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Pocketpair's monster-collecting phenomenon has finally exited Early Access. Palworld 1.0 launched July 10 as a free update with a 27-page changelog - adding the long-teased World Tree, the Sky Islands, 20-plus new Pals, water-based building, reworked tower bosses, and a breeding-defining new system called Genetic Recombination.
Palworld's 1.0 release lands July 10 on PC, PS5, Xbox and Game Pass, nearly doubling the map with a World Tree and Sky Islands, adding PvP and its biggest wave of new Pals - free for owners.
Game PassFuncom's open-world survival RPG Dune: Awakening arrives on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on September 22, 2026, alongside a cross-platform update adding a full single-player mode, PvE access to the Deep Desert, and a free Polar Cap ice map. It joins Game Pass day one.
The second Frostpunk 2 expansion, Breach of Trust, arrives June 23 on PC, PS5 and Xbox. It swaps the series' signature cold for a volcanic crisis in New Edinburgh, adding two maps, five factions, a new 'Vote of Trust' mechanic and Tremor and Volcano Night systems.
The medieval survival town-builder Bellwright hit PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on June 9, 2026, adding the new 10 sq km Halmare Isles map, fresh quests and a Loyalty and Faction system. It remains in Early Access.
Iron Gate confirmed at the PC Gaming Show 2026 that Valheim leaves Early Access on September 9, 2026, with its final biome, the Deep North, plus new PS5 and Switch 2 versions and full crossplay.
Pocketpair announced at Summer Game Fest 2026 that Palworld leaves early access for its 1.0 release on July 10, with a debut cinematic trailer teasing the long-locked World Tree, new Pals, new regions and a fresh threat across Xbox, PS5 and PC.
Funcom's survival MMO Dune: Awakening reaches PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on September 22, 2026, announced with a Paul Atreides-narrated story trailer at the June State of Play; the same-day update adds a full single-player mode, scalable difficulty and the final Act of the Book One story, with Game Pass and Play Anywhere support on Xbox.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.