CALIFORNIA – Oct. 17, 2026 – UvsU: You vs You, the dark claymation puzzle platformer, where you play against your past self, launches on PC via Steam on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2027, as revealed during IGN Fan Fest. The demo is available now on Steam, with over 350 reviews and a 98% “Very Positive” rating!
In UvsU: You vs You, you play against recordings of your past self in time-loop mind-melting puzzles. Each puzzle consists of multiple loops, where you will switch roles between angel and devil, which have alternating, seemingly conflicting goals. The angel must reach the end and the devil must kill the angel. The twist is that every loop is recorded, and the other characters are all performing your own past actions. The puzzle is only solved when all the characters have met the goal of their loop.
Beyond the puzzle chambers, UvsU: You vs You emphasizes non-linear exploration, environmental discovery, and knowledge-based progression. Inspired by classics like Braid, The Neverhood, Animal Well, and Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee, the game blends tactile aesthetics with mind-bending logic. The narrative is entirely textless, delivered through handmade stop-motion style cutscenes.
UvsU: You vs You launches on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2027 on PC via Steam. The game will include language support for English, French, Italian, German, Spanish (Spain and Latin America), Japanese, Korean, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified).
Dietzribi is an independent solo game developer with a catalog of clever, critically acclaimed titles across Steam, Itch.io, and Newgrounds, including Toodee and Topdee, Trouble Juice, Deep Snake, and King’s Loop.
Three cracking games. One collectable SEGA Mega Drive compatible cartridge.
Coventry, 17 October 2026: Philip and Andrew Oliver, the original creators of Dizzy, are announcing The Eggcellent Dizzy Collection at Crash Live in Coventry at 12 noon today, bringing Dizzy the Adventurer, Go! Dizzy Go! and Panic! Dizzy together on one mega 16 bit cartridge.
With Dizzy turning 40 in 2027, the collection celebrates one of British gaming’s most recognisable characters, and the fans who have kept his adventures alive for nearly four decades.
The line-up combines fairy-tale adventure, colourful maze action and brain-teasing puzzles. Players can set out to rescue Daisy in Dizzy the Adventurer, tackle the arcade challenges of Go! Dizzy Go!, and test their thinking and reflexes across three puzzle challenges in PANIC! Dizzy.
Designed for long-standing collectors and newcomers alike, the release offers a chance to put a new Dizzy cartridge on the shelf and rediscover the humour, imagination and playful challenges that made the character a favourite.
First published by Codemasters in 1987, Dizzy helped establish the Oliver Twins as familiar names in British gaming when they were teenagers. The Eggcellent Dizzy Collection begins a new chapter as his 40th-anniversary year approaches.
Fans can now visit the Kickstarter preview page and click “Notify me on launch” to hear when the campaign opens.
Mini Motorways, the award-winning minimalist strategy traffic management sim with more than nine million players from Dinosaur Polo Club, beeps into ancient Rome in its next map update pulling into Apple Arcade, PCandMac via Steam, in addition to Nintendo Switch. Dinosaur Polo Club will launch Mini Motorways’ ‘Rome Map update in Winter 2026, as revealed in today’s The MIX Fall Game Showcase.
Grab a quick Italian espresso to kick off a busy day of civil engineering in the dynamic capital of Italy with the upcoming “Rome Map” update! Enjoy connecting one of the most famous cities in history while taking on fresh challenges in a combination of land and waterway map design.
Craft fresh road designs in the upcoming Rome Map update to complete new sets of achievements, daily challenges, weekly challenges, city challenges, and ‘Continue in Creative Mode’ lets city planners construct to the heart’s content.
The proud New Zealand based studio celebrates 7 years of ongoing support for Mini Motorways!
Since launching in 2021, Mini Motorways has seen years of updates, from the electric glow city of China’s Hong Kong, glistening waterways of Turkey’s Istanbul, polar lights of Iceland, to the cultural melting pot of Singapore. With community map votes, an ongoing series of roadmap updates, improvements and feature additions like Endless and Expert mode, the traffic hasn’t slowed, and Dinosaur Polo Club has more stops coming your way!
The ‘Rome Map’ update will be available for free in Winter 2026 across all current platforms, including Apple Arcade, PC and Mac via Steam, and Nintendo Switch. Mini Motorways is available for $9.99/€8.57 on PC via Steam, free for Apple Arcade Subscribers, including language support for English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Portuguese, Korean, Italian, Turkish, Arabic, Dutch, Vietnamese, Simplified, Traditional Chinese and, Te Reo Māori. Learn more about Mini Motorways by visiting Dinosaur Polo Club’s official website, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram pages.
About Dinosaur Polo Club
Dinosaur Polo Club is an independent game development studio based in beautiful Wellington, New Zealand. Founded in 2013 by brothers Peter and Robert Curry, the studio first made waves with their award-winning and BAFTA-nominated debut Mini Metro. Created in collaboration with Disasterpeace and Jamie Churchman, Mini Metro explores relaxed and minimalist subway design. The second game developed by Dinosaur Polo Club introduces a brand new type of city management with colorful road-building and resource management found in Mini Motorways. Combined, Mini Metro and Mini Motorways make up two parts of an expanding Mini Collection.
With an inclusive and supportive culture that believes in giving back to its creative community, the studio has grown and is now home to nearly 35 dinos as it works on new titles with relatable simplicity.
The Ringmaster makes or breaks friendships at today’s The MIX Fall Showcase
SEATTLE – Oct. 16, 2026 –Clowntown, a high laugh-per-minute co-op minigame festival for 2-8 jokers and a very natural, definitely not out-of-left-field turn for 30XX developer BatterystapleGames, spills out of the clown car in Jan. 2027, on PC via Steam, as announced during today’s The MIX Fall Games Showcase. Are you down to clown?
Honk those noses and gather ‘round for the main show. Fool around and untangle the Ringmaster’s devious plans across a 5-6 hour campaign of mostly cooperative, hand-designed escapades consisting of escalating multistage minigames brimming with surprises and shenanigans. Minigames start simple enough for even the most foolish of jesters to understand, then morph in unexpected ways to test brain cells, game skills, and the true strength of friendship.
Turn a night with friends into a farcical fiesta of giggles and groans as minigames mutate beyond their initial premise. Spell simple words together one letter at a time in Spelling Bee. Then assemble absurd words like “polytetrafluoroethylene” under time pressure in Spelling Wasp. Finally, Bees Spelling completes the crescendo, adding clown-firing cannons and forcing the team to collect literal bees to spell the words..
How well do you know your friends? Answer soul-probing questions like “What’s your favorite fruit?” in Friendship Test (is the answer Apple, Banana, Pear, or Mustard?), or bonk heads together in rounds of Trivia over questions like “which player is about to die?”. It’s every clown for themselves in PvP levels: be the last one standing against decaying blocks in Fall Clowns, or super jump to hit center stage in Charging Slammers. Splatter terrain (and each other) in paint in totally-original levels Turf War & Turf 2 Turf.
Customize your night of revelry with game-ruining modifiers in Patch Notes When (Would you like to make your spammable horn honks incredibly annoying? Now you can!).hObey a set of tyrannical rules while surviving a platforming gauntlet in Thou Shalt Not, and kick your friends into wells in THIS IS SPARTA!
Relive absurd antics in Party Mode, play curated minigame romps in Co-Op Mode, or flip co-op games into something more sinister in Contest Mode. Customize your clown’s costume with a variety of character styles, and select from more than 30 un-muteable honk types to annoy charm EVERYONE with. Get down and clown around!
“It’s been a joy to make a game that’s just ‘everything that made the team laugh,’” says Batterystaple founder, Chris King. “Hopefully, you have one to seven friends to bring along for the ride – with a little luck, you’ll still have most of them left by the time the credits roll.”
Clowntown will launch in January 2027, on PC via Steam. Supported languages at launch include English, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, German, Korean, French, Spanish, and Portuguese.
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About Batterystaple Games
Batterystaple Games is an independent developer founded by Chris King. Scattered across the globe, the team aims to create crisp, satisfying action games that players can enjoy with friends and continue to come back to for years to come. The studio’s previous projects, 20XX and 30XX, have sold more than 500,000 copies across Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. The team also published Jamestown+, the revival of Final Form Games’ classic bullet hell shooter.
Octopus Panic reveals the second trailer for GRAVHOUNDS, coming soon to Steam Early Access and Xbox Game Preview, featuring real in-game co-op action!
SEATTLE – Oct. 16, 2026 – Independent developer and publisher Octopus Panic revealed a new GRAVHOUNDS co-op gameplay trailer during The MIX Showcase today, featuring real in-game action from the title’s recent September playtest. GRAVHOUNDS is a new 1-4-player co-op action-builder coming to Early Access on PC and Xbox Series X|S on November 2, 2026, and available day one with Xbox Game Pass.
The new GRAVHOUNDS trailer focuses on real gameplay from the recent playtest, which drew more than 20,000 players. The trailer reveals new footage of the snow and desert biomes, as well as the Coffee Cat escort mission, in which players escort their hub-based ally Coffee Cat through treacherous territory, and the Refinery mission, in which players must hunker down and defend the hardpoint while gathering resources with their Collector.
GRAVHOUNDS Features:
1-4-Player Co-Op: Intense alone, chaotic with a crew. Combine each Gravhound’s unique strengths and improvise to beat back the swarm. Go lone wolf to expand the operation or stick with the pack to stand your ground.
Bend Gravity to Your Will: Use the powerful Grav Beam to fling objects across the battlefield or send enemies flying. Disclaimer: transporting volatile materials may result in unforeseen loss of Gravhounds.
Build to Survive: Deploy turrets, generators, and fabricators to expand your operation. Extend pipelines across hostile terrain to power your base, move critical resources, and keep your eventual escape route alive.
No Two Shifts Play the Same: Unlock powerful new abilities and upgrades mid-shift. Stack bonuses and reshape your loadout to adapt to a swarm that grows deadlier by the second.
Move Fast, Die Last: High-speed mobility allows players to boost in any direction, hover, and reposition under heavy fire to race to a teammate’s aid or make a last-second dash for materials.
High-Risk Extraction:Seek out treacherous planets for the best materials. Stay longer and push harder to increase your rewards, but beware: every extra second escalates the swarm, turning each shift into a high-stakes bet on what your pack can handle.
GRAVHOUNDS is developed by Octopus Panic, founded by veterans of 343 Industries and DICE, with development led by Halo 4 Creative Director and former Halo Studios Head Josh Holmes.
Players can download the free GRAVHOUNDS demo now on Steam and Xbox while wishlisting the full game ahead of its November 2 launch.Keep up to date with the latest development updates on GRAVHOUNDS.com and Discord.
About Octopus Panic
Octopus Panic is a small independent game studio that creates games with enough freedom for players to surprise us. Its close-knit team of industry veterans builds cooperative adventures around experimentation, improvisation, and memorable stories shared between players. Its first game, GRAVHOUNDS, is a 1-4-player co-op action-builder about blue collar dogs stranded on the far side of the galaxy.
It is hard to imagine that the Gears of War franchise has been running for twenty years now. Especially thinking back long ago to an E3 showcase and holding a life-size replica Lancer Mk 2. Over the course of those twenty years we followed Marcus and Dom fighting alongside other Gears in the war against the Locusts, seeing their allies fall in battle and Dom suffering constant loss throughout his time at Marcus’ side. Then, after the original trilogy, we saw a bit of a prequel following two fan-favorite side characters with Baird and Cole Train before continuing the main narrative with 4 and 5.
Things went quiet though after the release of the fifth game in the franchise as the writers had sort of backed themselves into a corner, resulting in a six year silence outside of a remaster of the original game. Now The Coalition has returned with perhaps the most interesting time in the entire war against the Locust threat, Emergence Day. A time long talked about where humanity came face to face with the horrors within the planet that would lead to a long-lasting war, and now here it is in all its glory with Gears of War: E-Day.
Story
The Coalition of Ordered Government is holding a special event in Kalona to open up a war memorial to honor the service of the fallen that died during the 79-year Pendulum Wars that have finally come to an end. Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago are given special medals for their efforts in the final battle as they pay respects to a fallen brother-in-arms later in the day at a bar. While drinking away the pain and discussing their plans for the future, with Marcus wanting to re-enlist and Dom ready to return home to his wife Maria and help raise his two children, the pair hear a loud commotion outside and the bar is rocked with an earthquake. Within the same bar is a retired Gear named Mags Carter and the cadet Lucas Reyes who can’t ignore the screams outside and join Marcus and Dom in the street.
Here they witness the streets begin to fall apart and monsters unknown to anyone start pouring out of the holes, tearing apart any civilian they get a hold of. Any veteran player will know these are easily dispatched Wretches, but for Marcus and the crew these are monsters straight out of a nightmare but that doesn’t stop them from beating them down with metal pipes. After attempting to group up with the police and finding the police station wrecked, as well as an incredibly strong and intelligent enemy capable of planning and sending a “message” the four manage to meet up with other members of the Gears and regain some semblance of order after the initial outbreak, officially being designated as Bravo Squad and assigned under the command of Captain Akila Grey who will issue their orders led from the top down by Trench, who Mags is far from happy to work under again.
One of the greatest elements of Gears of War: E-Day is the fact that it treats the actual “Emergence” of the Locusts as a completely believable and dangerous threat, catching everyone off-guard and showing just how brutal an alien-like invasion can be, even if it comes from beneath the very feet of the people that are being attacked. Everything from the collectables scattered around the world that reveal new bits of tech or character notes reacting to what they’ve found in relation to what is happening at the time, their shock and awe at the fact that a new type of enemy is showing up or that the enemies continue to show increased intelligence such as being able to wield gnashers or specialized equipment, and even little side-missions that tend to involve trying to save and protect civilians that have managed to stay safe from the Locusts for now by hiding or barricading themselves.
One element where Gears of War: E-Day does fall a bit short is in its own overarching storyline. Outside of a very specific event we won’t spoil here, most of what happens as players advance through the game is quite predictable for anyone familiar with the series, especially what little is mentioned of Emergence Day. One thing that does help this though is the fact that both Mags and Lucas are given some actual room for character development and arcs. While it would have been easy to focus entirely on Marcus and Dom’s brotherly connection and the fate that everyone knows Dom will eventually learn, the fact that The Coalition took the opportunity to give the supporting cast of never before seen characters some time to shine is a real bonus, with even side-characters given a bit of spotlight here and there which is made all the more dramatic when the story kills someone off.
Gameplay
Playing through Gears of War: E-Day will feel as familiar to anyone that has touched a Gears of War game in the past as many elements have remained the same, only this time players are given far more movement variety as well as a wide-range of new foes to face off against and weaponry to deal with them. The movement is of course still the same such as the classic roadie-run for cover, ducking behind walls and popping out to take shots at enemies or blindfiring, but the real differences now come from the ability to jump and climb different locations to try and gain a height advantage and flank enemy positions or pick them off from behind cover. Similarly, cover height also can vary more now than before as rather than chest-high walls, players can even find themselves taking cover behind shorter benches or crates with their character practically lying on the floor to avoid taking damage, though this does leave them more exposed to potentially getting hit.
As far as the enemies go, players will still find themselves facing off against mostly familiar Locust types only with Bravo Team responding in new and shocked ways every time a new foe, at least to them, is unveiled. That being said, there are entirely new threats such as a frog-like enemy that shoots out literal balls of acid at the player and is best dispatched with a grenade down its gullet and a variety of new Heavy type foes including the Gorehook wielding ones that can easily down a player in one hit if they don’t keep their distance. It is interesting to note that if the player is playing alone, if they are downed they can be picked up by a CPU ally and every encounter only gives the player a certain number of “downs” they are allowed before dying instantly. That being said, it is also possible for an enemy Locust to execute the player while they are in their crawling phase, resulting in players having to reload from the latest checkpoint.
As far as the weaponry is concerned players may start by wielding pipes but will soon find themselves getting properly armed and eventually having an entire arsenal to choose from including classic favorites and some new powerful weapons. There’s the classic Gnashaer, both versions of the Lancer, be it the chainsaw that slices through Locust’s, even larger ones, like bloody butter, or the bayonet charge, the longshot to snipe foes with deadly accuracy, and a slew of grenade types. However there are now also a number of other weapons that have either spent far too long out of the spotlight, such as the Breechshot that works like a marksman’s rifle including the signature ping when needing to be reloaded, the Incinerator that blasts of deadly Imulsion, the gnarly GutPunch which is a controllable grenade launcher, and much more. All weapons have the same active-reload system as well where players will gain a bonus if they nail the reload at the proper spot but jam their gun momentarily if they miss it.
One thing that is new with Gears of War: E-Day is the fact that players will obtain various “mods” for their firearms. While exploring the city of Kalona and other limited open areas players will find various Hard Cases spread throughout the world that have a mod for a weapon or two, or unlock a mod slot. Similarly completing secondary objectives, the side-missions mentioned earlier, will also often reward players with various mods that add things such as extended clips, scopes, accuracy or damage enhancers, and more. Besides the weapon mods players will also find that they will be able to obtain Tactical Gear as well as Armor mods that can also add various benefits. This includes squad-affecting abilities that make use of a cooldown any time the player triggers them, such as a healing boost to the player and anyone else nearby, as well as armor improvements that provide extra protection while in cover or various other benefits. All of these mods can be swapped around, including the player’s weaponry, at supply caches generously scattered throughout most locations.
Outside of the game’s campaign, which can be played either solo or with others through online co-op, players will be spending most of their time with the game’s multiplayer matches, either through Horde Siege or through the classic Versus mode. Horde Siege gives players plenty of unique and enjoyable ways to customize the type of challenge they want to face, be it limited time missions, short Blitz campaigns, old-school Horde, and classic Siege runs. The real fun part is that while every team of four players is fighting in their own slice of Kalona, there are also other teams fighting in their own sections that tend to be visible in some way. This means it is possible to see how well, or bad, another team is doing all while fighting against your own group before running out and taking the Raven to escape.
As for the standard Versus mode, any longtime fan of the franchise knows that it will likely be filled with a certain kind of player that is obsessed with wall-bouncing and using the Gnasher to try and exploit the gib range. Either that or dodge-rolling around like crazy for no good reason other than to make things less than fun for players who want to actually try something different. It is possible to take friends into bot only matches that can have adjustable difficulty but it lacks that certain uniqueness. The various cosmetics players can use come in a variety of flavors and can be unlocked either through completing various objectives to earn in-game money or purchased using premium currency, though it is worth noting that some of the fanciest cosmetics are only available with premium currency.
Audio & Visuals
Gears of War: E-Day is a gorgeous looking game with Marcus and his allies as well as the terrible Locusts never looking as impressively detailed as they do here. There is also some great cover destruction during most firefights that see players able to whittle away at an enemy’s hiding place to nail part of them that is now sticking out. It also helps that the city itself is also practically a character itself as players will witness it continue to degrade throughout the campaign, turning from a thriving city to a demolished warzone with enemies and firefights at every intersection. The game also remains as gory as ever with chainsaw kills and various executions being as bloodily brutal as possible. As mentioned before, the various cosmetics players can use online vary heavily in quality but there is a decent amount of choices available for those who don’t feel like spending a dime as long as they are willing to put in the work.
It is great to note that the voice actors for Marcus and Dom have both returned to reprise their roles here and they still sound as gruff as every fan will remember. Newer characters are also handled with fitting respect and sound as natural as one would expect given the game’s setting, though it must be said that the title gives a lot of attention to the way the Locusts sound as they encounter the players, especially new enemies for the first time and a certain foe we won’t spoil. The background music for the game is incredibly fitting and it is nice to note that the game even features the signature deep bell chime when every enemy in the area is eliminated, a method that has been long used throughout the franchise.
Overall
Longtime fans of Gears have always wondered just how Emergence Day looked and Gears of War: E-Day manages to deliver that in spades, showcasing the terrifying fall of Kalona all while providing players plenty of new foes to face off against and weaponry to take them on with. The multiplayer might be a bit on the light side at the moment outside of Horde mode but hopefully tht will change in the future as this prequel to the long-running beloved cover shooter shows just how much strength the Gears of War franchise still has left in it.
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Stairway Games and Balor Games today announced that Coral Island, the vibrant, laid-back cooperative farming sim, is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 this winter. Revealed during The MIX Fall Showcase, the Switch 2 version will debut alongside the free 1.4 “Kids Grow Up” Update which will also launch for players on PC (Steam), PlayStation 5, and XBOX Series X|S at the same time.
Watch the Nintendo Switch 2 Reveal and “Kids Grow Up” Update Trailer:
Nintendo Switch 2 players will soon be able to build the cozy coastal life of their dreams in Coral Island. Playing solo or with up to four friends in multiplayer, they can experience everything the island has to offer at their own pace: growing crops, raising animals, and getting to know a diverse cast of islanders. Along the way, players can cultivate Starlet Town, protect local landscapes, dive beneath the waves to explore the magical Merfolk Kingdom, and even find love and build a family.
The 1.4 “Kids Grow Up” Update opens a new chapter for Coral Island. Players who choose to embrace parenthood can experience new milestones together as a family as their children grow and develop hobbies and interests of their own. The neighborhood kids are getting older, too, bringing exciting new stories and interactions to Starlet Town.
Farm. Decorate. Craft. Explore. Relax. Players shape their own future—and the future of Coral Island.Coral Island is already available on PC (Steam), PlayStation 5, and XBOX Series X|S. For the latest updates, visit the Stairway Games official website
Lead an uprising in a 2.5D action-adventure colony builder where you’re never sure who is human and who is machine
Sao Paulo, Brazil – October 16th, 2026 – What if the Cold War had been a race for AI? That’s the question posed by indie developer Coffeenauts’ in its unique hybrid of 2.5D action-adventure and colony building, GHOSTLESS. A new trailer that debuted today at The MIX Fall Showcase offers a Beethoven-scored look at the richly atmospheric post-soviet dystopia GHOSTLESS is set in and lays out the alternate-history timeline that led to the AI apocalypse you will be fighting against when the game hits PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
GHOSTLESS is set in an alternate 20th century, 15 years after a Cold War US cyber attack unwittingly caused an experimental Soviet AI super-intelligence to turn against humanity. You take on the role of the Envoy, sent to investigate rumours of a facility where AI is creating a new secret weapon. Your mission will set you on the path to uncovering the truth about what happened to this world in a dark sci-fi plot about humanity, creation and survival.
Lead an uprising against AI in a post-apocalyptic world where you must root out machine infiltrators disguised as humans. Venture into a dangerous world to find survivors to grow your base, then lead your comrades into “incursions” against your android oppressors and their machine hivemind
Venture through sewers, metro tunnels, cold war bunkers and laboratories as you scavenge for resources and search for survivors. Take down the robotic adversaries you will encounter with melee weapons and guns, until your adventure leads you to enemy strongholds that are too much for one man alone. Expanding your colony and assigning new recruits to crafting stations will allow you to build better gear and weapons for your next excursion, but it is also necessary to break through the strongholds that stand in your way. Manage the size, health and status of your base camp to reach the strength required, then fight together to open up new areas of the map.
Looming over your colony at all times is the insidious threat of paranoia-inducing android infiltrators, or the “Ghostless”, who pretend to be human to penetrate your defenses. After returning from robot-infested territory with new resources, you might find a weapon-station sabotaged, or a comrade murdered. Investigate, identify and eliminate impostors by analysing clues, observing behaviors, and interviewing recruits through a dynamic contextual dialogue system. Get it wrong and execute an innocent person and the weight lies on your conscience.
KEY FEATURES
Rise up: Lead the human resistance against AI in a post-apocalyptic world where you can never be sure who is human and who is machine.
Explore and Survive: Exploration, platforming and combat combine when you venture out into a ruined city. Scavenge for resources, search for survivors and fight robotic adversaries.
Build the resistance: Expand your base camp and assign new recruits to crafting stations to build better gear and weapons. Managing the size, health and status of your colony is vital to progression.
A Turing Test for Survival: Analyze clues, observe behaviors, and interview recruits to root out android impostors posing as human to sabotage your resistance from within.
Lead Incursions: Enemy strongholds can’t be dealt with alone. Lead your comrades into exciting set-piece battles to take them down and open up new areas of the map.
Sci-fi paranoia thriller: Uncover the truth about what happened to this world in a dark sci-fi plot about humanity, creation and survival.
Hi-fi pixel art: A moody 2.5D art style that blends retro pixel graphics and modern 3D lighting and visual effects.
About Coffeenauts There are two things the Coffeenauts team is passionate about: a nice cup of coffee, and creating unique, captivating gaming experiences. Based in Brazil, Coffeenauts is the team behind the award-winning Xbox Game Pass title ‘Spacelines from the Far Out’. The studio is currently working on GHOSTLESS.
Discover breathtaking landscapes, forgotten civilisations and the mysterious energy that could restore the wind in ACGames’ combat-free, physics-based flight adventure. The free demo is available now on Steam.
Lamezia Terme, Italy – October 16, 2026.ACGames has unveiled a new gameplay trailer for STONEFEATHER during The MIX Fall Online Showcase, offering a closer look at its fluid, physics-based flight, striking new locations and the ancient mysteries scattered throughout its world.
In STONEFEATHER, flight is the adventure. Players take to the skies as a stone-born bird, diving to build speed, sweeping through the air and mastering momentum to explore a beautiful world where nature has reclaimed the ruins of a long-lost civilisation. With no combat to interrupt the journey, the focus is on the freedom of movement, the thrill of mastering the skies and the secrets waiting to be discovered.
MASTER THE SKIES, DISCOVER A LOST WORLD
At the heart of STONEFEATHER is a physics-based flight system that rewards players for learning how to move with the world around them. Dive to build speed, glide across vast landscapes, sweep around ancient structures and seek out new routes as the environment opens up around you.
But this is a world with a history waiting to be uncovered. Scattered throughout the landscape are the crumbling ruins of an ancient civilisation, reclaimed by nature and filled with clues to a forgotten past. Mysterious statues depicting winged human figures hint at a people fascinated by flight and ascension, while strange stone totems hold a more immediate secret.
Infused with Zefir, a mysterious life energy, these totems offer a way to partially restore the wind to the surrounding world. Releasing this energy begins to awaken the environment, opening up new possibilities for flight and bringing players closer to understanding what happened to the wind in the first place.
As players explore, they’ll discover new abilities, including Wind Boost, and find ways to use the world’s returning currents to reach places that were previously beyond their grasp.
TAKE YOUR FIRST FLIGHT
The adventure is already waiting. A free playable demo ofSTONEFEATHERis available now on Steam, offering a first taste of the game’s distinctive flight mechanics and mysterious world.
Explore the opening Plains region, master the basics of flight, unlock Wind Boost and seek out hidden areas and ancient ruins. Along the way, encounter Butterflies and Foxes, take on flight-based challenges to free animal spirits, and meet the mysterious Elder as you begin to uncover the story behind the disappearance of the wind.
Whether you’re drawn to the freedom of flight, the beauty of the landscapes or the mysteries of a lost civilisation, the demo offers an opportunity to experience STONEFEATHER for yourself.
Ready to take to the skies? Download the free STONEFEATHERdemo on Steam and begin your journey.
About ACGames
ACGames is a small Italian development team dedicated to creating evocative, mechanics-driven experiences.
The team creates games that blend evocative worlds with mechanically expressive gameplay, aiming for memorable experiences through atmosphere, movement, and purposeful simplicity. With STONEFEATHER, ACGames is pursuing flow-state flight across silent ruins, guided by curiosity and a hopeful journey to restore what was lost.
– VAMPIR to Launch in Additional Countries and Regions Worldwide on October 27 at 7:00 p.m. PDT Across PC and Mobile Platforms – Pre-Download Begins October 26 at 7:00 p.m. PDT via the App Store, Google Play, and Epic Games Store
LOS ANGELES – OCTOBER 16, 2026 – Netmarble, a leading developer and publisher of high-quality games, announced that its large-scale, vampire-themed MMORPG VAMPIR will officially launch in additional countries and regions worldwide on October 27 at 7:00 p.m. PDT across PC and mobile platforms.
Ahead of launch, pre-download for VAMPIR will begin on October 26 at 7-:00 p.m. PDT through the App Store, Google Play and Epic Games Store. By downloading the game in advance, players will be able to access VAMPIR and begin their adventure as soon as it is released.
VAMPIR brings together the key developers at Netmarble Neo who led the success of Lineage 2: Revolution and Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds, delivering a distinct and innovative MMORPG experience across both mobile and PC platforms with full cross-platform support.
Following its successful debut in Korea in August 2025, VAMPIR topped the grossing charts on both Google Play and the App Store, becoming the longest-running No. 1 title among all new games released in 2025 in Korea. The game further expanded its presence with launches in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau in March 2026 and Japan in July 2026, continuing to build momentum across Asia.
The upcoming global launch will bring VAMPIR to additional players worldwide, expanding the game beyond its existing service regions of Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and Japan.
Global pre-registration for VAMPIR is currently underway through the App Store, Google Play, the official VAMPIR brand site and the Epic Games Store. Players who complete pre-registration through these channels can receive launch rewards including a Designated Heroic Mount Summon Ticket, 100 million Gold, a full set of Rare Equipment, Immortal Portrait Fragments, and more. Additional rewards are also available through the official Discord channel via a welcome coupon code redeemable after launch.
Set in a universe ruled by blood, desire, and destruction, VAMPIR features a dark vampire motif and richly stylized gothic horror setting that sets it apart in the genre. Players will encounter a cast of distinctive characters and powerful figures who shape the fate of the world, while exploring a deep narrative centered on conflict, ambition, and survival.
Players can find a variety of information about VAMPIR through the game’s official community and content channels. The official Discord channel recently hosted a live AMA, introducing the game and answering questions from the community. The global YouTube and Facebook channels also feature the videos and content highlighting the game’s world and key features, while the official brand site introduces VAMPIR’s world, classes, and characters.
About Netmarble Corporation
Founded in Korea in 2000, Netmarble Corporation is a leading global game developer and publisher. Through acclaimed franchises and strategic partnerships with top-tier IP holders, the company delivers innovative and engaging gaming experiences to audiences worldwide. As a parent company of Kabam, SpinX Games, Jam City, and a major shareholder of HYBE and NCSOFT, Netmarble’s diverse portfolio includes Solo Leveling:ARISE, Seven Knights Re:BIRTH, RAVEN2, MARVEL Future Fight, and The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross. More information can be found at http://company.netmarble.com.
