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Francis Coulombe's pixel-art survival horror RPG Look Outside leaves PC for the first time on October 30, launching on PS5, PS4, Switch 2 and Switch after a year and a half of free updates.
Square Enix says the Romancing SaGa 2 remake has passed one million units shipped and sold digitally worldwide, the first SaGa game to do so since SaGa Frontier 29 years ago, with Romancing SaGa 3: Destinies United next on February 16, 2027.
Square Enix's HD-2D reimagining of Final Fantasy Brave Exvius is out now on Switch 2, Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC for $49.99, with a free Chapter 1 demo whose save carries over.
Mike Klubnika's shotgun standoff has passed 10 million players, and CRITICAL REFLEX confirmed PlayStation and Nintendo Switch versions are in the works. No release dates have been announced yet.
Wrong Organ's acclaimed space-freighter horror game Mouthwashing launches on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Switch on October 29, 2026, a year later than first planned and day one in Game Pass on Xbox.
Aspyr is remastering the 2004 Shrek 2 game with 4K visuals, online four-player co-op, a Photo Mode and a Cheat Mode. It launches November 10 for $29.99 on PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch and PC, and pre-orders are open now.
Neos' board-and-card hybrid Culdcept BEGINS launches on Steam on October 28, following its July Switch 2 and Switch release, which has passed 100,000 units. A free demo is already live.
Steph Thirion's solo-developed arcade game Faraway, published by Annapurna Interactive, launches November 5 on PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch and PC, with its console versions newly announced.
Telltale has pushed the Nintendo Switch version of The Wolf Among Us Remastered to an unannounced date, while PS5, Xbox and PC versions keep their October 29 launch.
Konami's first new 2D Castlevania in more than a decade arrives on October 15 for PS5, Xbox, PC and Switch at $29.99. Here are the editions, PC requirements, install sizes, frame rates and how the demo save carries over.
After two delays, Bitmap Bureau's hand-drawn He-Man brawler is set for February 4, 2027 on PS5, PS4, Xbox, Switch and PC at $29.99, with physical pre-orders open through Limited Run Games.
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor launches today on PS5, Switch 2 and Switch, completing its console rollout. Ghost Ship has also revealed Knockout, a paid expansion with a melee Brawler class, a new biome and a new mission type.
11 bit studios' original Frostpunk launches on Switch and Switch 2 on October 19, with a demo and pre-orders live now and a Complete Edition that bundles all three expansions.
Alientrap's four-player desert adventure leaves PC for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Android on October 19, with Switch 2 and Switch versions due later in 2026.
2K is delisting NBA 2K25 on October 30 and shutting its servers on December 31, 2026, taking MyCAREER, MyTEAM and VC with them. Play Now, MyNBA, The W and MyWNBA will keep working offline.
Perfect Garbage has delayed its murder-mystery farming sim Grave Seasons from Fall 2026 to March 9, 2027 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Switch, bringing in a porting partner for the console versions. The game is already content complete.
Something We Made's photo-adventure sequel TOEM 2 unlocks worldwide at 13:00 UTC today on PS5, Switch and Steam, with an upgraded camera, climbing, and stamp-gated regions.
Mojang's co-op dungeon crawler sequel launches September 29 on Xbox, PC, PS5, Switch and Switch 2 for $29.99, with a connected open world, reworked enchanting and a first look at the Sift.
Y/CJ/Y's pixel-art road trip RPG, which has sold 300,000 copies on PC, launches on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Switch today as Steam Workshop mod support arrives in beta.
A Washington federal court has handed Nintendo a $4.5 million default judgment and a permanent injunction against James Williams, the r/SwitchPirates moderator accused of running Switch pirate shops funded by donated eShop gift cards.
Square Enix has detailed battle-free Quick Scouting, a rare-monster Scout Run, two-party Joint Battles against giant bosses with four-player online support, and the priestess Almira ahead of the December 3 launch.
DreadXP and Vincent Adinolfi's 90s-style survival horror game Heartworm launches on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, PS4, Xbox One and Switch on October 1, having been on PC since July 2025.
PLAION is releasing physical editions of Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered on November 13 for PS5, Xbox and Switch, with a $49.99 Deluxe Edition that packs a SteelBook, soundtrack CD, 80-page art book and a demo of the cancelled sixth game.
Lazy Bear Games and tinyBuild's cemetery sim sequel is out today on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2 and Switch, adding a ruined town to rebuild and a zombie army to command. Demo saves carry over.
Veewo Games has set October 8 for Neon Abyss 2's 1.0 launch, bringing the four-player co-op roguelike out of Early Access on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Switch simultaneously. Buying before then still gets you the Archenemy Returns DLC free.
TAITO and Clear River Games are bundling Lufia & the Fortress of Doom and Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals into one collection for PS5, Switch 2, Switch and PC in 2027. The Steam page is live, and its screenshots show a reworked battle interface over untouched 16-bit sprites.
Konami is putting the opening chapter of Castlevania: Belmont's Curse out as a free demo on October 1, two weeks before launch, and progress made in it transfers to the full game.
Nintendo of America's Customer Appreciation Sale runs September 12-26 with 30% off dozens of Switch games, and the company says tariff-related refunds helped pay for it - while arguing in court that the customers who paid the tariff-era prices are not entitled to a cent.
Four new Pokemon were revealed at the 2026 World Championships: Morpeko on 4 September as a Speedster with Full Belly and Hangry modes, Toxtricity on 24 September as a status-focused Attacker, then Jolteon and Flareon in October to complete every Eeveelution. It lands the same weekend UNITE was dropped from Worlds 2027.
Tribute Games has released Back in the Band, a $3.99 DLC adding Stephen Stills, Kim Pine and Knives Chau as playable fighters with three new assists. It ships alongside Coin-Op Chaos, a free update introducing a score-chasing Arcade Mode with four-player local and online co-op and cross-platform play.
Publisher Commodore and developer Antstream, working with Team17, are releasing the Alien Breed 35th Anniversary Collection on September 24 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, with Switch later this year. It bundles all six games from 1991 to 1996 with modern controls, save states, online co-op and a new Horde Mode.
poncle's next Vampire Survivors expansion arrives August 28 with 10 new characters led by Clan Bloodmoon, 16 or more weapons including Scarlet Needle and Blacken Firmament, the XL Red Moon Manor stage and eight music tracks. The original Legacy of the Moonspell DLC gets extra content and a permanent price cut at the same time.
Chuhai Labs and VITEI BACKROOM's on-rails arcade shooter launched August 13 on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S for $14.99, with Star Fox veteran Giles Goddard involved and a Switch version due in the autumn. Reviews are split between calling it the truest Star Fox 64 successor yet and calling it too faithful for its own good.
Blizzard has revealed D.Mon's full kit ahead of Season 4: Heroes of Busan on August 11. She is a Stalwart Tank with a plasma sword, a frontal barrier and horizontal boosters - plus a new sub-role that cuts knockback and slows by 40%, and reworks to Busan, Paraiso and Eichenwalde.
Pokemon Champions, the franchise's first PvP-only battle game, launched on iOS and Android on June 17 after arriving on Nintendo Switch in April. It offers cross-platform play, deep Pokemon HOME integration with Scarlet and Violet, and - most significantly - becomes the official VGC software for the Pokemon World Championships starting in 2026.
Ivy Road's cozy-but-pointed tea-shop game Wanderstop arrives on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 today for $24.99. From The Stanley Parable creator Davey Wreden, it casts you as a burned-out fighter forced to run a forest tea shop with no fail states and no clock - and quietly asks why that is so hard for her. A physical Switch 2 edition follows on August 28.
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.
Polychroma Games and Maximum Entertainment have released Afterimages, a two-chapter story expansion for the acclaimed narrative adventure Until Then, on June 18 for PC, PS5, Switch and Xbox. It follows Sofia and Mark through grief, memory and new beginnings, adds tarot and baking mini-games, and precedes a September physical edition.
New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has called the decision to display PS5 and Nintendo Switch logos during Xbox showcases 'a miss,' contradicting content chief Matt Booty on the same day and promising to rethink the policy for future shows - though the June 7 Xbox Games Showcase is still set to keep them.
Farming Simulator 26 launched worldwide on iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, and Switch 2 on May 19. GIANTS Software's mobile-first sequel includes 120+ authentic licensed machines, 15 crops, two brand-new European and American maps, and a new Challenge System layered over the sandbox. Premium purchase, no microtransactions.
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.
Nintendo announced sweeping price hikes on May 8, 2026: Switch 2 jumps from $449.99 to $499.99 in the US (+$50), with Canada and Europe seeing similar increases — all effective September 1. Japan gets hit harder and earlier on May 25, with the Switch 2 jumping ¥10,000 and original Switch hardware climbing 26 to 36 percent. Nintendo Switch Online subscriptions also rise in Japan effective July 1. Nintendo cited market conditions and the global business outlook without naming tariffs, semiconductors, or the yen.
Toge Productions' cozy late-night cafe series returns May 21 with a new Tokyo setting, a 20-character cast, cold drinks, latte-art stencils, and a Tomodachill social-feed system that feeds back into dialogue. Andrew Jeremy is back on soundtrack duty, leaning into city pop.
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.
Pokemon Champions arrives April 8 as a free-to-start competitive battler on Switch and Switch 2, becoming the official platform for VGC events with Mega Evolution returning to ranked play.
Pokémon Champions, the series' first dedicated competitive battle game, launches free-to-start on Switch April 8 with Switch 2 and mobile versions coming later.