Shape of Dreams © Lizard Smoothie and Neowiz Products Shape of Dreams While Hollow Knight: Silksong was still making waves, and on the same day as the release of Borderlands 4, Shape of Dreams by Lizard Smoothie and Neowiz took gamers by surprise on Steam. What lies behind this surprise hit? Shape of Dreams, developed by Lizard Smoothie and published by Neowiz, By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
London Games Festival 2026 © Games London Business Dates Set for Expanded London Games Festival in 2026 The London Games Festival 2026 will be returning from 13 to 19 April 2026, and it's set to be the biggest edition yet. The Games Finance Market expands with new strands, while New Game Plus levels up with a move to a larger venue. London Games Festival will By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Super Fantasy Kingdom © Hooded Horse, Super Fantasy Games Products Super Fantasy Kingdom Drops This October This October, Hooded Horse and Hannover-based solo developer Super Fantasy Games will release Super Fantasy Kingdom into Early Access. This fantasy roguelite city builder game has been added to over 320,000 wishlists on Steam. Hooded Horse and Super Fantasy Games will release the fantasy roguelite city-building game By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot © HammaStudios and Sidekick Publishing Products HammaStudios and Sidekick Publishing Will Release Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot in Early 2026 Following its successful Early Access launch, during which over 130,000 units were sold on Steam, Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot will be released for iOS, Android and the Nintendo Switch in early 2026. The iOS, Android and Switch ports of Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot are being developed in By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Aztecs: The Last Sun © Play2Chill / Toplitz Productions Products Toplitz Productions Launches Aztecs: The Last Sun in Early Access Aztecs: The Last Sun, developed by Play2Chill from Poland, is being released today in Early Access, published by Toplitz Productions. The city builder introduces an original concept: the Blood Shield. German-Austrian publisher Toplitz Productions is releasing Aztecs: The Last Sun today, 23 September 2025, for PC (Steam, GOG, EGS) By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Endless Legend 2 © Amplitude Studios / Hooded Horse Products Endless Legend 2 After splitting from Sega and releasing Humankind, their challenger to the Civilization franchise, Amplitude Studios has joined forces with publisher Hooded Horse to shake up the 4X strategy genre with fresh ideas, asymmetrical factions and bold fantasy elements. Endless Legend 2 is the sequel to Endless Legend, which was released By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
007 First Light © IO Interactive Business Solutions 2 Go Teams up With IO Interactive for 007 First Light Global video game publisher and distributor Solutions 2 GO has announced a retail distribution partnership with IO Interactive to release 007 First Light worldwide on multiple platforms. Solutions 2 GO and IO Interactive have announced a distribution partnership for the global launch of 007 First Light. "007 First Light By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Deadly Days: Road Trip © Pixelsplit and Sidekick Publishing Products Pixelsplit and Sidekick Publishing Release Deadly Days: Road Trip in Early Access Deadly Days: Roadtrip, developed by Pixelsplit and published by Sidekick, is released in Early Access today. This is the first title from Sidekick Publishing as a full-service publisher. The indie games publishing division of Instinct3, Sidekick Publishing, and developer Pixelsplit have released Deadly Days: Roadtrip into Early Access for By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Romain de Waubert de Genlis, CEO and co-founder of Amplitude Studios © Amplitude Studios Business How Amplitude Studios Regained Its Independence, and What This Means for the Future In November 2024, the French strategy specialists at Amplitude Studios returned to independence. We spoke to CEO and co-founder Romain de Waubert de Genlis about the split, future plans, their partnership with Hooded Horse, community initiatives, and their current games. Since November 2024, the French studio Amplitude Studios has By Marcel Kleffmann • 8 min read
Songs of Silence © Chimera Entertainment Products Chimera Entertainment Plans to Continue Expanding Songs of Silence Chimera Entertainment has big plans for Songs of Silence. The strategy RPG, which left Early Access in November 2024, is set to receive new content until mid-2026. In a roadmap update, the Munich-based company has explained its future plans for Songs of Silence. In the fourth quarter, the By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Nioh 3 / Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe and Koei Tecmo Europe © Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe and Koei Tecmo Europe Business Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe and Koei Tecmo Europe Sign Distribution Agreement Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe has formed another distribution partnership for physical releases, this time with Koei Tecmo Europe. Bandai Namco will already be distributing Nioh 3. Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe has announced a distribution partnership with Koei Tecmo Europe. From 1 January 2026, the company's subsidiaries in Germany, By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Whiskerwood © Minakata Dynamics and Hooded Horse Products Minakata Dynamics and Hooded Horse to Release Whiskerwood in November Minakata Dynamics' second game, Whiskerwood, is a cat-and-mouse city builder. It is set to be released on 6 November 2025 via Early Access by publisher Hooded Horse. Hooded Horse and Minakata Dynamics have announced that their cat-and-mouse city builder, Whiskerwood, will be released on PC By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
