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Game: Rays of HOPE™ Developer: Wakeup Super Studios Publisher: Wakeup Super Studios (self-published) Genre: 2.5D Action-Adventure Release: 2027 Platforms: PC (Steam) & macOS Players: Single-player & co-op Award: Game of the Show, PAX West 2026 Status: Debut title 🏆 Rays of HOPE™ has been named “Game of the Show” at PAX West 2026 by Boss Rush Network. The debut title from Wakeup Super Studios put thousands of players hands-on across the weekend, and it’s available to wishlist on Steam now ahead of a 2027 release. ⚖️ You’re Not a Superhero. You’re a Kid’s Action Figure. This is the detail that…

Game: Colorbound Developer: Panpipe Studio Genre: Palette-Platformer / Puzzle Release Date: Monday, October 12, 2026 Platforms: Steam · Epic · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S · Switch · Switch 2 Demo: Available now on Steam Setting: Andean, Aymara-inspired Price: Not announced 🎨 Colorbound launches everywhere on Monday, October 12, 2026. Panpipe Studio’s palette-platformer arrives simultaneously on Steam, the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 — and there’s a free demo on Steam right now. ⚖️ Color as Mass, Not Color as Key Here’s what separates Colorbound from the pile of puzzle games…

Game: Harbor Developer: Castilva Games Publisher: Wandering Wizard Genre: Open-World Post-Apocalyptic Survival Event: Closed alpha playtest Alpha Starts: September 11, 3:00 PM PT Sign-Ups Close: End of day, September 10 Release: 2026 Platform: PC (Steam) ⏰ Sign-Ups Close Today If you want into Harbor’s closed alpha, registration closes at the end of the day on September 10 — that’s today. The playtest itself begins tomorrow, September 11 at 3:00 PM PT. There’s no indication the window will reopen, so if this interests you at all, sign up first and read the rest afterwards. ☢️ Harbor is running a closed alpha…

Game: WARDOGS Developer: BULKHEAD Publisher: Team17 Genre: 100-Player Tactical FPS Status: Steam Early Access, out now Milestone: 1,000,000+ copies sold Consoles: PS5 & Xbox in 2028 Beta Peak: 245,118 concurrent 🎖️ WARDOGS has passed one million copies sold on the day it entered Steam Early Access. BULKHEAD and Team17’s 100-player tactical FPS hit a million Steam wishlists in August — and roughly a month later, it has converted that into more than a million sales at launch. ⚖️ They Published Ten Reasons Not to Buy It This is the part worth stopping on, because it is genuinely unusual. In the…

Event: Steam Programming Fest 2026 Host: Valve Status: Live now Ends: September 14, 10:00 AM Pacific Platform: Steam Focus: Logic puzzles, coding, hacking 💻 Steam Programming Fest is live now and runs until September 14 at 10:00 AM Pacific. Valve have discounted a spread of games built around logic puzzles, programming challenges and hacking — both sides of it, as they put it: games where you’re the hacker, and games where you catch one. ⚖️ The Most Underrated Genre on Steam Programming games occupy an odd position. They’re frequently the best-designed puzzle games on the platform and they sell a…

Game: BrokenLore: DON’T LIE Developer: Serafini Productions Publisher: Wired Productions Genre: First-Person Psychological Horror Released: September 10, 2026 Platforms: PC · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S Price: $15.99 / £12.99 / €15.99 Launch Offer: 10% off, limited time Audio: Original Japanese voice acting ⚠️ Content Note BrokenLore: DON’T LIE deals directly and deliberately with severe social withdrawal, childhood abandonment, trauma, addiction, medication and deteriorating mental health. Serafini Productions describe the themes as isolation, trauma, addiction and distorted perception, and the story involves rejection, humiliation and hallucination. This isn’t incidental horror dressing — it’s the substance of the game. Worth…