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Game: TMNT Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants – Ninja Edition Developers: Cradle Games & Raw Thrills Publisher: TRAILMARK Games Genre: Arcade Beat ‘Em Up Out Now: North America, digital EU/AUS Digital: October 9 Physical: October 9, global Platform: Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive Price: $29.99 Players: 1–4 local couch co-op 🐢 TMNT Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants – Ninja Edition is out now on Nintendo Switch 2 in North America for $29.99. The Switch 2 exclusive adds Master Splinter and Casey Jones as playable fighters for the first time, alongside improved graphics and enhanced performance. EU and Australian digital releases land…

Game: Astonishia Story Developer: Daewon Media & Waycoder Publisher: NIS America Genre: Grid-Based Tactical RPG Release Date: February 11, 2027 Platforms: Switch 2 · Switch · PS5 · Steam Players: Single-player Original: South Korea, 1994 Rating: ESRB Teen ⚔️ Astonishia Story arrives February 11, 2027 on Switch 2, Switch, PlayStation 5 and Steam. NIS America announced the updated version of the classic Korean RPG at PAX West 2026, with enhanced visuals, refined mechanics, and a Special Edition bundling a soundtrack, card set and acrylic keychain. ⚖️ This Is a Genuine Piece of Korean Gaming History NIS America call it a…

Game: The Grimm Reapress and the Drearytale Monster Developer: Nippon Ichi Software Publisher: NIS America (West) Genre: Hand-Drawn Storybook Adventure Western Release: 2027 Japan Release: April 30, 2026 Platforms: Switch 2 · Switch · PS5 · Steam Players: Single-player Audio: Japanese with English text Rating: ESRB Everyone 10+ 🕯️ Worth knowing going in: despite the Everyone 10+ rating and the picture-book presentation, this is a game about a child trying to save a dying sibling from an incurable illness — and each storybook you enter reportedly contains a traumatic story about the girl who became it. Nippon Ichi’s previous two…

Game: Gray Zone Warfare Developer: MADFINGER Games Publisher: MADFINGER Games (self-published) Update: 0.5 — the Alpha transition Arriving: Fall 2026 Platform: PC (Steam) — Early Access Sale: 30% off all editions until September 15 Milestone: 1.7 million copies sold Engine: Unreal Engine 5 ⚠️ Content note: Update 0.5 adds narcotics production and smuggling as a core gameplay loop. Gray Zone Warfare is a mature tactical shooter set in an armed-conflict zone, and this content is a deliberate part of that setting rather than an aside. 🪖 Gray Zone Warfare’s Update 0.5 lands this fall and takes the game from Pre-Alpha…

Game: Sil and the Fading World Developer: IceCrack Games (Switzerland) Publisher: Arc Games Genre: Solo-Raiding Action RPG Release Date: Not announced Platform: PC (Steam) Players: Single-player Demo: Free, available now Status: Debut title ⚔️ Arc Games is publishing Sil and the Fading World, and there’s a free demo on Steam right now. The solo-raiding ARPG from Swiss debut studio IceCrack Games lets you fight MMO-style multi-phase raid bosses without a group, a guild, or a queue — and you can go and try it this afternoon. ⚖️ Raid Boss Design, Minus the Twenty Other People The pitch here is aimed…

Game: Pigeon: A Love Story Developer: Wristwork Publisher: Wristwork · Tiny Dragon Released: August 6, 2026 Price: $7.99 · $5.59 on sale Platforms: PC · Mac · Linux (Steam) · Mobile Players: Solo or online with friends Genre: Cosy simulation 🐦 Pigeon: A Love Story is out now. It launched on Steam on August 6 and is also available on mobile. It’s normally $7.99 and is currently 30% off at $5.59 on Steam, there’s a free PC demo, and Steam users rate it Very Positive. 🪡 The Needle-in-a-Haystack Game You Can Play Tonight You probably saw the haystack. In late…