Event: Summer of Screams 2026 Presented By: Gun Interactive Runs: August 17 – August 31, 2026 Platform: Steam Focus: Curated horror Year: Second annual 💀 Summer of Screams 2026 runs August 17 through August 31 on Steam. Gun Interactive’s second annual horror showcase brings discounts across a curated selection of acclaimed horror games — plus a spotlight on upcoming titles worth watching. 🎃 Two Full Weeks of Summerween Unlike most themed Steam events, this one runs a full fortnight — August 17 to August 31. That’s a generous window, and it means there’s no need to rush a decision on…
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Event: Steam Pins and Pegs Fest Host: Valve Starts: August 17, 10:00 AM PT Ends: August 20 Platform: Steam Sign-Up: Not required 🎱 Steam Pins and Pegs Fest runs August 17 through August 20. Valve’s latest themed sale gathers together discounted games built around pins, pegs, or both — pinball and pinball-likes on one side, peg-based strategy on the other. ⏳ A Four-Day Window This is a short fest, opening Monday, August 17 at 10:00 AM PT and closing on August 20. Steam’s themed sales often run a full week — this one doesn’t, so if you spot something worth…
Game: Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy Developer: Asobo Studio Publisher: Focus Entertainment Genre: Action Adventure Release Date: August 27, 2026 Platforms: PS5 · Xbox Series X|S · PC (Steam, Epic) Game Pass: Day one Protagonist: Sophia 🐀 Focus Entertainment and Asobo Studio have released a new story trailer for Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, launching August 27. The next chapter in the award-winning series follows Sophia into the depths of Minotaur Island — and toward the untold origins of the Macula. 🎮 Day One on Xbox Game Pass Resonance arrives on Xbox Game Pass on day one, with Xbox Play…
Game: Voidwood Developer: Santa Barbara Games Publisher: Self-published Genre: Co-Op Survival Horror Release: 2027 Platform: PC (Steam) Players: 1–4 co-op Hands-On: PAX West 2026, Booth #744 🌲 Santa Barbara Games has announced Voidwood, a 1–4 player co-op survival horror game coming to Steam in 2027. Set in an inviting but cursed forest, it splits play between scavenging in daylight and surviving the night — when the woods become hunting grounds. 🎪 First Public Hands-On — PAX West, In Person Only Voidwood’s playable preview is coming exclusively to PAX West in Seattle, where attendees will be the first members of the…
Game: Holey Ship Developer: Essencia Sentinam Publisher: Judatone Studios Genre: Co-Op Comedy Sim Release Date: August 25, 2026 Platform: PC (Steam) Price: $6.99 (10% off launch week) Players: 1–4 online co-op ⛵ Holey Ship launches on Steam August 25, 2026. Essencia Sentinam and Judatone Studios’ four-player co-op comedy sim puts you in charge of a dysfunctional boat repair shop, where the customers are impatient and your crewmates may not be on your side. 💰 $6.99 — With 10% Off in Launch Week Seven dollars for four-player online co-op is an unusually low barrier, and it’s the detail that makes this…
Game: Knock Off: The Battle for Imagination Developer: Mecanimal Games (Dominican Republic) Publisher: Bit Bot Genre: 2D Fighting Game Release: 2027 Platforms: PC (Steam) · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S Netcode: Rollback Soundtrack: Celldweller & Scandroid 🥊 Bit Bot is publishing Knock Off: The Battle for Imagination, a 2D fighting game where action figures come to life. Developed by Mecanimal Games, it’s heading to PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S in 2027 — with rollback netcode, a full arcade mode, and a soundtrack by Celldweller and Scandroid. Johnny’s toys were never name-brand, but they were always legendary. When…
