Steam Summer Sale Highlights Gritty Open-World RPGs
The curated list shifts focus from power fantasy to survival realism, offering a distinct angle on the open-world genre during a major sale event.
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Code RAPID Demo Drops June 30, Kickstarter Preview Goes Live
The demo gives players an early look at HitBreak's customizable mecha combat system, and the Kickstarter preview signals the studio is seeking crowdfunding to finish development.
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Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Gets 90% Off Steam Sale Ahead of Xenoverse 3 Launch
The deep discount on a long-running hit signals Bandai Namco is clearing the runway for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3, the first new series entry in about a decade.
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AnyMind Group and Esports Team REJECT Form Strategic Partnership
The deal formalizes a marketing infrastructure that connects REJECT's competitive esports community and IP with AnyMind's cross-border commerce tools, targeting game developers seeking international reach.
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Surpasses 6 Million Copies Sold
The sales milestone and award recognition confirm the game's commercial and critical success, while Warhorse's confirmation of a new Kingdom Come adventure and a Middle-earth open-world RPG signals an expanded development pipeline.
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Qureate Releases Tokyo Valkyrie PV Ahead of July 9 Launch
Tokyo Valkyrie marks qureate's first deck-building roguelite, a genre shift from its usual visual novel and simulation titles.
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Super Survival Summer! Bundle Packs 10 Survival Games on Steam
The bundle groups major survival titles into a single discounted package, making it easier for players to acquire multiple games from the genre at once.
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Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes DLC Character Zohar Revealed at EVO 2026
Zohar is the first new DLC character announced for Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes since launch, extending the game's post-release support into summer 2026.
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New Trailer for Super Real Mahjong Venus Returns Shows Tohno Mizuki Stripping Scene
The trailer confirms the second heroine model overhaul for the upcoming strip mahjong title, following Fujiwara Aya's update earlier in June.
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Amazon Prime Members Get Four Free PC Games Including Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch
The giveaway bundles a critically praised tactical roguelite with three other distinct titles, offering Prime subscribers a no-cost entry to a game that normally sells for 2,800 yen.
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Valve Quietly Removes 60FPS Claim From Steam Machine Description
The revision signals that Valve is walking back a performance guarantee after early benchmarks showed the hardware could not consistently hit 60FPS at 4K.
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Guilty Gear Strive DLC Character Robo-Ky Launches July 2
Robo-Ky's return to the series as a playable character in Strive, with a redesigned moveset that retains his signature eccentricity, marks a fan-favorite addition that had been hinted at for nearly a year.
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LTT Labs Measures Button Press Force Across Major Game Controllers
The data shows a clear gap in button actuation force between controllers, with Sony's premium controller requiring notably more pressure than Nintendo's latest, which could affect player comfort and fatigue over long sessions.
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Bootlegger's Bar, a Cocktail-Making Incremental Puzzle, Launches on Steam
The release adds a deck-building and incremental progression layer to the bartending puzzle genre, with a demo letting players test the loop before buying.
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Melty Blood: Type Lumina and Actress Again Current Code Get Steam Summer Sale Bundle
The bundle packages the modern and classic versions of the Melty Blood fighting game series at a combined discount, making both titles accessible during the Steam Summer Sale.
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Cleaner Company Playtest Begins on Steam
The playtest gives an early look at a niche blend of cleaning simulation and survival horror, a combination that sets it apart from typical co-op sims.
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Turret and Girl Gets Large Update With New Stage, Crisis Levels, and 10 Legendary Weapons
The update significantly expands the endgame loop by layering 32 new difficulty challenges with stage-specific modifiers and rewarding high-risk play with exclusive currency, while the new legendary weapons and shop rebalance give players more tools to tackle them.
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Taskbar Hero Steam Market Resumes With Slot And Rarity Restrictions
The market restart with tight slot caps and rarity bans shows the developer is prioritizing server stability over full trading freedom, while the mass ban signals a zero-tolerance stance on item exploits.
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Konami Announces 13-Game Goemon Collection for 40th Anniversary
The collection brings four previously unported Goemon titles to modern hardware for the first time, alongside nine others, with emulation features that address the difficulty of older games.
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Solo Developer Sgthale Announces Beast Girl Dad Sim 'Family Time'
The announcement extends sgthale's track record of AI-driven bishoujo sims into a new parenting premise, with the developer signaling an early-access Patreon rollout before a full release.
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Id From Granblue Fantasy Relink Joins Versus Rising in September
The crossover brings a major antagonist from Cygames' action RPG into its fighting game spin-off on the same day the series expands to a new Nintendo platform, bundling all DLC into one package for Switch 2 buyers.
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UHD Remaster DLC Released for Space Combat Sim Iron Sky: Invasion
The DLC brings the silly, cult-film aesthetic of Iron Sky into higher visual fidelity, expanding the game's appeal to fans of retro-style space combat sims like Star Raiders.
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Slavic Synth-Punk Platformer Heavydelic Launches Early Access on Steam
The early access launch gives a first look at a visually distinctive solo-developed platformer that blends Slavic mythology with retro-futurist robot design.
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Jump King Quest Developer Talks Sequel's Origins and Design
The interview reveals how a prank prototype became a franchise, and how the developer consciously shifted from pure jump difficulty to a broader adventure framework with multiplayer and combat.
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