Sign ups are now open for the Closed Alpha Test later this month

El Segundo, California – February 12, 2025 | Kakao Games and Ocean Drive Studio have released a brand new gameplay video for their highly anticipated physics-based medieval zombie survival simulator, God Save Birmingham, showing off new features coming to the game’s Closed Alpha Test later this month.

Watch the God Save Birmingham Alpha Test Gameplay Video below:

The official Closed Alpha Test for God Save Birmingham will take place over two sessions:

• Phase 1: For Existing Pre-Alpha Testers Only
  • Runs from 19 February to 23 February 2026
• Phase 2: For New and Existing Testers
  • Runs from 26 February to 2 March 2026

New players wishing to take part in Phase 2 can find all of the details and sign up information for the Closed Alpha Test now on Steam.

In the new God Save Birmingham gameplay trailer released to celebrate the Closed Alpha Test, players can get a look at the tasty new features in store for the game. This includes a whole host of new weapons, such as the limb-lopping Scythe, plus one-handed blunt weapons such as hammers and even pieces of meat that can batter the brainless into submission.

The trailer also reveals a new guide system to help new and returning players navigate the early sections of the game, as well as crafting and destruction systems, and the ability to barricade doors against the Brummie zombie horde.

God Save Birmingham is available to wishlist on Steam now. Players can sign up for the Closed Alpha Test on the official Steam page here.

About Kakao Games

Kakao Games (CEO Sang-Woo Han) is the gaming subsidiary of Kakao, specializing in both publishing and development across a wide range of genres, from casual to hardcore titles on PC and mobile. Since its KOSDAQ listing in September 2020, Kakao Games has successfully developed and launched popular titles such as Odin: Valhalla Rising, Uma Musume Pretty Derby, Eversoul, Guardian Tales, and Kakao Battlegrounds, with multiple global releases on the horizon. Kakao Games remains committed to expanding its portfolio and exploring new opportunities in the evolving gaming landscape.

About Ocean Drive Studio

Ocean Drive Studio, a subsidiary of Kakao Games, is a company dedicated to developing and servicing games that resonate with global fans who love the same genres that their developers know and are passionate about. The studio gained attention with the release of its first game, the turn-based tactical RPG Lost Eidolons, on Steam, PS5, and Xbox. Building on this success, they have released the second game in the same genre, Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch, as well as other titles including the roguelite shooterSection 13. Upcoming games include the physics-based sandbox survival game God Save Birmingham, and an action RPG based on the IP Sword Master Youngest Son. Ocean Drive Studio aims to deliver unique and engaging gaming experiences to gamers around the world through these diverse game genres.

Ready or Not Has Now Sold Over 15 Million Units on All Platforms 

Los Angeles, CA – February 12th, 2026 – VOID Interactive, via the Los Sueños Police Department are still welcoming new recruits for one more week!

The limited 3-hour full game free trial for the intense tactical first-person shooter Ready or Not has been available for players on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 (with a PlayStation Plus subscription) since November 20th. 

Console players can still experience the uncompromising realism of SWAT operations and coordinated team-based gameplay for 7 more days, as the trial ends February 20th. Don’t miss your chance to experience the gameplay that has captivated more than 15 million players across all platforms!

All progress in the trial will be carried over with the full purchase of the game. Now is the perfect time to buy, as it is currently on sale via the following platforms:

Playstation Hot Deals: Feb 4, 2026 to Feb 25, 2026 || 20% off base game only
Xbox Multiplayer Madness: Feb 19, 2026 to Feb 25, 2026 || 20% off base game only
Steam February Sales: Feb 5, 2026 to Feb 15, 2026 || 40% off all SKUs
Epic Games Winter Sale: Feb 9, 2026 to Feb 23, 2026 || 40% off base game only

About

Ready or Not puts players into high-risk and realistic scenarios involving SWAT teams. Defuse situations involving hostages, active bomb threats, barricaded suspects, and more. Ready or Not is rated ESRB M/PEGI18.For more information on Ready or Not, subscribe on YouTube, follow on Twitter, become a fan on Facebook, join our Discord, follow on TikTok, and visit www.voidinteractive.net.

About VOID Interactive Limited

VOID Interactive is a digital provider in the video game and entertainment industry. VOID Interactive publishes the realistic, tactical first-person shooter, Ready or Not, as its flagship title, and is delivered digitally for download for PC and console platforms via PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Cork, Ireland, with business activities managed globally.

Metal Slug meets Borderlands in this side-scrolling steampunk “search action” adventure!

Austin, Texas – February 12th, 2025 – Indie game developer Realmsoft, in partnership with OI Games, has unleashed a new demo for their upcoming weapon-customizing metroidvania Clockwork Ambrosia ahead of its launch this April on Steam. 

14 years in the making, Clockwork Ambrosia (previously known as “Ambrosia”) is a 2D metroidvania with an emphasis on building your own weapons. Part Metal Slug, part Borderlands, and all metroidvania, Clockwork Ambrosia is a steampunk fusion of classic 2D “search action” adventures with more modern modification options. Rig up endless combinations of powers from screen-filling shot splitters, to devastating missile strikes, to armor-piercing sniper rounds. There are countless ways to tailor your kit!

Players are placed in the boots of Iris, an itinerant airship engineer trying to escape the island  of Aspida after a near-miss airship crash. Our plucky heroine soon finds herself caught up in a mystery spawning eons when the island’s populace disappears, seemingly replaced by deadly robots and monsters. It’s up to her to uncover the truth of what befell the island’s populace and restore the land to its former glory.

Exploration and discovery drive the world of Clockwork Ambrosia. Brilliant pixel art takes players above the clouds to the steampunk wonders of a sky city, through the lush and gorgeous mushroom forest, and down below to the moody underbelly of the sunken kingdoms. Aspida holds many secrets and undiscovered biomes, but Isis won’t work alone, as she’ll meet a cast of eccentric characters ranging from benevolent rogue AI companions to bumbling mushroom folk.  

“We’re big fans of Super Metroid, but one aspect of that seminal classic we felt could be improved upon is its weapon-building,” said Nathan Hiemenz, Founder and Developer at Realmsoft. “In Super Metroid the weapon modifications are additive and unlocked in a linear progression, stacking on top of each other. Once you get an upgrade there’s no reason not to use it. We wanted to let players mix and match their weapon mods, as they have different advantages and disadvantages based on the scenario and player preference. Clockwork Ambrosia offers massive room for experimentation as you kit your character for a wide variety of challenges. This demo only scratches the surface of this, but it teases the core mechanics and tone of Clockwork Ambrosia, whetting players appetites ahead of its April launch.”

Clockwork Ambrosia features:

• Side-scrolling action platformer with an authored, interconnected world to explore
• Six vastly different weapons, each offering unique mechanics
• 150+ modifications for simple and intuitive weapon-customization, offering endless experimentation
• Snappy crafting system lets players unlock new powers and abilities at their own pace
• Beautiful hand-drawn art bringing the world and characters to life
• Original score composed by Johnny Stixx
• A story of mystery, friends, robots, and at least one mysterious robot friend!

For more information on Clockwork Ambrosia:

Wishlist Clockwork Ambrosia on Steam

About Realmsoft: 
Realmsoft is an independent Austin, Texas-based game studio that seeks to bring deep, engaging gameplay systems together with earnest writing and colorful game worlds. Realmsoft was established in 2011 by DigiPen graduate Nathan Hiemenz. Nathan worked on Clockwork Ambrosia since the studio’s inception in 2011 before bringing aboard pixel-artist Maciej Kuczynski and ex-DigiPen classmate Michael Betts. The project really took off when the group hired Ian Clark as their full-time game designer in 2016. The group has worked together ever since. https://oi.games/clockwork-ambrosia

About OI Games: 
OI Games is a games developer and publisher based in the Pacific Northwest. Founded by hobbyist game designers in 2002 to create custom StarCraft maps and RPG Maker games, OI Games was reborn in 2022 to bring the dream of game development back to life. As long-term fans of the 16 and 32-bit era, we knew immediately we wanted to return to our earliest dreams of inspiration and storytelling while still bringing our own designs and interests to the genre. Our games are  born of that legacy and include Devil Lift, Tower Song, and Clockwork Ambrosia. https://oi.games/

Squirreling away some clues for later

London, United Kingdom — February 6, 2026 | Wise Monkey Entertainment Ltd has released a brand new trailer and dev diary for its upcoming comedy noir detective game, No Stone Unturned.

Watch the Official Game Trailer here:

Putting players in the well-worn shoes of hardboiled squirrel gumshoe Detective Cox, No Stone Unturned kicks off with a single mystery — why did the chicken cross the road, and who was driving the runaway vehicle that killed them?

As players begin to investigate this untimely death, they’ll find themselves falling down a rabbit hole of organised crime, full of shady characters, staring contests and seedy bars, as they chase down prime suspect and fox of interest, Big Red.

Wise Monkey Entertainment has also released the first episode of Detective’s Log, a new series of development diaries narrated by Detective Cox himself. This first entry shows off some of the new animations in the game, goes behind the scenes of a recording of one of the game’s songs, and reveals that No Stone Unturned is on track to launch later in 2026.

Watch Detective’s Log #1 | Dev Update on No Stone Unturned below:

With a mystery that’s part Agatha Christie, part Hot Fuzz, No Stone Unturned will have players solving a murder most fowl when it comes to PC later this year.

Wise Monkey Entertainment

Gareth Owens (the game’s creator) started out at 12 years old as a freelance script writer for the Film Industry whilst lying about his age, before becoming an Escape Room designer for the best interactive experiences in London. With two police detective parents and old comedy cassettes to inspire him, he turned his creative efforts to Mystery and Detective fiction. Thanks to a love for video games and the Film Industry feeling “doomed by streaming”, Gareth began learning to make games. Many years later, his debut release is coming soon with the help of a very small remote team of industry professionals and worldwide artists.

New Events, Stories and Arcanists Await, Overflowing With Abundant Rewards: a Free Unowned 6-Star Character, Free Choosable 5-Star Character and 20 Free Pulls!

HONG KONG, FEBRUARY 12, 2026 – The river of fate is beyond our control, yet there are those who attempt to steer its course! Bluepoch Games kicked off Phase II of its 2026 Mystery Box Carnival today as Reverse 1999 transports players to 1936 Paris. Players can collect many rewards including a free Unowned 6-Star Character, a free choosable 5-Star Character and 20 free pulls at login. New players can get up to 120 pulls from the general pool of characters.

For those wanting something special from this French affair, two new Arcanists are introduced in Version 3.2: the warm-hearted Parisian Taxi driver and tour guide Brume, and the mystical fortune-teller of legend, Beryl. Both new characters are available as 6–Star Summonable Arcanists in their respective limited banners, “The Brilliance Within” and “On Fate’s Cue.”

The character story of Brume is also available now till 2026-03-05 04:59 (UTC-5). Act as Brume, combine the light of the same color from gems to raise their luster level and identify authentic gems to win Clear Drops and growth materials!

Watch the Reverse: 1999 A Flowing Feast Trailer below: Version 3.2 Trailer – A Flowing Feast | Reverse: 1999

Reverse: 1999 A Flowing Feast is available now on PC, iOS, or Google Play. Check out the Version 3.2 Info Compilation for all update details.
 
A Flowing Feast Mystery Box Carnival Details:

• New 6-Star Summonable Character Brume
  • Players can now summon Brume in her banner called “The Brilliance Within.” An excellent Taxi driver, she is a passionate citizen of Paris and a most trustworthy tour guide to city visitors.
  • Brume’s Character Story, “An Unheated Gem”, is available now and players who check it out can gain Clear Drops and Growth Materials.
  • Duration: 2/12/26 at 05:00 through 3/5/2026 at 04:59 (UTC-5)
• 6-Star Limited Character Beryl
  • Beryl, the limited character and legendary diviner, is summonable during the limited banner titled “On Fate’s Cue”. Mother to Matilda, Beryl plays an important role in the Version 3.2 storyline.
  • Beryl runs a crystal workshop in Paris, but she is not your typical fortune-teller! Beryl belongs to the kind of people who can directly sense how fate works, making her legendary among mystics.
• Gameplay
  • New Critter Crash Content – In this latest version of Critter Crash, titled “Rimet Cup: Sticker Edition”, players can join battles to earn [Breach Progress]. Higher [Breach Progress] increases [Security Alertness] and unlocks [Heist Plans] along with additional rewards.
    • Reward: Pioneer’s theme garment [Idol Fascinations], Limited Portrait – [Sugar Bandit]
    • Duration: 2/12/2026 05:00 through 3/5/2026 04:59 (UTC-5)
  • “The Window to Other Worlds: The Syndrome of Silence” Roguelike Mode update allows players to follow Coppélia’s perspective and try the new “Catalysts” and “Attributes” systems for deeper strategy.
    • Rewards: Brand new “Scene in the Frame” – [The Fading Resonance] and Growth Materials.
    • Duration: 1/20/2026 through 5/28/2026 at 04:59 (UTC-5)
• Abundant Rewards
  • All players get a FREE Unowned 6-Star Character, a Selectable 6-Star Character and 20 pulls.
    • Guaranteed Unowned 6-Star: A “Carnival Special Guest” item grants a random unowned 6-Star Character from the general pool upon login.
    • Free 5-Star Selector: The “Carnival Invitation Event” allows players to select one 5-star Character to join their team.
    • 20 Free Summons: 10x Summon Item Decatone – On Fate’s Cue (during Beryl’s banner), 10x Unilogs from sign-in event.
    • Free Garment: Reach Decibel Level 10 in the Roar Jukebox to choose a free garment for Sweetheart, Dikke, or Balloon Party (or choose 880 Crystal Drops).
• In-Game Activities
  • Select your guaranteed 6-Star Characters in the Time-Limited Summon “Boon of the Water”. Players can select three 6-Star Characters from the designated group as Rate-up Characters.
    • During this summoning event, the first Summon x10 only costs 5 Unilogs.
    • When obtaining a 6-Star Character from the Boon of the Water banner, it is guaranteed to be one of the selected characters. The chance to obtain each selected 6-Star Character is equal.
  • The new garments series Wave Against Time brings new garments of Isolde, Kaalaa Baunaa and Pioneer. Moreover, the update of garment series “Card #0 to #21” brings the brand new garments of Anjo Nala. During the event, the new garment for Pioneer, Idol Fascinations, can be obtained through Critter Crash for a limited time for FREE!
  • The new Wilderness theme pack titled “Echoes of the Seine” is available in the Wilderness Shop beginning now through 3/5/2026 at 4:59 (UTC-5), and “The Shelled Isle” theme pack (partial) is available in the Wilderness Shop permanently.

Reverse: 1999 has topped charts in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Japan, Korea and more than 160 countries and regions around the globe.
 
To learn more about Reverse: 1999, visit the official website, and join the conversation on Discord, X, Facebook, and YouTube.

• Download Now: https://re1999.bluepoch.com/

ABOUT REVERSE: 1999

Reverse: 1999 is a 20th Century Time-Travel Strategic RPG. On the last day of 1999, “the Storm” descended upon the world, turning back time. Players take on the role of the Timekeeper, Vertin, who is uniquely immune to the effects of the Storm. With the help of your assistant Sonetto, you will travel to different eras to seek out arcanists who can sense the coming of the Storm and save them from being “sifted out” of the timeline. Reverse: 1999 is a cinematic adventure featuring stunning visuals that blend retro and modern aesthetics and full English voice acting with authentic accents.

ABOUT BLUEPOCH GAMES CO. LTD
Established in 2020, Bluepoch is an ambitious, passionate, and globally-focused company. Our team has committed itself to exploring the vast potential of anime through the creation of dreamlike, immersive, and heartfelt games. Our imagination is as infinite as the starry universe.

Build your own airship and amass creature companions as you venture through the untamed skies!

Toronto, Canada – February 12th, 2026 – Indie developer Blue Isle Studios (Valley, Leap, Citadel: Forged With Fire) are launching the gameplay demo for their upcoming survival and crafting game Guardians of the Wild Sky during steam Next Fest February 23rd-March 2nd. Due later this year on Steam Early Access, Guardians of the Wild Sky lets you tame a wilderness of floating isles and majestic creatures alone or with friends as you take to the skies in your custom built airship. To commemorate the new demo, Blue Isle has dropped a new trailer showcasing the wonders that await in the full game.

Guardians of the Wild Sky puts players in a world of wonder, full of magical creature companions called Guardians. Collecting these mythic animals allows you to call on them to help you build bases, fight alongside you, allow you to transform into them, and man your airship. You can even crossbreed Guardians, combining their traits into something new to suit your playstyle. By feeding, grooming and caring for your Guardians, you can forge loyal companions to accompany you on your journeys.

Creativity is key to surviving this wilderness of floating isles, as you’ll have to forge your own bases and airships to traverse the skies. Create anything you can imagine, from cozy cottages to flying castles to mighty warships to make the heavens roar. If you can dream it, you can build it!

Explore a living, breathing world full of dungeons, caves, floating islands, and buried treasure. Tackle optional challenges like infiltrating cultist bases or defeating massive Titan and Eternal beasts for greater rewards. Or chill out and relax with some cooking, farming and fishing (even in clouds!). Whether you’re an intrepid explorer or a cozy homesteader, Guardians of the Wild Sky offers an expansive world full of wonder. 

“We’re excited for players to finally get their hands on Guardians of the Wild Sky’s demo and hear feedback on what they think of it,” said Alex Tintor, founder of Blue Isles Studios. “It’s by far our most ambitious game yet, offering co-op adventure, a long journey, or a cozy farming game, depending on your playstyle. It’s extremely feature-rich, so we’re very curious what aspects of it will resonate most with our audience and will continue to develop it through Early Access and beyond based on player feedback.”

Wishlist Guardians of the Wild Sky on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1579420/Guardians_of_the_Wild_Sky/
Official site: https://www.playwildsky.com/

About Blue Isle Studios
Founded in 2010, Blue Isle Studios is an independent video game developer and publisher located in the heart of downtown Toronto, Canada. Led by industry veterans Alex Tintor and Brenden Frank, Blue Isle has established itself as one of gaming’s most exciting developers, creating iconic titles that have sold millions of copies worldwide. A small yet passionate group of artists, designers and programmers, Blue Isle works to build captivating virtual worlds, delivering the best gaming experience possible no matter the genre. www.blueislestudios.com.

Starting February 12, Cakey’s Twisted Bakery will be available on Nintendo Switch. This stealth survival horror challenges players to survive in a dark-and-sweet bakery filled with deadly creatures. The game is also available on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox consoles.

Cakey’s Twisted Bakery was created by the independent U.S. studio TinyMindz. The game launched on PC in 2024 and later arrived on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. Ultimate Games S.A. prepared and published the console versions.

On Steam, the title currently holds 86% positive user reviews.

Bake or Die in a Dark-and-Sweet Bakery

Cakey’s Twisted Bakery is a stealth survival horror where players control a child searching for their missing brother inside a twisted bakery. The bakery is filled with dangerous creatures that see children as ingredients for their baking.

Nintendo eShop – https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/cakeys-twisted-bakery-switch

Gameplay focuses on sneaking and hiding from monsters. A flashlight helps navigate the bakery’s dark corridors. Crafting is crucial, as survival depends on collecting ingredients to bake cakes. Properly baked cakes can stun or defeat enemies.

Players can discover unique notes scattered throughout the bakery. The game features randomized elements, so every playthrough feels different.

Cakey’s Twisted Bakery – Key Features:

• Stealth-based survival horror
• A twisted, chaotic bakery
• Collect ingredients and bake cakes
• Dark-and-sweet boss encounters
• Each playthrough is different

Cakey’s Twisted Bakery launches on Nintendo Switch on February 12, 2026.

A chilling story weaving Azorean folklore with demonic influence and real-world horror escalates gradually over one summer in a small Arizona town

Amsterdam—February 12, 2026—Studio Interlude announced today that the upcoming supernatural horror game DEVIL’S LIMINAL will launch in late summer 2026. Currently in Early Access on Steam, the yuri visual novel blends elements of Azorean folklore and Faustian legend with contemporary themes of domestic violence and mental health.  DEVIL’S LIMINAL takes place over one blistering summer in the 2000’s. Margo Silva has done everything she can to leave behind the trailer park in Arizona where she grew up. Now all she has to do is focus on her job until she can leave for college. Her illusion of a quiet summer is shattered when a hungry ghost enters her dreams, and two mysterious girls show up in town, each claiming they can help her. Margo must contend with a demon’s claim on her soul, and how to stop ghosts from this life and the past that want to take her future.

Play as Margo, influencing future events and other character’s actions as the story builds in tension and dread to its horrific conclusion where Margo determines her own fate. Disturbing dreams that open windows to a mysterious past, rituals to consume souls, and grave robberies in the desert feed Margo’s growing sense of unease as she weighs pursuing relationships with Bec and Clara. As Margo tries to focus on a promising future, she’s dragged back into a legacy of violence, poverty, and blood pacts.  The Early Access version of DEVIL’S LIMINAL features approximately 13 hours of gameplay, taking Margo through each day from June 7th to August 16th. Two sapphic romance routes are available, depending on player choices, along with 12 unlockable gallery images, original retro inspired 2-bit dithered art, an original soundtrack inspired by 90’s alternative music, and partial voice acting.

Key features of DEVIL’S LIMINAL include:

• Multi-layered story explores abusive relationships interwoven with themes of cultural heritage and generational demonic influence that builds slowly over one summer in modern day small-town Arizona. 
• The story confronts difficult topics and violent incidents directly but with empathy for the characters. 
• Distinctive art style influenced by 90’s grunge, early 1-bit computer graphics, and comics.
• The full game will feature about 20 hours of gameplay, with approximately 200k words and 40 gallery images. The story contains over 200 choices with two sapphic romance routes and one secret route.

For more information, visit the DEVIL’S LIMINAL Steam page. 

About Studio Interlude  Studio Interlude is an independent development studio founded by Renee Blair, a former technical narrative and quest designer at both Guerrilla and PUBG Studios. She founded Studio Interlude to pursue her love of creating narrative-focused games with heavy topics and hopeful endings. DEVIL’S LIMINAL is the studio’s first game.

Tokyo, Japan – February 12, 2026 – SHUEISHA GAMES and Apog Labs are thrilled to announce that sci-fi survival adventure ATMOSFAR has soared past 100,000 wishlists on Steam, and reveal that the game’s first downloadable demo will be coming to Steam Next Fest later this month.

Available to download from February 23rd, the Steam Next Fest demo invites players to blast off to the planet Tycos and discover an extensive first look at the game’s opening hours.

Experience the beginning of ATMOSFAR’s story-based adventure, piloting your trusty Utility Wasp to explore uncharted islands high above the clouds. Navigate extreme weather conditions, including the deadly Firesky phenomenon, and discover the flora, fauna, and occupational hazards of an astronomical pioneer. Scavenge scrap, deploy camp, and take the first steps in building your interstellar outpost on an unknown alien world.

More information on the ATMOSFAR demo will be revealed later this month. Wishlist ATMOSFAR on Steam today to be among the first to hear when the demo launches.

“We’d like to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to all of the 100,000+ players who have wishlisted ATMOSFAR so far,” said Olof Kindblad, Head of Studio at Apog Labs. “We are very humbled and excited to have so many players take an interest in our upcoming title. We’re especially grateful and proud of our creative and welcoming Discord community, a fantastic sounding board for our creative process. We are very much looking forward to seeing you all on Tycos during Steam Next Fest later this month. Keep the blue side up!”

ABOUT ATMOSFAR
Launching into Steam Early Access later this year, ATMOSFAR is a story-driven survival sandbox adventure that combines aerial exploration with mobile base-building, resource management, and ground-based expeditions. 

Pilot a variety of aircraft as you navigate an uncharted world and lay the foundations for your camp, from your colossal mobile airbase – the Cloud Cruiser – to your fleet of flying Wasps. Jump behind the flightsticks of the practical Utility Wasp, the heavy-lifting Cargo Wasp, the fast and powerful Fighter, and the planet-surveilling Scout. Cruise the skies as a solo pilot or with friends in 2-4-player co-op to explore extraordinary locations, survive extreme weather conditions, and set out on an astronomical adventure to lay the foundations for humanity’s furthest outpost.

Add ATMOSFAR to your Steam Wishlist today and download the demo from February 23rd.

About Apog Labs
Apog Labs is a growing indie studio situated in Malmö, Sweden, and are the developers of ATMOSFAR, a sky-high odyssey. The studio previously developed Airport CEO, the world’s biggest airport tycoon game.

About Shueisha Games
Shueisha Games, founded in February 2022 and headquartered in Tokyo, is an enthusiastic and experienced team responsible for the planning, development, and sales of many titles for consoles, PCs, and smartphones.

CI Games Discusses how the Highly Anticipated Sequel Evolves the Art of Soulslike Combat with an Extended Look at New Enemies, Weapons, Spells and More

Independent developer CI Games, creators of the upcoming action-RPG Lords of the Fallen II, today debuted a brand new episode of their ongoing development series ‘Lifting the Veil’, diving deeper into the game’s brutal soulslike combat following its official gameplay reveal at The Game Awards. Staying true to the studio’s ‘player first’ approach of offering continued updates and directly addressing community feedback, the new video features insights from key members of the development team including game director James Lowe, lead system designer Daniel Regan, producer Alex Harkin, and creative strategist Ryan Hill.

This latest ‘Lifting the Veil’ is packed with never-before-seen gameplay footage form the alpha build, showcasing new combat mechanics, enemies, weapons, spells, and much more, all highlighting what makes Lords of the Fallen II bolder, braver, and bloodier ahead of its 2026 global release on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

Fans of the series can expect some notable evolutions to combat in Lords of the Fallen II, including:

• A greater sense of speed and maneuverability: Not only can Lampbearers now charge into the fray like a mosh pit, the area of control players are expected to manage will be larger, necessitating faster and smarter reaction-time. Combat becomes a personal tango with death.
• A wider variety of options in combat: Alongside significantly increased weapon variety, players will be able to swap seamlessly between melee, ranged, and spellcasting, encouraging a more eclectic mix of behavior and tactics during combat.
• Heavy attacks give players more to consider than just greater damage. Players will need to make critical combat decisions on the fly that can either cinch a victory or result in punishment for overextending their hand.
• All-new graphic executions add further depth to the franchise’s signature flavour of highly aggressive combat, as players render the environments from battleground to bloodbath.

Currently in active development, Lords of the Fallen II is the next entry in the beloved soulslike action-RPG series set in a human realm besieged by eons of malevolent gods, visceral magic, and unflinching defenders. 1,000 years after the fall of the dark god Adyr, a lone kingdom stands against the forces of the dead realm known as Umbral and its eldritch master.

As the Lampbearer, players can rend enemies limb from limb with a brand new dismemberment feature and silence them forever with all-new executions in a fast and fluid combat system. An even greater wealth of enemy types and truly jaw-dropping boss battles will test even the strongest in solo play or best-in-class shared progression co-op.

For more game information visit the official Lords of the Fallen website. To learn more about CI Games, visit the official company website.