Crop is a single-player experience that blends the familiar rhythms of farming and management sims with a dark, story-driven descent into mystery and psychological horror. Set against an atmospheric agricultural backdrop, players plant, harvest, and manage their land while unraveling a deeply unsettling narrative centered on self-destructive behavior. What begins as a routine cycle of growth and upkeep gradually twists into something far more ominous, pulling players into an eerie mix of investigation, time and inventory management, and slow-burning tension. Designed for fans of farming games as well as thriller and mystery experiences, Crop offers a haunting take on the genre where every task carries a growing sense of unease.
During today’s presentation at Sim Racing Expo 2026, KUNOS Simulazioni and 505 Games announced that the highly anticipated 0.10 Update for Assetto Corsa EVO – currently in early access on Steam – will launch on December 9th, 2026.
Representing the most ambitious content update since the start of Early Access, Version 0.10 introduces the long-awaited Free Roam experience.
Players will be able to explore a section of Germany’s Eifel region, home to the iconic Nürburgring Nordschleife and one of the world’s most renowned destinations for driving enthusiasts.
Featuring an extensive open-world environment with roads, country routes, and off-road paths to explore, the free roam map will continue to grow through future updates.
To celebrate the announcement, visitors attending Sim Racing Expo (October 16-18) in Frankfurt will be among the first members of the public to experience Free Roam hands-on through dedicated playable stations located at the Assetto Corsa booth (Hall12, G18-20).
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A New Way to Experience Assetto Corsa EVO
Free Roam marks a major evolution for Assetto Corsa EVO, expanding beyond circuit-based motorsport simulation to offer players the freedom to drive, explore and discover at their own pace.
Built around a 1:1 scale recreation of selected districts of the Eifel region, the first playable area will include the legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife, nearby villages, local roads and numerous regional landmarks, all recreated with exceptional fidelity using real-world scale data.
Players can experience dynamic weather conditions, day and night cycles, AI-driven road traffic and optional driving activities, including Time Attack events seamlessly integrated into the open-world environment.
This video offers fans a unique opportunity to discover the world surrounding the Nürburgring through the eyes of one of its most recognizable ambassadors. Taking viewers on a journey beyond the circuit itself, Nürburgring expert and racing driver Misha Charoudin explores Assetto Corsa EVO’s Free Roam mode, stopping at several iconic landmarks and hidden gems from across the Eifel region. Drawing on years of experience both on and around the Nürburgring, Misha showcases the realism of the game’s recreation, highlighting how faithfully roads, locations, and local points of interest have been brought to life.
As the long-awaited October Steam Next Fest approaches, NACON and NACON Studio Ghent are excited to share a brand-new demo for Hunting Simulator 3, the quintessential entry in the fan-favorite hunting franchise.
Running October 19th – October 26th, Steam Next Fest will feature a demo that offers a deep look at the game’s breathtaking landscapes, a handful of available animal species, and hands-on access to the groundbreaking SimFauna system. Players can also try an array of weapons and gear, including officially licensed options that take the gameplay experience to the next level.
Building on over 15 years of expertise, the team at NACON Studio Ghent is dedicated to delivering the most authentic hunting experience to date. Backed by a community of over one million players, the franchise introduces an all-new experience with Hunting Simulator 3, preserving the core elements that made previous titles a success while adding key new features and noticeable gameplay enhancements.
THE ULTIMATE HUNTING SIMULATION
Expansive Hunting Grounds: Explore vast open-world maps spanning 100 km² each across Colorado and Texas, featuring enhanced visuals. Traverse these iconic American regions behind the wheel of 5 off-road vehicles from renowned licensed brands (Ford, Kawasaki, Polaris).
Immersive Simulation: Hunt over 35 animal species with your trusted hunting partner! Choose from several hunting dog breeds with distinct behaviors to customize your approach to every hunt.
Authentic Arsenal: Gear up with nearly 75 meticulously modeled weapons and pieces of equipment from world-famous brands (Remington®, Beretta®, Winchester®, Browning®).
Hunting Simulator 3 launches October 29, 2026, for PlayStation®5, XBOX Series X|S, and PC.
Play the demo during Steam Next Fest, running October 19th – October 26th.
Spooky season has officially arrived with today’s release of three iconic Resident Evil™ games on Nintendo Switch™ 2, including Resident Evil™ 2 Deluxe Edition, Resident Evil™ 3, and Resident Evil™ 4 Gold Edition! Experience Raccoon City and the entire Resident Evil universe through the eyes of the legendary Leon S. Kennedy, Claire Redfield, Jill Valentine, and more. Early adopters can also snag each game at a special discounted price for a limited time through November 7, 2026.
With the introduction of these three remakes, all mainline Resident Evil titles, including the recently released Resident Evil™ Requiem and the upcoming Resident Evil™ Veronica, will be able to be experienced on Nintendo Switch 2!
Revisit the legacy of each game with these refreshers:
Resident Evil 2 Deluxe Edition: An unprecedented biological disaster that strikes Raccoon City drags rookie police officer Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield, a college student who has come to town to visit her brother, into a tragedy unlike any they’ve ever faced. Amid this extreme situation where the living dead devour humans, will the two of them manage to survive?
Resident Evil 3: Raccoon City lies in ruins following the aforementioned unprecedented biological disaster. Told from the perspective of Jill Valentine, a survivor of the special forces unit S.T.A.R.S., this is the story of the beginning and end of the Raccoon City Incident. As the viral infection spreads through the city with every passing moment, Nemesis, the most fearsome assassin, stands in Jill’s way as she uncovers the dark secrets of Umbrella Corporation. Can she escape this desperate threat?
Resident Evil 4 Gold Edition: Six years after the Raccoon City Incident, Leon S. Kennedy embarks on a harrowing mission to locate and rescue the president’s daughter. Can he survive the madness of the villagers, who have been transformed into monstrous cultists? In addition to the Separate Ways DLC – another mission woven into the background of the main story – the game also includes a wealth of additional downloadable content.
While these three remakes faithfully preserve the essence of the original games, each title has been reimagined with fresh ideas and modernized gameplay via Capcom’s RE ENGINE. Resident Evil 2 Deluxe Edition and Resident Evil 4 Gold Edition also include an abundance of additional content from the original versions.
Stay tuned for even more Resident Evil news and announcements as the franchise continues to celebrate its 30th anniversary!
Warner Bros. Games, TT Games and the LEGO Group today announced LEGO® Harry Potter™ Collection is now available for Nintendo Switch™ 2. This collection brings together the top-selling games LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 and LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7, including all previously released downloadable content (DLC) packs in one magical package for $49.99 (SRP).
Developed by TT Games, published by Warner Bros. Games and ported for Nintendo Switch 2 by Double Eleven and Cast Iron Games, LEGO Harry Potter Collection takes players on a humorous and fantastical journey spanning all eight Harry Potter films. Along the way, players will uncover mysteries, master spells, brew potions, and confront Lord Voldemort in an epic battle between good and evil. The Nintendo Switch 2 version of the collection is available for both physical and digital, with the Physical Edition including both games on one key card.
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 draws from the first four films—Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone™, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban™ and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire™—allowing fans to experience Harry’s first years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry through the charming and humorous lens of the LEGO brand.
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 transports players through the final four films—Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix™, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince™ and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part 1 & 2—to experience Harry’s last years at Hogwarts and his ultimate showdown with Voldemort.
LEGO Harry Potter Collection also includes all previously released DLC packs, including a Character Pack featuring Godric Gryffindor, Harry (Yule Ball), Helga Hufflepuff, Lockhart (Straitjacket), Luna (Lion Head), Peeves, Hermione (Pink Dress), Ron Weasley (Ghoul), Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin, as well as a Spell Pack featuring Cantis, Densaugeo, Ducklifors, Melofors, and Tentaclifors.
Celebrated independent studio 3DClouds is delighted to announce an all-new original driving survival game coming to PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X | S next year, introducing AfterZero: The Last Drive.
AfterZero: The Last Drive is a story-driven single-player experience which takes place in a post-industrial wasteland that has been suddenly plunged into a seemingly endless winter. Players are tasked with venturing out into this hostile world with only their upgradable off-road vehicle to help them as they scavenge for resources, upgrade vehicle tools and abilities (grappling hook, EMP and more), provide refuge and assist fellow survivors and ultimately flee to safety.
The announcement trailer for this chilling new open-world debuted during the Galaxies Showcase early today and can be viewed here:
“AfterZero: The Last Drive’s oppressive atmosphere and somewhat unforgiving campaign is a big departure for us at 3DClouds,” explained 3DClouds CEO, Francesco Bruschi, whose studio previously released acclaimed hits Formula Legends, Xenon Racer and more.
“However AfterZero’s gameplay mix of exploration, puzzle solving, upgradeable car and base elements and frozen peril creates an experience which we feel is unlike anything else out there in the gaming world,” he added.
For a more detailed rundown of AfterZero: The Last Drive’s key features, please see the summary below:
TAME THE FROZEN WASTELAND
The world is gone. The Frostfall left humanity scattered, buried beneath ice and snow. Behind the wheel of your fully upgradeable off road vehicle ‘Old Grizzly’, accompanied only by your small drone ‘T3DDY’, and the voices of your fellow survivors crackling through the radio, you venture out into the frozen wasteland. Your only chance may be Sunnyland, a mysterious refuge where the cold is said to be less severe. Scavenge items, repair the area’s old locomotive and make your way to salvation.
UPGRADE YOUR VEHICLE
Out in the open world, everything you need is buried somewhere beneath the ice. Take your vehicle into abandoned cities, frozen lakes, and mountain forests and scavenge what you can to improve your base and craft new tools like grappling hooks, ice tires, nitrogen guns – and push further into the unknown.But the cold doesn’t wait. Night falls. Storms emerge. Supplies run low. How far will you go before turning back
PROVIDE REFUGE TO SURVIVORS
Back at the Firewall, a safe haven from the harsh weather and threats of the wasteland, the survivors need food, medicine, and heat, while the train needs to be repaired. Work with Pops, Nova, and Sak to keep the camp alive, improve your gear, and prepare for the next expedition. Everyone is waiting for you to come back.
ESCAPE WITH THE TRUTH
Everything around you is frozen but maybe the rest of the world isn’t? An old AI controls machines scattered across the wasteland. Hack them, disable them and exploit their glitches. Who or what is controlling this AI? How can you escape?
Big Cheese Studio, the developer behind Cooking Simulator, today announced Ice Cream Shop: A Cooking Simulator Game, a standalone title that brings its hands-on cooking gameplay to the colourful world of ice cream and dessert making.
What makes the perfect ice cream? A combination of your favourite flavours? A generous drizzle of chocolate sauce? Fresh fruit, colourful sprinkles, cookies and a mountain of whipped cream? In Ice Cream Shop, the choice is yours. Players can experiment with flavours, combine toppings and decorate their desserts to create everything from simple, classic scoops to elaborate, eye-catching creations.
MAKE IT LOOK AMAZING
In Ice Cream Shop, making a dessert is only half the fun. The real creativity comes from deciding how it looks.
Start with scoops of ice cream, creamy soft serve, or a refreshing sorbet. Add sauces, layer on toppings, scatter sprinkles, and finish with fruits, cookies, or whipped cream. Try different combinations, play with colours and textures, and discover how the same ingredients can produce completely different results.
There is no single way to create a standout dessert. Whether you prefer a neat, carefully balanced serving or an extravagant creation piled high with toppings, you decide when it is finished.
YOUR FLAVORS. YOUR CREATIONS.
Ice Cream Shop encourages players to experiment rather than simply follow fixed recipes. Choose from available flavours, combine ingredients and build each dessert to match your own vision.
The game features a variety of frozen treats and sweet products, including ice cream scoops, soft serve, sorbets, milkshakes and waffles, alongside coffee and other treats. Each offers another opportunity to try new combinations and explore different ways to present your creations.
And when customers arrive, their preferences become another chance to get creative. A dessert request could mean chocolate ice cream with chocolate sauce, chocolate sprinkles, and a cookie on top. How you bring the idea together is up to you!
STEP BEHIND THE COUNTER
Of course, every great ice cream shop needs someone behind the counter. Players will prepare their daily selection, get their ingredients and stations ready, serve customers and discover new flavours, ingredients, products and decorations as they play.
As the shop develops, so do the possibilities for creating new desserts. The focus is on hands-on gameplay, creative experimentation, and the satisfaction of turning a handful of ingredients into something that looks delicious.
(KONAMI) today launches Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, the newest entry in the iconic Castlevania franchise on PlayStation®5, Nintendo Switch™, XBOX Series X|S, XBOX on PC and Steam®. Armed with a legendary holy whip, the Vampire Killer, Rose Belmont must descend into the city attacked by monstrous creatures and a looming mystical castle to hunt down the beasts and save the Parisians from eternal darkness.
Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse is an exploration-based 2D action game developed jointly by KONAMI, Evil Empire and Motion Twin. The story unfolds in Paris, France, in 1499, 23 years after the events of the popular series entry Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse. Rose Belmont, daughter of the Dracula-slaying hero Trevor Belmont, sets out to defeat monsters whilst exploring the burning streets of Paris and Dracula’s castle, utilizing a variety of weapons and skills.
Long-time fans and newcomers alike will discover a rich arsenal of weapons and abilities to wield against the forces of darkness. Exploration lies at the heart of the adventure, rewarding those who venture beyond the beaten path to uncover hidden secrets, powerful upgrades and the many mysteries that lurk within Dracula’s sinister castle. Accompanying the journey is an atmospheric soundtrack composed by Daniel ASADI, a perfect match in Castlevania’s musical heritage.
The digital or physical Midnight Editions of Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse include alternate costumes for Rose Belmont, a Digital Sound & Art Gallery, and an in-game relic item.
Nomad Games and Balor Games are thrilled to reveal HeroQuest: Digital Edition, an officially licensed adaptation of HeroQuest, the iconic tabletop classic that helped define the dungeon-crawling adventure genre. Unveiled during The MIX Fall Showcase, HeroQuest: Digital Edition brings the action to PC via Steam in 2027, with a Closed Beta playtest coming soon.
Watch the HeroQuest: Digital Edition Reveal Trailer:
An enduring tabletop legacy is reborn as an immersive digital adventure with HeroQuest: Digital Edition. The sinister Dread sorcerer Zargon seeks to conquer the Realm, and only four brave heroes stand in his way. Players will lead the Barbarian, Dwarf, Elf and Wizard on a perilous quest into the dungeon to destroy the forces of Dread and protect the Realm. Players can also take on the role of Zargon, plotting and scheming behind the scenes to strike down the opposing fellowship.
HeroQuest: Digital Edition offers flexible play for up to five players, from commanding an entire party of heroes solo to online co-op for up to four players controlling the heroes, with a fifth player able to take on the role of Zargon if they so should choose to side with evil. Through tactical turn-based combat, players roll the dice of fate to determine their path forward. Survival depends on the fellowship working together, using each hero’s unique strengths and carefully positioning the party to overcome Zargon’s challenges. Players can also let their creativity run riot with the Quest Editor to craft their own quests, or explore those forged by the community through built-in mod.io integration, allowing access to endless adventures.
Players can prepare to answer the call by wishlisting the game on Steam now. For more information, including upcoming Closed Beta playtest news, visit the official website and follow on BlueSky, X, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and Discord.
There’s never been a better time to test your survival skills! The original Stranded Deep will be free to play on Steam from October 15–19, giving players the chance to experience its unforgiving Pacific island survival adventure at no cost. For those ready to make the island their permanent home, a special 60% discount will be available from October 15–22.
But that’s not all for fans of the series. Alongside the free weekend, a new developer blog for the upcoming Stranded Deep 2 will reveal more about the next chapter of the survival adventure.
A FREE TASTE OF ISLAND SURVIVAL
In the aftermath of a mysterious plane crash, players find themselves stranded in the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean, with no way to call for help. To survive, they’ll need to scavenge for resources, craft tools, build shelter and explore the islands and underwater depths around them.
The free weekend runs from October 15–19, giving players the full opportunity to test their survival instincts. Enjoying the experience? Pick up the game at 60% off until October 22 and keep the adventure going.
A NEW LOOK AT STRANDED DEEP 2
The latest Stranded Deep 2 developer blog is here, with Creative Director Sam Edwards offering a closer look at how players will adapt to life in the desert. Discover two new animals that inhabit this harsh environment, get a behind-the-scenes look at the game’s modular crafting system and see how the tools you create, the materials you find and the places you explore will shape your fight for survival.
