Author - Jerry Paxton

Creepy Jar Extends StarRupture Single-Player Playtest to Aug 4 and Opens it to EVERYONE

Featuring exciting single-player content, the StarRupture playtest puts players firmly into the treacherous world of Arcadia-7. While StarRupture is a co-op game at heart, where up to four players work together, the developers also want to ensure that the game is exhilarating and engaging for those who play solo. This playtest introduces players to the core tenants of StarRupture, ranging from base building and exploration to survival and combat.

The StarRupture playtest features over three hours of gameplay split between an early slice of the game, a welcome tutorial, and a free play option. It’s not the full opening experience, as there are map and progression restrictions, but it’s a first taste of the fun that awaits in StarRupture. The Playtest supports English VO and interface localisation and the full list of supported languages for StarRupture’s launch in Early Access is available on the game’s Steam Page.

All additional information regarding the playtest and an FAQ is available in the Steam news section of the game.

In StarRupture, you are a prisoner serving your sentence on a faraway planet where danger lurks at every turn. Tasked with building a factory and gathering resources for global corporations that don’t care if you live or die, not only will you have to defend your base from bloodthirsty enemies, but so will you have to prepare for your most terrifying threat; the planet’s very own life-giving—and taking—star, Ruptura.

Featuring an electrifying mix of base building, exploration, combat, mystery, and survival, StarRupture is an out-of-this-world experience that is launching in Steam Early Access this Fall.

Besiege VR Meta Quest Launch Trailer

The wait is over: Besiege VR launches on Meta Quest! Starting Thursday 10:00 PST, you can grab it in the Meta Store for $19.99 and experience the ultimate physics-based building sandbox like never before — now fully reimagined in immersive VR.

Build wild war machines, crush castles, and conquer a 55-level campaign with intuitive VR controls, haptics, and 3D audio.

💥 Preorder now and get 4 exclusive skin sets!

🔗 Preorder on Meta Store

Let Them Trade Launch Trailer

Publisher ByteRockers’ Games and developer Spaceflower are excited to announce that their charming tabletop city-builder Let Them Trade is available now on PC via Steam! Let Them Trade is a relaxing city builder, where you build settlements from the ground up, establish trading routes, and manage your small wooden kingdom. And the twist? Your cities will also trade and manage their needs independently of you! Play and build at your own time without looming threats and enjoy a small wooden kingdom in the middle of your living room.

In order to expand your kingdom, you need to acquire the various resources scattered around the map, and trade them within your cities. Each city manages your citizens’ needs autonomously and possesses their own unique budget and resources. If citizens in a given city are happy then they will pay higher taxes, ensuring that your city is not only more wealthy but also more generous in trade with your other cities. On the flip side, if a city’s citizens are unhappy they will negatively impact not only their hometown but also the resources being traded to others. It’s all about balance!

Being successful isn’t without its drawbacks, as wealthy cities are more prone to attacks by bandits and robbers. Thankfully, you can hire knights in order to protect your precious citizens and their chiseled wooden features. You can also purchase goods through the castle and strategically trade goods for profits, or store them for when harder times strike. Let Them Trade features various scenarios with different challenges for dynamic gameplay, and its charming boardgame-like visual style combined with immense replayability will keep you hooked!

MicroProse to Publish Satirical Tycoon Game Car Park Capital

MicroProse, the veteran publisher behind genre-defining strategy and simulation games, is proud to announce a partnership with Hilkojj Interactive to publish Car Park Capital: a gleefully satirical tycoon sim about paving the way for a brighter, oilier future.

🎯 What Is Car Park Capital?

In Car Park Capital, players are hired by Big Auto to reshape quiet towns into sprawling concrete kingdoms – one parking lot at a time. Using a potent mix of real-time strategy, urban development tools, and tongue-in-cheek propaganda, players will bulldoze houses, raise towering asphalt cathedrals, and convince citizens that life is better with more cars (and fewer opinions).

The game blends classic tycoon gameplay with razor-sharp social commentary about car dependency, urban sprawl, and the subtle art of turning convenience into ideology, all in glorious simulation.

✨ Key Features

  • 🚗 Real-time simulation with hundreds of vehicles and (bald) citizens, all bustling around your growing parking empire.
  • 🏗️ Build the dream: Demolish homes, buy land, and design massive parking lots, flat or vertical, with 3D construction tools.
  • 🧠 Mind reading tech: Tap into any citizen’s thoughts. Are they buying in? Or just angry about your oil rig next to their child’s school?
  • 📣 Propaganda tools: Convert skeptics into carbrains with megaphone slogans, billboard campaigns, and majestic car-themed statues.
  • 🎡 Appease the people: When traffic hits critical mass, distract them with your glorious Ferris Wheel for cars.
  • ✊ Anti-car resistance: Outsmart protesters before they tank your approval ratings.
  • 📊 Stat-o-matic: Track every number a proper tycoon craves. Higher fees? Bigger oil consumption? That’s progress!
  • 🛢️ Drill, baby, drill: Because a full tank is a full heart.
  • 🚆 Fight public transport: Who needs trains and walkability when every inch of the map can be asphalt?
  • 🛠️ Moddable: Tinker under the hood with Lua support for content and script modifications.

Bus Flipper: Renovator Simulator Out Now on Steam

Polden Publishing and developer Project Zima invite you to start your renovation career in Bus Flipper: Renovator Simulator, out now on Steam! This new sim for rusty old buses that’s like House Flipper on wheels is available for $12.95 with a 25% launch discount. Gear up and turn rust buckets into masterpieces: smash through clutter, scrub away grime and give these forgotten vehicles new life by turning them into cozy motorhomes, quirky food trucks and more!

Step into the boots of a one-man renovation crew in Bus Flipper: Renovator Simulator! Buy abandoned buses, vans and RVs, clean out years of rust and dust, and unleash your creative side as you make them ready for sale. Work on iconic vehicles like the American school bus or a double decker.

Complete missions to grow your business and skills as a bus flipper: clean up absolutely-not-illegal science gear in a rusty motorhome or restore a bus after a speedy trip across LA. Flex your interior design muscles with free-form customization, where you can personalize projects with interactive décor, demolish old interiors to make them feel like new, or tear everything down and rebuild from the wheels up.

  • Drive Iconic Vehicles: Go hands-on with diesel-powered city buses, magical multilevel buses and everything in between. Build up your vehicles and drive them around!
  • Fuel Your Customization: Rebuild from the ground up, install new walls and finish surfaces with tile or panels, and personalize your creations with interactive TVs, radios, swivel chairs and more.
  • Build Your Business: Complete missions to grow your skill set, tackle side-quests to earn extra cash, and spend it in the marketplace or reinvest it in your business.

Ready to get your hands dirty and work on iconic vehicles? Jump into Bus Flipper: Renovator Simulator on Steam now!

Horror Game Heartworm Launches on Steam Today

The long-awaited psychological horror indie game Heartworm is celebrating its launch on Steam today, from the hands of game developer Vincent Adinolfi and horror maestros DreadXP. A modern homage to classic survival horror, paying tribute to genre-defining titles like Silent and Resident Evil, Heartworm combines fixed and over-the-shoulder perspectives, brain-teasers, limited combat that uses your camera as a weapon, optional tank controls, pixelation filters, a nostalgic inventory screen, and more to create a chilling journey that feels both familiar yet new.

Step into a world where memories and mourning blur the lines between reality and supernatural visions. In this atmospheric survival horror game, you’ll follow Sam, a young woman overcome with grief after the passing of her beloved grandfather. Her quest for closure leads her into a deep rabbit hole of online forums, and ultimately to a remote haunted house up in the mountains. What begins as a desperate attempt to reconnect with the past quickly spirals into something more sinister and inexplicable, as she pushes deeper into the unknown armed with only a camera and her determination to venture further.

Blending the spirit of the survival horror classics like Resident Evil and Silent Hill with modern gameplay options, Heartworm tells a deeply personal story through pre-rendered and in-game cutscenes, classic and mind-bending puzzle-solving, and limited but meaningful tense combat using a camera as your weapon to fend off what lies ahead. Featuring optional tank controls, PSX-style visuals, and retro effects, you can tailor the experience to make it feel like it’s straight out of the late 90s, or scale back the nostalgia a little bit for a more modern experience. An original soundtrack and evocative environments guide you through 4-6 hours of exploration, tension, and discovery, with multiple endings waiting on the other side.

“It still feels kind of unbelievable that this day is here.”, says Vincent Adinolfi, lead developer of Heartworm. “This all started because I posted a few screenshots online, after years of wondering why I post anything online – but for some reason people really liked them […] I just feel so lucky and privileged to have been given the opportunity to create something I’ve dreamed about, and I tried my best to use that opportunity to the fullest. It was a real learning experience the whole way, and it may not be perfect, but I can confidently say I am proud of what we accomplished – we really put our hearts into it.”

Heartworm is available on Steam today for $14.99 USD / €14.79 / £12.79 with a 10% launch discount, and has a free demo available The game is available in English, French, German, Latin American Spanish, Japanese, and Brazilian Portuguese.

Once Upon A KATAMARI Announcement Trailer

Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. today announced Once Upon A KATAMARI™, the first new entry in the KATAMARI DAMACY™ series in fourteen years. Retaining its memorable playful spirit and setting in a colorful whimsical world, the beloved series is back and brighter than ever. The mighty King of All Cosmos has accidentally destroyed the Earth and stars once again. To help the Prince restore the starry sky, players must roll their Katamari across time itself, collecting objects through history as they visit the Jurassic Period, the Ice Age, historic Japan and more. Once Upon A KATAMARI is coming October 24, 2025, to PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam®, and Nintendo Switch™ in Standard and Deluxe (King of All Sounds) Editions. As an added bonus, players who have save data from either Katamari Damacy REROLL™ or We Love Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie™ can unlock a playable Young King once the game launches. For more information, visit www.bandainamcoent.com/games/once-upon-a-katamari.

See the Once Upon A KATAMARI announcement trailer here:

In Once Upon A KATAMARI, players will experience the series’ signature game play like never before, experiencing a journey across time featuring all-new stages, and with a new competitive multiplayer mode. The game’s memorable music returns with a new soundtrack, and game play enhancements include new customization options and fun tools such as a new magnet to pull in shiny nearby items. Players can choose to play as The Prince or 68 cousins and kin, all of whom can be customized with different colors and facial features. These customization options will be available in KatamariBall, a new four-player competitive mode where players attempt to roll the katamari as big as possible and exchange it for points within a limited time. KatamariBall will support both online multiplayer and offline play against CPU opponents.

Bandai Namco will reveal many more details about the whimsical universe and gameplay of Once Upon A KATAMARI between now and launch.

Borderlands 4 Coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on October 3

Today, 2K and Gearbox Software announced that the Nintendo Switch™ 2 version of Borderlands® 4 is available for pre-order. The game will launch on October 3, 2025.  Borderlands 4 is the next installment in the critically and commercially-successful franchise, and the Nintendo Switch™ 2 System allows players to experience all the mayhem of the looter-shooter on the go.

“On behalf of the amazing team at Gearbox, I am thrilled we can bring Borderlands 4 to Nintendo Switch 2 so quickly,” said Gearbox founder and president Randy Pitchford. “The new features of the Nintendo Switch 2 system make it an amazing way to experience our biggest and best Borderlands game completely as we have designed and crafted it for fans and friends to have fun looting and shooting.”

Players can look forward to a range of supported features on Nintendo Switch 2, including full online co-op multiplayer, local play, and GameChat to get connected with friends and family at the push of a button.* Additionally, players can show off an incredible new weapon drop, or get advice on a difficult Vault boss by sharing their game screen** while chatting and connect a compatible USB-C® camera to see friends’ faces as they explore Kairos.

Borderlands 4 makes it easier than ever for friends to jump into co-op multiplayer with a new system for players to form parties online* and stay together when switching game modes.** Designed for co-op from the ground up, Borderlands 4 features instanced loot for each player, dynamic level scaling, and individual difficulty to keep the party together and having fun through the whole campaign.

The Joy-Con™ 2 mouse feature of the Nintendo Switch 2 System allows players to dominate enemies with dynamic movement abilities and handle literally billions of weapons with deadly aim. Additionally, virtual game cards add flexibility to digital game libraries, enabling users to load the chaos of Borderlands 4 between systems linked to the same Nintendo Account and even lend out to Nintendo Account family group members.

Players will take up the mantle of one of four new Vault Hunters: Vex, Rafa, Harlowe, and Amon. These deadly warriors have unique abilities that introduce even more ways to crush, bash and destroy enemies. Borderlands 4 features a varied, seamless world, and brand new traversal mechanics help players explore the sprawling planet Kairos to face off against the tyrannical Timekeeper and his Order.

Borderlands 4 offers three editions of the game: Standard EditionDeluxe Edition, and Super Deluxe Edition.

All editions are available for pre-order today and will release worldwide for the Nintendo Switch 2 System on October 3, 2025. Players who pre-order one of these editions will receive the Gilded Glory Pack***, which includes one Vault Hunter Skin, one Weapon Skin, and an ECHO-4 Drone Skin.

  • The Standard Edition includes the base game and will be available for $69.99 on Nintendo Switch™ 2.
  • The Deluxe Edition will feature a variety of bonus items and will be available for $99.99 on Nintendo Switch™ 2.
    • This edition includes the Bounty Pack Bundle****, featuring four separate post-launch DLC packs, each with distinct areas, new missions, and unique bosses; four Vault Cards with unique challenges and rewards; new gear and weapons; four new vehicles, and Vault Hunter cosmetics; and the Firehawk’s Fury Weapon Skin.
  • The Super Deluxe Edition will include all bonus digital content from the Deluxe Edition and will be available for $129.99 on Nintendo Switch™ 2.
    • This edition also includes the Vault Hunter Pack*****, featuring two new Story Packs, each featuring a new Vault Hunter, story, and side missions; two new map regions; new gear and weapons; more Vault Hunter cosmetics; and new ECHO-4 cosmetics.
    • Additionally, it offers the Ornate Order Pack with four Vault Hunter Skins, four Vault Hunter Heads and four Vault Hunter Bodies.

Additionally, players can look forward to a robust roadmap of free and paid post-launch content rolling out following the launch of Borderlands 4. Full details will be revealed at a later date.

Titan Quest II: Deep Dive Today – Release Date Reveal Tomorrow!

Yes, Titan Quest II’s release date will be revealed tomorrow during the THQ Nordic Digital Showcase 2025, this Friday, August 1st, 2025, at 12:00 PM PDT / 3:00 PM EDT / 8:00 PM BST / 21:00 CEST / 10:00 PM EEST.

New Deep Dive Video: Into the Flooded Farmlands
Today, developer Grimlore Games is sharing an exclusive and detailed preview video of Titan Quest II’s Early Access version.

Meet Balint Marczin, Lead Systems Designer, as he explains some of the core features of Titan Quest II. Balint takes players straight into the flooded farmlands, a hostile region in the game’s first act. Here, players will clash with the Ichthians, a fearsome race of amphibious warriors (think fish-men with tridents and tactical discipline). These aren’t your average mythological minions — surviving their ambushes will require tactical thinking, combat skills, and maybe a dash of divine favor.

The video also shines a light on the game’s mastery system, giving players great freedom to shape their mythic heroes. Balint explains how to combine masteries to create unique builds, and emphasizes the importance of on-the-fly re-skilling, because in a world ruled by capricious gods, flexibility is key.

The deep dive ends with a boss battle against Hippokampos, Devourer of the Lost — a name that would send even seasoned Argonauts running. This mythic behemoth is just one of six deadly boss encounters players will have to master in Titan Quest II’s Early Access.

A Game About Digging A Hole Mobile Launch Trailer

Developer DoubleBee, along with publishers rokaplay and Headup, have officially launched A Game About Digging A Hole on iOS and Google Play, with additional support from Mipumi. Following its breakout success on Steam earlier this year, mobile players can now enjoy the quirky, minimalist digging experience anywhere, anytime. Shovel, drill, and excavate your way through the game – A Game About Digging A Hole is out now on mobile!

Dig deep, sell what you find, update your equipment to continue your journey further and further. With every spadeful you dig, you get closer to the truth. There’s no rush, no rules – just you and the adventure underground.