Set in a plague-ravaged medieval world, Nested Lands throws players into a ruthless fight for survival where everything starts from nothing. You’ll gather resources, construct buildings, and slowly forge a functioning village while fending off roaming bandits, twisted plague-infested enemies, and the ever-present threat of disease.

Survival Is More Than Just Staying Alive

Managing a settlement in Nested Lands means making hard decisions. Plague outbreaks can spiral out of control, villagers react to your leadership, and every choice shapes how the world responds to you. On top of that, the game leans into psychological survival, raising unsettling questions about the protagonist’s mental state—and even personal hygiene—as the pressure mounts.

What’s Included in Early Access

The Early Access build introduces a host of expanded systems refined through community feedback, including:

• A deeper plague system with multiple stages and meaningful tactical consequences

• Reworked combat and stealth, emphasizing survival over brute force

• Smarter villagers and improved management tools, alongside clearer automation systems

• Quality-of-life improvements across building, progression, and the user interface

Players won’t have to wait long to get hands-on. An updated demo is arriving soon, featuring co-op support for up to four players, offering a glimpse of the harsh world and its core systems ahead of launch.

Nested Lands enters Early Access on January 23, 2026 for PC via Steam, GOG, and the Epic Games Store, inviting players to build, suffer, and endure in a world consumed by plague, greed, and madness.

Rather than glorifying conflict, Fatherhood explores the quiet, devastating moments between explosions—the fear, the denial, and the impossible choices parents are forced to make when normal life collapses overnight.

A Story Rooted in Real-Life Tragedy

The emotional core of Fatherhood is inspired by a widely shared video from the Syrian conflict, showing a father teaching his young daughter to laugh every time a bomb falls nearby. The goal wasn’t denial—it was protection. By reframing the sound of explosions as something harmless, he shielded her from terror in a situation no child should ever experience.

That moment became the foundation of Fatherhood’s narrative and design philosophy.

According to Persis Play Studio CEO Mahdi Sadri, the game is built around a painful contradiction: in war, keeping a child safe sometimes means reshaping the reality they perceive, because the truth is simply too overwhelming. This idea influences not just the story, but every major gameplay system players interact with.

Gameplay Built Around Protection and Choice

In Fatherhood, players take on the role of a parent guiding a blind child through constant danger. Threats like gunfire, collapsing buildings, and hostile checkpoints aren’t just obstacles—they’re moments that must be filtered and softened before they reach the daughter. Every action you take affects not only survival, but how she understands the world around her.

Player choices carry emotional weight, often forcing difficult decisions between honesty, comfort, sacrifice, and survival. These moments directly shape the daughter’s emotional state and long-term resilience.

Key Features at a Glance

• A deeply emotional father-and-daughter gameplay dynamic focused on trust and protection

• Hand-holding companion mechanics where movement and safety depend entirely on the player

• A unique hugging mechanic used to calm fear and prevent emotional breakdowns

• Choice-driven scenarios that reshape the child’s perception of reality

• Atmospheric 2.5D environments inspired by real-world war-torn cities

• A grounded narrative reflecting the lived experiences of families caught in conflict

Demo Launching With Kickstarter Campaign

A public demo of Fatherhood is set to launch alongside its upcoming Kickstarter campaign. The project’s pre-launch page is already live, with the developers encouraging players and creators to follow and share the campaign to help bring the game to life.

Fatherhood isn’t about winning a war—it’s about surviving it, emotionally and morally, through the eyes of someone trying to protect the one thing that matters most.

Designed for solo play or co-op with up to four players, StarRupture blends survival, base building, automation, and defensive combat into a single high-pressure experience. Early Access marks a major milestone for the studio, building on years of experience and extensive community feedback, with plenty more content planned on the road to version 1.0.

Survive a World on the Brink

Arcadia-7 is as beautiful as it is deadly. Players must gather resources, build sprawling industrial systems, and defend their base from relentless alien threats—all while keeping an eye on the planet’s unstable star, Ruptura. When Ruptura erupts, the results are catastrophic, forcing players to plan ahead or risk losing everything.

Combat comes from multiple angles, whether it’s aggressive Vermin attacking your structures or the environment itself turning hostile. Success depends on smart planning, efficient automation, and knowing when to fight—or flee.

Shaped by the Community

Ahead of launch, Creepy Jar ran two dedicated playtests—one focused on solo gameplay and another on co-op. That feedback paid off, with playtesters delivering a strong 92.4% positive rating. Now that Early Access is live, the developers plan to continue refining the game hand-in-hand with the community.

To set expectations, Creepy Jar has also released StarRupture’s first development roadmap, outlining new features and improvements planned over the coming months.

Early Access Pricing

Players can jump in right now at a discounted Early Access price of $15.99, reflecting a 20% launch discount. The price will increase to $19.99 as development progresses.

Life as a Prisoner on Arcadia-7

In StarRupture, you’re not a hero—you’re a prisoner. Sentenced to work on a distant planet, your job is to extract resources and build factories for powerful corporations that couldn’t care less if you survive. Between hostile creatures, brutal conditions, and a star that can wipe the surface clean, staying alive is never guaranteed.

Key Features

• Explore a Deadly Planet – Discover a vast open world filled with resources, secrets, and regions reshaped by recurring cataclysms.

• Build to Thrive – Mine, process, and automate resources to create complex industrial systems and unlock new technologies.

• Fight to Survive – Defend yourself and your base against aggressive alien creatures and extreme environmental hazards.

• Alone or With Friends – Tackle the dangers of Arcadia-7 solo or team up with up to four players in co-op.

StarRupture is available now on Steam Early Access, offering a fiery new survival sandbox for players ready to build, fight, and endure the end of the world—again and again.

Developed by Metal Head Games and published by Spiral Up Games, Back to the Dawn blends deep roleplaying mechanics, branching storylines, and old-school pixel visuals into a gritty prison escape adventure where every decision matters.

Framed. Locked Up. Time’s Running Out.

You play as Thomas the Fox, an investigative journalist who uncovers too much and pays the price—framed for crimes he didn’t commit and thrown into the walls of Boulderton Prison. Inside, it’s not just about survival. You’ll need to build alliances, uncover a deeper conspiracy, and plan your escape with precision… or risk becoming just another name in the prison log.

From underground dealings and stealthy side jobs to full-blown riots and cell block politics, Back to the Dawn throws you into a living, reactive prison environment that evolves with every choice you make.

New Content: The Black Panther Arc

Releasing alongside the game’s full 1.0 PC version, the Xbox launch includes the Black Panther Arc—a brand-new storyline centered around Bob the Panther, an undercover cop with a secretive past. Expect new characters, morally grey decisions, and expanded areas to explore inside and beyond the prison walls.

Key Features:

• Console-Optimized Controls – Fully tuned for Xbox Series X|S for smooth gameplay

• Deep Roleplaying Mechanics – Skill trees, stealth, bribery, combat, and more

• Branching Narrative – Every action can change your fate and alter who you trust

• Pixel-Art Style with Grit – Retro visuals meet a dark, conspiracy-fueled story

• New Black Panther Arc – Dive into fresh quests, new characters, and secret agendas

Launch Price & Discount

Back to the Dawn will retail for $19.99 USD, but Xbox players can grab it for $16.99 during launch week thanks to a 15% discount.

If you missed it on PC, now’s the perfect time to jump into one of the year’s most unique RPGs. Whether you’re negotiating with a gang, sneaking through restricted areas, or piecing together clues on a conspiracy that reaches far beyond the prison gates, Back to the Dawn delivers a tightly woven mix of tension, choice, and pixel-perfect style.

Back to the Dawn hits Xbox Series X|S on July 18. Wishlist it now and get ready to break free.

]]> 35070 https://www.yogomi.com/2025/03/i-hate-this-place-isometric-survival-horror/ Thu, 20 Mar 2025 21:19:04 +0000 https://www.yogomi.com/?p=32587 Horror fans, get ready—I Hate This Place is coming to haunt your screens in Q4 2025. Developed by Broken Mirror Games in partnership with Skybound Entertainment, this open-world isometric survival horror game is based on the Eisner-nominated comic series by Kyle Starks and Artyom Topilin. Set to launch on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch, the game marks a new entry in a horror label under Bloober Team—the minds behind The Medium, Layers of Fear, and the upcoming Silent Hill 2 remake.

A Comic Book Nightmare Brought to Life
With a bold, ‘80s-inspired comic book aesthetic, I Hate This Place throws players into a twisted world where reality bends, nightmares bleed into the waking world, and danger lurks around every corner. As Elena, you’ll fight to survive against supernatural horrors after accidentally awakening a dark, malevolent force. Outgunned and overwhelmed, you’ll need to be clever—using the environment, crafting tools, and strategically fighting to stay alive.

Expect tense gunfights, brutal melee combat, and a dynamic day-night cycle that changes how threats behave. Find and secure safehouses before nightfall, or risk being hunted in the shadows. And whatever you do… stay away from the Horned Man.

With its striking visuals, deep survival mechanics, and haunting world, I Hate This Place is shaping up to be a must-play for horror fans. Keep an eye out for more details as we get closer to launch!

Stranded Sails – Explorers of the Cursed Islands is a highly anticipated open-world exploration farming adventure which merges a wealth of discovery alongside compelling exploration gameplay. Ship-wrecked on a mysterious archipelago, it’s up to you to survive, solve the island’s mysteries and find a way to escape…

From finding resources and planting crops, to establishing your own farm to feed all survivors in your camp, Stranded Sails fuses addictive survival mechanics alongside a far-reaching journey which has you undertaking a vast adventure spanning numerous islands, where an abundance of treasure lies waiting.

Taking inspiration from the Harvest Moon series, The Legend of Zelda and recent offerings such as My Time At Portia, Stranded Sails brings its own signature style of tilt-shift visuals, survival elements, exploration, and story-driven quests which complement the theme of being shipwrecked and the need to save all of your shipmates.

KEY FEATURES

• Experience an open-world adventure full of quests and discovery
• Farm and cook to survive! Provide food for your crew and improve their level of happiness, whilst experimenting with different ingredients to discover new dishes
• Manage the creation and expansion of your crew’s camp and prove your skills as a shipbuilder
• Explore a diverse array of different islands by foot or boat on your travels to find a range of tools and treasure
• Fight against supernatural dangers and solve the secrets of the cursed islands

About rokapublish

rokapublish is a German game production of family-friendly games of different genres for a global audience. The extensive portfolio ranges from premium casual games to popular indie games. rokapublish distributes its games internationally for PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Xbox in different languages using established retail channels and all relevant digital platforms. More information about rokapublish can be found via www.rokapublish.de.

About Lemonbomb Entertainment

Lemonbomb Entertainment is an independent game development studio set up in 2015 by 4 Game Design graduates Florian Mann, Roman Matuszczak, Julian Schmidt, and Linda Treffler. They are based in Düsseldorf, Germany. Together they combine intuitive gameplay mechanics with new ideas and develop premium games for established platforms. Their first release was multiplayer brawler “Nova Nukers!” More information can be found via www.lemonbomb.de.