Game: Ratacombs Lead Developer: Noemi Genre: Social Deduction · Light Horror Players: 3–8 online (P2P) Engine: Unity Status: In production, nearing Alpha Target Release: Late 2027 – 2028 First Seen: GDC 2026 🐀 We first met Ratacombs at GDC earlier this year — a social deduction game about cultist rats, pitched to us by its lead developer, Noemi. She’s since sent us a packet of new material, and the game has changed enormously. Here’s what’s new. ⚖️ Everyone Is Preparing a Sacrifice — and the Sacrifice Doesn’t Know At GDC, Ratacombs was a strong premise: a lobby of cultist rats,…
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Game: Wild West Pioneers Developer: EmpireCraft Studios Publisher: Toplitz Productions Genre: City Builder with Survival Elements Status: Early Access — out now Platforms: PC · Steam · GOG · Epic Games Store Setting: The American West, Gold Rush Era 🤠 Wild West Pioneers is out now in Early Access on Steam, GOG and the Epic Games Store — a classic city builder set during the gold rush, with a published content roadmap and a personal mystery running underneath the town-building. ⚖️ The Gold Rush Is the City-Builder Loop The Wild West is a surprisingly rare setting for a city builder…
Game: R.I.P. – Reincarnation Insurance Program Developer: WarmCore Studio Publisher: 2P Games Genre: Bullet Heaven Looter Roguelite Status: 1.0 — out of Early Access Price: $14.99 · 30% off to $10.49 until Sept 30 Milestone: 250,000 copies sold Steam Deck: Verified 🤖 AI Disclosure, Filed on Steam WarmCore state that AI generation tools were used to assist with store marketing assets (such as capsule art) and some in-game item icons, and that those assets were reviewed and polished by humans afterwards. We flag every disclosure we find. ⚰️ R.I.P. has left Early Access. Version 1.0 adds the melee specialist Ling,…
Game: Gods, Death & Reapers Developer: Wolcen Studio Genre: Isometric Dark Fantasy ExtrAction RPG Event: Closed Alpha 6 playtest Running: Now until September 28, 2026 Regions: NA · EU · SA · SE Asia · East Asia Early Access: February 2027 (Steam) Platform: Windows PC ⏳ The Playtest Closes September 28 Closed Alpha 6 is live right now and ends on September 28 at 9 AM PDT / 12 PM EDT / 6 PM CEST. If you want in, register at playtest.wolcenstudio.com or via Steam. Worth registering even if you can’t play this week: Wolcen confirm that anyone who joins…
Game: NBA THE RUN Developer: Play by Play Studios With: NBA & NBPA Update: Wave One — 2000s Legends Date: September 29, 2026 Platforms: PS5 · Xbox Series X|S · Steam Legends: 5,000 CRED each or $9.99 for all five Everything Else: Free 🏀 NBA THE RUN’s biggest update yet lands September 29. “Wave One — 2000s Legends” adds Allen Iverson, Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady, Kevin Garnett and Dirk Nowitzki, plus a new court, new camera angles, custom matches and a practice mode — and it kicks off the game’s first official Season. ⚖️ You Can Earn the Legends, or…
Game: Theos: Cities of Myth Developer: Triskell Interactive Publisher: Dotemu Genre: City Building & Management Launch: November 4, 2026 Platform: PC (Steam) Setting: Ancient Greece Deities: Seven 🏛️ Theos: Cities of Myth launches November 4 on PC. Dotemu and Triskell Interactive — the team behind Pharaoh: A New Era — have announced the date alongside a new gameplay trailer for their ancient Greek city builder. ⚖️ The Team That Remade Pharaoh Is Doing Greece Next Triskell Interactive earned their reputation with Pharaoh: A New Era, a comprehensive 2023 remake of one of the most beloved city builders ever made. Theos:…
