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Dreadmoor Hands-on Preview - Tactile, terrifying fishing
Dreadmoor is a first-person Lovecraftian horror fishing game that offers a tactile and terrifying experience. The game features satisfying mini-games for interactions like repairing and fishing, with a focus on hands-on mechanics. A demo will be available on PC on October 6, with the full release planned for Q4 2026.
Street Life - Free Online Browser Game
Street Life is a free-to-play, browser-based open-world life simulation game that blends crime, survival, and resource management. Players navigate an urban environment, balancing legitimate work with illegal activities while managing health, energy, substance use, and police attention. The game features a variety of explorable locations, criminal gameplay options like drug dealing and house break-ins, and a dynamic police and wanted system.
Morning Consolidation
Xbox Wire announced new game releases for Xbox between July 20 and 24, including the launch of The Planet Crafter on July 21. The Planet Crafter is a co-op survival game with no enemies, timers, or pressure.
The Xbox Characters That Defined 25 Years of Gaming
This article examines the iconic characters that have defined Xbox's 25-year history, from Master Chief and Marcus Fenix to Minecraft Steve and Ori. These characters represent the evolution of Xbox from a console newcomer to a multi-platform gaming brand, highlighting shifts in game design, company acquisitions, and the importance of personality in brand identity.
Palworld’s 1.0 Update Is Massive, And It’s Just Got A Jormuntide-Sized Discount To Celebrate
Palworld has received its massive 1.0 update, introducing new Pals, sub-missions, and the Awakening mechanic, alongside significant quality-of-life improvements. The game is currently available at a 30% discount for $20.99 on PC, making it an opportune time for new and returning players to jump into the monster-taming survival experience.
DayZ’s Badlands Expansion is Out in October, New Teaser Showcases Nasdara Map’s Desert Environment
Bohemia Interactive announced that the DayZ expansion, Badlands, will launch in October 2026, featuring the largest map in the game's history, Nasdara. This desert environment will test players' survival skills with scarce resources and introduce a significant rebuilding mechanic, allowing players to restore over 5,000 ruined structures with various materials and defensive options. The expansion also adds new weapons and equipment, with a preparatory update already live.
Ostranauts Review
Ostranauts is a space simulation and survival game where players turn scrap into a ship. The review highlights the satisfaction of building a vessel but criticizes the repetitive progress bars and anemic battery mechanics.
Sir You Are Being Hunted now available on Nintendo Switch, 5 years after it was announced for the console
Sir You Are Being Hunted has been released on Nintendo Switch five years after its initial announcement for the console. Published by Ocean Media and developed by Big Robot, the game is now available on Switch, 13 years after its original PC launch. The game is a procedurally-generated British horror where players must survive against tweed-wearing robots.
Zombie-Checkpoint-Simulator-Hit Quarantine Zone: The Last Check ist ab sofort für Xbox Series X|S und im Xbox Game Pass erhältlich
Brigada Games and Devolver Digital announced that the zombie checkpoint simulator Quarantine Zone: The Last Check is now available on Xbox Series X|S and via Xbox Game Pass. The game, previously a success on PC, tasks players with managing a checkpoint during a zombie outbreak, checking survivors, managing resources, and defending against infected hordes.
Dive into the Magical World, Mechanics and Creatures Coming to Smalland 2: Lost Realms
Smalland 2: Lost Realms, the follow-up to Smalland: Survive the Wilds, is set to launch on Xbox Series X|S later this year. This prequel introduces an expanded world with new mechanics including an evolved crafting system, creature companions, and the ability to swim. Developed using Unreal Engine 5, the game promises a richer survival and exploration experience.
14: Overmind Early Access Soon
Next Genium has announced that their first-person survival/adventure game, 14: Overmind, will be entering Early Access soon. The game, described as a blend of Subnautica and deep space survival, is listed with a December 2026 release date on Steam.
The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu – Where Madness Is the Real Enemy
The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu, a co-op psychological horror game developed by ACE Team and published by Nacon, is now available on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC with Xbox Play Anywhere and crossplay support. The Lovecraft-inspired title features survival and exploration elements, a madness system that distorts player perception, and proximity voice chat for up to four players.
Gala Games launches invite-only alpha for Mirandus: Eternal Night, a hex-grid survival RPG
Gala Games has launched an invite-only alpha for Mirandus: Eternal Night, a persistent, hex-based 2D isometric survival RPG set within the Mirandus universe. The game runs in a WebGL browser on PC and focuses on resource management, turn-based auto-battles, and permanent character death where non-NFT inventory is lost. Eternal Night aims to provide additional utility for existing Mirandus NFTs and features player-owned towns for trading and governance.
Ultra Pixel Survive 2 hitting Nintendo Switch this week
Ratalaika Games announced that Ultra Pixel Survive 2, an action RPG with survival elements, will be released on Nintendo Switch on July 17. The game features resource gathering, base building during the day, and fending off monster waves at night, with over 150 items and 30 levels.
Ash & Adam's Existential Treads: Mini Missions update!
Ash & Adam's Existential Treads has received a new update introducing a 'Mini Missions' game mode with nine new challenges that alter base gameplay. The update also adds four new achievements, new settler dialogue for various game modes, and an option to reset only the main campaign. The game is currently available at a 35% discount on Steam.
Zombie Island codes (July 2026)
This guide provides active codes for the Roblox game Zombie Island, offering players in-game currency like gems. It also explains how to redeem these codes within the game and where to find future code updates, often through patch notes or the game's Discord server.
This week in PC games: vert-ramping trains, a retold murder mystery, and Cthulhu’s new gig as an AI Director
This week's PC game releases include the sci-fi action-roguelike Ascend to Zero, the crime scene investigation sim Forensics: Crime Scene Detective, and the Survivorslike Soulforge Lost Path. Other notable titles are the AI society puzzle game D-Topia, the VN remake The Incident at Galley House, and the cooking horror game Happy's Humble Burger Cult. The week also sees the launch of Moss: The Forgotten Relic, a flat-screen version of the VR games Moss and Moss: Book II, and the early access release of the survival game Frozen Ship.
Once Human will launch on PS5 and Xbox August 25 with full cross-play and cross-progression
NetEase and Starry Studio announced that the survival game Once Human will launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on August 25th. The game will feature full cross-play and cross-progression from launch, along with a new first-person perspective. Once Human is free-to-play, with optional preorder bundles available.
After 19 months of waiting, Project Zomboid's next update will finally deliver a stable build, "and it's a big one"
The Indie Stone has announced that Project Zomboid build 42.20 is being prepared for the stable branch, marking the end of a 19-month wait since its initial unstable release. This significant update includes numerous changes and new features, with the developer also outlining plans for the rest of the year, including optimization, modding support, and community feedback integration for future builds.
Next Week on XBOX: New Games for July 13 to 17
This week's Xbox releases from July 13 to 17 include a variety of genres across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, and Game Pass. Notable titles include the roguelike 'Ascend to ZERO', the tactical train-builder 'Fogpiercer', and the open-world extreme sports game 'MAVRIX by Matt Jones'.
