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Winx Club: The Magic is Back Is Now Available on PC, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch
Winx Club: The Magic is Back has launched digitally on PC, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch, with physical editions also available. The action-adventure game features magical combat, puzzle-solving, and local two-player co-op, allowing players to control all six fairies with unique abilities.
Tides of Tomorrow Review
Tides of Tomorrow is a story-driven game set in a Waterworld-style apocalypse where player actions influence others' playthroughs through an asynchronous storytelling mechanic. While the game features a vibrant art style and an interesting premise, its unique mechanics can lead to inconsistencies and a lack of player agency, with some gameplay elements like boat battles and chases feeling shallow. Despite structural issues and a predictable narrative, the game offers a roughly ten-hour experience.
4:LOOP details cube-shaped ‘Scanner’ boss
Bad Robot Games chief creative officer Mike Booth detailed the "Scanner" boss in the upcoming game 4:LOOP, emphasizing its unique design focused on navigation and spatial awareness rather than direct combat. The cube-shaped boss features a deadly laser grid and destructible panels that reset, requiring team coordination to expose its vulnerable Reactor Core. 4:LOOP will enter Closed Beta on PlayStation 5 and PC on April 30.
Crashout Crew launches May 28 for Xbox Series, PC
The physics-based cooperative forklift game Crashout Crew is set to launch on May 28 for Xbox Series consoles and PC via Steam. The game focuses on cooperative gameplay with a unique physics-based approach.
Hela: Of Mice & Magic Revealed With New Deep Dive Trailer
Hela: Of Mice & Magic, an upcoming adventure game from Windup Games and Knights Peak, has been revealed with a new trailer. The game centers on a witch and her familiars, with players controlling a mouse exploring a world inspired by Northern Sweden. It will feature solo and cooperative play, with a focus on nature and music, and is slated for a 2026 release on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
The Creator: Live Together
The Creator: Live Together is a new cozy co-op interior and exterior design simulator where players can create spaces from scratch, placing walls, windows, and doors. The game offers full design freedom and a flexible building system, allowing players to build solo or team up with friends in cooperative mode to bring architectural ideas to life in diverse locations.
Clean Up Earth Released
Clean Up Earth, described by developer Magic Pockets as the first massively cooperative cleaning game, is now available on PC via Steam and consoles. The game focuses on cooperative gameplay mechanics.
Clean Up Earth is now available
Magic Pockets has launched its cooperative environmental game, Clean Up Earth, on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X. The game allows up to 25 players to restore polluted environments, with in-game actions contributing to real-world environmental organizations through a micro-donation system. A Nintendo Switch 2 version is planned for a later announcement.
Cooking Simulator 2 Better Together release countdown: Exact date and time
Cooking Simulator 2 Better Together is set to launch globally on Tuesday, March 31st, with release times varying by region, including 8am PT and 4pm UTC. The game will be available on PC and consoles, featuring cooperative multiplayer where players can manage a restaurant together, learn recipes, and customize their chef's apartment.
How Blight: Survival Grew From a Two-Developer Concept Into One of Steam’s Most Anticipated Games
Blight: Survival, initially a concept by two developers at Haenir, has evolved into a highly anticipated game on Steam through a partnership with Behaviour Interactive. The collaboration aims to expand the project's scope while preserving the original vision, with developers Vincent Roy and Julien D’Aoust detailing the process at GDC 2026. The cooperative action-horror game, set in a plague-ridden medieval Europe, focuses on tense combat and has garnered over 1.5 million wishlists on Steam, with the team prioritizing community feedback through regular playtests.
Subnautica 2 developers showcase new modular base building system at GDC
Unknown Worlds showcased the new modular base-building system for Subnautica 2 at GDC, highlighting increased player expression and flexibility. The system allows for custom shapes, adaptable windows, and collaborative construction in its optional four-player cooperative mode.
Subnautica 2 developers showcase new modular base building system at GDC
Unknown Worlds showcased the new modular base-building system for Subnautica 2 at GDC, highlighting increased player expression and flexibility. The system allows for custom shapes, adaptable windows, and collaborative construction in its optional four-player cooperative mode.
Subnautica 2 reveals overhauled modular base-building system in new dev blog, now the storm has passed
Subnautica 2 is set to enter Early Access in early 2026, featuring an overhauled modular base-building system that offers players greater control and flexibility. The new system allows for more intricate seabase construction, both solo and in optional four-player cooperative multiplayer. Design Lead Anthony Gallegos highlighted the focus on player expression and pushing the system's limits.
UNKNOWN WORLDS REVEALS OVERHAULED MODULAR BASE-BUILDING SYSTEM FOR SUBNAUTICA 2
Unknown Worlds has revealed an overhauled modular base-building system for Subnautica 2, allowing for greater player creativity and expanded underwater habitat design. The new system, powered by Unreal Engine 5, introduces modular construction tools and optional four-player cooperative gameplay. Subnautica 2 is scheduled to enter Early Access on PC and Xbox Series consoles in 2026.
Clean Up Earth, the first cleaning game, unveils a new co-op trailer!
Magic Pockets has released a new co-op trailer for their upcoming game, Clean Up Earth, which focuses on environmental restoration through cooperative gameplay. The game will launch on April 2, 2026, for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, featuring support for up to 8 players in co-op and larger community modes. Clean Up Earth also incorporates a unique real-world environmental impact system where in-game actions trigger micro-donations to environmental organizations.
THE MOUND: OMEN OF CTHULHU AVAILABLE JULY 15 2026
ACE Team and NACON have announced that The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu will be released on July 15, 2026, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC. This cooperative horror game, inspired by H.P. Lovecraft, tasks players with surviving cosmic horrors and madness during the Conquistador era.
An hour of puzzle-solving in the quirky world of Big Walk is the most fun I've had in co-op in ages
Big Walk is a cooperative online walker-talker game from House House where players solve puzzles together in a gentle open world. The game emphasizes teamwork, communication, and exploration, with puzzles scaling based on the number of players, supporting up to 12. It also features customization options and areas for players to simply relax and socialize.
Step Into the Retro-Futuristic World of We Were Here Tomorrow
We Were Here Tomorrow is a new cooperative adventure set in a retro-futuristic world inspired by the 1980s, coming to Xbox Series X|S. The game introduces new asymmetrical mechanics and distinct player tools, building upon the series' signature communication-based puzzles and exploration. It promises larger areas, refined traversal, and a story connected to previous entries while remaining accessible to newcomers.
