TSURUGIHIME Releases in Steam Early Access in 2026

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November 29, 2025

213 Fahrenheit has announced its new side-scrolling action roguelike RPG TSURUGIHIME will launch in 2026 for PC in Steam Early Access. In TSURUGIHIME, players explore a beautiful, 2D side-scrolling world while preparing for their final battle in 100 days. The main goal is to “craft” and prepare for this decisive battle. Additionally, a variety of customization features are available for TSURU-chan, her weapons and base, and Imouto (sister).

Lastly, here’s an overview of TSURUGIHIME, via Steam:

- - A side-scrolling action RPG in a beautiful 3D world.
  - The last battle is in 100 days. How you reach it, depends on the player.
  - ”Craft” everything and beat the game how you want to.
  - Slash through the army of enemies with countless swords in this action battle game.
  - A wide variety and depth of customization: main character, sword, base, Imouto (sister), and much more.
  - Multiple endings that change depending on how you spend your 100 days.

Game progression – ”Craft” the 100 days in this story where choice & decision is key!

The player can live however they want until the day of the last battle. They can become stronger through repeated battles, or they can take on powerful enemies from the beginning. They can even spend time in peace without fighting. Find YOUR best way to live each day and “craft” your own path to victory.

Battle system – ”Craft” battles with this 1000 weapons action game!

Attack, move, defend and many more actions by the protagonist are done through its weapon. You start with one weapon. But through your days, you are able to use up to 1000 weapons. It is up to the player to decide which weapon, learned or acquired, is used for which action. “Craft” your own battles by mastering countless weapons in your own way.

Customization / Ikusei – “Craft” even your sister with the bonding sisters ikusei system!

Battles are supported by the protagonist’s beloved sister, the only family. Pure and innocent, she can be royal or rebellious, depending on how the player interacts with her. She may become curious or a passionate scholar. “Craft” even your sister, through the days you spend time together.

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The Weeping Swan: Ten Days of the City’s Fall Launches in First Half of 2026

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November 29, 2025

2P Games and ZerocreationGame, the developers behind The Hungry Lamb, have announced visual novel sequel The Weeping Swan: Ten Days of the City’s Fall launches in the first half of 2026 for PC via Steam.

The Steam page describes The Weeping Swan: Ten Days of the City’s Fall as follows:

Story Background

In the 15th year of the Chongzhen era in the Ming Dynasty of China (1642), a scholar named Fang Zhiyou lost his mind and memory after his childhood sweetheart, Su Lianyan, a renowned Yangzhou courtesan, drowned herself in a river. He began perceiving humans as beasts and wasted his days in a drunken stupor.

Three years later, Fang Zhiyou in a drunken haze, strayed into the monstrous world he had penned—The Lion Camel Kingdom. There, he witnessed the demon soldiers invading the city, committing acts of looting, slaughtering, raping, and torching everything. Though he had sought death, he found a renewed will to live after meeting a young girl who bears a striking resemblance to Su Lianyan, named “Little Swan”. Moved by her presence, he resolved to keep her alive until the last day of the demon soldiers finally lay down their weapons.

During their escape, fragments of his memory would gradually resurface, intertwining sanity and madness until the truth was revealed. At that moment, he faced his inescapable fate…

Features

- - A standalone sequel by the original creators of The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty: This new narrative game from the million-selling visual novel The Hungry Lamb team inherits the world-building of its predecessor, while telling a completely standalone story — no prior experience with the original is required.
  - Survival in Turbulent Times x History and Fantasy Intertwined: Set against the harrowing backdrop of Ten Days of Yangzhou, this gripping tale of the late Ming dynasty weaves documented historical horrors with supernatural folklore for an unforgettable narrative experience.
  - Dual-chapter extended storyline: A dual-narrative script interweaving past and present, featuring over 200,000 words of unique text, multiple main endings, and dozens of death endings. Every choice you make determines survival or demise.
  - Premium 2D Chinese-inspired artwork: Meticulously crafted in a realistic painterly style, with rigorous research into Ming and Qing-era costumes and architecture, authentically recreating the historical atmosphere and its brutal beauty.
  - Cinematic sound design and original score: Featuring acclaimed Chinese and Japanese voice actors in full dubbing, paired with dynamic original soundtrack to deliver a cinematic audio experience.
  - Reference to the previous game: This installment features a self-contained “Liang and Sui” chapter that narrates events set after the ending of The Hungry Lamb, as well as the aftermath of The Weeping Swan.

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SANABI: A Haunted Day Expansion Comes to Switch This Winter

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November 29, 2025

NEOWIZ and Wonder Potion have announced the SANABI: A Haunted Day expansion is coming to the Nintendo Switch version of SANABI for free this winter. SANABI: A Haunted Day is already available now for PC via Steam.

Here’s an overview of the expansion, via the official Steam page:

13 years ago, under an unreasonable order from her superior, Major Song headed to a suspicious scrapyard outside of Hanyang.

What awaited her there was a hail of bullets, explosions… and a general with a steel tiger?
The first spin-off DLC of SANABI, packed with thrilling action expanding on the main story

SANABI: A Haunted Day

The new playable character: Major Song

The playable character of this spin-off is Major Song, during her time serving in Uigeumbu No.12, before she met the General.

Stylish and agile ‘Aerial Action’ platformer

Major Song can perform agile aerial maneuvers with precision. Combined with her unique abilities – a recoverable mid-air jump and expert use of a shotgun – she becomes a formidable opponent, even against a General.

From Burst Mode, which defends against enemy attacks and boosts the power of all actions, to the enhanced shotgun that deals massive damage… Play as Major Song, who is the youngest to ever pass the martial exam, a government-certified living weapon!

Spin-Off Scenario: A Haunted Day

Operation 3 was issued at an assault robot scrapyard, outside of Hanyang
Major Song found a clue to the treason. She dives into this massive scrapyard with confidence, but something about this place feels… off

There are maniacally aggressive robots and a disturbingly ominous signaling device.
A superior giving unreasonable orders, a scrapyard plagued by strange phenomena, and… a general with a steel tiger?

Today, it feels like haunted or something

What’s happening in this scrapyard?

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2D Action Adventure Game Avemary Rocket – Captain Patchwork – Announced

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November 29, 2025

room6, Studio Pixel, and Shuhei Miyazawa have announced Avemary Rocket – Captain Patchwork –, a new 2D scrolling action adventure game launching in 2026 for PC via Steam. Steam users can wishlist Avemary Rocket – Captain Patchwork – to keep up with more news and updates on the platform.

Here’s an overview of the game, via the official Steam page:

Avemary Rocket is an adventure game where your mission is to explore your spaceship while also trying to keep it running.

This spaceship, The Patchwork, has a secret. But more importantly, it has problems. Boy, does it have problems. Get those fire extinguishers, soldering kits, and vacuum cleaners ready, because even in zero gravity, keeping this old thing afloat won’t be easy. And sure, if you have some time left after dealing with all of it, maybe you can explore the place and try to find out what that secret is all about.

The Game

- - An intuitive side-scrolling adventure
  - Beautiful 2D pixel art
  - A journey to Earth interspersed with maintenance work
  - Real-time gameplay with time limits for your tasks
  - Multiple endings: will the Captain get to Earth safely, or…?

A Day on The Patchwork

- - Get up and receive today’s list of issues
  - Check the map and reach the problematic areas
  - Clean, fix, extinguish, exterminate… Just fix the issue
  - Spend any time you have left over exploring the spaceship
  - Get back to your room before the time is over for the day

The Staff

- - Development: Shuhei Miyazawa (past works: Raindrop Sprinters)
  - Art: Pixel (past works: Cave Story)
  - Planning and production: Masashi Kimura (from room6)

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Magical Farming Sim The Piper of Dawn Launches in First Half of 2026 on Steam

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November 29, 2025

During INDIE Live Expo 2025, 2P Games and Bone Nail announced magical farming sim The Piper of Dawn is launching in the first half of 2026 for PC via Steam. In The Piper of Dawn, players step into the role of an alchemist seeking fortune through various fields.

Steam users can wishlist The Piper of Dawn to keep up to date with news release and other information heading into launch next year.

Lastly, here’s an overview of the game, via Steam:

“Abandon all hope, ye who enter here” – Welcome to “Paradise”!

This farming-alchemy simulation weaves deep storytelling into gameplay as you embody an alchemist seeking fortune in a walled Diamond city. Begin your rise to fortune through alchemical mastery, herb cultivation, and workshop creation.

Rub shoulders with street dwellers, the Silver Key syndicate, and goddess worshipers. In Diamond City, your standing with its many mysterious factions determines how long you’ll last. Build bonds with your chosen companion—be they divine, mystical, magical, or feline—and lose yourself in a fantasy where narrative depth meets the satisfaction of running your own thriving business.

Game Features

- - Land Development & Herb Farming

Grow extraordinary flora and enigmatic beings in your gardens! Carnivorous creatures sprouting from soil? Completely ordinary!

Each environment yields unique results – underground exploration reveals extraordinary secrets!

- - Grow Peoplesprout & Expand Your Workforce

The Peoplesprout Farm is here to ease your workload by quite literally growing your workforce. And we’re giving every Peoplesprout a full life!

The value of labor lies in its plentiful harvest. The sweat you sow will bear the fruit of flesh. Whether it’s a lone finger, a plump, juicy eyeball, or a fresh brain, each can sprout into a tireless employee, ready to work around the clock without the need for constant supervision.

Employees can also climb the full career ladder, from humble seedling to the prestigious title of Grand Sproutmaster.

- - Craft Workshop & Alchemy Setup

Forget the old ways. This is the age of mechanical alchemy.

Different machines produce different alchemical goods. Keep your workshop stocked through smart equipment management, and you’ll outperform 99% of traditional, hand-crafting alchemists.

- - Commercial Ventures & Wealth Building

Design your marketplace layout, fulfill citizen commissions, systematically drain every customer’s purse! As your reputation grows among mysterious local factions, otherworldly clients will patronize your establishment or discreetly commission high-value projects…

A feline cashier? Naturally… completely ordinary!

- - Narrative Immersion & Hidden Secrets

Truth reveals multiple faces across interconnected tales. Different factional alliances and romantic pursuits unlock unique story paths, culminating in diverse conclusive outcomes.

Companion Choice

- - Elisabeth Liebig & Helena Wolfen

Their shared reputation as “Twin Stars of the Sun Tavern” obscures individual identity, yet extended companionship reveals vastly different personalities and moral frameworks.

- - Goddess vs Witch

Sacred and forbidden powers demand exclusive loyalty – wielding both simultaneously remains impossible.

- - Gretel & Jimo Li

Solo alchemy lacks excitement – recruit this chaos catalyst! She guarantees perpetual peril!!

The alternative? Rather… useless…

- - Hypnos

A fragile soul dreaming beneath Death’s shadow – disturbing her rest invites catastrophe…

- - ???

Perhaps a sentient wish-granter, cosmic horror vessel, or merely an innocent soul cloaked in mystery…

Paradise hosts diverse inhabitants. Through alliance or opposition, profound connections emerge, weaving destiny toward extraordinary conclusions.

Factional Politics

Criminal syndicates, neighborhood folks, goddess worshippers, “Mother’s” disciples… Cultivating trust among different organizations reshapes Paradise’s destiny while rewriting your personal fate.

Though bound by mortal limitations, harness alchemical prowess alongside humanity’s distinctive persistence and valor to claim both personal fulfillment and this miniature realm’s ultimate future.

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Yunyun Syndrome!? Rhythm Psychosis Launches in April 2026

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November 29, 2025

Why So Serious (WSS), Alliance Arts and WHO YOU has announced rhythm adventure game Yunyun Syndrome!? Rhythm Psychosis launches in April 2026 for PC via Steam. The game’s second official trailer was also released.

Previously, Yunyun Syndrome!? Rhythm Psychosis was delayed to winter to make room for major improvements, including full voice overs. The main cast includes Nanahira as Qtie and Haruko Momoi as Yunyun. HARDCORE TANO*C is charting all the in-game music, and KOTOKO performs the opening theme song “Denpa-tic Imaginary Girl ‘Q’.”

A Yunyun Syndrome!? Rhythm Psychosis demo is available now with 30 minutes of gameplay, including 10 denpa songs and hidden tracks. Fans can join the game’s official Discord server to give their feedback and share their excitement with other fans.

Lastly, here’s an overview of the game, via Steam:

High and vibin’ with denpa songs, we’ll corrupt the entire Internet! Hehe. all we need is a bit of otaku love, that’s all.

This is a rhythm-adventure game where you play as a hikikomori (shut-in) girl who’s high on denpa songs. Become Yunyun-brained and lose all self-control to anonymously post on social media and destroy the world with your Yunyun brain rot.
Have a Doki-Doki experience with over 30 denpa songs and multiple endings.

- - Q. Why did she become a hikikomori?
  - Q. How does anonymous online posting lead to world destruction?
  - Q. Does a happy ending exist for a degenerate otaku?

The answers to those “Q” s lie at the convergence of insanity and denpa psychosis.
Now, put those headphones on and become ill with Yunyun Syndrome!? Rhythm Psychosis.

Groove to the DENPA!

Anonymously post online and infect the whole world with Yunyun-brain!

Get high on denpa songs and sink in the depths of social media!! Browse social media at the start of the song to check up on your Yunyun cult and haters. And then prepare for the climax where you can start dropping posts left and right. Successfully posting will cause other social media users to become psychotically Yunyun-ified. Social media is all about sharing – spread your heartful psychosis to everyone else!

Characters!

- - Qtie – The main character. A hikikomori. She suffered too much irl that she’s become a little (very) fuzzy in the head. Her obsessive love for the fictional character “Yunyun” is for sure an illness. Her overly “high” state from overdosing denpa songs causes her to propagate Yunyun love. Will there really be a happy end for such a degenerate otaku?
  - Yunyun – A fictional character that loves Qtie. A very much angelic devil. She will speak to Qtie through the monitor screen. Whilst the truth is unknown, most likely, she is just a figment of Qtie’s imagination. It’s joever for her.

About Denpa Songs!

Q. What is a “denpa” song?
It is a genre of music that is intentionally strange and catchy. All playable songs in this game are denpa songs.
Many popular denpa songs such as “it’s a cherry kissing explosion” (Sakuranbo Kiss) and many more are featured!

Listen up!

Do you like cute anime girls? Do you like strange and catchy denpa songs? Do you wish for the death of this ♡♡♡♡ed up world? Great! Add “Yunyun Syndrome!? Rhythm Psychosis” to your WishList and stay updated for release information and updates!

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Haunted Room! Urami-chan Launches in 2026 for Steam

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November 29, 2025

15 Industry and Minimum Box have announced “life-intervention watching game” Haunted Room! Urami-chan is coming to PC via Steam in 2026. Haunted Room! Urami-chan will support English, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese language options, but it’s worth noting that the developers used generative AI for the English localization.

Here’s an overview of the game, via Steam:

What is Urami-chan?

In this “life-intervention watching game,” you control the earthbound spirit “Urami-chan.” Travel between an apartment’s past and present to change the murdered resident’s future. The game unfolds in semi-real time, tasking you to watch over the resident and intervene.

The Story

December 31, 1988. Due to the murder of a resident “Ms. Noroi” in one of her apartment rooms, the apartment was in danger of being demolished.

It was a story that was no stranger to “Urami-chan,” the earthbound spirit in her room. Jishibei spirits disappear when they no longer have a place to call their own. With the advice of the human spirit “Onebii,” she returned to the past and took action to change Noroi’s future.

How to Play

One month from the time Ms. Noroi moved in until she was murdered. The player returns to the past from the calendar of the room where the murder took place and intervenes in Ms. Noroi’s life for three hours until the resident, Ms. Noroi, returns home and goes to bed, to make her presence known.

What “Urami-chan” can do:

- - Call
    - Punching furniture and fixtures can bring Ms. Noroi in.
    - If Ms. Noroi is concentrated, he may not notice.
  - Telekinesis
    - The spirit power can be used to possess or manipulate the furniture.

Game Flow

After 3 hours, the player returns to the original time, and if something changes, the date to return is updated. By using telekinesis to cause small “anomalies” at first, the past is gradually changed.

The number of “anomalies” that can be triggered will increase as the player gains experience by surprising Ms. Noroi. If you can make a big change in the past, might you be able to change your own future?

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Core Keeper ‘Void & Voltage’ Update and Switch 2 Version Launches January 28

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Soul Kiwami

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November 29, 2025

Fireshine Games and Pugstorm have announced “mining sandbox adventure” game Core Keeper is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on January 28 alongside the new “Void & Voltage” update.

Core Keeper is available now for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Lastly, here’s an overview of the game, via Steam:

Awaken as an explorer in a long-forgotten cavern teeming with untold secrets. In this award-winning, 1-8 player mining sandbox adventure, your choices shape an epic journey. Harvest relics and resources, craft advanced tools, build your base, and explore a dynamically evolving world waiting to be unearthed.

Level up your skills, defeat legendary Titans, and unveil the power of the Core. Grow your garden, fish in mysterious waters, master a vast array of recipes, raise and care for animals, encounter the Cavelings, and carve out your own unique world in an enchanting underground adventure.

Mine Resources

Delve deep to harvest precious resources and unearth hidden gems. Craft tools to help you survive, from pickaxes, fishing rods, and shovels to traps, bombs, and mortars. Upgrade your arsenal and equipment with advanced tools like the mighty Obliteration Ray, and automated machinery to streamline mining, smelting, storage, and more. Level up your skills and unlock powerful weapons to conquer the depths.

Discover An Ancient World

Explore diverse biomes with unique ecosystems and long-forgotten lore. From the living walls of the Clay Caves to the crystal caverns of the Shimmering Frontier, discover more about this mysterious world as you uncover the secrets of the Cavelings. Build a boat to set sail across the Sunken Sea, race across the Desert of Beginnings, and encounter the remnants of ancient civilizations.

Build, Craft and Get Creative

Create a totally unique base using a variety of different materials and customisations. From the ultimate adventurer’s lair to a cozy underground cottage, shape the underground your way. Customize your character’s appearance and choose from an array of powerful armor and unique outfits to suit the moment.

Battle Titans

Face legendary Titans that hold the secret to this long-forgotten world. Sharpen your combat skills against a variety of monsters and mini-bosses, spend talent points to level up your abilities, and plan your strategy to conquer these colossal creatures of the underground. Discover rare and powerful loot to help you on your journey and power up the Core.

Explore With Friends

Enjoy the adventure solo or team up in 2-8 player drop-in/drop-out online co-op. Play your way and explore at your own pace — celebrate the seasons, trade with merchants, hatch your new best friends, design the ultimate base, automate resource gathering, host your own dedicated server, create music on playable instruments and discover an unforgettable sandbox adventure.

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Survival Horror Game Dead Format Launches December 10 on Steam

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November 29, 2025

Oro Interactive and Katanalevy have announced survival horror game Dead Format launches on December 10 for PC via Steam. A free demo for Dead Format is available now on Steam, giving players a preview of what’s to come in a few weeks’ time.

Lastly, here’s an overview of the game, via Steam:

A lost brother. A cursed VHS format. A government cover-up.

Dead Format is a survival horror game that takes you on a nightmarish journey through iconic eras of film. Set in 1990s Scotland, you play as a desperate sibling searching for their missing brother who was last seen obsessing over a mysterious VHS format. Dive into the tapes, fight your way through cinematic worlds, and find your brother before it’s too late.

Survive the cursed tapes

Your apartment is the hub. Here you can review clues, catch your breath, and prepare for the journey ahead. Use the Television set and insert VHS tapes to open the door to new worlds, each one with its own inspiration. Search for clues and face the nightmares in universes inspired by Silent Era Cinema, Italian Giallo films, and 80s Body Horror.

Classic Film meets Survival Horror

Search for supplies to stay alive and uncover key items to solve puzzles, unlocking your path forward.

Arm yourself with weapons and tools inspired by the film worlds you’ll explore.

Discover homemade VHS footage that blurs the line between fiction and reality.

Your apartment is the only place you can save the game. Find shortcuts and new paths to progress on your journey.

Each world comes with its own enemies, puzzles, and unique areas to explore.

A Mixed Media Game

Everything in Dead Format is created just for the game. This includes the VHS footage, which is recorded and edited by Katanalevy. Each tape provides a nostalgic window into the worlds players will explore.

About the Developer

Chris Evry (Katanalevy) is a Scottish solo developer drawn to creating experiences that are a blend of the darkly visceral and gothic sublime. He is the creator of Cardiac, Symphony of Seven Souls and Daemonologie.

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Keep Digging Version 2.0 Launches This Winter

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November 29, 2025

Keep Digging developer Wild Dog has announced the game’s “Version 2.0” update launches this winter. New gear, areas, and features were teased for Keep Digging Version 2.0 in a new trailer, so stay tuned for more details and updates.

Keep Digging is available now for PC via Steam. Here’s an overview of the game, via Steam:

What is Keep Digging

Keep Digging is a casual multiplayer game focused on digging, exploration, and treasure hunting. Players work together to uncover ores, treasures, and ancient technology, which can be used to upgrade gear and tools. Combat and stealth are absent, allowing the experience to focus purely on the fun of mining.

- - Multiplayer: Up to 8 players can cooperate to explore the underground world
  - Underground Exploration: 10 layers, reaching depths of 1,000 meters
  - Gear & Technology: Equipment can be upgraded to level 20; over 8 types of upgradeable technologies available

Gear

Equipment improves mining efficiency and can be upgraded at workbenches. Upgrades enhance performance and often change appearance.

Sample gear:

- - Shovels & Pickaxes
  - Dynamite
  - Wire Ropes
  - Batteries
  - Color Spray

Hidden technologies can be obtained through mining and merchant trades. Tools like shovels and color sprays allow creative interaction with the environment.

Multiplayer Features

- - Items and currency earned in single-player can be brought into multiplayer sessions
  - Rewards collected in other players’ worlds can be carried back to a home world
  - Cooperative play emphasizes teamwork and shared discovery

Underground World

- - A vast, multi-layered underground environment with dungeons, ore veins, and hidden treasures
  - Designed for repeat exploration, supporting continuous digging and discovery

Character Creation

- - Characters can be customized in appearance, including body shape and clothing
  - Numerous emotes and skins are unlockable through progression and exploration

NPC Companions

- - Reliable companions continue mining autonomously when players are offline
  - Gear and upgrades increase efficiency and depth of mining, supporting ongoing progression

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