AARISE has announced Kiwi Boing, a 3D collectathon platformer coming to PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, as well as consoles, in Q4 2027. The game makes its first public appearance at Paris Games Week from October 22–25, 2026, where attendees can try a playable demo at the French Pavilion. Players control a flightless Kiwi whose plane crashes into a beautiful archipelago during a holiday trip. To get home, they must explore handcrafted islands, collect scattered plane parts, and help the unusual locals with their everyday problems. From friendly parrots to pirates turned tour guides, the islands are…
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Nomadic Games and Rising Tide Publishing have announced that Burning Sword: Death Sun, a wuxia-inspired hack-and-slash action game developed in Bangkok, launches into Steam Early Access on November 17, 2026. Early Access begins with five handcrafted stages, five main bosses, and two secret bosses. Players take control of Zhang Yixian, leader of the Crimson Dust Demon Sect, who returns from the brink of death seeking revenge against Gao Tianqi, master of the deadly Death Sun poison. Reaching his target means defeating the powerful martial arts masters standing in the way. Combat combines swordplay, palm strikes, and Qi-based abilities. Players can…
Developer Justcamh and publisher Inner Pocket have released a new gameplay trailer for Nonolith, a mysterious exploration puzzler featured at The MIX Showcase. Trapped inside a massive living structure, players can copy, paste, move, rotate, and destroy pieces of the environment to solve puzzles and find a way out. These tools are available from the start, encouraging experimentation as you build bridges, dig tunnels, and break through walls. Nonolith features nine worlds that can be explored in any order. Simple mechanics gradually reveal unexpected uses, with multiple paths leading toward an eventual escape. But getting out is only part of…
Independent studio One Way Eleven has revealed a new look at Hanno: A Magical Tale, an upcoming action-adventure inspired by the story of an Asian elephant sent from Portugal to the Pope in 1514. The game reimagines that history through a tale of friendship, magic, and the bond between a boy and an unusual elephant. Players take on the role of Vimal, an orphan who discovers a wounded baby elephant named Hanno in the forest. After promising to protect him, Vimal discovers that Hanno’s magic grants him strength, but only while he carries the elephant. Together, they must explore a…
LINE Games has announced that Ember and Blade will enter Early Access on January 8, 2027, for Steam and the Epic Games Store. The release date was revealed during the Galaxies Showcase alongside a new trailer featuring protagonist Fenrix battling demons on his quest to stop the archdemon Asmodeus. In Ember and Blade, death is only the beginning. Fenrix is a cursed immortal trapped in an endless cycle of death and rebirth. Players must turn his curse into a weapon, combining an expanded arsenal with angelic Blessings, Runes, and Arcana to create powerful builds. The game’s Demo 2.0 update introduced…
In this video, I unbox Valve’s latest gaming controller, announced in November 2025, take a closer look at its design and features, and connect it to my gaming PC to get everything set up. Join me as I check out what comes in the box, explore the controller’s layout and controls, and walk through the process of connecting it to a PC for gaming. Whether you’re a longtime Steam user or considering a new controller for your PC gaming setup, this is a first look at getting started with Valve’s latest hardware.
Finals Week is a co-op cheating simulator set in a dysfunctional, 90s-style school where studying is the last thing on anyone’s mind. Launching on Steam on October 29, 2026, the game challenges groups of friends to pass increasingly difficult exams using questionable tactics and plenty of teamwork. Players can copy answers, sneak textbooks around the classroom, whisper through proximity chat, and send solutions using cellphones and walkie-talkies. When things get desperate, secret passages, environmental distractions, and even a pen that doubles as a tranquilizer blowgun can help turn the tide. Just be careful. The teacher patrols the classroom, listens for…
Indie developer UvsU: You vs You has announced that its dark claymation puzzle platformer, UvsU: You vs You, will launch on PC via Steam on January 21, 2027. The release date was revealed during IGN Fan Fest, while a free demo is available now on Steam, where it has earned a 98% Very Positive rating from more than 350 reviews. In UvsU: You vs You, players must solve puzzles by working against recordings of their own past actions. Each challenge unfolds across multiple time loops, with players switching between two opposing roles: the angel, who must reach the end of…
Indie developer The Flying Baguette and publisher HYPERSTRANGE have released Odd Town, a retro-styled first-person sandbox adventure, on PC via Steam for $11.99. Set in a seemingly ordinary town hiding some disturbing secrets, the game gives players the freedom to explore, interact with residents, and decide just how far they’re willing to go to escape. After your car breaks down in Saint Sectaire, you’ll need to find a way to earn enough money to get back on the road. Take legitimate odd jobs, such as cleaning the local cinema, or turn to more questionable activities to make some quick cash.…
Digital Lighthouse Games has unveiled Encryption, its debut title, during the Galaxies Gaming Showcase. This first-person psychological horror adventure combines exploration, puzzles, and stealth with cinematic storytelling and highly detailed environments inspired by real locations in southern Italy. The story follows Leonardo, a father desperately searching for his missing daughter, Arianna, as wildfires spread across southern Italy. His search takes him to Matera, one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited cities. With its streets abandoned and the fires closing in, Leonardo ventures beneath the city, where something far more dangerous awaits. Players must investigate their surroundings, solve puzzles tied to…