Author: CtrlQueen

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: Poly Fighter Developer: HeartLoop Games (Montreal) Publisher: HeartLoop Games (self-published) Genre: Single-Player Roguelike Fighting Game Early Access: October 13, 2026 Platform: PC (Steam) Players: Single-player only Demo: Free, available now At PAX West: September 4–7 🥊 Poly Fighter hits Steam Early Access on October 13, and there’s a free demo you can play right now. HeartLoop Games’ single-player roguelike fighter is also on the floor at PAX West through September 7 — so if you’re in Seattle this weekend, you can get hands on it today. ⚖️ A Fighting Game With Nobody to Fight This is the pitch, and…

Game: Fate/EXTRA Record Developer: Meteorise Planning: TYPE-MOON Publisher: Aniplex Inc. Genre: RPG Release Date: January 28, 2027 — worldwide simultaneous Platforms: Steam · PS5 · PS4 · Switch 2 · Switch Price: From $59.99 Audio: Japanese only Ratings: ESRB T · PEGI 12 · USK 12 · ACB M 🌕 Fate/EXTRA Record launches January 28, 2027 across five platforms in a worldwide simultaneous release. Aniplex have revealed a new gameplay trailer, opened physical preorders at retailers, and detailed four editions — including a Limited physical set with a 75-track soundtrack and a SteelBook case. ⚖️ This Is a Ground-Up Remake…