative
The Escapists 3 was shown in a world premiere trailer at 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
Dark fantasy roguelike action game Little Prince Tyger announced for PC
DAVE THE DIVER DLC 'Subnautica 2 Content Pack' announced https://www.gematsu.com/2026/10/dave-the-diver-dlc-subnautica-2-content-pack-announced
Astral Ascent x Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 collaboration update 'For Those Who Come After' now available https://www.gematsu.com/2026/10/astral-ascent-x-clair-obscur-expedition-33-collaboration-update-for-those-who-come-after-now-available
Machinarium 2 has been announced and is confirmed for PC.
Pure Xbox rounded up the Xbox-related reveals from the October 2026 Triple-i Initiative Showcase. The Escapists 3 was world-premiered for 2027, Canyons got a November 2027 release window, and Hela: Of Mice & Magic arrives on PC and consoles on December 1, 2026 with a PC demo already live on Steam, the Epic Games Store, and the Microsoft Store. Risk of Rain 2's fourth DLC Hallowed Concepts and Escape The Backrooms' After Party update are out now, while SULFUR leaves Early Access with its 1.0 launch on October 28, 2026 alongside its console debut.
The Dave the Diver X Subnautica 2 content pack was announced at the Triple-I Initiative showcase and arrives in early 2027, dropping Dave into the alien waters of Subnautica 2 to mine resources and hunt fish. It finally gives players an official way to hunt and kill the pesky Nibbler Mangos. Mintrocket said this will be the final major DLC for Dave the Diver, though smaller content updates or collaborations may still come.
Cook, Serve, Delicious: Remustard! demo available on Steam https://buff.ly/zTCtEWE
Triple-I Fall sale on Humble https://buff.ly/Mo59Gsb #ad
Developer Digital Sun announced that ReVamp will launch for PC via Steam on March 25, 2027. The roguelite tower defense game casts players as Dracula, building a castle room by room and commanding an army of monsters against mortal invaders.
Hibernian Workshop has released a free Astral Ascent update in collaboration with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, adding the latter's main cast and bosses such as Mimes and Petank. The update includes six new summons, three bosses, two music tracks, and three different rooms, plus the ability to hug Esquie. Astral Ascent is available now on PS5, PS4, Switch, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG.
Team17 and French developer Saltitude have announced Little Prince Tyger, a dark fantasy roguelike action game coming to PC via Steam in 2027. Players take on the role of a tiny bow-and-arrow hunter battling strange beasts across more than 1,000 hand-crafted, single-screen levels. The game is a reference to William Blake's poem The Tyger.
Publisher 11 bit studios and developer Harvester Games announced that the time management mystery adventure game Trainwatch will launch for PC via Steam on March 10, 2027. Players work as a gatekeeper managing the train timetable, gates, hunger, sleep, and hygiene while unlocking new skills. Solo developer Rem Michalski said it may be his most mechanics-heavy game, but its psychological horror core remains.
Tribes of Midgard developer Norsfell announced Aftergods, a top-down survival action RPG coming to PS5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, with no release date given. Set in a post-Ragnarok open world, it has players wield divine power as the Godborn from Greek, Egyptian, and Norse pantheons, playable solo or in co-op. Norsfell says it builds on the core pillars of Tribes of Midgard, which sold five million units.
MINTROCKET announced 'Subnautica 2 Content Pack', the final DLC for DAVE THE DIVER, made in partnership with Unknown Worlds Entertainment and launching free in early 2027. Players will explore the strange waters of Proteus, with Dave and Bancho traveling interdimensionally to unlock exotic recipes and help new friends while facing periodic Leviathan confrontations. DAVE THE DIVER is available now on PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC via Steam, Epic Games Store and Microsoft Store, iOS, and Android.
Two Point Museum's free crossover update with Little Kitty, Big City is now available, adding three new Points of Interest, new workshop perks, decor options and the Little City Diorama exhibit. Players can collect Shinies to unlock new POIs and build a Ledge Leaper interactive display. The paid 'Rides & Relics' DLC also launches today with new theme park exhibits.
Lazare's Sacrifice is a narrative deckbuilder set during the French Revolution, made in collaboration with Gwent lead designer Damien Monnier and published by Curve Games. Players control the real historical figure Lazare Hoche, sacrificing cards, board slots, or health to strengthen their plays while trying to escape Carmes Prison and avoid the guillotine. It is set to release in Spring 2027.
Mintrocket announced at the Triple-i Showcase that Dave the Diver's final DLC is a crossover with Subnautica 2, set for release in early 2027. The free DLC, developed with Subnautica 2 team Unknown Worlds, brings the ocean moon of Proteus to Dave the Diver and sends Dave and Bancho to a new dimension. It is available to wishlist on Steam now.
The Triple-I Initiative held its second showcase of 2026, a nearly hour-long livestream of curated trailers and game updates. Aftergods got a debut trailer and is coming to PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5; Waltz and Jam launches December 3 on PC, Switch 2, and PS5; Among Us Story: On Guard arrives February 17, 2027 on PC, Switch consoles, and mobile. Astral Ascent's free Expedition 33 For Those Who Come After update is out now on PC and console with new summons, bosses, and Esquie, and most of the games shown have demos live on Steam.
Gods With Badges, a narrative-driven tactics game revealed at the Triple-i Initiative showcase, was originally a canceled project called Hard Justice from Devolver Digital-owned studio Artificer before being saved by Strange Scaffold. The El Paso, Elsewhere developer rebuilt the existing work through its Project Share initiative, which encourages studios to share original code. The game follows disgraced police officer Harrow McClellan in the dystopian city of Scarhelm and is set to launch on PC in 2027.
Pony Island is free to own on Steam (offer ends Oct 12) https://buff.ly/ApLyeco
Pony Island 2: Panda Circus Playtest Signup available on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/2017940/Pony_Island_2_Panda_Circus/
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"It's clear that we both adore one another's games a lot" - Dave the Diver and Subnautica 2 team up for a crossover made in heaven
The Dave the Diver and Subnautica 2 crossover DLC has been announced and is set to launch in early 2027. It is described as the final Dave the Diver DLC, and a Steam page for the content pack is already live.
Risk of Rain 2: Hallowed Concepts received a launch trailer shown as part of The Triple-i Initiative.
Echo Weaver, developed by Moonlight Kids, launches today on Xbox Series X|S and PC and is available day one with Game Pass at $19.99. The team calls it a Metroidbrainia, where each loop in the space colony Provenance lasts only minutes and progress comes from knowledge rather than gear. Publisher Akupara Games called it the best demo it has played, while the team said the knowledge-based time loop made development roughly five times the work of other genres.
The Talos Principle 3 received a gameplay reveal trailer at The Triple-i Initiative showcase.
12AM BLACKOUT has announced JIAOHUN, a first-person psychological horror game set in a small Chinese town during the 1990s. It will launch for PS5 and PC via Steam in 2027. Players return to Fairy Town in Baishoi County to uncover the mystery of its end.
Developer Innersloth announced that Among Us Story: On Guard, a new standalone adventure set in the Among Us universe, will launch on February 17, 2027 for Switch 2, PC via Steam, iOS, and Android. Players take the role of Guard, handling shipwide security and identifying the Impostor in a simulation with three unique endings. The Steam page says players complete tasks and gather clues while proving their innocence.
Nine Dots Studio and Nine Dots Publishing announced that Outward 2 will launch in Early Access on February 8, 2027 for PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG. Players take the role of ordinary adventurers surviving in the world of Aurai, with a full-year seasonal cycle, three starting scenarios and eleven backgrounds, an Exercise passive skill system, ritual spellcasting, and two-player split-screen and online co-op.
Publisher 11 bit studios and developer Team Instant Defeat have announced Volatiles, a fast-paced top-down roguelike action game coming to PC via Steam. A release date was not announced. Each run starts with a single tile and expands as players fight alien hordes, gather experience, and level up, with new tiles offering weapons, upgrades, healing, tools, defenses, and risky synergies.
Publisher Curve Games and developer Dream Reality Interactive have announced Lazare's Sacrifice, a narrative deckbuilder retelling the French Revolution, launching for PC via Steam in 2027. Players take on the role of condemned General Lazare Hoche, dueling historical figures in psychological card battles within Carmes Prison. It is crafted in collaboration with Damien Monnier, creator of the original Gwent, and features a Story Mode and a Tower Mode.
Publisher and developer Alliance Arts and developer WHO YOU announced that Russian roulette drinking survival game Drunken Goddess Reflux will launch for PC via Steam on December 8. A demo is due out on October 19.
Strange Scaffold has announced Gods With Badges, a narrative tactics game for PC via Steam in 2027. It is a resurrection and reinterpretation of a cancelled project by Artificer, originally conceived as Hard Justice. Players control disgraced officer Harrow McClellan in the dystopian city of Scarhelm, making dialogue and combat choices that shape her relationships and can disable her body camera.
Top-down puzzle action adventure game Waltz and Jam will launch for PS5, Switch 2, and PC via Steam on December 3, developer Flyway Games announced. The console versions are newly announced. Players guide the amnesiac Waltz and his spirit puppy Jam through seven handcrafted worlds inspired by the Seven Deadly Sins.