Author: Obsidian

A Family Business You are cast as the lead operator tasked with returning to Port Wake to salvage and rebuild your father’s struggling family business in the wake of a devastating hurricane. Released a few days ago by simulation heavyweights Saber Interactive (the studio responsible for the brilliant MudRunner and SnowRunner series), Docked trades muddy, untamed wilderness for the rigid, asphalt-paved logistics of America’s front door. You are responsible for loading cargo, repairing infrastructure, and managing day-to-day operations to turn a profit. The community is heavily divided on this one. Having spent the weekend strapping containers to flatbeds and managing…

A New Era of Subspace For over a decade, fans of the Scott Pilgrim franchise had to treat the original Ubisoft beat-’em-up as lost media, praying for digital storefront listings to miraculously reappear. Now, in 2026, we don’t just have a port—we have a brand-new, fully realized sequel. Scott Pilgrim EX, developed and published by modern retro-masters Tribute Games (TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge), hit Steam yesterday. Featuring a brand-new story penned by series creator Bryan Lee O’Malley, the game drops players into a fractured timeline of Toronto, 20XX. With Sex Bob-Omb’s bandmates abducted by shadowy forces, the city has been carved…

A Sinner’s Salvation The survival horror renaissance of the 2020s has largely been defined by massive, big-budget remakes. But what happens when an indie studio looks at the DNA of Resident Evil 4 and BioShock, drenches it in twisted Spanish folklore, and forces the player to literally bleed for every bullet they fire? You get Crisol: Theater of Idols. Developed by Madrid-based Vermila Studios and published under the newly minted Blumhouse Games banner, Crisol arrived on February 10, 2026, to a wave of “Very Positive” user reviews. It is a game that proudly punches far above its AA weight class.…

Escaping the Free-to-Play Grind in Aces of Thunder For over a decade, Gaijin Entertainment’s War Thunder has dominated the military vehicle combat market. It boasts an incredible physics engine and a massive roster of historical aircraft. However, it also famously features one of the most punishing, soul-crushing free-to-play grinds in modern gaming. Unlocking a top-tier plane can take hundreds of hours or hundreds of dollars. Enter Aces of Thunder. Released early last month, this standalone, premium title is essentially Gaijin’s olive branch to the hardcore simulation community. For a flat $30 entry fee, it completely strips away the microtransactions, the…

A Ninja’s Journey Begins in Voxel Form Every so often, an indie game slips onto the Steam storefront with little fanfare but an undeniable sense of charm. Katana Dragon: Chapter 1, developed by the Spanish indie studio Tsunoa Games, is exactly that kind of hidden gem. At first glance, it looks like Minecraft Dungeons crossed with 3D Dot Game Heroes. But dig a little deeper, and you will find a love letter to the classic top-down Legend of Zelda games (think A Link to the Past or Minish Cap), entirely constructed from beautiful, handcrafted voxel art. Graduating from its Early…

All Aboard the Sequel Express When Monster Train 2 launched last year, it had massive shoes to fill. The original game was a watershed moment for the roguelike deckbuilder genre, offering a multi-floor, tower-defense twist on the formula popularized by Slay the Spire. Thankfully, the sequel didn’t just iterate; it evolved, introducing deeper mechanics, richer clans like the Luna Coven and Underlegion, and beautifully refined vertical combat. Now, almost a year later, developer Shiny Shoe has released the game’s first paid DLC: Destiny of the Railforged. Priced at a very reasonable $9.99, this expansion adds a brand-new clan, fresh enemies,…