Category: Game Preview

Release Window Reveal For Retro-JIGRPG ‘Elements Destiny’ (PC & Consoles) ***BER 2026

You all know how much I love RPGs, and Deck 13 has made some fantastic ones. Coming sometime in ***ber 2026: Elements Destiny, and it is coming to all the consoles and PC, so pick where you like to play, and play it there. No word yet on a physical release that I have heard, but when I know, you will know. Check out more info below.

For fans of Elements Destiny, the highly anticipated 2D fantasy RPG is coming to PC, PlayStation 4, 5, XBOX One, Series S|X and Nintendo Switch and they have a reason to celebrate. The Release Window for the ambitious project has just been revealed in a newly released Trailer! As with previous games from Publisher Deck13 Spotlight, the pun must go on: Prepare for ***BER 2026!

The wait is officially over! Well, almost. Deck13 Spotlight and developer ShrooMoon are so excited to finally invite you to Solitas very soon. Later this year, on ***BER 2026 you will be able to join Erika, Lia, Maline and Karen in their fight against the evil Dark Foray and other powerful opponents. In tactical turn-based battles, you will have tons of powerful abilities at your disposal, vast and unique locations, and beautiful retro-inspired pixel graphics, with fresh and hand-drawn artworks for full immersion.

In Elements Destiny your journey starts in a small town which seems like a peaceful place that was once the site of unspeakable horrors and great sacrifice. You will play as Erika, a young huntress whose nightmares unexpectedly foreshadow great things to come. A stranger named Airic O’ Fory claims that only descendants of the Clans of Elements can stop demonic forces that are plotting in the shadows to strike back once again and conquer the Solitas. Are you really capable of saving the world from the powers that took your loved ones? Remember, you are not alone, others like you will accompany you to face all the challenges that lurk in Solitas.

As you carve your path deeper into the untamed world surrounding you, Erika, alongside her friends, will have to find cunning ways to emerge victorious from numerous challenges. Craft powerful weapons, become a skillful herbalist and master the unpredictable Elements to strike fear into the ranks of your opponents. Do whatever it takes to find the answers crucial for saving what you call home.

Elements Destiny is a love-letter to all those who cannot stop playing titles from the golden age of JRPGs, but are looking for a fresh and unique approach to them. A labour of love from the ShrooMoon team to deliver a one-of-a-kind JIGRPG, Japanese inspired German RPG, ​ with over 40 professional German voice actors that will breathe life into every single character you encounter. Immerse yourself in more than 100 different tracks. Enjoy the mechanics you know from your favourite retro JRPGs, but expect modern controls and QOL features that will let you enjoy Solitas conveniently.

Dig Into a Cozy Mining Adventure: Glintseeker Island Demo Launches on Steam July 16th!

 Do you yearn for the mines? Assemble Entertainment and Half Soup Labs invite players to uncover long-lost treasures in an exciting new demo of Glintseeker Island, available on Steam from 16 July 2026. Revel in the satisfying excavation mechanics of classic treasure-hunting games and enjoy a hefty slice of the full experience ahead of the game’s 2027 launch.

STOP! HAMMER TIME!

Glintseeker Island is a cozy mining adventure where you and your trusty hammer will uncover treasure, mystery, and the chance to rebuild a forgotten island. Descend into mysterious underground caverns to uncover rare artefacts, fossils, gemstones, and hidden secrets while upgrading your tools and expanding your abilities. When you poke your head back above ground, you can use your discoveries to rebuild a once-thriving village and help out its quirky residents.

This is your first chance for everyone to delve beneath the surface of Glintseeker Island and uncover the secrets that lie beneath the surface.

  • Explore two procedurally generated cave biomes across 15 floors
  • Excavate countless artefacts, fossils, gemstones, and treasures
  • Flog all your precious loot
  • Complete eight village restoration projects and side quests
  • Will you find the 0.2% demo-exclusive Soup Fossil?
  • Take good care of Shadow, your loyal canine companion

Can you dig it?

The new game will be unveiled as part of the Secret Sauce event on July 16, showcasing some of the most intriguing and exciting indie titles coming your way.

Mega-viral horror co-op extraction builder ‘Grain Rot’ launching August 7 on PC

Team up with up to four friends as you control extremely flammable wooden vessels, breaking into underground ruins to salvage loot for your Outpost base. Be wary of monsters, your friends griefing you, and going too deep and discovering the Rot as you try to make it back in one piece and survive the next run.

Each time your vessel catches fire or gets smashed to pieces, your Living Spark will need to find and possess a new one, allowing you to keep riding the cursed elevator deeper in the search for loot. Furniture can be smashed to splinters as you use the debris for resources or feed it to the Grinder for gold. 

Create your own chaos by sending your pal’s Spark out of their vessel or simply leave them to fend for themselves against a horde of monsters. Who needs enemies when you have friends like these? Troll wisely, though: if everyone breaks then your loot is lost forever.

Grain Rot will be released on PC via Steam on August 7, 2026.

 “Tempest Rising” Releases New Steam TactiCon Demo Featuring 3rd Faction’s Upcoming Campaign Expansion

 Tempest Rising, the acclaimed best-selling real-time strategy game from Saber Interactive’s 3D Realms publishing label, Knights Peak, and developer Slipgate Ironworks, has released a new demo today on Steam for TactiCon featuring the first two missions from the new full-fledged single-player campaign for the game’s upcoming third playable faction: the Veti. Experience the next chapter in Tempest Rising‘s ongoing story in command of a unique force designed around subjugating and sacrificing its fallen enemies to power its conquest.

With Tempest Rising‘s new TactiCon demo, players can experience the first two missions from the enigmatic Veti’s upcoming story campaign, as well as the first two missions from the previous Global Defense Force and Tempest Dynasty campaigns. Players can also get a taste of the Veti faction on the battlefield in skirmish mode and custom multiplayer games.

The complete Veti faction, including a dedicated 11-mission single-player campaign and full integration in multiplayer, skirmish mode and custom games, will arrive later this year in “The Veti’s Wrath” expansion. Players will be able to experience the final chapter of the Tempest Rising saga, as the ancient and brutal Veti battle to reunite their technologically superior forces, turn the tide against humanity, and reclaim their place in a world they once ruled.

Nominated for Best Sim/Strategy title at The Game Awards, Tempest Rising transports you to a battle-scarred 1997 in an alternate timeline where the Cuban Missile Crisis went nuclear. From epic single-player campaigns to ranked multiplayer and skirmish mode, you’ll experience fast, hard-hitting gameplay with classic RTS base building and unique asymmetrical factions. Take command of the battlefield, lead your armies in all-out warfare, and execute bold strategies to emerge victorious.

For more Tempest Rising, visit https://tempestrising.com, and follow the latest news and updates on X/Twitter and Discord.

Transport Fever 3 Showcased in Latest “First Look” Video

Transport Fever 3 challenges players to design, build, and manage transport empires spanning railways, roads, shipping lanes, and air routes across 4 distinctive environments, each with a unique set of challenges and gameplay possibilities. The game’s dynamic, fully simulated world evolves in response to player actions, with settlements and industries that grow and thrive as players improve the flow of people and goods using over 300 authentic trains, buses, trams, trucks, ships, planes, and, for the first time, helicopters. Players can delve into the details of the game’s extensive features through the first four “First Look” episodes, available here. A detailed breakdown of the features highlighted in Episode Five is available in the press kit here.

In addition to the new episode, press materials including high-quality screenshots, B-roll footage, and more can be found in the official press kit.

For more information, visit www.transportfever3.com and the game’s official YouTube, X, Facebook, and Instagram pages.

 Verho – Curse of Faces, coming to consoles on July 30th

In Verho – Curse of Faces, players take on the role of nameless protagonists exploring the hostile world of Yariv, where masks serve as essential protection and bearers of identity. Each mask represents a specific class, ranging from powerful melee fighters to agile duelists and mighty mages. The system offers maximum freedom: Instead of being bound by rigid constraints, flexible character development allows players to specialize in any direction they choose. Players can freely develop their individual class concepts at any time, regardless of their initial choice. The gameplay is characterized by a synergy of exploratory elements and combat challenges.

The visual presentation is inspired by the 32-bit era. Through the deliberate use of low-poly models and rough textures, the game captures the nostalgic PlayStation 1 aesthetic. These intentional technical limitations reinforce the game’s oppressive atmosphere and give it a unique identity.

Key Features

  • Mysterious masks and an ominous curse – In a world where showing one’s face leads to certain death, the residents are forced to hide behind unique masks. The protagonist sets off for the land of Yariv to uncover the origins of the deadly curse.
  • A sinister world and its inhabitants – In addition to the story of the curse, Yariv is full of NPCs who carry their unique circumstances and traumas. Behind a large number of characters lie further quests, mysterious challenges, and unique personalities.
  • Build variety, melee fighters, and magical abilities – Verho – Curse of Faces offers a wide range of weapons, abilities, and spells that completely alter the gameplay. Players will experience combat in a brand new and unique way with every new playthrough.
  • Dark Fantasy RPG in the spirit of King’s Field – Verho – Curse of Faces celebrates the dark fantasy RPG genre established by icons such as King’s Field. With authentic PS1-era retro graphics, Verho – Curse of Faces offers players neo-retro charm that appeals not only to children of the 90s.

Regular updates for Verho – Curse of Faces can be found on the CTG Social Media channels Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X and Facebook.

You can find Verho – Curse of Faces here on Steam for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.

Greedy Greedy Gnomes: incremental RPG by CloverPit pub gets release date

Greedy Greedy Gnomes is a deceptively simple incremental idle RPG. Seeking a fortune, you’ve come to the quaint town of Eldor’Idle, where citizens sit around in their houses all day. The houses have pots. The pots have coins. Click on a pot and get one coin. You see where this is going. 

Coins can be used to unlock upgrades, new buildings, equipment and more. Hire gnomes to break the pots on your behalf, and train them up to increase speed, strength and efficiency.  Do whatever you have to do, because at the end of the day, only one thing matters – growing your fortune to the absolute limit!

To do:

  • Settle in an RPG town
  • Unlock new buildings in the village
  • Train up your gnome employees
  • Play the economy
  • Become a billionaire, one click at a time

HellSlave II: Judgment of the Archon Steam Demo Review

HellSlave II: Judgment of the Archon is a demo that was sent to me by the fine folks over at Dear Villagers while back, and I don’t normally spend a lot of time on demos because honestly they are always pretty short. This one, however, has a nice chunk of meat to it, as they say. It is a dungeon crawler RPG where you can start as a warrior or a sorcerer. I chose a sorcerer. Now, while doing so, you can pick between different specializations. I went with basically giving enemies the plague.

As always, I won’t go too deep into the story as to avoid spoilers, but I started meeting a friend in a town that it turns out was attacked by a species nobody seemed to like. Racism is alive and well in this world, maybe. These guys are barely more than animals, honestly. I mean that literally; I only met one that actually spoke, and he seemed to be granted this ability by a magical entity. This quest worked as a combination of entry into game mechanics and how the world works. I enjoyed you could skip enemiess if you wanted but were rewarded not only in levels for it but also extra points to put into skills and such for clearing an area of all the enemies.

From here I went on a bunch of side quests, these varied from go kill this monster for me to go save my sister type of stuff, you know the usual RPG fan fair. Another nice thing you don’t see often is the ability to not only respec for free, but you can also save three different loadouts if you want to prepare for different issues that may arise. Since you are a lone adventurer in this game this comes in handy. I never really needed this in the demo but I can see why you absolutly would in the full game.

Equipment also plays a very large role in the game, and you will constantly be able to find or buy new stuff which is nice. As you guys know I don’t typically score demos, and that isn’t changing here. I do however encourage you to go try this one out. It is a fantastic demo, and I look forward to the full Release of HellSlave II: Judgment of the Archon. Best wishes, and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

First-of-its-kind Souls-like FPS Guns of Eschaton Announced, Set in Viktor Antonov’s Apocalyptic Dying West

Publisher 4Divinity and developer Eschatology Entertainment have today announced Guns of Eschaton, a mystical Western first-person shooter fused with a Souls-like challenge and the final original universe envisioned by the late Viktor Antonov, the art director behind some of the most memorable worlds in videogames including Half Life 2 and Dishonored. 

Set in nineteenth-century America, Guns of Eschaton draws upon iconic historical figures and mythic archetypes of the Old West, reimagined within a fantastical apocalyptic world, where every enemy encounter means risking death. 

Guns of Eschaton sends players on a journey from the West to the East Coast through a dying America. In this apocalyptic world, every enemy encounter becomes a test of preparation, resource management, and survival. 

Players will learn to tackle enemy encounters through the use of specialised ammunition, well-timed parries, precise dashes, and the Codex, which reveals enemy weaknesses through its Sequence Points system. Together, these core mechanics form the foundation of the game’s strategic combat. Just remember: Every. Shot. Counts. 

“We are incredibly honoured to be revealing Guns of Eschaton, the final project shaped by the extraordinary vision of Viktor Antonov,” shares Fuad Kuliev, Studio Head at Eschatology Entertainment. “From the earliest stages of development, I had the privilege of shaping this world together with Viktor: where ideas, themes, and concepts evolved through his talent into the world players will see today. Viktor’s imagination and creative legacy have been a constant source of inspiration throughout development, and this game is the result of an incredible collaborative effort from our entire team to bring that vision to life. We are proud to share it with players around the world in partnership with our publisher, 4Divinity.” 

Key Features

  • Every bullet counts: Face off in deliberate, high-stakes gunfights where preparation matters as much as aim. Study enemies through the Codex to uncover weaknesses, execute calculated parries, and wield mystic abilities granted to you by the occult. 
  • Build your legendary gunslinger: Customize your playstyle with deep character progression and flexible buildcrafting. Experiment with a vast arsenal of firearms, ammunition types, occult powers, talismans, armor, and consumables. Combine active and passive abilities, find powerful synergies, and learn deadly tricks from legendary gunslingers.
  • Explore an occult apocalyptic west: Roam the Apocalyptic West like never before. Created by the legendary Viktor Antonov, the world blends 19th-century frontier Americana with occult horror. 
  • Ride alone or together: Experience this unforgiving world alone or alongside allies, with full solo and co-op progression allowing players to tackle every challenge however they wish. 

Endurance Motorsport Series Sets the Nevada Desert on Fire With New Trailer

NACON and KT Racing are proud to unveil new content for Endurance Motorsport Series, the official simulation dedicated to endurance racing. This new video showcases the spectacular Nevada circuit as well as two iconic American endurance cars: the Cadillac V-Series.R and the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R. Endurance Motorsport Series offers a unique and realistic racing experience focused on endurance, where strategy, team management, and driving skills combine to recreate the intensity of the world’s greatest endurance racing competitions.

Nevada: Speed, Endurance, and a Constant Challenge


In the heart of the American desert, the Nevada circuit offers a unique setting where top speed and race management go hand in hand. With its long straights, demanding braking zones, and technical sequences, the track puts both drivers and engineers to the test. In Endurance Motorsport Series, players will have to navigate the unique challenges of this unconventional track: high temperatures, constantly changing grip levels, and the critical importance of tire management during the longest stints. Every strategic decision could mean the difference between victory and defeat.

Two American Endurance Icons


As symbols of American racing expertise, Cadillac and Chevrolet are currently making their mark at the highest level of endurance racing in the Hypercar and GT3 categories. In Endurance Motorsport Series, players will be able to get behind the wheel of two highly anticipated models:

  • Cadillac V-Series.R (Hypercar) – Introduced to competition in 2023, the Cadillac V-Series.R has become one of the benchmarks in the Hypercar category. Powered by a naturally aspirated V8 paired with a hybrid system, it embodies the power and character unique to the American brand.
  • Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R (GT3) – The heir to a long line of endurance-race-winning Corvettes, the Z06 GT3.R marks Chevrolet’s official entry into the GT3 era. Based on the highest-performance production Corvette ever built, it was designed to shine in the world’s premier international races. Its balance, versatility, and iconic V8 engine make it a formidable machine for professional drivers.

Developed by KT Racing, a studio renowned for its expertise in racing games and its know-how on the WRC series, Endurance Motorsport Series marks a major advance in the racing game market. Combining simcade gameplay with accessible controls, the license places team cohesion at the heart of the experience. Based on a unique cooperative concept, the game offers simultaneous management of track performance and strategic decisions in the pits. Each team is made up of four members—three drivers and an engineer—who must work together to compete against other teams in endurance races where strategy is key.

Endurance Motorsport Series will be available on PC, PlayStation®5, Xbox and nacongaming.com in 2026.

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