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This week in PC games: Pathologic 3, a fresh Pokémon rival, a mind-bending FPS and some crablike base building
AppWizard
January 5, 2026

This week in PC games: Pathologic 3, a fresh Pokémon rival, a mind-bending FPS and some crablike base building

A hiatus in coverage occurred last December due to seasonal content preparation and personal challenges. New game releases include: - Dunecrawl: A cooperative game allowing up to four players to traverse a desert landscape on weaponized crabs. - Feed The Reactor: An incremental clicker game where players feed fuels into a cosmic vortex, unlocking narratives in a bizarre galaxy. - StarRupture: An early access title where players construct outposts on alien planets while fending off crab-like monsters. - Death Machine: A pixel-art metroidvania featuring 19 bosses, including at least one eight-legged invertebrate. - Oddcore: A first-person shooter set in a theme park with bizarre spaces and corporate satire, lacking crab references. - EvoCreo: A creature-collecting game with over 170 creatures, reminiscent of classic Game Boy Advance titles. - Ancient Farm: A farming game set in ancient Egypt, featuring historical landscapes and the Acanthothelphusa niloticus. - Pathologic 3: A narrative-driven game where players have 12 days to save a town from disease, involving quarantines. The CES hardware tradeshow is currently taking place in Las Vegas, focusing on GPU and RAM prices, new screen technologies, and novelty gadgets.
The city builders of 2026 will let us build in some wild places, including a Pokémon-style world filled with collectible creatures
AppWizard
January 3, 2026

The city builders of 2026 will let us build in some wild places, including a Pokémon-style world filled with collectible creatures

Nova Roma is set to release in January 2026, allowing players to reconstruct a fallen Rome while facing challenges from vengeful gods. DarkSwitch will arrive in March 2026, where players create an elvish metropolis around a sacred tree in a dark fantasy realm. Steel Artery will take players on a moving train in a steampunk universe, managing a diverse population of orcs and elves. Beyond These Stars invites players to build cities on the back of a cosmic whale. Tamer Town features a vibrant economy of collectible creatures called Mokiton, with over 130 creatures to gather. Metropolis 1998 combines retro aesthetics with modern simulation mechanics, enabling players to personalize every building in their city.
Best Mobile Games for 2026
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.
Android Central's Best of 2025 Awards: The best phones, smartwatches, tablets, apps, and more
AppWizard
December 29, 2025

Android Central’s Best of 2025 Awards: The best phones, smartwatches, tablets, apps, and more

The OnePlus 15 was named Best Android Phone, featuring a fast chip, three-day battery life, and a 165Hz display. The Google Pixel 10 Pro won Best Camera with its Gemini-powered photo system. The Nothing's CMF Phone 2 Pro was recognized as the best budget option. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 was awarded Best Foldable Device, while the Motorola Razr Ultra 2025 was named Best Flip Phone. Samsung was recognized as the most improved brand. The Google Pixel Watch 4 won Best Smartwatch, and the Oura Ring 4 was the top smart ring. The Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 was the best smart glasses, with the Oakley Meta Vanguard for athletes and the Xreal One Pro as Best XR Glasses. Marvel's Deadpool VR won Best Single-Player VR, and Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked was Best Multiplayer VR Game. The Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14 was the Best Chromebook, and the OnePlus Pad 3 was the best tablet. The Amazon Kindle Scribe was awarded Best E-Reader. Spotify was named Best Music Streaming Service, and Netflix was Best Video Streaming Service. The Gemini app won Best Android App, and Pokémon TCG Pocket was Best Android Game. Spigen was recognized as Best Phone Case Manufacturer, Anker was the top charging brand, Sony WH-1000XM6 won Best Wireless Headphones, and Apple AirPods Pro 3 were the best earbuds.
The best indie Pokémon-like on PC is free on Epic for a limited time
AppWizard
December 28, 2025

The best indie Pokémon-like on PC is free on Epic for a limited time

Cassette Beasts is available for free on the Epic Games Store until December 28 and has sold over 1.1 million units as of November. The game features unique element types like plastic, glass, and glitter, and allows players to transform into monsters recorded on cassette tapes. It is also available for purchase on Steam for .99 until January 5.
Ten years in the making, Jonathan Blow's new game breaks all the rules of gaming's greatest puzzle
AppWizard
December 12, 2025

Ten years in the making, Jonathan Blow’s new game breaks all the rules of gaming’s greatest puzzle

Jonathan Blow is developing a new game titled Order of the Sinking Star, which has evolved from a modest engine test for his programming language, Jai, into a full-fledged Sokoban-style puzzle game. The game combines elements from four lesser-known freeware puzzle games and features multiple worlds, each with distinct realms and mechanics. Players will navigate challenges involving various characters, each with unique abilities that enhance gameplay. The narrative follows a deposed queen in a fantastical setting, with gameplay focused on exploration and puzzle-solving. Blow's design philosophy emphasizes the interaction of game mechanics and player agency, diverging from traditional storytelling methods. He is collaborating with a publisher for the first time to address the challenges of a saturated market.
Preorders Are Now Live For The Upcoming Minecraft-Inspired Pokemon Spinoff, Pokemon Pokopia
AppWizard
December 5, 2025

Preorders Are Now Live For The Upcoming Minecraft-Inspired Pokemon Spinoff, Pokemon Pokopia

Pokémon Pokopia is set to release on March 5, 2026, featuring an open-world environment where players can cultivate a utopia for Pokémon. Preorders are available at retailers like Amazon and Walmart, with early buyers receiving an exclusive in-game Ditto rug. The game, first revealed in September 2025, takes place in a post-human landscape and follows a Ditto on a quest to rejuvenate the land. Players can explore various territories by transforming into different Pokémon and utilize crafting mechanics. Pokémon Pokopia will be the first Nintendo-published title for the Switch 2 to use a Game Key Card format, requiring approximately 10GB of storage space. The Samsung P9 512GB microSD Express card is available on Amazon for .99. Additionally, the Switch 2 Mario Kart bundle is restocked at a price of 9.99.
You've seen Doom on a fridge, now here's Minecraft running at 0.5fps on a device you'd never expect
AppWizard
November 24, 2025

You’ve seen Doom on a fridge, now here’s Minecraft running at 0.5fps on a device you’d never expect

A YouTuber named 'smill' has played Minecraft on a receipt printer, printing a screenshot every two seconds, resulting in blurry images and a framerate of 0.5 frames per second. He has 50,000 subscribers and has previously completed gaming challenges under unusual constraints. Critics have raised concerns about the environmental impact of using paper for gaming, but smill responds humorously to these criticisms. His unique gameplay has gained traction on social media, with snippets going viral.
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