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Cozy Campsite Builder I Know a Spot Announces July 14th Release Date
The cozy campsite building game I Know a Spot will be released on PC via Steam on July 14th, 2026. Players can explore various outdoor locations, customize their cars, and enjoy the peaceful experience with their dog companion. A free demo is currently available on Steam.
Viking Frontiers Heads to PS5 and XBOX Series X|S. Build a Settlement and Survive!
The open-world survival game Viking Frontiers, developed by BLUM Entertainment and published by Wildlands Interactive S.A., is launching on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on July 9, 2026. The game, which combines survival, simulation, RPG, and strategy elements, tasks players with building and managing a Viking settlement to ensure their clan's survival. It features a deep survival system, clan management, and various paths for players to pursue.
Dust Off Your Spiked Club… Quarantine Market Simulator Launches on July 10
Arafkan Games and PlayWay SA announced that Quarantine Market Simulator will launch on July 10. Players will manage a market within a quarantine zone, balancing business with survival elements like managing inventory, keeping customers happy, and defending against zombie raids. The game will be available on PC via Steam, with early keys being offered.
Send Dirty Packages 2 - Free Online Browser Game
Send Dirty Packages 2 is a crude, humor-filled mailroom simulator browser game where players send disgusting packages to annoying NPCs. Developed by happystoner5420 Games, this R-rated, single-player web game features gross-out content, strong language, and dark comedy with no save system, encouraging players to cause chaos and experience escalating consequences through a dynamic police investigation and chaos system.
Coming Out in gaming this week — July 6, 2026
This week's gaming releases include DOOM: The Dark Ages – Revelations, Moonlight Peaks, Assassin’s Creed Black Flag: Resynced, and Palworld's 1.0 launch. Several other titles like EA SPORTS College Football 27 and Backyard Baseball are also launching on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
Man a gate and keep out people, chickens and unknown horrors alike in the Paper Please-esque Dreadwoods Gatekeeper
Dreadwoods Gatekeeper is a new simulation management game inspired by Papers, Please, where players act as a lone gatekeeper in a mysterious region. During the day, players must manage travelers, check permits, collect taxes, and enforce rules, while nights bring ominous events and potential monster encounters. The game does not yet have a release date but is available to wishlist on Steam.
The Life Of A Stoner - Free Online Browser Game
The Life Of A Stoner is a free, offline browser-based simulation game where players manage a character named Happy who buys and sells weed. The gameplay involves managing health, sobriety, and heat from law enforcement, alongside a career system at McWeederz and a combat system against street thugs. The game features AI-generated characters and locations, with a satirical and dark comedy tone.
The Veiled Parlor - Free Online Browser Game
The Veiled Parlor is a free, offline, web-based simulation game that offers an interactive fortune-telling experience. Developed by happystoner5420 Games, it features an AI-generated seer named Linda who provides unique readings through three divination modes: general questions, tarot card readings, and numerology psychic readings. The game emphasizes atmospheric presentation with synthesized music and visual effects, and its client-side architecture ensures no internet connection or tracking is required.
The Alters: Last Variable Launches July 13th
The expansion 'The Alters: Last Variable' for the survival game 'The Alters' will launch on July 23rd, 2026, for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. This twenty-hour expansion, developed by 11 bit studios, introduces new story elements focusing on Jan Scientist's clones, terraforming mechanics, and escalating planetary threats.
Gemporium: A Cute Mining Sim unearths a free update and new DLC on August 6!
Merge Conflict Studio announced that Gemporium: A Cute Mining Sim will receive a free anniversary update and a new paid DLC, Amber & Amulets, on August 6 for PC via Steam. The free update adds The Bazaar with new characters and cosmetics, while the DLC introduces a new mine layer, amber panning, and a story inspired by Scottish folklore. The studio also emphasized their commitment to not using generative AI in development.
Microsoft Flight Simulator Releases World Update 22: United States National Parks - Microsoft Flight Simulator
Microsoft Flight Simulator has released World Update 22, focusing on the United States National Parks in celebration of the country's 250th anniversary. This free update for all owners adds 31 areas of interest with updated photogrammetry, TIN surface texturing, and DEM, alongside new guided tours and discovery flights. The update is available for PC and Xbox Series X|S, with Microsoft Flight Simulator also available on PlayStation 5 via cloud streaming.
Shopkeeping Simulation Game Tiny Bookshop Is Coming to Mobile
The cozy narrative management game Tiny Bookshop is launching on Android on July 9th for $7.99. Developed by Neoludic, the game allows players to manage a mobile bookshop in a fictional seaside town, interact with locals, and customize their shop. Tiny Bookshop is already available on PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
Cosy Room Decorator Momento Is Now Available on Consoles
The room decorating and memory-based game Momento, originally released on PC, is now available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. The game features hidden object gameplay, point-and-click puzzles, and a branching narrative influenced by player choices. Physical editions will be released on July 17th, 2026.
Drug Dealer Simulator 2 Review | TheXboxHub
Drug Dealer Simulator 2 offers a simulation of building a criminal empire on the fictional Caribbean island of Isla Sombra. While the game presents a familiar crime narrative and a gameplay loop of resource management and delivery, its dated graphics and controls, particularly on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5, detract from the experience. Despite these drawbacks, the game provides a decent, albeit sometimes frustrating, management simulation that can be more enjoyable in co-op.
Sticky Business to receive Nintendo Switch physical release
Super Rare Games, in partnership with Spellgarden Games and Assemble Entertainment, announced a limited physical release of the simulation game Sticky Business for the Nintendo Switch. A total of 3,000 copies will be available starting July 9, including all previously released DLC on the cartridge. Sticky Business, which originally launched digitally in April 2024, allows players to create and sell custom stickers while managing their own cozy shop.
Cat Mail Co.'s Delivery Is Running a Little Late… Fur a Good Reason. New Arrival Date Set for July 9.
Maracas Studio announced that Cat Mail Co., a cozy post office simulation game featuring cats, will now launch on Steam on July 9, 2026. The delay was to avoid the busy Steam Summer Sale period. The game has garnered over 130,000 wishlists and features up to 4-player co-op gameplay.
Rally Car Mechanic Simulator Rolls Onto PS5 on July 7
Rally Car Mechanic Simulator is set to launch on PlayStation 5 on July 7, 2026, following its PC release in early 2025. Developed by Play2Chill and Atomic Jelly, with console versions handled by Ultimate Games S.A., the game allows players to repair rally cars, manage a garage and team, and build their way to the top of the motorsport world. It features realistic car models, detailed damage systems, and customization options.
Sadist 2: Final Scream - A cult brutal "sandbox" DOS game from 2000 updated in 2026!
The 2000 cult classic DOS game Sadist II: Final Scream has received a 2026 update from developer GadZombie, making it playable on modern operating systems like Windows 10, Windows 11, and Linux via a DOSBox wrapper. This brutal 2D sandbox simulator features interactive destruction, customizable environments, and various player-controlled characters and weapons.
The Alters: Last Variable Trailer Showcases The Many Possibilities for Jan Scientist’s New Mission
11 bit studios has released a trailer for The Alters: Last Variable, the first story DLC for The Alters, focusing on Jan Scientist's mission after one of the base game's endings. The DLC, arriving July 13th for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC, promises a 20-hour standalone experience where players manage various 'Alters' of Jan to research the Oasis and its resource, Rapidium.
Windrose might get wind
Developer Kraken Express is considering adding a wind system to its pirate survival game, Windrose, in a future update. This potential change comes after player feedback, though the studio emphasizes that the system will be designed to remain fun and simple, avoiding overly hardcore simulation aspects. The update will also introduce a new biome called the Ashlands, new ship classes, and improved NPC ship behavior.
