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Pocketpair Would Love to Release Palworld on Nintendo Switch 2, Despite Pokémon Legal Battle
Despite an ongoing legal battle with Nintendo, Pocketpair, the developer of Palworld, has expressed interest in releasing the creature-collecting survival game on the Nintendo Switch 2. The company is open to the possibility of a future port.
Respawn Monday #22: Enshrouded’s Dungeon Crawling — Too Much Gaming | Video Games Reviews, News, & Guides
Enshrouded distinguishes itself from typical survival crafting games by emphasizing its action RPG elements and deep base-building system. While survival mechanics like hunger and thirst are downplayed, the game offers extensive creative freedom in construction and a flexible skill tree for character development. The article highlights the engaging dungeon crawling and combat, suggesting it appeals more to action RPG fans than pure survival enthusiasts.
Splash Damage acquired this studio just 3 months after laying off a bunch of people—now it's laying them off,…
Splash Damage Group, which was acquired by private equity investors and subsequently acquired Gamepires just eight months ago, has now laid off employees from Gamepires. This follows earlier layoffs at Splash Damage itself. The article highlights the cyclical nature of such events in the industry, contrasting the layoffs with the continued success of Gamepires' game, Scum.
Subnautica 2's next major update adds "the scariest region we've ever done", together with frog mechs and a very welcome tweak for dashing
Subnautica 2 is preparing for its "early access 2.0" update, which will introduce a new, reportedly very scary region, a new creature, and the "Frog" chassis, a submersible with arms and legs. The update also includes new biomods and a welcome tweak allowing players to dash while wearing fins. Developer Unknown Worlds has not yet provided a release date for these additions.
Palworld: Side by Side is the survival game's next big update, and it releases in Winter 2026
Pocketpair has announced that Palworld's next major update, titled Side by Side, is scheduled for release in Winter 2026. The developer also shared the results of a recent popularity poll for in-game characters and Pals. Head of publishing John Buckley indicated that future updates will focus on quality over quantity, with each Pal having memorable traits rather than introducing a large number of new creatures.
Abiotic Factor's second year of updates confirmed to include official mod support and a DLC taking science to the tropics
Deep Field has announced the year two roadmap for their sci-fi survival game Abiotic Factor, confirming official mod support and a new DLC titled Entropic Break. The year two plan includes a winter update with smaller additions and a free mod launcher with proprietary tools. The paid DLC will take players to a new tropical facility with new items, enemies, and mechanics like fishing and crossovers.
Tiny Swedish town flexes its survival game royalty by enshrining Valheim, Raft, and V Rising into its roads
The Swedish town of Skövde, known for its significant game development community, is celebrating its success with a "Walk of Game" featuring titles like Valheim, Raft, and V Rising. Games are honored if they sold over 3 million copies and had at least 50% of development hours completed in the town, highlighting Skövde's role as a hub for viral survival game hits.
11 games and announcements that got us excited in the latest Galaxies Showcase
The latest Galaxies Showcase highlighted several upcoming games, including the musical mystery "There are no Ghosts at the Grand" from Friday Sundae, the post-apocalyptic driving game "AfterZero: The Last Drive" by 3DClouds, and the psychological horror "Deperson" by Error Thing. Other notable announcements included the space job simulator "Contact Protocol," the anomaly horror "Late Shift," the true crime-styled "When Sirens Fall Silent," and the console release of the realistic shooter "Squad."
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey coming to Nintendo Switch 2, led by Assassin’s Creed creative director
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey, the debut title from Panache Digital Games co-founded by Assassin's Creed creative director Patrice Désilets, is coming to Nintendo Switch on December 8, 2026. This third-person open-world survival game tasks players with surviving and evolving in Africa from 10 million to 2 million years ago.
Something Utterly Chaotic Is Happening In The VTuber World
VTuber Vedal987 and his creations, Neuro-Sama and Evil, along with other streamers, have embarked on a chaotic marathon of the survival game The Long Drive. The group is attempting to drive 5,000km across a procedurally generated desert, encountering numerous unpredictable deaths and absurd situations due to the game's physics and their own misadventures. The stream has been ongoing for three days, with the participants roughly halfway to their goal.
A very good boy is your best defense against endless winter in brutal new survival game Permafrost
Permafrost, a new survival game from SpaceRocket Games, is now available on Steam in early access. The game features a dog companion to aid players in a frozen post-apocalyptic world, with support for up to four-player co-op. The developer plans at least 12 months of early access with multiple updates planned, including combat and crafting improvements, and a story expansion.
Permafrost Roadmap Details Upcoming Updates for Wintery Survival Game
The roadmap for the survival game Permafrost has been revealed, detailing upcoming updates for the early access title. The game is set in a post-apocalyptic frozen wasteland.
Subnautica 2 fans can finally hunt and kill those pesky Nibbler Mangos—in Dave the Diver's crossover DLC
Dave the Diver will receive a crossover DLC pack with Subnautica 2 in early 2027, allowing players to hunt Subnautica's creatures within Dave the Diver's gameplay. Mintrocket stated that while this is the final major DLC for Dave the Diver, smaller updates and collaborations may still occur.
'Please give Novus one more chance': An 11-year-old early access survival game just got its first update since…
Novus Inceptio, an early access survival game released in 2015, has received its first update since 2018, signaling a return to development by solo dev Martin Markus Mastný of McMagic Productions. The update significantly expands the game's map and rebuilds its combat system, with plans for future co-op features. Mastný expressed a renewed commitment to finishing the project after a period of burnout.
Valheim Review | TheXboxHub
Valheim has officially launched with its 1.0 update, offering a Viking journey across a vast, corrupted world. The game blends exploration, resource gathering, and base building with a unique skill-based progression system and meaningful death penalties. Despite dated visuals and occasional lack of direction, Valheim is a highly recommended survival game, especially with friends.
RuneScape 4 announced at RuneFest, full MMO sequel started as expansion to survival game Dragonwilds
Jagex announced a new MMO sequel to RuneScape, tentatively titled "RuneScape 4," at RuneFest. The game evolved from a planned expansion for the survival game Dragonwilds, incorporating elements from both RuneScape 3 and Old School RuneScape. RuneScape 4 is being built on Unreal Engine, and its release date has been pushed back from the original 2027 target for the Dragonwilds expansion.
New Rust update adds livestock, slows the race to vehicles, and finally gives spoiled meat a use
The latest Rust update introduces livestock farming, allowing players to raise cows and sheep for resources like wool and meat, and utilize spoiled meat for biofuel. The update also adds smaller wildlife, new loot rooms in monuments, and modifies the vehicle race post-wipe. Facepunch Studios has also implemented technical improvements, including a custom Unity render pipeline for potential performance gains.
That's some fiiiiine lookin' milk, but Rust devs warn that 'cream is a more powerful consumable'
Facepunch Studios has added livestock, including cows and sheep, to Rust as part of its October update. Players can now farm animals for resources like meat, bones, leather, milk, and wool, with an economy built around selling them to a new Stable vendor. The update also introduces new fencing for pens and highlights that cream is a more powerful consumable than milk.
Monster Hunter Outlanders Coming to Mobile in October
TiMi Studio Group and Capcom have announced that Monster Hunter Outlanders, a free-to-play open-world exploration action RPG, will launch globally for mobile devices on October 29, 2026. The game has undergone multiple closed beta tests and a pre-registration drive, and will feature both classic and simplified adventure control styles to cater to a wide audience.
A 'fundamental' update for this 34-year-old survival game is coming in October
The 34-year-old survival game UnReal World is set to receive a significant update in October, introducing complex new clothcrafting features. Developed by Enormous Elk and led by Sami Maaranen, the game, which launched in 1992, continues to be updated with features that require substantial in-game time and resources to craft, such as clothing.
