Introducing custom Lua scripts to the highly popular physics-based game.

LIMASSOL, CYPRUS, 21 JULY 2026 | PlayDucky is thrilled to announce a new addition to Melon Sandbox, its physics-based sandbox game: the Lua Chip. The cornerstone of its 36.0 Update, this item is a game-changing addition designed for coders and logic enthusiasts to let their imaginations run wild. For years, Melon Sandbox players have been able to engineer complex contraptions with basic wires, triggers, and node-programming chips. Now, the Lua Chip arrives as a means to inject code directly into the game, bridging the gap between casual sandbox gameplay and full-scale game development and programming.

Mayhem How You Want It

The Lua Chip is a new item that allows players to inject custom Lua script directly into Melon Sandbox. Through coding, players can instantly modify any object connected to the Lua Chip. Players are then able to program specific events, timings, or complex interactions for in-game objects and characters. According to PlayDucky founder, Ivan Fedyanin: 

We added Lua because our creators were already reaching the limits of what visual programming could comfortably do. Visual tools are great for accessibility, and people built amazing things with them, but Lua gives creators a much higher ceiling: more complex logic, reusable mechanics, and more game-like experiences.

From dynamically altering a ragdoll’s size or color to creating infinite-speed vehicles, players are only limited in what they can do by their imagination and their handling of Lua code!

According to the development team, the addition of the Lua Chip is not meant to be just a technical feature. Its inclusion is meant to be a tool that lets creators improve their skills and learn more inside Melon Sandbox itself. The game’s lead developer explains:

What I like about this step is that it opens Melon in two directions at once. Our current creators get a higher ceiling and can gradually become stronger developers. And people who already understand programming, but don’t naturally think in visual tools, now have a way in. Even beginners can start experimenting: they can use the Lua Chip documentation,  ask around in different socials to help fix code or write it, paste it into the chip, test it, break it, and learn from that loop.

The Lua Chip and the rest of Update 36.0 are available now across all platforms. Update today and start coding some chaos.

About Melon Sandbox

Melon Sandbox is a thrilling sandbox game where players unleash creativity through brutal experiments with realistic ragdoll physics. Originally launched in 2022, the game encourages experimentation and creativity among its playerbase. Users can test unique interactions between objects–such as vehicles, weapons, explosives, and tools–to create chaos in an open world. A variety of maps are available to choose from–including cities, acid pits, lava, and underwater environments–each with unique physics and different items to choose from. In addition, Melon Sandbox’s Editor allows users to create their own gameplay experiences to share with fellow players. These creations may be uploaded and purchased via the in-game storefront.

Gameplay Features:

• Experiment With Physics: Throw, smash, and test unique interactions between objects!
• Massive Arsenal: Use firearms, melee weapons, explosives, and vehicles to tear through ragdolls!
• Create Chaos: Stab, crush, burn, or vaporize with custom devices!
• Control Your World: Use the Lua Chip to modify objects with code and dynamically alter your game!
• Open-World Sandbox: Explore diverse maps and build your own playground of destruction!

Melon Sandbox is free to download. The latest update, including the Lua Chip, is available now on iOS, Android, and browser.

PlayDucky will be attending Gamescom (Aug 26 – Aug 30) in Cologne, Germany this year. Attendees are encouraged to make an appointment or visit the Cyprus Country Pavilion (Hall 03.2, Stand F-030G) to learn more about Melon Sandbox. 

About PlayDucky

PlayDucky Game Publishing is a premier, global mobile game publisher focused on casual games. With years of experience in the industry, PlayDucky provides developers with essential support and resources, allowing them to thrive in an increasingly competitive market.

About Melon Sandbox

Launched in 2022, Melon Sandbox is a physics-based world where players use a massive toolkit of objects and vehicles to create emergent gameplay. Available on iOS, Android, and Browser, it has surpassed 150 million downloads and is becoming the go-to launchpad for the next generation of indie developers.

Now entering Early Access, players can explore a vibrant MMO world, conquer challenging dungeons, and help shape Soulbound: Online’s future through community feedback.

London, UK, 21 July 2026 | Today, indie dev studio Spiderware launches Soulbound: Online Early Access on Steam, inviting players to experience its evolving MMORPG roguelite world. First released as a browser and Discord experience, Soulbound: Online is ready to bring its 1M+ player base to Steam. With over 100 hours available at launch, Early Access marks the next stage of the game’s evolution as Spiderware continues to expand the pixel art RPG for new and returning players.

Build Your Perfect Playstyle

Soulbound: Online is a pixel-art MMO set inside a vast virtual world where combat, progression, and mystery are tightly intertwined. Create a custom character suited to your playstyle, choosing from over a dozen abilities and upgradeable skill trees: weather hits as a tank, support your team as a healer, or prioritize damage with a DPS build. Players can take on Soulbound: Online’s fast-paced roguelite dungeons solo or start a guild to overcome these challenges with friends. However you choose to play, Soulbound: Online’s secrets await, inviting players to uncover the hostile forces lurking beneath this pixelated reality. 

Your New Home and Hub

Upon awakening in your new digital reality, players will face The Anima–a collection of malevolent entities bent on your destruction. However, hope isn’t lost, as a friendly robotic companion rescues you from imminent death and sets you on a new course: one that leads towards the destruction of The Anima. Your first step is buying and setting up your base of operations. Your home isn’t just for decoration. It’s the foundation of your progression. Upgrade salvaged materials, craft new equipment, and build a space that evolves with you.

When your character and kit are ready, traverse through dungeons to hone your combative skills against enemy swarms and procedurally escalating boss encounters. As a Pioneer, you can participate in dozens of handcrafted quests to do before taking a stand against The Anima. 

Powered By Community Feedback

Join the Early Access journey and help influence Soulbound: Online’s future. Community feedback sits at the heart of Spiderware’s development process, with player suggestions from Discord, Steam forums, and reviews helping inform updates, improvements, and future content throughout Early Access. As development continues, the team will use community feedback to refine the game’s economy, balance dungeons, and expand the world with new content.

What Players Can Expect at Early Access Launch

• 60 Levels of Progression – Play through the opening chapters with new characters, hundreds of NPCs, dozens of side quests, and fresh questlines, with levels 51-99 on the way.
• Level Up Fast – Earn XP from a wide range of activities through dedicated tasks, and the payout scales as you climb.
• 25 Roguelite Dungeons – Run replayable dungeons across 6 tiers, solo or with up to 3 players, at multiple difficulty levels, with tiers 5 and 6 new this update.
• Overhauled Combat – A major combat system rework changes how every fight plays.
• 200+ Relic Trees – Wield 12+ abilities and theorycraft across 200+ upgradeable relic trees, now with roughly 150 new relic choices for far deeper builds.
• Loot That Rolls – Dungeon chest gear auto-rolls its own stats, opening up thousands of gear variants to build around.
• Any Role You Want – Build a tank, healer, DPS, or hybrid and take it into the endgame raids, including a new raid boss this update, with more raids planned.
• 500+ Achievements – Complete over 500 achievements and achievement diaries to earn cosmetics and mounts, with diaries granting quality-of-life rewards like extra bags, pouches, mounts, and teleports.
• Live Events on Set Days – Show up on scheduled days and play timed events alongside other members.
• Play with Friends – Use the new dungeon finder to invite friends fast, then trade, party up, and climb the leaderboards together.
• Build Your Home Base – Farm, craft, gather, and train life skills in a mob-free overworld, on live regional servers with ongoing updates where you can create characters across different regions.

Soulbound: Online is out now in Early Access on Steam. Players can jump in today and begin their wayfaring adventure alongside friends.

About SpiderWare

Spiderware is the UK-based indie team behind the popular web game, Soulbound: Online. The team won Discord’s ‘Adventure Together’ App Pitch in 2024 and looks forward to the upcoming PC version.

Amazon Game Studios and Crystal Dynamics have just released the fourth in a series of mini-documentaries on the making of Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, a stunning reimagining of Lara Croft’s defining 1996 debut adventure. 

This episode focuses on how the Crystal Dynamics and Flying Wild Hog teams reimagined Lara’s movement and traversal. Developers discuss how they recreated her moves from the original Tomb Raider, the work that went into the controls and the physicality of the character, and the visual language that guides players throughout the game. Lara Croft voice actor Alix Wilton Regan also provides insight into real-life training she’s done to bring Lara to life. 

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis will launch Feb. 12, 2027 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam, and Nintendo Switch 2.

Please see below for the episode. 

Previous episodes can be found here: 

• Episode 3: Creatures of Peru 
• Episode 2: Reimagining Peru
• Episode 1: Meet Lara Croft

About Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis 

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis is a single-player, narrative-driven action-adventure reimagining of the iconic 1996 debut title. In Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, players will step into the boots of Lara Croft as she embarks on a treacherous globe-trotting quest to discover the lost secrets of Atlantis, with jaw-dropping visuals, modernized gameplay, and new surprises that honor the spirit of the original game. Immersive environments, familiar puzzles redefined with new mechanics, and unforgettable moments – like the epic battle against the T-Rex – are transformed as cinematic gameplay encounters on a grand scale. This is the legendary adventure fans remember, reimagined in ways that weren’t possible before, and with new surprises.

CD PROJEKT RED is delighted to announce its presence at gamescom 2026, with new information on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Songs of the Past being revealed during gamescom Opening Night Live.

Snapshot:

• CD PROJEKT RED will also showcase The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Songs of the Past on the gamescom show floor.
• Showcases will be available in the business area from August 26 to August 28.
• Showcases will be available in the entertainment area from August 26 to August 30. 

Hosted by Geoff Keighley, gamescom Opening Night Live is a premiere showcase and key date on the gaming calendar, featuring exclusive trailers, announcements, and more.

Additionally, players and press attending gamescom in Cologne, Germany can receive a guided presentation of Songs of the Past at the CD PROJEKT RED booth. Showcases of the brand new expansion will be held in the business area, booth B065 in Hall 4.2, from August 26 to August 28, and in the entertainment area, booths B030 and A031 in Hall 8.1, from August 26 to August 30.Songs of the Past will return players to the role of legendary monster slayer Geralt of Rivia when it launches in 2027 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. It adds a new chapter to The Witcher 3, a game that has sold more than 65 million copies since its release in 2015 and is the winner of more than 250 Game of the Year awards and 1,000 industry awards.

More information about The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt can be found on its official website as well as Facebook, Instagram, and X.

About CD PROJEKT RED
CD PROJEKT RED is a video game development studio founded in 2002. Its flagship titles include the futuristic role-playing game Cyberpunk 2077 and its spy-thriller expansion Phantom Liberty, alongside The Witcher series of games including The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and its two expansions. CD PROJEKT RED also created the award-winning Netflix anime series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, set in the same universe as the game. CD PROJEKT RED is part of the CD PROJEKT Group. CD PROJEKT S.A. is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (ISIN: PLOPTTC00011).

About The Witcher franchise
Created by CD PROJEKT RED, The Witcher is a series of dark fantasy role-playing games that has sold over 85 million copies to date worldwide and garnered over 1,000 awards. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, which follows the story of Geralt of Rivia, was released in 2015 for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4, and later in 2019 for Nintendo Switch. In 2022, a next-gen update for PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5 was released. The game has won a total of 250 Game of the Year awards and sold over 60 million copies worldwide. The upcoming single-player open-world role-playing game The Witcher 4 marks the beginning of a new saga, focusing on protagonist Ciri as she embarks on the Path to become a professional monster slayer. The Witcher games are set in the universe created by Andrzej Sapkowski in his series of books.

The fast-paced tactical escape adventure confirms its PC launch date. Wishlist now and experience the refreshed Steam demo today.

Milano, Italy – July 21, 2026. Indie developer Demon Girl and publisher Tambù Digital are thrilled to announce that Drag ’N Dungeon, the fast-paced tactical escape adventure, will launch for PC via Steam on 5th August, 2026.

Blending real-time action with tactical decision-making, Drag ’N Dungeon challenges players to assemble a team of unique heroes, adapt to relentless dungeon encounters, and fight their way to freedom in a vibrant voxel-style world where every move matters.

To celebrate the release date announcement, players can also jump into a refreshed Steam demo, featuring QoL updates that further streamline the introduction to the game’s strategic combat, hero synergies, and challenging dungeon encounters ahead of launch.

Watch the Drag ‘N Dungeon release date trailer below

As players descend deeper into the dungeon, they’ll recruit and command up to 40 unique heroes, each bringing their own abilities, strengths, and tactical advantages to every battle. Success depends on building the right team, mastering powerful combinations, and making split-second decisions as deadly enemies, environmental hazards, and increasingly difficult encounters stand between your party and escape.

With no rigid grid restricting movement, combat unfolds in dynamic arenas where positioning, timing, and tactical thinking are just as important as raw firepower. Every run presents new challenges, encouraging players to experiment with different hero combinations and refine their strategies as they push ever closer to freedom.

Key Features

• Fast-Paced Tactical Escape Gameplay: Blend real-time action with strategic decision-making as you battle your way out of a deadly dungeon.
• Recruit Up to 40 Unique Heroes: Build the perfect team from a diverse roster, each offering distinct abilities and powerful synergies.
• Dynamic, Grid-Free Combat: Master positioning, timing, and quick tactical decisions in fluid encounters where every move counts.
• Deadly Dungeons to Conquer: Face dangerous enemies, environmental hazards, and escalating challenges that reward smart play.
• High Replayability: Experiment with different hero combinations and strategies to overcome the dungeon’s ever-changing dangers.

The dungeon gates are almost ready to open. Wishlist Drag ’N Dungeon on Steam today, download the refreshed playable demo, and start building your ultimate team before the full game launches on 5th August.

About Demon Girl

Demon Girl is an independent game development studio based in Lucca, Italy, founded in 2021. Comprising a small, dedicated team of creative professionals, Demon Girl is focused on delivering exciting new gaming experiences to players worldwide. Drawing on extensive experience from previous collaborations with videogames like Still Time and Unit 4, the team is committed to creating innovative and engaging games. With a passion for unique titles, the studio’s projects include the metroidvania Demoniaca and the upcoming online game Death Blonde.

About Tambù Digital

Tambù Digital is the video game division of Tambù, an Italian company established in 2018 known for its creativity in board games and gamification. The studio focuses on blending deep strategic mechanics with engaging storytelling to create unique indie experiences.

An epic journey awaits in the Nintendo Switch™ 2 edition

Hertfordshire, 21^st July 2026 – Today, KOEI TECMO Europe and developer Team NINJA are pleased to announce that their dark Three Kingdoms action RPG Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Complete Edition is now available to pre-order on Nintendo Switch™ 2 ahead of its release on 3^rd September 2026.

Fans can prepare to delve into a dark fantasy version of the Later Han Dynasty in the most comprehensive edition of Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, as well as its expansive Complete Edition. This titlewill include the base game and all three major DLC, Battle of Zhongyuan, Conqueror of Jiangdong, and Upheaval in Jingxiang, as well as the new endgame content, The Thousand-Mile Journey. Players can look forward to these additional scenarios with characters from the armies of Cao Cao, Sun Ce, and Liu Bei, as well as extra weapon types (cestuses, long swords, and whips).

Players will also find their journey through a land ravaged by demons upheaved by new difficulties, new stages, new Divine Beasts and more challenging difficulty levels, as well as expanded functions. Fans can enjoy a range of previously released collaborative DLC, adding equipment and stages from Nioh 2, NARAKA: BLADEPOINT, and Lies of P.

Additionally, three in-game items that were included in the initial release of Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, Baihu Armour, Zhuque Armour, and Qinglong Armour, will be included in the Nintendo Switch™ 2 version of the Complete Edition, as well as The Records of the Grand Historian, an in-game item that shows the location of Marking Flags on the mini-map.

To celebrate the upcoming release of Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Complete Edition for Nintendo Switch™ 2, all owners of the Nintendo Switch™ 2 edition will have access to an exclusive equipment set, Xuanwu Armour, as a commemorative bonus*.

Furthermore, fans can eagerly anticipate Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember, scheduled for release in early 2027. This sequel to Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty will further refine and enhance the fast-paced, tactical combat of the first game with the inclusion of defensive Chinese martial arts, such as the ability to deflect incoming attacks. The Morale feature also makes a return, giving players the opportunity to conquer the battlefield.

Pre-orders for Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Complete Edition on Nintendo Switch™ 2, scheduled to release 3^rd September 2026, are now open.

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Complete Edition is already available on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, XBOX Series X|S, XBOX One, XBOX on PC, and Steam®. The game features Japanese and English voices with texts in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.

Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember is currently in development and is scheduled to release early 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 Xuanwu Armour equipment set will be available from 12:00UTC on Wednesday 2nd September 2026 until 14:59UTC on Wednesday 30th September 2026. The Xuanwu Armour equipment set will be available via Deliveries in the Battle Flag menu after the player has applied the patch released alongside the Nintendo Switch™ 2 version of the Complete Edition.

ABOUT KOEI TECMO EUROPE LTD.

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

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TOKYO — July 20, 2026 — INDIE Live Expo, the biannual live digital event connecting worldwide indie game fans while amassing more than 100 million views since debuting in 2020, returns to champion creativity in its annual winter showcase and award ceremony on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2026.

Tune into INDIE Live Expo “2026.12.1” as 2027’s must-have indie titles take center stage at INDIE Live Expo’s 15th occurrence, showcasing 3,300+ titles to date. Catch dozens of announcements including world premieres, much-anticipated content updates, surprise launches and much more during the signature INDIE Waves segment, filled with updates from across the globe.

This year’s broadcast will bestow honors upon critically acclaimed titles during the annual INDIE Live Expo award ceremony. Join the festivities as prominent figures from across the games industry select their personal favorites from amongst 2026’s greatest hits. Additional details, including participating judges and the full program lineup, will be announced at a later date.

Sponsorship opportunities are available today, and the call for developers and publishers to submit their titles to this year’s INDIE Waves showcase segment will open this September, with more details to come on the official INDIE Live Expo website. 

INDIE Live Expo 2026.12.1 will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2026. Game industry professionals and indie game enthusiasts interested in the latest news about INDIE Live Expo events and opportunities can sign up for the INDIE Live Expo Letter here. Rewatch 2026’s Spring showcase, visit the INDIE Live Expo website, follow @INDIELiveExpoEN on Twitter, and search for #INDIELiveExpo on social media.

About Ryu’s Office

Ryu’s Office offers in-depth marketing solutions for smartphone, console, arcade, and PC games in Japan. They are particularly focused on the planning and production of numerous live broadcasts based out of Japan for the gaming industry. To learn more, visit the official Ryu’s Office website.

How did you even think to…does anyone know? Look. Don’t do this.

LOS ANGELES — July 20, 2026 — T.W.I.R.L., a horror game about growing up with a deep secret that must be protected for life, tiptoes toward terrifying truths on PC, Mac, and Linux via Steam on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. Developer Genie Boy Games will inject its introspective terrors on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch at a later date.

Creep through the throes of youth as a nine-year-old boy in 2006, awakening at 3:00 a.m. while his family is asleep. Slink around his childhood home as some unknown force coaxes him out of bed, pulling him to roam the halls in the dead of night. Feel every pace with the weight of a spectral overseer behind him, compelling him to “T.W.I.R.L.” — whatever that means — with one caveat: Don’t. Tell. Anybody.

Protect a secret for life in a story told through P.T.-inspired loops that change both child and home. Bear the untold weight of navigating adolescence as he grows up to make a massive, life-changing revelation. Open the door to self-reflection in an exploratory walk through the haunted nostalgia of 2006, where anyone noticing you – even yourself – means death.

Witness a rich cast of characters and discover how simple childhood routines can twist over time into a dark and crippling albatross.

“Our movements, habits, and secrets shape our identities, especially as children,” said Ben Escobar, founder of Genie Boy Games. “Secretive turned-subconscious rituals can define us without us even knowing. While most walking simulators are often preoccupied with an end destination, T.W.I.R.L. is meant to ask: who are we in between, through each step towards something we actively keep secret?”

Reckon with the deepest, darkest horrors of childhood when T.W.I.R.L. launches on Monday, Aug. 10 on PC, Mac, and Linux via Steam, followed by PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch versions later this year.

For more information, join the community on Discord, visit the official Genie Boy Games website, and follow the developer on Twitter and Instagram.

About Genie Boy Games

Genie Boy Games is an independent game development studio helmed by film producer, writer, and director Ben Escobar, where the fusion of film and interactivity flourishes. Video games were the medium in which the team learned to convey meaningful stories. Ben pairs his penchant for meaningful filmmaking with interactive storytelling techniques revolving around minimalism, experimental horror, and abstract themes to provide a frightful narrative in the studio’s debut game T.W.I.R.L. (spawned from the David Lynch: Catch Ideas Like Fish” Game Jam by the Haunted PS1 Community), currently in development.

Nightmare Shift, an independent psychological horror with cinematic-style narration and multiple endings, arrives on consoles soon. The title takes players to a mysterious motel where routine duties blend with nightmare and madness. Nightmare Shift launches on XBOX Series X|S on July 30, with the PlayStation 5 release set for August 13. The horror is also available on PC.

The game was created by independent studio Binary Lunar from Syria, whose credits also include the platformer AvoCuddle. Nightmare Shift first launched on PC in 2025 and currently holds a 72 percent positive rating on Steam. Ultimate Games S.A. is responsible for preparing and releasing the console versions.

Survive the Night Shift

Nightmare Shift is an independent psychological horror with cinematic narration and a story centered on night-shift workers at a motel. Players take on the role of Emma, whose everyday life grows increasingly unsettling. The main character feels she is being watched, which makes it difficult to distinguish between reality and a nightmare.

The story revolves around night shifts at a remote motel, where routine duties are carried out and unsettling guests are dealt with. Nightmare Shift is also full of eerie events that lead either toward the truth or toward paranoia. In terms of gameplay, the title is a walking simulator with puzzle-solving elements.

Xbox Store – https://www.xbox.com/en-us/games/store/nightmare-shift/9NQVPH0HH666

As the developers note, the title draws on films in the style of the 2018 Korean production „Door Lock”, among others. Completing the game takes anywhere from 30 minutes to a few hours and offers different endings based on the player’s choices, boosting replayability.

Nightmare Shift – Key Features:

• Face nightmare and madness
• Carry out routine duties at home and the motel
• Deal with unsettling guests
• Solve mysterious puzzles
• Experience multiple endings

Nightmare Shift launches on XBOX Series X|S on July 30, 2026, and arrives on PlayStation 5 on August 13, 2026. The standard console price is 11.99 USD/EUR or the equivalent in other currencies.

A cave expedition turns into a high-stakes fight for survival in this multi-threaded mystery

NEWCASTLE, Australia — July 20, 2026 —Advent: Dawn, the psychological sci-fi mystery visual novel about seven strangers trapped beneath a remote island, developed by Spire Games, emerges from the depths onto PC, Linux, and Mac via Steam today.

Trapped underground in a vast island cave system, neuroscientist Dr. Atlas Everly finds himself stuck with six strangers and no clear path back to the surface. Scour the darkened caverns for a way out, question the motives of companions who may be hiding more than they admit, and manage rising tensions as a deeply sinister mystery unfolds far beneath the island. 

 Navigate fractured trust as survivors discover a labyrinth of living crystals within the cave. Solve environmental puzzles to uncover clues about what’s really happening and open new paths forward. Return to key decision points using an interactive flowchart map and explore individual story routes. Only by tracking down each possible ending can Dr. Everly hope to find the “true” ending – and the truth about what’s happening beneath the mysterious island. 

“Advent: Dawn touches on some of our deepest-held fears; being trapped in a dark cave is only the beginning,” said Spire Games. “This is a game about trust and emotional bonds, and what’s on the line when you put your faith in someone you don’t know. I hope fans are encouraged to explore the why in a story that will stay with them long after the credits roll.”

Advent: Dawn is available now on PC, Linux, and Mac via Steam, with English language support. For more information, join Spire Games’ Discord.

About Spire Games

Spire Games is an indie studio based in Australia, dedicated to crafting compelling narratives with a strong focus on emotional investment, mystery, and immersive storytelling. The ‘Spire Games’ name itself ties into a central plot point from the studio’s first game, The VII Enigma, an organization that fights against tyranny, which made it a fitting representation of the themes and ideals seen throughout Spire Games’ titles.