Take the role of an immortal starship pilot sent to investigate the ruins of a fallen empire.

Seattle, United States, 11 August 2026 | Indie developer Codex Interactive is excited to announce that their debut title, Omen, is out now on Steam. In this top-down sci-fi extraction shooter, players will explore and loot the war-torn remains of a fallen galactic empire while shoring up a defensive front to combat waves of lurking pirates, opportunistic traitors, and savage cultists. 

Galaxy-Wide Calamity
Humanity has been reduced to a post-apocalyptic expanse of broken space stations and nomadic ships. Take on the role of an Astral, an immortal starship pilot whose job is to investigate The Veil, a cosmic anomaly hailed by an army of cultists set on inciting a total war to claim power. Amidst this macabre backdrop, Omen challenges players to root out the forces of the Veil, raid their bases, defend against retaliatory infiltration, and ally with the resistance to recenter the remaining threads of humanity.

Rebuild the Monastery
Omen combines base defense combat, ship customization, item crafting, and extraction looter elements for a cross-genre gameplay experience. At the start of the game, you come across the remains of a derelict monastery suitable enough to use as your base. With the Monastery as your hub, interact with local NPCs to claim missions, customize your ship, and build new weapons for your future raids. It is a prime target for the forces of the Veil, so it’s essential to build out its defenses to survive the brutal waves of enemy onslaught.

A Futile, Four-Part Saga
Every region of the Samarin Empire has unique challenges, quests, and loot. Discover Omen’s four-act structure as you delve further into the burning remains of a once-great civilization. Each act, complete with its own set of questlines, mini-objectives, and loot drops, ends with a high-octane boss battle to test your upgraded weaponry, tactics, and skills. Battle through military bases, secret research facilities, and the Empire’s capital city before reaching The Veil. Secure final weaponry upgrades and team up with new allies to face the abominations of this otherworldly dimension. Do you have what it takes to overcome The Veil for good?

Gameplay Features

• Base Defense Gameplay: Hordes of pirates, a legion of traitors, and an armada of cultists want you dead. Craft a variety of defensive structures and expand your base to withstand retaliatory enemy raids. 
• Extraction Shooter: Select a mission to complete allies’ objectives and extract valuable resources; if the enemy response fleet arrives, quickly stage your exit or be prepared to face powerful capital ships.
• Four Act Saga: Uncover the truth behind The Veil across four distinct story arcs against a cosmic backdrop of Lovecraftian-styled myth. Each Act features a unique enemy faction and culminates in an epic boss battle. 
• Over 80 Items and Upgrades: Collect loot from enemy bases, select from a variety of ship hulls, and build a combination of over 80 weapons, defensive structures, abilities, and utility items. There are hundreds of different possible loadouts, each with unique strengths and drawbacks.

Omen is now available for PC on Steam. Players can join the Discord to take part in the Omen community while staying up to date with launch announcements and future patches. For more information about Codex Interactive, please visit their website.

About Codex Interactive
Codex Interactive is a four-person indie game studio based in the Pacific Northwest, focused on making games with a gritty, immersive atmosphere, iconic electronic soundtracks, and unique gameplay. Omen is the studio’s first game, a top-down space ship extraction shooter where the player must upgrade and defend their base while also raiding enemy territory for resources. 

Cardiff, UK (11/08/26) – Wales based Curveball Games and Argentinian developer, Oxobox Games, are proud to announce that Sente, the strategy game where all turns are made simultaneously is OUT NOW on Steam.

Sente offers players a fully customisable experience with a dedicated single player campaign, 1-6 player matches both online and against bots, puzzle modes and challenges, custom board creation and sharing, customisation rewards, and more!

We want Sente to become a new community experience where players can submit their custom boards for others to enjoy, post their replays, and ask for advice on tricky puzzles, all within the game’s dedicated Discord.

Sente includes:

• The Robot Bar – Multiple floors full of challenges, puzzles, different modes, tutorials, AI Matches and even a tournament!
• 1–6 Player Strategic Showdowns – Face off on your own against AI, challenge friends locally, or play online in tactical multiplayer matches.
• Simultaneous Mind Games – Everyone moves at once. Predict your opponents or watch your plans collapse.
• Build and Disrupt Energy Networks – Expand across the board, cut enemy connections, and unleash explosive chain reactions.
• Relive Every Turning Point – Replay matches to analyse your victories and refine your strategies.

• Design New Battlefields – Create custom boards and discover entirely new strategies with the in-game board editor.
• Share Your Boards – Export your carefully crafted arenas with a “Share Code” that you can with friends or in the Sente Community Discord.

• Strategic Puzzle Challenges – Push your tactical thinking with curated scenarios designed to test your mastery.
• Weekly Rewards – Compete in weekly challenges online to win skins and experience points, these challenges will reset each week!
• Multiple Strategic Game Modes – Jump into quick matches, free-for-all clashes, or coordinated team battles, each mode reshaping how the board is played and the tactics you’ll need to bring!

About Oxobox Game Studios

Oxobox is a software development firm launching its new game development studio, with its first title, Sente, a simultaneous turn-based strategy board game. 

For over 15 years, Oxobox has been developing Software as a Service Platforms, and now, the studio wants to bring its 20-year-in-the-making idea of “future chess” to life.

About Curveball Games
Curveball Games operate as the Publishing division of the wider Curveball Leisure Group, providing digital and physical distribution for Indie and AA titles across the globe

Formed in 2025, Curveball Games aims to uplift games that we love and leverage our extensive experience and established networks to help bring them to market.

You can finally start that sword collection you’ve been talking about.

[August 11, 2026] – The day has arrived for the savior of Armorial to banish the corruption from whence it came with his trusty…shark? Swordcery is available now in Early Access with an arsenal of spellbound blades you won’t find anywhere else. Hack and slash your way to victory as Colt, utilizing traditional swords, ones that can call upon the elements, or others that are creatures with minds of their own! Each sword is unique, telling its own story and serving its own purpose on its way to saving Armorial.

From Temple Door Games, a duo who helped create 2018’s God of War cinematics, Swordcery is a roguelike ARPG with whimsy, intensity, and swords galore. Discover new blades to wield and upgrades to obtain with each run, allowing you to adjust your playstyle or improve your methods. With countless swords to collect and procedurally generated dungeons to conquer, how Colt saves Armorial is up to you!

Key Features:

• Fight the Corruption: A giant blade has plunged into Armorial, bringing a hail of smaller blades along with it. The calamitous sword seems to be draining the power of the Armorial itself, and with each passing day, the rain of swords grows heavier and heavier. To undo this vile corruption, you’ll play as Colt, an unwitting hero who has gained the ability to wield the fallen blades. It’s time to make a stand against the Celestial evil that seeks to destroy the kingdom.
• Unleash the Power of Spellbound Blades: As you venture forth, each new sword you find will come with a unique ability, aka its Swordcery. These abilities allow you to perform magical feats like hurling your sword out in a boomerang-like fashion, thundering down as a bolt of lightning, trapping enemies in a cardboard box, summoning ice cubes from a sword-fridgerator, launching tasty ingredients from a kabob rapier, and so much more!
• Master the Blades: Every blade you find is categorized into a Sword Class, which has its own set of offensive maneuvers. From specific combos to unique abilities, each Sword Class may be more advantageous due to the terrain or combat situation. It is up to you to master and acknowledge which Sword Class’ attributes and attacks will work in unison along with your mighty Swordcery abilities.
• Forged for Replayability: Each new run, you can expect to discover new swords, find various relics to add to your playstyle, choose new sword class upgrades, and trek through procedurally generated dungeons. 

Experience Swordcery in Early Access on Steam now and join the Discord to chat it up with other heroes about their favorite deadly, magical, and wacky blades they’re using to save Armorial!

About Temple Door Games

Founded in 2019, Temple Door Games is a duo indie dev team based in Los Angeles, CA. While working on God of War at Sony Santa Monica Studio, Mike Henriet and Don Thurakichprempri bonded over a mutual love of animation, video games, and burritos. With Temple Door Games, they strive to create fun and challenging gameplay complete with quirky jokes, satisfyingly juicy melee hits, and a few tugs to your heartstrings. Don and Mike were 2 of 6 cinematic animators on the 2018 Game of the Year award-winning God of War. Their previous experience working on AAA titles has instilled in them a focus, drive, and level of quality to rival even the most seasoned game developers. Though their professional expertise is predominantly in 3D animation, Don and Mike have accrued a wide variety of game dev skills and are now putting them to use for Swordcery.

Gamers who crave juicy, good old RPGs with a unique battle system should definitely keep an eye on Crystals Of Irm. Our game will grace PC, PlayStation 4, 5, XBOX One, Series S|X and Nintendo Switch later this year. To build up some hype among our fellow gamers, the release window reveal is backed by a flawless trailer and a signature Deck13 Spotlight move – Mark your calendars for ***BER 2026!

Deck13 Spotlight and developer David Schütze are thrilled to invite all players to the beautiful world of Crystals Of Irm later this year! Your party of three brave heroes follows the archetypes known from beloved classic retro RPGs: fighter, mage, and ranger. They will test their might by exploring dangerous dungeons and traversing the vast lands of Irm with its cities, villages, and towns (in first-person 3D!) full of citizens awaiting your assistance. A complex combat system makes the gameplay challenging but never unfair.

In Crystals Of Irm, you will lead a party of heroes – proud representatives of three unique guilds, each embracing a different combat style, but sharing the same quest: to restore the long-lost Crystals that must be united once again. But it’s no easy task. Legends speak of three horrifying dungeons where the Crystals were mysteriously hidden. Many before our heroes have succumbed on this glorious mission. Will you join them, or will you bathe in glory? Do not forget that the world of Irm is huge and unforgiving. You have a long way to go before you even touch the entrance to those horrific places…

May the Crystals shine for you, travelers!

But brave heroes also need some time to rest. Set up camp and gather your party around a hot pot of delicious stew. Fish in the lovely ponds around Irm, and enjoy vibrant, one-of-a-kind cities featuring unique characters in every single one.

Crystals Of Irm will put a smile on the face of every single retro RPG fan with its massive overworld map and first-person dungeon-crawling elements. The combat system adds some much-needed freshness to the genre with one-of-a-kind, movement-based grid battles. Suddenly, from classic systems, you will be pulled straight into modern, fast-paced battles, where movement is key to casting spells or unleashing powerful attacks. On top of that, just like in a proper bullet hell, your agility will be tested because the key to survival is dodging enemy attack sequences.

Sounds good? We hope so! Coming to Cologne in August? Who isn’t! Check out our polished demo at the Indie Arena Booth. You can enjoy the game in both English and German.

Crystals Of Irm will let you soak up the pure nostalgia of well-known hits like Ultima, but with a modern vibe. Arriving later this ***BER on PlayStation 4, 5, Xbox One, Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and on PC via Steam and GOG.

Viral & critically acclaimed ‘Normal Golf Game’, the super normal new golf sim / narrative adventure from Luke Muscat (Fruit Ninja, Jetpack Joyride), has a release date! It’s coming to PC on September 21st. 

Normal Golf Game is a relaxing tribute to God’s noblest sport. You wake up on a gigantic golf course, trapped, disoriented, and $100,000 in debt to a deranged game designer calling himself ‘Luke Muscat’. Golfing got you into this mess. Can golfing get you out?

• Steam Page

• Hours to complete the story: Between 6 – 12 hours, depending on skill
• Hours to complete every challenge: Unfathomable (even Luke hasn’t completed them all!!!)

About the game

Hazy memories. A $100,000 debt. No sign of an exit. Welcome to Normal Golf Game, the latest project from the twisted well-adjusted mind of Luke Muscat (Fruit Ninja, Jetpack Joyride). 

Use physics to manipulate the path of your club, while simultaneously managing your stance, direction, and the angle and path of the face. Explore a giant golf course that is both a trap and a playground. Shoot from anywhere. Hit anything. But remember: you’re not leaving until Luke Muscat himself is satisfied. 

Featuring:

• Have nice day out
• Learn a fun new sport
• Meet a game developer 
• Have a great, normal time

About the Developer:

Normal Golf Game was built almost entirely by Luke Muscat. He is a real human man, not to be confused with the fictional Luke Muscat who traps you in the game. In another life he created Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride.

PRE-ORDERS ARE LIVE NOW, GUARANTEEING ACCESS TO THE 21–23 AUGUST CLOSED BETA, AS BULKHEAD’S 100-PLAYER, THREE-TEAM TACTICAL FPS SURPASSES 800,000 STEAM WISHLISTS

Derby, UK – [11 August, 2026] – BULKHEAD and Team17 have announced that WARDOGS will launch into Steam Early Access on 10 September 2026, with pre-orders available on Steam now.

Every player who pre-orders WARDOGS will receive guaranteed access to the upcoming Closed Beta Weekend, taking place from 21–23 August. The beta will give players the opportunity to experience the game ahead of its Early Access launch and put its large-scale warfare, servers and core systems through their paces.

Pre-order WARDOGS on Steam now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1867240/WARDOGS/

To mark the announcement, BULKHEAD has also released a candid new video outlining 10 reasons NOT to buy WARDOGS, covering everything from Early Access content, pricing and performance to monetisation, controller support and the high-stakes consequences of every decision players make in-game. 

WARDOGS has now passed 800,000 wishlists on Steam, building on the response to its recent gameplay reveals and closed testing weekends.

At the centre of WARDOGS is the high-stakes Control Zone, where 100 players split across three rival teams fight to take control, secure cash and survive long enough to bank it.

WARDOGS combines tactical gunplay, combined-arms combat, construction, destruction and large-scale team play. Every death, vehicle purchase, journey and decision has a consequence, with every outcome reflected in the player’s account balance. Cash is not simply a score. It determines the risks players can take, the equipment and vehicles available to them and how much they stand to lose.

At Early Access launch, players will fight across three maps, each featuring three different variations, alongside a mix of infantry and vehicle combat. Local voice chat can also be heard across all three teams, creating unpredictable encounters between allies and enemies throughout each match.

“Taking pre-orders for an Early Access game is unusual, and we know some people will question it,” said Joe Brammer, CEO at BULKHEAD. “But WARDOGS has never been about playing it safe. Rather than asking players to take our word for it, every pre-order includes access to the Closed Beta, so they can get hands-on, see exactly where the game is today and make up their own minds. If they play it and decide it is not for them, that is completely fair.” 

“WARDOGS is ambitious, rough around the edges and still has a long way to go, but that is exactly what Early Access should be. We are putting the game in players’ hands, listening to what they tell us and taking the risks needed to turn it into something that can last.” 

WARDOGS will enter Early Access at $39.99 USD. Rather than charging the planned full-release price before every major feature has been delivered, BULKHEAD is introducing a stepped pricing model designed to reward players who support the game earlier in development.

During Early Access, the development team will prioritise stability, performance, balancing, bug fixes and the most important points raised by the community. BULKHEAD will also continue working towards the wider meta game and long-term systems planned for the full 1.0 release.

The studio has committed to having no in-game monetisation during Early Access, with the sole exception of an optional Supporters Edition containing cosmetic items for players who want to show additional support for the project. In-game cash, gold bars and status-based camouflage will not be available for purchase.

The Closed Beta Weekend begins on 21 August and concludes on 23 August. Access is guaranteed with every Steam pre-order.

WARDOGS launches into Steam Early Access on 10 September 2026.

About BULKHEAD

BULKHEAD is a video game development studio based in Derby, UK, with an ambition to make its mark on the FPS genre. Founded in 2015 by a small group of friends, the studio has expanded from creating acclaimed indie titles such as The Turing Test and Battalion 1944 to building a larger team focused on ambitious multiplayer experiences including WARDOGS.

The studio was recently acquired from Tencent by a newly formed consortium comprising SMG, everplay and Hiro Capital. BULKHEAD’s latest title, WARDOGS, is being published by Team17.

About Team17

Founded in 1990, Team17 is a leading developer, video games label and creative partner for developers around the world. Part of everplay Group plc, Team17 has an extensive portfolio of more than 140 titles that encapsulates the spirit of independent games.

Team17’s portfolio of multi-award-winning and award-nominated in-house brands includes Hell Let Loose, Golf With Your Friends, The Escapists and the iconic Worms franchise, alongside games label partner titles including Date Everything, Dredge and the Overcooked! franchise.

Busan is worth defending. Its streets have survived Omnic attacks, its skyline has become one of Overwatch’s most recognisable battlegrounds, and the MEKA Squad has spent years standing between the city and the next catastrophe.

Our next season is built around the moments that make Overwatch special: trusting your team and rising to meet any occasion together.

Introducing D.Mon 

D.Mon is coming at Season 4 launch, and she’s bringing her sword, shield, and a whole lot of MEKA muscle to the Tank roster. When the Junkers attack Busan and Talon infiltrate the MEKA base, D.Mon puts protecting the city first and rallies the resisting force around her. Time to MEKA Squad up!

Battle Pass Revamp

The Overwatch Battle Pass has come a long way, but Season 4 is set to deliver the biggest update yet. Instead of working through a fixed order, you’ll choose which Legendary skin you want to pursue first after completing an introductory track, so you can prioritise the things you want most. Topped off with a refreshed interface that makes things easier to follow, the Battle Pass Revamp will put more choice into your hands and reward the way that you actually want to play. For a deeper detailed dive, check out our Director’s Take!

Familiar Battlegrounds Refreshed

Busan will now bear the scars of the Junker assault and Talon’s attack on the MEKA base. Elsewhere, Paraíso will be getting ready to party, filling the streets with colourful decoration despite Domina looming over the city (figuratively and literally as a giant statue). Eichenwalde will also open new routes and traversal options. 

New In Combat Feedback Features

The difference between winning and losing often comes down to information. In Combat Feedback features will set you up for success with a new Team Status Indicator, a Tank Hero Protect stat that identifies life-saving mitigation, multi-kill icons that celebrate a proper streak, clearer healing recognition, and damage contribution in the Activity Feed.

New Skins for Genji and Sojourn

Plus, don’t miss these epic events! 

Shooting Star: My MEKA Mania!

The three-week Shooting Star: My MEKA Mania game show event will put the whole squad in the spotlight and let you put your support behind who you believe in. This is more than just the MEKA Squad’s story. Now it’s yours, too. Go all in on MEKA Mania, 12 to 31 August AEST!

World Cheer Cup Rally

The road to the Overwatch World Cup Finals started long before the first match at BlizzCon, and now you can help cheer your favourites all the way there! From 2 to 14 September AEST, the World Cup Cheer Rally event will let you celebrate ten years of unforgettable Overwatch esports by supporting the conference you call home.

Busan is calling, the MEKA Squad is ready, and D.Mon is coming.

Bring your friends and bring out the Hero in each other on the battlefield when Season 4 launches tomorrow! 

More information on the new season of Overwatch can be found in the blog here.

11 August 2026 – The IGEA team is proud to announce the launch of the GCAP 2026 conference program and ticket sales. IGEA invites game developers, studios, publishers, educators, service providers, screen practitioners, and emerging creators from across Australia and around the world to join us for one of the region’s leading games industry events. GCAP will be held from 5-7 October 2026 during Melbourne International Games Week. 

Celebrating its 20th anniversary, GCAP returns with an ambitious program which aims to strengthen the games sector by connecting developers and their teams with the knowledge, technical skills and meaningful business relationships their studios need to succeed.   

GCAP 2026 gives attendees the chance to: 

• Hear directly from leading local and international games industry experts 
• Discover emerging trends, technologies and creative practices 
• Connect with peers, mentors, partners and potential collaborators 
• Build new relationships to expand career and business opportunities 
• Celebrate the achievements of Australian game developers, teams and studios at The Australian Game Developer Awards (The AGDAs) 

The GCAP 2026 schedule will feature a diverse lineup of industry leaders, innovators and creators including: 

Gregory Louden, Creative Director for Housemarque

Gregory Louden is an Australian, Helsinki based award winning Creative Director at Housemarque and Convict Games. Gregory started his career in feature animation and visual effects working on “Legend of the Guardians”, “Sucker Punch”, “Happy Feet 2”, “Prometheus”, “World War Z”, “Jack the Giant Slayer” and was part of the Academy Award, VES and BAFTA winning VFX team on “Gravity”.  

From blockbuster films, Gregory started his games experience at Remedy working with Level Design and Narrative Design on “Quantum Break” and helping kick off “Control”. Along with leading the design and story on “Downward Spiral: Horus Station” at 3rd Eye Studios and creating “STONE” and “BURN” at Convict Games.  

Today, Gregory is Creative Director at Housemarque where he directed PlayStation Studios’ SAROS. Previously at Housemarque Gregory was Narrative and Cinematic Director on the Game Award, DICE and BAFTA winning, Returnal. 

Samantha Low, Co-Founder at Southeast Asian Games Showcase, Consultant at Goldpact Goblins, Publishing Director at Neon Noroshi/Yotsuba Interactive

Samantha Low is a publishing director and narrative designer. She brings both business acumen and creative flair to her work consulting for indie developers and to her passion, crafting personal stories in games. Low is best known for her work championing indie games from Southeast Asia and Japan. In 2025, she co-founded the Southeast Asian Games Showcase, the first global showcase for the region to partner with Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest. In 2023, she was inducted into The Game Awards Future Class. 

Amanda Farough, Director of Production at Causeway Studios, Executive Producer and Writer at Strange Scaffold

Amanda (Manda) Farough is an award-nominated Canadian Multiclasser whose expertise spans multiple disciplines, including production, narrative, programming, design, business, and operations. She has worked in the game industry in a variety of capacities for over 17 years.

Manda serves as the Director of Production at Causeway Studios, where she contributes her skills as a narrative designer, writer, programmer, and business strategist. She has worked at Strange Scaffold since 2022, shipping Truck-kun is Supporting Me from Another World?! (2026), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown (2025), and Sunshine Shuffle (2023) as executive producer and writer. Manda has also contributed to both Terrible Lizards (2026) and GNAW (unannounced) as Principal Writer. 

In addition to her game development roles, Manda is co-host and producer of the Virtual Economy podcast since its inception in 2020 and a published author of the Digital Playgrounds book series with Dr. Rachel Kowert (Psychgeist).

In her off hours, Manda is mom of four incredible humans and two wonderful dogs. Chances are when she’s not working, she’s likely in her garden or spending time with her family. 

High Fidelity: Designing and Refining Mixtape 

One night. One last adventure. One Keynote. Join some of the team from Beethoven & Dinosaur as they discuss and dissect their processes, work and ethos behind creating the critically acclaimed Mixtape. 

Featuring: 

• Johnny Galvatron: Creative Director 
• Geordie Hall: Senior Programmer 
• Harry Truman: 3D/Environment Artist 
• Joe Toole: Principal Animator 
• Lily Pagalis-Jackson: Animator 
• Mariska Harasymiw: Character Artist 

Hosted by Creative Director Johnny Galvatron, we’ll bring you a mixtape of insights, tales and techniques from the developers who brought you one of the highest rated games of the year, worldwide. From tools, tech art, lighting, animation and Devo on repeat, come and join us for a journey into the magic behind Mixtape. 

The full conference schedule can be found here. 

Tickets for GCAP 2026 are now on sale and we encourage you to secure your place early, 

To celebrate GCAP’s 20th year anniversary, IGEA is giving away 20 free GCAP Assist tickets to facilitate GCAP access for under-represented and/or marginalised communities from across the Australian games industry. To learn more and apply, click here. 

In 2026, the Australian Game Developer Awards (The AGDAs) will be celebrated in a new format. The AGDAs will be held at GCAP on the Wednesday afternoon, with networking and catering either side of the ceremony. More details will be provided about the AGDAs shortly. 

About GCAP 

Game Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP) is Australia’s longest-running professional development conference for game developers and interactive entertainment professionals. GCAP brings together local and international industry leaders, creators and businesses to share knowledge and expertise, foster collaboration and support the Australian games industry and broader region.  

Build a totalitarian colony, suppress rebellion, and wage large-scale FPS roguelite battles

LOS ANGELES – Aug. 10, 2026 – All hail the Father, All Hail the supreme leader! Pax Autocratica, the darkly satirical totalitarian colony sim with large-scale FPS roguelite combat from independent developer Multiverse, unites the entire Tyris System under one glorious banner today on Windows PC via Steam Early Access.

Violence, poverty, chaos… the galaxy cries out for grand redemption and purification, and YOU shall answer the call. Lead a SUPERIOR REGIME to glory, unifying citizens through selfless compassion, propaganda, or abject fear…whichever proves most efficient. Remind the populace HOW LUCKY THEY ARE to participate in the construction of a brighter future. 

Maintain order through RUTHLESS firm-yet-reasonablepolicies, and SHOW NO MERCY TO ANYONE WHO DARES QUESTION YOUR DECISIONS thwart unruly rebellion, defiance, and even indolence with appropriate disciplinary measures. Make an example out of defiant citizens with punishments, lifetime prison sentences, or public execution to ensure the continuous prosperity of the State.

Beyond the colony, spread the nation’s greatness to ignorant souls across the Tyris System, whether they ask for it or not. Personally lead your troops to victory through massive, screen-filling FPS roguelite battles, securing resources and seeking out Core Fragments to unlock powerful new abilities and combat strategies. 

Demonstrate the State’s benevolence byliberatingenemies from their former allegiances. Weaken and capture enemy soldiers, bring them back to the colony to imprison them, convert them into loyal citizens, and grant them a new life in the GREATEST REGIME IN THE GALAXY.

Back home, expand the colony and develop a productive economy, medical services, ample employment opportunities, and housing for the ever-growing population. Every decree and decision carry consequences: some may inspire loyalty and obedience, while others foster fear, resentment, and the possibility of rebellion.

Erect surveillance towers to observe the population, broadcast PROPAGANDA patriotic campaigns across the colony, and ensure that every citizen receives the State’s prosperous message. 

“Beneath the dark humor, our game presents a much deeper message,” said Freeman Fan, Founder and Studio Director at Multiverse. “Through this experience, while fun in itself, we explore how systems of control can present themselves as orderly, efficient, and even benevolent while gradually affecting the people living under them. After years of development and support from our passionate community, we are thrilled to finally release the game in Early Access.”

Pax Autocratica is available now on PC via Steam Early Access for $29.99 with a two-week 17% launch discount. Language support includes English, German, French, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. For more information, join the community on Discord and follow the game on TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, X, Facebook, and Instagram.

About Multiverse, Inc.

Multiverse is an award-winning independent game studio based in Los Angeles, California, with a small international team working remotely across several countries. The studio’s debut title was Reveries: Dream Flight. Multiverse seeks to make a positive impact on its players and society through fun, unique and provocative gameplay and themes.

For more information, please visit the official website.

Roditeli Productions partners with Running With Scissors, lines up heavyweight slate of industry talent

TUCSON, Ariz. – 11 August 2026 – Running With Scissors, creators of the (in)famous POSTAL series, in partnership with the renowned artists at Roditeli Productions, release an official digital preview for the first-ever POSTAL comic book series, giving fans a 19-page preview of the diabolical action arriving in late 2026.

Take a look at the exclusive digital first look preview here

With tens of millions of copies sold across the POSTAL game franchise, the greater POSTAL universe has expanded through sequels, spin-off games, a documentary film, and a movie. Now, the POSTAL Dude will make his comics debut in a series produced/co-written by Kevin Roditeli (SWAT Kats, X‑O Manowar, Bad Omens: Concrete Jungle) and co-written by Rob Cannon (Freak Snow, Anime Animay).

The POSTAL Dude makes his way through what appears to be a normal Monday until his fragile peace of mind is shattered once again – this time by an ad for a sinister dating app that sends him into a spiral of conspiracy-fueled madness.

Drawn by Artist Alex Riegel (Image Comics’ Standstill & Scumbag), featuring colors by Moreno Dinisio (Deadpool/Batman, Avengers, Power Rangers), the POSTAL comic also boasts industry heavyweights Serge LaPointe (Fantastic Four, Assassin’s Creed, WWE, Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins) on lettering and design and Chris Stevens (Marvel Artbooks) as editor. 

The series will also feature covers from prominent guest artists, including:

• Jim Mahfrood (Fortnite, Tank Girl, Ultimate Spider-Man, Post Malone’s Big Rig)
• John McCrea (Creator of DC Comics’ Hitman, 2000AD, Batman, Deadpool)
• Daniel Hillyard (Plastic, Plush, Vinyl, I Was A Fashion School Serial Killer)
• Vlad Legostaev (Cover artist of Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Exquisite Corpses)
• Frederik Hornung (Boom Studios’ Hello Darkness)
• Drew Moss (ThunderCats, Disney’s Gargoyles)

More cover artists will be revealed.

“As a diehard POSTAL fan for over 20 years, I’ve been ecstatic about putting together a POSTAL comic,” said Kevin Roditeli, CEO and creative director at Roditeli Productions. “We’ve gathered some absolutely top-notch talent for this and worked closely with Running With Scissors’ Vince Desi and Mike J to pack as much raw POSTAL energy as possible into every panel.”

The POSTAL FIRST EVER COMIC BOOK Kickstarter campaign launches Tuesday, 11 August 2026, and fans and backers can follow the page now to get alerted when the campaign goes live.

The campaign goal is set at $100,000 USD to cover art production, printing, and manufacturing of backer rewards. Those include a Kickstarter-exclusive hardcover book with premium printing and exclusive content that will never be released outside of the crowdfunding campaign, as well as exclusive new POSTAL merchandise including T-shirts, pins, and art prints.

About Roditeli Productions

Roditeli Productions, led by Kevin Roditeli, is known in the comic book industry for organizing large events, including the recent Swat Kats – First Ever Comic Book, which set the record for the biggest single-issue comic Kickstarter campaign of all time with over $750,000 in funding. Before founding Roditeli Productions, Roditeli helped launch Whatnot Publishing with Whatnot, Inc. (#1 live shopping app) and released comics such as The Exiled by Wesley Snipes. He co-founded Massive, which published titles like Eye Lie Popeye, a hit anime reimagining the classic character. He also co-published and marketed one of the largest graphic novel Kickstarter campaigns, Sean Murphy’s Zorro: Man Of The Dead.

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About Running With Scissors

Running With Scissors, founded in Tucson, AZ, in 1996 and now operating from all across the world, is an independent video game studio that develops and publishes outrageous games just for the hell of it. Best known for creating POSTAL, the cult-classic video game franchise. RWS‘s goals is to make action-packed games that are fun, funny, and possibly even politically correct. Our games feature wonderfully excessive amounts of violence; however, we are not in favor of real-life violence and believe it’s a hell of a lot better to act out your frustrations in video games rather than against your fellow man. The studio recently announced its upcoming game, Flesh & Wire, which is set to release in 2027.

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