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Sendai developer Pixel released the side-scrolling shooter Hoggy Hue for Nintendo Switch on October 22. The game began as a 2018 PC and iOS title and became Hoggy Hue with Friends on Switch in 2021. This version adds a Burst Shot system, score-attack bonuses, two-player co-op, and a completely renewed soundtrack. It is priced at 3,850 yen standard, 6,050 yen limited, and 2,200 yen download.
Bearded Pixels showed The Singular Ones at SAGA Barcelona Game Fest 2026. The PC puzzle adventure is set at Corvane Academy, a boarding school for teenagers with special abilities, where players investigate the mystery of the Soul Mirror. It alternates visual novel story scenes with puzzle stages that ask players to place five characters and five objects into five color-coded rooms under stated conditions. The studio is aiming for a Q1 2027 release, with a Steam page live and Japanese localization underway.
Hypixel Studios released Chapter I: Out of the Breach, the first major content update for its sandbox RPG Hytale, on October 12. The game is in early access on PC (Windows, Linux, macOS). The update adds handcrafted dungeons and multi-phase bosses, including a large elite goblin called Feastmaster and a goblin-made robot named Gobliterator at the deepest point of the Goblin Lab. A new biome, The Guttering Hollows, is inhabited by goblins and enemies called Void. Portals now appear temporarily in the world, and approaching one reveals a goblin stronghold that vanishes after a set time. A Chapter screen presents objectives. Runestones allow magic such as fireballs and wind blades, with seven Ability Runes and eight Modifier Runes. Goblin gadgets include the Scrap Drill, Scrap Glider, Rocket Boots, and Hookshot. Minigames Prop Hunt and Shuffle Jam, the latter with 12 small games, are also added.
One or Eight released a Steam demo for the pixel-art tower defense game Pixel Heroes Scramble Plus on October 7, featuring five stages in the opening city district across Normal, Hard, and Challenge difficulty. The game offers over 60 unit types and limited-use EX Skills. Demo save data carries over to the full version.
PaperPixel Games will release Brick by Brick: Tidy Up the Small Town! on Steam on October 15. Up to five players work together to reassemble a town from 18,490 bricks, matching shapes and colors to each building's blueprint. Buildings include a bakery, pharmacy, library, factory, tavern, tower, and small house. Unlockable abilities like a magnet, a wheelbarrow, and scaffolding cut down on carrying time. The game supports a Japanese interface and subtitles.
Prices on existing smartphones are climbing as semiconductor costs stay high. The Pixel 10a moved from 79,900 yen (128GB) on the Google Store to 92,800 yen. Samsung's Galaxy S26 went from 136,400 yen to 155,800 yen on the company's official online store, with the S26+ and S26 Ultra raised as well. Carrier switching programs can still bring both devices down to a 33-yen burden.
TWIN PIXELS announced Dance Dance Incremental on September 25. The incremental rhythm game is set for PC via Steam in the first quarter of 2027. It draws on Dance Dance Revolution and Tamagotchi. Players hit falling arrows, playable with DDR dance pads, a keyboard, or a gamepad, and collect a currency called Byte to speed up song downloads on an MP3 player interface modeled after 2000s Windows Media Player.
Hypixel Studios will release Chapter 1 of Hytale's early access version on October 12, 2026. The update adds handcrafted dungeons and bosses, the world event Goblin Breach, a rune ability system, and items including rocket boots, gliders, and hookshots. Hytale was announced in 2018, canceled in June 2025, and restarted after co-founder Simon Collins-Laflamme bought the rights back from Riot Games in November of the same year.
One or Eight announced on September 17 that its tower defense game Pixel Hero Scramble Plus will release for Nintendo Switch and Steam on December 1, 2026. The publisher also released a first trailer and opened wishlist registration on the Steam store page, while the Nintendo Switch store page is already live. The game is a fixed-route tower defense title where players place units at designated spots to stop waves of enemies and reclaim invaded territory. More than 60 units appear, split between melee units that halt the enemy advance and ranged units that support from the rear. Some units stall enemies, some spread status ailments, and others focus on support. Stages move from urban areas to grasslands and deserts, with bosses appearing on certain stages. Players can call on limited-use EX Skills, including meteor attacks, attack and movement speed reduction, reinforcement summons, and barrier defense. Single-use support items are also available. A Steam demo is planned, with timing and content to be announced once decided.
An ASCII.jp editor reviewed the Google Pixel 11 Pro XL, praising its 6.8-inch OLED screen for making maps, videos, and text easier to read. The review highlights the Tensor G6 chip, a triple 50-megapixel camera setup, 5115mAh battery, and 226g weight, calling the large-screen comfort unmatched by smaller phones.
Acid Pixel Studios released gameplay footage for Ghosts in the City, a cooperative open-world survival game for up to four players set in post-apocalyptic Tokyo. The videos show walking through the ruined city and parkour movement. The game is in development for Steam and is listed as Coming Soon.
Q-Games announced PixelJunk Monsters 3 on August 27, 2026, during the Future Game Show at Gamescom 2026. The game is a new numbered entry in the tower defense series that began with the 2007 PS3 original and has sold over one million copies across platforms including PSP, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch, and PC. PixelJunk Monsters 3 returns to the hand-drawn art style of the original, now rendered in 4K resolution. It keeps the series' signature gameplay, where players control the forest guardian Tikiman, run around the field, build towers while dancing, and defend the base from waves of monsters. New to this installment are roguelike elements, which the developer says add strategic depth and replayability. The game also introduces new towers, enemies, and boss battles, and supports online and local co-op for up to two players. A free playtest runs from September 4 at 10:00 AM to September 9 at 10:00 AM, open only to members of the official Q-Games Discord server QGamesForever. The playtest is for the PC version, and the game is scheduled for release on Steam with no release date yet announced. The announcement trailer was shown at the Future Game Show at Gamescom 2026.
HuyuPixel opened the Steam store page for Suna no Joou, a turn-based roguelike with cute dot art. The story follows a man-eating wolf, inexplicably dressed in a cross-dressing maid outfit, who stands up to protect a human girl. The release date is undecided, and Japanese and English are planned. Enemies act once per player action, dungeons change each attempt, and runs end with lost items but unlock new gear based on the floor reached.
Google has announced its first official item tracker, the Google Pixel Tag, which will launch in Japan around November 11, 2026. The device is priced at 5,010 yen for a single unit and 16,940 yen for a set of four. It is compatible with smartphones running Android 9 or later and uses Google's Find Hub network for location tracking. The Pixel Tag features IP67 water and dust resistance, a compact body measuring 46.1 x 28 x 5.4 mm, and a weight of 11.8 g. It runs on a replaceable CR2032 button cell battery with a battery life of over one year. The tag supports Bluetooth Channel Sounding and ultra-wideband (UWB) wireless technology, allowing compatible smartphones like the Pixel 11 Pro to display detailed distance and direction to the tag. Users can also link the tag with Pixel devices such as the Pixel Watch for location checks and sound alerts, and can use Gemini via Pixel Buds to trigger alerts. The Pixel Tag is positioned as a competitor to Apple's AirTag, with a similar price point in the US at 29 dollars for one and 99 dollars for four.
Google announced on August 12 that the Pixel 11 smartphone series will launch in Japan on August 20. The lineup includes four models: the standard Pixel 11, the Pixel 11 Pro, the Pixel 11 Pro XL, and the foldable Pixel 11 Pro Fold. All models run on the new Tensor G6 system-on-a-chip, which Google says improves CPU performance, with web browser speed up to 25% faster and app launch speed up to 15% faster. The TPU is 1.5 times more powerful, enabling AI processing at up to 3.5 times the speed while reducing power consumption. The Pixel 11 starts at 136,800 yen for a 6.3-inch model with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage, while the Pixel 11 Pro starts at 174,800 yen, the Pro XL at 207,800 yen, and the Pro Fold at 279,900 yen. The standard model's camera unit is 40% thinner, and the Pro models feature an improved telephoto lens with 120x super-resolution zoom. The Pro Fold is thinner and lighter, with a reduced crease. AI features include Magic Capture and enhanced Gemini integration, though some features do not yet support Japanese.
BATTLE LAB announced the incremental game '10 Million Pixels' for PC via Steam, with the store page now public. Players mine over 10 million pixels using bouncing balls, gather resources to launch new balls, and hunt for a single hidden 'Golden Pixel.' Seven ball types and randomly generated environments are planned. Japanese language support is included.
Game Spark introduced Pixel Pixie, a roguelite autobattler developed and published by PlayGG.Doctor. Players control four weak boys who recruit companions to fight in their place and rescue captured fairies from the Black Knight Vorpal Knight. The game features predetermined character actions, party formation, and a skill tree that persists after defeat.
Ogre Pixel launched the Steam third-party event Short Games Showcase 2026 on August 5. The event runs until August 14 and features 100 games across adventure, puzzle, horror, and simulation genres. Discounts are available on featured titles, including TOEM at 90 percent off and Loddlenaut at 70 percent off.
greenpixels released the prototype of idle building game Scam Artist on itch.io on July 31, 2026. The game casts the player as a scammer running a fraudulent shop with slot machines that never pay out and rigged roulette wheels. It is playable in browsers and on smartphones, with a Steam store page also published.
Domkegames and pixelduckoo released the management and decoration simulation game "Cat Island" on Steam on July 21, 2026. The game is inspired by Japan's real "cat islands" and tasks players with building shops and arranging products on a floating island to attract feline visitors. Cats arrive with different desires: some want fresh sashimi, while others prefer tea and a sunny spot to nap. Players must observe each cat's behavior and stock items accordingly. Decorative items, including plants and figurines, are obtained through a gacha system, and over 100 types of decorations are available. The game includes four stages with distinct themes and goals, 17 types of buildings, a sandbox mode for freeform construction, and a decoration customization feature. The estimated playtime is 2 to 4 hours. The base price is 790 yen, with a 15% launch discount to 671 yen running until August 4. A demo version is also available on the Steam store page.
Publisher Mythwright and solo developer Pixel Pea Games announced on July 17 that the PC sandbox game Cozy Marbles: Marble Rolling Great Adventure will launch on Steam on August 21, 2026. The game is priced at 1,200 yen with a 10% launch discount. It is a marble run simulator where players build courses using a variety of parts including slopes, spirals, cannons, portals, laser tunnels, and anti-gravity fields. Players can also add xylophone blocks that play melodies, boosters for speed, and customize marbles with colors, expressions, and hats. The game includes a workbench with limited starting parts; completing challenges unlocks more parts and environments such as a fairy tale world and a space station. A demo is available now. Created courses can be shared via Steam Workshop, and the game supports Twitch integration, allowing viewers to drop marbles into courses during streams. The developer, Tim, is a solo developer based in Berlin and a co-founder of Kolibri Games, known for Idle Miner Tycoon. This is Pixel Pea Games' debut title.
GungHo Online Entertainment announced that the smartphone RPG Disney Pixel RPG will end service on September 30, 2026, roughly two years after its October 2024 launch. The reason was not disclosed. Paid item sales ended July 1, and gacha draws will end August 19. Unused paid currency will be refunded.
GungHo Online Entertainment announced on July 1 that its smartphone RPG Disney Pixel RPG will end service on September 30, 2026, at 11:00 JST. The game launched on October 7, 2024, and will run for about two years. The announcement came via the game's official X account and a notice on the official website. Until the service ends, the developer plans to add more main story content and run various in-game events. Sales of paid items stopped on July 1. Sales of Red Crystal payment items, gacha using Red Crystals, and stamina recovery will end on August 19 at 11:00 JST. Blue Crystals will remain usable until the service termination. Unused Red Crystals will be refunded through a dedicated form after the service ends; players are advised to keep their in-game ID and inquiry code. The official website and customer support are scheduled to close on January 13, 2027. The game is a command battle RPG featuring Disney characters in pixel art, including Mickey Mouse, Pooh, Baymax, Stitch, and Maleficent in themed costumes.
Jupiter Corporation will release a packaged version of the Nintendo Switch puzzle game Picross: Juufuutei Raden's Guide! Pixel Museum in December 2026. The physical edition bundles the main game with the Hakone Exploration Edition DLC, which was announced on May 17. Two versions will be available: a Standard Edition priced at 3,980 yen and a Collection BOX priced at 9,680 yen. The Collection BOX includes four original goods and a special box, and will be produced on a made-to-order basis. Pre-orders for the Collection BOX open on June 24 at the official Hololive Production shop. Standard Edition pre-orders at other retailers are scheduled to begin in September. The game is supervised by Juufuutei Raden, a member of the ReGLOSS unit under the Hololive DEV_IS branch of Hololive Production. The original digital version of the game was released earlier as a picture crossword puzzle themed around art and culture.
The Pixel Hunt's Ithaca, a narrative RPG about an environmental rights lawyer driving toward Ithaca with a hostage in her trunk, was playable at Summer Game Fest 2026's Day of the Devs area. Players adjust Penelope's stats, interact via phone and text, pass skill checks, and explore procedurally generated landscapes toward one of seven endings.
Pink·Charm is releasing a 1/6 scale figure of Blade, the second maid from the Meido Busou series designed by Nidy-2D-. The figure recreates a scene from the illustration doujinshi PixelPhilia 23, showing Blade delivering a shortcake. It includes swappable face and chest parts, a cream sticker, and a replacement waist ribbon. Pre-orders are open at AmiAmi for 36,800 yen, with release scheduled for October 2026.
GungHo Online Entertainment announced a limited-time event for Disney Pixel RPG called "Rescue Signal: Winnie the Pooh Forest Baseball," running until June 17. The event features new characters like Batter Pooh EX and Pitcher Christopher Robin EX, and rewards include Catcher Tigger. The baseball theme has sparked player memories of a past Winnie the Pooh baseball game.
Acclaim and Valadria released a demo for Pixel Washer, a pixel art cleaning game where players control a piglet with a high-pressure washer. The demo includes six stages, two washer types, and a mini-game map. The full game is scheduled for release on PC via Steam.