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AppWizard

June 9, 2025

Blind Descent is an upcoming survival game about a hidden world deep beneath the surface of Mars

Blind Descent is a survival game set on Mars, where players navigate a hidden ecosystem after being stranded beneath the Martian surface while searching for a missing exploration team. The game emphasizes strategic thinking and collaboration among up to four players. It will be available in early access on Steam, and a reveal trailer is available on YouTube. The developer, Pokuch, highlights the game's theme of symbiosis with an alien world that is both resistant and adaptive.

AppWizard

June 9, 2025

Sunless Sea studio Failbetter’s Mandrake is a rural life sim with a folklore twist

Failbetter Games has announced a new rural life simulation game called Mandrake, set in the village of Chandley, where horticulture is forbidden. Players will assume the role of the last horticultural sorcerer returning to their family's abandoned home. The game features typical activities like gardening, fishing, foraging, cooking, and crafting, while also incorporating elements of British history and folklore. Players will interact with a unique cast of villagers and explore various environments. The game includes darker themes, such as trading mundane crops for peculiar seeds and encountering otherworldly beings. A specific release date has not been announced, but the studio plans to conduct playtests and encourages players to wishlist Mandrake on Steam.

AppWizard

June 8, 2025

Mycopunk, the co-op shooter of the summer, gets a release date at the PC Gaming Show 2025

Mycopunk is a cooperative first-person shooter (FPS) set to be released on July 10, 2025. A demo is currently available for players to try out. In the game, players control "overpowered and underpaid" scrap bots that combat a fungal infestation on a planet. Each of the four bots has unique movement abilities, and weapons are not class-restricted. The enemy faction consists of a hive mind of fungi, and players can dismantle these enemies strategically. Players can upgrade their gear using materials collected during missions, with a modding system that requires strategic arrangement of attachments. The demo has showcased gunplay mechanics, and the full release is expected to introduce more gameplay elements, including vehicle missions.

AppWizard

June 8, 2025

Xbox Games Showcase 2025 live: All the announcements in real-time

Obsidian Entertainment has announced that The Outer Worlds 2 will feature six companions with their own questlines linked to distinct factions, allowing players to influence their character arcs through gameplay choices. The game is set on Arcadia, a new colony governed by The Protectorate, and will include an enhanced perk system similar to Fallout: New Vegas, allowing for specialized character builds. Players will take on the role of a customizable Sky Marshall, with an emphasis on traits that affect gameplay dynamics. The sequel aims for deeper RPG mechanics and a more complex narrative due to increased development time and resources. The game is scheduled for release on October 29, 2025.

AppWizard

June 8, 2025

Thunder Lotus Games announces side-scrolling action adventure game At Fate’s End for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC

Thunder Lotus Games has announced a new project titled At Fate’s End, a side-scrolling action adventure game set for release in 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC. Players will take on the role of Shan, a young heiress wielding the God Sword Aesus, as she confronts her estranged siblings in emotionally charged duels. The game features a dual combat system, a narrative skill tree, and multiple endings influenced by player decisions. The game emphasizes themes of familial strife and reconciliation, contrasting with the farewell-focused narrative of the studio's previous title, Spiritfarer. An announcement trailer and screenshots are available for viewing.

AppWizard

June 8, 2025

I defeated a bird by talking to it about the Bible in this lo-fi first-person RPG where you’re a 19th century daemon summoner

During the Frosty Games Fest, a trailer for the first-person RPG Your Holy & Virtuous Heretic was showcased, drawing comparisons to indie games like Dread Delusion and Felvidek. The game is set in the year 18XX, where players assume the role of an occultist who inadvertently enters a bizarre alternate reality after a failed ritual to summon Asmodeus. This realm features supernatural entities, magical crystals, and even computers, including a talking computer called the Statistics and Attributes Virtualization Engine. The game includes characters known as arm daemons that provide advice on attributes. It will be available on platforms like Steam and itch.io.

AppWizard

June 8, 2025

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds’ Takashi Iizuka on Crossover Racers Like Minecraft’s Steve and How Travel Rings Change Everything

Takashi Iizuka, head of Sonic Team, announced details about the upcoming game Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, which will feature characters such as Hatsune Miku, Ichiban Kasuga, Joker from Persona 5, and Minecraft characters like Steve, Alex, and the Creeper. The game will have a three-lap racing format where the first-place racer can choose a new world for the next lap using Travel Rings. It will include power-ups like the Rocket Punch and Monster Truck, and will allow any character to ride any vehicle. Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is set to release on September 25, 2025, on platforms including PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch, with cross-play functionality and support for up to 12 players online.

BetaBeacon

June 8, 2025

Best new mobile games on iOS and Android – June 2025 round-up

Puzzle & Dragons 0 is a mobile game that combines match-three puzzling with combat. The game retains the original look and mechanics but removes gacha elements, allowing players to add new monsters to their team using crystals won in dungeons. The game is complex and requires time to master skills and team buffs. In-app purchases include removing ads and unlimited stamina.

AppWizard

June 7, 2025

Former Fable & Minecraft Dev Reveals New Zodiac Puzzle Adventure Game

The game "Ascend," developed by Miami Avalon and produced by Nareice Wint, is set to launch for PC via Steam on August 28th. It features a protagonist named Aurora who navigates zodiac-themed trials. A playable demo will be available during Steam Next Fest from June 9th to June 16th, and players can add the game to their Steam Wishlist for notifications about the demo.

AppWizard

June 7, 2025

Forever Skies developer responds to ‘significant’ disappointment with the survival game’s launch: ‘It’s tough to see that the game didn’t meet the expectation of so many players’

Forever Skies is an early access survival game on Steam that allows players to explore a skyward world and build airships. Initially rated 'Very Positive,' it has recently shifted to a 'Mixed' rating due to player concerns about repetitive exploration, lack of narrative depth, and stagnation in gameplay. CEO Andrzej Blumenfeld acknowledged player disappointment and outlined areas of dissatisfaction, including technical performance and uninspired mechanics. The studio, Far From Home, plans to address these issues in upcoming updates, which will include enhancements to animations, aim assist for controllers, new loading screens, and bug fixes.