Game: TROLLHEIM: GNOMES Developers: Off-Leash Interactive · Trollheim Studios Publisher: Fireshine Games Early Access: Later in 2026 (Steam) Players: Solo (offline) · co-op up to 8 Playtest: Request access on Steam Genre: Co-op PvE survival crafting · Nordic folklore 🍄 TROLLHEIM: GNOMES is coming to Steam Early Access later this year. The Nordic folklore survival crafter, made with ex-Mojang talent and published by Fireshine Games (Core Keeper, Len’s Island), has just been announced with a new trailer. You can already request access to the playtest on its Steam page. 🌲 The World Through the Eyes of a Three-Inch Gnome Step…
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Game: Acornia: Mirror Worlds Developer: Splashteam (Tinykin) Publisher: The Arcade Crew (Dotemu) Release: 2027 Platforms: PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S · Nintendo Switch 2 Mode: Single-player Genre: Shop management · action-adventure · dungeon crawler 🐿️ Acornia: Mirror Worlds has a brand-new gameplay trailer. The “bake-and-brawl” adventure from Splashteam, the team behind Tinykin, launches in 2027 on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2, and you can wishlist it now. 🥐 Plate Them Up, or Shoot Them Up Alva’s special skill is her bottomless cheek pouches. In the shop, she stuffs them with treats to spit…
Event: CRITICAL REFLEX TIME 2026 Date: Tuesday, October 20 Time: 10:30am PT · 1:30pm ET · 6:30pm BST Where: YouTube Timing: Right after the ID@Xbox Showcase Publisher: CRITICAL REFLEX Featuring: Over a dozen titles 📺 CRITICAL REFLEX TIME returns on Tuesday, October 20 at 10:30am PT / 1:30pm ET / 6:30pm BST, streaming on YouTube right after the ID@Xbox Showcase. Expect big announcements, new trailers, demos and surprises from more than a dozen games. 🧠 Genre Is a Prison and They Ate the Warden CRITICAL REFLEX is the indie publisher behind some of the strangest, most talked-about games of the…
Game: Hungry Horrors Developer & Publisher: Clumsy Bear Studio Released: Version 1.0 · October 13, 2026 Price: $14.99 · $11.99 until October 19 Platforms: PC · Mac · Linux · Steam Deck Verified Mode: Single-player Genre: Deckbuilder · roguelite · folklore 🍲 Hungry Horrors is out now in full 1.0. After nine months in Early Access, the folklore deckbuilder left Early Access on October 13. It’s 20% off at $11.99 (normally $14.99) during Steam Cooking Fest until October 19, and players rate it Very Positive, with 98% of reviews recommending it. 🥧 You Don’t Fight the Monsters. You Feed Them.…
Game: Pirates Republic Developer & Publisher: Golden Hind Games SA Planned Release: Q1 2027 Platform: PC (Steam) Players: Solo · online co-op up to 4 Engine: Moving to Unreal Engine 5 Genre: Pirate survival sandbox 🏴☠️ Pirates Republic has a new alpha gameplay trailer. Golden Hind Games has regained full rights to the game, is moving it to Unreal Engine 5, and plans to open alpha testing for members of its Discord. Steam currently lists a planned release of Q1 2027. ⚓ Back in Their Hands, With the Wind in Their Sails After re-obtaining the rights to Pirates Republic, developer…
Game: METRO 2039 Developer: 4A Games Publisher: Deep Silver Release: February 4, 2027 Pre-Orders: Open now · Standard, Deluxe & Collector’s Platforms: PS5 · Xbox Series X|S · PC (Steam, Epic, Xbox PC) Mode: Single-player Genre: Story-driven FPS · survival ☢️ METRO 2039 pre-orders are live now. The next Metro launches on February 4, 2027 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam, the Epic Games Store and Xbox on PC). Every edition includes the Specialist Pack pre-order bonus, and the Deluxe and Collector’s Editions add a Story Expansion DLC coming after launch. 🚇 The Underground Is Calling You…
