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The renovation-sim favourite gets a ground-up rebuild on June 4, 2026, bundling every expansion with improved visuals, first-ever voice acting, eight new jobs, 800-plus new items and stacking discounts for existing owners.
Serafini Productions' first-person psychological horror BrokenLore: FOLLOW launches June 1 on Steam, Epic, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S - a prequel to UNFOLLOW that follows Anne through surreal, metaphorical terror rooted in real mental-health themes, developed with psychologist Emanuela Papa.
HoYoverse has dated Honkai: Star Rail's Version 4.3 for June 1, headlining it with new 5-star Fire Nihility unit Mortenax Blade, the climax of the Planarcadia arc, and a teased Fate/stay night crossover on the horizon.
Italian studio Crossfall Games' dark soulslike Stonemachia has launched on Steam to a Very Positive rating, casting players as a chess Pawn who transforms into Knight, Rook, Bishop and Queen on a Dantesque journey through a world ravaged by the Plague of Angels.
Broadcast from TwitchCon Rotterdam, Minecraft Live May 2026 dated the Chaos Cubed update (June 16), revealed the Sulfur Caves biome and the block-absorbing Sulfur Cube, teased the Dappled Forest, detailed Minecraft Dungeons II and a LEGO set, and confirmed a movie sequel.
Anima Project's dual-protagonist action-RPG, set in the Anima: Beyond Fantasy universe, will hit PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC in 2027. The new Release Window Trailer follows knight Soren and the enigmatic Noein into the Abyss.
HoYoverse's Version 2.8 Phase 2 debuts Starlight Billy, the game's first Physical Rupture S-rank, alongside the big news that Zenless Zone Zero is finally coming to Steam with cross-save.
Playground Games' Japan-set racer has blown past 6 million players in seven days, hitting 270,000+ concurrent on Steam and a 91 on OpenCritic. A PS5 version is still due later in 2026.
Vertigo Games and Exkee will release their ground-up remake of the 1993 FMV classic on June 4, using volumetric video to drop real actors right inside Henry Stauf's mansion.
TT Games' biggest brick-built Batman yet is out now, packing an open-world Gotham, an explorable Batcave and 86 years of comics, TV and film lore into one sprawling adventure.
Parity Games' folklore adventure Island of Winds returns with a new trailer showcasing its dreamlike vision of 17th-century Iceland. Published by ESDigital Games, it casts you as Balance Keeper Brynhildur, using magic, puzzles and an empathy-based encounter system instead of pure combat, ahead of a 2026 launch on PC and PS5.
Xbox has delayed Fable, Playground Games' fantasy RPG reboot, from autumn 2026 to February 2027 so the game can have 'a window of its own' - a move that also steers it clear of Grand Theft Auto VI. Fable remains a day-one Game Pass title and launches on Xbox Series X|S, PS5 and PC.