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Mini Motorways to Add a New Map based on Player Votes
Dinosaur Polo Club is letting its community decide the next map for Mini Motorways through a player vote. Four fan-suggested cities are up for selection, with the winning map scheduled for a Q3 2026 release. The update will be free across all current platforms, including PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, and Apple Arcade.
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era Storms Into Early Access With A Return To Strategy Royalty
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era has launched in Early Access on PC via the Xbox Store and Steam, with a Day One release on Game Pass. The game focuses on classic turn-based tactical combat, empire management, and hero progression, featuring six distinct factions and over a hundred unique heroes. While currently PC-only, the developers at Unfrozen, published by Hooded Horse, plan to evolve the game with new content and balancing updates.
GAMBONANZA OUT NOW on Steam and Mobile
Gambonanza, a roguelike chess-builder developed by Blukulélé and published by Sidekick Publishing and Stray Fawn, has launched globally on Steam, iOS, and Android. The game features over 150 synergistic gambits, tactical board upgrades, and a dynamic reserve system, all presented in a vibrant pixel art style. It previously saw significant success during Steam Next Fest with over 170,000 demo downloads.
10 Indie Games Launch This Week With Horror Farming and Sci-Fi Mysteries | HappyGamer
This week sees the release of ten new indie games across various genres, including horror farming simulators, sci-fi detective adventures, and time-traveling strategy titles. Destiny 2 also introduces a new community challenge with an additional reward. The article highlights the creative risks and genre-blending common in the indie development scene.
New footage highlights colonization, city growth, logistics, exploration, and era progression
Farom Studio released a new gameplay trailer for their upcoming city-building strategy game, Age After Age. The trailer showcases colonization, city growth, logistics management, exploration, and era progression, highlighting the game's deep management systems and dynamic world simulation. A playable demo is planned for the end of May, with a full release targeted for Q4 2026 on PC and multiple console platforms.
Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute launches July 30 for PC worldwide, September 8 for PS5, Xbox Series, and Switch in the west
Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute is set to launch on July 30 for PC worldwide. Western releases for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and Nintendo Switch are scheduled for September 8. The game is a tribute to the Saturn original.
Fool’s Pub Is On Xbox – But Not Everyone Will Walk Away
Fool's Pub, a card and risk strategy game developed and published by NOSTRA GAMES, has launched on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC for £5.79. The game focuses on bluffing, luck, and reading opponents, creating a tense and unpredictable experience where players risk everything at the card table.
Demon Lord: Just a Block Released
Demon Lord: Just a Block, a roguelike dungeon crawler from developer YuWave, is now available on Steam for Windows PC. The game features a unique mechanic where the world only moves when the player does, blending action and strategy.
Masters of Albion
Masters of Albion, the latest game from veteran developer Peter Molyneux and his studio 22cans, has launched in Early Access. The game blends city-building, real-time strategy, and action RPG elements, allowing players to control a city from a divine perspective. Despite its charming presentation and innovative genre mix, the preview notes that the game feels unfinished, with several gameplay systems lacking depth and polish.
While you wait for Subnautica 2, here's a moody Bioshock-esque strategy game in which you can put Big Daddies on crabs
Tides of Tethys is an upcoming underwater strategy roguelite with city-building elements, drawing comparisons to Bioshock. Players manage modular outposts and guide bathynauts on procedurally generated ocean floors, dealing with aquatic threats and resource management. While the demo shows promise with its atmospheric visuals and unique mechanics like turning crustaceans into steeds, the user interface and initial slow pace present some challenges.
Best PC Game Pass Games in the Philippines (Updated April 2026) — Too Much Gaming | Video Games Reviews, News, & Guides
This guide highlights notable games available on PC Game Pass in the Philippines as of April 2026, including titles like Kingdom Come: Deliverance, The Alters, and Wasteland 3. It also lists games departing the service on April 30, 2026, and discusses the value proposition of the subscription service for Filipino gamers.
Tactical Roguelite Strategy 'Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes' Launches May 11; New Trailer Streaming Now
Dotemu announced that the tactical roguelite strategy game Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes will launch on PC via Steam on May 11. Developed by Alt Shift, the game focuses on fleet management and survival against Cylon pursuit, featuring hybrid real-time tactical combat and roguelite progression. A new gameplay trailer showcasing combat systems was also released.
Nova Roma Early Access Preview – A Promising Roman City Builder Worth Playing | Invision Game Community
Nova Roma is an Early Access city-building game where players establish a new Roman settlement on an island, appeasing Gods, enacting laws, and developing supply chains. Developed by Lion Shield and published by Hooded Horse, the game features two modes: Standard and Sandbox, with a focus on resource management, technology progression, and optional combat against defectors. The preview highlights its charming low-poly graphics, calming orchestral soundtrack, and intuitive gameplay, suggesting it's a promising title for fans of the genre.
Drop Duchy est disponible MAINTENANT sur PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox et Xbox Game Pass!
Drop Duchy: Complete Edition is now available on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox, including Xbox Game Pass. This edition features all previously released DLC, The Tribe and The North, offering a complete strategic experience. The game blends deckbuilding, puzzle mechanics, and roguelite progression in a charming medieval world.
Game Pass Gets Busy Again – Aphelion Leads A Week Of New Drops As Big Titles Exit
Xbox Game Pass is seeing a significant influx of new titles, including Day One releases like Aphelion and Trepang2, alongside strategy and sandbox games. This update coincides with a price adjustment for the subscription service. However, several popular games are also being removed from the service on April 30th, prompting players to decide what to finish before they disappear.
Castle roguelike game Wanderburg launches this summer
Sidekick Publishing and developer Randwerk announced that their minimalist roguelike game Wanderburg, where players control a roaming castle, will launch in early access on Windows PC via Steam this summer. The game features modular castle building, strategic combat, and unlockable upgrades.
Coming Out in gaming this week — April 27, 2026
Several new games are set to release in the week of April 27, 2026, across various platforms including PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch. Titles range from cozy adventures like Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth and inKONBINI: One Store. Many Stories, to action-packed games such as He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction and Invincible VS. The lineup also includes strategy games like Lunchbreak Tactics, horror with Mourning Tide, and roguelikes like SAROS and Gambonanza.
MEDIX – Open Beta | Alpha Beta Gamer
MEDIX is a minimalistic real-time strategy game where players command medical units to save lives during an army's retreat. The game features a hand-drawn, story-driven campaign that tests speed, wits, and endurance, balancing resource management with moral choices. An open beta is currently available for players to experience the medic simulation.
Colonial Strategy Game 1492 Finally Launches on Steam
The colonial strategy game 1492 – Colonization of the New World has launched on Steam, reimagining the classic Sid Meier's Colonization with modern enhancements. Players can command eight European nations, pursuing victory through military independence or economic dominance. The game features detailed colonial management, resource discovery, native diplomacy, and significant naval gameplay.
Hack-and-Slash Strategy Game 'Mythmon Mythic Monsters' Set for Summer Release
Publisher Kodansha and developer MachHabaneroGames announced that their hack-and-slash strategy game Mythmon: Mythic Monsters will be released for PC via Steam this Summer. The game features automated combat with party-based strategy where players command creatures called Manima, which can be equipped with weapons that are lost upon defeat.