• GIANTS Software exhibiting in Hall 6 from August 26-30 in Cologne, Germany
• Premiere: Playable version of Farming Simulator 25: Beans & Alpacas
• Case IH Steiger 715 Quadtrac and Lamborghini Temerario displayed at the booth
• Stage shows, competitive Bale Race and giveaways throughout the event

GIANTS Software will attend gamescom, the world’s largest games event in Cologne, Germany, from August 26-30. Located in Hall 6, the publisher and developer will present a broad playable line-up spanning Farming Simulator and Project Motor Racing, accompanied by powerful real-world vehicles and an extensive stage program – including the popular straw hats!

Hands-on Premiere for Beans & Alpacas

Visitors will be able to play Farming Simulator 25: Beans & Alpacas and experience the upcoming expansion first-hand. This marks the first public opportunity to explore Catuaí, the new South America-inspired region, which introduces coffee beans as a new crop, alongside alpacas, Brahman cows, and more. Additional hands-on gaming stations will feature Project Motor Racing, Farming Simulator: Signature Edition on Nintendo Switch™ 2 and Farming Simulator 26 for mobile devices.

Quadtrac and Temerario Bring the Horsepower

GIANTS Software will also bring significant real-world horsepower to its stand. The Case IH Steiger 715 Quadtrac represents large-scale agricultural engineering, while the Lamborghini Temerario highlights the high-performance automotive focus of Project Motor Racing. The towering tractor serves as an unmistakable landmark for the GIANTS booth, while both vehicles invite visitors to take photos and admire their impressive engineering.

Stage Shows, Competitions & Giveaways

An extensive stage program will accompany the hands-on activities throughout gamescom. Interactive presentations will provide further insights into the games, while visitors can participate in the competitive Bale Race and other activities. Giveaways will also take place during the event, including the return of the popular Farming Simulator straw hats, which will once again be a familiar sight throughout the gamescom halls.

Business Meetings in Hall 4.2

GIANTS Software will welcome partners, media representatives, and other industry contacts at its dedicated business booth. Meetings will take place at booth B42 in Hall 4.2.

Farming Simulator 25 is available for PC, Mac, PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X|S. Beans and Alpacas will be available on October 27^th as a separate expansion or an edition including the base game. Farming Simulator 26 is available at selected retail stores and the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch, while the mobile versions for iPhone, iPad, and Android™ devices are available in the App Store and on Google Play, respectively. Visit the official Farming Simulator website.

About GIANTS Software
GIANTS Software is a globally operating game developer and publisher headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland. Established in 2004, the company is known for creating the popular Farming Simulator franchise. With international teams, including offices in Erlangen (Germany) and Brno (Czech Republic), GIANTS Software develops and publishes simulation experiences worldwide. Beyond Farming Simulator, it is strengthening its position in the genre with Project Motor Racing and a global network of partners and industry ties.

About Farming Simulator
With more than 40 million copies of the main series sold worldwide since 2008, the Farming Simulator franchise is leading in its genre. Available on all major platforms, the series features hundreds of authentic machines from renowned brands and offers compelling agricultural simulation with relaxing, family-friendly gameplay. It’s based on the powerful GIANTS Engine – built in-house to provide realistic physics, high-fidelity graphics, dynamic systems and extensive modding support.

About Project Motor Racing
Replicating the challenge and sensory overload of professional-level race cars with all the uncompromising passion of big-time motorsport, Project Motor Racing blends 20 years’ worth of racing simulator know-how into one undiluted and unforgettable racing experience.

© 2026 Published and developed by GIANTS Software GmbH. Farming Simulator, GIANTS Software and its logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of GIANTS Software GmbH. All manufacturers, vehicles, machines, equipment, names, brands, and associated imagery featured in this game in some cases include trademarks and/or copyrighted materials of their respective owners. The vehicles, machines, and equipment in this game may be different from the actual ones in shapes, colors, and performance. © 2026 Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC. “PlayStation“, “PS5“ and “PS5 logo“ are registered trademarks or trademarks of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. Nintendo Switch is a trademark of Nintendo. Mac, Apple and the Apple logo are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries and regions. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Android and Google Play are trademarks of Google LLC. All other names, trademarks and logos are property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

LOS ANGELES – AUGUST 18, 2026 – Netmarble, a leading developer and publisher of high-quality games, announced that its collectible RPG Seven Knights Re:BIRTH will be available on the Samsung Galaxy Store. Pre-registration is now open, ahead of the game’s official Galaxy Store launch on September 2 (PT/ET).

Seven Knights Re:BIRTH will become the first Netmarble title to launch on the Galaxy Store, marking a new milestone in the company’s efforts to expand the ways players can access and enjoy its games. Through this launch, Netmarble plans to expand its reach among users of Galaxy devices, while offering benefits tailored to the Galaxy ecosystem.

Players who pre-register through the Galaxy Store will receive exclusive rewards following the game’s launch on September 2, including a Legendary Hero Ticket III, Legendary Egg, and a Novice Adventurer’s Support Equipment Box. 

Seven Knights Re:BIRTH inherits the key elements of the original Seven Knights, Netmarble’s flagship IP that has surpassed 100 million cumulative downloads, including its story, characters, combat systems, and core mechanics while enhancing the gameplay experience with modern gameplay features and the latest trends. 

More details on Seven Knights Re:BIRTH are available on the official website and forum. Fans can also stay up-to-date with the latest information on the game by following official social channels on Facebook and YouTube. 

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.

Highly anticipated open-world survival game to debut an all-new Gamescom build featuring never-before-playable content

Perth, Australia – August 18, 2026 – House 16 Software today announced that ORMOD: Directive has nearly 325,000 Steam wishlists, marking another major milestone as the highly anticipated open-world survival game prepares for its first public appearance at Gamescom 2026.

Watch the new gameplay video showing a first look at the latest content:

Visitors to Hall 10.1 will be among the first in the world to experience a brand-new playable build of ORMOD: Directive, featuring content that has never been available in any previous public playtest. The Gamescom demo includes new gameplay systems, expanded content, and significant improvements developed since the team’s most recent testing phases.

The milestone reflects the growing excitement surrounding ORMOD: Directive, which has steadily built momentum through a series of successful playtests and community-driven development since its initial reveal nearly 8 months ago. Surpassing 325,000 Steam wishlists places the game among Steam’s most anticipated upcoming survival titles and marks a major achievement for the independent Australian studio.

“I’ve spent more than five years working on ORMOD: Directive, so seeing almost 325,000 people wishlist the game since the reveal has been pretty incredible,” said Riley Ainge, Lead Developer & Creative Director at House 16 Software. “I’m really excited for Gamescom. It’ll be awesome to finally meet people from the community face-to-face after chatting online for months, and I’m just as excited to see brand new players discover the game for the first time. Watching people play ORMOD: Directive is always one of the best parts of development.“

Attendees visiting the ORMOD: Directive booth in Hall 10.1 at Booth A033 will be able to:

• Play the latest Gamescom-exclusive build.
• Experience new gameplay content unavailable during previous public playtests.
• Meet members of the development team.
• Pick up exclusive ORMOD: Directive merchandise while supplies last.

In ORMOD: Directive, players must rely on ingenuity to survive against machines, the elements, and other players, all within a deep and systems-driven world filled with mechanics to discover.

Key Features:

• Infinite and Fully Customizable Worlds – Explore a completely endless world that is different every time you play, with procedurally generated towns, roads, buildings, and terrain that can be tailored to your preferred difficulty and playstyle.
• Play Your Way on Private or 24/7 Servers – Host your own survival sessions with friends or join persistent 24/7 community servers across multiple modes, including PvP, PvE, Hardcore, Creative, and assorted minigames.
• Physical and Persistent Item Simulation – Every item in the world exists physically and stays exactly where it is left. Loot shelves for your home base, steal items off other players, or stumble upon the aftermath of someone else’s adventure.
• Unique Tile-Based Building System – Build your base using a flexible tile-based construction system not seen in any other game, then defend it against machines or rival players.
• Full Resource Automation and Mega-Factories – Automate every resource in the game by constructing complex production lines and fully functioning factories capable of manufacturing weapons, supplies, equipment, and more.
• Realistic Combat and Weapon Simulation – Engage in grounded, skill-based combat featuring leaning, slow and fast reloads, complete weapon modification, and advanced physics including penetration and armor simulation.
• Deep Survival Gameplay – Manage hunger, sickness, temperature, injuries, farming, cooking, and medical conditions in an unforgiving world that constantly pushes back.
• Skills, Quests, and Trading – Level up your character, complete quests, trade with others, and interact in a dynamic item-driven economy.
• Dynamic World Events – Respond to helicopter crash sites, global PvP events, airdrops, and other world-changing encounters that create constant opportunities and risks.
• Vehicles With True-to-Life Handling – Repair and operate vehicles such as cars and helicopters, each with realistic driving and flight mechanics, including manual gears.
• A Constant Nighttime Threat – Survive against roaming mechanoids that emerge after dark and hunt players relentlessly, offering danger even when playing alone.

ORMOD: Directive plans to launch on Steam in the first half of 2027. Players can wishlist the game now to follow development updates, feature reveals, and upcoming playtest opportunities.

About House 16 Software

House 16 Software is a West Australian-based independent game studio focused on creating ambitious, systems-driven experiences built with depth and longevity in mind. After more than five years of development on ORMOD: Directive, the team is preparing to launch its first title, bringing together survival, automation, and multiplayer elements in a uniquely reactive sandbox world.

The team behind Parkitect shares the latest progress on its cozy frog-filled town builder ahead of Early Access this winter

[August 18, 2026] — Texel Raptor, the development team behind Parkitect, has shared a development update for Croakwood, its upcoming relaxed town-building and management game. The latest devlog details recent work on Mac support and game performance, including a new rendering solution developed by the team as development continues toward an Early Access launch this winter. Check out the full devlog here. 

Nestled in the heart of the Croakwood Forest is a community of tiny frogs ready to make it their home. Players will help their froggy villagers thrive by building houses, shops and community spaces, setting up production chains and jobs, and watching the settlement come to life as its residents work together. With no time pressure or conflict, Croakwood is all about building at your own pace and creating a happy home for your froggy friends.

About Croakwood:

• Build the Perfect Frog Town – Design and customize homes inside and out with a flexible, piece-based building system.
• A Village That Lives on Its Own – Watch frogs gather, craft, and transport resources as they go about their daily routines.
• From Pond to Production – Set up production chains and other jobs. Guide your town’s economy as villagers collect and process materials by hand.
• Happy Frogs, Thriving Town – Fulfill requests and meet your villagers’ needs to unlock new content and grow your community.
• Expand Through the Forest – Unlock new areas, discover secrets, and grow your town deeper into the Croakwood.
• Play at Your Own Pace – Optimize every detail or sit back and enjoy a cozy, low-pressure experience.

Croakwood will launch into Early Access this Winter on Steam. What more could you wish for than watching adorable frogs in their abodes —  wishlist today for all the latest news!

About Texel Raptor

Texel Raptor is a creative collaboration between Glad Raptor Games from Canada and Kalimari Games from Germany. We are a small and international team, scattered across the globe and located in Canada, Germany, Estonia, and the United States. We enjoy creating fun and whimsical experiences that have a unique spin. All aspects of our games are lovingly made with human minds, hearts, and hands; without any Generative AI involvement. After the success of Parkitect we’re currently working on our second game, Croakwood.

Punch your ticket and see what wicked surprises this 1950s-inspired abandoned theme park has in store for unsuspecting guests!

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Aug. 18, 2026 – Cheers, chap! Saber Interactive’s 3D Realms publishing label and indie developer Thomas Brush are excited to announce that Twisted Tower, thehauntingly intense action-adventure FPS set inside a forgotten 1950s theme park where memories have curdled into nightmares, is available now on PC via Steam. Arm yourself with a bizarre variety of toy-inspired weapons and prepare to blast your way through a tower teeming with corrupted mascots, deadly attractions, twisted puzzles, and horrifying secrets.

Ascend the tower’s five eerily immersive levels, whacking theme park inhabitants with a mallet and exploring its strange attractions along the way. Take a questionable dip in the water park, go for a ride on a merry-go-round, indulge in some classic carnival treats, but whatever you do, don’t let your guard down. The climb gets deadlier with every floor.

Key Features

• Explore an abandoned 1950s resort reminiscent of BioShock and Disney World
• Get lost in 5 hauntingly beautiful levels: the hotel, the waterpark, the clown casino, the carnival forest, and the space station
• Punchy, bloody gunplay with corrupted fairy-tale mascots
• Immerse yourself in a mysterious and emotional story
• Choose from a variety of unique paths per playthrough, ensuring the world feels like a fresh new experience
• Upgrade your toyish arsenal, including: a whack-a mole mallet, rubber-band pistol, dart throwin’ Tommy Gun, fartin’ shotgun, bubblegum spittin’ chain-gun, sniper slingshot, skull-poppin’ ray gun, and more
• Collect bizarre toys to assist you in jumping, dashing, and grappling your way up the tower

Twisted Tower is available now on PC via Steam for $14.99. Players who purchase Twisted Tower before September 1 can enjoy a 10% discount. Download the game today and let the fun begin, friend!

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, 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.

About 3D Realms

Redefining AAA – Action, Attitude, Adrenaline, 3D Realms has rocked the world for almost 30 years by publishing unforgettable, iconic games like Duke Nukem, Terminal Velocity, Shadow Warrior, Death Rally, Max Payne, and more recently, Tempest Rising, Ion Fury, and CULTIC.

Led by industry veterans, 3D Realms is a proud member of Saber Interactive, with a mission of publishing games for grown-ups. Unapologetic and uncompromising, we’re not afraid of being who we are and being damn good at it – for everyone’s benefit. For more information, visit 3drealms.com.

About Atmos Games

Atmos Games is an indie game studio led by Thomas Brush, dedicated to crafting personal, hauntingly beautiful story-driven games with a deep sense of atmosphere. The studio has released Pinstripe, Neversong and its newest title, Twisted Tower. Featured by Time Magazine and The Washington Post, and having collaborated with Apple Arcade, Thomas Brush has been making games for over 15 years, shaping worlds that blend beauty with emotional depth.

Grove Street Games’ Massive Multiplayer Kaiju Experience Brings Humans, Vehicles and Colossal Beasts Together in Fully Destructible Cities

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – AUGUST 18, 2026 – Become the Beast! Grove Street Games announced today that BeastLink, its massive multiplayer city-destroying Kaiju game, is available now on Steam Early Access. Humans, military vehicles and towering beasts collide across urban battlefields where anything and everything can be destroyed. BeastLink is available now for $17.99 (a 10% launch discount) and is coming soon to Xbox and PlayStation.

Featuring customizable Kaiju with distinct abilities and combat styles, BeastLink drops players into massive, war-torn cities where humans, vehicles and colossal Beasts fight for survival. Battle in PvP or PvE matches, collect serum and Link with dormant Kaiju to unleash brute-force combos, aerial attacks or speed-based combat depending on your chosen Beast. Fight on foot, take control of vehicles or become the ultimate weapon as a towering Kaiju.

Built in Unreal Engine 5, BeastLink features Grove Street Games’ proprietary SuperDestruction system, a fully networked, physics-based technology that allows players to reshape the battlefield in real time. With more than 250,000 destructible objects and tens of millions of individual pieces, buildings crumble, city blocks collapse and new paths emerge as players turn the urban environment itself into a weapon.

Grove Street Games plans to release a roadmap for BeastLink soon. Follow updates and the journey to 1.0 on the website, purchase now on Steam for $17.99 (a 10% launch discount).

ABOUT GROVE STREET GAMES
Grove Street Games has been an influential developer since 2007. Delighting fans of the world’s greatest games with bold interpretations on new platforms, delivering fresh and original games to millions of happy players. Operating out of their studio in Gainesville, Florida, Grove Street Games is an industry leader, dedicated to building incredible and accessible gaming experiences. Grove Street Games work can be found worldwide across all major gaming devices, including consoles, PC, Android, and iOS.

Terraform worlds, build civilizations, and shape the future of a persistent galaxy in this MMO, out today on PC via Steam

San Marcos, CA – August 18, 2026 – Today, the sandbox sci-fi MMORPG, Stars Reach, developed by Playable Worlds and led by Ultima Online lead designer and Star Wars Galaxies creative director Raph Koster, launches into Early Access on Steam.

Imagine a galaxy where every cubic meter can be terraformed, populated, and ultimately transformed. Build trade empires, tame wild fauna, and create a functioning government for an entire planet. This is the vision behind Stars Reach, a new sandbox MMORPG where players can carve rivers, melt stone into lava, harness ecological disasters, or burn entire planets to ash. In a universe shaped by the permanence of players’ actions, ecosystems evolve, wildlife goes extinct, and player-built communities rise and fall. Early Access welcomes players to come in early and help shape what the game becomes.

Harkening back to the golden age of MMOs that centered around ultimate freedom, Stars Reach asks players to forge their own path through a classless, open-ended progression system with hundreds of skills and through a galaxy that encourages creative experimentation. Across a vast simulated universe, players explore new planets, build homes and settlements, gather resources, craft, trade, fight, govern, and leave a lasting mark on the worlds they discover. Across land and space, players battle hostile enemies and defend their homesteads.

Playable Worlds’ cloud-native technology makes this kind of reactive online world possible. In Stars Reach, trees grow from saplings, lakes freeze, and caves either collapse naturally or by a player’s hand, rendering previously accessible areas now blocked. With environments capable of changing at a moment’s notice, players must think creatively, adapt to the unexpected, or devise an entirely new approach.

Led by co-founders Raph Koster and Eric Goldberg, Playable Worlds has been hard at work bringing new systems and features to the experience of Stars Reach. Prior to the Early Access launch, a number of substantial updates went live, including an improved character creator with enhanced customization options, combat refinements, and enhanced wildlife migration with increasing threat levels if left unchecked.

This version includes exploration across multiple planets, resource gathering and harvesting, exciting combat, an in-depth crafting system, trading between players, and more. It also introduces a unique threat: a planet-eating hive mind that players must cooperatively defend against. More features will be progressively added, including spaceships, additional species, factions, political structures, and PvP combat.

Stars Reach is out now in Early Access on PC via Steam with three paid tiers: the Firstlight Pack ($29.99), the Voyager Pack ($49.99), and the Cosmonaut Pack ($79.99), each offering increasing rewards and cosmetics.

About Playable Worlds

Playable Worlds, Inc. is a game studio building vast, living online worlds where players connect, explore, and make their mark. Founded in 2018 by online gaming veterans Raph Koster and Eric Goldberg, the San Marcos, CA-based studio combines proprietary cloud-native technology with deep expertise in game design, community building, and live service operations.

Dive into a new generation of indie RTS titles and support the Arbor Day Foundation with Digiphile’s newest collection

Los Angeles, California — August 18, 2026 | Digiphile is today announcing the launch of their latest game collection: RTS Renaissance, which offers real-time strategy fans the chance to get 7 great titles for less.

Co-curated by Digiphile and trusted RTS content creator Zade, this new collection brings together 7 modern titles for gamers who yearn for the golden age of real-time strategy.

Charity raised from this collection will directly fund the Arbor Day Foundation’s Gulf Coast restoration project, providing the final 15k trees for their 558,000-tree initiative to address a vast array of environmental needs in this region, including hurricane recovery, wildfire recovery, watershed restoration, habitat and biodiversity. 

The RTS Renaissance collection is available on digiphile.co from Tuesday 18 August at 8 am PT until Wednesday 2 September, or while supplies last. 

For just $22 (total value $176), players receive Steam keys for the following seven PC titles created in the spirit of their predecessors:

• Dungeons 4
  Carries the Dungeon Keeper tradition forward with dungeon management and above-ground RTS battles. Build a cozy and comfortable Dungeon to suit your creatures’ needs, Gather Evilness and unleash it on the Overworld, and secure your dungeon with traps and creatures to protect it from the pesky people of the realm.
• Godsworn
  Combines Warcraft III-style heroes with the gods and mythological armies of Age of Mythology. Tells a story of pagan gods and their worshippers clashing against crusaders and armies bearing the banner of Heaven, with a fully-voiced campaign that can be played alone or co-op.
• The Scouring
  This fast-paced classic fantasy RTS starts with Warcraft II’s human-vs-orc formula and adds Warcraft III-style heroes with devastating abilities, dominating the battlefield while your bases, armies, and resources are managed for you.
• Rogue Command
  A single-player, sci-fi RTS that plays like StarCraft meets Command & Conquer: Generals with roguelite elements, where players choose new tools for the next fight after every single battle. 
• Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition
  Engage in historical desert skirmishes in this expanded definitive edition of the original Stronghold Crusader. Features upgraded visuals and new gameplay content like 8 new playable units, new lords to face off against, larger skirmish mode map sizes, custom options, and quality of life improvements. 
• 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far
  Petroglyph brings their Command & Conquer roots into a modern RTS. Engage in voxel warfare and lead forces across land, sea and air in this sequel to their 8-Bit games. Tackle more than two dozen missions, co-op campaigns or online skirmishes supporting up to 8 players.
• From Glory to Goo
  A sci-fi survival RTS that mixes horde survival with old-school base-building and the vibe of 90s RTS games. Establish a colony on an hostile alien world and support your colonists who’re still in orbit, all while serving as a bulwark against a relentless, shape-shifting force approaching on all sides: The Goo. 

5% of each collection sale will go directly to the Arbor Day Foundation. Customers can upgrade to a special Charity Tier, or make a donation, where 100% of their contribution goes directly to the charity.

The Charity Tier includes a selection of game soundtracks from the collection, plus commemorative artwork from @scadarts.

Customers will get an extra 6 days to upgrade to a higher or add a bonus tier after the main offer ends. 

For more information about Digiphile, or to join their mailing list, visit their official website.

To learn about or contribute to Arbor Day Foundation, visit the official collection page or https://www.arborday.org/.

About Digiphile

From the team behind Humble Bundle’s most acclaimed bundles comes Digiphile, where every collection is a carefully curated event. Digiphile’s focus on newer content ensures its community is discovering games before they’re old news. The platform builds on its discoverability focus by allowing its community to convert previously owned titles from its collections into credits they can use to explore and unlock new games. Plus, it guarantees every key is available upon purchase. 

Digiphile is driven by people and passion, not algorithms or profit. Discover new content with intention, engage with a knowledgeable community, share your discoveries, and demonstrate your expertise as you build a digital library you’re proud to showcase.

About Arbor Day Foundation

The Arbor Day Foundation is a global nonprofit inspiring people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees. They foster a growing community of more than 1 million leaders, innovators, planters, and supporters united by their bold belief that a more hopeful future can be shaped through the power of trees. For more than 50 years, they’ve answered critical need with action, planting more than half a billion trees alongside their partners. 

Inspired in part by Gatwick Airport comes a grim metaphorical tale with retro modern low-poly graphics and combat o’plenty

Draenog (Aug. 18, 2026) – The creators behind the hit dark indie Dread Delusion are back with their next game, a dark fantasy RPG set in a bleak world where hope is almost entirely lost, Entropy ($11.99, https://store.steampowered.com/app/3940340/Entropy/). 

Get up close with this low-poly beauty in today’s Early Access trailer:

Explorable towns filled with colorful characters and a tactical turn-based battle system await players today when they dive into the barren moor of Draenog. Heavily inspired by classic JRPGs, Entropy tells the tale of a land where only pockets of humanity remain. There was no pivotal apocalyptic event to speak of; only the cruel march of time and the inexplicable infertility of the world, which comes to life via the game’s conscious artistic approach to recreate PSX-level graphics from past gaming eras. 

Accursed creatures stalk the defoliated lands between settlements, which are themselves terrible places; squalid, medieval and mostly ruled by tyrants. 

Putting players in the role of party leader, it’s up to you to determine who joins your party of up to six – there are plenty willing to work, but choosing who is most fit for your battles may mean the difference between success and failure.  Target enemy limbs via the game’s engrossing combat scenarios and weaken your foes by severing limbs. Remember: you can still run for your life if you have two legs and no arms.

Use your hard-won treasures to replace fallen hired mercenaries – in Draenog, most are expendable – or level up to increase stats and unlock new perks. Entropy is available today on Steam for $11.99.

About Lovely Hellplace

Lovely Hellplace is a UK-based games studio created by James Wragg, which aims to explore both the sinister and the sublime. Their first major release, the highly regarded Dread Delusion, is a fresh take on games like King’s Field and Morrowind. They are currently working on their second title, Entropy.

About DreadXP

DreadXP is a leading independent horror games publisher. DreadXP’s goal is to seek out and publish great titles, and uplift members of the indie dev community. DreadXP releases include award-winning games such as The Mortuary Assistant, My Friendly Neighborhood, Dread Delusion, White Knuckle, Heartworm, and the Dread X Collections, an anthology series of mini-horror games. DreadXP’s upcoming titles include Entropy, The Secret of Weepstone, and the 1.0 launch of PIGFACE. DreadXP is a sister company of the independent horror film production company, DREAD. To learn more about DreadXP, please visit www.dreadxp.com.

Leamington Spa, UK – August 18, 2026: UK publisher Kwalee and independent studio The Wild Gentlemen are pleased to announce that RetroSpace is coming to PC and consoles this October. The game will launch on PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2 on October 1, 2026. 

RetroSpace is a disco-punk space horror where you can be a sneaky chap or a mutant action hero as you try to survive on a space station swallowed by a black hole. A mind-bending ride with weird creatures, immersive features, time jumps, and ’70s mustaches!

Kwalee and The Wild Gentlemen have also released an all-new gameplay trailer, giving players a closer look at RetroSpace and revealing its October 1 release date.

About RetroSpace

RetroSpace is a love letter to the immersive games of yesteryear, with a modern sensibility and some unique, genre-bending twists.

IMMERSIVE DISCO-PUNK SPACE-HORROR!

You were but a simple janitor, now you are the last hope of all humanity! A space station has been swallowed by a sentient black hole, weird animal and plant hybrids roam the corridors, and even time itself has gone completely mad around you. Navigate with stealth or unleash a blast-tastic odyssey through the cursed station. Will you be the hero Earth needs, or are you groovin’ to save your own soul? The choice is yours!

SURVIVING AURORA 5

The enemies on the station of Aurora 5 are completely different from each other, so you’ve gotta channel your inner mad scientist to outsmart ’em. Survival ain’t just luck; it’s about cracking the code on their behavior, special abilities, and weaknesses. You will also have to deal with a variety of environmental factors. Security systems – for example – can be extremely deadly unless you find a way and turn them into traps or even unlikely allies…

STEALTH VS ACTION

Don’t like conflicts? Would you rather hide in the dark or find a way around your enemy? Or are you the kind who goes completely mental and attacks your opponent with its own flaming body part? The choice is yours, janitor! RetroSpace allows you to solve situations in many different ways. Total avoidance is as legit as a diversion, trap setting, or full-on “balls-to-the-wall” action.

THE STATION

Aurora 5 is a massively interconnected and open station that you are free to explore. As you discover new and new areas, shortcuts, and secret paths will open up to previously visited locations. This can be accessed through a (mostly) peaceful central HUB area, where you can return anytime when you can’t take the madness and horror any longer.

MUTAMODS, DEATH, AND REBIRTH

Mutamods™ can make your life much easier and enhance your combat and stealth skills. Want to become a tentacle-armed, mind-controlling, shadow-lurking mutant madman? Be our guest. BUT BEARE! Mutamods™ may have unexpected and irreversible side effects…

Death will be integral to your journey, but don’t worry! Aurora can produce an infinite number of clones of you. But here’s the hitch – cloning ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. You should be prepared for some severe cloning degenerations, and of course, it is highly recommended to get your stuff back from your former self. (and always carry a mustache! – thank us later) Get ready for a wild ride through the psychedelic unknown, where every death is just another funky twist in your interstellar journey!

KEY FEATURES

• Narrative-heavy, humorous, and dark story – aka “disco-fever space-satire” with a surprising amount of depth and twists.
• Immersive sim elements – choose how to solve problems and deal with obstacles. Take advantage of light and shadow, lure enemies into traps, hack turrets, and security stations, find hidden routes, and create diversions.
• Mutations (Mutamods™) are at your disposal to enhance your average stealth-shooter experience with juicy superpowers. BEWARE: With great power comes great responsibility (and unexpected side effects).
• Modernized retro feel with low poly aesthetics, infused with the 60s and 70s retro-futuristic setting and atmosphere.
• Metroidvania-like, interconnected level design, and a meaningful death/rebirth system with a unique twist.

About Kwalee

Kwalee is a multi-award-winning games publisher and developer based in Leamington Spa, UK. The company has built a growing catalogue of PC and console titles, including Wildmender, ROBOBEAT, Voidwrought, In Sink, Hordes of Hunger, The Precinct, Town to City, Don’t Stop, Girlypop!, Grime II, Modulus: Factory Automation, Rune Dice, Call of the Elder Gods, Ground Zero, Shift at Midnight, and Talespinner, as well as upcoming titles including Hark the Ghoul, RetroSpace, SPRAWL zero, BPM Bitcrushed, Welcome to Elderfield, lily’s World XD, Steam to Electric, Vampire: The Masquerade — ETERNAL WHISPERS, and more.

Founded by games industry icon and Codemasters co-founder, David Darling CBE, Kwalee is supported by a global team of games experts, with studios in the UK, India, and remote locations worldwide. The company is actively seeking high-quality games to publish across all platforms and invites developers to get in touch.

Officially recognised as ‘Best Publisher’ at the TIGA Awards 2022, Kwalee is also a committed industry advocate, serving as an ambassador for the non-profit organisation Women in Games and regularly supporting charities such as Safe In Our World, GamesAid, and SpecialEffect. 

About The Wild Gentlemen 

The Wild Gentlemen was formed in 2018 by three friends with the aim of creating a truly unique, creative and ambitious new indie development team.

They’re now a team of 23 professional veterans and talented newcomers, whose first game – Chicken Police – Paint it RED! – was a huge critical success. The team creates in a variety of genres and moods, but their priority is always to produce games of artistic merit and the highest possible quality.

The team is currently working on several projects, the highly anticipated sequel – Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!, Moses & Plato – Last Train to Clawville, and RetroSpace.