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Splatoon Raiders Inks a July 23 Switch 2 Launch - Nintendo's June 30 Direct Details a Single-Player Adventure With Deep Cut, 100+ Weapon Variations and Four-Player Co-Op
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Splatoon Raiders Inks a July 23 Switch 2 Launch - Nintendo's June 30 Direct Details a Single-Player Adventure With Deep Cut, 100+ Weapon Variations and Four-Player Co-Op

Splatoon Raiders, the single-player-focused Switch 2 spin-off, launches July 23. Nintendo's June 30 Direct detailed Deep Cut, the Spirhalite Islands, 100+ weapon variations and co-op for four.

Runaway Co-Op Hit RV There Yet? Drives Onto Xbox June 30 - the 4.5-Million-Selling Game-Jam Sensation Goes Console
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Runaway Co-Op Hit RV There Yet? Drives Onto Xbox June 30 - the 4.5-Million-Selling Game-Jam Sensation Goes Console

RV There Yet?, the physics-based co-op comedy that grew from a game jam into a 4.5-million-selling Steam smash, parks on Xbox Series X|S and PC via the Microsoft Store on June 30 - day one on Game Pass with Play Anywhere support.

Helldivers 2's Machinery of Oppression 6.3.0 Is One of 2026's Biggest Updates — New Biome, a Control Center and a Sweeping Balance Overhaul
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Helldivers 2's Machinery of Oppression 6.3.0 Is One of 2026's Biggest Updates — New Biome, a Control Center and a Sweeping Balance Overhaul

Arrowhead's Machinery of Oppression 6.3.0 update for Helldivers 2 is live on PS5, Xbox and PC, packing hundreds of balance changes across weapons, enemies and stratagems alongside a new biome, a Control Center terminal, fresh Galactic Campaigns and a reworked training program.

Dark Scrolls Is Out Now on PC and Switch — Devolver and doinksoft Throw In Gunbrella and Gato Roboto Free for Launch Buyers
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Dark Scrolls Is Out Now on PC and Switch — Devolver and doinksoft Throw In Gunbrella and Gato Roboto Free for Launch Buyers

Devolver Digital and doinksoft launched roguelite shmup-platformer Dark Scrolls on June 22 for PC and Nintendo Switch, with nine playable heroes, solo and co-op runs, and a limited-time deal that hands buyers Gunbrella and Gato Roboto for free.

Unrailed 2: Back on Track Leaves Early Access - Indoor Astronaut's Chaotic Co-op Railway Builder Hits 1.0 on PC, Switch 2 and PS5
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Unrailed 2: Back on Track Leaves Early Access - Indoor Astronaut's Chaotic Co-op Railway Builder Hits 1.0 on PC, Switch 2 and PS5

The frantic co-op railway builder has left Early Access. Unrailed 2: Back on Track launched into 1.0 on June 11 across PC, Switch, Switch 2 and PS5, expanding the cult original with a 3D world, new biomes, deeper progression and cross-platform play for .99.

STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expeditions Lifts Off Into Early Access - System Era's Co-Op Sandbox Returns With Crossplay, a Tephra Expedition Loop and Day-One Game Pass
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STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expeditions Lifts Off Into Early Access - System Era's Co-Op Sandbox Returns With Crossplay, a Tephra Expedition Loop and Day-One Game Pass

System Era Softworks and Devolver Digital launch STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expeditions into Early Access on June 11, 2026 - a crossplay co-op sandbox of expeditions to the planet Tephra, on Game Pass day one across PC, Xbox, PS5 and Switch 2 for $29.99.

Unrailed 2: Back on Track Leaves Early Access - Indoor Astronaut's Chaotic Co-Op Railroad Builder Hits 1.0 With Six Biomes, Custom Maps and 8-Player Versus
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Unrailed 2: Back on Track Leaves Early Access - Indoor Astronaut's Chaotic Co-Op Railroad Builder Hits 1.0 With Six Biomes, Custom Maps and 8-Player Versus

Unrailed 2: Back on Track exits Early Access on June 11, 2026, launching its 1.0 version on PS5, Switch 2, Switch and PC for $19.99 with six biomes, bosses, Terrain Conductor custom maps and an 8-player Versus mode.

Trine 6: Together in Time Brings the Heroes Back for a Time-Twisting Co-Op Adventure - Frozenbyte's Puzzle-Platformer Returns September 17
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Trine 6: Together in Time Brings the Heroes Back for a Time-Twisting Co-Op Adventure - Frozenbyte's Puzzle-Platformer Returns September 17

Revealed at Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest Edition 2026, Trine 6: Together in Time reunites Amadeus, Zoya and Pontius with two new heroes for 1-4 player co-op, launching September 17 on Steam, Epic, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch and Switch 2.

Minecraft Dungeons II Revealed at the Xbox Games Showcase - Mojang's Co-Op Dungeon-Crawler Sequel Loots Its Way Back This September
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Minecraft Dungeons II Revealed at the Xbox Games Showcase - Mojang's Co-Op Dungeon-Crawler Sequel Loots Its Way Back This September

Mojang revealed Minecraft Dungeons II at the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 - a sequel to the blocky co-op dungeon-crawler action-RPG, with up to four-player co-op and a September 29 launch.

RuneScape: Dragonwilds Leaves Early Access on September 15 — Jagex's Survival-Crafting Hit Hits 1.0 Across PS5, Xbox and PC, Bringing RuneScape to PlayStation for the First Time in 25 Years
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RuneScape: Dragonwilds Leaves Early Access on September 15 — Jagex's Survival-Crafting Hit Hits 1.0 Across PS5, Xbox and PC, Bringing RuneScape to PlayStation for the First Time in 25 Years

Jagex used Summer Game Fest to confirm that survival-crafting breakout RuneScape: Dragonwilds leaves Early Access with a full 1.0 launch on September 15, 2026, simultaneously across PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC — the first RuneScape game on PlayStation in 25 years.

Star Fox Gets a Seven-Minute Overview Trailer Ahead of Its June 25 Switch 2 Launch - Nintendo Details Pilot-and-Gunner Co-Op, Challenge Mode, 4-vs-4 Battles With Power-Ups and Joy-Con 2 Mouse Targeting
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Star Fox Gets a Seven-Minute Overview Trailer Ahead of Its June 25 Switch 2 Launch - Nintendo Details Pilot-and-Gunner Co-Op, Challenge Mode, 4-vs-4 Battles With Power-Ups and Joy-Con 2 Mouse Targeting

Nintendo has released a seven-minute overview trailer for its Switch 2 remake of Star Fox ahead of the June 25 launch, detailing the branching campaign with Pilot-and-Gunner co-op via GameShare, Joy-Con 2 mouse-controlled targeting, Challenge Mode, a 4-vs-4 Battle Mode with special power-ups, and ten soundtrack additions to the Nintendo Music app.

Unrailed 2: Back on Track Leaves Early Access on June 11 - Indoor Astronaut's Chaotic Co-Op Railroad Builder Hits 1.0 With Six Biomes, Bosses, Custom Maps and 8-Player Versus Across PS5, Switch, Switch 2 and PC
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Unrailed 2: Back on Track Leaves Early Access on June 11 - Indoor Astronaut's Chaotic Co-Op Railroad Builder Hits 1.0 With Six Biomes, Bosses, Custom Maps and 8-Player Versus Across PS5, Switch, Switch 2 and PC

Indoor Astronaut and Kepler Ghost confirm Unrailed 2: Back on Track exits Steam Early Access for a full 1.0 launch on June 11, 2026 across PC, PS5, Switch and Switch 2, packing six biomes, boss fights, the Terrain Conductor custom map tool, an 8-player Versus Mode and leaderboards.

Cozy Sky-Island Survival Game Solarpunk Confirmed as a Day-One Xbox Game Pass Launch - Cyberwave and rokaplay's Floating-Island Crafting Sandbox Arrives June 8 on Xbox Series X|S, PS5, Switch 2 and PC After Passing 1 Million Steam Wishlists
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Cozy Sky-Island Survival Game Solarpunk Confirmed as a Day-One Xbox Game Pass Launch - Cyberwave and rokaplay's Floating-Island Crafting Sandbox Arrives June 8 on Xbox Series X|S, PS5, Switch 2 and PC After Passing 1 Million Steam Wishlists

Solarpunk, the serene floating-island survival sandbox from two-person studio Cyberwave, has been confirmed as a day-one Xbox Game Pass title when it launches June 8, 2026 on Xbox Series X|S, PS5, Switch 2 and PC - building, farming, drone automation and airship exploration across islands in the sky.

Thick as Thieves Goes Live on Steam Today - Warren Spector and Paul Neurath's OtherSide Ships Its Co-op Stealth-Heist Debut for $4.99 With 16 Contracts, Two Maps, and Six Pieces of Gear, an Introductory Campaign Designed to Grow Over Time Rather Than Hold Back for a $70 Release Window
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Thick as Thieves Goes Live on Steam Today - Warren Spector and Paul Neurath's OtherSide Ships Its Co-op Stealth-Heist Debut for $4.99 With 16 Contracts, Two Maps, and Six Pieces of Gear, an Introductory Campaign Designed to Grow Over Time Rather Than Hold Back for a $70 Release Window

OtherSide Entertainment's long-gestating immersive-sim heist game arrives on Steam for $4.99 today, six months after the studio dropped its planned PvPvE direction for solo and two-player co-op infiltration runs through alternate-1910s Kilcairn. The launch package: 16 contracts, two replayable maps, six gear pieces, dynamic stealth in the Thief/Deus Ex tradition, and a deliberately small entry price that the studio plans to grow with future content drops rather than a single $70 box.

Subnautica 2 Just Cleared 1 Million Copies in Its First Hour of Early Access With a 467,582 Concurrent Peak on Steam - Unknown Worlds Buries the Pre-Launch Drama and Lands a Top-Five Steam Launch of the Year
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Subnautica 2 Just Cleared 1 Million Copies in Its First Hour of Early Access With a 467,582 Concurrent Peak on Steam - Unknown Worlds Buries the Pre-Launch Drama and Lands a Top-Five Steam Launch of the Year

Subnautica 2 hit Early Access on May 14 and immediately set a 467,582 concurrent Steam peak with over a million copies sold in the first hour, burying nine months of pre-launch drama on the way to one of 2026's biggest game launches.

Absolum's Long-Awaited Cross-Play Update Just Went Live Across PS5, Xbox, Switch, and PC, Letting Co-Op Squads Finally Mix Platforms Seven Months After Launch
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Absolum's Long-Awaited Cross-Play Update Just Went Live Across PS5, Xbox, Switch, and PC, Letting Co-Op Squads Finally Mix Platforms Seven Months After Launch

Dotemu, Guard Crush Games, and Supamonks have shipped the cross-play patch that's been the most-requested feature since Absolum launched in October 2025, finally letting all four console and PC versions of the rogue-lite beat 'em up share lobbies for two-player online co-op.

Subnautica 2 plunges into Early Access tomorrow with four-player co-op and a brand new alien ocean
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Subnautica 2 plunges into Early Access tomorrow with four-player co-op and a brand new alien ocean

Unknown Worlds confirms a single global unlock at 15:00 UTC on May 14, 2026 for Steam, Epic, Xbox Series X|S and Game Pass. The .99 Early Access build introduces drop-in co-op for up to four divers on a new planet.

Outbound Just Hit Game Pass Day One — Square Glade Games' Camper Van Cozy Open World Goes Live on PC and Xbox May 11, With PS5 and Switch a Three-Day Wait Behind
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Outbound Just Hit Game Pass Day One — Square Glade Games' Camper Van Cozy Open World Goes Live on PC and Xbox May 11, With PS5 and Switch a Three-Day Wait Behind

A 14-person indie studio just shipped a sustainability-flavored road-trip RPG to Game Pass Ultimate. Build your own house on wheels, source power from sun, wind, or water, and bring three friends along — Subnautica 2's three-day head start was no accident.

Horizon Hunters Gathering Resurfaces With a Closed Test #2 Teaser — Guerrilla's Co-Op Spin-Off Adds Two New Hunters, an Ashwater Valley Episode, Hard and Merciless Difficulty Tiers, and Solo Mode With NPC Allies for the May 22-25 PS5 and Steam Test
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Horizon Hunters Gathering Resurfaces With a Closed Test #2 Teaser — Guerrilla's Co-Op Spin-Off Adds Two New Hunters, an Ashwater Valley Episode, Hard and Merciless Difficulty Tiers, and Solo Mode With NPC Allies for the May 22-25 PS5 and Steam Test

Sony and Guerrilla just unveiled Closed Test #2 for Horizon Hunters Gathering, running May 22-25 on PS5 and PC (Steam) with sign-ups via the PlayStation Beta Program. The test adds two new playable Hunters (Ensa, an Oseram smuggler; Shadow, a Carja covert operative with a tame Stalker machine), a new region called Breakers' Bounty, an Ashwater Valley narrative episode, two new difficulty tiers (Hard and Merciless), and NPC-assisted solo play — quietly killing the cancellation rumors that have been circling the project for months.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Is Real — Cold Iron and Daybreak Just Confirmed Four-Player Co-Op, a Specialist Class You Custom-Build From Every Other Class, and a Summer 2026 Drop on PS5, Xbox, and PC
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Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Is Real — Cold Iron and Daybreak Just Confirmed Four-Player Co-Op, a Specialist Class You Custom-Build From Every Other Class, and a Summer 2026 Drop on PS5, Xbox, and PC

Cold Iron Studios and Daybreak just announced Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 with an IGN-exclusive reveal trailer on May 7, confirming Summer 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series, and PC with full crossplay. The sequel jumps from three-player to four-player co-op, adds a customizable Specialist class that mixes major and minor abilities from every other class, and ships with dedicated Horde maps at launch.

Subnautica 2 Enters Early Access Next Week With Four-Player Co-Op — Unknown Worlds Finally Built the Multiplayer Everyone Modded Into the Original
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Subnautica 2 Enters Early Access Next Week With Four-Player Co-Op — Unknown Worlds Finally Built the Multiplayer Everyone Modded Into the Original

Unknown Worlds underwater survival sequel enters Early Access on May 14 with four-player co-op built from the ground up, cross-platform play, day-one Game Pass access, and no microtransactions at 29.99 dollars.

Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core Drills Into Early Access on May 20 — Five New Classes and a Full Roguelite Overhaul
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Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core Drills Into Early Access on May 20 — Five New Classes and a Full Roguelite Overhaul

Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core launches into Early Access on May 20 with five new classes, procedurally generated caves, and terrifying new alien species — a full roguelite reinvention of the co-op mining franchise.

Subnautica 2 Hits Early Access on May 14 — Four-Player Co-Op Dives Into Steam's Most Wishlisted Game
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Subnautica 2 Hits Early Access on May 14 — Four-Player Co-Op Dives Into Steam's Most Wishlisted Game

Subnautica 2 enters Early Access on May 14 with four-player co-op, a brand-new alien ocean world, and a $29.99 price tag — after surviving one of gaming's messiest developer-publisher disputes.

This 8-Person Indie Studio Just Sold 250,000 Copies in 48 Hours — Far Far West Is the Co-Op Hit Nobody Predicted
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This 8-Person Indie Studio Just Sold 250,000 Copies in 48 Hours — Far Far West Is the Co-Op Hit Nobody Predicted

Eight-person French indie studio Evil Raptor has sold 250,000 copies of co-op cowboy shooter Far Far West in just 48 hours, climbing to No. 1 on Steam's top sellers and racking up an Overwhelmingly Positive review score. We break down the gameplay, the server hiccups, and the chances this hot streak holds.

Phasmophobia's Player Character Update Lands May 5 — 12 Customizable Investigators, an Alan Wake Crossover, and the Death Room Is Gone for Good
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Phasmophobia's Player Character Update Lands May 5 — 12 Customizable Investigators, an Alan Wake Crossover, and the Death Room Is Gone for Good

Kinetic Games confirms Phasmophobia's Player Character Update for May 5, 2026, adding 12 customizable investigators with no microtransactions, removing the death room, and ushering in an Alan Wake crossover starting May 12.

Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School Brings the First Open-World Escape Room to Game Pass Day One
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Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School Brings the First Open-World Escape Room to Game Pass Day One

The sequel to the 4-million-player puzzle hit goes open-world with an explorable campus, deeper mysteries, and full co-op support, coming to Game Pass day one.

Don't Starve Elsewhere Revealed: Klei Returns to Survival Crafting With Magic, Jumping, and Co-op Layered Worlds
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Don't Starve Elsewhere Revealed: Klei Returns to Survival Crafting With Magic, Jumping, and Co-op Layered Worlds

Klei Entertainment has announced Don't Starve Elsewhere, the first new mainline Don't Starve game since 2016. Revealed at the Triple-i Initiative 2026 showcase, it adds magic, a jump button, and a multi-layered vertical world to the studio's signature dark survival formula.

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction Is the Retro Arcade Brawler You Didn't Know You Needed
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He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction Is the Retro Arcade Brawler You Didn't Know You Needed

Bitmap Bureau and Mattel team up for He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction, a 2D arcade brawler launching April 28 with three playable heroes, 12 stages across Eternia, and two-player local co-op.