Author: CtrlQueen

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…

Game: Wardens of Avalon Developer: Runes Studio Publisher: The Arcade Crew & Dotemu Genre: Top-Down Action RPG Release Date: 2027 Platform: PC (Steam) Players: Solo or 1–4 online co-op Setting: Dark Arthurian — the ruins of Avalon Price: TBA ⚠️ Content note: Runes Studio flag Wardens of Avalon as unsuitable for all ages, citing frequent violence, blood, dead bodies and alcohol consumption. This is the grim end of Arthurian fantasy rather than the storybook end. ⚔️ Wardens of Avalon has new gameplay footage and a 2027 window. The Arcade Crew and Runes Studio have shown off fresh material for their…

Game: John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando Developer: Saber Interactive Publisher: Focus Entertainment Update: Retrieval — second major update Cost: Free for all players Out: Now Platforms: PS5 · Xbox Series X|S · Steam · Epic Base Game: Released March 12, 2026 Sale: 30% off base · 35% off Blood Edition ⚠️ Content note: Toxic Commando is age-gated on Steam and built around heavy gore. This is a grindhouse zombie shooter in the most literal sense — worth knowing if you’re buying it during the sale for someone else. 🧟 The Retrieval update is live now and it’s free for everyone. Saber…

Game: Warrior Cats: Clans of the Forest Developer: Bamtang Games (Lima, Peru) Publisher: TRAILMARK Games IP Holder: Coolabi Group Genre: Turn-Based RPG / Action-Adventure Release Date: October 23, 2026 Platforms: Switch 2 · Switch · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S · PC Price: $29.99 Standard · $39.99 Feral Edition Rating: ESRB E10+ (Fantasy Violence) 🐾 Warrior Cats: Clans of the Forest launches October 23 across five platforms. Console pre-orders are live now at $29.99 for the Standard Edition and $39.99 for the Feral Edition — PC pre-orders follow at a later date. Erin Hunter wrote four new storylines exclusively for…

Publisher: CRITICAL REFLEX Event: gamescom 2026, Cologne Headline Reveal: TANUKI: Pon’s Summer animated trailer Also Announced: Militsioner — 2027, Xbox, Game Pass day one Award News: Inkblood — Best Visuals nomination Playable Now: 3 Steam demos + 1 playtest sign-up 🎪 CRITICAL REFLEX had a busy gamescom. A new animated trailer for TANUKI: Pon’s Summer at the Future Games Show, a 2027 window and day-one Game Pass confirmation for Militsioner, a Best Visuals award nomination for Inkblood — and four things from the show floor you can actually play or sign up for right now. 🦝 The Headline: A Tanuki…