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ASYLUM Brings Psychological Horror to Consoles on October 30
Senscape's psychological horror adventure ASYLUM will launch on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch on October 30, following its 2025 PC debut.
Indie CEO Sets 30,000-Unit ROI Target Against GTA 6
Fairy Mount Games will release Flame, Forest & Flood on the same day as GTA 6. Its CEO says a small PC audience could support a very different business model.
Good Children Say Grace brings absurdist horror to Steam
Good Children Say Grace is set to launch on Steam on 16 October 2026, with branching routes, a 10% launch discount and a story shaped by psychological horror and manga.
Portentum enters Steam Early Access on October 28
Snowfall Games will launch Portentum on Steam Early Access on October 28, 2026. The free-to-play cryptid deck-builder will include asynchronous PvP, with a demo planned for Steam Next Fest.
The Drawratos turns card drawing into cheesy rat poker
Targem Games has announced The Drawratos, a cooperative poker game for 1 to 4 players. Players draw on cards, risk cheese and use tricks to take the pot, with a Steam playtest serving as the project's testing route.
Keita Takahashi Takes Reality Drift Inside the Human Body
Arganoid Industries has confirmed guest artwork by Keita Takahashi for Reality Drift. The game will appear at Steam Next Fest in October before its full release on November 11th 2026.
Cards After Midnight brings werewolf deckbuilding to all platforms
JanduSoft is partnering with Boomfire Games on Cards After Midnight, a dark roguelike card adventure where players survive as humans by day and face werewolf attacks after midnight.
High Roller Penny drops its first Steam demo
Kniv Studio has released the first Steam demo for High Roller Penny. The pachinko-inspired roguelike mixes risky pegboard builds, bunny girls and a fight to clear crushing debts.
Aether Refiner opens Android test with solver-verified levels
The Great Cloud has opened a closed Android playtest for Aether Refiner ahead of its planned autumn 2026 release. The game promises more than 2,000 levels, with a solver checking that every board can be beaten without boosters.
13th Ball Launches Its Haunted Pool Bar Demo on Steam
Bumi Studio has released a free Steam demo for 13th Ball: The Nightmare Shift. Ellie must work through a haunted pool bar, protect her sanity and make choices that can lead to multiple endings.
Legends of Hearts requires two players
Angscope has announced Legends of Hearts for PC on Steam, where two-player co-op is mandatory and corrupted emotions are purified instead of fought. The release date is still undecided, and a free demo is planned, but the available search record does not independently verify those details.
Nulphia releases a three-hour demo on Steam
Solo developer Kirill Poletaev has released Nulphia's first public Steam demo. It offers two to three hours of exploration, combat, puzzles and story across the game's opening chapter.
Wrack: Reclamation brings kill-streak combat to Xbox
Wrack: Reclamation is now on Xbox from Final Boss Entertainment and RedDeer.Games. Its campaign centers on timed kill streaks, corpse resets and boss fights.
FlopHop Brings Ponchee's Space Adventure to Osaka
Bunny Space Odyssey: FlopHop will appear at OSAKA INDIE GAMES SUMMIT 2026 on October 3-4. A related Steam event will give Japanese players another way to discover Ponchee's space adventure.
Crownbreakers Brings Tactical Card Combat to Steam
Sharkbomb Studios and Firesquid have shown a new Crownbreakers trailer at the Game Devs of Color Expo. A Steam demo is now live, and press and creators can request Alpha keys.
RollerGirl Opens Steam Playtest Signups for a 2000s Summer Adventure
Pushing Vertices has opened Steam signups for RollerGirl's community playtest. The 2000s-inspired slice-of-life adventure follows Naomi through rollerblading errands, local drama, indie music choices and teenage romance, with no full release date announced yet.
Luminous Nights brings Kingdom Hearts-style action RPG combat to Steam
Yahya Danboos has released the first official teaser trailer for Luminous Nights. The upcoming Steam action RPG pairs PS2-era platforming and combat ideas with an original Arabian fantasy story.
Shared Custody Turns Demonic Babysitting Into Co-op Survival
EAT PANT has announced Shared Custody for PC on Steam. The co-op game puts up to four players in the role of demons escorting Sprog through dangerous worlds, but no release date has been confirmed.
Wild West Pioneers enters PC Early Access
Wild West Pioneers is now in PC Early Access on Steam, GOG.com and Epic Games Store. The game combines settlement management and exploration with a search for a missing father.
Hold On Turns Awe Into a Short Interactive Experience
The Sheep's Meow has announced Hold On for Steam on PC and Mac in 2027. The short interactive experience links microscopic and cosmic moments through simple interactions, while keeping its full scope deliberately concise.
Abyzou Rituals Makes Its Wishlist Part of the Horror
Ecuadorian solo developer Ignacio Bustamante has unveiled Abyzou Rituals: The Manson Case for Steam and Epic Games Store. At its centre is an unfinished ritual that reaches into the way players discover the game.
Cancelled fighter pilot game lands on Nintendo Switch
Elland: The Crystal Wars has reportedly launched on Nintendo Switch through the Nintendo eShop after its planned Game Boy Advance release was cancelled in 2002. The revival adds rewind support and an LCD filter, though the release, price and project history could not be independently verified in the available search results.
Lexicon Odyssey turns Japanese study into a Steam RPG
KonaGames has released Lexicon Odyssey on Steam for Windows. The RPG covers Japanese study from hiragana and katakana to JLPT N1, with thousands of vocabulary entries, grammar points and example sentences.
Yokai Mart Demo Comes to Steam Before Next Fest
GudaGuda Studio has released a free Steam demo for Yokai Mart ahead of its Steam Next Fest appearance from 19 to 26 October 2026. The full game is planned for Q1 2027.
Thronefall expands with Craaghelm on 11 November
Mythwright will bring Thronefall to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox Game Pass on 11 November. Craaghelm arrives the same day with eight new maps and a new mechanical threat.
Ember Legion brings day-night strategy to PC in 2027
Aquila Interactive will publish Night Owl Games' Ember Legion on PC in 2027. The strategy roguelite turns each daylight expedition into preparation for increasingly strange hordes after dark.
LOVE alt delete Turns AI Romance Into Psychological Horror
Circle Maiden Name has opened beta sign-ups for LOVE alt delete, an unsettling visual novel where players control one AI to romance another while chasing a sinister chatbot mystery.
Farming Camp Opens on PC and Consoles
Farming Camp launched digitally and physically on selected platforms on 24 September 2026. Players can get the digital edition at 20% off for two weeks as Alessandra begins her summer challenge.
Million Gems Turns One Million Jewels Into a Magical Escape
Solo developer Liviu Globa has announced Million Gems: Sorting Wizard for PC via Steam. The cosy first-person game traps players in a castle where sorting one million gems is the only way out.
Fallen Tear: The Ascension leaves Early Access with its full Steam release
Winter Crew Studios has launched Fallen Tear: The Ascension version 1.0 on Steam with a completed story and nearly twice the Early Access content. The game is available with a 10% launch discount, while PlayStation 5, Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch versions are planned for 2027.
PRINCESS VANGUARD demo brings Chapter 1 to Steam
Kinakoboo has released a free Steam demo for PRINCESS VANGUARD. Chapter 1 introduces four princesses and puts its top-down combat, enemy hordes, and boss fights on display.
Crystant Leaves Early Access With Its Full Steam Release
Dawner Game Studio released Crystant version 1.0 on 21 September 2026 for PC through Steam. The post-apocalyptic strategy game combines tile-based exploration, tactical combat, resource management and permanent Roguelite progression.
LumberBoy brings cosy island logging to Steam with a free demo
HiddenStageGames has released a free Steam demo for LumberBoy, with three forest areas and 34 upgrades. The cosy incremental game is also scheduled to appear at Steam Next Fest in October 2026.
Balatro-style tactics meet curling in Rogue Curling
BurGum Games has released a Steam demo for Rogue Curling, a curling roguelite where throw precision works alongside build crafting and rule-breaking combinations ahead of its planned PC release.
Max Bid Makes Black-Market Auctions an Incremental Game
Solo developer OkoruDev announced Max Bid on 22 September 2026 for Steam. Its reveal trailer is live, and the game is planned for release in Q1 2027. Players will bid on sealed black-market containers, then sort, repair and resell what they find.
Packed Lair turns Tetris-style planning into monster warfare
Mystic Forge and Belgian indie developer Fables of Wits have released Packed Lair on Steam for $7.99, with a 10% launch discount for two weeks. Its main challenge is fitting buildings together before heroes invade.
Frost 2 Brings Its Frozen Survival Deckbuilder Back
Jérôme Bodin has revealed Frost 2 for PC with a new trailer and Steam page. The sequel keeps the frozen survival deckbuilder at its core, then adds evolving cards, lasting wounds and dice, though independent confirmation of the project and its planned Kickstarter remains limited.
Launch Hazard turns rocket-powered ragdolls into a Steam score attack
Emberlane Games has announced Launch Hazard for Steam, a 90-second score-attack game built around rocket-powered ragdolls, momentum chains, and high-scoring crashes. A playtest and demo are planned before the December launch, but independent confirmation of the announcement and schedule remains limited.
Serbian Games Week Brings More Than 200 Games to Steam
Serbian Games Week runs on Steam from 21 to 28 September 2026, with discounts on selected titles and upcoming projects linked to DevGAMM FTW! in Belgrade.
Tape 101 Turns Grief Into a Liminal Horror Game on Steam
Tape 101: Liminal Descent is now available on Steam for $9.99 with a launch discount. Players move through looping spaces and use an RC car to uncover a story shaped by grief.
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