Two months of magic for Heartopia fans around the world

Shanghai, China — September 24, 2026 | XD Games is excited to announce three upcoming Heartopia events, all beginning over the next week: the Starspell Voyager Gilded Acorn Exhibition, the Heartopia × New Legend of Madame White Snake collaboration, and the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Watch Starspell Voyager Gilded Acorn Exhibition below:

The Starspell Voyager Gilded Acorn Exhibition — starting 26 September and ending 28 November — centres on the fantasy some players may have of boarding a train and being transported to a magical world. Outfits like the Owl Messenger and Cat Witch, as well as furniture and building materials like the Starlight Steam Locomotive and Starlight Travel Ticket Booth, allow players to live out their wizarding dreams.

Watch Heartopia × New Legend of Madame White Snake trailer below:

From 30 September until 26 October, players will get to experience a collaboration event partnering the multiplayer life simulation game with one of the most beloved Chinese TV dramas of all time, New Legend of Madame White Snake. As well as a new board game-style minigame, Heartopia × New Legend of Madame White Snake adds outfits, furniture, and pets themed around the popular television series.

The Mid-Autumn Festival aims to usher in the third season of the year with some cosy events, beginning on 25 September and concluding on 12 October. Players can pause for a moment to write a message, attach it to a lantern, and then set their lantern adrift at sea in the Sea Lanterns of Sentiment activity; meanwhile, the Under the Same Moon photo spot event allows players to witness a moonlit Amethyst Beach.

Starspell Voyager Gilded Acorn Exhibition begins 26 September and runs until 28 November; Heartopia × New Legend of Madame White Snake begins 30 September and runs until 26 October; the Mid-Autumn Festival begins 25 September and runs until 12 October. 

Heartopia is available to play for free now on PC, iOS, and Android.

About XD Games

Founded in 2003, XD Games is a global video games developer and publisher with extensive experience across development, publishing and operations. As of 2022, XD has 38 free-to-play and paid games with over 50 million monthly active users worldwide. In addition, TapTap — a mobile games community and app store — was launched by XD in 2016 and is estimated to currently have 44 million monthly active users.  XD’s mission is to assemble like-minded talented games industry craftspeople with a common goal of touching the hearts of players around the world. XD produces games of the finest quality with passion, offering a pure gaming experience, and encouraging players of all ages to embrace the unique joy of video gaming.

The Battle of Hulao Gate awaits.

Hertfordshire, 24^th September 2026 – Today, KOEI TECMO Europe and developer Omega Force have announced that a free demo for DYNASTY WARRIORS 3: Complete Edition Remastered is now available on PlayStation®5, Nintendo Switch™ 2, XBOX Series X|S, and PC Windows via Steam®. Players will have the opportunity to test their prowess on the battlefield ahead of the release on 1^st October 2026.

DYNASTY WARRIORS 3: Complete Edition Remastered’s free demo will enable fans to get a first look at the revived version of the special scenario ‘Battle of Hulao Gate (Allied Forces)’. In this scenario, players will experience the clash between the forces of Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo, rallying alongside commander-in-chief Yuan Shao and his allied coalition of regional warlords as they attempt to thwart Dong Zhuo’s attempts to seize power. Fans will be able to engage in this conflict with six playable officers (Zhao Yun, Guan Yu, Xiahou Dun, Zhenji, Zhou Yu, and Sun Shangxiang) and may also have the chance to face down an iconic formidable opponent at the end of the stage if particular conditions are met during the battle. In addition, it will be possible to adjust settings, such as the difficulty or language.

As well as this, as announced during DYNASTY WARRIORS 3: Complete Edition Remastered’s Tokyo Games Show 2026 special stage, fans can look forward to a post-launch update including a highly anticipated online two player co-op mode. Further information regarding this update, including full details and timing, will be revealed in due course.

In DYNASTY WARRIORS 3: Complete Edition Remastered, which will combine all content from the original DYNASTY WARRIORS 3 game as well as its expansion, DYNASTY WARRIORS 3: Xtreme Legends, fans will experience the revival of this iconic title with refined graphics and controls, as well as new features and scenarios. Players will be able to battle alongside familiar faces, as over 40 officers from the original roster make their return. Key features of the original game can be experienced, such as True Musou Attacks and offline two-player co-op, alongside brand-new features. Challenging new scenarios featuring numerous officers will also be added to allow fans to engage in an enhanced tactical experience unique to DYNASTY WARRIORS 3: Complete Edition Remastered.

Fans can now pre-order the digital standard edition as well as the DYNASTY WARRIORS 3: Complete Edition Remastered Digital Deluxe Edition which includes the base game, as well as premium bonus content: 42 weapons*, Six Secret Teachings, Wind Scroll and Tiger Amulet, Officer Concept Art Collection, and a set of 42 retro costumes based on the original title.

Everyone who pre-orders the game before 30^th September 2026 will receive the “Retro-Style Red Hare Saddle” pre-order bonus item**.

DYNASTY WARRIORS 3: Complete Edition Remastered, currently in development and scheduled to release 1^st October 2026, is available to pre-order on PlayStation®5, Nintendo Switch™ 2, XBOX Series X|S, and PC Windows via Steam®.

* These weapons can also be used for fusion. ** Please be aware that the bonuses may become available for purchase or for free as add-on content for this title at a later date.

ABOUT DYNASTY WARRIORS 3 AND DYNASTY WARRIORS 3 Xtreme Legends

DYNASTY WARRIORS 3: Complete Edition Remastered is a remaster of one of the most beloved title in the DYNASTY WARRIORS series. The title will include all content from the original DYNASTY WARRIORS 3 game as well as the DYNASTY WARRIORS 3: Xtreme Legends expansion in a striking modern revival, allowing fans to relive the intense action of the titles that laid the foundation for the entire series. Featuring 1 vs. 1,000 combat on vast battlefields, DYNASTY WARRIORS 3 was the first game in the franchise to incorporate mechanics that would become an integral part of the series such as True Musou Attacks, two-player simultaneous play, and the officer development system. The DYNASTY WARRIORS 3: Xtreme Legends expansion allowed players to experience new scenarios for a selection of officers including Lu Bu, Meng Huo and Yuan Shao. The game also included bodyguard customisation, new weapons, and four new challenge modes to enhance player experience.

ABOUT KOEI TECMO EUROPE LTD.

KOEI TECMO EUROPE LTD. is a publisher of interactive entertainment software for current generation consoles, handhelds and digital download content based in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, UK. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of KOEI TECMO HOLDINGS CO., LTD., headquartered in Yokohama, Japan. KOEI TECMO is best known for their signature ‘one versus thousands’ WARRIORS series, the fan-favourite NINJA GAIDEN and fighting entertainment series DEAD OR ALIVE. Through collaboration with strong existing franchises, such as A.O.T. Wings of Freedom (Attack on Titan), KOEI TECMO has brought fan-favourite shows to life in video game form. The company’s desire for innovation and diversity has seen the creation of the critically acclaimed dark samurai action title Nioh, which takes on new and unique gameplay styles. The company’s acquisition of Gust, developer of a variety of heart-warming titles, has seen their flagship Atelier series span generations of consoles and fans alike. More information about KOEI TECMO EUROPE LTD. and its products can be found at www.koeitecmoeurope.com 

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Chilly new exploration-survival roadtrip landing on Steam and Xbox Early Access this November with already 5 million kilometers in the trip meter from playtests.

24th September 2026, Finland – Indie developers PlayTogether Studio and Pebbles Games, together with publisher Bonus Stage Publishing, proudly present: Arctic Drive, the upcoming 1-4 player exploration-survival roadtrip game will arrive on Steam and Xbox Early Access on November 25th.

Following the game’s two playtests, with nearly 50,000 roadtrippers logging nearly 5 million kilometers of adventures, the developers are excited to bring the freezing experience to players worldwide.

About Arctic Drive

Explore and survive in the Arctic, where your car is the only thing keeping you alive. Arctic Drive is a 1–4 player co-op survival sim set in a procedurally generated winter wilderness. Find supplies, repair your rig, and haul it all onwards with only one hope left: there must be safety out there.

Key Features

• Procedurally generated Arctic, different every run
• Fully simulated damage: chassis and parts deform on impact
• Every object is physical: if you can lift it, you can load it
• Trailers and RVs you can convert into mobile bases
• Hunger, thirst and body temperature to manage
• Blizzards, whiteouts and a full day-night cycle
• Scenarios to complete, or open sandbox
• 1–4 player online co-op

Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4009490/Arctic_Drive/

About the developers

Pebbles Games is a small studio from Denmark led by Martin. They build multiplayer games people actually play together, including Potion Shop Simulator and the free-to-play spell brawler CRACKED.

PlayTogether Studio is based in Montreal, Canada, and led by Clem. The studio has been making co-op games since day one, with Mad Experiments: Escape Room, Mad Experiments 2 and Run Prop, Run! behind it.

About Bonus Stage Publishing

Bonus Stage Publishing is a Finnish game publisher located at the Arctic Circle. Over 20 games shipped. We want developers to focus on game development. We handle everything else.

The newest title from Wild Forest Studios invites players to slow down and smell the dragon fire as they set out on a vibrant hand-painted adventure to restore the long-lost bond between humans and dragons.

Thursday 24th September 2026, London, UK – Wild Forest Studio and Curve Games have today launched cosy fantasy farming sim Dragon Shelter on Steam. Available from 6PM BST, and set in a vibrant hand-painted world, Dragon Shelter invites players to embark on a cosy adventure as they work to revive the long-lost bond between humans and dragons – spending their days restoring a dilapidated farm, cooking delicious meals for the townsfolk, and breathing new life into a world simmering with magic. 

Inheriting a run down farm from their grandfather, players will need to befriend several unique  (and adorable) dragons, each with their own elemental magic to assist them with daily tasks – from chopping wood and watering crops, to tending livestock and terraforming land, the dragons will prove invaluable to the renovation efforts once their trust has been earned. It’s not just the farm that needs bringing back to life though, players will need to reconnect with the local townsfolk, learning their stories, cooking them food, and completing their quests as they chase away the gloom that has fallen over the town. 

Your New Adventure Awaits: 

Each dragon in Dragon Shelter uses their specific skill set to assist players in different ways – the fire dragon can use their flames to burn through weeds creating ash for fertilizer or light the forge so the blacksmith can use his anvil once again. And the water dragon can use their elemental powers to help players water their crops, tend to their livestock, and even create culinary delights in the kitchen. While the earth dragon – a sleepy, good-natured lump of a companion – quietly enriches the soil and looks after earth livestock, the electric dragon, shy until they decide you’re safe, tends to their own enchanted plants and creatures with a lasting loyalty once that trust is earned.

Oleg Babenkov, Game Director, Wild Forest Studio, said: “Creating Dragon Shelter has been its own kind of magic – and we are so excited to finally share that magic with the world. We hope players enjoy their new adventure, building, restoring, and healing the fantastical world we’ve created alongside their new dragon companions!”

Rich Keen, VP Publishing, Curve Games, said: “Wild Forest Studio have created something truly special. The magic of your dragon’s companionship whilst you cook, tend crops, craft and explore is a truly memorable and unique experience.”

Dragon Shelter Key Features:

• Dragon Management – Befriend, nurture, and assign dragons to activities around your farm
• Magical Farming Systems – Grow enchanted crops with unique properties
• Cooking and Crafting – Meals strengthen bonds with the townsfolk and unlock new opportunities
• Seasonal Changes – Four distinct seasons shaping gameplay, festivals and activities
• Town & Relationships – Build bonds with a growing community of characters

About Wild Forest Studio
Wild Forest Studio is an independent development team focused on creating immersive, system-driven experiences with emotional depth and long-term progression that make players want to jump in from the second they wake up in the morning. Their newest title, Dragon Shelter, is currently in development for PC. 

Curve Games:

Based in London, Curve Games (a Nazara Technologies group company) is an award-winning publisher across PC, Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox and mobile. Curve boasts a uniquely diverse games catalogue of over 50 titles that includes smash hits such as For The King I & II, Bomber Crew, The Ascent, Lawn Mowing Simulator, the 60 million player Human Fall Flat and Nintendo Switch chart-topper Wobbly Life.

Six games from the Commodore Amiga’s most claustrophobic action series arrive with dual-stick controls, online co-op, a brand-new Horde Mode, and a Virtual Museum full of material that was never supposed to leave the studio

DOVER, Del., Sept. 24, 2026 — Thirty-five years ago, Alien Breed taught a generation of Commodore Amiga owners that the scariest sound in gaming is a door closing behind you. Commodore is bringing that feeling back in partnership with original developer Team17, and retro preservation platform Antstream Arcade, releasing the Alien Breed 35th Anniversary Collection on PC via Steam, GOG and the Epic Games Store, along with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. A Nintendo Switch version will follow later this year.

Every game from the series’ first era is here, six in all, along with the platform variations that separated OCS (Original Chip Set)  machines from AGA (Advanced Graphics Architecture) ones, original demos, and two decades of archival material that has spent most of that time in boxes and on hard drives.

“I own these games on floppy, on CD32, on original Team17 hard drives I somehow have, and in a box in my garage that I am legally not allowed to describe as organized,” said Peri Fractic, President and CEO of Commodore. “For most of the last 30 years, playing them meant owning the old hardware or knowing someone who did. Now it just means owning a controller. Everyone deserves to feel that tightness in the chest and spend 10 minutes hoping it’s only anxiety and not something … deeper.”

Released in 1991 by Team17, the original Alien Breed took the top-down shooter and made it mean. Ammunition ran out, doors needed keycards, and the intercom counted down a self-destruct sequence that had no interest in how far you were from the exit. Five more games followed across the Amiga’s lifespan, ending with the first-person firefights of Alien Breed 3D and Alien Breed 3D II: TKG, which pushed the hardware harder than most people thought it would go.

The collection includes:

• Alien Breed (1991)
• Alien Breed: Special Edition (1992)
• Alien Breed II: The Horror Continues (1993, ECS and AGA versions)
• Alien Breed: Tower Assault (1994, Amiga and Amiga CD32 versions)
• Alien Breed 3D (1995, Amiga CD32 version)
• Alien Breed 3D II: TKG (1996)

Modern conveniences arrive without sanding the originals down. Dual-stick controls let players aim independently of where they are running, and the classic scheme stays a menu toggle away for anyone who learned these games with one button and a great deal of patience. Instant save states, retro screen filters, and rumble support handle the rest of the quality-of-life work.

Veterans looking for a fresh reason to go back into the corridors have two. Horde Mode is brand new to the series and drops players into escalating waves with whatever they can scavenge. Rush Mode carries online co-op, so the person who used to watch over your shoulder shouting about the ammo counter can now do it from another continent.

THE VIRTUAL MUSEUM

Sitting alongside the games, the Virtual Museum assembles the paper trail: original physical media, marketing art, soundtracks, developer interviews, and material from projects that never shipped: among them, a cancelled Alien Breed for PSP and a cancelled Alien Breed real-time strategy game.

Whether you remember feeding disks into an Amiga 500 in 1991 or you have never seen a floppy outside of a save icon, the collection is built to be both a way to play these games, and a record of how they were made. No disk swapping required this time.

Alien Breed 35th Anniversary Collection is available today on PC via Steam, GOG, and the Epic Games Store, and on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, priced at [$24.99 / £20.99 / €24.99]. The Nintendo Switch version arrives later in 2026.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4870460/Alien_Breed_35th_Anniversary_Collection/
GOG: https://www.gog.com/en/game/alien_breed_35th_anniversary
Epic Games Store: https://store.epicgames.com/p/alien-breed-35th-anniversary-collection-72bf03
Xbox: https://www.xbox.com/en-gb/games/store/alien-breed-35th-anniversary/9njp5vnwjzxw
PlayStation 5: https://store.playstation.com/en-gb/concept/10020426/

An intimate narrative game about loneliness, artificial intimacy, and the blurred line between comfort and control

Limerence: the human longing to love and be loved in return. But when AI can create the illusion of companionship, the lines between connection and imitation begin to blur.

London, UK – September 24th, 2026: Award-winning independent, narrative-led studio Salix Games today announced that Limerence, its intimate narrative title co-developed with Gameinaframe, will launch for PC on 29th October 2026.

Set entirely within a fictional smartphone interface, Limerence explores the uneasy overlap between authentically flawed human connections and AI-driven companionship. Players step into the life of Claire, a woman reeling from a deeply personal loss who turns to an AI relationship app, LiAIson, in search of comfort. There, she creates Kai – a partner tailored around her needs, desires, and emotional vulnerabilities.

What begins as a source of reassurance gradually becomes something more destabilising. As Claire’s digital relationship deepens and starts to bleed into her real life, players are forced to navigate the consequences of a bond built not on conflict and compromise, but on complete and utter devotion.

Check out the Limerence release date announcement trailer here!

Told through messages, voice notes, social feeds, and fragments of everyday digital life, Limerence is a story about intimacy without friction – and the emotional cost of choosing comfort over truth. As players uncover hidden tensions, revisit past interactions, and make quietly consequential decisions, they will shape Claire’s understanding of herself, her relationships, and the version of reality she is prepared to accept.

In doing so, Limerence asks a broader question: what happens when love no longer asks anything of us? When connection can be moulded around our every preference, and the vulnerability that gives real relationships their meaning is replaced by compliance, convenience and quiet control?

Dialogue in Limerence is fully scripted, with renowned actors – such as Samantha Béart (best known as Karlach in Baldur’s Gate 3) – taking on the mantle of bringing the most pertinent ones to life. Indeed, all of the recordings have been captured on phones to preserve a sense of realism, immediacy, and emotional intimacy.

“I wasn’t inspired to make Limerence because I’d experienced limerence myself, but because I’d seen the effect that kind of intense attachment can have on people close to me,” said Jessica Saunders, founder of Salix Games.

“Watching friends become consumed by relationships that were unhealthy, obsessive, and difficult to let go of made me want to explore those emotions through an interactive story. AI felt like a natural lens for that, because it opens up difficult questions about intimacy, dependency, and what happens when companionship can be shaped entirely around your own needs. Ultimately, Limerence is about loneliness, vulnerability, and the comfort – and danger – of believing in something because you need it to be real.”

In Limerence, players will:

• Explore a fully simulated smartphone interface filled with messages, apps, and social feeds
• Build a relationship with an AI companion, Kai, whose personality responds to Claire’s choices
• Re-evaluate past conversations and memories as new information reshapes their meaning
• Make subtle decisions that influence Claire’s relationships, self-perception, and emotional trajectory
• Uncover hidden details buried within everyday digital life, and decide which truths are worth confronting
• Experience a relationship designed to understand Claire completely – and question what connection means when it can never challenge, reject or leave her

Limerence launches for PC on 29th October 2026.

ABOUT Salix Games

We want to create incredible worlds to be explored and fascinating characters to meet while you are there. Above all, we want to tell great stories and craft meaningful experiences that stay with you long after you’ve finished them. The majority of the team works remotely around the world, with each member bringing diversity, passion, and expertise to the games we make.

TOKYO – September 24th, 2026 – MangaGamer has released the third title in ClockUp’s Healthy Hentai series, How I Met My Healthy Hentai Neighbors.

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Meet Ichihashi Jirou, a sex drive scholar at St. Orgies’ Private Academy. He decided to offer up his dick and semen for use in the Perversion Department’s practicums in exchange for all sorts of perks. But as a virgin, he’s very particular about who his very first partner will be.

Living right next door to Jirou is the Maezono household——a family of legendary perverts from the single mother to each of her four daughters. When the eldest Maezono daughter, Chihiro, catches Jirou masturbating one day, it isn’t long before the entire household discovers that he’s a virgin.

Now, an esteemed family of perverts like the Maezonos can’t possibly stand by while a defenseless virgin like Jirou remains unmolested! Now that they’ve set their perverted sights on him…

…It’s fuck or be fucked!

So Jirou decides he’ll have his first time with one of the lovely Maezono ladies, but will that choice really be so simple?

Key Features:

• A Healthy Cast of Neighborly Hentais — The cast returns from the previous two Healthy Hentai titles including both the Maezono family and members of the Office of Sexual Affairs.
• A Healthy Dose of Hentai Art by Butcha-U – Butcha-U returns again with sensuous and detailed art!
• Hentai Scenes Galore! – The quantity and quality of erotic scenes is sure not to disappoint even the most hardened hentai around!

For more information on How I Met My Healthy Hentai Neighbors, and other titles from MangaGamer, be sure to join the discussion on Discord or follow MangaGamer on Bluesky, Twitter and Facebook. You can also check out their blog for comments from the staff and other featured articles!

ABOUT MANGAGAMER.COM
MangaGamer.com is the world’s biggest publisher of English translated Visual Novels. Since its launch in July 2008, it has offered services where fans can download and enjoy popular Visual Novels such as 07th Expansion’s Higurashi When They Cry series, Alicesoft’s infamous Rance series, and Novectacle’s critically acclaimed The House in Fata Morgana right from their homes.

Discover the Formless Journey with a New Physical Edition

Sydney, Australia, September 24, 2026 – Microids is pleased to announce the physical release of GRIME II, developed by Clover Bite and published by Kwalee, with the Definitive Edition is available now for PlayStation 5. The GRIME II Definitive Edition is available exclusively through JB Hi-Fi in Australia. In this surreal Metroidvania, players can venture into a new and mysterious land in the GRIME universe, where danger and wonder await around every corner.

Purchase it here: https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/playstation-5-grime-ii-definitive-edition

With the Definitive Edition, Microids offers players and collectors a unique opportunity to discover the mysterious world of GRIME II in a retail edition available for PlayStation 5, including:

• GRIME II base game
• Reversible inlay
• 4 boss cards
• A poster 

About GRIME II

Become a stealer of forms in GRIME II, the sequel to 2021’s acclaimed action-adventure metroidvania. You are a Formless – an art mimic, absorbing creatures and summoning molds in their shape.

Venture into a new and mysterious land in the GRIME universe, where danger and wonder await around every corner. Use your surroundings in tandem with your summoned molds to overcome deadly enemies and epic bosses, all the while exploring a deep world full of diverse cultures and characters.

Create your own playstyle by choosing from a variety of abilities, weapons, and mold summons. Learn the makings of your enemies as you summon their form to both aid you in combat, as well as in exploring the various secrets paths of the world.

Grime II key features:

• Molds – Absorb defeated enemies, shaping them into molds which can then be used for special attacks. Use molds to throw enemies, fire projectiles, stun, and even turn into summons.
• Environmental Combat – Wherever you go, the environment provides ample opportunities to damage enemies nearby or from a distance. Be wary, for they can do the same to you!
• Parry and Grasp – Send hand-tendrils to either parry enemy attacks or grasp and absorb them, drawing you closer to learning their shape.
• A Lived-in World – Discover incredible locations made of painted nails and giant vases, each with its own unique civilisation, culture, and deep characters to converse with. Customise your playstyle with over 30 weapons, 60 armours and 12 abilities.

GRIME II Definitive Edition is now available for PlayStation 5

About Microids

Microids is a French video game publisher founded in 1985 that has established itself as a key player in the international industry. By collaborating with renowned studios and creators, Microids delivers immersive experiences based on popular licenses, allowing players to embark on new adventures alongside iconic characters.

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 and Modulus: Factory Automation alongside upcoming releases such as Hark the Ghoul, Call of the Elder Gods, Ground Zero, Retro Space, Lost Hellden, BPM Bitcrushed, Shift at Midnight, Welcome to Elderfield, Lily’s World XD, Rune Dice, 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 welcomes 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 Clover Bite
Founded in 2014, Clover Bite is the internal studio of Tiltan School of Design and Visual Communication. Harnessing industry expertise and exceptional graduates and students, it employs 7 teams working on projects spanning PC, mobile, consoles and VR, including the veteran Team Malignant, whose debut game GRIME released to critical acclaim in 2021.

Explore ancient mysteries in a Lovecraftian narrative puzzle adventure

Sydney, Australia – September 24, 2026 – Microids is pleased to announce the physical release of Call of the Elder Gods, created by Kwalee and Out of the Blue Games, with the Miskatonic Edition available now for PlayStation 5, following the game’s digital release on May 12, 2026.

Set after the events of the critically acclaimed Call of the Sea, this new Lovecraftian narrative puzzle adventure takes players on a journey across forgotten corners of the world, where ancient horrors and impossible truths await.  At Miskatonic University, Professor Harry Everhart struggles with disturbing visions lurking at the edge of reality, while student Evangeline Drayton is plagued by impossible dreams tied to a mysterious artifact uncovered years earlier. As their paths converge, the truth they uncover will challenge everything they thought they knew about reality.

The Miskatonic Edition includes:

• Call of the Elder Gods base game
• Digital Soundtrack
• Set of 3 postcards
• Evangeline Drayton ID card
• “The Art of Call Of The Elder Gods” Artbook

Call of the Elder Gods key features:

• SHOCKING SECRETS: Call of the Sea’s object and observation-based puzzles return with new depth. Scour richly rendered environments for clues. Swap between Harry and Evangeline to solve complex, multi-part problems across time and space. Choose your own difficulty level with toggle-able hints, icons, and journal entries.
• DIZZYING MARVELS: Harry and Evangeline’s journey takes them from the firelit libraries of a New England mansion to the red sands of the Australian outback, through frozen wastelands and otherworldly cities out of time, all stunningly rendered in Unreal Engine 5 and featuring a soundtrack by multi-award-winning returning composer Eduardo De La Iglesia.
• A SHADOW OUT OF TIME: Follow Harry Everhart and Evangeline Drayton as they search for the truth about their missing loved ones and come face-to-face with beings beyond their understanding. Inspired by H P Lovecraft’s ‘The Shadow out of Time’, Call of the Elder Gods features a fully voice-acted story of grief, family, and sanity, starring returning talents Yuri Lowenthal (Spider-Man, Arcane, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth) and Cissy Jones (Firewatch, Starfield, Baldur’s Gate III).

Call of the Elder Gods: Miskatonic Edition is now available for PlayStation 5

About Microids

Microids is a French video game publisher founded in 1985 that has established itself as a key player in the international industry. By collaborating with renowned studios and creators, Microids delivers immersive experiences based on popular licenses, allowing players to embark on new adventures alongside iconic characters.

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, Ground Zero, Rune Dice, Call of the Elder Gods, and Luna Abyss alongside upcoming releases such as Hark the Ghoul, Retro Space, Lost Hellden, BPM Bitcrushed, Shift at Midnight, Welcome to Elderfield, Lily’s World XD, Steam to Electric 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 welcomes 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.

New machines and features available in picturesque Green Thorn Valley add plenty of options to quench your thirst for authentic farm life

Oberhaching, Germany, September 23, 2026 – Green Thorn Valley, the picturesque location of the popular farming-sim/life-sim Farmer’s Dynasty 2 keeps on growing. With the latest free update, development team UMEO Studios and German indie publisher Toplitz Productions add new activities, new machinery and new features, giving the farming adventure in an open world more depth.

Among other things, the ‘Mowing Update’ introduces grass as a new crop. It follows its own growth cycle, reaching mowing readiness after 30 days, with cultivated fields carrying a greater yield than naturally growing grass. Cut grass also has a humidity factor and dries gradually in suitable weather, with visual dryness indicators. Crops like barley and oats also leaving straw now after harvesting, adds yet another layer to the farming experience.

To support the grass workflow, farmers can now use a wide range of new machines across both playable time eras, with the modern-era ride-on mower leading the pack. This nimble but powerful machine is a fast and agile option for smaller spaces around the farm and carries another perk: Cut grass is transferred directly into the inventory, instead of being left for baling.

Additionally, a wide variety of changes and bug fixes is introduced. Functionality of attached mowing machinery and equipment has been improved, while the dealerships have been re-stocked with available vehicles. Workers can be ordered to sow and also harvest and sell the grass, if suitable equipment is available.

Farmer’s Dynasty 2 (incl. the ‘Mowing Update’) is available in Early Access on PC via Steam, GOG.com and Epic Games Store. More information on the game can be found on the respective store pages. Join our official Discord to get the latest news on Farmer’s Dynasty 2 and stay up-to-date on all the other projects from Toplitz Productions.

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About Umeo Studios
Umeo Studios is a small independent development studio nestled in Poland, dedicated to providing engaging player experiences, their previous titles include Lumberjack Dynasty and Farmers Dynasty.

About Toplitz Productions
The German-Austrian publisher, whose name originates from the mysterious Toplitz Lake in the heart of Austria, develops and publishes games with “heart & soul” for all platforms. The company consists of a healthy mix of experienced industry veterans and young talents, all of whom are passionate gamers. They enjoy working with creative developers on many exciting titles, such as those from the “Dynasty” and “Giant” series.