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Future Games Show at Gamescom 2026: Every Announcement and Game Revealed | Invision Game Community
The Future Games Show at Gamescom 2026 featured over 40 game announcements, including world premieres and new gameplay. The showcase highlighted a diverse range of titles across genres like RPGs, shooters, and strategy games, with many set for 2026 and 2027 releases on PC and consoles. Notable reveals included new entries in established franchises and unique indie projects.
When Crusader Kings 3: By God Alone comes out, I'm going to turn the Roman Catholic Church into a polyamorous love nest
The upcoming Crusader Kings 3 expansion, By God Alone, will allow players to take control of the Catholic Church and customize its doctrines, including the acceptance of polyamory. This feature enables players to manage religious tenets, deal with diverging archdioceses, and influence papal succession to create a personalized religious experience within the grand strategy game.
D&D, LEGO, and mounting ennui: Our biggest games from Gamescom 2026
Several outlets expressed disappointment with the Gamescom 2026 Opening Night Live showcase, finding many announcements to be uninspired or lacking substance. While games like Lego Skylines, No Law, and Afterworld garnered some interest, the overall impression was one of "mounting ennui" and a reliance on familiar tropes. The event's format was criticized for prioritizing short, flashy trailers over meaningful game reveals.
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation trailer and Rainbow 6 Tactics headline Gamescom 2026
Gamescom 2026's Opening Night Live showcased new trailers and reveals, including a spring 2027 release window for Final Fantasy 7 Revelation on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC. Ubisoft also revealed Rainbow Six Tactics, a new big-budget turn-based tactics game for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.
Paradox's latest grand strategy Afterworld wants you to survive the post-apocalypse
Paradox Interactive has announced Afterworld, a new grand strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic North America. Players will guide a small group of survivors to build a continent-spanning empire by scavenging, rediscovering technology, and engaging in diplomacy or warfare. The game will feature procedurally generated landscapes, story-rich origins, and support for co-op and competitive multiplayer on PC.
Paradox's new grand strategy game is a truly feral take on the post-apocalypse
Paradox Interactive has announced Afterworld, a new grand strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Unlike traditional titles in the genre, Afterworld focuses on survival and resource management in a Mad Max-inspired setting, featuring vehicular combat and unique diplomatic challenges. The game aims to blend the strategic depth of titles like Europa Universalis IV with a harsh, unforgiving environment.
Crusader Kings devs Paradox officially reveal Afterworld, a Fallout-flavoured grand strategy game in which you can overrun America with a cannibal cult
Paradox Interactive has officially announced Afterworld, a new post-apocalyptic grand strategy game set in a procedurally generated North America. Developed by the creators of Crusader Kings 3 and Hearts of Iron IV, the game features wasteland tribes, cannibal cults, and a focus on rebuilding society after a cataclysm. Game director Dan Lind described it as Paradox's first non-historical setting in a decade, with gameplay elements drawing comparisons to Frostpunk and Mad Max.
Paradox's next grand strategy game is taking cues from Fallout and Mad Max
Paradox Development Studio has officially revealed Afterworld, a new grand strategy game set in post-apocalyptic North America. Drawing inspiration from Fallout and Mad Max, the game features immortal leaders, tribal survival mechanics, and an exploration-driven tech tree. Dan Lind, formerly of Hearts of Iron 4, is leading development on this new non-historical setting.
Fallout meets Crusader Kings as Paradox accidentally leaks its next grand strategy game ahead of Gamescom reveal
Paradox Interactive's next grand strategy game, Afterworld, a post-apocalyptic title described as Fallout meets Crusader Kings, was accidentally leaked ahead of its planned reveal at Gamescom Opening Night Live. The game's official Discord server described it as a survival grand strategy game where players lead survivors, manage settlements, and wage wars. The leak occurred through forum filters and a now-removed Discord server, with Paradox's official website featuring a teaser countdown for the reveal.
Paradox's next grand strategy game is a post-apocalyptic wasteland tribe-battler called Afterworld, according to leaks ahead of Gamescom
A new grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive, reportedly titled Afterworld, has been leaked ahead of its official reveal at Gamescom on August 25th. The game is described as a post-apocalyptic survival strategy title where players lead a tribe, manage settlements, and engage in warfare. This leak follows a teaser on Paradox's website and mentions of the game appearing in forum filters.
Paradox commits a classic blunder and accidentally leaks its own post-apocalyptic grand strategy game
Paradox Interactive accidentally leaked its unannounced post-apocalyptic grand strategy game, Afterworld, through its own forum filters. The game's description was later found on Discord, detailing a survival grand strategy experience focused on leading a tribe, rediscovering technology, and managing settlements. Players have expressed mixed reactions, with some hoping for a fantasy setting instead.
The Lords of the End Times are landing in Total War: Warhammer 3 on September 24, and everything's coming up rat…
Creative Assembly announced that the Lords of the End Times DLC for Total War: Warhammer 3 will be released on September 24. The DLC will introduce four new Legendary Lords: Nagash, Boris Todbringer, the Glottkin, and Grey Seer Thanquol. Purchasing the DLC will grant access to the Immortal Empires campaign mode, even for players who do not own previous Total War: Warhammer titles.
Hooded Horse's watery 4X sequel Endless Legend 2 gets a 1.0 launch date and a new faction of terraforming desert dwellers
Hooded Horse and Amplitude Studios announced that the early access phase of Endless Legend 2 will conclude with its 1.0 launch on September 17th. The full release will introduce the new Sandshapers faction, several Rogue Factions, and a new minor faction called the Mangrove of Harmony. A new demo is also available on Steam.
Terra Invicta: Dark Skies Released
Hooded Horse and Pavonis Interactive have released Dark Skies, the first expansion for the space-based grand strategy game Terra Invicta. This expansion challenges players with new strategic elements.
PC Game Pass takes a fresh blow with eight big losses, including Crusader Kings 3
Eight games are leaving PC Game Pass on July 31, including popular titles like Crusader Kings 3, Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord, Celeste, and Rain World. Microsoft and Paradox Interactive are offering discounts on Crusader Kings 3 for players who wish to purchase it before it departs. New titles such as The Planet Crafter and Halo: Campaign Evolved will be added to the service in the coming weeks.
2026's best RPG might look like Disco Elysium, but it was heavily inspired by Deus Ex, and its creator wants 'to do a first-person game at some point'
Developer Christoffer Bodegård discusses his journey into PC gaming, highlighting influential titles like Dragon Age: Origins and Deus Ex. His recently released CRPG, Esoteric Ebb, was inspired by tabletop RPGs and aims to replicate their unpredictability. Bodegård is exploring ideas for his next project, potentially a first-person game, and shares his current gaming habits, including extensive play of Paradox Interactive's grand strategy titles like Victoria 3 and Europa Universalis IV.
Grand strategy game Terra Invicta is getting two new scenarios - a Fallout-style nuclear wasteland, and an early noughties world of UFO sceptics
The grand strategy game Terra Invicta is receiving its first DLC, Dark Skies, on July 27th. This expansion introduces two new starting scenarios: one set in 2003 with increased alien skepticism, and another in a post-nuclear wasteland resulting from a Cold War escalation. The DLC will also feature new spaceship visual styles.
Terra Invicta: Dark Skies Next Month
Hooded Horse and Pavonis have announced that Dark Skies, the first DLC for their science fiction grand strategy game Terra Invicta, will be released on July 27th for Windows via the Epic Games Store. The DLC introduces new content to the game.
Stellaris Free Weekend
Steam is currently offering a free weekend for the grand strategy game Stellaris, allowing players to sample the full game. This is one of five such opportunities available for players to try out full titles over the weekend.
The next Crusader Kings 3 expansion is finally giving religion a complete makeover
Paradox announced the upcoming Crusader Kings 3 DLC, By God Alone, which will overhaul the game's religion and faith systems. The expansion, set to release on September 30, 2026, will allow players to influence the Papacy, manage the Great Schism, and customize religious tenets. It is part of the Chapter Five DLC rollout alongside Silk and Silver.
