Game: PAPERHEAD Developer: Paperhead te4m Publisher: HypeTrain Digital Released: October 9, 2026 Price: $19.99 · $15.99 until Oct 23 Platform: PC (Steam) · Steam Deck Verified Mode: Single-player Genre: Boomer shooter · horror Content note: Don’t let the cardboard fool you. PAPERHEAD’s Steam page warns of cartoonish blood and gore, and it mixes genuine horror in with the action. ✏️ PAPERHEAD is out now on Steam. The full game launched on October 9 for $19.99, with a 20% introductory discount to $15.99 that runs until October 23. 📦 Nearly Two Years After a Free Prologue Won Players Over Lots of…
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Event: Steam Cooking Fest 2026 Host: Valve Starts: Monday, October 12 · 10:00 AM PT Ends: Monday, October 19 Length: One week What’s On: Discounts + demos Platform: Steam (PC) 🍳 Steam Cooking Fest runs October 12 through 19, starting at 10:00 AM Pacific on Monday. Expect a week of discounts and demos for cooking games and “cooking-adjacent” games alike. 🍽️ “Everything in Between” Is Doing a Lot of Work Every Steam themed fest has an eligibility line, and Cooking Fest’s is refreshingly broad. According to Valve’s Steamworks event page, it’s for games “about cooking, feeding people, and everything in…
Game: Windrose Developer: Kraken Express Publisher: Kraken Express · Pocketpair Publishing Status: Early Access since April 14, 2026 Price: $29.99 Platform: PC (Steam · Epic Games Store) Co-op: Solo or up to 8 players Next Update: “Ashlands” · this winter 🏴☠️ Windrose’s first major content update, “Ashlands,” arrives this winter. Kraken Express debuted its cinematic teaser at the Triple-i Initiative showcase on October 8. There’s no exact release date yet. ⚓ Two Million Pirates Want to Know What’s Next Windrose had a huge launch. It entered PC Early Access on April 14, 2026, and according to Kraken Express, it passed…
Game: TIDEBREAK Developer: Dustin Klaas · TheBigBois Publisher: TheBigBois Released: October 7, 2026 Price: $2.99 · $2.54 launch deal until Oct 14 Platform: PC (Steam) Players: Solo · Online & LAN co-op for up to 3 Engine: Godot 📣 Full Disclosure: This One’s Ours TIDEBREAK is published by TheBigBois, and it was made by Dustin Klaas, who writes for this site. That makes this a launch announcement, not a review. We won’t be scoring it. Everything below comes from the game’s Steam page and launch trailer, and anything that’s our own opinion is clearly marked as ours. 🌊 TIDEBREAK is…
Game: Gobble Inn Developer/Publisher: Spilt Milk Studios Genre: Cosy run-based mining & cooking Kickstarter: Pledges open October 29 Platform: PC From the makers of: Trash Goblin ⛏️ Gobble Inn’s Kickstarter page is live now, and pledges open on October 29. Follow the page now and Kickstarter will let you know when the campaign starts. 🍲 Dig Down, Cook Up, Repeat Gobble Inn is built around a two-part loop. First you dig down into the Chasm, a capricious, ever-changing mine, breaking blocks and hunting for rare ingredients with your unlockable tools. Then you haul it all back up to the surface,…
Game: Goeland: Seagull Adventure Developer/Publisher: Maarti Games (Montréal) Demo: Free on Steam · out now Full Release: Q4 2026 Platforms: PC (Steam · Epic Games Store) Players: Single-player Genre: Open-world sandbox · chaos sim 🪶 A new free demo for Goeland: Seagull Adventure is out now on Steam. The full game is planned for Q4 2026 on Steam and the Epic Games Store. 🎭 There Is No “Nest Fest.” That’s the Joke. Maarti Games is announcing its new demo during what it calls Steam “Nest” Fest. It isn’t a Valve event. The press release openly admits the name was coined…
