LOS ANGELES – APRIL 16, 2026 – Netmarble, a renowned developer and publisher of high-quality games, has released a new in-game update for its AFK RPG THE KING OF FIGHTERS AFK. Players can experience a new fighter, a variety of in-game events, and an expanded team formation.

This update introduces a major gameplay enhancement, increasing the number of fighters that can be deployed in Story Stages from 5 to 9. Additional slots will unlock progressively based on players’ current stage progression. What’s more, the tiers of Synergy Effects have been expanded to unlock stronger and more flexible combinations that allow players to explore new ways to approach the battle. To commemorate the update, a special check-in event will run from April 16 to April 29. Those who log into the game for 7 days during the event period will receive generous rewards including 50 DNA and 2,400 Fighter Origins. 

Krizalid is a new fighter with [Corrosion] synergy that joined the roster. As an executive of NESTS, Krizalid wields flame-based attacks and possesses powerful signature skills including “Lightning Disaster EX” and “Desperate Overdrive EX.” The Krizalid Pick-Up Event and the [Corrosion] Synergy Fighter Summon Event are running through April 29 that allows players to acquire Krizalid and fighters with [Corrosion] synergy, respectively. 

In addition, Omega Rugal, a dark weapon merchant and a fighter with [Special] Synergy, has returned as part of the update. Omega Rugal’s [Boss Mode] increases his attack and reduces incoming damage each time he is hit. Players can obtain Omega Rugal through the League Battle Shop and Premium Summon. 

Other in-game events include the Lucky Elpy Event running from April 21 to April 25 where players have an opportunity to get a Legendary Supporter kimjaehoon. From April 23 through May 6, the Breezy Hideout Event provides a chance to meet Legendary pets KeKe-zalid and Archybeav. 

THE KING OF FIGHTERS AFK is based on SNK’s “THE KING OF FIGHTERS” IP. The game features iconic fighters from “THE KING OF FIGHTERS” series reimagined in pixel art graphics that gamers are familiar with from THE KING OF FIGHTERS R-2 on NEOGEO POCKET COLOR, allowing players to build their own team of favorite Fighters and enjoy dynamic combats. Players can strategically create their decks by combining at least 5 and up to 25 different Fighters and formations.

For the latest news and information on THE KING OF FIGHTERS AFK, visit the official website.

“THE KING OF FIGHTERS” is an iconic fighting game series that led the fighting game craze in the 1990s, with over 15 titles released to date. THE KING OF FIGHTERS and its Fighters have been receiving strong support among fans around the globe for decades as the series’ systems and stories have evolved over time. 

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.

ⓒ SNK CORPORATION ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ⓒ Netmarble Corp. & Netmarble Neo Inc. 2024 All Rights Reserved. 

Watch the Story Trailer HERE and Wishlist TODAY

STOCKHOLM – April 16, 2026 – Today, during the Galaxies Gaming Showcase, Swedish indie game publisher Raw Fury and developer Exnilo Studio released a brand new story trailer and launched a free public demo for their first-person puzzle game, Rivage, on PC via Steam. The trailer and demo offer fans the opportunity to take a closer look at the game and uncover the mystery behind the missing crew of the A.R.E.S space station.

Set aboard a meticulously detailed space station in the 25th century, Rivage invites players to take on the role of Miranda as she searches for answers about her crew’s disappearance and strives to escape a time-bending cosmic phenomenon. Caught in an infinite time loop, players must use each cycle to solve intricate puzzles and reveal the truth behind the distortions that have consumed the station.

Key features in Rivage include: 

• Immersive world – Step aboard the A.R.E.S. station, a meticulously detailed, fully interactable environment where every item tells a story. Examine artifacts, analyze research data, and uncover hidden notes scattered across abandoned workstations.
• Captivating storytelling – The station was once home to a crew, each with their own goals, fears, and philosophies. Now, only fragments of their lives remain: journals, personal logs, and encrypted messages scattered throughout the station. Piece together their relationships, uncover the emotional toll of isolation, and experience a narrative that weaves scientific mystery with human vulnerability.
• Unravel the mystery – Every puzzle in Rivage is woven into the fabric of the story. Repair broken systems, realign malfunctioning mechanisms, and solve environmental challenges that play with gravity, magnetism, and the very flow of time.
• The K9 system – With the K9 System, Miranda can log discoveries and retain certain puzzle solutions, allowing players to focus on what truly matters: uncovering the truth behind the distortions that have consumed the station. 

About Exnilo Studio

Based in Canada, Exnilo Studio is an indie game studio developing Rivage, a mind-bending puzzle, riddle, and escape room experience.

About Raw Fury

Raw Fury is an indie (un)publisher dedicated to connecting games with players by creating unforgettable experiences. With over 50 games published, including Blue Prince, The Seance of Blake Manor, Call of the Sea, Sable, Cassette Beasts, Norco and the Kingdom series, Raw Fury has been consistently recognised as a top 10 publisher in Metacritic’s annual rankings. With an unwavering commitment to being the best partner for indie developers, Raw Fury continues to champion unique games and bring exceptional experiences to players worldwide.

Premiering at the Galaxies Showcase, the new trailer delivers a rapid-fire briefing on the sci-fi survival horror awaiting players aboard the Cassiopeia, with pre-orders now live across all platforms, including STEAM!

Guildford, UK – April 16, 2026 – Supermassive Games today revealed a brand-new 60-second trailer for Directive 8020, its cinematic sci-fi survival horror adventure launching on May 12, 2026. Premiering at the Galaxies Showcase, the trailer offers players a final pre-launch briefing on the nightmare awaiting aboard the colony ship Cassiopeia, where a mission to secure humanity’s future becomes a desperate fight for survival against an alien organism capable of mimicking its prey.

Pre-orders are available now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and at participating retailers (while stocks last), with digital pre-orders on Steam launching TODAY, April 16.

Directive 8020 – Join the Mission

From the creators of Until Dawn and The Quarry comes an all-new sci-fi survival horror adventure where Earth is dying and humanity is running out of time. Sent on a mission to Tau Ceti f, the crew of the colony ship Cassiopeia crash-land far from home, and soon realize they are not alone. Hunted by an alien organism that can imitate its prey, paranoia spreads quickly as trust begins to collapse among the crew.

Directive 8020 evolves The Dark Pictures formula, blending cinematic storytelling with more active survival gameplay. Players must evade real-time threats, react under pressure, and harness new stealth mechanics to avoid detection by an enemy that could be anyone – even a member of your own crew. Every movement matters. Every sound can give you away. Every decision can cost a life.

With a branching narrative shaped by player choice, players for the first time in a Dark Pictures game can see their decisions mapped out in a story tree with the ability to rewind by using Turning Points, orlive and die by their choices in survival mode.

Starring Lashana Lynch as Brianna Young, the Cassiopeia’s pilot, Directive 8020 thrusts you into a desperate fight for survival and a gripping cinematic sci-fi horror experience.

Trust No One

At the heart of Directive 8020 lies a terrifying question: who is still human? The alien organism stalking the Cassiopeia can perfectly imitate its prey, turning crew members into deadly impostors. As suspicion spreads, every interaction becomes a risk, and every decision could cost a life. In a world where anyone could be the enemy, trusting the wrong crewmate could be fatal.

Movie Night Mode and Multiplayer

Survive the horrors of the Cassiopeia alone in single-player mode. Or don’t play alone in Directive 8020’s Movie Night mode, allowing up to five players to experience the story together in local couch co-op. Pass the controller to your fellow crewmates as the story unfolds, share the tension, and work together over every life-or-death decision to survive alien infiltrators, deadly dilemmas, and catastrophic system failures. Five-player online multiplayer will also be supported in a free post-launch update, bringing the couch co-op experience online. More information about this is coming soon.

Pre-Order Directive 8020 Now to Secure Your Free Deluxe Edition Upgrade

Pre-orders are available now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and at participating retailers (while stocks last), with digital pre-orders on Steam launching TODAY, April 16. Pre-orders include access to:

• The Dark Pictures Outfit Pack
• The Dark Pictures Collectables
• Cinematic Filter Pack
• Digital Soundtrack
• Digital Artbook

Pre-order digital deluxe upgrade at no extra cost available for a limited time only.

Step aboard. Trust no one. And remember that in space, death takes many forms.

Directive 8020launches on May 12, 2026, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Steam), with single-player and up to 5-player couch co-op available at release. Online multiplayer, which brings the couch co-op experience online, will arrive in a free post-launch update.

About Lashana Lynch

Directive 8020 will feature actress Lashana Lynch as the ground-breaking astronaut ‘Young’ in an intense cinematic sci-fi horror narrative. She can be seen starring in and as the co-EP of the series The Day of the Jackal with Eddie Redmayne. Previous projects include The Woman King, Bob Marley: One Love, Matilda the Musical and appearances in the MCU’s The Marvels, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Captain Marvel. Most notably, Lashana played the first black and female 007 agent ‘Nomi’ in the latest instalment of the James Bond franchise, No Time to Die.

About The Dark Pictures

The Dark Pictures is a series of stand-alone, cinematic horror games, designed to present a new, terrifying experience with each release. Each game features a brand-new story, setting, and new cast of characters.

About Supermassive Games

Founded in 2008, we are a BAFTA-winning game studio, developing innovative storytelling games. We have released a number of successful titles and are best known for Until Dawn, The Dark Pictures Anthology and The Quarry.

Copy and paste to save a surreal 1970s San Francisco on May 26 – pre-order today on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC!

PARIS – April 16, 2026 –At today’s Galaxies Spring Showcase, Focus Entertainment and Mad About Pandas premiered a new gameplay overview trailer for their upcoming puzzle-platformer Yerba Buena, releasing May 26, 2026, on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam). Learn all about the game’s story and unique ‘Copy and Paste’ mechanics, then try them out for yourself with the game’s new Steam demo, available now!

Manipulate the World with Copy and Paste

In Yerba Buena, you’ll play as Barb, a young woman living as an NPC in an abandoned video game production. It’s up to you to save your beloved San Francisco by solving ingenious platforming puzzles with the Oscillator and an original Copy and Paste mechanic. Use the Oscillator to scan your surroundings and identify what properties may be copied. Then take the desired behavior and stick it onto your target to change the world around you!

Copy a car’s left-to-right movement, and paste it onto a housing block to make it move. Copy a trampoline’s bounce, and apply it to concrete to make it bouncy – or capture gas coming out of a broken pipe to turn solid walls into thin air! Properties can even be stacked on top of one another, so experiment! You’re always free to reset your actions if you change your mind.

Try Yerba Buena for Free with the New Steam Demo!

Put these skills to the test in Yerba Buena’s free Steam demo, available now until the game releases on May 26! Meet our colorful cast of characters, learn the ins and outs of the Oscillator, and experience the first three levels of the game, including the tutorial. Any progress you achieve in this demo will carry over to the full game upon release.

Save San Francisco from greed and destruction on May 26 when Yerba Buena releases on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam). Pre-orders are now available everywhere with a 10% discount!

New trailer showcases the Cold War gone hot!

Cornwall, England April 16th, 2026 – Blue Dot Games are proud to reveal that their upcoming 40v40 squad-based tactical first-person shooter ‘83 is coming to Steam Early Access on April 23rd. Set in an alternate 1983 where the Cold War escalated into an all-out warzone, ‘83 is a spiritual successor to Rising Storm 2: Vietnam, with members of the original dev team founding Blue Dot Games. To commemorate the Early Access release date reveal, Blue Dot Games has unleashed a new trailer offering an extended look at its launch trailer debuted during the Galaxies Showcase today.

“Our motto for ‘83 was “accessible realism”, where everything – from the uniforms to the specific sounds of and animations of firing each gun – is thoroughly researched to create a historically accurate shooter, yet we still want the game to be fun to play, with merciful respawn times. ” said Tony Gillham, CEO at Blue Dot Games. “Don’t let the accessibility fool you; while anyone can pick up ‘83 and have a good time, teams will still need to communicate and perform their role well to seize a victory. ‘83 carves out specific Commander and Squad Leader roles for veterans to guide their squad, while rookies can learn the ropes from the front lines until they know the game well enough.”

About Blue Dot Games
Blue Dot Games is an independent game development studio consisting of industry veterans with a passion for immersive, tactically rich shooters. Known for their work on acclaimed titles such as Red Orchestra and Rising Storm, the team brings decades of combined experience in multiplayer game design, systems development, and historical authenticity.

In 2023, Blue Dot Games acquired the rights to ‘83 following the closure of its original developer, Antimatter Games. Since then, the team has led a full-scale revival and redevelopment of the project, building on its foundations with a clear creative vision and renewed technical direction.

New details emerge from the deeply harrowing psychological thriller…

Watford, UK – 16^th of April 2026: Psychological horror specialists Wired Productions and LKA have today revealed Act II of their series of innovative trailers at the Galaxies Spring Showcase. Continuing the immersive and concept-driven exploration of the universe that LKA have created, Act II: The Station pulls players deeper into the case as it continues to unfold. 

Act II opens in the Police Station, as Mila and Jona review the disturbing TG News footage of kidnap victim Aglae. The message she delivers only deepens the mystery, ending with a cryptic mention of “sirens.” As Mila searches for answers, the case takes an unexpected and troubling turn.

From the team that brought you ‘The Town of Light’ and ‘Martha Is Dead’, When Sirens Fall Silent is a dark psychological thriller set in 1990s Italy. Play as Mila, a troubled policewoman drawn into a high-profile case of kidnappings and murders. As the case unravels you must not only save her from herself, but from being swallowed by a vortex of violence and confusion.

WishlistWhen Sirens Fall Silent now on Steam, GOG, and Epic Game Store. To stay informed about the latest updates, visit When Sirens Fall Silent.

About Wired Productions

Wired Productions is a true Indie Publisher proudly presenting a diverse range of specially curated games from some of the greatest storytellers and independent developers. Named as “Indie Publisher of the Year” at the MCV / Develop Awards. Wired is also home to Black Razor Records, its own music label dedicated to original game soundtracks and rhythm-driven experiences – with titles like DIG VR and Arcade Paradise.

Wired has an award-winning collection of titles including Task Time, Aaero 2: Black Razor Edition, KARMA: The Dark World, Gori: Cuddly Carnage, Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles, and Martha Is Dead. Announced upcoming titles are When Sirens Fall Silent and BrokenLore: DON’T LIE.

Find @WiredP on YouTube, Discord, and X or search Wired Productions on Google.  

About LKA Studio

LKA Studio are a multi-award winning independent Italian development studio, founded by Luca Dalcò, and are the creators of the critically acclaimed games, The Town of Light and Martha Is Dead. LKA are based in Florence, Italy, and are masters of multi-layered narrative experiences, that are based on real Italian locations and covering specific periods of time – all authentically recreated. The team have also made it a mission to focus on hard-hitting topics that shine a light on the forgotten people, and not to run away from them.

Creative Europe

When Sirens Fall Silent is co-funded by the European Union through the Creative Europe Programme.

Be Fearless. Be Punctual. Be the D*mn Bus Driver.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. –April 16, 2026 – In a city where congestion clogs the streets. Where people cry out to get to work on time. Only one municipal employee can bring order to a chaotic world, one bus stop at a time. Saber Interactive and developer stillalive studios challenge you to put on the uniform and sit your butt in the driver’s seat for the block-BUS-ter gaming experience of the year with the new trailer for Bus Bound, launching April 30 on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Take back the streets with the power of public transportation. Honk honk, beep beep, baby.

With realistic traffic systems, day-to-night shifts, and dynamic weather conditions, only you (and a crew of your best buds who will unite for the greater good in online co-op for up to four players) can choose the right bus for the job from over a dozen top-line vehicles to ensure your passengers get where they’re going safe and sound. Strap yourself in and hold on for dear life as these bad boys get up to blazing speeds of 20 – hell, even 25 – miles per hour.

Buckle up and be the hero this city needs. Bus Bound arrives on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S on April 30. Pre-order either the Standard Edition (29.99 USD & EUR/24.99 GBP) or Deluxe Edition (39.99 USD & EUR/34.99 GBP) today to receive the Horizon Hydrogen 40ft Gen2 bus plus three modern skins at launch!

Deluxe Edition owners will also unlock access to the Horizon Speed 40ft bus plus three retro skins, as well as the Bus Pass, featuring Bus Bound’s first three content expansions, expected to release later this year.

About Saber Interactive

Saber Interactive is a worldwide publisher and developer consisting of 15 studios in the Americas and Europe. Creating games for all major platforms based on original and licensed IPs, Saber’s titles include Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando, Jurassic Park: Survival, Turok: Origins, Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival, Road Kings, World War Z, A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead, Bus Bound, Docked, SnowRunner, Expeditions: A MudRunner Game and RoadCraft. Founded in 2001, Saber is known for two decades of development partnerships with leading developers and publishers, including producing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for Nintendo Switch, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Crysis Remastered, and many others. Learn more at https://saber.games.

The 1.0 Launch Builds on Game Legacy with New Locations, Deeper Systems, and Full Sandbox Freedom

Watford, United Kingdom – 16 April 2026 – Publisher Wired Productions and developer Pathos Interactive are proud to announce that, after a standout Early Access run and a steady flow of major updates, Hotel Architect is ready for its grand opening. The full 1.0 release arrives on May 14, one year after entering early access, and brings a wave of player-requested additions, including Custom Sandbox mode, two new locations and gameplay improvements across the experience.

Built in close collaboration with its growing community, Hotel Architect now stands as one of the highest rated hotel tycoon games on Steam, giving players more control, more creativity, and more ways to run their dream hotel, whether that means crafting a five-star masterpiece or barely holding things together during peak check-in chaos.

Since entering Early Access, Hotel Architect has grown into one of Steam’s most detailed and player-driven hotel tycoon and management sims. The full release builds on that foundation with a wide range of new features and improvements. The 1.0 launch introduces:

• Custom Sandbox Mode – Offering players a wider range of creative freedom to design, build and manage their own hotels, with the option to set a buildable area and maximum floor cap.
• Expansion to the Scenario Mode – Adding the ability for players to create their very own scenarios, with new difficulty options.
• Two New Locations – Expanding the hospitality empire to the Black Forest, Germany and London, UK
• Couples System – Guests aren’t arriving alone anymore!
• Expanded Systems & Improvements – A wide range of balancing updates, additional languages, and quality-of-life improvements across the entire experience

In addition to the new content, Hotel Architect already offers a deep and flexible management experience. With the addition of two brand new locations in 1.0 players can now build across a total of eight unique destinations, including Gothenburg, Santorini, Paris, St. Anton, New York, and Las Vegas. Across these destinations, players unlock rewards by completing main and bonus objectives, cater to a variety of guest types with unique requirements, and manage diverse staff roles – each with their own strengths and weaknesses that directly impact hotel operations. With numerous zones to design and decorate across multiple floors, Hotel Architect delivers a deep, flexible, and highly creative simulation from the ground up.

Hotel Architect is out now in Steam Early Access, with the full version launching on May 14^th. The full game priced at £24.99 / 29,99$ / 29.99€ and there will be a special 22% launch discount.

About Wired Productions

Wired Productions is a true Indie Publisher proudly presenting a diverse range of specially curated games from some of the greatest storytellers and independent developers. Named as “Indie Publisher of the Year” at the MCV / Develop Awards. Wired is also home to Black Razor Records, its own music label dedicated to original game soundtracks and rhythm-driven experiences – with titles like DIG VR and Arcade Paradise.

Wired has an award-winning collection of titles including Task Time, Aaero 2: Black Razor Edition, KARMA: The Dark World, Gori: Cuddly Carnage, Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles, and Martha Is Dead. Announced upcoming titles are When Sirens Fall Silent,  BrokenLore: DON’T LIE.

Find @WiredP on YouTube, Discord, and X or search Wired Productions on Google.  

About Pathos Interactive

Pathos Interactive is a game studio founded in 2015, headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden. The company is driven with a deep passion by gamers with an ambition to make the best games, striving for excellence and releasing one quality game at a time. Having released the real-time strategy game, Bannermen, on Steam, Pathos are currently working on Hotel Architect, a management and simulation game. 

8 contestants enter, 0 friendships remain, and you’ve got 48 hours to play for free!

Watford, UK – 16th April 2026:  Award-winning publisher Wired Productions and indie developer ReadGraves have surprise-launched Task Time, as revealed live during the Galaxies Showcase. The game show inspired, Takeshi’s Castle-fuelled party experience is available right now on PC via Steam and is completely free to play for the first 48 hours as a limited time celebration, following a shadow drop live during the show.

Built to wreck friendships, spark rivalries, and turn every match into total carnage, Task Time is ready for contestants, pitting up to eight players across 6 rounds of unpredictable chaos where alliances are formed, betrayals unfold, and only one Taskling can walk away victorious.

With a “drop it like it’s hot, get your tasks on” attitude, Task Time leans fully into fast, chaotic competition where winning means doing whatever it takes. After the free period ends, Task Time will be available for just $4.95 / £3.96 with the limited time 38% launch discount!

Watch the Early Access Launch trailer:

Task Time hits Early Access with a PEAK crossover, letting players unlock the iconic ‘Bing Bong’ character as cosmetics in game. Because if you’re going to ruin friendships, you might as well look good doing it.

In Task Time, up to eight contestants are thrown into a rapid-fire gauntlet of unpredictable, physics-fuelled challenges where winning is only half the game. The real objective is simple: make sure everyone else loses. Drag opponents off platforms, sabotage progress, trigger meltdowns, and turn the easiest tasks into complete disasters in seconds.

Created by (some of) the developers behind genre-defining party games including Fall Guys and Gang Beasts, Task Time takes the formula and pushes it further. Faster. Meaner. Less fair. With hundreds of thousands of possible task combinations, no two matches play out the same. One moment you are in control. The next, everything has collapsed. Just like life, right?

“We didn’t want a traditional launch,” said Leo Zullo, Co-founder and Managing Director at Wired Productions. “Task Time is built on surprise, chaos, and pure mayhem, so it made sense to launch it the same way. Dropping it live and making it free for 48 hours gives players the perfect excuse to jump in, grab some friends, and start ruining relationships immediately.”

“We encourage players to embrace the jank, if only because we’ve made no serious attempt to remove it. The game works best when you meet it halfway.” – said Sam Read-Graves, Creator of ReadGraves.

Players who join during the free period can unlock content and carry their progress forward if they choose to purchase the game once the promotion ends.

Task Time is available now on PC via Steam.  

Key Features

• Multiplayer mayhem for up to 8 contestants Compete across a relentless barrage of task-based mini-games where sabotage is just as important as skill.
• Hundreds of thousands of task combinations Expect constant surprises, shifting objectives, and matches that spiral out of control in seconds.
• From the minds behind party game giants Developed by some of the talent behind Fall Guys and Gang Beasts.
• Free for 48 hours on Steam Jump in now, play for free, and decide later who you never want to speak to again.
• Exclusive PEAK crossover cosmetics Unlock special in-game items inspired by the hit survival game.
• Twitch integration that fights back Viewers don’t just watch, they interfere. Trigger chaos, mess with players, and turn every match into a live, unpredictable spectacle.

About Wired Productions    

Wired Productions is a true Indie Publisher proudly presenting a diverse range of specially curated games from some of the greatest storytellers and independent developers. Wired has an award-winning collection of titles including Hotel Architect, Task Time, KARMA: The Dark World, Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles, and Martha Is Dead. Announced upcoming titles are When Sirens Fall Silent and BrokenLore: DON’T LIE.

Wired is also home to Black Razor Records, its own music label dedicated to original game soundtracks and rhythm-driven experiences – with titles like DIG VR and Arcade Paradise.

About ReadGraves  

ReadGraves is an independent studio based in the UK, dedicated to making bold, innovative, and irreverent games. Founded by Samuel Read-Graves, the team is best known for creating Trolley Problem, Inc., a sharp and satirical single player party game that became a Twitch favourite. Beyond its own projects, ReadGraves brings deep experience from the wider industry, with team members who previously worked on hit titles like Gang Beasts and Fall Guys. The studio’s focus is on crafting playful, socially charged experiences that spark laughter, debate, and connection both online and in person.

1.0 launch leaves Early Access to let you wage war with your own rag-tag crew of soldiers!

Los Angeles, CA – April 16th, 2026 – Wolpertinger Games, in partnership with Wandering Wizard, today announced that its squad-building, twin-stick shooting roguelike Survivor Mercs will emerge out of Early Access with its 1.0 release on April 30th, bringing the game to Xbox and PlayStation consoles as well! All platforms will include the latest version of Survivor Mercs, with all content from its previous updates included.

Assemble your squad of cloned super soldiers against the evil M.E.G.A. Corp army! Each Merc totes their own arsenal and personal tactics to tackle the robot horde. Call in your Merc clone reinforcements, pick their optimal specialization tree for your operation, and supercharge their combat effectiveness with hi-tech Gear to build a horde-slaying killer squad!

Conduct your operations against M.E.G.A. Corp through multiple stages on a variety of procedurally generated maps. Get to the extraction point and defend it until your choppa takes you to the next stage. Guide your Mercs with tactical abilities or focus on fighting actively in the battle with a variety of Commander clones with their own randomly selected traits. Can you lead your squad to victory with a hawk-eyed, sly Infiltrator? Or battle solo as a nocturnal, greedy One-Man Army? How about a brilliant, vampiric Ninja?

Featuring fast-paced twin-stick action, frantic horde survival, tactical squad-building & tons of loot, Survivor Mercs lets you purge the billionaires’ robot army with your Merc squad! Exploit game-breaking synergies to annihilate your oppressors in ever-changing operations. Lock, load, and loot, Commander!

“Survivor Mercs offers an unprecedented degree of controlled chaos,” said Sebastian, Studio Lead at Wolpertinger. “At any given time, there’s a lot going on, but you can create your own unique squad for a wholly singular experience, ensuring no two playthroughs are alike. Whether you focus on an A-team style ensemble or go all-guns-blazing as a renegade commando, you’ll face a fierce warzone with fire and fury!”

Features:

• Control an individual Commander clone generated from over 15,000 combinations of unique Traits.
• Lead your squad into battle and actively aim, shoot, dash and fight alongside your Mercs with dozens of twin-stick weapons and abilities.
• Build your squad from a large roster of Mercs with unique loadouts, behavior & specialization trees.
• Find dozens of powerful Gear items to modify and improve your squad in each operation
• Conduct your Operations on distinct, procedural Maps with different stages, mission parameters, difficulty tiers, and unique Bosses, Elites, and enemies
• Complete Story Missions to meet your Mercs, grow your arsenal, and cross the secret plans of the M.E.G.A. Corp. bosses.
• Expand your Bunker HQ with Rooms built and upgraded with the loot you’ve scavenged in your operations to unlock more tactical options and permanent bonuses
• Team up with your friends in couch co-op to wreak havoc – or join forces via Steam Remote Play Together.
• Full support for all controllers and keyboard + mouse controls.
• Stream the game with a custom Twitch integration and let your audience decide your fate
• Fully compatible and verified on SteamDeck

About Wandering Wizard
Wandering Wizard is passionately committed to championing indie game developers. We provide a platform for fresh voices, revolutionary ideas, and daring experiments within the indie gaming realm. Embracing the inherent risks of indie game development, we partner with creators worldwide to enrich the global gaming community with inclusive, inspiring, and innovative gaming experiences. wanderingwizard.com

About Wolpertinger Games
Wolpertinger Games was founded in 2009 by Sebastian Bender and Remote Control Productions, evolving from a student team into a professional game development studio based in Munich, Germany. Our mission is to craft seriously fun games. With a diverse, multicultural team spanning Europe, our creations are as marvelous as the mythical Bavarian Wolpertinger—a creature composed of various animal parts. Much like this creature, our team and games are a unique blend of influences, resulting in joyful experiences that may be more than just entertainment. wolpertingergames.com