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SIRENS Horror Trailer: Even Sirens Have Something To Fear

Silent Lamb Studio, the developers working on SIRENS, have been hard at work since the launch of their Gamefound campaign back in September. They revealed a new character, known as Lyra, on September 25, 2026 after reaching their crowdfunding goal. She is depicted with a snake-like tail with long red hair, making her both menacing and ethereal.

For those unfamiliar with the title, players explore the ocean and collect treasures as a deadly siren. The game was inspired by the theory that human e...
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Build Your Way Up To The Moon in a Totally Safe Moon Project

If players were ever curious about experiencing armageddon with their friends, then Totally Safe Moon Project is a game they should try out. It was developed by Fake Moon and published by rokaplay select. The official release date was announced back on October 12, 2026 and now the game is finally available for purchase on Steam.

An asteroid is heading straight for Earth and to save humanity players must build a tower that reaches the moon. Once they have reached the moon, they must deliver a po...
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Asleep: Final Act Teaser Announcement

Fans of the point-and-click psychological horror game, Asleep: Act 1, should be excited to learn that new DLC was announced earlier this morning. For those unfamiliar with the first act, it is set in the 1990s of the Brazilian Northeast and follows the story of a girl lost in her nightmares. Ana Lúcia must uncover what has happened to her universe, collect clues, and solve puzzles with only a flashlight to guide her path.

The new DLC is called Asleep: Final Act and it continues with Ana’s story...
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Punch Upon a Time Available for Early Access

Punch Upon a Time is a party fighter game that is team-based and has taken inspiration from Smash Bros fighting style. There are twelve heroes or villains available on the roster; all figures from fairy tales and legends. A few characters included are: King Arthur, the Black Knight, Red Riding Hood, Dracula, Captain Hook, and many more iconic figures.

The main gameplay is known as the “Squad Saga,” where the players compete against three opposing squads. They can queue in solo or pair up with t...
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Nuclear Desk-Job Simulator | Meltdown: Official Demo Trailer

Meltdown is a job simulation game where the players are a newly recruited reactor operator for an aging nuclear power plant. Their main task is to maintain the reactor’s stability and keep the city’s power up while dealing with their employer’s antics. Players will need to alight the power grid wires, regulate the water tank’s flow, and prevent the reactor from overheating by tuning the steam ventilation.

Throughout the day they will need to keep the power output balanced, solving problems as t...

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Loftia Coming to Early Access November 2026

Qloud Games is an Australian indie studio that was founded in 2022 by Michael and Martina. It is a fully remote studio with developers from 8 different countries that have worked hard in the creation of Loftia. A massively multiplayer cozy game that brings to life the developers mission to publish a game that combines social gaming, community, and commitment to sustainability together.

Players will be able to farm, craft, explore, decorate, and create a meaningful impact on the world around the...
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Feel The Music: Maestro Launches for The Switch 2

Suncrest Games launched a Nintendo Switch 2 version of their rhythm game, Maestro, where players can become orchestra conductors. The game features Joy-Con motion controls, where their gestures conduct the music. The game includes iconic classics throughout history along with music from movie and video game soundtracks.

The developers stated Maestro includes over 35 pieces with additional music content to be added as part of a post-launch DLC. Gameplay includes three set difficulties for player...
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End of an Era: Polyarc Shutting Down

The creators behind the beloved Moss franchise, Polyarc, posted on their official LinkedIn that they are shutting down. Polyarc was founded in 2015 with their first self-published game being Moss VR in 2018. The game received various nominations from 2017 to 2019 for it’s animation, sound design, and immersive quality. It was also the Fan Favorite VR Game nominee at the Gamers’ Choice Award in 2018.

Then in October 2022, Polyarc released Moss II VR, which was received positively from its player...
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Grow Your Deck In Shroom and Gloom: Now Available For Early Access

Shroom and Gloom is a roguelike double-deckbuilder game, where players face off against monstrous mushrooms in a world that was hand drawn and mixed with 3D spaces. The developers, Team Lazerbeam, have been working hard on polishing the game since the launch of it’s prototype version in September 2024. Now their hard work has paid off and the game officially launched for Early Access on September 10, 2026.

Here is what players can expect from this mushroom adventure: the double-deckbuilding fea...
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Horror is Winding Up in Carnival Hunt Releasing For Early Access July 23

A new survival horror game is coming to Early Access in just five days. Carnival Hunt is a first person horror game where five players must work together to find a way to escape while one hunts them down. Survivors play as wind-up bunnies whose charge decreases as the match continues. Players have to use keys to keep each other charged, but keys are limited and using them creates noise that reveals their location to the Carnival Monster.

In addition to keeping each other charged, survivors must...
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EverRail: Survival And Base Building On Trains

Train lovers don’t want to miss out on this upcoming survival game, EverRail, where players face the harsh frozen wilds of an exomoon called Inara. The train serves as the players means of survival. It is their base, factory, and life support.

Survival depends on whether or not players can keep the train’s engine running and their passengers alive. The train’s battery recharges while it remains in motion and drains when it is still. This mechanic means that when players are going out on expedit...
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Moss: The Forgotten Relic Releases July 16th

Players interested in exploring a living storybook world as a tiny courageous mouse don’t want to miss out on Moss: The Forgotten Relic. A 3D puzzle platformer part of Polyarc‘s award-winning Moss series. Polyarc is a development team based in Seattle, who have a love for thoughtful design and captivating worlds that stay with players even after the adventure is over.

Moss: The Forgotten Relic embodies their mission as the game centers around Quill, a little mouse guided by a spirit companion t...
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Guns of Eschaton Announcement Trailer

On July 30th, the first announcement trailer for Guns of Eschaton was dropped, showcasing a souls-like western FPS game. It is set in the apocalyptic Old South of America designed by the renowned Bulgarian artist, Viktor Antonov. He worked on popular franchises like Half-Life 2, Dishonored, Fallout 4, Prey, and Wolfenstien: The New Order. Antonov’s striking realism has transcended from memorable to a living legacy in this dying world.

As his final project with Eschatology Entertainment, Guns of...
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Cat Mail Co. Releasing July 9th Where Mailing Becomes Cozy

This summer is getting cozier as Maracas Studio plans to release Cat Mail Co. on July 9th, 2026. Set on a quiet island with cat-folk, Cat Mail Co. tasks players with running the island’s post office and restoring the postal service to its former glory. The previous postman has mysteriously gone missing, leaving the office in disarray with a backlog of work and disgruntled customers.

To uncover the mystery, players must tackle the backlog of tasks and sort through mail. They can organize the pos...
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Moonlight Peaks: A Supernatural Life-Sim Releasing July 7th

Moonlight Peaks, developed by Little Chicken, is a single player farming simulator game that combines the supernatural with the natural, the cozy with the gothic. Set in the magical town of Moonlight Peaks, the game centers around a vampire who has moved into their family’s abandoned farmstead. This vampire persona and the farmstead are customizable, granting players the chance to fit their character and home to their tastes. Players can also adopt a three-eyed hell kitten pet into their farms....
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Legion Was Here: Official Launch Trailer

Players who enjoy dark humor games may want to add Legion Was Here onto their wishlist. In the game, players can change their faces and steal people’s identities to complete bizarre missions. They will have a variety of unusual clients to assist, but they must make sure their true identity is not discovered while completing these missions.

The main protagonist is known as Legion, who is a secret agent with the ability to change his appearance at will. Agencies will reach out to the player with...
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Destiny is Calling - The Alighieri Circle: Dante's Bloodline

A new psychological horror game launched today called The Alighieri Circle: Dante’s Bloodline. It is inspired by Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, reimagining this classic piece where the Inferno is a shadow that threatens to consume the player. In this interpretation, players embody Gabriele Alighieri, an ordinary man crushed by his familial legacy and afflicted by a generational curse.

The main plot of the story centers around a barrier between Gabriele’s reality and Hell, which fades every 33...
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Nintendo Direct September 2026: Stage Fright Reveal Trailer

This September’s Nintendo Direct is displaying a variety of games for players to look forward to and one of them is by Ghost Town Games, the same creators behind the renowned Overcooked franchise. Stage Fright was first announced back at The Game Awards 2024, which was held in LA. It has been a project long in the making, but the same heart was put into the game as their Overcooked ones.

Stage Fright is meant to be couch co-op game with split-screen gameplay, but there will be an online feature...
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Xbox @ Gamescom 2026: The Séance of Blake Manor Reveals Console Release Trailer

The publishers of The Séance Of Blake Manor, Raw Fury, revealed at Xbox @ Gamescom 2026 that they are planning to release a console version of the renowned detective game. The game first released back on October 27, 2025 via Steam and has received a variety of awards since its release, including the Irish Game Awards’ Game of the Year in 2026.

For those unfamiliar with the game, The Séance Of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery where players are investigating the disappearance of Ev...
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Join The Smiling Critters in Escape from Playtime

Mob Entertainment, the developers the Poppy Playtime franchise, have revealed another installment in the series today. Escape from Playtime is an 1-4 player online co-op, where players embody the smiling critters from the series. The main premise of the game requires players to work together if they want to escape the Playtime Co. factory in one piece.

A key mechanic to the game is that each run will place the players in a random section of the abandoned factory. These are areas seen in the fra...
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The Count is Down for Blood: Where Gothic Meets Puzzle Games

The Count is Down for Blood is a grid-based puzzle game with pixel graphics and a gothic style to fit the vampiric theme. The main goal of the game is to maneuver the vampire across the grid and safely back into their coffin before sunrise. However, each move players make brings the sunrise closer.

Players must make every move and action count while avoiding various obstacles such as deadly traps. There are enemies for players to beware off as well, hunters and ghosts, but they do have supernat...
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Don't Look Away: Sarco Announcement Trailer

If players ever wondered what it would be like to enter a staring contest with a sarcophagus, then Sarco is just the game they want to check out. It is a first-person horror game, where an ancient being is sealed inside a massive sarcophagus located in an abandoned research complex.

One key mechanic of the game requires that players maintain visual contact with the sarcophagus. Should players look away, then it will slowly start opening and risk freeing the primordial being within. However, the...
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Journey into The Sift: Minecraft Dungeons II Available for Pre-Order

Minecraft Dungeons II is set to release on September 29th and as of today, August 20th, the pre-orders for the game are now available. Those who decide to pre-order the game will receive 2 additional hero skins, the Twisted cape cosmetic, and a Twisted chicken pet.

Those who have played the first game are familiar with the dungeon crawlers style. However, the sequel promises to bring a whole new plot and not one, but two worlds threatened by evil. It is up to the players to either take on the q...
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GodsTV Demo Trailer

On August 18th, a demo trailer was released for a 90s inspired roguelike GodsTV. A chaotic game where players compete to earn their ascension into Godhood from clout-obsessed Gods.

There is a reality show element to the game, where players must increase their fame if they wish to stay in the competition. By increasing their fame, players will earn endorsements from the Gods and obtain stronger powers. Fame is also how players will unlock skins for their characters, upgrades, and rewards.

Curre...
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No Man's Sky Celebrates 10th Anniversary -

On August 9th, 2026 the Developers of No Man’s Sky announced a major milestone, reaching their 10-year anniversary. Originally, the game had started off rough with players leaving mixed reviews. However, each major update proved that Hello Games was dedicated to shaping the space exploration game players desired.

Each major update since their launch back in August 2026 has added new features for players to enjoy. All ranging from base building, aquatic exploration, outlaws, and so much more. He...
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