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Moadra is an action adventure in a huge interconnected world: Protea VI, a sand-swept planet full of strange creatures and secrets. You are Moadra, searching for answers about your people, who went extinct 20,000 years ago. You roll, dodge, wall jump and sprint at high speed past deadly creatures, from the desert surface to frozen peaks and a research facility overrun by aliens. Your scanner bot reveals hidden paths, and the Protoplasm you take from enemies lets you evolve your weapons and abilities. Made by Gloomsoft, it comes out on October 22, 2026.

Empty The Lake! is a relaxing sim built around one question: what's at the bottom of the lake? You start with a bucket, carry the water to your truck, sell it and use the money to upgrade your tools so you can pump out more water, faster. As the level drops, objects, structures and secrets hidden underwater start to appear. Made by Papu's Studio, a solo developer, it comes out on October 22.

Under Canopies is a cozy open-world sim where you don't fight nature, you join it. You explore a serene forest full of mysteries without fear, with no hunting or violence: you gather unique resources, observe wildlife and record everything in your journal. You build your dream cabin piece by piece, cook meals with crops you watered yourself and fill your photo album with rare wildlife. It enters early access on October 23. Made by Novemtails with Assemble Entertainment.

Warrior Cats: Clans of the Forest is an action-adventure game based on the Warrior Cats books. You create your own warrior cat and explore the Lake Territories in a brand-new story: you hunt, climb trees, track scents and take on rival Clans in turn-based battles. You visit ThunderClan's forests, RiverClan's marshes, ShadowClan's pine swamps and WindClan's moors. Made by Bamtang Games and published by Trailmark Games, it comes out on October 23, 2026.

Fangtopia is a relaxed tile-laying puzzle where you build a world for friendly monsters. You match forests, mountains, rivers and towns of the same type to score, raise landmarks and make room for creatures like the werewolf or the yeti, each in its own terrain. There are 3 modes, one of them with islands linked by the tracks of a ghost train. Made by Absolutely Games and published by Secret Mode, it has a demo on Steam and comes out on 26 October.

Divine Frequency is a first-person cosmic horror shooter built on the Doom engine. It tells a very strange story: you go from a hobo living among trash cans to the most effective security software in the universe. There are uncanny worlds, psionic attacks, 3 character types, weapons you can modify and optional bosses in arena duels. Made by Abraxaes, it enters Early Access in October.

CRACK is a co-op adventure for 1 to 4 players where your only job is to crack open a giant egg sitting in a mysterious lab. Don't ask questions. As you chip away, you unlock hidden rooms and upgrade your tools, and the egg reacts to what you do. Made by Rafoli, who is developing it in public on social media, out October 26.

Space Savory is a dark-humor cooking game set in a diner in the middle of cosmic nothingness. You are an astronaut who crash-landed on an unknown planet, and to pay for the fuel home you run a place where the ingredients come from the alien customers themselves. Every dish and drink is made through its own mini-game, and between orders you chat with strange customers and dodge galactic pirates. Made by DelusionArt Studio, it comes out on October 26, 2026.

Emberville is an action RPG in which you wake with no memories inside the Vitromotus, a vast underground world made as a magical dungeon where death no longer lasts. You explore its depths, battle dangerous creatures, rescue survivors and rebuild the ruined town of Emberville while uncovering the truth behind this prison. It enters early access on October 27. Made by Cygnus Cross.

Virtue and a Sledgehammer is a narrative exploration game in which you return to your hometown and tear it down with a sledgehammer. Most people resort to therapy, but you chose the brave option. You explore the remains of your hometown, haunted by the android ghosts of your digitised neighbours, and make your own path by knocking down any structure, in a devastating story about no longer belonging where you grew up. Made by the Spanish studio Deconstructeam with Selkie Harbour and Devolver Digital, it comes out on October 27.