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An update two years in the making.

Project Zomboid is about to get one of its biggest updates yet. Build 42 has been in development for about two years now and "represents a substantial evolution of Project Zomboid's bleak, brilliant, and stubbornly uncompromising zombie sandbox."

Build 42 is set to release on July 29 for all Project Zomboid owners. The update will offer several new and improved features. There will be deeper crafting and building systems,...

Plus a look at creature companions.

A new gameplay trailer is out today for Under a Rock. This new trailer details how players will be able to tame creatures and possibly acquire various helpful companions. It includes a look at several of the game's creatures as well as the full taming loop.

Under a Rock is set to arrive soon on Steam Early Access. Exact dates and pricing have not yet been announced. ...

A literal potato.

The Early Access release date for Outward 2 was shared today via a trailer featuring a literal potato running the game on a "potato" PC. The trailer is meant to show how scalable the game is when it comes to hardware configurations while also revealing that Early Access date.

A "final" release date was not shared as part of today's announcement. I assume it will remain in Early Access until such a time that the development team at...

Bust a move.

The beat-'em-up with an actual beat, Dead As Disco, is now available by Brain Jar Games. The full release is available on both Steam and Epic for $24.99, but there is a two-week launch discount that brings the price down to just $19.99.

Dead As Disco fuses neon-soaked worlds with combat set to the beat of a myriad of songs. "Each encounter plays out like a choreographed music video, with enemies, bosses, and environments reacting to a constantly evolving...

Is this pirate-focused game as good as a AAAA game though?

The Early Access launch of Windrose happened today. This is a co-op pirate game with a focus on survival and adventure in equal parts. The Early Access release is available starting at $29.99 through Steam, Epic, and some storefront called Stove.

A Supporter Bundle is also available for purchase for $39.99. The Supporter Bundle includes the base game, a wallpaper collection, and the official game soundtrack....

Just a little game about sledding and good times.

Sledding Game is slated to launch into Early Access on Steam, Game Pass, and Xbox on April 30, 2026. This game is said to be a "super chill multiplayer hangout game," and based on the available demo I'm certainly inclined to agree with that statement.

Sledding Game will let you and 29 of your friends hangout together at a snowy ski resort. While sledding is one of the main focuses of the game, there will be...

The official launch is March 2nd.

I missed this one on Thursday because the announcement came in a little late and I took Friday off because I was sick*. World of Warcraft fans probably already know, but the Early Access release of World of Warcraft: Midnight began on Thursday, February 26!

This Early Access is available to everyone that picked up the physical collector's edition of the game as well as those that bought the Midnight Epic Edition online. This Early Access...

The "hard ground rule" of "no map areas locked behind a paywall" was a lie.

Part of the Season 3 content for the free-to-play skate. will include a new map area that players will have to pay to permanently access. The idea of locking map content behind a paywall is something that the developers at Full Circle explicitly stated would not be locked behind any sort of a paywall.

PCGamer is the first to spot this little discrepancy between what is happening...

You're the boss, baby.

A publishing partner for The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire was announced this weekend. Tripwire Presents will be the publisher for this BEF Games developed title that places you in the shoes of a wannabe crime boss.

In The Boss Gangster: Criminal Empire, you will try to build up a criminal empire by eliminating rival crews in Night City (not that one, a different one). The game is open-world and the gameplay is a blend of action with some simulation...

Leave the big city life behind you.

Looking to get away from all that "hustle and bustle of big city life" and just chill on an island where you grew up? Starsand Island, coming February 11th to Steam Early Access and Xbox Preview, will let you do just that.

In Starsand Island, players will return to their childhood home and embark on "a journey f personal healing." You'll get to master various outdoorsy skills such as farming and fishing, all while...

The MMORPG released into Early Access just this past December.

Ashes of Creation seems to be no more. The ambitious MMORPG seems to be done for just a month after being released into Steam Early Access, and after roughly a decade of development and closed playtests.

A mere day after a new "Director's Letter" to players was released, the game and the development studio behind it, Intrepid Studios, were basically no more. The director and creator of Ashes of...

An extraction shooter but with zombies.

A new extraction shooter has just hit Steam Early Access. The Midnight Walkers is now available through Steam Early Access and it combines zombie slaying with elements of an extraction shooter.

Players are locked inside of an "enormous multifloor megacomplex during a zombie outbreak." You will be "forced into a deadly game of survival by the megalomaniac Mr. Nobody." You will fight off not only plenty of the...

A "next generation" ARPG that also "returns to the genre's roots."

Moon Beast Productions is an independent studio that was founded by a few Diablo veterans: Philip Shenk, Peter Hu, and Erich Schaefer. Together along with a small team of other developers, they are working on a "next-generation action RPG that returns to the genre's roots." That game is Darkhaven and so far it has a Steam page that is live, and a Kickstarter that is coming soon.
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Well, released into Early Access at least.

It's time to turn the tables on the ghost hunting humans. In Ghost Keeper, you control "ghastly and monstrous minions" that can be used to frighten and remove humans "from what rightfully belongs to its demonic citizens."

Set in "distinct Victorian locations," players will try to terrorize inhabitants using various minions. Each minion type has a unique set of abilities. Of course, the humans won't...

No combat. Scary creatures. Serve up a delicious hand.

A card-based adventure game that is inspired by British and Irish folklore, Hungry Horrors, is now available in Steam Early Access.

You will try to keep a bunch of terrifying creatures well fed by creating traditional regional dishes. There will be no combat in this game, just building up card decks of delicious (to monsters at least) food. Each card played is a meal served to the approaching monsters. Be sure it's...