Nerdook Productions delivers the football game you’ve never known you needed – a pixel art roguelite where you equip swords, recruit sheep goalies, and unleash superpowers in ref-free arcade madness. 4-player local co-op turns soccer into glorious anarchy.

SoulByte Games just revealed Devil of the Plague, a 1-4 player co-op survival horror where plague doctors perform high-stakes rituals against ancient Sumerian demons. Try the demo at Steam Next Fest February, with Early Access launching April 2026.

Silent Chicken’s Sliding Hero just launched to glowing Steam reviews, delivering a fresh take on the Metroidvania genre where momentum-based sliding creates devilishly clever puzzles. Trapped in a haunted 1700s Venetian villa, this indie gem blends sokoban-style challenges with atmospheric exploration.

Awesome Games Done Quick 2026 just wrapped its most generous event yet, raising over $2.44 million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Speedrunners pushed limits with wild challenges while viewers shattered donation records, pushing Games Done Quick’s lifetime total past $59 million.

Code Violet launched to catastrophic reviews with scores hovering around 4/10 across the board. Critics universally panned the PS5 exclusive as buggy, derivative, and fundamentally broken – a survival horror trainwreck that fails at every level from combat to story.

Odd Compass Studio just unveiled Rakshasa, a first-person turn-based RPG set in modern India where ancient Tantrik spells collide with urban decay. This ambitious indie promises Vampire: The Masquerade-style roleplaying meets brutal combat in a supernatural underworld most games never touch.

Square Enix just announced Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age has gone gold for next-gen consoles. The beloved JRPG’s Definitive Edition upgrade brings enhanced visuals, faster load times, and quality-of-life improvements to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S later this year.

Digital Foundry calls NVIDIA’s G-Sync Pulsar the biggest leap in gaming display technology in years. This revolutionary motion clarity tech uses regional backlight pulsing to deliver 4x sharper motion while maintaining full VRR support – here’s everything you need to know.

Electronic Arts shared a major update about The Sims franchise’s future for 2026, addressing concerns about the series’ direction while revealing plans for multiple new experiences across PC, console, and mobile. Project Rene is taking an unexpected turn.

Despite recent speculation and evidence pointing to a possible Prototype remaster, gaming insider Jez Corden has confirmed that Microsoft has no plans whatsoever for the dormant franchise. Here’s why fans shouldn’t get their hopes up just yet.