low-poly Archives

AppWizard

March 23, 2026

This week in PC games: a new Hooded Horse city-builder, some PS2-style horror, a school-day RPG and an absolutely tremendous catfish

The atmosphere in gaming is currently lacking excitement due to a lull with no major releases. Notable upcoming games include: - Journey of the Garden Rose: An adventure game featuring a princess battling insects in a low-poly palace. - Frog Holm: A bar-running game that combines cocktail mixing with Tetris mechanics. - No Vacation for an Executioner: An action-horror game with a PS2 style and intricately designed monsters. - Come Again, Chachii?: A game where players help quirky aliens find jobs by deciphering their speech. - Roombattle: A top-down multiplayer game featuring competing vacuums. - Mado Monogatari: Fia and the Wondrous Academy: A dungeon-crawling RPG with cheerful characters and perilous elements. - Beast Breaker: A tactical pinball game where players launch a mouse at kaiju. - Nova Roma: An early access city-builder focusing on water management. - Damon and Baby: An action-adventure game featuring a baby and a demon king. - Screamer: A cyberpunk racing game known for its colorful mechanics. - Project Songbird: A game about overcoming writer's block while battling tree monsters. - EverSiege: Untold Ages: An action-strategy game from the creators of Aliens: Dark Descent. Additional activities include capturing images of mushrooms in Rova, constructing a mycelial web in ChloroLink, battling vintage supervillains in Marvel Maximum Collection, searching for a sister in Too Well Hidden, harvesting fuel in Venus in Transit, and transforming clouds into sea creatures in The Wide Open Sky is Running out of Catfish. The Treehouse is working on guides for Crimson Desert, evaluating Slay The Spire 2, assessing hardware, and participating in a preview event.

AppWizard

January 6, 2026

How to Install Minecraft Shaders: A Step-by-Step Guide

A legal copy of Minecraft Java Edition is required to install shaders, as they are not supported in the Bedrock edition. A compatible mod, such as Optifine or Iris, must be installed to run shaders. The installation process involves three steps: installing a mod, downloading a shader pack, and running it in the game. To install a mod, download the appropriate version from the official site, execute the .jar file, and follow the installation prompts. To download a shader pack, visit trusted sources like Curseforge or Modrinth, select the desired pack, and save the zip file. To run the shader pack, launch Minecraft with the installed mod, navigate to Video Settings, open the Shaders Folder, and drag the zip file into it. Shaders can lower FPS in Minecraft, but many options exist that balance performance and visual quality.

BetaBeacon

January 2, 2026

Best Mobile Games for 2026

- Rockstar Games' Red Dead Redemption was released on mobile in 2025, including the original story campaign and Undead Nightmare expansion, priced at .99 or available through a Netflix subscription. - Subnautica also transitioned to mobile, offering a survival adventure set on an alien oceanic planet, optimized for touch controls and supporting controllers, priced at .99. - Persona 5: The Phantom X delivered a mobile-specific RPG experience with gacha mechanics and turn-based combat, maintaining ties to the original Persona 5 storyline, and offering free-to-play mechanics. - Where Winds Meet is an open-world wuxia title on mobile with demanding hardware requirements, featuring cross-progression support and light monetization. - DREDGE brought its Eldritch fishing simulation to mobile, included in Google Play Pass for subscribers, priced at .99. - Cassette Beasts is a premium turn-based RPG inspired by Pokémon on mobile, offering cassette monster collection and combat, priced at .99. - Destiny: Rising brought the FPS MMO experience to mobile for free, with typical NetEase monetization strategies. - Enter the Gungeon and Exit the Gungeon were released on mobile simultaneously, offering bullet hell and platforming gameplay with touchscreen and controller support. - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown combined platforming and Metroidvania elements in a 2.5D action-adventure on mobile, offering offline play and full controller support.

AppWizard

November 30, 2025

Battlefield 6’s low-poly rival is back, as its new update’s playtest attracts an “overwhelming” number of players in just four hours

The upcoming update to Battlebit Remastered, titled Operation Overhaul, aims to introduce a new map, redesigned classic elements, reworked weapons, improved audio, and refined movement mechanics. Since its Early Access launch in June 2023, the game has received over 78,000 reviews on Steam and has gained popularity among gamers. The first playtest for Operation Overhaul lasted four hours and received mixed feedback, with criticism regarding performance issues like memory leaks, although some players praised the user interface and visual enhancements. The game remains accessible to players with older hardware, and additional playtests are planned for the coming weekends.

BetaBeacon

November 15, 2025

I hand picked 16 of today’s Meta Quest games announcements you need to see, plus several stealth releases you can play right now!

- Vampire Survivors is now available in virtual reality. - Hotel Infinity is a VR game that features shifting and changing worlds with impossible architecture. - Glassbreakers: Champions of Moss is a MOBA spinoff that is a real-time strategy game. - Syberia VR is a remastered point-and-click adventure game from the early 2000s playable in VR. - EXOSHOCK is a co-op PvE sci-fi squad shooter with unique combat and art style. - Banners & Bastions is a strategy puzzle game with new content and improvements. - Dimensional Double Shift is a multiplayer game where players work together in different dimensions.

AppWizard

October 9, 2025

CloverPit review

CloverPit, developed by Panik Arcade and published by Future Friends Games, is a roguelike game set to be released on September 26, 2025, priced at in the U.S. and £8.50 in the U.K. The game features a low-poly environment reminiscent of a prison cell and replaces traditional card mechanics with a slot machine. Players face escalating challenges called deadlines, where they have three rounds to accumulate funds through spins. The game hints at deeper narratives but may leave players wanting more, with multiple endings that might not provide satisfying resolutions. CloverPit combines strategy and chance, offering a brief entertainment experience within its grim aesthetic.