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TANUKI: Pon’s Summer” Reveals ID@Xbox Showcase Trailer, Launching Late 2025

n TANUKI: Pon’s Summer, you’ll ride your way around a picturesque Japanese town as a part-time mailman and full-time, furry-pawed BMX-pert. Pull off sick tricks, deliver packages and help locals with quests, all in pursuit of fixing the Great Tanuki Shrine before the end-of-summer Matsuri festival!

It’s summer, so don’t forget to make time for awesome activities like baseball, sumo, taiko drums and more! Experience village life and create your own unique story as you befriend (or annoy) a cast of quirky townsfolk and manage your relationships with an intuitive, emoji-based dialogue system!

Key Features

  • Ride your bike freely while doing sick BMX tricks, grinds, flips and stunts
  • Deliver packages and complete odd jobs around the village as a part-time mailman
  • Enjoy summer activities like bug catching, karaoke, fishing, baseball and more
  • Make friends with – or even upset – the quirky townsfolk with a fun emoji-based dialogue system
  • Unlock different decorations to restore the Great Tanuki Shrine
  • Explore a lovingly crafted world inspired by the developers’ lived experiences in Kyoto, Aomori, Sapporo and Beppu. Hot summer days in Japan await!

TANUKI: Pon’s Summer is available to wishlist now on Steam. For more information, visit https://www.denkiworks.games, and follow Denkiworks on Twitter for the latest news and updates.

About CRITICAL REFLEX

CRITICAL REFLEX is an indie game publishing label on a mission: find kick-ass games, make sure they’re at their best upon release, and put them in front of as many gaming fans as possible. As a publisher, we are dedicated to finding and elevating genre-blending and rule-breaking games that push the boundaries of gaming as a medium. www.criticalreflex.com

About Denkiworks

Denkiworks is a studio based in Kyoto, Japan. The three co-founders, who had previously worked together on other game projects, including the hit indie “golf-like” Cursed to Golf, decided to form their own studio after recognizing their great team chemistry. They embarked on their first project after prototyping, experimenting, and world-building in a tanuki-filled kitchen, which led to the creation of their title TANUKI: Pon’s Summer.

Gelluloid Domination, a Minimalist Fantasy-Biology Strategy Game is Available on Steam

Gelluloid Domination is a fast-paced minimalist strategy game where you grow a network of cells. Start with a single fragile cell and expand across the network, assimilating rivals to grow your gel-powered army. 

Evolve mutations, unlock new abilities, and fight off swarms of deadly pathogens. Adapt and conquer, expand or be consumed. Every decision shapes the network – will you achieve total domination?

The game features 80 (and growing) hand-crafted missions. Each mission introduces new strategic layers, from classic domination to survival challenges, reservoir fills, and race modes. Specialized cells – attack, defense, production, carrier, link, and vortex – reshape the battlefield.

AI opponents provide a fair yet relentless challenge. With adjustable difficulty, advanced tools like Continuous Send and Chain Linking, every match is a test of skill and strategy.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3419390/Gelluloid_Domination/

Become the Biggest Streamer on the Planet in Youtubers Life 3 – Stream Together! Coming this Year on PC!

UPLAY Online is thrilled to announce that Youtubers Life 3 – Stream Together!, the third chapter in the beloved franchise that has seen over 2.5 million gamers become professional content creators worldwide, is coming to PC this year. This new installment promises to take the climb from humble creator to influencer stardom online, where every view counts and each live stream becomes a step forward on your path to success. Why not wishlist the game on Steam today, and don’t forget to like and subscribe!

Youtubers Life 3 – Stream Together! invites players to a colourful content creator universe where your heart and dedication to become streaming’s number one is tested in real-time against other players, all hunting for the same recognition. Start from simple beginnings with your single digit follower count, and craft your streaming empire, earning new followers, brand partnerships, collabs and everything money can buy. Go from a simple empty room to a luxurious mansion with your own swimming pool or your garage with a fancy car collection!

Here’s what you’ll experience as a budding content creator: 

Real-Time Online Competition: Battle for the top spot on global rankings, where you can win or lose followers in an engaging online card game, create mind-blowing VODs to skyrocket your subscriptions, and post iconic photos on Instalife for those coveted likes.

Dream Home Customization: Begin with nothing and end with everything, design your Youtuber’s paradise with a swimming pool, cinema, and your elite car collection. Your house is your canvas!

Upgrade and Expand: Elevate your streaming career by upgrading your gear, from better PCs to the latest consoles, and hire professional staff to manage your empire, ensuring your growth is as exponential as your views.

Brand Deals: As your fame grows, so do the opportunities to make cash. Negotiate with the hottest brands for sponsorships that could amplify your channel revenue, making more money to buy more expensive things!

Exclusive Events: Your calendar will be your new best friend as you get invites to the coolest events in town, where you can snag unique items and network with other virtual influencers for collaborations.

Demo Released for Innovative Tactical RPG Valor Of Man

ndie developer and publisher Legacy Forge is excited to announce the release of a playable PC demo for their upcoming tactical RPG with roguelike mechanics Valor of Man. Available to download now PC via Steam, the Valor of Man demo is your first chance to immerse yourself in the tactical action you can expect when the game launches via Steam Early Access later in 2025. 

Roadside Egg Stand Preview

Roadside Egg Stand on Steam is an upcoming title from Zozo Studio. They haven’t released much about the game aside from the release date being sometime this year and a short trailer. The basic idea however is that it is a cozy Idle game where you simply raise chickens and run a Roadside Egg Stand. So check out the trailer, and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

Farming sim meets tower defense in hare-raising adventure The Rabbit Haul

aldera Interactive has unveiled its cozy farming sim / tower defense hybrid The Rabbit Haul, coming to PC and Switch in 2026. As a fleet-footed rabbit, you must nurture your garden by day, then defend it from mischievous raccoons by night.

The Rabbit Haul places players in the role of a cute cottontail trying to rebuild their hometown after it’s been ravaged by greedy raccoon gang the Trash Panda Posse. During the day, you must tend to your crops, replenish your food reserves and economy, water your farm, add harvested produce to your haul, and grow defensive tower plants that will help thwart off invaders. Be strategic in your placement, as an ideal garden will make use of synergies created between harmonious plants.
When you choose to switch over into nighttime, you must defend your haul against the assailing Trash Panda Posse. They’ll grow stronger with each wave, with different enemy types attempting to spoil your riches, so you must upgrade your weapons and defenses to ensure you can survive the night!

No two playthroughs are ever the same, as The Rabbit Haul features a sprawling, randomly generated world full of quests and treasures. Explore the overworld to discover unique items and allies that will help rebuild your town and reinforce your defenses even further. Between runs, you can upgrade your towers, unlock new merchants, and prepare yourself for your next adventure. With an array of unique weapons, upgrade paths, powerful towers and crops to unlock, The Rabbit Haul offers countless playstyles to master!
“With The Rabbit Haul we wanted to combine our love of relaxing cozy games with the strategy of tower defense titles and the random adventure of roguelikes,” said Titus Lo, game designer at Caldera Interactive. “We won the GDC 2024 Pitch competition for it, so it seems like there’s an appetite for The Rabbit Haul, and not just because the crops look tasty – though that helps!”
For more information on The Rabbit Haul:
Wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2514330/The_Rabbit_Haul/
The Rabbit Haul website: https://calderainteractive.com/
Follow The Rabbit Haul on X: x.com/CalderaInteractFollow The Rabbit Haul on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/calderainteractive.bsky.social
Follow The Rabbit Haul on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@calderainteractive

Critically Acclaimed The Nameless – Slay Dragon: The Mythic Epic Update

Check it out on Steam

This  exciting update is the publisher’s response to months of enthusiastic player feedback and focuses on refining game mechanics, adjusting combat balance, and massively expanding content to better cater to the diverse preferences we identified in our community. Whether you’re a seasoned veteran, a new adventurer, a challenge seeker, or someone who enjoys a more laid back experience, this update offers a multitude of fresh perspectives and exciting new experiences for everyone.

The Mythic Epic update brings:

  • A brand new ending – bringing the total number of discoverable endings to six, each one of them entirely based on your decisions
  • Character Traits – to help you further tweak your characters enhancing all abilities from combat actions to crafting and trading in a number of ways
  • Four new melee-oriented professions – creating even more synergies with spellcasting professions and further enriching combat strategies
  • A “Heavy Warrior” profession – a beastly hulk who can use defensive stats to bolster offensive power, tailored for players who enjoy tanky characters
  • New Game+ – for those who have completed the game. Carry over your saves with new benefits, including additional trait slots for all characters, enabling them to create even more powerful builds to tackle tougher challenges in subsequent playthroughs
  • The new “Mythic Epic” mode – our gift to players who crave self-imposed challenges. This new mode introduces a Mythic phase for certain enemies, as well as unfathomably powerful Mythic-level foes
  • An “Unlimited Rest” mode – a more laid back adventure that allows you to rest your party as much as you want without sacrificing time-limited rewards and content, the best of both worlds!
  • Many new map events, character dialogues, and boss fights adding as much as 30% more content!

Exploration is as important as combat!
Observe, listen, think, communicate, act, you need to use all possible skills to find your own path. Adventures are not only full of choices, but often require a bit of luck.

Wait… there’s more! The Nintendo Switch version of The Nameless: Slay Dragon is currently in active development and is expected to launch in 2025!

Available on Steam, The Nameless: Slay Dragon is a fantasy-themed, tabletop-inspired, turn-based RPG that took a solo developer six years to craft. Since its release on Steam in September 2024, it has received over 1,100 reviews with an overall 91% review rating (“Very Positive”).

“Tempest Rising” Pre-Orders, RTS Fest Multiplayer Demo Available Now on Steam

A new era of warfare is almost here. Tempest Rising, the highly anticipated, modern real-time strategy game coming April 24, 2025, from Saber Interactive’s 3D Realms label and Knights Peak, is available to pre-order today on PC via Steam. Today also marks the world debut of Tempest Rising’s first official multiplayer demo, playable now until February 3 as part of Steam’s Real-Time Strategy Fest. Experience high-stakes base-building, resource management, and all-out action between unique factions in this true spiritual successor to the RTS classics of the ‘90s and 2000s.

The Standard Edition of Tempest Rising, featuring two faction-based campaigns as well as skirmish mode and competitive multiplayer, is available to pre-order today for $39.99. Players can also pre-order the game’s Deluxe Edition for $49.99, which includes:

  • One week of advanced access to the full game, including multiplayer and skirmish mode
  • A digital artbook showcasing the art and lore of Tempest Rising
  • The full digital game soundtrack, featuring 43 tracks from legendary Command & Conquer composer Frank Klepacki plus community favorites like Michael Markie, Hexenkraft, The Witcher composer Adam Skorupa,and Sigurd Jøhnk-Jensen

Pre-order either edition to unlock the “Commander Pack” DLC at no extra charge, featuring a variety of exclusive in-game cosmetics, including bonus player icons, skins, cursors and more.

During Tempest Rising’s first multiplayer demo, going on now through February 3, players can battle each other for dominance on three maps: Alps (2v2), Overgrown Oasis (1v1), and Altitude (1v1). Players can also experience the game’s PvE skirmish mode against AI opponents for the first time.

About Tempest Rising

Tempest Rising transports you to a battle-scarred 1997 in an alternate timeline where the Cuban Missile Crisis went nuclear. Experience two epic campaigns with unique factions and deeply rewarding gameplay that keeps the focus on strategy and skill. Take full command of the battlefield as you build up your base, lead your armies into combat, and execute bold strategies to emerge victorious.

Key Features

  • Classic RTS base-building with fast, fluid, hard-hitting combat and tons of customization
  • Command two asymmetrical factions, each featuring unique harvesting models, resource systems, and distinct rosters of units for drastically different playstyles
  • Two epic single-player campaigns with between-mission cutscenes to drive the story
  • Skirmish, custom games, and ranked multiplayer matchmaking with Glicko-2 rating

Grab your Tempest Risingpre-order today before the game launches on April 24, with one week of advanced access available for Deluxe Edition owners! For the latest news and updates, follow Tempest Rising on X/Twitter and Discord.

Two new tactical titles from Yogscast Games coming February 6th

Following a livestream announcement by Yogscast last Friday, Gamersky and Yogscast Games are excited to announce not one, but two new strategy games set to launch on Steam — February 6, 2025. From Yahzj Games, Border Pioneer challenges players to build a pixel metropolis and defend it from outside forces. Meanwhile, chx games’ Stray Path offers a feline FreeCell take on the roguelike deckbuilder. Both games will be available on Steam next month.

As the saying goes, if you build it, they will come… and try to knock it down. The perfect blend of city-builder and tower defense, Border Pioneer gives players the opportunity to forge the fortresses of their dreams, and watch it all crash and burn before their eyes. 

In deliciously nostalgic pixel style, this upcoming strategy game offers an array of treacherous terrains, diverse foes and unforeseen dangers to discover as players expand their borders. As unchartered territories are claimed and enemies are vanquished, players are rewarded with new elements to help grow and fortify their settlements.

Not all cities are ruled from the top – sometimes the strings are being pulled from the seedy back alleys of the towns themselves. Stray Path takes players on a journey through dark roads and twisted forests, where every choice is crucial as they attempt to  find a way out amidst countless dangers and secrets.

From curious cats to buff beast tamers, players must select an adventurer and embark on their adventure. One by one, cards are flipped and the mysteries of the path ahead are revealed. Will there be treasure? Vicious adversaries? Or perhaps even a chance to run? Every decision has a consequence.

Gamersky and Yogscast Games will be bringing both exciting new titles to Steam on February 6, 2025. Both games will be available as part of a bundle at launch, offering players a 10% discount.

505 Pulse to publish Among the Trolls

505 Pulse, the indie focused label of 505 Games, is proud to partner with Avantgarden to bring Among the Trolls, a first-person survival adventure game, to Steam Early Access in 2025. The collaboration is set to deliver a fresh, captivating experience that challenges players to survive and uncover mysteries in a vibrant, untamed wilderness.  

Set on a secluded Finnish archipelago, Among the Trolls invites players to explore lush forests, survive against the odds, and unravel ancient mysteries tied to their lost relatives. The game emphasizes a dynamic, living world where player actions not only affect survival but also influence the environment and its creatures.  

“We’re thrilled to collaborate with Avantgarden on reigniting the Among the Trolls project. They embraced the concept with passion” said Fabrizio Faraoni, Sr. Global Brand Manager from 505 Pulse. “There was a community of players, eager to know more about the status of the project. We worked for a long time behind the scenes, and we are finally ready to show early glimpses of the game they are putting together. A truly unique experience that blends survival mechanics, rich storytelling over the stunning Finnish landscape.”

Game highlights  

  • Immersive survival gameplay: Gather resources, craft tools, and hone your survival skills in a dynamic world that responds to your actions. 
  • Dynamic exploration: Discover hidden paths, solve environmental puzzles, and encounter mythical beings in a richly detailed Finnish wilderness. 
  • Living ecosystem: Thrive in harmony with a nature that reacts to your choices, offering a unique blend of exploration and strategy. 
  • Compelling narrative: Gradually uncover the truth behind your relative’s disappearance and the ancient lore of the Nordic forests.

Among the Trolls offers a compelling mix of exploration, survival, and storytelling that stands out in today’s gaming landscape. By launching on Steam Early Access, the development team aims to involve the gaming community in shaping the game’s evolution, ensuring a polished and engaging final experience.  

“We see Among the Trolls as an opportunity to deliver a different take on the survival genre and shape it with the help of its dedicated community,” said AvantGarden’s Creative Director Giorgio Macellari. “Our partnership with 505 Pulse allows us to deliver this vision to a global audience.”

Players eager to embark on this adventure can wishlist the game on Steam here and stay updated on its development progress. 

DISCORD – https://discord.gg/fkC24Q3ymj

TWITTER/X – https://twitter.com/AmongTheTrolls

FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/AmongTheTrolls

INSTAGRAM – https://www.instagram.com/AmongTheTrolls