Anomaly President Enters Early Access on August 3
The developer's previous game, Anomaly Agent, earned a Very Positive rating on Steam, and Anomaly President builds on that smooth 2D action with deeper roguelike mechanics.
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Browser-Only 3D Walking Sim 'Messenger' Draws Attention for Web Graphics
The game's browser-based 3D rendering is surprising enough to draw comments from the tech community, suggesting web development tools like Three.js are reaching a new level of visual fidelity.
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Mimesis Update Overhauls AI Monster Behavior and Game Structure
The update moves Mimesis away from memorization-based play toward adaptive strategy, a shift that could define its long-term identity in the co-op horror space.
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Hashire Hebereke EX Demo Launches on Steam Next Fest, Full Release Set for September 3
The Steam Next Fest demo gives players an early look at how Sunsoft is updating a 30-year-old cult racing game for modern platforms, with online multiplayer and multiple game modes.
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BeXide Brings Namco Arcade Puzzle And Witch Desk Sim To Steam Next Fest
BeXide is using Steam Next Fest to build pre-launch buzz for two very different titles, one leveraging Bandai Namco's arcade legacy and the other targeting the productivity-app-adjacent cozy game niche.
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Funky Can Creative Announces Low-Poly Rail Shooter TeaKnights
TeaKnights marks Funky Can Creative's return to the action STG genre with a retro-inspired rail shooter that explicitly channels the look and feel of late-90s Nintendo 64 titles.
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Culdcept The First Gets Steam Next Fest Demo Update
The demo update and Steam Next Fest presence give players a final hands-on look at the revived board-card hybrid before its July 30 multiplatform release.
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Atlus to Stream Persona 4 Revival TV on June 19
The dedicated pre-release stream signals Atlus is giving Persona 4 Revival the same promotional push it gave the Persona 3 remake, with a narrator tied to the protagonist and a detailed look at the updated systems.
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Crown & Coin Demo Update Adds Playable Bertrand Du Guesclin
The update shows the game's Taiko Risshiden-style sandbox approach to the Hundred Years' War, letting players take on roles beyond combat, including historically dubious medical practices.
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Star Fox 64 Remake Preview Shows Iconic Lines and Stages Return
The preview confirms that the remake retains the original's branching stage structure and signature dialogue, addressing the main question for returning players.
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ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN TRPG Launches June 19 With Four-Player Support
The TRPG's four-player support and simplified combat system represent a deliberate design choice to preserve the original game's fast-paced, efficiency-driven loop while making it accessible to tabletop players unfamiliar with complex RPG rules.
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Cave Adds 10-Player Battle Royale Mode to Shinyaku DoDonPachi Daifukkatsu
The mode adapts the battle royale format to Cave's bullet hell style, following the template of games like Tetris 99 and Super Mario Bros. 35.
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Anomaly President Demo Launches on Steam Ahead of August Early Access
The demo gives players a first look at the day-night dual gameplay loop and the bus customization system before the early access launch.
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Vanillaware Veteran Yoshio Nishimura Spent Six Years Building a Game in a Mountain Village
The piece documents the first concrete result of Vanillaware's long-term plan to spin off senior staff into independent labels, with Nishimura's deeply personal gamebook revival as the test case.
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Vanillaware Veteran's Gamebook-Style RPG Verita Tales Launches Demo
The demo shows a Vanillaware background artist applying his craft to a solo-developed, gamebook-style RPG that prioritizes tactile, tabletop-like mechanics over flashy presentation.
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Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle Demo Appears at Steam Next Fest
The demo gives a first look at a handcrafted gamebook-style RPG from a veteran developer who spent six years working alone in rural Japan, with a full release coming in less than a month.
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Rhythm Action Game 'Depth:Origin' Demo Launches on Steam
The demo gives players a first look at a rhythm game that blends shooting and dodging mechanics with a horror narrative about a cursed game that consumes people.
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Roguelite RPG 'Summer Road' Demo Launches on Steam
The demo release marks the first time 'Summer Road' is playable on Steam, targeting busy adult RPG fans with short sessions.
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Japan Leads Mobile Revenue for NTE: Neverness to Everness, Sensor Tower Reports
The revenue-per-download figure in Japan is unusually high for a non-IP open-world title, suggesting the game's marketing strategy is converting efficiently in that market.
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Akiba Lost Demo Launches on Steam Next Fest
The demo gives players a hands-on look at the zapping system and branching narrative before the September release, building on the game's Japan Game Awards 2025 Future Division win.
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Arcade Archives Space Cyclone Launches June 18
The release brings a relatively obscure Taito arcade shooter to modern consoles with a new competitive mode and technical enhancements.
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BrokenLore: Don't Lie Launches September 10 on PC and Consoles
The spin-off expands the BrokenLore series with a Japan-set story centered on a hikikomori protagonist, a rare focus in horror games.
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Barfender Demo Adds 4-Player Co-Op, Twitch Streamer Mode
The update turns a single-player chaos management game into a social multiplayer experience with live-stream integration, expanding its potential audience ahead of launch.
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Cities: Skylines Remaster Japan Special Edition Launches On PS5 September 3
The remastered version, which expands buildable tiles from 9 to 25 and adds new features, finally gets a domestic PS5 release after the console remaster launched elsewhere in 2023.
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