Explore a heartfelt world of emotions, puzzles and evolving abilities in Studio BBB’s award-winning adventure
Seoul, South Korea – September 16th, 2026 – Independent developer Studio BBB has today launched its heartfelt puzzle-adventure platformer MONOWAVEon PC via Steam and Nintendo Switch for £7.39/$9.99/8.99€, with a limited-time launch 10% launch discount. Combining atmospheric exploration, thoughtful platforming and emotion-driven puzzles, MONOWAVE follows Mono, a newborn Guardian tasked with restoring balance to a mysterious world by reuniting four scattered Emotions: Anxiety, Anger, Sorrow and Happiness.
MONOWAVE sees Mono reunite the scattered Emotions one by one, each changing how they navigate and interact with the world. Anxiety lets Mono sense traps, Anger enables wall-jumps, Sorrow lets them melt through narrow gaps, and Happiness increases their jump height. As the adventure progresses, these abilities evolve further, giving Mono new ways to explore and overcome the challenges they encounter.
Mono’s abilities extend beyond movement, with the game’s 18 spirits each reacting differently to their current Emotion. By singing to nearby spirits, players can experiment with Anxiety, Anger, Sorrow and Happiness to discover 72 possible interactions that can affect puzzles and traversal. The four major boss encounters are similarly shaped by their ruling Emotion, putting players’ understanding of each Emotion to the test.
Beyond the main adventure, MONOWAVE features eight hidden stages, with two secret stages in each of its four main regions, alongside dedicated Codices covering spirits, environments, worlds and the four Emotion Spirits. Together, these optional discoveries offer plenty of opportunities to uncover more of MONOWAVE’s world and the emotions that shape it.
“We wanted players to experience emotions and empathy through play,” said Gwonyeong Lim, CEO of Studio BBB. “In MONOWAVE, paying attention to how a spirit feels can help you find a way forward. We hope players enjoy discovering those connections, whether they’re playing on their own or sharing the adventure with someone else.”
MONOWAVE is available today on Steam and Nintendo Switch. The PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X|S versions are planned for release later in 2026.
Key Features:
Four Emotions, Eight Abilities: Master Anxiety, Anger, Sorrow and Happiness, with each Emotion evolving into a second movement ability after its corresponding boss encounter.
72 Spirit Reactions: Experiment with 18 unique spirits, each responding differently to Mono’s four Emotions and creating new opportunities for puzzle-solving and traversal
Two Expansive Later Worlds: Navigate the freezing currents and brittle ice of The Somber Trench, then manipulate light, shadow and gravity across The Blissful Islands.
Emotion-Driven Boss Encounters: Face four powerful Emotion Spirits whose attacks and arenas embody Anxiety, Anger, Sorrow and Happiness.
Eight Hidden Stages: Discover two secret stages in each of the game’s four main regions.
Heartfelt Storytelling: Explore a touching, wordless narrative about the complexity and humanity of emotions.
Whimsical Art & Original Soundtrack: Experience a scratch-art-inspired visual style and evocative original score designed to bring MONOWAVE’s emotional world to life.
Solo or Local Co-Op: Explore the full adventure solo or share the journey in local co-op, with a second player joining as Prism. Playing on Steam also supports Remote Play Together too.
ABOUT STUDIO BBB
Studio BBB began developing MONOWAVE three years ago while still at university. After graduating together last year, the team officially incorporated to bring their shared creative vision to life.
For the longest time as a child one of the easiest ways to waste some time was with a “Where’s Waldo?” book before the internet became a thing. Spending time searching through a ridiculous scene trying to find the lone striped sweater-wearing man and a few other objects that would usually be highlighted were a delight for the young mind. Now take that concept, add a sniper rifle into the mix, and you have Sniper Dan, a child-friendly game about hunting down objects and problems spread across stages just as chaotic as the classic books. The question is, is this child-friendly take on a sniping game worth it?
Story
As far as a storyline goes, Sniper Dan really doesn’t have one. He’s a man named Dan who has a business and a license from the mayor of the town to freely snipe away any problems or tasks that the people might need help with across six different locations throughout town. Dan makes it a point that he is strictly against harming animals or people, though doing so only results in some minor money loss and a knock against their level score. Some characters do re-appear across multiple stages and each stage, except for the park, spans across three days and can have various events develop from earlier missions, such as needing to chop down a bean stalk on the third day that players helped grow the first day.
Gameplay
The first stage, Perky Park, serves as a tutorial of sorts that helps ease players into what they can expect with Sniper Dan as it is a smaller level and features a wide-range of missions. These missions are all lined up on the right hand side of the screen and have little hints about what the player must do. Sometimes they are fairly straightforward such as asking someone to help push them on the swingset to get rid of all the leaf piles while others are more vague like taking a selfie or blowing bubbles. Players can use “hint tickets” to unveil the location of where the characters are on the map but these are limited and cost a reputation point to replenish.
Regardless of the stage, Dan will always be perched up on his shooting tower, occasionally with a plushie awarded for perfecting a stage or gun key-chain which oddly dangles from the top of the screen rather than the rifle. Here players will aim down the sight and can initially zoom in as far as 32x and up to 64x with an upgrade and search for whatever they might need to target for any given mission. These can range from multi-shot missions such as helping to clean a chimney clogged with soot to single shots to help light a match. Every mission completed will reward players with money and it is possible to fail a mission by missing a shot and shooting the person involving it, especially if it happens to be a mission where a character is holding the item to their body, making the expensive 64x upgrade all the more worthwhile.
While there is no time limit per day or level, there is a “Par time” of usually 15 minutes a stage and as long as players finish every task within that time limit they’ll gain a higher rank and extra reputation at the end of the day. In fact, reputation is based entirely off of time, if hints were used, completed missions, and failed missions, ranging from B, A, to a perfect S with one, two, or three reputation points matching the grade. It is also fun to note that there are little unlockables as well that players can eventually display later on such as magnets for achieving A ranks in levels and even plushies for completing a level entirely.
Alongside the standard missions players will be assigned in a level they will also occasionally get “answerphone” missions that are urgent and must be completed ASAP or risk failure, though these are generally pointed out with big arrows so players at least know what they are looking at, but not what they need to shoot to solve the problem. Upon completing a second day players will also unlock a “bonus” game that is basically a shooting gallery arcade game with a prize should players manage to hit every target in the time limit. Finally on the third day players will find themselves challenging a “boss” style mission and these range from either being a bit simple to being downright difficult. Unfortunately these boss missions also count as a job and only can be done upon completing every job on Day 3, so failing the final mission results in an automatic B no matter what which is rather disappointing.
That being said, the biggest part of Sniper Dan is the replayability element. While the Jobs remain the same every day in every one of the six locations, the actual positioning of most of the jobs changes. This means while players might need to help milk a cow near the barn the first time, it might be entirely on the other side of the map tucked next to a house next time. It is also worth noting that every map features ten fireworks, ten banana peels, a “Waldo” knock-off, and oddly enough a jiāngshī of all things, to shoot in every level. Though players will simply need to knock the hat off of the Waldo and talisman off of the jiāngshī’s forehead to make it flee to complete them.
As players gain money and reputation they can unlock additional stages at the cost of reputation or head to the market where they can buy various cosmetics such as different costumes for Dan to wear, gun upgrades such as increased zoom, reload, clip size, and bolt speed, a gachapon machine, a fridge to place magnets on rewarded from A ranks and to store achievement items, as well as office decorations that will boost the overall money earning rate slightly. For example, players can have their office decorated like a castle with a Little Shop of Horrors Audrey II sitting on their desk while dressed as a pirate should they feel like it. Reputation can also be used to purchase mini-games that can be played in the office, again with shooting them, such as table tennis, air hockey, and bowling. Players can also unlock extra game modes for stages such as time attack and ammo hunt to challenge themselves and give the game even further replayability.
Audio & Visuals
Sniper Dan is very colorful and bright and it helps make every stage look completely ridiculous at the same time. The stages are decently varied and there are plenty of things that players can shoot and break outside of Job targets, some of which even trigger responses from the people out in the level, like blowing the food out of a guy’s hand and having him curse at the player. Stage designs are quite complex and with the amount of wild animals doing zany looking things mixed in with people doing just as ridiculous things players will have a lot to see in every stage, with there even being a camera players can buy to swap to and take photos of.
The game features no voice work of any kind but does feature a decent amount of options to customize the way the player’s gun sounds when it shoots and strikes something, including joke sound effects for kids. The soundtrack consists of mostly generic background music but works well enough for a game such as this as it doesn’t distract from seeking out the items required for Jobs.
Overall
Crafting a hidden-object game around a sniper rifle of all things is certainly a unique idea and one that works out quite well for Sniper Dan. It’s a fun and colorful game with plenty of ways to replay and aim for a higher score or perfect result. It does have a few issues such as an eventual lack of varied content and some poorly designed clues or boss jobs that feel overly punishing for no reason, this is a great type of game that is fun for the whole family and at a fairly cheap price at that.
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Firenut Games brings the unsettling first-person horror experience to physical retail, with Deluxe Edition launching November 27
Madrid, Spain – September 16, 2026. Publisher Firenut Games announces that Backrooms Level X will launch physically for PlayStation 5 on November 27, giving horror fans the chance to experience the unsettling journey into the Backrooms in a Deluxe Edition.
Backrooms Level X delivers an intense, atmospheric survival horror experience inspired by the eerie concept of “liminal spaces.” Players awaken in an endless maze of decaying rooms and flickering lights, where logic unravels, and unseen horrors stalk the corridors.
Each level reveals fragments of a disturbing mystery tied to a lost VHS tape discovered in Albuquerque, 1986, a recording of an event that should not exist.
Explore more than 13 levels of eerie environments, uncover hidden secrets, solve puzzles and face mysterious entities and enormous bosses as you search for a way out. But in the Backrooms, simply finding the exit doesn’t mean you’re safe.
THE BACKROOMS AWAIT
Backrooms Level X is a first-person horror experience built around exploration, atmosphere and the constant threat of the unknown.
Every corridor could lead somewhere new. Every flickering light could signal danger. And with strange entities lurking throughout the Backrooms, players will need to keep their wits about them as they progress through its increasingly disturbing environments.
From desolate yellow-carpeted corridors to strange rooms and hostile encounters, the Backrooms offers a world where there is nowhere that truly feels safe.
KEY FEATURES
Explore the Backrooms – Navigate 15 unsettling, interconnecting levels filled with strange environments, hidden secrets and dangers.
Atmospheric Horror – Experience an oppressive world of flickering lights, eerie sounds and unsettling spaces.
Solve Your Way Out – Discover puzzles and challenges that test your ability to survive and escape.
You Are Not Alone – Mysterious entities lurk throughout the Backrooms, making every step a potential threat.
Face the Unknown – Encounter enormous bosses that will require more than brute force to overcome.
A World Beyond Reality – Explore a surreal labyrinth where familiar rules no longer apply and the way out is never guaranteed.
CHOOSE YOUR EDITION
Deluxe Edition of Backrooms Level X will launch physically for PlayStation 5 on November 27.
The Deluxe Edition includes:
Full Physical Game
Digital Art
Digital Original Soundtrack
The physical Deluxe Edition of Backrooms Level X is available to pre-order now from local retail stores, giving players the opportunity to secure their copy ahead of the launch on November 27, 2026.
Backrooms Level X is out now for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch for €9.99 / $9.99 / £8.99, and is available on PC via Steam.
About Firenut Games
Firenut Games is a European video game publishing company for PC and Consoles that aims to support great talents and launch video games with a unique essence. Our philosophy is to produce video games focused on gamers.
Get a Glimpse of FROSTHAVEN 1.0 Gameplay Ahead of October Launch
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Sept. 16, 2026 – Welcome to the harsh, icy lands of the Frozen North. Arc Games and Snapshot Games today released FROSTHAVEN‘s latest 1.0 gameplay trailer leading up to the launch of the full game on October 15. FROSTHAVEN is available to play in early access now for players on Steam and the Epic Games Store. Stride into battle with 17 unique heroes, experience a massive campaign, and adventure with friends like never before!
Gather your friends and begin your new adventure. Set in the depths of the Biting Sea, this tactical, turn-based and choice-oriented RPG challenges one or more players to play on their own or in co-op multiplayer. An ancient and immensely powerful artifact has begun sending visions of unrest, calling out to be found once more. Now, the heroes of Frosthaven must venture both above and below the sea’s dark, icy waters to secure the artifact before it falls into the wrong hands.
FROSTHAVEN will include the following key features upon the launch of 1.0:
Complete Story Campaign – Experience the full FROSTHAVEN campaign from the tabletop board game, including the climactic final chapter.
Improved Onboarding – Learn FROSTHAVEN’s complex systems and mechanics with more ease through the digital-only “Road to Frosthaven” introduction, tutorial, and UI displays.
All 17 Playable Heroes – Build your party from FROSTHAVEN’s complete roster of heroes, with the final hero joining the game at launch.
Standalone Game Demo – New adventurers can try FROSTHAVEN before purchase through a standalone demo experience through the Road to Frosthaven campaign.
Enhanced Co-Op Play – Team up with friends through improved multiplayer systems and networking enhancements.
House Rules – Tailor playthroughs with customizable House Rules, allowing players to adjust gameplay to suit their preferred playstyle.
Opening Cinematic – Begin the journey into FROSTHAVEN with a brand-new cinematic introduction that sets the stage for the challenges ahead in the Frozen North.
Hero Unlock Videos – Celebrate each new hero discovery with dedicated unlockable videos that introduce each hero and unique playstyle.
Fully Implemented Codex – Explore FROSTHAVEN’s lore, characters, creatures, biomes, and more through a comprehensive in-game Codex. No note-taking required!
ABOUTFROSTHAVEN From the creative mind of Isaac Childres, the highly acclaimed board game moves to the digital realm in the video game adaptation of FROSTHAVEN. An evolution of the FROSTHAVEN board game experience, the dark fantasy tactical RPG serves as a spiritual successor to Gloomhaven and is developed by Snapshot Games. Players can expect deep mechanics and challenging yet immensely satisfying gameplay both in single player and co-op online multiplayer. Seasoned veterans of the original board game or Gloomhaven will feel right at home venturing into the unforgiving and treacherous northern frontier of FROSTHAVEN. Newcomers can start their first adventure with difficulty modes tailored to their skill level. Improved UX and quality-of-life features will ensure all players can enjoy their experience.
With FROSTHAVEN, the brand-new character classes, each featuring unique playstyles and abilities, make it so that every decision matters. Players will need to balance risk and reward, working towards the best synergies between the classes comprising their party. Carefully managing resources is paramount to progress through a gripping campaign, set in a vast world filled with menacing enemies and diverse environments.
ABOUT ARC GAMES Arc Games is a leading independent publisher of AA and indie video games—including premium and live-service titles—across North America, Europe, and Asia. Originally founded in 2008 as Perfect World Entertainment, the company later rebranded as Arc Games and continues to expand its presence as a global publisher. Known for bringing beloved titles such as Neverwinter and Star Trek Online to players around the world, Arc Games has also delivered a strong portfolio of original releases, including REMNANT II, Remnant: From the Ashes, the Torchlight series, and Fellowship, as well as distinctive indie experiences like Have a Nice Death and FROSTHAVEN.
Headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in Amsterdam and Shanghai, Arc Games is dedicated to supporting talented game creators and delivering high-quality, memorable gaming experiences. For more information, please visit www.arcgames.com.
ABOUT SNAPSHOT GAMES Snapshot Games is a video game development studio in Sofia, Bulgaria, founded in 2013 by Julian Gollop, award-winning designer of the original X-COM games, and David Kaye, serial entrepreneur in the games industry. Their two released titles, Phoenix Point and Chaos Reborn, have both been critically praised and very popular in the strategy genre. In 2020, Snapshot joined the Embracer Group, one of the world’s largest games and entertainment companies.
ABOUT ASMODEE Asmodee is a global leader in tabletop gaming. Inspired by players, Asmodee has been crafting and taking to market immersive, shared experiences for over 30 years. Its portfolio includes beloved games and intellectual properties such as CATAN®, Ticket to Ride®, Dobble/Spot it!®, 7 Wonders, and Exploding Kittens®. Operationally headquartered in France, Asmodee operates globally, making its games accessible to players in over 100 countries around the world. Asmodee Group’s Class B shares are publicly traded on Nasdaq Stockholm under the ticker ASMDEE B.
ABOUT CEPHALOFAIR GAMES Cephalofair Games, founded by Isaac Childres, is at the forefront of innovation in the board game industry with acclaimed titles such as Gloomhaven and Frosthaven. The company’s commitment to minimizing randomness and enhancing strategic thinking ensures that player choices are prioritized over luck. Gloomhaven, a pioneering Legacy-style dungeon crawler, has set new benchmarks for immersive gameplay. Meanwhile, Frosthaven has achieved the remarkable distinction of being the most funded board game in Kickstarter history, generating unprecedented excitement among enthusiasts.
Cephalofair Games is not merely creating games; they are redefining the entire board game experience, pushing boundaries, and inviting players to engage with a world of limitless possibilities. Epic strategy awaits!
DEPERSON follows Aaron, a man who wakes up in Indrija, a nation consumed by surveillance and fear, with no memory of who he is. As he searches for answers, reality begins to twist, forcing Aaron to confront things he may wish he could forget.
Players must observe their surroundings, use each character’s unique abilities, and manipulate the environment to overcome puzzles and dangers ahead. Their choices shape Aaron and the people around him, with the potential to make him stronger, crueler, or even more broken.
DEPERSON was recently named a Best Visuals finalist at the Gamescom Awards 2026 and nominated for Excellence in Art at the Busan Indie Connect Festival 2026, earning recognition at two of the year’s most prominent international game showcases.
ABOUT DEPERSON DEPERSON is a hand-drawn psychological horror adventure where choices shape the story and reality rarely stays the way you found it. Play as Aaron, a young man who wakes up with no memories in Indrija, a dystopian nation where obedience means survival and deviation is an error.
Key Features:
Choice-Driven Story: Navigates a branching narrative where every decision shapes the main character’s and people’s fate, leading to multiple, varied endings.
Psychological Depth: Explores themes of psychological horror, oppression, trauma, identity, memory, and emotional conflict.
Character Abilities: Each character offers unique skills, adding strategic depth to puzzle-solving and platforming challenges.
Immersive Atmosphere: Richly detailed, dystopian world with atmospheric visuals and a haunting, adaptive soundtrack.
Modernized Puzzles: Combines the best of classic point-and-click adventures with new mechanics, including platformer-style challenges and dashing abilities.
Community-Driven: The game’s development is shaped by an active, engaged fanbase contributing theories, feedback, and fan creations.
Guide the Pouics, push back the corruption, and restore the island of Hedera in a real-time tactical adventure!
Montpellier, France, September 16, 2026 – Resonance Interactive today announced that BloomKeeper, its real-time tactical adventure is availableon Steam. To celebrate the release, the studio has also unveiled a brand-new Launch Trailer, giving players a new look at the tactical challenges, environmental transformation, and growing dangers that await across the island of Hedera.
In BloomKeeper, players become the Guardian, responsible for leading a colony of small, curious creatures called Pouics through a world devastated by fire and corruption. Wherever the colony travels, nature begins to return, transforming scorched ground into living landscapes. Keeping that progress alive, however, requires careful planning, quick reactions, and constant attention to the Pouics under your protection.
Combining exploration, colony guidance, environmental restoration, and real-time tactical decision-making, BloomKeeper challenges players to balance forward momentum with the need to secure the ground they have already reclaimed. The game can be played solo or cooperatively with up to four players.
ABOUT THE GAME
Restore Hedera, One Region at a Time Hedera has been consumed by ashes, leaving the Pouics with an immense task ahead of them. Guided by the player, the colony brings color and vegetation back to the island as it travels deeper into each region.
But restoration comes with challenge. Scorched zones continue to spread throughout each region, becoming increasingly dangerous as players approach the source of the corruption. Moving quickly can create opportunities, but pushing too far without protecting the land behind you can allow the ashes to take hold once again. Each journey therefore becomes a constant balance between progress, protection, and control.
Protect a Colony That Depends on You Pouics are central to everything players do in BloomKeeper. Gathering more of them can open new paths and help the colony move through the world more efficiently, but larger groups also become increasingly difficult to manage.
Natural hazards, cliffs, lakes, environmental obstacles, and forces capable of scattering the colony all influence how players navigate Hedera. Reading the terrain and reacting at the right moment can mean the difference between keeping the group together and watching a carefully planned route unravel.
The environment itself can also become part of the solution. Choosing the right path and making smart use of the terrain can help contain the spread of corruption and preserve areas that have already been restored.
When Pouics Fall, the World Pushes Back Losing a Pouic can have consequences beyond the colony itself. Pouics claimed by corruption can become Malpouics, hostile creatures that accelerate the spread of scorched zones and make an already difficult situation increasingly dangerous. A mistake can therefore change the state of the level, forcing players to adapt their approach as the threat grows.
Protecting the colony, preserving restored territory, and containing corruption are all interconnected parts of BloomKeeper’s tactical challenge.
Play Alone or Restore the World Together BloomKeeper offers two distinct ways to explore Hedera. In solo play, players can approach each region at their own pace, carefully managing the colony and responding to the changing environment.
In co-op for up to four players, communication and coordination become part of the challenge. Players must keep track of one another, work together to manage the Pouics, and react collectively when the journey takes an unexpected turn.
A World That Responds to How You Play The spread of corruption evolves according to player progress, meaning the same region can create different priorities from one run to another.
Route choices, the size and safety of the colony, the areas players choose to secure, and the way they manage regrowth all influence how a journey across Hedera develops. BloomKeeper brings these systems together with the visual satisfaction of seeing a devastated landscape gradually return to life.
Key Features
Real-time tactical adventure combining exploration, colony guidance, and environmental restoration
Guide and protect the fragile Pouics across the island of Hedera
Dynamic corruption that spreads and intensifies as players progress
Use terrain and environmental features to protect restored areas
Lost Pouics can become Malpouics, making corruption even harder to contain
Play solo or in online co-op for up to four players
Changing conditions and player decisions reshape the priorities of each run
Watch scorched landscapes transform as nature gradually returns to Hedera
“With BloomKeeper, we wanted restoration to feel like an active part of the challenge, where bringing nature back and protecting the Pouics are directly tied to the decisions players make,”said Valentin Livi, Creative Director at Resonance Interactive.“After years of building Hedera and its inhabitants, we’re incredibly excited to finally open the island to players and see how they choose to bring it back to life.”
ABOUT RESONANCE INTERACTIVE At Resonance Interactive, we believe games can open doors to wonder. We are an independent studio devoted to creating evocative worlds, distinctive characters, and experiences that resonate beyond the screen. Shaped by curiosity, persistence, and a love of storytelling, our work is guided by a simple ambition: to create something meaningful, and to give players a place where imagination can bloom.
Sniper rifles and child friendly gaming usually don’t mix well together unless it happens to be a colorful puzzle game about tracking down hidden objects and missions. Watch as we shoot away people’s problems and make more across a few stages in PQube’s Sniper Dan.
Sniper Dan – Gameplay
Sniper Dan puts an unusual spin on the hidden-object genre by handing handyman Dan a high-powered sniper rifle and sending him across Clumsy County to solve everyday problems from a very long distance. Rather than hunting enemies, you’ll study colourful 3D environments through your scope, decipher clues, identify what’s gone wrong and take the perfect shot to fix everything from rusty taps and malfunctioning machinery to troublesome signs, balloons and even a thieving pelican. Nobody gets hurt—Dan is here to make everyone’s day a little better.
Explore villages, farms, parks, airports, cities and more while completing hundreds of ridiculous jobs, optional challenges and secret objectives. Earn cash and reputation to upgrade Dan’s rifle, customise his appearance, decorate his office and expand his problem-solving business, or take a break with mini-games and additional modes including Time Attack, Ammo Hunt and Photo Mode. With dynamic solutions that can change jobs between playthroughs, Sniper Dan combines precision shooting, observation and puzzle-solving with plenty of lighthearted humour.
Sniper Dan Developer: Denki Publisher: PQube Platform: Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Switch, PC/Steam Release Date: 17th September, 2026
Recommended – “Sniper Dan delivers a unique sniper‑themed hidden‑object experience with great replay value, even if some later content feels repetitive and bosses can feel cheap.”
Step into the middle of fires, disasters, and crises. Search for the missing, deliver aid to the injured, and reach places too dangerous to send a person.
Warsaw, 16.09.2026 – Anraga Studios and The Farm 51 announce Rescue Drone Simulator: Second Chance – a story-driven rescue action simulator set in the near future, in which the drone becomes the player’s primary tool.
Fires, explosions, natural disasters, infrastructure failures, missing people, and extreme weather events – during the campaign, the player is sent wherever a situation spirals out of control. They must assess the threat, decide how to respond, choose the right machine, and carry out the operation under time pressure.
Alongside the announcement, the game’s first reveal trailer is being published along with its store page on Steam [STEAM LINK], where players can already add the game to their wishlist.
When a person can’t go in, you send a drone
The drone in Rescue Drone Simulator: Second Chance is not a flying camera, but a physical machine the player has to learn to control.
Mass, inertia, thrust, aerodynamics, battery, damage, and weather conditions all affect how the drone behaves. Wind can push the machine off course, extra weight will change how it responds to controls, and a configuration prepared earlier in the workshop can make a real difference during an operation.
The game will offer two control models. Simulator will be an experience closer to real drone piloting, while Arcade will use additional assistance, letting players with no drone experience jump in quickly too.
Between operations, the player will upgrade and modify their machines, choosing parts that affect their performance, durability, and flight character.
Second Chance
The title Second Chance refers not only to the people rescued during missions. The unit is made up of experienced specialists who, due to accidents, illness, age, or traumatic experiences, can no longer do their former jobs in the traditional way. Technology gives them a way back.
It doesn’t replace their knowledge, experience, or instinct. It lets them use it again – to lead an operation from a safe distance, to reach places a person can’t enter, and to keep doing what once defined their lives: saving others. That is their second chance.
A near future with analog DNA
Although the game takes place in the near future, Rescue Drone Simulator: Second Chance deliberately moves away from a sterile science-fiction vision. Its audiovisual layer draws on the character of the ’80s and ’90s – industrial spaces, analog electronics, physical control panels, and equipment designed above all to work.
The project’s art direction is led by Wojciech Pazdur, CEO and co-founder of The Farm 51, previously associated with People Can Fly and co-creator of Painkiller. In Rescue Drone Simulator: Second Chance he also serves as art director and composes the game’s music, inspired by the sounds of the ’80s and ’90s.
“Rescue Drone Simulator gives us the chance to collide very modern drone technology with the aesthetics and musical sensibility I grew up with in the ’80s and ’90s. We don’t want to make a retro game. We want to create a believable near future with an analog soul – something more physical, industrial, and human. That’s why, beyond art direction, I’m also composing the game’s music myself. I want the visuals, the sound, and the atmosphere to speak the same language.”
– Wojciech Pazdur, CEO of The Farm 51, Art Director of Rescue Drone Simulator: Second Chance
Disasters are the backdrop. People are the story.
The game’s story is written by Artur Fojcik, Game Director at The Farm 51, known for his work on Chernobylite and Get Even, a game nominated for the BAFTA Games Award.
The campaign begins with rescue operations, but subsequent disasters, climate anomalies, and infrastructure failures start to add up to a larger crisis. Alongside it, the story of the team and the title theme of a second chance unfolds.
“A disaster becomes more than a spectacle once the player understands who they’re trying to save and who’s helping them on the other end of the radio. We want the characters’ stories to emerge from what the player does during missions, not just serve as breaks between them. Second Chance is the shared theme of these characters – each of them has lost something important, and each is trying to find a new role for themselves.”
– Artur Fojcik, The Farm 51, Game Director of Rescue Drone Simulator: Second Chance
Technology can also give people back their abilities
“What matters most to us is the fantasy of being the person sent into the middle of a disaster – wherever someone has gone missing, a fire has broken out, or traditional rescuers can’t safely reach – and the awareness that the outcome of that operation depends on your decisions and skill.
Second Chance has another layer for me personally. We’re entering a world where AI, robotics, and automation will change many jobs people do today. We talk a lot about what possibilities technology might take away from us. I’m also interested in the opposite question: what can it give back?
In our story, technology doesn’t replace people. It lets them make use again of experience and skills that, for various reasons, seemed already lost. We want to combine spectacular disasters and the pressure of rescue operations with the satisfaction of mastering a drone and a very human story. That is the foundation of Rescue Drone Simulator: Second Chance.”
– Radosław Kalisz, CEO of Anraga Studios
Rescue Drone Simulator: Second Chance is set to debut in Q1 2027 on PC (Steam), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. Anraga Studios plans a simultaneous release on all three platforms.
Key game features:
Four drones, four ways to save a life
Each drone in the player’s arsenal has a different role and offers a completely different way to play:
Rescue Drone – tracks the cell signals of missing civilians, drops medical kits, and marks targets from the air.
Firefighting Drone – puts out fires with a powder extinguisher operated from a safe distance or water balloons dropped from height, clearing the way for the rest of the team.
Police Drone – issues voice commands through a megaphone and uses smoke grenades and a taser, keeping situations under control without putting people at risk.
Interceptor Drone – intercepts and neutralizes hostile drones with a net launcher, securing the airspace above the operation zone.
Workshop and campaign
Full fleet customization in the workshop – motors, propellers, batteries, arms, wiring, and cooling systems have a real effect on the drone’s speed, thrust, flight time, and durability.
The story-driven campaign is divided into four acts, in which rescue operations inspired by real-life disasters and accidents gradually come together to form a thriller about people seeking a second chance through their work. Missions take place in a variety of locations – from forest trails and the coast, through the city center, to industrial districts – and changing weather, including winter, can completely alter the course of an otherwise familiar operation. The campaign takes about 10–15 hours to complete.
Two control modes, designed to appeal to experienced drone pilots and complete newcomers alike – Simulator faithfully replicates real drone control, with realistic stick mapping and unforgiving flight physics, while Arcade makes it easier to get started with flight assistance that forgives small mistakes. The game supports both controller and keyboard-and-mouse, offering first- and third-person views along with speed and wind indicators.
About Anraga Studios
Anraga Studios is an independent video game publisher based in Warsaw, Poland, focused on drone-themed titles – from FPV games to UAV simulators and dual-use titles built on Unreal Engine 5. More information: www.anraga.pl.
About The Farm 51
The Farm 51 is a Gliwice-based development studio operating since 2005, founded by former developers of People Can Fly. Its portfolio includes the Chernobylite series, as well as NecroVisioN, Get Even, and World War 3.
September 16th, 2026— Digital pre-orders for the console versions (Nintendo Switch™ 2 / PlayStation®5 / Xbox Series X|S) of RATATAN, the rhythm-roguelike action game developed by Ratata Arts and published by Game Source Entertainment, officially open today! Players who pre-order before the official release can enjoy a special 10% discount.
At the same time, details regarding the booth for Tokyo Game Show 2026 (September 17-21) are also revealed.
The Adventure of RATATANReaches Its Climax! Highly Anticipated Chapters 3 & 4 Coming With 1.0 Launch (October 15th)
RATATAN‘s story finally approaches its conclusion for 1.0 launch this October! This update introduces the final world and the ultimate boss at the end of the journey.
Furthermore, all the “Dark Ratatans” that have appeared so far will assemble. After its Early Access phase, RATATAN is reaching its final, complete form. For more information about what is in 1.0, please see the Steam community announcement here.
Fulfilling the Promise to Players—Live Orchestral Recording Now In-Game!
Fulfilling the promise made to fans, the team has completed a live orchestral recording session and will officially integrate these tracks into the game for 1.0 launch. Discover where this grand musical piece plays by experiencing them directly in the game!
*Detailed update notes, including numerous new features and quality-of-life improvements, are scheduled to be released the day before launch.
Console Digital Pre-Orders Now Available!
Starting today, digital pre-orders are live across Nintendo Switch™ 2, PlayStation®5, and Xbox Series X|S. A 10% discount applies to all pre-orders until the official release.
Standard Edition
Pre-order Discount Price: USD 34.99 → USD 31.49
Discount Period: From now until official release (October 15, 2026)
Contents: The Game
Early Purchase Bonus :Legendary weapon “Spirit Sword Banbansord”
Deluxe Edition
Pre-order Discount Price: USD 39.99 → USD 35.99
Discount Period: From now until official release (October 15, 2026)
Contents:
The Game
Early Purchase Bonus: Legendary weapon “Spirit Sword Banbansord”
Special Weapon & Accessory Pack
Cobun Pack
Supplies Set
For Steam Early Access Players:
Early Purchase Bonus: Automatically added to the game upon official launch.
Deluxe Edition DLC: Available for separate purchase starting on official release day.
RATATANReturns to Tokyo Game Show!
RATATAN will be exhibiting at the GSE booth (Hall 2 / Booth: 02-N02) during Tokyo Game Show 2026!
The booth will feature demo stations where visitors can be among the first to experience the game, along with exclusive novelties given away after playing. In addition, players who complete specific “conditions” at the booth will receive a randomized “Limited Edition RATATAN ID Card” (multiple designs available). Come visit the booth at TGS and take on the challenge!
Event Details
Event: Tokyo Game Show 2026
Exhibitor: Game Source Entertainment
Booth Number: 02-N02 (Hall 2)
*Novelties are available in limited quantities and distributed while supplies last.
*Numbered tickets (queue tickets) may be distributed for game trials and novelty claims depending on venue congestion.
About Game Source Entertainment
Game Source Entertainment is a Hong Kong-based game publisher and distributor of over 100 titles for the PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Nintendo Switch™, Xbox One and previous generation console platforms.
Fans can have a taste of the challenges that await them in the Alpha Demo, playable until 30th September 2026!
Hertfordshire,16th September 2026 – Today, KOEI TECMO Europe and developer Team NINJA are proud to announce that Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember, the latest instalment in their dark Three Kingdoms action RPG series, will be released worldwide on 4th March 2027, on XBOX Series X|S, PlayStation®5, Nintendo Switch™2, XBOX on PC, Steam®, and with XBOX Game Pass. To celebrate the start of pre-orders, an epic trailer has been unveiled alongside new information about the story, the key characters, and gameplay systems that await players. Lastly, fans can already catch a glimpse of this upcoming journey with the limited-time Alpha Demo, available from today on XBOX Series X|S, PlayStation®5, XBOX on PC, and Steam®.
Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember takes players to China in 208 AD, after the events of Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, when the village of the protagonist and their friend, Pang Tong, is devastated by Cao Cao’s forces as they march to invade Jing Province, plunging the land into war with demons roaming freely. Seeking revenge, the protagonist will clear the way for Liu Bei in his fight against Cao Cao’s forces, before joining Sun Quan in Jiangdong where they meet again with Pang Tong to devise a plan to repel Cao Cao as he sets his sights on the Red Cliffs.
These two fledging talents, endowed with intelligence and courage, will soar through the skies above the decisive battle, taking on demons on the battlefield with an enhanced combat system. Players will rediscover the fast-paced combat of Wo Long, which combines attack and defence with evolved actions exclusive to this sequel. Using Insight Skills, they will be able to evade enemy attacks and use the terrain to their advantage to launch counterattacks, or even shift the momentum when outnumbered, making the fights even more acrobatic, exhilarating, and deadly than ever before.
Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember will offer fans greater freedom through dynamic open fields that recreate iconic battles from the Three Kingdoms era, such as the Battle of Changban and the Battle of the Red Cliffs. Players will be able to freely explore these new environments – from fortresses carved into the mountains to strongholds hidden deep in the valleys-whilst overcoming overwhelming obstacles. More than ever before, players will need to raise their morale if they are to survive in this demon-infested world. Enemy officers can be recruited to their cause, thereby weakening opposing forces, and players will need to employ various strategies on the battlefield to turn the tide of battle.
Ahead of the planned release on 4th March 2027, players can anticipate the tough battles that await them by downloading the Alpha Demo, playable from today until 30th September 2026, on XBOX Series X|S, PlayStation®5, XBOX on PC, and Steam®*. This free demo provides an early look at the game, including an in-progress character creation system, and online multiplayer for up to three players. Fans can explore the open field of Changban, join forces with Liu Bei’s army in fierce battles against the pursuing forces of Cao Cao, and encounter demons inspired by legendary Chinese classics. Upon finishing the demo, players will receive the Fledgling Phoenix Helmet as a bonus to be used in the full game. A survey will also be conducted in order to help facilitate feedback upon completion.
In addition to the standard edition of Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember, players can pre-order the Digital Deluxe Edition, which includes the base game, Season Pass, and Season Pass Bonus: Creator God Armor Set. The Digital Deluxe Edition also comes with three exclusive bonuses: Digital Artbook, Digital Mini Soundtrack, and Shitieshou Hat.
Everyone who purchases the game in any physical or digital format will receive the Harvest God Armor Set as an early purchase bonus**. Everyone who pre-orders any digital format by 4th March 2027 will receive the Creator Goddess Garb set as a digital pre-order bonus***.
Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember is currently in development and is scheduled for release on 4th March 2027, on XBOX Series X|S, PlayStation®5, Nintendo Switch™2, XBOX on PC, and Steam®, and will be available from day one with XBOX Game Pass. The game will include Japanese and English voices with texts in English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish.
* The Alpha Demo will not be available on Nintendo Switch™ 2 or XBOX Cloud.
** The early purchase bonus will be available to those who purchase the digital version for PlayStation®5, Nintendo Switch™ 2, or Xbox Series X|S by 0:00 on March 18, 2027, and to those who purchase the digital version for Steam® by 3:00 (UTC) on March 19, 2027. This content is not included in the XBOX Game Pass version.
For those buying the physical version, the content must be downloaded by customers from the digital storefronts by March 17, 2027. *** This content is not included in the XBOX Game Pass version.
ABOUT WO LONG 2: WINGS OF EMBER
Developed by Team NINJA, Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember is the latest title following Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, which has surpassed 7 million players worldwide*.
The Wo Long series is a dark Three Kingdoms action RPG featuring Chinese martial arts combat built around the seamless interplay of offense and defence through deflect, which allows players to counter enemy attacks; battlefields from the Three Kingdoms era overrun by monstrous demons; and encounters with legendary heroes who left their mark on history.
* Includes digital downloads, physical units sold, and plays via subscription services.
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
