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Oct 14Wed
  1. PC Gamer22

    New Blood's Dave Oshry: Forcing Dusk 2 Would Have Meant No Iron Lung and No $50 Million Movie

    New Blood boss Dave Oshry says he puts the money from hits like Ultrakill into new projects such as Gloomwood, Fallen Aces, and Tenebris Somnia instead of opening a big office or milking the IP with sequels. He says if he had forced David Szymanski to make Dusk 2, Iron Lung and its $50 million movie, funded by a YouTuber, would never have happened. Dusk and Amid Evil are still being updated, a new Dusk episode or proper sequel has been discussed, and a Dusk spin-off called Dungeons of Dusk is in the works from a different developer.

  2. Eurogamer55

    Former Disco Elysium devs detail Summer Eternal's player-owned studio structure

    Summer Eternal, formed by former Disco Elysium developers, has detailed a studio structure in which a Players Non-Profit owns 5 percent of the studio, with the other 95 percent split between full-time workers, freelancers and investors. The non-profit can summon a general assembly to discuss topics and use game revenue to organise events or support union work. The studio also announced a 500 page Anthology priced at €69 for the Standard edition and €99 for the Deluxe Firestarter bundle, with buyers entitled to membership in the non-profit.

  3. Kotaku62

    Enshrouded 1.0 launches October 15 on PC and PS5, Xbox version planned for spring 2027

    Enshrouded's 1.0 release is set for October 15 on PC, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 5 Pro, with an Xbox Series X|S version planned for spring 2027. The full release promises answers about the origins of the Shroud and the fall of Embervale, plus new enemies, biomes, and gameplay improvements. Up to sixteen players on PC and eight on PS5 can share a world, with building, exploring, and farming all contributing to the same goal.

  4. Gematsu62

    Summer Eternal announces physics-driven RPG Red Rooster, coming first to PC

    Summer Eternal, a studio founded by former Disco Elysium developers, announced the physics-driven RPG Red Rooster. It will launch first on PC, with PS5, Xbox Series, and Switch 2 versions to follow, and no release date was given. Players take the role of white-collar inmate Redrick Roost as an arson investigator looking into a string of fires tied to his brother, the city's fire chief.

  5. Gematsu40

    The Killing Stone Launches October 21 for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC

    Developer Question announced that story-driven card battler The Killing Stone will leave Early Access and launch for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC on October 21 for $19.99, via Steam, Epic Games Store, and Microsoft Store. The game first launched in Early Access for PC on February 16, and version 1.0 adds the fourth and final chapter, The Reckoning. The full story is voiced by Emma Gregory and Liam O'Brien and can be played in authentic 17th-century English or a more contemporary style.

  6. Gematsu23

    Dark Cosmic Fantasy Strategy RPG Myths from the Maw Announced for PC

    Half Human Games has announced Myths from the Maw, a dark cosmic fantasy strategy RPG coming to PC via Steam, with a Kickstarter campaign planned for 2027. Players lead mercenaries into the Maw, a colossal spacefallen fortress, where blood sacrifice, kills, and narrative choices accumulate corruption that manifests sinful traits affecting behavior in events, campfire actions, and battle. The game features turn-based tactical combat with permadeath, procedural dungeons, randomized loot, and builds drawn from 12 races and 20 classes.

  7. Eurogamer58

    Ex-ZA/UM studio Summer Eternal reveals Red Rooster

    Summer Eternal, a studio formed by former ZA/UM staff, announced Red Rooster, in which players take the role of arson investigator Redrick Roost working with an opiate-dependent mathematician on a string of fires tied to his brother, the city's fire chief. The studio describes it as a physics-driven RPG built in Unreal Engine, set in the tri-partie city of Arta-Tantor, and says it is nearing the end of pre-production with an internal playable tech demo. The game was announced through a 500-page physical book, the Summer Eternal Anthology, priced at €69 for the Standard edition and €99 for the Deluxe Firestarter bundle, with buyers eligible for membership in a non-profit that owns five percent of the studio.

  8. VGC58

    ESRB listing suggests viral co-op hit Peak is coming to PS5

    A new listing from the North American ratings board ESRB indicates that Peak, the co-op game from Aggro Crab and Landfall, may be headed to PlayStation 5, though the port has not been formally announced. Peak launched on Steam on June 16 and has sold over 10 million copies according to the two studios. The first-person mountain-climbing game has players manage a stamina bar and became known for its proximity chat system, and it won awards including Best Multiplayer Game at the Golden Joystick Awards.

  9. Gematsu52

    Narrative survival RPG Hollow Home launches January 27, 2027 on Xbox and PC

    Publisher Crunchy Leaf Games and developer Twigames announced that the narrative survival RPG Hollow Home will launch on January 27, 2027 for Xbox Series, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. Players take the role of Maksym, a 14-year-old boy alone in a besieged city, in a game with no weapons, battles, or combat, built around dialogue, branching quests, and moral choices and inspired by Disco Elysium and This War of Mine. Twigames founder Valerii Minenko said work began in spring 2022, and the game was funded on Kickstarter in August 2026, where 558 backers took the campaign to 140 percent of its goal.

  10. PC Gamer38

    Haunted Chocolatier is still 'a town game', but it'll be more of an action RPG: 'It's for the people in Stardew Valley that go into the mines'

    Haunted Chocolatier is still what ConcernedApe calls "a town game," but it leans more toward an action RPG focused on adventuring, finding equipment, and getting more powerful, with monsters and boss fights. Eric Barone said it's for the people in Stardew Valley who go into the mines. He also said he's been struggling with following up Stardew Valley because he wants to recapture the feeling he had while making it.

  11. Rock Paper Shotgun24

    If you've sworn off genAI Crazy Taxi and dislike all the twerking in GTA 6, consider Shifu: Traffic Masters, a jolly open world driving game set in 1990s China

    Shifu: Traffic Masters, a solo-developed open world driving game from Boxy.Poly set in northern China in the 1990s, now has a demo on Steam. Players can haul cargo, chase criminals in a cop car, run a taxi service, drive a city bus on a timetable, and take part in arcade street racing, with weather affecting handling. It comes in Chinese and English, has no release date yet, and its Steam page makes no mention of generative AI.

  12. 机核39

    Co-op Blacksmithing Game Fantasy Blacksmith Simulator Demo Now Live

    Fantasy Blacksmith Simulator, a co-op blacksmithing game developed by CozyPlay and published by polden, has opened a free demo covering the game's opening chapter with single-player and multiplayer co-op support. Players start as a level 1 blacksmith and grow to level 4, mining, chopping wood, forging swords, shields, bows and necklaces, and enchanting gear, while hiring a blacksmith assistant and a bard. The demo is available to download on its Steam store page, where the game can also be wishlisted.

  13. 机核42

    Roguelike Fighting Game Poly Fighter Now in Steam Early Access

    HeartLoop Games, a Montreal-based indie studio, has launched its debut single-player roguelike fighting game Poly Fighter in Steam Early Access. The game costs 68 yuan with a 10% launch discount bringing it to 61.2 yuan, and supports Chinese. Players fight through an underground league, stealing opponents' moves and combining them to build a different fighter each run.

  14. 机核41

    Card-Collecting Simulator Rip It! Card Collector Gets Free Demo Ahead of October 30 Steam Launch

    Cybernetic Walrus, the studio behind Roadside Research and Order 13, has released a free demo for its card-collecting incremental game Rip It! Card Collector, which launches on Steam on October 30, 2026. The demo includes 369 collectible cards with foil and gold variants, plus an early look at upgrading the ripping setup. The full game features over 1,800 cards, with players selling duplicates and buying new equipment to turn manual ripping into a card-processing line.

  15. Nintendo Life48

    HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed Gets Its "Biggest" and "Completely Free" Update on Switch This Week

    Digital Cybercherries has announced that HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed on Switch will receive its "biggest" update yet, and it will be "completely free", arriving this week on 15th October 2026. The update adds full cross-platform support so Switch players can play with friends on Steam, Xbox and PlayStation, along with a story mode, 6 new bosses, 6 new enemy types, 3 new maps, 5 new weapons, 2 new playable characters and new modes including Infection, Capture the Battery and King of the Hill.

  16. Gematsu42

    1999 TOKOYO Building Launches November 10

    1999 TOKOYO Building will launch for PC via Steam on November 10, publisher Kodansha and developer TOKOYO FUDOSAN announced. The neo-nostalgic horror adventure game supports English, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese, and a demo featuring the first chapter (about two hours of gameplay) is available now.

  17. 游戏LOOK42

    Apple App Store Launches Indie Game Week, Ports Seven PC Indies to iOS

    Apple has officially launched an "Indie Game Week," bringing seven well-known PC and console indie titles including Sifu, No Man's Sky, Vampire Crawlers and 9 Kings to iOS. Previous 3A ports like Resident Evil 4 Remake performed poorly on iPhone, with 357,000 downloads and about $208,000 in revenue after six months. Apple's 2019 Apple Arcade subscription ecosystem has largely withered, with natively developed mobile indies now nearly absent.

Oct 13Tue
  1. Gematsu48

    BUZZ or DIE Launches October 28

    BUZZ or DIE, a point-and-click game published by Kodansha and developed by Bon, will launch on PC via Steam on October 28 with English, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese support, and a demo is available now. Players join a man named Sagishima in a death-match game show for death row inmates, diving into opponents' mindscapes to turn secrets into short videos and win the most Likes.

  2. 机核28

    Yiguan Yan Studio's Intuition-Based Rhythm Game Animal City Cafe Launches on Steam

    Animal City Cafe, an intuition-based rhythm game from Chinese indie team Yiguan Yan Studio, launched on Steam on October 13 at 48 yuan, with a 10% first-week discount bringing it to 43.2 yuan. The game features 35 original tracks spanning Jazz, Pop and House, with players taking the role of a cafe owner. The studio also plans to add a level editor about a month after launch, letting players create charts, animations, music, sound effects and narrative content and share them via Steam Workshop.

  3. 游戏LOOK40

    Zilong's JackWalker Studio Reveals Realistic Fishing Game "Extreme Angler"

    Zilong Games has released the first PV and gameplay demo for "Extreme Angler," a multiplayer realistic fishing game developed by JackWalker Studio, a sub-studio under Blackjack Studio. The game uses a high-precision physics simulation system that turns underwater lure and fish behavior into a real-time waveform display, with controller vibration feedback on PC. The debut version includes three fishing methods, with initial fishing spots drawn from the Qiantang River system and 47 fish species across three rarity tiers.

  4. 机核55

    Raw Fury brings Deep Dish Dungeon, Kingdom III and Cassette Beasts 2002 to Beijing Gcores Fusion 2026

    Indie publisher Raw Fury will show three new titles at Beijing Gcores Fusion 2026, with Deep Dish Dungeon launching October 13 on Xbox Game Pass, Xbox PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox cloud gaming and Steam, plus Xbox handheld certification and Xbox Play Anywhere support. The other two are Kingdom III and Cassette Beasts 2002, the latter letting players import characters from the first Cassette Beasts and supporting online multiplayer. The show runs October 24 and 25, 2026 at the Shougang International Convention Center halls 1 and 3 in Beijing, with single-day tickets at 139 yuan full price and 129 yuan discounted on Bilibili Member Buy.

  5. 机核58

    Rhythm action roguelite Blade of Rhythm launches on Steam and consoles

    RibCage Games has released its rhythm action roguelite Blade of Rhythm on Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, priced at 55 RMB / 17.99 USD with a 10% first-week discount on Steam. The game uses no input quantization, so every attack fires the moment a key is pressed and only on-beat hits become more lethal. Its weapons are based on real instruments recorded in a studio, and reverb, flanger, and delay effects reshape both combat and the mix of each run.

  6. 游戏LOOK24

    Analysis: The Secret to Match-3 Success Is "Not Innovating" — Innovative Levels Drive Players Away?

    Naavik analysis argues that forcing "innovative match-3 levels" into the core level funnel creates cognitive friction and filters out mass-market casual players. Attempts like Dream Games' Royal Kingdom, Good Job Games' Match Villains and Queen Digital Entertainment's Pet Panic failed to scale, with Pet Panic shutting down 21 months after soft launch. Royal Match instead dominates the top-grossing puzzle charts by simplifying goals and lowering cognitive effort.

  7. IGN28

    Satisfactory: The Board Game Preview

    Mood Publishing is crowdfunding Satisfactory: The Board Game on Gamefound, adapting Coffee Stain Studios' factory sim for up to four players who mine, refine, and upgrade factories to earn the most FICSIT points before the space elevator is finished. The tabletop version uses a competitive race-for-points format rather than the PC game's co-op focus, though the final release will also include co-op and solo modes.

  8. 游研社74

    Needle Shadow Tailor Dream review: a sewing simulator that has thousands stepping on the pedal

    Needle Shadow Tailor Dream is a management sim built around sewing, having players measure, pick fabric, draft patterns and run a tailor shop much like real garment work. It drew 200,000 wishlists before launch and now has over 10,000 reviews with a 98% positive rate. The author found the pace slow, with money for fabric as the only pressure, forgiving sewing checks and a photo mode for sharing finished dresses.

  9. Gematsu42

    Blind Descent Launches in Early Access for PC on December 2

    META Publishing and developer Pokuch announced that Blind Descent will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG on December 2. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series versions will follow alongside the full release. The cooperative science-fiction survival game sends up to four pioneers beneath the Martian surface to uncover the fate of a missing crew.