Puppergeist Rhythm Game Launches Today on PC, Switch, Xbox
Puppergeist brings together creators from BAD END THEATER, To the Moon, and Friday Night Funkin' in a rhythm visual novel about a witch searching the underworld for her dog.
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Front Mission 3: Remake Free on Steam Until August 25
The free weekend and simultaneous 50% discount give Steam users a low-risk entry point to a remake that originally launched on Switch in 2025, potentially expanding its audience ahead of the sale's end.
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Salt and Soil: A Frontier Family Sim Slated for 2026 Release
The game's core hook, annual family meetings generated from campaign state and historical events, drew high praise from playtesters and sets it apart from typical colony sims.
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Agent Dog Stealth Game BARKOUR Slated for Q4 2026 on PC and Consoles
The announcement positions a dog-protagonist spy comedy with parkour mechanics as a multi-platform release, with a Steam demo already available.
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Honeycomb: The World Beyond Sets September 8 Release
The announcement locks a final date for a project that has repeatedly shifted its release since its 2021 reveal, with a demo arriving just over a week before launch.
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The Sinking City 2 Turns Arkham Into a Bullet-Hungry Survival Horror
The preview positions The Sinking City 2 as a survival horror game closer to the Silent Hill 2 remake and Resident Evil RE:2 than to the detective focus of its predecessor.
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Obey Me! Removes Voice Actor Miura Ayme Over Underage Fan Contact
The removal and planned recast of Asmodeus, a central character, signals a franchise-wide response to a conduct violation that will affect upcoming and existing game content.
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Brigador Killers Launches Early Access on Steam and GOG
The early access launch gives players the full Brigador Killers experience, including over 30 missions and a planned expansion of content, ahead of the full release.
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Co-op Roguelite FPS Ironsand Launches on Steam
Ironsand enters Steam's crowded co-op roguelite FPS space with a Titan-focused endgame and a discount window that ends August 28.
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Riot Games Ends 2XKO Active Development at End of 2026
2XKO's shutdown comes roughly one year after its January 2026 full launch and follows a February layoff of about 80 developers, roughly half the team, making it one of Riot Games' shortest-lived major releases.
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Akupara Games Sets First Showcase Event for September 6
The showcase marks Akupara's first self-hosted event in its ten-year history, positioning the publisher to reveal new titles and release dates directly to its audience.
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Voxel Dropper Game Sensory Overload Launches on Steam
The release arrives with unusual pre-launch attention: a 70-million-view short video that turned the game into a social media phenomenon before its Steam debut.
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Beyblade-Style Roguelite Slayblade Launches on Steam
Slayblade combines the Beyblade-style top-battling concept with roguelite progression and a life-sim layer, offering a niche blend that could appeal to fans of both genres on Steam.
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The Guild 1 Remake: Europa 1410 Sets Steam Early Access for September 17
The title change signals a deliberate separation from The Guild II and III, positioning the remake as a faithful return to the 2002 original's systems.
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Code Vein 2 Expansion Mask of Idris Launches September 9
The DLC's setting, a world built from the emotions of erased histories, directly extends the main game's time-travel premise, and the free Ver.2.0 update adds a post-clear exploration mode, giving players a reason to return beyond the new scenario.
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Screw Drivers Officially Releases August 21, Turns Paid
Screw Drivers leaves early access with a track editor and workshop features aimed at sustaining its community, while shifting from free to paid.
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Cat Horror ADV Meowmories Released on Steam
Meowmories puts the player in a cat's perspective with a real-world microphone mechanic, offering a short horror experience with multiple endings on Steam.
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The Duskbloods Hands-On: FromSoftware's PvPvE Puts Virtue Before Victory
The Duskbloods reframes FromSoftware's approach to online play, using a board-game-like Virtue system to let players win without direct PvP skill, a deliberate departure from the extraction-shooter format the term PvPvE usually implies.
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SNK Subsidiary SNK Entertainment Dissolves After Licensing Run
The dissolution formalizes the end of SNK Entertainment, whose licensing and development duties had already moved back to parent SNK in 2022, leaving the subsidiary with no active operations.
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Lineage 2M Update Sanctuary Adds Orb Reboot and Preset System
The update introduces the third class reboot for Orb, adding new skills and systems that reshape combat and inventory management in Lineage 2M.
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MGS4 Master Collection Version Swaps Passwords for Photo Items
The change replaces a dated password system with a photo mechanic, showing how the re-release adapts original features for modern platforms.
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WWI FPS Series Entry Gallipoli Launches on PC and Consoles
The release closes a three-month delay that BlackMill Games announced in May after a critical issue surfaced in the final stages of development.
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Brigandine Abyss Review Finds a Sequel Held Back by Flat Art
The review indicates that Brigandine Abyss improves on its predecessor's gameplay but fails to match the visual appeal that defined the series.
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Wizardry Variants Daphne Passes 4 Million Downloads, Launches Commemorative Campaign
The 4 million download milestone arrives with a login campaign, a new alternate style adventurer, and a fresh quest, all rolled out in a single update by Drecom.
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