Open-World RPG Swaggerfall Runs Entirely on a Terminal
The announcement stands out because holonaut built the entire open-world RPG with a self-made engine in Rust, running on a terminal as a deliberate aesthetic and technical choice.
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Closed World ~Memories of the Fleeting World~ Sets January 28 Release on Steam
The January release date confirms Stilhearts' solo follow-up is nearly ready, carrying forward the exploration-driven design from its 2024 predecessor.
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Street Fighter 6 Recommended PCs Launch in LEVEL∞ Line
Capcom-certified hardware gives players a tested path to a comfortable 'Street Fighter 6' setup, with BTO flexibility and green compliance as selling points.
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Sanitarium Enhanced Remaster Announced for 2026 Release
The remaster reworks the original's dated mouse-based controls and adds modern conveniences, making the acclaimed 1998 title accessible to players who previously gave up on the Steam version.
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Dotemu Releases Free 8-Player Party Battle Game Blasterbug on Steam
The Windjammers 2 team's free Bomberman-style homage leans on Steam Remote Play Together for online play while keeping the core experience local multiplayer only.
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Acts of Blood Teaser PV Reveals Hendra's Revenge Story
The teaser frames Acts of Blood's revenge plot in a dystopian Bandung and confirms a near-future release window with a full trailer pending, giving the long-gestating brawler a concrete landing point.
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Cinderia Update Adds 37 New Items, Pet Walking, and Gem Equipping
The update deepens the build meta with pet walking and accessory gems while rebalancing weak equipment, giving the early access roguelite more options as it holds a 'Very Positive' Steam rating.
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Roulette Roguelite 'Trust Your Gut' Sets November 19 Launch on PC
The game's hook is bending roulette odds through Mementos, special balls, and offers, letting players reshape rules and probabilities rather than rely on luck.
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Dungeon Lurker Passes 100,000 Steam Wishlists, Demo Now Live
The story frames the player as uncovering a deceased friend's game, and the wishlist milestone plus the August 25 Pixel Arcadia footage suggest the unsettling secrets are the hook drawing players in.
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FIRST CUT: SAMURAI DUEL Adds Japanese Support in Major Update
The update finally answers long-standing calls for Japanese localization, making the tense one-hit-kill duels accessible to Japanese players who had been requesting the translation since release.
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Mabinogi Mobile Hands-On: The Auto Features Redefine Cozy Play
The hands-on report shows Mabinogi Mobile is built around expanded auto features that let quest progression, dungeon clearing, and combat run almost hands-free, a significant departure from the original game's manual play.
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Dokimon Quest Free on Steam for 48 Hours as Yanako RPGs Plans Sequel
The free giveaway is a direct bid to gather feedback for two upcoming monster-collecting titles, the sequel Dokimon Quest II and Yami Kids, before their release.
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Apex Legends Tops Steam Ranking, CoD MW4 Debuts at 8th
The ranking shows a mix of returning free-to-play hits and new releases, with CoD MW4's pre-order push and MGS Master Collection Vol.2's imminent launch making their mark on the Japanese Steam charts.
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Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle Sale Drops Price to 1,584 Yen
The discount marks the game's lowest post-release price as a soundtrack release sale, spotlighting a six-year solo project by a Vanillaware and Capcom veteran.
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NTE Adds S-Rank Akarin Rin, Voice of Hasegawa Ikumi
Fan demand, evidenced by over 1.5 million views on the cover movie and comments requesting the character, has moved Akarin Rin from a subquest band member into a playable S-rank character.
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KOTAMON Card Collection Sim Hits Very Positive on Steam
KOTAMON's rapid Very Positive rating and quick post-launch patches show that a niche sim about trash-picking and card collecting can find an audience fast when the developer responds to feedback immediately.
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Perfect World's NTE Passes 2 Billion Yuan In Global Sales
The sales pace has slowed from launch, but NTE is still adding roughly 14 billion yen in a month and a half, with official platform versions accounting for about 60% of the total.
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Monster Hunter Now Adds Gunlance Event and Train Play Update
The train play update, which lets players hunt by selecting the "I am not the driver" dialog, drew immediate gratitude from players, with some commenting they have waited three years for the change.
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Apple-Guiding Gravity Puzzle 'YOU ARE NEWTON' Opens Steam Page
Saji, known for browser puzzles and riddles, is bringing his first Steam release with 60 stages and a stage editor, signaling a move from free web games to a paid PC audience.
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WOLF JOURNEY, a 2D Action Game Set in Japan, Is Now Free on itch.io
The free browser release opens a planned series where the wolf protagonist travels across Japan region by region, with a target of six chapters and 18 stages total.
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Tori Game, the 1999 Free Game, Returns on Steam August 25
The Steam release brings the 1999 free game back to PC with modern features, broadening its availability beyond mobile.
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Studio Sasanqua Opens 7 Mid-Career Game Development Roles
The studio founded by the Visions of Mana director is staffing up for in-house console development while Ozawa plans to pursue collaborations with other companies.
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EVeM Launches Sengoku Management Scouter Diagnostic
The diagnostic applies EVeM's management patterns to a Sengoku warlord format, turning an internal training method into a public tool for managers to assess their own strengths.
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Hotel Management Horror Game Hotel Is Hungry Opens Steam Page
The game's core loop puts the player in charge of feeding a living hotel with its own guests, turning standard hotel management mechanics into a horror decision game.
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