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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.

4 Penny Coffins is a social investigation game inspired by the Jack the Ripper murders in 1888 London. Up to 8 players hunt for a murderer hiding among them, and one of them is the Ripper, who kills and lies to stay hidden. Every night has 3 phases: the Ripper hunts, everyone else investigates with evidence and alibis, and then the group holds a trial and delivers a verdict. There's also a solo mode. Made by Other Ocean Interactive.

Infested DX is a first-person point-and-click adventure in pixel art, like the ones from the 80s and 90s. You're the only survivor of an alien infestation aboard a starship, and you have to find a cure and a way home, hunting for clues and solving puzzles while you dodge zombies, mutants and robots. One wrong move and you're dead, but you never lose progress, so you can try anything. Made by GrahfMetal and published by Komi Games, it comes out on October 27, 2026.

Terraclysm Survivors is a side-scrolling action roguelike where the Earth is breaking apart and you have to survive waves of invaders. Unlike other survivors games, here you jump across crumbling stages and dodge boss attacks from the air. Each run you gather items to build your ultimate loadout, and you can play online with up to 8 players. Made by DeadPixel, it comes out on October 28, 2026.

Probably Stolen is a cyberpunk shopkeeping sim set on a space station where only the sharpest survive. You run a counter where anything can walk in: you craft, buy, sell and smuggle goods that are almost certainly stolen. You'll have to keep the factions happy, stop an AI that has gone rogue and save up enough to buy out your shop before the rent crushes you. Made by Questing Goose Studio and published by tinyBuild, it comes out on October 28, 2026.

FIRESTARTERS is a fast arcade movement shooter with visual novel story scenes between fights. In the future, the world's most-watched livestream is STEEL, a Japanese bloodsport run by the mob, and you're Kera, a prisoner fighting for her team's freedom. On rocket skates you slide, grind and ground pound through the arenas while tearing through android hordes with 6 weapons, and there are no health, armor or ammo pickups. Made by Studio Kerosene, it comes out in Early Access on October 28, 2026.

Magi Scapes is a pixel art sandbox where you never play alone: your companions are AI characters you can create yourself, describing their looks, the way they talk and their backstory. With them you build, farm, explore the land of Oz and fight bosses, and they give you quests that change with what you do. Made by AutoGame, it comes out in early access on 28 October 2026.

ATMOSFAR is a sky-high odyssey on an alien planet full of floating islands. You uncover the fate of your colony by flying crafts and a mobile airbase: you scavenge scrap to build and upgrade your ships, survive soaring beasts and play solo or as a squadron with friends. Made by Apog Labs, it comes out in early access on 29 October 2026.

Into the Crypt is a first-person card game: you head down into a crypt, solo or with a friend, and your cards aren't just for fighting, they also open doors, chests and breakable treasures. You pick from 3 very different classes: the Berserker who builds up Fury, the Alchemist who brews potions mid-fight and the Druid who calls in allies. There are over 475 cards and over 150 enemies, and the maps change every run. Made by Megaglope Studios, it has a demo on Steam and comes out on October 29.

Queen's Domain is an action RPG with a retro-fantasy look. You wash up on the shores of the Isle of Neasied looking for your father, and with the Holy Sword Endu you fly from platform to platform across an interconnected world full of secrets. You fight with a stamina meter, charge attacks and throwing weapons, level up and pick from more than 50 melee weapons. Made by Freshly Baked Games and published by Future Friends Games, it comes out on October 30, 2026 on Steam, Nintendo Switch 2, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.