Demon Bluff Surpasses 150,000 Wishlists Ahead of Demo Release
The wishlist milestone signals strong pre-release interest in a niche genre hybrid that asks players to detect lies among character cards, not other players.
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Canyons Trailer Shows Horde Combat Ahead of 2027 Early Access
The new trailer signals that the horde system, a core feature, has reached a milestone and is now the focus of polish before full balance adjustments begin.
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Boomer Shooter 'Blood High!' Launches on Steam
The release adds a distinct, cartoon-gore boomer shooter to Steam's growing retro-FPS catalog, built around a novel mechanic where the protagonist's separated head and body create constant pressure to maintain health.
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BenQ MOBIUZ Event Highlights Nioh 3 Visual Design With Producer Yasuda
The event frames Nioh 3's visual design as a showcase for BenQ's monitor technology, but the developer comments on era-specific color palettes and a potential sequel offer the most concrete new information for fans.
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Cleaning Game 'Mold Washer' Gets June 23 Release Date
The release date and demo give players a clear timeline and a chance to test the game's lo-fi cleaning loop ahead of launch.
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New Resident Evil Reboot Film Sets October 9 Japan Release Date
The October 9 Japan date, revealed alongside the North American September 18 opening, confirms the global rollout plan for a reboot that sources say aims to return to the horror roots of the early games.
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Laser Guy, an Anti-Shooter Where You Blast Lasers in the Office, Draws Attention
The game's viral moment on Reddit and the developer's explicit link between wishlists and development speed give a clear signal of how indie visibility can directly shape a project's timeline.
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Lineage 2M Update Requiem: Sword Dance Commanding the Battlefield Arrives May 27
The dual-wielding class reboot and the new cooperative boss mode represent the first major mechanical overhaul for Lineage 2M in 2026, shifting the game's endgame loop toward structured group play.
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Soul Chained Adds Chest Jiggle Slider, Hits 33,000 Steam Wishlists
The explicit physics slider and the developer's candid explanation of how the wishlist milestone was achieved offer an unusually transparent look at the marketing tactics behind a niche indie title.
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Relaxing Island-Building Game 'Ourlands' Gets June 2 Release Date
The release date confirms a concrete launch for a niche genre entry that explicitly removes management and objective pressure, a design choice that sets it apart from most building games.
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Viv's Adult BL Horror '※This Game Is Not Real.' Gets May 30 Release Date
The release date confirms viv's follow-up to 'Saikate Station' is arriving on adult platforms after Steam rejected the game for its explicit content.
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lvl374 Releases Short Visual Novel 'halfmoon' on Steam
The release marks the first new game from lvl374 since 'NIDANA', and its short, dialogue-driven format with distinctive 1-bit pixel art offers a different experience from the developer's previous work.
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Sony Confirms Single-Player PlayStation Games Will Not Come to PC
The reversal of Sony's PC release strategy for single-player games removes a key incentive for PC gamers to wait for ports and reinforces the exclusivity model for PlayStation consoles.
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Broadcast Start! Taxi Mystery Case Files Hands-On Report From BitSummit
The game offers a novel premise-playing as an AI rather than a human driver-and the hands-on report gives the first detailed look at how that concept translates into gameplay.
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LumenTale: Memories of Trey Launches May 27 on Steam
The preview gives the first detailed look at LumenTale's gameplay loop, showing how its capture system and type-based battles work ahead of a late-May release.
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Honkai: Star Rail Version 4.3 Launches June 1 With New Character Qianye Blade
Qianye Blade is the first new variant of the existing character Blade, shifting his element and path to Fire and Nihility, which changes how he fits into team compositions and signals HoYoverse's continued willingness to reimagine established characters.
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Security 51 Playtest Opens to All Participants on Steam
The open playtest signals that Security 51 has moved from a closed testing phase to a public one, letting a wider audience evaluate its horror-tinged security simulation mechanics before a full release.
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CYTUS II Switch 2 and Switch Port Confirmed for 2027
This marks the first home console release for a core Rayark rhythm title, bringing a mobile hit with over 500 songs to Nintendo's new hardware while adding exclusive content.
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WARDOGS Developer Video Details Three Pillars and Funds System
The funds system ties player performance directly to loadout access, creating a risk-reward loop that distinguishes WARDOGS from other large-scale military shooters by making financial management a core tactical consideration.
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Honkai: Star Rail Adds Rin Tohsaka and Gilgamesh in Second Fate Collab
This marks the first time a non-Servant character from the Fate franchise becomes playable in Honkai: Star Rail, expanding the crossover beyond the original lineup of Saber and Archer.
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Pokémon Sleep Adds Latios in June Event With Dragon-Type Bonuses
The event introduces Latios as a new special Pokémon and pairs it with Latias for the first time, while the Dragon-type bonuses make the two-week period the most favorable window for Dragon-type teams since launch.
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Crimson Desert Adds Pond Facility, Wyvern Child Pet in New Patch
The update expands Crimson Desert's base-building and pet systems with a fish-breeding pond and a wyvern that will later become a mount, while also streamlining equipment management.
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Disco Elysium Vets Show Hopetown Gameplay Teaser
The teaser gives the first concrete look at how Hopetown adapts Disco Elysium's dialogue-driven design into a journalism mechanic where player writing alters the setting.
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Sangokushi BOND, From Sangokushi Taisen Creator, Sets Summer 2026 Steam Release
Nishiyama's return to the Three Kingdoms setting with a no-action, no-gacha design signals a deliberate counter to modern monetization trends in strategy games.
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