LOS ANGELES – MAY 27, 2026 – Netmarble, a leading developer and publisher of high-quality games, announced a major update for its action RPG MONGIL: STAR DIVE. Players can experience a new playable character, new story, combat content and various game improvements.
The update introduces the new 5-star character Narae.” The younger sister of the Kumiho Maiden “Mina,” Narae has trained in secret to hone her water manipulation abilities in hopes of easing the burden carried by her sister and becoming a dependable member of the family.
Narae is an Ice-element Support character who utilizes water droplets to attack enemies while protecting allies. Through her special skill “Dew Blankets All” that grants shields and increased damage effects to teammates, she demonstrates strong support capabilities across a variety of combat situations.
Players can also participate in a three-week special event centered around Narae, where they can uncover hidden stories and earn rewards including an exclusive animated profile background.
The update also introduces new weekly content, “Legendary Conquest,” alongside the debut of the first Legendary Monster, “Reginula.” Players must organize three separate teams to participate in battle, with each team assigned specific recommended elements and missions. Players can earn points by dealing high damage or successfully responding to designated patterns that make strategic team composition a key element of the content.
The game’s main storyline has expanded with the addition of Episode 6, “Flowers Blooming from Scars,” and the new region “Muwon.” Players will encounter new story developments throughout the region, including the appearance of “Red Shadow,” the fearsome Swamp Lord boss..
Various game improvements reflecting player feedback have been implemented as well, including improvements to Monsterling filters, the addition of automatic basic attacks for the PC version, and updates to the equipment salvage system.
MONGIL: STAR DIVE is the long-awaited reimagining of the beloved 2013 mobile collectible RPG Monster Taming. Built with Unreal Engine 5, the game delivers cinematic storytelling and dynamic real-time combat centered on a three-character tag system. The “Monsterling Collection” system supports the capture, collection, and synthesis of monsters, adding strategic depth to gameplay.
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 athttp://company.netmarble.com.
Everybody loves some Yoshi! It has been far too long since Yoshi’s last independent outing, and Nintendo are making right of that with Yoshi and the Mysterious Book for the Nintendo Switch 2. This title takes a newer, albeit safe, route of offering more puzzle-like mechanics based on discovery. Does that formula work for a genre starved of our favourite lizard from the Mario universe? Let’s find out.
Story
This romp starts with Bowser Jr. causing a bit of mischief before being taken in by a living encyclopedia. The book falls into the hands of a herd of Yoshi, who are then invited by the book to discover species within its pages and get rid of the menacing duo of Bowser Jr. and Kamek, all while filling out entries by discovering more and more interactive creatures as the game progresses.
It’s a very soft story with a light tone, and that is fine. There is never a sense of challenge, replaced by a sense of wonder as Mr E (the book) guides you from page to page. Sure, I would have liked to see something with a bit more depth, but that isn’t this experience, and that is perfectly fine due to the cozy and inviting atmosphere that simply expands upon the lore of Yoshi’s Island and beyond.
Gameplay
In almost every single way, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book plays like a typical Yoshi’s Island experience. You still swallow and shoot eggs. Yoshi has almost all of his trademark moves, such as his hovering jump and ground pound. What makes it different is that there really isn’t a major challenge. There really are no bosses, instead a list of challenges to complete in 2D-inspired levels. I guess that may be a deal breaker for some, but understanding the concept is only a piece of the journey.
This is a title based on discovery. Mr E will have each level found by discovering a creature. Be it a little flower guy who makes the other flowers around him bloom or frogs that allow you to ride in bubbles upwards, it’s a very tame experience. Once you find a creature, you must then achieve objectives based on the creature’s abilities. This can be something simple, such as making a tree grow, or more complex goals found later that usually have to do with platforming in special ways to reach areas.
The sense of discovery is magical here and makes exploration very rewarding. That said, the puzzles never fully take advantage of the mechanics quite enough to give that true magic of what we would have seen in similar titles in the past. Finding a muddy swamp and noticing how it changes your pal’s techniques is fun, but when it does little more than complete the level, you kind of wish there was a bit more meat on the bone to offer more incentive for hunting around. Sure, it’s fun and delightful, but I can’t help but imagine what this game would be with actual enemies and challenge mixed into the fold.
Audio
The music in the game is fantastic. I know that should go without saying in a Yoshi game, but there have definitely been some odd choices over the years with soundtracks, and it was kind of nice to have a focused and quiet line-up without hearing a group of Yoshi howl to a random tune this time. Yoshi and everyone have their trademark sounds, and I dug the little voicework in the game, as they work well to make this experience feel singular and special on its own.
Visuals
There is definitely something lovely about this title’s aesthetic. The game feels like a storybook, and the 3D models have this interesting filter in play that has their colours animate softly within each model. The result almost seems stop-motion, giving homage to Yoshi’s usual uniqueness, while offering something slightly new in the process. At the end of the day, it’s fun to poke around here, and the visuals are the highlight of the game overall.
Overall
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book brings back simplicity and joy as the primary features of a traditional Nintendo title. While the game lacks depth or challenge in a traditional sense, it offers a vast set of levels that are a joy to explore. I do wish these mechanics had a better payoff for the player that led to something other than production, but you cannot deny how charming the game is as you traverse each stage. Yoshi needed a nice outing, and for longtime fans, this book will be a pleasant side-dish that is sure to give gamers of all ages a true delight.
The New Free Update Songs of Thieves is Now Available!
Lesquin, May 27, 2026 – A new threat lurks in the shadows of Rêverie. NACON and Passtech Games are glad to announce that Songs of Thieves, the next major update forRavenswatch is now available on PC, Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One!
In Songs of Thieves, players will face a new threat: the Thieves. Fast, unpredictable and particularly greedy, these new enemies ambush heroes across the different regions of Rêverie and don’t hesitate to steal their precious Dream Shards.
This update also introduces the Thieve’s Stashes, new secret locations scattered across Dark Hills, Storm Island, and Avalon. These hideouts contain four new types of rooms, each with their own challenges and rewards:
Combat Rooms, filled with traps inspired from Curse of the Dead Gods.
Treasure Rooms, packed with Dream Shards.
Cursed Rooms, inflicting temporary debuffs on heroes.
Mirrors Rooms, allowing players to duplicate magic items.
Players will also discover a new gameplay mechanic with the Mystic Harps. These enchanted instruments and their various melodies unlock powerful team bonuses that can change the course of a run. Twelve melodies will be available, opening new strategic possibilities for each run.
Another notable addition: the arrival of Stingy Jack, a mysterious turnip-headed thief who will attempt to loot chests before the players. Heroes will need to act fast to recover their loot… and maybe even rob Jack in the process.
Ravenswatch is a top-down roguelike action game that combines intense real-time combat with deep gameplay and high replay value. After the success of Curse of the Dead Gods, Passtech Games returns with a new formula and game experience.
No two runs are alike. With 12 heroes, over 250 talents and 50 magical items offering endless build combinations, 4 difficulty levels, custom game modes and online cross-play co-op up to 4 players, the game offers an addictive experience and high replay value.
Ravenswatch is available on PC, PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4,Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Nintendo SwitchTM. Songs of Thieves DLC is available on PC, PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Nintendo SwitchTM.
About NACON: A company within the BIGBEN group, NACON was created in 2019 to optimize its expertise and leverage synergies in the video game market. Comprising 15 development studios, AA game publishing, and the design and distribution of premium gaming peripherals, NACON brings 40 years of experience to benefit the world’s gaming community. This unified center of excellence strengthens NACON’s position in the market and creates unique opportunities for innovation and competitive advantages.
About Passtech Games:
Founded in 2012, Passtech Games is a video game development studio located in Villeurbanne, near Lyon. Specializing in top-down games, the studio is composed of a team of passionate and experienced professionals who aim to provide a quality experience to players. Every detail counts from the design and technical conception of the game to the art direction.
Ultimate and Special Coupons Are Now Available for the First Time Since Launch
LOS ANGELES – MAY 27, 2026 – Netmarble, a renowned developer and publisher of high-quality games, has released a major update for its brutal dark fantasy MMORPG RAVEN2 that introduces a new class, large-scale Grand Festival events and new content.
The newly-added Warlord is a spear-wielding melee class that is designed as a battlefield commander while using commanding combat abilities to disrupt enemies and turn the tide of battle. To celebrate the launch of Warlord, RAVEN2 is holding a Class Change Event that allows players to obtain a Class Change Token using Gold and switch to the class they wish. Warlord Growth Support Chests will also be provided to all players to make their gameplay experience more enjoyable.
A special Grand Festival is now underway to commemorate the update. For the first time since launch, players can receive Ultimate Coupons and Special Coupons by participating in the check-in event. The rewards include three Ultimate Coupons for Holy Garment, Familiar, and Stella, as well as four Special Coupons for Armor, Relic, Rune, and Weapon Resonance. These coupons reflect eligible history from the launch of RAVEN2, allowing players to retry eligible contract summons and Stella combinations, or restore items destroyed after failed enhancement attempts.
The Grand Festival also features an event where players can obtain a Legendary Familiar that is a new addition to celebrate the update. In addition to the ongoing event that grants a Legendary Holy Garment upon reaching Level 60, players can earn both a Legendary Holy Garment and a Legendary Familiar through gameplay participation.
In-game towns have been decorated with a festive Grand Festival theme, and a special event dungeon is set to open. The update also expands Tower of Chaos up to 50F that offer additional challenges and progression opportunities.
An official sequel to RAVEN (EvilBane: The Iron King), RAVEN2 is a blockbuster MMORPG set in a dark fantasy realm reimagined with unrivaled graphics. As a member of the Special Corps, players will onboard on a journey to investigate dangerous and bizarre incidents under royal order, and engage in a large-scale, cruel war.
For more information about RAVEN2, stay tuned to the game’s official forum, YouTube channel and Facebook . Players can also visit the official website to find out more about the game.
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 athttp://company.netmarble.com.
Paris, France – May 27, 2026 – Hear Ye, hear ye!As revealed during today’s AG French Direct, Red Art Games is ecstatic to announce that it is bringing Gobliiins Collection to Nintendo Switch™ PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S. This brand new compilation of the first 5 Gobliiins games is available now digitally. Yes. Right now!Absolutely packed to the brim with content, this release marks the debut of the Gobliiins series on consoles. Born in the early ‘90s with the release of the original Gobliiins on a variety of home computers (remember floppy disks?), the eponymous series quickly gained a following thanks to its humorous tone, character swapping system and clever mix of Adventure and Puzzle gameplay. Members of the press and content creators can request Gobliiins Collection review keys now*.
Developed by Red Art Studios, Red Art Games’ internal band of trolls development studio, Gobliiins Collection is a comprehensive compilation of the first five Gobliiins titles. Longtime fans, newcomers and video game historians will be able to play the five full Puzzle-Adventure classics, including multiple versions of the first three Gobliiins games, listen to the series’ music, consult archival documents and even watch an exclusive mini-series featuring a brand new interview with Pierre Gilhodes, Gobliiins series co-creator.
In addition to its digital release, Gobliiins Collectionwill also get Standard and Collector’s physical editions on PS5 in Europe on September 24. The Gobliiins Collection Standard and Collector’s Editions will be available from various retailers upon release and can already be pre-ordered fromRed Art Games’ official online store.
The Gobliiins Collection Collector’s Edition (PS5) contains:
Copy of the game
Collector’s Edition box inspired by classic PC game packaging
Floppy disk
Booklet
Postcard signed by Gobliiins co-creator Pierre Gilhodes
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About Gobliiins Collection:
Gobliiins Collection is a comprehensive compilation of the first five Gobliiins titles released on PC between 1991 and 2023. It includes the five full Puzzle-Adventure classics, including multiple versions of the first three Gobliiins games (MS DOS, CD-Rom, MAC, etc.), a music player with tracks from all five games, 3D models of each game’s original packaging, a gallery with original design documents as well as a documentary mini-series featuring a brand new interview with Pierre Gilhodes, Gobliiins series co-creator.
Included games:
Gobliiins (1991)
For reasons absolutely no one understands, the good King Angoulafre has gone completely bonkers. Naturally, the court’s solution is to send three goblins to the wizard Niak in the hope that he can sort this whole mess out. What could possibly go wrong?
Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon (1992)
The son of King Angoulafre has vanished without a trace! This time, the court mage Modems dispatches two goblins to rescue the young prince. With a flick of magic, he teleports them to a faraway land where his colleague, the magician Tazaar, can lend a hand. That’s where our brave (well… relatively brave) duo discovers the truth: behind it all lurks a demon born from nothingness—the dreadfully dreadful Amoniak…
Goblins 3 (1993)
Blount, a delightfully unhinged reporter for “Goblins News,” is on assignment in the kingdom of Foliandre—just in time to witness Queen Xina and King Bodd waging war over the Labyrinth. Things take a turn for the worse when his flying vessel is attacked, forcing him into an unscheduled landing. Enter Princess Wynonna, daughter of the Labyrinth’s guardian—whom Blount promptly falls head over heels for. Before he knows it, he’s tangled up in the conflict… and just when things couldn’t get any stranger, along comes a werewolf. Of course.
Gobliiins 4 (2009)
The first (and only!) 3D installment, Gobliiins 4 reunites the three legendary goblins: Oups, Asgard, and Ignatius. Summoned by King Angoulafre, they’re sent on a mission of utmost importance: finding his missing pet… a small, adventure-loving aardvark. Truly, a quest for the ages.
Gobliiins 5: The Invasion of the Morglotons (2023)
Disaster strikes the kingdom as a mysterious epidemic starts turning everyone into potatoes. Yes, potatoes. Rumor has it that even the good King Angoulafre has been affected. Luckily, he’s under the care of the finest doctor around… probably. Hopefully. Well… we’ll see.
Features
A compilation of the first 5 Gobliiins games
Playable on console for the very first time
Classic Adventure and Puzzle Game hybrids
Humorous stories and dialogue
Loaded with bonus content including 3D models of the original PC game boxes
Exclusive video interview with Gobliiins co-creator Pierre Gilhodes
Includes multiple versions of the first three Gobliiins games
**Gobliiins 5 does not include Italian localisation.
*Please note that users of the Nintendo Switch version of Gobliiins Collection may encounter several issues. Those issues are known and will be fixed via a patch due to release in a few days. The fixes included in this upcoming patch are:
- added a new "How to Play" screen before launching Gobliiins 1-2-3
- added a confirmation message before starting a "New Game" in Gobliiins 1-2-3
- improved Touch Screen behavior in Gobliiins 1-2-3-4-5
- fixed various bugs and softlocks in Gobliiins 4
- fixed a softlock in Gobliiins 5
- performance optimization during credits
- fixed "Music Player" issue that sometimes prevents the next track from playing
- fixed a few minor bugs in Gobliiins 1-2-3
- fixed crash that happens when watching multiple interviews videos in a row
- added anti-aliasing in Gobliiins 4
Thank you for your patience and understanding. We hope that you will enjoy Gobliiins Collection.
About Red Art Games:
Officially launched in early 2018, Red Art Games is a France-based publishing company that specializes in bringing indie, Japanese and retro titles to consoles and PC both physically and digitally. In addition to its publishing work, Red Art Games also develops and ports games to consoles, PC and mobile platforms via its award-winning internal development studio. Since its inception, Red Art Games has published over 200 physical titles and ported over 20 games. In March 2023, Red Art Games grabbed the 11th spot in Metacritic’s 13th Annual Game Publisher Rankings.
Brand new footage of the highly anticipated sci-fi smash!
27th of May, 2026 Quebec, Canada – Today developer Vertex Zero and publisher Red Dunes Games have released an extended trailer for their detailed and fabulous sci-fi adventure Silent Planet – Elegy of a Dying World. The newly released footage expands on the game’s striking vision of a dying future, with a chance to glimpse more of its evocative environments, narrative intrigue, and otherworldly atmosphere.
Set in the year 2997, Silent Planet – Elegy of a Dying World is a gothic sci-fi metroidvania steeped in cosmic horror. You’ll play as Apranik, a lone traveler venturing to a distant planet in search of an ancient artefact, believed to be tied to the origin of life itself. Get lost in atmospheric exploration with deep progression systems, psychokinetic combat, and a rich, lore-driven narrative as you uncover forbidden secrets hidden within the ruins of a world that should no longer exist.
The stars are dimming, and the world is fading, but your journey is only beginning!
About Vertex Zero Inc.
From the icy realm of Quebec, Vertex Zero calls forth arcane sorcery, primeval arts, and mythical worlds. We are now invoking Silent Planet — Elegy of a Dying World: a requiem to the classics, summoned from the depths of the abyss.
Red Dunes Games is an independent game developer and publisher based in Abu Dhabi, UAE. With a global outlook and deep roots in storytelling, Red Dunes creates and publishes original games that resonate with players across cultures. The company is known for its creativity, production quality, and commitment to working with world-class partners.
Japan-inspired racing game drifting on to shelves this summer with PS5 physical edition
Swansea, UK (27/05/26) Curveball Games and Poland based Gaming Factory are excited to announce that the smash hit JDM: Japanese Drift Master will be speeding its way to retail in August this year, as Curveball continues to build its thrilling physical portfolio. Released on PC in 2025 and then making its way to console in February this year, the release marks a continued partnership between Gaming Factory and Curveball Games.
Curveball Games will release JDM: Japanese Drift Master on PlayStation 5 for £34.99/$39.99/€39.99 in the EMEA and North American regions, with a planned release date of August 14th, 2026.
In JDM: Japanese Drift Master, you’ll get to discover Japan’s legendary car culture, between authentically designed and licensed models and stunningly realised drifting spots, all told through a hand-drawn, animated Manga comic-book style.
Quoted as ‘a hugely ambitious and earnest racer’ by IGN, and that it ‘delivers exactly what its name promises, aiming to bring back a long-lost racing experience’ by GameStar. As players immerse themselves in the birthplace of drift, in an open world, story-driven experience, they’ll travel through narrow rural roads, vast highways and through modern cityscapes.
Using robust tuning options, you can choose between Arcade style racing or Simcade settings where all assists are off and your skills are truly put to the test. As you travel through fictional Guntama, filled with more than 250km of main roads, racing tracks and instanced events, you’ll perform takeovers against winding mountain passes and contend against dynamic weather conditions and a full day/night cycle system.
Pre-Orders are NOW OPEN through Curveball’s retailer, The Game Collection as well as all major retailers across EMEA and North America.
About Curveball Games
Curveball Games operate as the Publishing division of the wider Curveball Leisure Group, providing digital and physical distribution for Indie and AA titles across the globe. Formed in 2025, Curveball Games aims to uplift games that we love and leverage our extensive experience and established networks to help bring them to market.
About Gaming Factory
Our company’s mission is to support talented development teams who want to realize their dreams of creating games that will bring them success. Thanks to our experience in the industry, we are able to support our chosen projects not only financially, but also to share invaluable knowledge in the field of production, publishing and commercialization of computer games.
Become the Mayor and restore a sleepy tourist town in laidback sim
Dublin, Ireland (May 27, 2026) – Publisher Weekend Games and developer Biscuit Factory Games, a team of Fall Guys and Fortnite veterans, are delighted to announce the lovely little village-builder, Papaya Plaza. A relaxing and fruity snack, the game is coming to PC via Steam and a playable demo is available now.
Watch the Papaya Plaza announcement trailer:
Become the Mayor of Papaya Plaza and transform the run-down tourist town into a vibrant destination spot and home for your villagers! Transform it from drab and dreary to warm and welcoming, improving your Town Rank as you work towards the illustrious 5-Star status!
Improving your new home will be a laidback and low-stress affair, and the design is totally up to you. With hundreds of options to choose from and art from Art Director Stef Bollen – better known as StefScribbles by her 280k+ combined social following – you’ll be able to create your very own pixel art paradise.
Papaya Plaza encourages you to play your way, by lending a helping hand to villagers and opening up new stores to earn a little extra money (which you can then spend on making your town even better!) As Mayor, the uniquely designed villagers will come to you with their problems and ideas for the town and there are lovely rewards if you choose to help out.
Key Features of Papaya Plaza
Laidback Lychee: Low-stress and low stakes, the problem-solving and city-building gameplay is the perfect way to relax after a long day.
Pixel Art Pineapple: The game’s living world is beautifully crafted in pixel art style, making it a joy to look at and be in.
Five-Star Fig: Build your village and increase your Town Rank along the way. Improve enough and you’ll become a 5-Star town; what an achievement!
Biscuit Factory Games is a team of seasoned professional game makers and craftspeople with a shared love for the joy that games bring. The team is inspired by self-contained games, interesting mechanics, and an occasional love of the silly.
About Weekend Games
Weekend Games publishes and curates indie games that you can actually finish and is the publishing branch of SECRET SAUCE, a UK-based indie games agency established in 2024.
Gameplay trailer to feature in the Insider Gaming Showcase on 28 May
Macclesfield, UK – 27 May 2026
UK publisher Silver Lining Interactive and developer IMPRNT STUDIOS today announced a publishing partnership for Hounded – an upcoming third-person narrative dog-adventure game set in a dark Flintlock Fantasy world for PC. A gameplay trailer for Hounded will feature in the Insider Gaming Showcase on Thursday, 28 May at 12pm PT / 3pm ET / 8pm BST.
In Hounded, players step into the paws of Duke, a loyal young Border Collie searching for his missing master. Guided by scent, instinct, and a mysterious force known as The Tide, Duke must navigate a dangerous world filled with secrets, enemies, and unlikely allies in a desperate journey to reunite with the person he loves most.
“We’re delighted to partner with the exceptional team at IMPRNT STUDIOS on their new game Hounded,” said Luke Keighran, Founder and Managing Director at Silver Lining Interactive. “The game delivers a compelling emotional story, a rich fantasy world, and a wonderfully vibrant lead character – it is exactly the kind of project we love to champion!”
Calvin Williams, CEO and Co-Founder at IMPRNT STUDIOS, added: “We’re thrilled to be working with Silver Lining Interactive on Hounded. From the beginning, they understood the emotional core and creative ambitions behind the game.” Jack Walker, CCO and Co-Founder, continued: “We can’t wait to share more with players during the Insider Gaming Showcase on May 28.”
Following a successful Kickstarter campaign that achieved over 150% funding, Hounded has already surpassed 50,000 wishlists on Steam. The game was recently selected as a recipient of the GDC Festival of Gaming 2026 Scholarship Program.
About Hounded
Once safe beside the fire of a peaceful farmstead, Duke’s world is torn apart when a ruthless regime destroys his home and separates him from his master.
Lost and alone, Duke ventures deep into an unfamiliar land, using his heightened senses to search for his master. Along the way, he discovers a hidden connection to a mysterious force known as The Tide – a supernatural energy capable of transforming both the world around him and the path ahead.
As Duke uncovers long-buried secrets and encounters friends and foes alike, players must rely on instinct, agility, and newfound abilities to outsmart the relentless hunter and survive the dangers closing in around them.
Play as Duke, a courageous, loyal and stubborn Border Collie
Explore a richly atmospheric Flintlock Fantasy world inspired by late 18th century Britain
Track scents, investigate clues, and uncover hidden secrets and supernatural powers
Experience a narrative-driven adventure focused on companionship, loyalty, survival, and hope.
Earlier this month Silver Lining launched cozy open-world exploration game Outbound which reached #3 in the Nintendo sales charts. Forthcoming releases from the publisher include magical artisan RPG, The Witch’s Bakery; cozy room decorator Momento; atmospheric bicycle horror Quite a Ride; tense narrative thriller The Road of Dust and Sorrow; gothic RPG The Necromancer’s Tale; and visceral action game Slain 2: The Beast Within.
Hounded is being developed by IMPRNT STUDIOS, an independent UK-based game studio founded by ex Sony, TT Games, Cloud Imperium Games and Sega Developers, as well as a pack of supporting dogs!
About Silver Lining Interactive
Silver Lining Interactive is a collaborative video games publishing house based in the North of England. Founded by seasoned industry professionals with one goal: make games publishing feel like a partnership. With a passion for fostering creative talent and great games, the team is committed to bringing innovative, high-quality games to players worldwide, physically and digitally.
Since its launch in January 2025, Silver Lining Interactive has released titles such as Spirit of the North 2 and Captain Wayne: Vacation Desperation, with upcoming digital releases including Outbound, Quite a Ride, The Witch’s Bakery and The Road of Dust and Sorrow. Silver Lining Interactive is proud to be a trusted physical distribution partner of companies such as Dotemu and 11 Bit Studios, with physical and collector’s editions for games like Absolum, The Alters, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound & Dave The Diver in their portfolio.
Smash hit horror multiplayer game arrives on mobile and PC
Shanghai, China — May 27, 2026 | Giant Games is thrilled to announce that Tomb Busters, its co-op horror looter hit, launches outside of Asia for the first time on iOS and Android today
Tomb Busters finally launches in the west today following huge success in China, with over 200 million downloads, 10 million daily active users, and 140 billion social media views.
Watch the Tomb Busters Launch Trailer below:
In Tomb Busters, players take on the role of a tomb raider working for The Supernatural Company, delving into tombs filled with deadly traps and a bestiary of ancient horrors rooted in Chinese folklore. These critters and creatures of the night are kitted out with abilities that maximise the horror, comedy, and multiplayer chaos of Tomb Busters, such as:
The Red Panda, super cute but highly aggressive cirtters. Left to cry, it will eventually mutate to a considerably less cute and cuddly form.
The shapeshifting Alternate, which copies the appearance of another player, even down to cosmetics, to lure a team member into a deadly embrace.
The Jiangshi, which hides in cabinets and then hop around chasing isolated players. They are extremely fast and their attacks will poison players, causing them to also hop like a Jiangshi for 10 seconds.
Players can take on a tomb alone, or team up in a four-player squad, choosing from a selection of characters each with their own unique role and abilities. Going deeper into a tomb will result in more dangers to face, and dying means losing everything. Random weather events such as dense fog, solar eclipses, and blood moons can mix things up as well, keeping players on their toes.
Tomb Busters was built from the ground up specifically to create a gameplay environment that’s scary by yourself, but delivers natural emergent comedy when played with friends. Giant Games is developing Tomb Busters as a high quality long-running global live service title, and has already begun rolling out player events, creator activities, and a creator program, to help encourage more players to download the game and join the community.
“When you’re exploring a dark ancient tomb alone — strange sounds, sudden monsters, deadly traps around every corner — it’s a genuinely intense horror experience,” said Producer Zhu at Giant Games.
“But when your squad is with you, each player brings a different role and ability, and that cooperation turns fear into fun. Someone gets greedy, triggers a trap, unleashes a swarm of monsters on the whole team, and suddenly everyone’s screaming over each other on voice chat — that’s where the magic happens.”
Tomb Busters is available now on PC, iOS, and Android. More information about the game can be found on the official website.
About Giant Games
Giant Network is a leading publicly listed game company in China, with a strong focus on MMORPG and casual competitive game segments. The company has developed multiple blockbuster titles with a combined user base exceeding 1 billion. Its flagship titles include the long-running MMORPG franchise ZT Online, the globally acclaimed social deduction game Super Sus, the casual competitive hit Battle of Balls, and the 2025 breakout success Tomb Busters. Following its launch, Tomb Busters quickly rose to prominence as “the most entertaining co-op horror extraction game,” surpassing 1 million peak concurrent users and reaching over 10 million daily active users in China.
