Darkwood
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Hooded Horse brings world-class strategy and tactics games to the 2026 Steam Summer Sale!Hooded Horse is participating in the Steam Summer Sale, offering discounts of up to 80% on its portfolio of strategy and tactical games. The publisher also highlighted recent releases and milestones for titles like Xenonauts 2, Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era, and 9 Kings. Upcoming plans include the release of Fogpiercer and Sandustry, and a new game announcement at TactiCon.
The strange parade of Stardew-style horror farming games continues with Besmirch, in which there is far too much smilingBesmirch, a new horror-themed farming simulation game, has launched in early access. Developed by Gangru Games, it combines farming mechanics with survival horror elements, tasking players with working a cursed town for a mysterious Baron. The game features a distinct visual style and plans for future updates including fishing, animal husbandry, and more story content.
Hoarder is what happens when a Darkwood co-creator makes a cleaning simulator: Your job is to clean the abyss and…Hoarder, a new cleaning simulator developed by a co-creator of Darkwood and published by Ice-Pick Lodge, has been revealed. The game tasks players with decluttering a house filled with junk, with a darker, geometrically defying basement beneath. Hoarder is planned for PC and will be available on Steam, though a release date has not yet been announced.- Darkwood co-creator announces psychological horror game HOARDER for PS5, Xbox Series, and PCAwaken Realms and developer Byzel have announced HOARDER, a new psychological horror game. It is set to release on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC. Byzel is described as an indie team within Awaken Realms Digital.
Hoarder is just a beautiful Polish cleaning sim from a former Darkwood dev, until you find the staircase to the very different game beneathHoarder is a new game from Byzel, a team including a co-creator of Darkwood and members from Superhot's development. Initially presented as a cleaning simulator similar to PowerWash Simulator, the game features a hidden layer that shifts into a different genre, described as an adventure game with horror elements. The developers, part of Awaken Realms, have released a trailer that hints at these deeper mysteries.