Author: Zachary Holmes

Game: Holey Ship Developer: Essencia Sentinam Publisher: Judatone Studios Genre: Co-Op Repair Chaos Released: August 25, 2026 — Early Access Platform: PC (Windows) Price: $6.99 Players: Up to 4, online co-op Steam Deck: Unknown ⚠️ You Will Need to Bring Your Own Friends The store page invites you to “join online lobbies, meet other players” — but at the time of writing, Holey Ship’s concurrent player count is effectively zero, with an all-time peak of four. There is no matchmaking pool to drop into. There’s also no single-player mode yet (the developers have confirmed it’s coming). So right now this…

Game: Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy Developer: Asobo Studio Publisher: Focus Entertainment Genre: Action-Adventure Released: August 27, 2026 Platform: PC (Steam) Price: $49.99 Length: ~12 hours main story Critics: Metacritic 84 · OpenCritic 81 Steam Deck: Verified ⚠️ Photosensitivity Warning — Strobe Effects, No Toggle A player reports a late-game area built around strobe lighting that nearly made them stop playing — they finished it wearing sunglasses. Despite Resonance offering ten accessibility features, they couldn’t find any setting that disables the strobe effect. If you’re sensitive to flashing lights, or have photosensitive epilepsy, please be aware of this before buying,…

Game: Golden Swirl Developer: Snako Production Publisher: Infini Fun Genre: Semi-Real-Time Action Deckbuilder Released: September 9, 2026 Platform: PC (Steam) Price: $19.99 · 20% off to Sept 23 Content: 4 heroes · 120 cards · 100+ relics Steam Deck: Playable Voice: Fully voiced (English) 🎨 A Note on the Art Before You Buy Golden Swirl’s character art includes a noticeable amount of fanservice, and player opinion on it is genuinely divided — some describe it as light and part of the appeal, others find it one-sided and off-putting. We lay out both views properly further down. It’s a taste call…

Game: Forsworn Developer: Resummon Studios Publisher: Resummon Studios (self-published) Genre: Turn-Based Tactics Roguelite Released: September 10, 2026 Platform: PC (Windows & Linux/SteamOS) Price: $15.99 · 20% off to Sept 24 Players: 1–4, online co-op Content: 6 heroes · 200+ abilities · 150+ items Steam Deck: Unknown 👀 The Reviews Will Warn You About the Graphics. They’re Right. Something unusual is happening on Forsworn’s Steam page: players who love it are going out of their way to pre-warn newcomers about how it looks. “The graphics are trash, but the gameplay is legendary.” “This game looks like ass but it’s fun and…

Game: Dumb Ways to Build Developer: Dumb Ways to Die Publisher: Dumb Ways to Die Genre: Physics-Based Co-Op Builder Released: September 10, 2026 Platform: PC (Steam) Price: $7.99 Players: 1–4, online co-op with crossplay Steam Deck: Verified Install: 7 GB Action Online Co-Op Physics Multiplayer Casual First-Person Adventure Comedy Co-op Funny 3D Platformer Character Customization Singleplayer 3D Platformer $7.99Price 3Crisis Jobs 25Achievements 15Languages 855Playing Now 🔨 Know this first: every tool that helps you can also be used on your friends. That isn’t an exploit — it’s the design. The nail gun builds bridges and it also pins people to…

Game: Graveyard Keeper 2 Developer: Lazy Bear Games Publisher: tinyBuild Genre: Graveyard Sim / Automation / Tower Defense Releases: September 22, 2026 Platforms: PC · PS5 · PS4 · Xbox · Switch 2 · Switch Price: $24.99 · 20% off pre-purchase Engine: Unreal Engine 5 — rebuilt in 3D Steam Deck: Unknown Demo: Free, ~3–4 hours, progress carries over 📋 What We Played, and What We Didn’t We were given early access to the full release build ahead of the September 22 launch — not the public demo. That build carried a defined stopping point from the publisher, so while…