ShipShaper Enters Early Access on September 3
ShipShaper drops the usual shipbuilding constraints for a free-form, pleasant design experience and ties directly into Tomas Sala's previous strategy game Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles.
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Kickarus Demo Released, Escape a Slave Factory With Kicks Alone
The demo gives players an early look at a game where morality is an obstacle and kicks are the only tool for escape, with a roadmap for expanded content.
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Roguelite Defense Game Stonewards Hits 100,000 Wishlists Ahead of August 12 Early Access
The 100,000 wishlist milestone and confirmed early access date signal strong pre-launch interest for a small studio's co-op roguelite defense title.
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Nyarla's 'Imouto, Tasha, Paranoia' Demo Now on Discord, Steam Release Set for August 15
The demo gives early access to Nyarla's new dark visual novel, with the full game arriving on Steam in two weeks.
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Deadly Trick Early Access Launches on Steam With Class Trial Death Game
Deadly Trick brings a Danganronpa-inspired death game structure to Steam early access, with a delayed launch now live and a discount period running until August 15.
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Parkside: Decayed Soul Manipulation Launches on Steam
The release adds a new choice-driven immersive sim to Steam, with multiple endings tied to the player's decisions.
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CloverPit Slots Onto PS5, PS4, Switch, and Switch 2 on August 13
The console release brings the Steam hit, which holds a Very Positive rating from over 24,000 reviews, to a wider audience alongside its first DLC.
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Winter Whiskers Demo Now Available, Full Version Set for December 2026
The demo gives players a first hands-on look at the cozy, no-failure-state sim from the Kokoro Kitchen developer ahead of its December 2026 launch.
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Steam's July 31 New Releases Roundup: Party Quiz, Sephilia, and More
The roundup shows a diverse slate of Steam releases on July 31, from party games and simulations to RPGs and FPS titles, with several leaving early access.
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Anthropeum Game Asks Players to Place Met Museum Artifacts on a Map
Anthropeum turns the Met's collection of over 500,000 artifacts into a daily geography and history puzzle, scoring players on how close their era and location guesses come to the actual answers.
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Bleach Mirrors High CBT Report Reveals Post-War Story and Soul Reaper Origin
The CBT report confirms the game's premise as an original story set after the Thousand-Year Blood War arc, letting players live as a Soul Reaper rather than retread existing episodes.
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Dragon Sword: Awakening Swimsuits DLC Summer Sea Set Released
The DLC arrives as the first post-launch content for the buy-to-play ARPG, which sold over 200,000 copies in its first week on Steam.
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Rose Guns Days Season 2 Hits Steam
The release continues the Steam rollout of 07th Expansion's Rose Guns Days, following Season 1's April 10 launch, bringing the full story to a global audience.
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Crown Control Gameplay Trailer Shows 4-Player Co-Op Deck-Building Strategy
The trailer confirms Crown Control's core systems, including terrain-affecting cards and 4-player co-op, and sets a concrete release window for the PC version.
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Roguelite Action RPG Sephiria Leaves Early Access With Full Release
The full release caps a 16-month early access run with a substantial content update, cementing Sephiria as a polished, well-received entry in the roguelite genre.
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MOLDRISE Developer Interview Reveals Buckshot Roulette Creator Made Its Soundtrack
The interview confirms that Mike Klubnika, known for Buckshot Roulette, composed the soundtrack for MOLDRISE, a detail that adds notable pedigree to the indie horror release.
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Cyberpunk Diorama Game Midnight Moments Launches on Steam
Midnight Moments offers a pressure-free, no-goal sandbox experience, a deliberate contrast to goal-driven building games, and is available at a low entry price on Steam.
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Undead Chronicles Passes 100,000 Steam Wishlists
The milestone shows organic demand for a deliberately old-school zombie FPS, achieved without paid promotion, ahead of the game's Steam release.
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Tactical FPS Dagger Directive Leaves Early Access August 13
The 1.0 release marks the end of early access with the largest update yet, expanding the game's content and platform support.
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Slay the Spire 2 Beta Patch Adds Keyboard-Only Mode
The keyboard-only mode directly addresses laptop players who lack a mouse, making the early access game fully playable without one.
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Train Plus West Japan Launches August 27 on Switch and Steam
The release adds a deck-building scoring layer to the Train Plus series, a first for the franchise, alongside full up and down line operation across all routes.
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PAW Patrol: Dino World Launches on PS5, PS4, and Switch in Japan
The game ties directly into the theatrical anime PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie, which opened in Japan on July 24, giving families a playable extension of that world on the same day the movie is in theaters.
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1984 PC-88 Shooter Cygnus Cleared for Re-Release Under New Rights System
This second ruling under the new system shows a legal path for reviving retro games whose rights holders are unknown, with the Game Preservation Association already preparing a download release.
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Bethesda Marks 40th Anniversary With New Logo and Storewide Sales
The anniversary sale spans nearly every major storefront and franchise, giving players a rare chance to pick up titles like Skyrim at 75 percent off.
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