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Game: Talespinner Developer: Flash Cat Games Publisher: Kwalee Genre: Roguelike Deckbuilder Released: August 6, 2026 Platform: PC (Steam) Price: $14.99 Players: Single-player Steam Deck: Verified Reviewed On: PC · 10+ hours 📋 Disclosure: the developers provided a free review copy of Talespinner. It had no bearing on our score or conclusions. Roguelike Deckbuilder Card Battler Roguelike Card Game Turn-Based Deckbuilding Roguelite RPG Strategy Turn-Based Combat Replay Value Strategy RPG Perma Death Difficult Mythology Procedural Generation Singleplayer Turn-Based Strategy Indie Fantasy $14.99Price 200+Battle Cards 50+Companions 3Heroes 38Achievements 🎴 Know this first: it isn’t a Slay the Spire clone, and it isn’t…

Game: Marsupilami 2 – Salsa Palombia Developer: Ocellus Studio Publisher: Microids Genre: 2D Action Platformer Released: September 3, 2026 Platform: PC (Steam) Length: ~3 hours campaign Players: 1–2 local co-op & Remote Play Together Reviewed On: PC · solo and two-player Action Adventure 2D Platformer Co-op Platformer 2.5D Colorful Cute Comic Book Family Friendly Cartoon Nature Local Co-Op Local Multiplayer Multiplayer Singleplayer Music Side Scroller Cartoony Animals 3Playable Marsupilamis ~3hMain Campaign 5Versus Minigames 2Player Local Co-Op 2021Last Entry 🎺 Know this first: the campaign is about three hours long. There’s a decent pile of optional content around it — collectibles,…

Game: Grail Developer: Sokpop Collective Publisher: Sokpop Collective Genre: PvP Autobattler Deckbuilder Released: September 1, 2026 Platform: PC (Steam) · Windows & macOS Price: $9.99 (20% off to Sept 8 — $7.99) Run Length: 15–45 minutes Players: Single-player & PvP Reviewed On: PC Auto Battler Deckbuilding Strategy Card Battler PvP Roguelite Card Game Roguelike Fantasy Lore-Rich Colorful Cute Indie Pixel Graphics Asynchronous Multiplayer Medieval Character Customization PvE Singleplayer Automation $7.99Launch Price 250+Cards 100+Traits 23Achievements 15–45Min Per Run 🃏 Know this first: you don’t play the cards. The deck plays itself. Every decision happens between fights — what you draft, what…

Game: IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator Developer: Nick Nieuwoudt & Dominik Latos Publisher: Self-published (2-person team) Genre: Heavy Artillery Simulator Released: August 6, 2026 Platform: PC (Steam) Price: $19.99 Length: ~11 hrs main · ~17 hrs completionist Players: Single-player Steam Deck: Verified Reviewed On: PC Military Simulation Realistic 3D War Alternate History Immersive Sim Indie Action First-Person Tactical Steampunk Atmospheric World War I Historical Wargame World War II Replay Value Logic Physics $19.99Price 11hMain Story 2Developers 12,495Steam Reviews 96%Overwhelmingly Positive ⚠️ Content note: IRON NEST is a game about being complicit. You fire chemical and gas shells on order, the…

Game: Stoneguard Developer: Thorn Spire Games (team of 2) Publisher: Wandering Wizard Genre: Survival Strategy · Base Building · RTS Status: Early Access Released: July 30, 2026 Price: $6.99 Players: Single-player · Online co-op Survival Strategy Building Crafting Management Action Open World Survival Craft Resource Management Co-op Medieval RTS Action RTS Combat Base Building Open World Horror Indie Early Access Third Person Multiplayer ⚠️ Content Warning Thorn Spire describe Stoneguard as containing intense violence, blood and gore, horror themes, and depictions of dead, dismembered and decapitated human and non-human bodies. Dismemberment isn’t incidental here — it’s a core mechanic, in…

Game: Amphibian Developer: JARCORP Interactive (Massachusetts) Genre: Tactical Turn-Based “Super2D” RPG Release: Early 2028 Platforms: PC · Mac · Linux · Switch · Xbox Series · PS5 Length: 10–15 hours Sound Design: Shireen Ghosh Soundtrack: Western Education 🐸 We’ve Been Following This One Since GDC We first met Greg Alexandropoulos in the press room at GDC earlier this year. He stood out — a genuinely excellent suit and hair that had opinions of its own — so we went over to ask what he was there for. The moment he heard “games site,” the pitch sheet came out. We ran…