Game: Inkblood Developer: Hey Bird! Publisher: CRITICAL REFLEX Genre: Occult Detective / Puzzle Demo: Free — out now, through October Steam Next Fest Full Release: Later in 2026 Platform: PC (Steam) 🕯️ Inkblood’s first official public demo is out now on Steam. Revealed during the 28 Games Later Horror Showcase, it includes three occult cases — one of them brand new — and stays available through the upcoming October Steam Next Fest. ⚖️ Your Carriage Is a Puzzle Box Plenty of detective games give you a crime scene to examine. Inkblood also gives you the place you investigate from. As…
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Game: Dark Pals: The 2nd Floor Developer: Skunx Games Genre: Mascot Horror Adventure Format: DLC sequel to Dark Pals: The 1st Floor Release: 2027 Platform: PC (Steam) 🦑 Dark Pals: The 2nd Floor is coming in 2027 — a DLC sequel to the mascot horror game whose first chapter has racked up over a billion views across videos, livestreams and social media. ⚖️ A Horror Game Born on YouTube Dark Pals didn’t come from a traditional studio. It came from YouTube. Skunx Games founder Winston van Graafeiland is a professional visual artist who started the Horror Skunx channel in 2020,…
Game: Mimic Developer: Ryan Laley Games (solo) Genre: Sci-Fi Horror Social Deduction Players: 5 in matchmaking · up to 10 in private lobbies Early Access: October 27, 2026 Platforms: Steam · Epic Games Store (PS5 & Xbox in 2027) Shown At: 28 GAMES LATER Horror Showcase 👽 Mimic enters Early Access on October 27 on Steam and the Epic Games Store. Inspired by The Thing, Alien: Isolation and Secret Hitler, it’s a social deduction horror game where one of your crewmates is an alien wearing a human face — and it was made by a single developer. ⚖️ No Meetings.…
Game: Elta: Defy All Gods Developer: Afterburner Studios Publisher: Focus Entertainment Genre: Action-Platformer Launch: February 2, 2027 Platforms: PC (Steam) · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S Price: $29.99 Demo: Free — out now on all platforms 🐉 Elta: Defy All Gods launches February 2, 2027 for $29.99 — and you can play the first hour right now. A free demo is live on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, ending with the game’s first boss fight. ⚖️ $29.99 for 15–20 Hours — and Focus Is Saying Why Publishers rarely talk about price as a feature. Focus Entertainment just did. Elta:…
Game: Sublustrum (“Sub-LOO-strum”) Developer: Brickworks Games (Limassol, Cyprus) Publisher: HypeTrain Digital Genre: First-Person Psychological Adventure Open Playtest: Chapter One — from October 12, 2026 Platform: PC (Steam) Sign-ups: Open now 🎧 Sublustrum’s first chapter opens to players on October 12 in an open playtest — and you can apply now on Steam. It’s a psychological adventure where sound isn’t just atmosphere: it’s how you solve the puzzles. ⚖️ A Game That Began as an Album Most games add music once the world exists. Sublustrum started the other way around. The original concept was an interactive companion to an album by…
Game: Fat Goblins Developer: Koda Games (solo developer) Genre: PvP Action RTS / Capture the Flag Players: Up to 32 (16v16) Launch: November 12, 2026 (1.0) Platform: PC (Steam) Inspired By: Fat Princess 👑 Fat Goblins launches on Steam on November 12 — a 16v16 capture-the-flag war over two chubby princesses, built by a single developer as a spiritual successor to the cult classic Fat Princess. ⚖️ Fat Princess Never Got a Proper Successor. A Solo Dev Is Building One. Fat Princess was one of the most chaotic multiplayer games of its era: two teams, two castles, and a princess…
