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Game: Order of the Sinking Star Developer: Thekla, Inc. Publisher: Arc Games Design Lead: Jonathan Blow (Braid, The Witness) Genre: Puzzle Adventure Release Date: October 8, 2026 Platforms: PC · Steam Deck · Switch 2 · PS5 Demo: Available now — progress carries over ⭐ Order of the Sinking Star launches October 8 on PC, Nintendo Switch 2 and PlayStation 5. Ten years in the making since The Witness, Jonathan Blow and Thekla’s puzzle adventure promises over a thousand handcrafted puzzles across four interconnected worlds. 1,000+ Puzzles 4 Worlds 10 Yrs In Development Oct 8 Launch 🎮 The Demo Is…

Game: HYPERDROP: A Pachinko Roguelite Developer: Dark Dark Goose (debut) Publisher: Devolver Digital Genre: Pachinko Roguelite Release: Coming soon Platform: PC (Steam) Demo: Available now Features: Boss battles · alternate boards 🎰 Devolver Digital and debut studio Dark Dark Goose have announced HYPERDROP, a pachinko roguelite coming to PC — and the demo is on Steam right now. Build a pegboard into a scoring machine, drop a ball, and watch the chain reactions do the rest. 🕹️ The Demo Is Live on Steam Today No release date yet, but you can play it immediately. For a game built entirely on…

Game: Dead Party Developer: Radiation Blue (Freiburg, Germany) Publisher: Snail Games USA Genre: Co-Op Party Action · Base Defense Platform: PC (Steam) Demo: Available now Players: Four-player online & local co-op Setting: Shady Hill, Halloween 🧟 Radiation Blue and Snail Games USA have launched a demo for Dead Party on Steam. The four-player co-op zombie defence game combines scavenging, barricades and improvised traps with an unusual primary weapon: rock music. 🎸 The Demo Is Live on Steam This is the first hands-on opportunity with Dead Party, covering its blend of co-op action, base defence, improvised traps and rock-powered zombie destruction.…

Game: NAUTUS Developer: Magic Design Studios (Montpellier, France) Publisher: Arc Games Genre: Island Adventure · Submarine Exploration Release: Steam Early Access, 2027 Platform: PC (Steam) Players: Solo or 4-player online co-op From: The Have a Nice Death team 🌊 Arc Games and Magic Design Studios have announced NAUTUS, a dual-layered island adventure launching in Steam Early Access in 2027. It comes from the studio behind Have a Nice Death and Unruly Heroes, and splits its time between a cosy tropical surface and a genuinely hostile ocean floor. You arrive at the remote N.A.U.T.U.S. research station after an unsettling radio message…

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…

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…