Author: CtrlQueen

Game: Elta: Defy All Gods Developer: Afterburner Studios (Dreamscaper) Publisher: Focus Entertainment Genre: Science-Fantasy Action-Platformer Release: Early 2027 Platforms: PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S Demo: October 1, all platforms Revealed At: Opening Night Live ⚔️ Focus Entertainment revealed Elta: Defy All Gods during Opening Night Live — a science-fantasy action-platformer from the Dreamscaper team, arriving early 2027 on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. 🎮 A Free Demo Lands October 1 — On Every Platform This is the part worth circling. Elta’s free demo, covering the beginning of the game, arrives October 1 on all three platforms…

Game: Acornia: Mirror Worlds Developer: Splashteam (Tinykin, Splasher) Publisher: The Arcade Crew Genre: Action-Adventure · Shop Management Release: 2027 Platforms: PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S · Switch 2 Revealed At: Opening Night Live Protagonist: Alva, a squirrel 🐿️ Acornia: Mirror Worlds was revealed during Opening Night Live — a dual-dimension action-adventure shop manager from Splashteam and The Arcade Crew, starring a squirrel who bakes pastries and then fires them at evil spirits. It arrives in 2027. 🧁 The Pastries Are the Ammunition This is the hook, and it’s a good one. Alva runs a dessert shop in a…

Game: Blasterbug: Last Bug Standing! Developer: Dotemu Publisher: Dotemu Genre: Bomb-’em-up Party Game Status: Shadowdropped — out now Price: Free, permanently Platform: PC (Steam) Players: Up to 8, local 🆓 It’s Free. Not Free-to-Start. Free. Dotemu have shadowdropped Blasterbug: Last Bug Standing! on Steam with no prior announcement, and it costs nothing — permanently, with no strings attached. Fifteen playable characters, fifteen arenas, five modes and eight-player local multiplayer, given away as a thank you to retro gaming fans. The only paid content is a single $1.99 Absolum crossover pack, which is entirely optional. Dotemu’s own framing is worth repeating:…

Game: CLUTCH Developer: Maverick Games (Royal Leamington Spa, UK) Publisher: Focus Entertainment Genre: Open-World Action Driving Release: Spring 2027 Platforms: PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S Writer: Jamie Brittain (Skins) Studio Founded: 2022 🏎️ Focus Entertainment have signed a publishing partnership with Maverick Games for CLUTCH, an open-world action-driving game arriving Spring 2027 on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S — and the studio behind it is built from the people who made Forza Horizon. 🏁 This Is Forza Horizon’s Creative Director Building a Rival Maverick Games was founded in 2022 by Mike Brown — former creative director…

Game: NAUTUS Developer: Magic Design Studios (Montpellier) Publisher: Arc Games Genre: Underwater Adventure · Crafting · Co-Op Beta Starts: August 31, 7 AM PDT Platform: PC (Steam) Players: Solo or 4-player online co-op Feedback: Via Discord 🌊 Closed Beta Starts August 31 — Sign Up Now The NAUTUS Closed Beta Playtest opens on Monday, August 31 at 7 AM PDT, and sign-ups are live right now at playtest.playnautus.com. Magic Design Studios are explicitly after feedback — selected players will report through Discord and help shape the game from the earliest stage. 📖 We Covered the Reveal NAUTUS was announced earlier…

Game: Kitaria Fables 2 Developers: Secret Level Studios · Twin Hearts Publisher: PQube Genre: Action RPG · Farming · Co-Op Beta: September 7–21, 2026 Sign-Ups Close: September 4 Full Release: Spring 2027 Platforms: PC · PS5 · Xbox Series · Switch 2 ⏰ Sign-Ups Close September 4 — Register Now The Kitaria Fables 2 closed beta runs 7–21 September, but registration closes on 4 September. If you want in, that’s the date that matters — not the beta dates themselves. Selected players get access to a special build, and their feedback goes directly into refining the game ahead of its…