A new teaser confirms plans to begin porting Onibi’s living-world creature-collecting RPG to Nintendo Switch 2, as the studio also confirms Mac, Linux, and DRM-free alternatives

Paris, France – Junr 17, 2026 – Indie studio Onibi today announced that Tomo: Endless Blue is planned for Nintendo Switch 2, with porting work set to begin alongside the previously announced PC version. The announcement is accompanied with a new teaser showing a quick look into the game’s platforming gameplay. Now entering its final days, the Kickstarter campaign has surpassed $170,000 from more than 1,400 backers after hitting its $100,000 goal in under 60 hours.

Watch Tomo: Endless Blue Nintendo Teaser here:

Tomo: Endless Blue is built around the thrill of setting out across a vast ocean to discover and catch loveable creatures, from familiar companions to rare finds. Players sail the Endless Blue, a world of mysterious islands, strange towns, ancient ruins, and more than 150 Tomo to collect and partner with.

Thanks to procedural generation, no two islands are the same, and each journey alongside your creatures can lead to unique stories, characters, discoveries, and adventures other players may never experience. Players are visitors in a world bigger than themselves, one they can shape, but that keeps living with or without them.

The difference is what happens after the catch: Tomo are not just collected and stored away. Players bring them home, build places for them to live, and shape an island settlement around the creatures they love.

“The community has been asking about Nintendo Switch 2 since the first days of the campaign,” said Benjamin Devienne, Founder and CEO of Onibi. “Tomo is about setting sail to find rare creatures, bringing them home, and building a world around them. That fantasy feels very natural on Nintendo hardware, and we wanted to celebrate the final days of the Kickstarter by confirming that bringing Tomo to Switch 2 is part of our plan.”

The planned Nintendo Switch 2 version remains subject to Nintendo approval. Onibi also confirmed plans for Mac and Linux versions, and that DRM-free alternatives will be available for players who prefer to own and play outside locked storefronts.

What’s New?

• Nintendo Switch 2 version announced, with porting work set to begin
• New Nintendo Switch 2 teaser released
• Mac, Linux, and DRM-free alternatives confirmed
• Kickstarter campaign enters its final days after surpassing $170,000 from more than 1,400 backers

Director’s Cut trailer features an original song composed and performed by Cécile Corbel, known internationally for her work on Studio Ghibli’s The Secret World of Arrietty: 

About Tomo: Endless Blue

Tomo: Endless Blue is an open-world creature-collecting RPG set across a vast ocean of mysterious islands. Players discover more than 150 Tomo, capture and breed them, build habitats and settlements, explore with friends, and uncover the hidden history of the Vagari in a living world designed to be explored, shaped, and lived in.

À propos d’Onibi et de Mujina :

Onibi est un studio de jeux vidéo indépendant dont les membres sont basés à San Francisco, Londres et Bordeaux. Onibi travaille en partenariat avec son studio français affilié, Mujina, qui se consacre au développement de Tomo : Endless Blue. L’équipe comprend des développeurs et des graphistes ayant contribué à World of Warcraft, Baldur’s Gate 3, GTA, Fortnite, League of Legends, Fall Guys, Assassin’s Creed, Warhammer, Dofus, FIFA, Asphalt, et bien d’autres encore. 

After eight years of development and more than 3.4 million players, one of China’s most ambitious indie RPGs launches as V1.0 with full English language support for the very first time 

YUNNAN, China – June 17, 2026. Following eight years of development and community-driven evolution, indie developer ConchShip Games is proud to announce that The Scroll of Taiwu: Beyond the Dome has officially left Steam Early Access and launched as V1.0. Having already captivated more than 3.4 million players, the acclaimed sandbox RPG phenomenon now opens its doors to a global audience with full English language support for the very first time.

Blending ancient Chinese mythology, deep life simulation systems, strategic martial arts combat, settlement management, and emergent storytelling, The Scroll of Taiwu: Beyond the Dome has become one of China’s most ambitious and celebrated indie RPGs. V1.0 represents the definitive version of the experience, introducing a wealth of visual, narrative, and gameplay enhancements while welcoming a new generation of players into the sprawling martial world of Shenzhou.

To celebrate the launch, ConchShip Games has released ‘The Origin of Taiwu‘ trailer, the game’s stunning opening cinematic, offering players a first glimpse into the myths, conflicts, and legends that await within one of the most expansive martial arts sandboxes ever created.

“The V1.0 launch of The Scroll of Taiwu: Beyond the Dome far exceeds the scale we originally imagined when the game first entered Early Access eight years ago,” said Qiezi, Game Producer at ConchShip Games. “What began as an ambitious vision has grown into a living martial arts world shaped by millions of players and years of community feedback. We are incredibly grateful for the support that has brought us to this moment, and we are thrilled to finally welcome English-speaking players into the world of Shenzhou as we begin the next chapter of Taiwu’s journey.”

About The Scroll of Taiwu: Beyond the Dome

Set in the mythological land of Shenzhou, players assume the role of the heir to the Taiwu clan, embarking on an epic journey to confront Xiangshu, an ancient force threatening to consume the world. Every adventure unfolds within a vast procedurally generated sandbox where rival martial sects, dynamic NPCs, hidden techniques, and meaningful player choices combine to create stories that are uniquely their own.

Freedom lies at the heart of the experience. Master thousands of martial arts techniques, forge alliances or bitter rivalries, establish and expand your own Taiwu Village, craft powerful weapons and medicines, raise families, and pass knowledge through future generations. Every NPC lives an evolving life of their own, building relationships, pursuing ambitions, and reacting dynamically to the world around them, creating a living ecosystem unlike anything else in the genre.

Launching alongside full English support, V1.0 further enriches the experience with a completely refreshed world map, enhanced illustrated storytelling, hundreds of additional world scenes, expanded character portrait variety, more than 1,000 new icons, extensive UI improvements and countless refinements shaped by eight years of player feedback.

Key Features

• A Living Martial Arts Sandbox – Explore a vast procedurally generated world where every playthrough tells a different story.
• Full English Support at V1.0 – Experience the acclaimed RPG phenomenon in English for the first time.
• Master Thousands of Martial Arts Techniques – Learn powerful abilities across numerous sects and forge your own path to mastery.
• Build Your Legacy Across Generations – Establish villages, raise families, and pass your knowledge to future heirs.
• A Reforged World at Launch – Discover an enhanced visual presentation, new illustrated storytelling, expanded world scenes, and extensive interface improvements.
• A Genre-Blending Epic – Experience a unique fusion of sandbox RPG systems, life simulation, crafting, settlement management, and emergent storytelling.

After eight years of development, millions of players, and countless stories forged across the land of Shenzhou, The Scroll of Taiwu: Beyond the Dome is ready to welcome the world. Available now on Steam for $29.99 USD / €29.99 EUR / £26.75 GBP, players can begin their journey today and take advantage of a limited-time 20% launch discount as they step into one of the most ambitious martial arts RPG sandboxes ever created.

To learn more, visit the official site.

About ConchShip Games

With an RPG Maker demo, Zhen Jie created a passionate community around The Scroll of Taiwu: Beyond the Dome and released its Early Access version in 2018. Although all founding members were new to coding, the team continuously updated the game to share a story that they are eager to create — a story about courage, Chinese mythology, and Wuxia. 

More than 3.4 million players have now experienced that story, and ConchShip Games has inspired numerous Chinese indie developers to follow its path and create their own Chinese indie games. Now the team is dedicated to refining The Scroll of Taiwu: Beyond the Dome and bringing a grand finale to this long-lasting tale.

Fresh from the weird, wonderful minds at Doinksoft – creators of Gato Roboto, Gunbrella, and Demon Throttle – comes Dark Scrolls, a pixel-perfect dungeon scroller that enthusiastically fuses challenging shmup-like chaos with compelling roguelike progression.

Set forth on your quest to [INSERT GOAL HERE] with one of the worthy yet quirky heroes in solo or cooperative play, local and online. Hack, slash, and dodge through hordes of enemies and deadly traps in procedurally generated runs of hand-crafted rooms and levels using each hero’s unique attacks and abilities to your advantage.

Sharp reflexes and split-second decisions are crucial to survival as the intensity ratchets up as each run delivers new surprises, branching paths, and unrelenting bosses to conquer. Gobble up coins to spend at Bruce & Goose’s Shoppe as you take a breath from the action to gain new perks, devastating attacks and summoned allies. Stack them right, and you’ll unleash screen-filling destruction of arcade legend.

“Whenever I search for ‘roguelike’ I don’t find what I’m looking for,” says Doinksoft’s Cullen Dwyer. “I get a poker game or a pachinko game or a heartfelt narrative about a Greek god or a Yu-Gi-Oh! card game. How are those at all like a 1980s turn-based, grid-locked dungeon crawler that you can play in the command line with vim control bindings? They have ‘randomness’? Pathetic. And here I am, part of the problem. Might as well call it a Metroidvania too.”

FEATURES

• Choose from a cast of 9 playable characters and hurl axes, fling arrows, toss knives, and even flip steaks at a rogues’ gallery of bizarre enemies
• Each character, whether it’s a burly berserker or a saxophone-playing rat, has unique skills, side objectives, and customizable trinkets to experiment with
• Play solo or invite a pal aboard to help. Dark Scrolls supports both local and online co-op and collaborating players can strategize and revive each other mid-level
• Super authentic old school visuals, SFX, and music. Looks and sounds like classic games of yore, but with the sparkle of modern controls and design
• Procedurally generated levels stitched together from hand-crafted rooms. Every run offers new surprises, branching paths, and skill-testing bosses

Whether you’re playing alone or adventuring with a buddy, Dark Scrolls is packed with charm, challenge, and secrets. Hack, slash, and dodge your way through hordes of enemies and deadly traps as the level nudges you ever forward. Will you survive?

Find out when Dark Scrolls launches on PC and Nintendo Switch later this year.

Check out www.darkscrolls.com for more info.

A demo for Echoes of Aincrad is now available on PC via Steam as part of Steam Next Fest and will be available on 16 June at 0000 CEST on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Players can now experience the “beta phase” of the story with five full missions to tackle and every weapon type to try out in the beautiful environments of the floating castle of Aincrad. The save data from the demo will be transferable, allowing players to seamlessly continue their adventure once the game is released on 10 July.

Watch the Echoes of Aincrad‘s demo trailer here:

Echoes of Aincrad puts players in the role of an original character they create, for the first time in the Sword Art Online video game series, letting the protagonist’s characteristics up to players through extensive avatar customisation. The game features fast-paced RPG action with real-time combat, where players will be able to adapt and upgrade their equipment, weapons, and attributes, and select skills to match their preferred playstyle as they level up and take on ever-greater challenges.

Players will not travel alone, as they can get support from strong allies, each with different skills and abilities. Along their journey, they will explore diverse cities and beautiful environments, from serene plains to perilous dungeons filled with secrets, and face monsters and bosses that will test their skills and resolve until the very end.

Echoes of Aincrad launches on 10 July 2026, and pre-orders are available now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. For more information about Echoes of Aincrad or other titles from Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe please visit https://www.bandainamcoent.eu.

Everyone else should die, except my sister

Boulder, Colo. (June 16, 2026) – Today, publisher Serenity Forge (Fractured Blooms, Slay the Princess, To The Moon, Doki Doki Literature Club!) and developer Studio HazeDenki, the team behind NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE, announced Sister Other Paranoia, a surreal interactive animation presented as a dark visual novel, accompanied by a new trailer:

Sister Other Paranoia follows a quiet first-year university student with a strange knack for sensing the “colors” of other people’s emotions. To escape his rough-tempered parents and the noise of everyday life, he shuts himself away in his room with his gentle, highly gifted younger sister, spending his days reading books and writing his own light novel, the wave of envy and malice that begin to surround him -both online and offline- push his mind to the brink, and he starts to feel a very real, murderous urge toward the people around him.

Sister Other Paranoia blends a retro horror “denpa” atmosphere with a focus on psychological tension. Players make key dialogue choices about how the protagonist responds to the unpleasant people around him, and watch as those choices steadily twist the relationships and push each character toward a different, often disturbing fate.

To celebrate the announcement, Serenity Forge will be heading to Anime Expo on July 2-5 with Nyalra, the main creator of Sister Other Paranoia and NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE, VO and the creators of the anime NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE, which is currently available on Crunchyroll. The event will feature a panel and an autograph session with Nyalra, where new merchandise for both games will be available for Anime Expo attendees.

About Studio HazeDenki

HazeDenki is an independent game developer based in Japan and the creators behind the critically acclaimed NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE. Known for creator-driven storytelling and artist-led development, the team creates distinctive narrative experiences that resonate with audiences worldwide.

About Serenity Forge

Based in Boulder, Colorado, video game development and publishing studio Serenity Forge prides themselves on the care and dedication they put into their work, creating meaningful games that challenge the way you think. Firm believers in the artistic, cultural, and educational power of video games, Serenity Forge aims to craft unique interactive experiences to broaden players’ horizons and expand their perspectives.

Join Spanky The Bat On His Wacky Adventure And Dance With Enemies To Foot-Tapping-Beats

Bologna, Italy, 16 June 2026 | The Kickstarter for Green Flamingo’s debut action platformer, Spanky “Bat-a-Swing” is now live! You can groove through the demo on PC now. Find the tempo and get ready to smack enemies to the beat of an original electro swing soundtrack. Crash the biggest party in the city, and explore new heights as you ascend exciting and challenging platforms. Coming soon to Nintendo and Xbox.

A City Under Rhythmic Control
Metrognome has seized power as the new mayor of Metronopolis, and the once peaceful city now lives and breathes to the literal beat under his reign. Join Spanky, an inventive bat, on an adventure complete with a roaring electro swing original soundtrack and an art style inspired by classic 1930s cartoons. With audio-reversal cannon speakers as ears, help the determined bat rebel against this new norm. Cut through all the noise and make your way to the Metrotower to put an end to this commotion once and for all. 

Clap, Dash, Attack, Repeat!
Travel through Metronopolis’ three distinct districts: Morguetone, a graveyard district home to ghostly souls of the afterlife. Blue Vines, a jungle-themed district full of exotic animals and monkeys of all kinds. Lastly, at the center of Metronopolis, Nova Nubla, a district renowned for its state-of-the-art industrial design, technology, luxury… and undercover secrets. Each level poses a new challenge with fresh beats, tricky traps, and level-specific mechanics like echolocation and air shafts that will test your precision, sense of rhythm, and ability to adapt. Maintain a steady rhythm to perform a high-scoring attack combo,  and explore for gold and hidden collectibles, such as vinyl records to play new tracks on your at-home music player.

Every Fight is a Dance
As you approach Metrognome’s headquarters for the final showdown, you will encounter bosses who guard each district, such as DJ Cobwebb, an eight-legged spider that operates his own mausoleum club. Giant howler monkey Blue Vines councilor, Maestro Bonobotti, a glittering opera star, but not the brightest politician. Lastly, district councilor and cunning secretary Owlivia, the only one in all of Metronopolis able to keep Metrognome in check. All boss battles have multiple phases that switch between music tracks. Read your enemies’ movesets carefully, and you’ll be able to turn every boss battle into the ultimate performance.  

Kickstarter Now Live!
Players ready to bop to the beat can try out the first four levels in the Steam demo: Explore the graveyard district and the opening boss showdown against DJ Cobwebb. 

Game Features 

• Original electro swing soundtrack that will leave your feet tapping to the beat.
• Hand-animated visuals of 1930s cartoons, beautifully reminiscent of timeless classics.
• Explore 4 distinct areas, each with its own identity, musical themes, and challenges.
• A vibrant city with plenty to uncover, from hidden collectibles and story secrets to a quirky cast of characters.
• Compete in a global leaderboard for the fastest times and the highest score.
• An in-game music player to play unlocked tracks you collect throughout your journey.

Try the demo of Spanky “Bat-a-Swing” on Steam, and wishlist the game to receive all upcoming updates. Back the Kickstarter campaign to help the studio meet its fundraising goal, and claim a free digital comic! For more information, please visit the game’s official website.

About Green Flamingo
Green Flamingo is an Italian indie game studio founded in 2019. We are a group of passionate freelancers striving to break through the rigid mold of the video game market with ideas and projects we love, and think that you will too. We aim to become a full-time game development team and are currently working on our first commercial project, Spanky “Bat-a-Swing,” which is developed for PC and consoles.

Explore, loot, and escape in a retro multiplayer extraction shooter demo

Shenzhen, China — June 16, 2026 | Publisher ChillyRoom and developer Crit Team are excited to announce that a demo for No Such Place — its upcoming top-down PvE extraction shooter — is available on Steam now as part of Valve’s latest Steam Next Fest celebration. The demo, which supports multiplayer co-op for up to four players, is currently the twelfth most popular Steam Next Fest demo and is climbing the charts.

Watch the No Such Place trailer below:

In No Such Place, players take on the role of agents from the U.R.C. — Unknown Research Consortium. This mysterious organisation is dedicated to investigating supernatural anomalies erased from known history. Dispatched into fragmented dimensions, players must survive hostile environments, gather supplies and intelligence, and locate an extraction point before time runs out.

Some of those hostile environments include abandoned military outposts, mist-shrouded research facilities, eternal forests, and frozen mountains. While uncovering ancient relics and highly classified documents, players can scavenge for medicine, equipment, and weapons to aid their survival against monsters, rival agents, mercenaries, and more.

No Such Place also features a highly flexible weapon customisation system where players can mix and match all sorts of gun parts. For example, a motorcycle suppressor can be attached to an assault rifle, a Victorian brass scope can be mounted on modern military hardware, and a corrupted rifle magazine can be slotted into a pistol.

Players can play the No Such Place demo on Steam right now. All demo save data can be carried over to the game’s launch, scheduled for later this year.

About ChillyRoom

ChillyRoom is a team of talented, creative indie developers known for roguelike dungeon crawlers such as Soul Knight and Otherworld Legends. ChillyRoom is continuously developing games in different genres with a single purpose – to bring fun and joy.

A collaboration that pays studios while funding the next generation of game developers. 

TAMPA, FL – June 16, 2026 – Trophy, the brand activation platform created by NextGen Interactive LLC, today announced a strategic partnership with the IGDA Foundation. This new initiative creates a year-round fundraising model that pays participating game studios while funding the next generation of game developers from historically underrepresented communities.

Trophy is a marketing activation platform that helps brands reward gamers by identifying brand moments in player gameplay, and routes brand marketing funds to the studios whose playerbase creates in-game moments through existing game play. Through this partnership, the IGDA Foundation receives a portion of these brand activation funds committed by the participating studios. In turn, the Foundation continues its support for workforce programs, mentorship initiatives and  maintaining a global community of game developers.

Players opt in via email or SMS for any participating game, and continue playing with no change to how the game looks or feels. When a player triggers a sponsored moment, Trophy routes a brand activation payment to the studio. Studios keep 88 to 96 percent of every brand activation, with no code changes required and no purchases needed from the player.  

Launch studios include Trinket Studios, whose tactical cooking RPG Battle Chef Brigade brings competitive kitchen battles to the platform, and NEARstudios, whose charming co-op sandbox RPG sim Hawthorn invites players into a hand-crafted world of small-town life and discovery. 

“The IGDA Foundation has funded the next generation of game developers for years. Trophy extends that work without asking players to change a thing,” says Alyssa Walles, Executive Director of the IGDA Foundation. “They play the games they already love, the experience stays exactly the same, and studios get paid while the next generation gets funded. That alignment is rare.”

“The gaming industry generates over $174 billion a year, and the communities that built the player base are still the most underrepresented in the workforce,” says Marcus Howard, CEO of NextGen Interactive LLC and a mentor with the IGDA Foundation.  “Together, Trophy and the IGDA Foundation change that math. Studios get paid, brands get measured engagement, and the next generation gets a foot through the door.”

To find out more about the IGDA Foundation’s initiatives visit https://www.igdafoundation.org/questline. To stay up to date on IGDAFoundation news, please follow us on Linkedin and Bluesky.

About Trophy and NextGen Interactive 

Trophy is a brand activation infrastructure platform created by NextGen Interactive LLC. The platform pairs more than 250+ brands with 250+ games through a proprietary brand-game matching algorithm and pays studios for the gameplay moments their players create. Trophy’s technology is covered by multiple provisional patent applications on file with the USPTO. For more information, visit https://www.trophyplatform.com/ 

About the IGDA Foundation

The International Game Developers Association Foundation (IGDA-F) is a U.S. based charitable organization – 501(c)(3) – dedicated to advancing inclusivity and diversity in the gaming industry by providing opportunities, education, and support for individuals from underrepresented communities. The IGDA-F is sponsored by a generous group of industry companies, including Stride PR, GDC, Apex Systems, and Premack Rogers Downs. Since 2008, the IGDA-F has supported more than 1,000 alumni who now develop games at both AAA and indie studios. For more information, visit https://igdafoundation.org

Journey into the Intisuyu Reserve with its diverse landscapes, iconic wildlife, and three distinct biomes

STOCKHOLM – 16 June, 2026 – Avalanche Studios Group today launched the Peru Hunting Reserve, the latest DLC for theHunter: Call of the Wild, now available on PlayStation and Xbox consoles, as well as PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and Microsoft Store.

Set within the stunning Intisuyu Reserve, players can journey through spectacular Peruvian landscapes inspired by the country’s extraordinary biodiversity, tracking and hunting a diverse roster of iconic wildlife across three distinct biomes. The Peru Hunting Reserve DLC also includes a new pistol crossbow, the versatile Dahler Reserve Draw CB-150.

Peru Hunting Reserve – Key Features:

• Explore three distinct biomes in Peru’s Dry Season (May–October)

• Puna – Stretching across the foothills of the Andes, the vast open plains of the Puna provide ideal conditions for long-range hunting and sweeping views of the surrounding wilderness
• Yungas – Dense cloud forests form a lush transition zone between the highlands and rainforest below. This biodiverse region is also home to the reserve’s animal sanctuary.
• Tropical Forest – The dense vegetation of the rainforest rewards hunters who excel at close-range encounters. But caution is advised. This is the domain of the jaguar, while the waterways below conceal the formidable black caiman.

• Take on the wilderness with the Dahler Reserve Draw CB-150, a versatile new pistol crossbow equipped with a red dot sight as standard, and with upgrade options. Hunters can customise their approach with two broadhead bolt weights, offering greater flexibility and tactical precision in the field.
• The reserve is home to 14 animal species, including 10 all-new additions to theHunter: Call of the Wild. Players will come face-to-face with apex predators and beloved regional wildlife alike, including the capybara and vicuña.
• Intisuyu Reserve introduces 60 new missions, featuring a new notice board system that gives players greater freedom in how they explore the reserve, pursue objectives, and engage with its unique activities.

Launching alongside the new reserve, Patch 9.2 is available today, delivering a variety of gameplay improvements, bug fixes, and new horn variations for all mountain goats.

The Peru Hunting Reserve is now available for £9.99/€11.79/$11.99 across all platforms.

theHunter: Call of the Wild’s newest DLC is out now on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC via Steam, the Epic Games Store and Microsoft Store. For more information, visit the game’s website.

About theHunter: Call of the Wild
theHunter: Call of the Wild is the world’s #1 hunting game, offering an immersive hunting experience to millions of players every month. Developed in close collaboration with its passionate community, the game offers a thrilling outdoor adventure for seasoned hunters and those eager to explore the wonders of nature from the comfort of their home. Since its 2017 release, theHunter: Call of the Wild has continuously expanded, now featuring a large and diverse roster of animal species across 15 unique reserves worldwide – from the expansive plains of Africa to the dense forests of North America and the towering peaks of Nepal. theHunter: Call of the Wild is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Microsoft Store (including PC Game Pass), Steam, and the Epic Games Store.

About Expansive Worlds
Expansive Worlds is a creative division within Avalanche Studios Group and a leading developer and publisher of outdoor games. Since 2007, Expansive Worlds has been devoted to delivering highly immersive outdoor gaming experiences for millions of players. It is best known for the long-standing and successful theHunter franchise, as well as the open-world fishing game Call of the Wild: The Angler. Expansive Worlds develops games using the proprietary Apex engine, enabling vast open worlds with endless creative possibilities.

About Avalanche Studios Group
Avalanche Studios Group is a leading interactive entertainment company offering a wide range of games and live services from creative divisions Avalanche Studios, Expansive Worlds, and Systemic Reaction. Its portfolio includes the Just Cause franchise, theHunter: Call of the Wild, Generation Zero, Rage 2, and Call of the Wild: The Angle. Founded in 2003, Avalanche Studios Group draws from nearly two decades of open-world experience. All its games are developed using the proprietary Apex engine, enabling vast and dynamic worlds, full of emergent gameplay and endless creative possibilities.

The Rise of the Families update lets you expand your empire with a criminal family, territory control, and rivals to dispose of.

[June 15, 2026] – A brand-new update has come to The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire! Dive into the Rise of the Families update now to experience a bigger, more dangerous Night City than ever before. Get ready to make the tough choices that put your family on top, even if it means wiping out every other family in the city in the process.

What you can expect from the Rise of the Families update:

• Look Over Your Shoulder: Press Tab at any time to enter TPS Mode. Experience Night City from a third-person perspective where you can press Space to roll and deal increased damage with headshots.
• Build Your Criminal Family: Purchase an office and begin forming your criminal family. Choose the family’s name, select a logo, recruit some gangsters, and promote the most loyal ones to Capo.
• Run Rival Families Out of Town: Capture members of rival families and interrogate them. Extract information, collect ransom from their family, convince them to join your side, or execute them to send a message. Defeat the family’s boss to shut them down completely.
• Claim Territories and Take Control: Night City now features 11 districts, meaning plenty of territory to take over. Open your map to see who controls what district and which points you can capture to expand your empire.
• Your Empire, Your Music: While you take down rival families and bolster your criminal operation, why not jam out? You can create a folder in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Boss Gangsters Nightlife\Mods\Radio and add your own MP3 files to play whatever music you want on the in-game radio.

And those are just the highlights of the Rise of the Families update in The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire. You’ve got Steam Achievements, a new keybinding system, customization improvements, and so much more. Check out the full patch notes here and play The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire on Steam now. Take advantage of a pre-Summer Sale discount starting June 18th!

About BEF Games
BEF Games is an independent studio founded by two friends with over 35 years of combined gaming experience. What began as a shared dream four years ago has evolved into a full-time pursuit, with the team venturing into developing games professionally. Driven by passion, BEF Games is fully committed to creating immersive experiences and continuing to grow its projects alongside its community.