Author: Dustin Klaas

Game: Trivia Murder Party 3 Developer: Jackbox Games Publisher: Jackbox Games Genre: Party Trivia / Minigames Released: September 17, 2026 — Early Access Platform: PC (Steam) Price: $14.99 Players: Up to 8 — online matchmaking or local room codes EA Window: ~6 months to 1 year Language: English only 📋 Early Access — and a Live-Service Roadmap Trivia Murder Party 3 launched into Early Access three days ago, and Jackbox’s own store page is unusually specific about where it’s going. The planned full version includes “live events, season passes, daily/weekly challenges, and other live service features.” The price is locked…

Game: Garden of Witches Developer: Team Tapas Publisher: Team Tapas (self-published) Genre: Action Roguelite 1.0 Release: August 28, 2026 Early Access: May 2025 – August 2026 Platform: PC (Steam) Price: $18.99 Length: ~5.5 hrs story · ~9.5 hrs complete Steam Deck: Verified 📋 This Is a Review of Version 1.0 Garden of Witches spent fifteen months in Early Access, and 1.0 changed it substantially — the combat system was rebuilt from the ground up, keyboard and mouse support arrived, the story’s Epilogue Arc was completed, and achievements and Japanese voice acting were added. If you read reviews or watched videos…

Game: Runeomicon Developer: TLR Games Publisher: Joystick Ventures Genre: Rune-Drawing Defense Released: September 16, 2026 Platform: PC (Steam) Price: $9.99 Content: 6 dark gods · 42 achievements Install: 1 GB Steam Deck: Unknown 🖱️ This is a mouse game, and only a mouse game. Runeomicon lists no controller support, and the core mechanic is drawing precise shapes at speed. There’s no version of this that works well on a trackpad — and with Steam Deck compatibility listed as Unknown, handheld isn’t a safe assumption either. Bring a mouse you trust. Tower Defense Resource Management Real Time Tactics Strategy Pixel Graphics…

Game: Dino Party Developer: Studio Nachtwerk Publisher: Studio Nachtwerk (self-published) Genre: Party Brawler Released: August 14, 2026 Platform: PC (Steam) Price: $11.99 Players: 2–4, online & couch Content: 15 minigames · 35 maps Steam Deck: Verified Multiplayer Funny Party Game Fighting Online Co-Op Physics Minigames Co-op Cute Party Casual Family Friendly PvP Action Destruction Comedy Local Multiplayer 4 Player Local Colorful Local Co-Op $11.99Price 15Minigames 35Maps 38Achievements 0Microtransactions 🦖 Know this first: only one of you needs to buy it. Dino Party supports Steam Remote Play Together, so a single $11.99 copy covers four players — including friends who aren’t…

Game: Creepshow Developer: PHL Collective Publisher: DreadXP Genre: Point-and-Click Horror Anthology Released: August 13, 2026 Platform: PC (Steam) Price: $14.99 Length: ~2.5 hours Content: 1 frame story + 2 tales Steam Deck: Verified ⚠️ Content Warning — Animal Death PHL Collective’s own Steam listing flags disturbing imagery, mental anguish, strong language and animal violence/death. To be specific, because it’s the sort of thing people want warned about: a dog is killed off-screen in the second story, and you are then required to move its body and bury it. The ending also implies harm to a pregnant woman. Neither is gratuitously…

Game: Cosmic Fear Developer: Alessandro Guzzo — solo Publisher: Alessandro Guzzo (self-published) Genre: Lovecraftian Horror Adventure Released: September 9, 2026 Platform: PC (Steam) Price: $19.99 · 15% off to Sept 23 Series: Third in the Cosmic Horror trilogy Engine: Unreal Engine 5 + photogrammetry Steam Deck: Unknown ⚠️ Head Bobbing Cannot Be Fully Disabled If you’re sensitive to motion sickness, read this before buying. Cosmic Fear offers an option to reduce head bobbing but not to turn it off entirely, and at least one player reports the residual movement still makes them ill. Try the free demo first. It’ll tell…