System Era Softworks and Devolver Digital have announced that STARSEEKER, a brand new game set in the Astroneer universe, will launch in Early Access on PC, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch 2 on June 11 for €29.99.
Join the crew of the ESS Starseeker and work together with friends or strangers to explore strange new worlds, complete planet-wide objectives, collect powerful tech, and tackle the perils of deep space, including ferocious alien creatures and other extraterrestrial hazards.
STARSEEKER is a co-op-focused experience that encourages cooperation, camaraderie, and companionship, but you can also go solo, completing objectives alone or finding new friends to join forces with on the station. Everything you do contributes to a common goal, and the more you play, the further you’ll get to explore.
The ESS Starseeker, a vast space station, is the heart of the experience. In this persistent, ever-evolving base, players will get together to plan expeditions, upgrade their equipment and abilities, and hang out with other space adventurers.
You can experience STARSEEKER for yourself when the game launches in Early Access on June 11 for PC, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch 2.
On June 4, STARSEEKER’s next public playtest will begin. Follow us for updates – and if you take part, your progress will even carry over into the full game!
Grab your licence to scrub for a monster cleanup job
London, UK – May 21, 2026 – Gather your buddies for a colossal cleanup with the first-ever co-op trailer for monster cleaning sim Kaiju Cleanup. Check it out below, in footage that totally wasn’t meant to leave the lab 😉
The new trailer, revealed at the Six One Indie Showcase, also includes a first look at more of the game’s levels, including a dead tunnelling Kaiju in the remains of a ruined subway.
Tackle monstrous messes in a cleaning sim like no other, cleaning up the world’s biggest corpses as a solo cleaner or in 2-4 player online co-op.
Head into disaster zones to clear up the aftermath of devastating Kaiju attacks, carving up the remains of massive monsters, scrubbing away hazardous materials, extracting toxic innards and powerwashing dangerous detritus to leave the city clean and serene.
Work together to literally clean up slop with friends, taking KaijuCorp from a scrappy band of delinquents to Earth’s best Kaiju Cleanup firm. Complete missions to upgrade your equipment and customize your gear. Extract Kaiju innards with a meat-wrenching claw, slice and dice monster meat with your trusty laser cutter, and slurp up grisly jellies until each hazard zone is sparkling clean. Until the next Kaiju attack, obviously.
ABOUT BRIGHTROCK GAMES Brightrock Games is an independent video game studio based in Brighton, UK, with a core team of people from around the world. Our goal is to create genre-twisting 3D simulation and management games; and if we can do it with a quirkily British sense of humour, then all the better! So far we have launched War for the Overworld and Galacticare.
ABOUT MYTHWRIGHT Mythwright is the independent publisher of hit Simulation, Management and Strategy games including Thronefall, Going Medieval, Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts, Bladesong and TerraTech Legion.
Lock into the free Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 demo right now on Steam & revel in the hard-hitting shooter’s latest incredible gameplay trailer
– As part of the Warhammer Skulls Showcase 2026, Warhammer and FPS fans are treated to a Boltgun 2 demo and a sizzling hot new gameplay trailer –
BRISTOL, England (May 21st, 2026) – Auroch Digital and Big Fan Games have released the debut playable demo for the incredible upcoming retro shooter Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2, while unveiling a dazzling, bloodsoaked new trailer as part of the Warhammer Skulls Showcase 2026. The demo and trailer hit today ahead of the game’s full release on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S later this year.
The new footage showcases the white-knuckle strafing thrills and devastating arsenal fans can expect when they lock and load in the newly released demo:
Picking up where you left off at the end of the original and best-selling Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, Boltgun 2 takes you to all-new locations in a branching, single-player campaign with more guns, more enemies, more exploration and more of, well, everything.
Jump into the free demo now to explore two different levels as either of Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2’s playable characters, the tanky powerhouse Malum Caedo or the agile, blade-wielding Nyra Veyrath, while experiencing this fast, action-heavy blast into the world of Warhammer 40,000. Face the perilous wilds of a Death World and explore an overgrown mangrove swamp swarmed with deranged Nurgle daemons and cultists. But enemy forces aren’t the only dangers you’ll need to watch out for…
The demo also transports you to a frozen battlefield where you’ll visit an icy Imperial facility overrun with the forces of Chaos. There you’ll battle the new Khorne enemies – if you dare to break the ice.
Wield devastating new weapons in Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 as you charge into glorious battle, reducing heretics and traitors alike to heaps of pixelated gore. Each playable warrior offers their own unique weapons, abilities and playstyles. Battle fan-favorite foes like the sassy Nurglings and Chaos Cultists, as well as all-new enemies. The ferocious Bloodletters and their bloodthirsty Juggernauts are just the beginning. Greater terrors await in the Emperor’s endless war.
Stay up to date with Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 by following the official Auroch Digital and Big Fan accounts: https://linktr.ee/boltgun2.
About Auroch Digital
Auroch Digital is a remote-first game development studio, founded in 2010 and located in Bristol. They are well known for their popular boomer-shooters Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun and Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War, as well as their long-standing partnership with Games Workshop. They are currently developing Warhammer Survivors and Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2, as well as exciting unannounced projects.
They also develop original IP games, including Mars Horizon and Brewmaster. Made up of 100~ developers from across the UK, Auroch Digital are proven experts in working with IP, having worked on numerous brands such as Warhammer, Sea of Thieves, V Rising, and more. They are a passionate herd, and their games are made by fans, for fans.
About Big Fan Games
Big Fan is a Devolver Digital company, a professional group of fans. They love entertainment in all its forms. They love to discover, and they love to share their discoveries with the idea that they can support the creators and fan communities that they are a part of. Big Fan works with some of the best Indie game developers around the world to explore and expand pop culture’s most iconic characters, worlds, and experiences into new and original games that people are going to love.
Collectively, Big Fan has published a lot of different games on a lot of different platforms, based on a lot of different brands. Like you, they are really into games. But when it comes to “licensed games”, they think there’s a new approach. One where Indie developers get to take some risks and explore things in new and exciting ways. Find us at https://www.bigfangames.com/.
About Games Workshop®
Games Workshop® Group PLC (LSE:GAW.L), based in Nottingham, UK, produces the best fantasy miniatures in the world. Games Workshop designs, manufactures, retails, and distributes its range of Warhammer® Age of Sigmar® and Warhammer® 40,000® games, miniatures, novels and model kits through more than 573 of its own stores (branded Games Workshop® or Warhammer®), the www.games-workshop.com web store and independent retail channels in more than 50 countries worldwide. More information about Games Workshop and its other, related, brands and product ranges (including our publishing division ‘Black Library’ and our special resin miniatures studio ‘Forge World’) can be found at www.warhammer.com.
Barrel through swarms, collect valuable resources, and conquer the Arena!
Vancouver, British Columbia, May 21st, 2026: Buffalo Buffalo is excited to announce their newest project, Re:Rite, with a brand new cinematic reveal trailer at SixOneIndie Showcase. Re:Rite is a chaotic PvE game where you physically grow throughout a match, scheduled for release later this year.
Transform from a tiny, scrappy survivor into a skyscraper-sized Kaiju, as you fight through swarms of enemies in this chaotic PvE game.
Play how you like, whether it’s growing quickly to dominate the playing field or using your tiny size to your advantage, your goal is simple: defeat swarms of enemies and earn Bloom to crack through the giant crystal cocoons hiding bosses across the map.
Crash into the world of Re:Rite
After the miracle resource Lithium-16 turned Earth into a utopian playground, the wells began to dry. Now the Seeds, a small cast of delightfully unhinged survivors, must relinquish their human form to defeat enemies and collect the last living veins ofLithium-16 hiding in the Chrysalis (and maybe release something even more sinister).
Seamlessly switch between melee and ranged combat.
Arm yourself with both ranged and melee weapons before you jump into the fray, switching your combat style as you go! Whether you’re a lover of close quarters hack-and-slash combat or you want to decimate the field with bullet hell-like ranged weapons, taking back control of the battlefield is a matter of strategy and your will to rewrite your every decision.
Rewrite your next battle with Shells, Seeds, and two weapons of your choice.
Each run comes with the ability to customize your build down to the finest details. Shells offer unique dash abilities, Seeds offer buffs to your next run, and you can choose both a unique melee and a ranged weapon for every battle.
Enjoy modulated proximity chat with up to 3 friends!
Team up with friends to battle hordes of enemies together or take up your weapons against one another in PvPvE mode. Modulated Proximity Chat offers another level to the growing and shrinking mechanic, with voices modulated to your dynamic size. Laugh along with your fellow players as your voice goes from squeaky mouse to thundering monster!
Features:
Fight against swarms of enemies and battle through mini-bosses spread across the map
Play solo or with friends in online multiplayer
Seamlessly switch between melee and ranged combat
Grow to enormous Kaiju throughout the battle or shrink strategically back down to slip past enemies
Choose from 4 different mechs, dozens of weapons, and customize every jump into the arena
Coordinate with friends with modulated proximity chat – where your voice will change depending on your size
Founded in Vancouver in 2021, Buffalo Buffalo is a future-forward game studio seeking to make immersive experiences that surprise and inspire. The studio released Fresh Tracks for Windows PCs and consoles in August of 2025. Re:Rite is their second PC game at the studio. For more information, visit www.buffalobuffalo.ca.
Cambridge, UK – 21 May 2026 – Frontier Developments plc (AIM: FDEV), and Complex Games, in collaboration with Warhammer are excited to announce Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Deathwatch. Sequel to the hugely popular Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters, Deathwatch will launch on PC, PlayStation®5, and Xbox Series X|S.
Lead the Long Vigil and take command of an elite Deathwatch Kill Team in the next brutal chapter of this critically acclaimed turn-based tactical RPG. Supported by agents of the Inquisition and Astra Militarum as newly sanctioned Inquisitors, commanders will wage war to drive back deadly Xenos threats and resist the corrupting forces of Chaos. In Warhammer 40,000 Chaos Gate – Deathwatch every decision matters. Each engagement will test players’ discipline and strategy with broader class identity, new squad customisation, and challenging new missions across an epic campaign. Build the ultimate squad with a wide range of specialists from fanatical Inquisitorial agents to elite Deathwatch battle brothers, all of which introduce unique roles, abilities, and wargear. Plus, commanders seeking unmatched combat can trial their tactics in Skirmish mode, which offers fully customisable standalone battles for total control of the battlefield.
In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war. Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Deathwatch’s campaign showcases the brutality of Warhammer 40,000 through a narrative set on a galactic scale. Rising to power as Interrogator Bastian Rath, players are thrust into command amid a conspiracy threatening the stability of the Tyrian expanse. Across scorched planets, commanders will decide the fate of the sector and the Imperium’s future within it as they uncover the truth left behind in the wake of Inquisitor Rykov.
For Warhammer 40,000:Chaos Gate – Deathwatch combat has been redefined and the variety of allies, foes and battlefields expanded. During the campaign, commanders will face seven enemy factions as they build and lead a squad with up to nine playable classes. Recruit and customise the best of the best from across the Imperium and combine classes, weapons, abilities, and Space Marines from unique chapters to form the ultimate Kill Team, bringing devastation to those who would threaten the Imperium. Make use of the environment to crush foes, deliver brutal executions to continue the fight, or storm the battlefield with an array of towering vehicles including the Redemptor Dreadnought, Scout Sentinel, and Leman Russ tank.
Complex Games have worked closely with the experts at Warhammer to ensure authenticity at scale. The core of Warhammer 40,000 Chaos Gate – Deathwatch’s development has been bringing the grim darkness of the 41st millennium to life. Armour, Chapter heraldry, wargear, insignias, and battle-scarred environments have been purposefully crafted to ensure they faithfully reflect the history and brutality of eternal war.
Suffer Not The Alien To Live – Wishlist and enlist for Chaos Gate – Deathwatch now.
Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Deathwatch will be available on PC, PlayStation®5, and Xbox Series X|S.
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About Frontier
Frontier Developments plc is a leading independent developer and publisher of videogames, specialising in Creative Management Simulation (CMS) experiences. Headquartered in Cambridge, Frontier builds and supports globally successful CMS franchises such as Planet Coaster, Planet Zoo, and Jurassic World Evolution, using its proprietary COBRA technology. CMS games form the core of Frontier’s strategy and continue to drive long‑term growth through strong player engagement, robust back‑catalogue performance, and a focused pipeline of new simulation titles.
About Games Workshop
Games Workshop Group PLC (LSE:GAW.L), based in Nottingham, UK, produces the best fantasy miniatures in the world. Games Workshop designs, manufactures, retails, and distributes its range of Warhammer Age of Sigmar and Warhammer 40,000 games, miniature soldiers, novels and model kits through more than 570 of its own stores (branded Games Workshop or Warhammer), its own web store, and independent retail channels in more than 50 countries worldwide. More information about Games Workshop and its other, related, brands and product ranges (including its publishing division ‘Black Library’ and its special resin miniatures studio ‘Forge World’) can be found at www.games-workshop.com.
About Complex Games
Complex Games is a video game studio based in Winnipeg, Canada, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Frontier Developments. The studio is best known for developing Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters, a turn-based tactical strategy game set in Games Workshop’s iconic Warhammer 40,000 universe. As part of Frontier Developments, Complex Games focuses on creating deep, high-quality tactical gameplay experiences, combining innovative design principles with technical expertise.
As part of the Skulls 2026 showcase Fatshark have unveiled that the Skitarii class will be coming to Darktide on June 23rd, 2026.
Stockholm Sweden, May 21st, 2026 – The Adeptus Mechanicus has arrived on Hive Tertium. The feared and frenzied servants of the omnissiah, the Skitarii Alpha Primus, will soon join the fight against the heretic hordes threatening Atoma Prime. Engineered for war and armed with devastating sacred technology, these zealous servants of the Machine God bring with them an entirely new playstyle to Darktide, unique customisations and a non linear talent tree. Players can wishlist Warhammer 40,000: Darktide- Skitarii Class & Deluxe Edition today, and will be able to purchase the class on all platformson June 23rd.
The team at Fatshark have been incredibly excited to share the news of the upcoming class, as explained by Executive Producer Juan Martinez
‘Bringing a Mechanicus Skitarii class to Darktide has been a dream of ours for a long time. The Adeptus Mechanicus are such an iconic part of Warhammer 40,000, and Skitarii gave us the perfect chance to explore that fantasy from a perspective players have never experienced before. This class is unlike anything else in Darktide, and we’re so excited to finally see players march into the hive in the name of the Omnissiah.’
Constructed for War
Though bound by the doctrines of the Adeptus Mechanicus, no two Skitarii are identical. Construct your Skitarii choosing material types, augment patterns and Forge World of origin. Choose from four distinct voice sets and then adjust the voice modulation to define your sanctioned configuration.
Sacred Arsenal of the Omnissiah
Skitarii have access to an all encompassing host of iconic weapons which are fiercely guarded by the armourers of the Adeptus Mechanicus.The advanced wargear of the Skitarii includes legendary Arc weapons, dazzling Phosphor Blasters, slicing Transonic Blades and high-powered Galvanic Rifles. Such power is unfathomable, and often lethal, to the unaugmented. The Flesh is Weak, The Metal is Strong
The Skitarii Alpha Primus are special operatives, as favoured soldiers of the Machine God their non-linear talent tree enables unprecedented levels of build customisation. Whether you envision your Skitarii as a ruthless long-range assassin with deadly aim, a frenzied servant of the Omnissiah carving through flesh with a Transonic blade, or a walking storm of living electricity – all who behold you will cower.
Divine Mechanisms of War
Zealously devoted to the Machine God, the Skitarii class is equipped with sacred instruments of precision and destruction to guarantee that every shot finds its mark. Their core power systems fuel a wide array of combat abilities, each accessible at different levels and growing in strength as more core power is allocated to them. Accompanying them is the adaptable las-pistol wielding servo skull, which not only engages enemy targets but can also be instructed to execute data interrogation protocols, heal and even serve as a flame thrower.
Players can wishlist the Skitarii Class today and will be able to purchase it on all platforms from June 23rd for the price of $11.99 / €11.99.
Other Transmissions from the Hive
Dark Rites Live Event: It seems the Admonition are back at it with their accursed rituals again. This time, they seem to be using a technological locus to spread heresy throughout Tertium. Heretic Idols can be found and destroyed on missions, cleansing enough tainted idols will unlock the Omnisiah’s Blessing Buff, increasing physical stats while in coherency. Proceed with caution, each Idol eradicated increases the difficulty of the mission. Destroying and decoding artifacts will contribute towards a global community goal. Should the operatives of Tertium succeed, all participating players will be rewarded with 500 Aquilas.
Expeditions Update: Launching June 23rd alongside the new class, players can explore a new Expedition area, and experience the desolate badlands of Atoma at Dawn for the first time. New opportunities await alongside quality-of-life improvements, electrifying environmental hazards, balance changes and bug fixes all to further enhance the Darktide experience.
New Horrors on the Horizon: Heresy is set to spread through the hive with the arrival of two new enemies, the Traitor Vanguard and Cultist Vanguard will be added to Darktide on June 23rd! These shield-bearing human bruisers are faster and more agile than their Ogryn counterparts, offering a new tactical challenge for the strike teams on Atoma Prime.
Darktide Sales: To celebrate Warhammer Skulls festival a range of discounts and bundles will be available for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide. Including 75% off the base game, 35% Arbites Class Discount, 25% Hive Scum Class discount and a special bundle offering an additional 10% discount when purchasing alongside Space Marine 2!
About Fatshark®
Fatshark is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, and was established in 2007. More than 100 experienced game developers are part of the independent developer, and we strive to create compelling interactive experiences. Apart from Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, the team has previously developed titles including Warhammer: Vermintide 2, Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide, Lead and Gold, Krater, and War of the Roses.
About Games Workshop®
Games Workshop® Group PLC (LSE:GAW.L), based in Nottingham, UK, produces the best fantasy miniatures in the world. Games Workshop designs, manufactures, retails, and distributes its range of Warhammer®: Age of Sigmar® and Warhammer® 40,000® games, miniatures, novels, and model kits through more than 573 of its own stores (branded Games Workshop® or Warhammer®), the www.games-workshop.com web store and independent retail channels in more than 50 countries worldwide. More information about Games Workshop and its other, related, brands and product ranges (including our publishing division ‘Black Library’ and our special resin miniatures studio ‘Forge World’) can be found at www.games-workshop.com.
Patch 13 introduces a new PvE mission, major Siege Mode update, and whole-new set of weapon and armor cosmetics, available today – Dive in with Space Marine 2’s new limited-time free trial on PC and PlayStation!
PARIS – May 21, 2026 – Focus Entertainment and Saber Interactive are excited to announce the release of the new “Purgation” Update for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 during today’s Warhammer Skulls Festival. Available today on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, this update brings a host of both free and paid content, including the long-awaited Iron Hands Chapter Pack.
A new Operation and the most significant Siege Mode update so far
Today’s Space Marine 2 update comes with free content for everyone, featuring a new PvE Operation in the heart of the Kadaku swamps and a major revamp of Siege Mode progression mechanics, in addition to the Hive Tyrant and Mutalith Vortex Beast joining the game mode. All players will also receive new Heroic weapons and armor pieces, a new Practice Arena in the Battle-Barge, and a new secondary weapon, the Bolt Carbine Sidearm! It doesn’t stop there – all details may be found in the latest patch notes, available here.
Rise above the concerns of the flesh – the Iron Hands Chapter Pack is here
The Purgation Update also comes with the Iron Hands Chapter Pack, the last of the First Founding Loyalist Chapters to receive a DLC. Available for free to all Season Pass 2 owners, the pack contains a Techmarine Champion skin, exclusive Omnissian Axe skin, and four unique, mechanical armor pieces honoring the warriors of the 10th Legion.
Kill the Heretics and purge the Xenos during Space Marine 2’s free trial
Experience the epic bloodfest that is Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 with the game’s new free trial on Steam and PlayStation 5, going on today until May 26. Play the first pair of missions from the Campaign, three Operations (Inferno, Decapitation and Vortex), plus all of the PvP game modes in the free trial now!
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 and its assorted Season Passes and DLCare also on sale with big savings for a limited time across all platforms.
Heed the call of battle once again with Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2’s Purgation Update, available now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Join the Space Marine 2 community, share feedback, and get exclusive rewards on our new Focus Together platform.
Mega Cat Studios’ love letter to Zombies Ate My Neighbors is coming to PC, with the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive physical edition hitting Kickstarter on June 2
PITTSBURGH, PA — May 20, 2026 — Mega Cat Studios and publisher 8 Bit Legit today announced that Lethal Wedding, its top-down shooter inspired by 80s action cinema and classic 16-bit games like Zombies Ate My Neighbors, is coming to Steam in addition to the previously announced Sega Genesis / Mega Drive version. The physical edition launches on Kickstarter on June 2nd, 2026.
If raining a bridal shower of lead down upon battalions of bearded ladies and the baddest brutes on the big top sets your heart aflutter, you can show your commitment by wishlisting Lethal Wedding on Steam today.
To celebrate the Steam announcement, Mega Cat Studios has released a new trailer showcasing the clown-filled carnage at the heart of Lethal Wedding. Featuring more carnage than you can cram into a clown car, the trailer puts the game’s outrageous arsenal front and center, from a bouquet of roses that hurls explosive flowers to a banana SMG to the bunny-shooting hare trigger, while highlighting the frantic two-player cooperative gameplay that lets players take on the clown cartel in chaotic couch co-op.
When a drug ring of criminal clowns crashes a bachelor party and kidnaps the groom-to-be, it’s up to the bride and her mother-in-law to mount a rescue. Players will battle their way through psychopathic circus performers, bazooka-toting bearded ladies, and murderous mobsters across over 30 levels of carnage, all while juggling mother-daughter issues, wedding planning, and…literal jugglers.
Team up with a friend for intense couch co-op gameplay, and beware the innovative Vow System, which keeps the stakes high by challenging players to complete randomized objectives before reaching the end of each stage. You know what they say, “till death do us part!”
Will you and your partner make it to the altar? Prepare to Bride Hard when Lethal Wedding crashes Kickstarter on June 2nd, and find out if you can survive the ultimate test of loyalty.
Key Features:
Get committed in two-player couch co-op mode
Play as two female protagonists
Arm yourself with ridiculous weapons like the explosive gun of roses, banana SMG, and bunny-shooting hare trigger
Commit to optional vows that introduce high-risk, high-reward challenges through the innovative Vow System
Customize your character with over 25 upgrades
Crash your wedding, shoe stores, clown drug dens, and the circus in over 30 levels of carnage
About Mega Cat Studios Mega Cat Studios is a game development and publishing studio built by the people who never stopped loving games. Home to global top sellers and world-renowned licensed IP, including FNAF, God of War, and Backyard Baseball, Mega Cat brings obsessive attention to detail to every game, from original IP to beloved properties. We make games for fans who love to play them.
About 8 Bit Legit 8Bit Legit curates and publishes the best of new authentic retro. Satisfy your appetite for pixels on classic cartridges or modern platforms.
8Bit Legit is a pixel partnership between Mega Cat Studios & Retrotainment Games who share a passion for quality retro. We are committed to keeping cartridge gaming alive both in physical form and through modern digital publishing. 8Bit Legit is physically headquartered out of the Steel City in Pittsburgh, PA.
Grab the latest House Flipper 2 DLC for $14.99 and celebrate the sakura blossoms all year long with a whole range of beautiful, distinct items, houses, and jobs inspired by Japanese culture!
May 21st, Cracow, Poland. Just weeks after the recent 90,000 player peak in the original House Flipper, the most visually stunning House Flipper 2 DLC to date becomes available to all the fixer-upper fans around the world.
Ever dreamt of visiting Japan during the cherry blossom season? Or imagined moving to the countryside to renovate an abandoned house? The new House Flipper 2 DLC sets out to explore both traditional and modern Japanese architecture while staying true to the game’s cozy, relaxing atmosphere.
The scope of the Sakura DLC has grown significantly in recent months and surpassed the amount of content Frozen District promised in the initial reveal!
The standout addition is doubling the number of Japan-themed items, reaching over 600! From classic paper walls to Japandi furniture, from traditional painting and ceramics to smart bathrooms. This is the best chance to have fun with new architectural styles or relax while designing a perfect zen garden!
Features in the Sakura DLC for House Flipper 2 will include:
600+ Japan-themed items, including furniture, plants, decorations, traditional paper walls, windows, and more!
5 jobs ranging from cozy tearoom to abandoned primary school
5 characteristic Japanese houses to renovate
5 new buyers interested in traditional Japanese architecture
3 variants of a Japanese countryside environment with a springtime Mt. Fuji view
New collectibles to find
3 intricate wooden assemblies
A set of new, surprising achievements
“Here at Frozen District, lots of the devs are extremely passionate about everything Japanese – constantly learning about the language and the culture. Our team traveled to Japan on a couple of occasions – most recently with inspiration for this very DLC in mind!
We can confidently say that this was a passion project for many of us here, and we went above and beyond to bring you a special kind of experience with this one!”
Alongside the DLC launch, Frozen District is bringing a free Buyers 2.0 Update to House Flipper 2!
As the name suggests, the crucial part of this update is the vastly improved system for the in-game buyers, which includes:
Feedback during auctions: likes, dislikes, and comments on your work!
A bunch of new buyers, and a refreshed version of the old ones!
Detailed buyer profiles.
Buyer moodboards.
Beyond that, there are the long-awaited empty plots for Story Mode, roof building improvements, a bunch of QoL features aimed at motion sickness, and more than 100 new items available in the shop!
Frozen District is participating in Endix – a free virtual gaming convention where everybody’s welcome!
On May 23-24, anyone willing to take a look at the new DLC as well as other projects from Frozen District is free to do so through Endix!
All that’s to be done is download Endix on Steam or Epic Games Launcher, create a character, and visit the Frozen District Area. It’s a great chance to talk to the developers of House Flipper 2, ask some questions, and share any suggestions!
ABOUT HOUSE FLIPPER FRANCHISE
The House Flipper games are casual, family-friendly design simulators that let players use their creativity and ingenuity to repair, remodel, and renovate run-down houses. More than a simulator, House Flipper games encourage players to relax, express their creativity, and build strong communities.
The first House Flipper game sold over 5M copies across PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. House Flipper 2 upgrades the original title with polished mechanics, crisp new graphics, plus new gameplay modes: Sandbox, Story, and Co-Op Modes.
About Frozen District
Frozen District is a group of gamers passionate about virtual entertainment—regular people still ready to pull some all-nighters playing their favorite titles. They know what gamers need, as they are a part of the gaming community, and through creating their projects, which they would play themselves, they fulfill their ambitions.
At the same time, they all want to be the best at what they do, still trying to reach the peak of their performance by polishing their skills and seeking innovative solutions. That is why you can find experts in programming, marketing, graphics, design, and many more in their midst. Their main priority is constant improvement and crafting all the valuable experience gathered this way into the uniqueness present in their current and upcoming titles. https://frozendistrict.com/
Leamington Spa, UK – May 21, 2026: FPS action adventure game Luna Abyss is out now on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. Game Pass subscribers can also play the game on Xbox Series consoles, Xbox on PC, and Xbox Cloud Gaming. Players can uncover the mysteries of the mimic moon, and the abyss within its depths for $29.99, €29.99, and £24.99, with a 20% launch discount available during the first week. Players can also buy the Deluxe Edition on Steam, which includes the game’s original soundtrack by David Housden.
Luna Abyss is a single player, story driven action adventure featuring fluid platforming and bullet hell combat. Players follow the journey of Fawkes, a prisoner of Luna, a mimic moon, as they become caught between a cryptic prophecy and their prison sentence.
About Luna Abyss
You are a prisoner sentenced to explore a derelict megastructure that sprawls deep beneath the surface of the mimic moon Luna. You are tasked with recovering forgotten technology from within the Abyss and the lost colony it consumed. Every move you make will be overseen by your artificial prison guard named Aylin.
These centuries-old ruins are alive with maddening echoes, insinuating secrets of the once prosperous city of Greymont and its terrible fate. The Scourge. The tenets of the All-Father. The choir of the Collective. The voices of the Abyss call to you; they whisper strange missives…
Welcome to the Abyss
“Don’t be afraid, little wanderer. You need only go deeper, the better to be seen by us. The slumbering silent one breathes deep and waits. All we need is the key. All we need is you.”
Buried Mystery
Uncover the mysteries of the mimic moon, and the abyss within its depths. Come face to face with remnants of the colony’s downfall & discover your role within this doomed world. Learn all the secrets the abyss has to offer.
Navigate Forsaken Chasms
Sprint, jump & dash your way through this brutalist alien megastructure. Experience fluid first-person platforming as you travel through Luna & the depths of the abyss.
Withstand the Onslaught
Face corrupted souls & twisted cosmic horrors of Luna Abyss with weapon in hand. Master your tools, adjust on the fly and survive in a bullet hell.
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, and Steam to Electric, among others.
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.
