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Midwinter Fan Remaster - A brilliant Amiga game from my youth gets a fan remaster via Steam!
The classic 1989 Amiga and Atari ST game Midwinter has been remastered and released on Steam Early Access by solo developer Mike Singleton. This ambitious project recreates a vast frozen world where players build a resistance against an invading army, blending strategy, stealth, and first-person shooting elements. The open development model allows the community to help shape the game's future mechanics.
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Review
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave is an excellent title that successfully blends strategic combat, engaging time management mechanics, and compelling narratives. The game offers a rich and satisfying experience for players.
Syndicate of Souls – Beta Sign Up | Alpha Beta Gamer
Syndicate of Souls, an old-school MOBA emphasizing strategy and build depth, is opening sign-ups for a playtest. Players can create unique strategies by combining retainers and vessels across various maps, including Dreamfall Grove for traditional 5v5 matches and Deserted Stronghold for faster-paced games.
After nearly a year of silence following its last-minute delay, Kingmakers resurfaces with an extended gameplay video…
Developer Redemption Road has released an extended gameplay video for Kingmakers, nearly a year after its initial delay. The video showcases strategic elements like army leading and settlement management, alongside the core combat. A playtest signup is now open, though a new release date has not yet been announced.
Coming Out in gaming this week — September 14, 2026
This week's gaming releases include Sigilfarer on September 14, Marvel's Wolverine and RuneScape: Dragonwilds on September 15, BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER BEFORE 4 and Another Eden Begins on September 16, and Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave, Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter, lily’s world XD, and ENDLESS LEGEND 2 all launching on September 17. Marvel's Wolverine is highlighted for its graphics and voice acting.
Naipe Cimarron - Free Online Browser Game
Naipe Cimarrón is a free-to-play browser-based strategy card game where Uruguayan animals battle for territory. Players can choose from 21 decks and engage in tactical decision-making against an AI or other players online. The game features 427 illustrated cards, 8 expansions, and is available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
With Chronicles Medieval, a team of "history nerds" is mixing authentic historical world-building and stimulating strategy to promising effect
Chronicles Medieval is an upcoming action strategy game from Raw Power Games that aims to blend authentic historical world-building of the Hundred Years' War with engaging strategy and third-person action combat. The developers emphasize meticulous research, consulting historians and even an in-house HEMA expert to ensure accuracy in everything from settlement placement to combat mechanics, while still striving for a fun and engaging player experience.
Next Week on XBOX: New Games for September 14 to 18
Microsoft has announced a slate of new games coming to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, and Game Pass between September 14 and 18. Titles include TCG Card Shop Simulator, RuneScape: Dragonwilds, Aniimo, Train Sim World 7, and Dune: Awakening, among many others across various genres.
How to capture Wardogs towers
This guide explains how to capture towers in Wardogs, which are crucial for zone control and can influence the outcome of matches. Capturing a tower involves hacking a computer in its control room, and successfully claiming towers allows players to activate a 'hot zone magnet' to pull the game's hot zone towards their controlled area.
Wild West Pioneers – Beta Sign Up | Alpha Beta Gamer
Wild West Pioneers, a city builder adventure game, is now accepting beta sign-ups. Players will lead settlers into the frontier, manage settlements, establish production chains, and explore the wilderness while following a story about finding a missing father. The game features voice-acted dialogue and choices that impact settlement development.
Helium Rush: Zombie Smash - Free Online Browser Game
Helium Rush: Zombie Smash is a free-to-play browser game that combines strategy with physics-based puzzle mechanics. Players launch objects to destroy structures and defeat zombies, with a full Android version available on Google Play.
Pile cards on top of each other and watch the magic happen in the textured and chunky roguelike deckbuilder Stack Order
Stack Order is a visually striking roguelike deckbuilder that features a graphic novel art style and a unique card-layering mechanic. Players must strategically stack cards to maximize effects, balancing offense, defense, and abilities to overcome opponents. The game is available to wishlist and demo on Steam.
Nobunaga’s Ambition 2 is this week’s Console Archives game on Nintendo Switch 2
Hamster announced that Nobunaga's Ambition 2 will be released on Nintendo Switch via the Console Archives series on September 10 for $7.99. Originally released in 1990 for an 8-bit console, this simulation war game allows players to unify Japan by commanding warlords and utilizing strategy and diplomacy. The Console Archives series adds modern features like customizable controls and save points to classic titles.
Surviving Mars: Relaunched Expands The Menu With Feeding The Future
Paradox Interactive and Haemimont Games have released the 'Feeding the Future' expansion for Surviving Mars: Relaunched on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC. This DLC introduces a more complex food system, focusing on colonist happiness and well-being through new buildings, traits, and commander options.
Prospera – Beta Sign Up | Alpha Beta Gamer
Prospera, a first and third-person city builder set in the Victorian era, is opening beta sign-ups. The game blends survival, crafting, strategy, and management elements, allowing players to rise from a lumberjack to an industrial tycoon. It features complex production chains, a unique Prosperity System where aesthetics drive progress, and dynamic citizen reactions.
Apex Legends Solo Queue Guide: How to Win With Randoms
This guide provides strategies for winning in Apex Legends' solo queue by focusing on effective habits. It covers working with random teammates, selecting versatile Legends, clear communication, choosing better fights, safe rotation, and survival tactics for both casual and Ranked play.
Next Week on XBOX: New Games for September 7 to 11
This week's Xbox releases include NHL 27, Halloween: The Game, Mewgenics, and Train Sim World 7, among many others. Several titles are optimized for Xbox Series X|S and available on Game Pass, including The Royal Writ and Dumb Ways to Build.
PlayStation Store Surprise Drops Fun Free PS5 Game With Trophies
The PlayStation Store has unexpectedly released Fortress Merge, a free-to-play game for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 that includes a full trophy list. Developed by TapNation and published by QubicGames, the title blends RPG, strategy, and tower defense elements and has received positive reviews on mobile platforms.
Fortress Merge Is Free On Xbox – Build, Merge And Defend Your Kingdom
Fortress Merge, a free-to-play strategy and tower defense game, has launched on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. The game combines building, merging mechanics, and defense against waves of monsters. While the base game is free, optional purchases and DLC are available.
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Elegon, Idle Clans, and Interstellar Empires
This article rounds up several lesser-known multiplayer online games, including Elegon, a solo-developed MMORPG focused on exploration and cooperation; Idle Clans, an idle MMO for PC and mobile that has received recent updates; and Interstellar Empires, a 4X strategy browser MMO currently in open beta.
