Welcome back to the weekly deep dive! The week of October 20–24, 2025, has proven that the gaming industry is fully committed to making this a memorable fall, delivering an absolute flurry of major new releases. Beyond the launch calendar, we’ve been treated to a fresh look at games coming in 2026 and beyond, with new reveals from the Galaxies Showcase and the Indie Horror Showcase. Whether you’re a fan of brutal hack-and-slash, park management, or dark cyberpunk action, you’ll want to stick around as we break down all the biggest trailers, releases, and industry highlights you might have missed.

The Bornless

Action-horror FPS The Bornless celebrates its inclusion in Steam’s Scream Fest from October 29-November 3 by announcing a playable demo featuring the game’s Ritual mode, which boasts three-phase PvPvE extraction gameplay. Check out The Bornless on Steam for more:https://store.steampowered.com/app/2411280/The_Bornless/

Farthest Frontier

Get a look at the Launch Trailer for Farthest Frontier, a strategy city-building simulation game developed by Crate Entertainment. Players will establish a town of their own to cater to the public. Scavenge materials, craft specialized items, and protect the town from outside threats. Farthest Frontier is available now for PC (Steam) in Version 1.0.

Bounty Star

Watch the Launch Trailer for Bounty Star, a 3D action-adventure mech Western game developed by Dinogod. Players will brave the unforgiving American Southwest as Clem to make use of her combat and mech-piloting talents for a good cause across the Red Expanse. Dispatch criminals and dangerous beasts alike while making key upgrades to Clem’s mech and establishing a comfortable homestead to prepare for what lies next. Bounty Star is available now for PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox Series X|S, Xbox Game Pass, and PC (Steam).

Project TAL

Don’t miss the Announcement Trailer for Project TAL, an open-world action Korean mythology RPG developed by Madngine. Players will explore a detailed and in-depth world across a single-player adventure inspired by ancient folklore that reimagines Korea’s traditional Tal masks. Engage with an array of threats from massive monsters to formidable swordsmen, making use of enemy weak points, counterattacks, unique abilities, and more. Project TAL is slated for release in 2027 for consoles and PC.

Flesh Made Fear

Flesh Made Fear is bringing classic horror elements to modern times, including tank controls, fixed cameras, and pure terror. This game is set in a haunted world of twisted experiments and occult nightmares, and forges a new terrifying path forward by honors the horrors that game before it. Flesh Made Fear will be released on PC on October 31, 2025.

Crathos Deep 

Check out the official reveal trailer for Crathos Deep, an upcoming PC game where you must discover secrets that have been buried beneath the ice sheets and freezing waters of the Arctic Ocean. Pilot a submarine, explore a vast marine world, and dive down deeper to discover a chilling mystery.

Devour

Check out new gamplay of Devour, the upcoming co-op survival game for 1-4 players that tasks your with stopping possessed cultists before they drag you and your friends to hell. Run. Scream. Hide. Just don’t get caught. Devour will be released on PC on January 28, 2026.

Mouseward

Take up your sword and uncover the secrets of a cursed kingdom. Check out the Mouseward announcement trailer for this upcoming soulslike collectathon game. Awaken as a Royal Mouse Guard, master combat, defeat foes and search for celestial fragments to restore a once great kingdom. Mouseward will be available on PC.

Total Chaos

Scavenge parts to make weapons in the ruins of Fort Oasis as you try to stay one step ahead of shadowy figures from another place. Can the voice on the walkie be trusted? Survive, if you can, when Total Chaos comes to Steam and Steam VR soon, and jump into the Steam demo now.

Project Songbird 

West Virginia’s woods are home to a cabin that’s legendary among musicians. Those who stay there emerge with all-star albums. But there is something more lurking in the darkness there, and not all inspirations are positive. Project Songbird, the first-person cinematic narrative takes horror to PC in Q1 of 2026. Check out the demo now on Steam and itch.io.

Paranormal Activity: Threshold 

It’s time to end this nightmare. Entities encroach, so communicate with them and do what you have to do when Paranormal Activity: Threshold comes to PC.

Folklore Hunter

Celebrate Folklore Hunter’s Version 1.0 PC release date of January 30, 2026, with a new trailer that reveals more about the game starring a world-renowned hunter of supernatural beasts. Take on contracts, track down urban legends around the world, and use your instincts and skills to take down these beasts before they do even worse things to you.

Athanasia

Explore a mysterious facility and do all you can to survive in Athanasia, where you will have to use the tools at your disposal and your quick wit to survive against time traveling predators from the past. Athanasia is coming soon to PC.

BrokenLore: Don’t Lie

BrokenLore: Don’t Lie is the psychological horror spin-off of Don’t Watch, and this time around lies, medication, and fragile bonds blur the line between reality and nightmare. BrokenLore: Don’t Lie is coming soon to PC.

Rue Valley

Learn more of the world of Rue Valley in this latest story trailer alongside seeing gameplay of the narratvie RPG about a man trapped in a time loop. The main character also has to deal with mental challenges and must rise from the depths and work with others to handle an anomaly and uncover its enigmatic origins. Rue Valley will be released on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on November 11, 2025.

The Bureau of Fantastical & Arcane Affairs

Explore and inspect fantastical environments in The Bureau of Fantastical & Arcane Affairs, a first-person comedy narrative sandbox game. Whether you decide to fix what’s wrong with the fantasy world or not, do your stuff and then leave, taking control of the hero to see what happens next. Wishlist on Steam.

Windblown

To celebrate one year of Windblown being in Early Access on Steam, Motion Twin has released an Anniversary Update that includes 2 new vast biomes, 8 new deadly weapons, new unlocks and metaprogression, 2 ferocious new bosses, a new storyline, and much more.

Hark the Ghoul

Kick, slash, cast spells, and more as you explore a handcrafted fantasy world in the retro-modern low-poly game, Hark The Ghoul. Hark The Ghoul comes to PC in 2026, and a brand new demo is available now.

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2

Shoot, cut, and carve your way to victory in this retro FPS set in the incredible Warhammer 40K universe. Pick up right where Boltgun leaves off when Boltgun 2 comes to PC and consoles in 2026.

ICARUS 

Watch the Console Announcement Trailer for ICARUS, a PvE survival first-person crafting multiplayer game developed by RocketWerkz. Players will comb through the aftermath of a terraforming mission gone awry. Survive the toxic remains of the disaster and fight to survive in ICARUS, available now for PC (Steam) with a release on PlayStation 5 (PS5) and Xbox Series X|S coming soon.

Sleep Awake

You live in the last known city on Earth, and everyone who falls asleep ends up missing. People can do crazy things to stay awake, but do NOT fall asleep. SLEEP AWAKE comes to PlayStation and PC on Dec. 2.

Shroom & Gloom

A deckbuilder where you… grow your own cards? Shroom & Gloom is a first-person roguelike where you’ll need to take out all kinds of weird fungus so get ready, it’s coming to Steam so download the demo and wishlist now.

Dark Hours

Get another look at Dark Hours, a co-op survival horror game for up to four players that is all about a heist being disrupted by a supernatural event. As a team of robbers, you and your friends must work together to survive against an evil entity and last the night. Dark Hours is out now in Early Access on PC via Steam.

DEFECT

DEFECT is a 4v4v4v4 squad-based cyberpunk shooter where you can play solo in singleplayer, or group up with friends to fight against an authoritarian AI ruling over the last human city. Wishlist on Steam.

Egging On 

Egging On is an absurd game where you platform, roll, jump, climb, and even fly(?) as an egg. See if you can get out of the hen-house and be sure to wishlist now, since Egging On is coming soon to Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox.

Silver Pines

Silver Pines is a survival horror metroidvania that will have players fighting nightmarish terrors and solving puzzles, all while working to uncover a mystery that could hold the key to redemption. Silver Pines will be released in 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

Shadow of the Road 

Check out new gameplay of Shadow of the Road, an upcoming story-driven turn-based RPG where traditional Japan meets magic and technology. Gather a cast of characters to take on magical yokai and deadly machines as you work your way to change the fate of the Empire. Shadow of the Road will be releaed on PC in the future.

Ground Zero

When the meteor hit South Korea, every living thing was transformed into horrifying creatures. Why? Why did this happen? Explore, survive, solve puzzles, and learn the truth in Ground Zero, a retro-style survival horror game available now on PC, and coming soon to PlayStation and Xbox.

Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss

Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss will be released on PC on April 16, 2026, and, to celebrate the release date reveal, NACON has revealed a new gameplay trailer that shows more of this first-person dread thriller that takes players to the depths of the Pacific Ocean to an ancient sunken city where Cthulhu is imprisoned. Solve puzzles, make choices, and resist the mind-corrupting influence of Cthulhu as you work to investigate the disappearance of miners.

Skinwalker

Check out the Reveal Trailer for Skinwalker, a 2D pixelated side-scrolling narrative game developed by Sismo Games. After a father who’s concerned about his daughter’s medical treatments gets infected by a strange experiment in a lab, all chaos unfolds as he losses his ability to control the monster within. Slice and dice through anything in sight in Skinwalker, launching in 2026 for PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and PC (Steam).

Painkiller

Painkiller is a modern reimagining of the classic franchise and even includes online co-op for up to three players and offline play. Once again take on hordes of demons and titanic terrors across detailed gothic environments and escape Purgatory after being sentenced for your transgressions against Heaven. You are given a chance to redeem yourself as a Champion, and you must stop the fallen angel Azazel from unleashing his demonic armies onto Earth. Painkiller will be released on October 21, 2025, on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.

Sagas of Lumin

This single-player action RPG lets you revel in both grounded and aerial combat seated atop a dragon. Breathe fire and wreak havoc on your enemies in the demo for Sagas of Lumin, available now on Steam.

Enginefall

Check out the gameplay overview trailer for Enginefall, a massive PvP title set across a player-driven Railworld. The Earth is in ruins and this train network is humanity’s last refuge. Players will need to craft, fight, and scheme their way through the train’s classes, take control of the engine, and build a home that can survive in this brutal new world. Enginefall will be released on PC in Q1 2026 and a playtest is happening this weekend.

Far Far West

The Far Far West isn’t just about the wild frontier, it’s about casting spells, dealing with monsters, and teaming up in 1-4 player co-op FPS action to complete missions and collect bounties. Join the playtest now on Steam.

Unhinged 

Unhinged is an oppen-world survival crafting game where players find themselves trapped inside of a bizarre corporate experiment. Explore a brutal open world, build modular machines, and survive mind-bending trials to uncover the terrifying truth that brought you to this mysterious place. Unhinged will be released in Early Access on PC in 2027.

Denshattack!

Embrace the unhinged in Denshattack!, a game where you perform skateboard tricks with a speeding train. Stylized to the Nth degree, Denshattack! comes to Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S in Spring 2026, and you can wishlist now.

Death in Abyss 

Check out the release date trailer for Death in Abyss, an intense flight shooter that challenges players to use their maneuverability and explosive firepower to survive against deep-see hostilities. Beware, as the nightmares only get worse as you dive deeper. Death in Abyss will be released on November 28, 2025.

Cold Abyss

Cold Abyss is a relaxing and atmospheric exploration game where your job is to dive down deep into the ocean and repair internet cables. While it may seem scary, there are no enemies or other forms of danger, it’s just you. But maybe that’s the scary part? Cold Abyss is coming soon to PC.

The Cave Diver

Those with claustrophobia beware, as The Cave Diver is a new game that sees players crawling down a suffocating cave system using only your arms. Oh, and if that wasn’t enough, you’ll need to discover what morbid force is calling you deeper into the caves. The Cave Diver will be released on PC in 2025.

Talespinner

Bring your deck-building prowess with you to Talespinner, which welcomes you to forge your own path through a mythological Japanese landscape. Chose a character, gain companions, and craft your own deck as you work through branching storylines where your choices truly matter. Coming soon to PC.

Demon Spore

Blast your way out of tentacle hell in Demon Spore, a game where a failed lab experiment gave birth to a rapidly growing viral horror. This intense action roguelite was inspired by 80s monster movies and will require players to use the lab to improvise an escape plan before the life form evolves out of control. Demon Spore will be released on PC in Q1 2026.

Path of Exile: Keepers of the Flame

Watch the latest Path of Exile trailer to learn about what to expect with the Keepers of the Flame expansion, which brings new, twisted ways to empower your character, alongside new crafting mechanics and gems, Bloodline Ascendancies, three new Uber Pinnacle bosses, quality of life features, and the Asynchronous Trade system. In Path of Exile: Keepers of the Flame you will continue the story of Breach, an iconic league from Path of Exile’s past, and assist a mysterious monastic order in defending Wraeclast from the Breachlords. The Path of Exile: Keepers of the Flame expansion launches on October 31, 2025 at 12 pm PDT.

Nightholme

Check out the Announcement Trailer for Nightholme, a PvPvE horror survival game developed by Studio Ellipsis. Players will take back the night to gundown bosses of nightmares, get the jump on enemy teams, and escape the ever-changing city with their lives. Nightholme is coming soon to PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Steam).

Double Dragon Revive 

Double Dragon roars back to life in 2025! Taking their fighting game expertise and applying it to the classic beat-em-up formula, Arc System Works revival of the classic series blends classic genre staples with modern technique. Double Dragon Revive is available on PlayStation®4 (PS4), PlayStation®5 (PS5), Xbox Series X|S, and Steam NOW!

Don’t Scream Together

Here’s your look at the Don’t Scream Together announcement teaser trailer for the upcoming online co-op jumpscare horror simulator where you and friends walk through a pitch-black forest with camcorders in 1993. Use proximity voice chat and escape the forest. But if anyone screams or speaks too loudly, the game restarts or the screamer returns as the hunter! Don’t Scream Together will be available on PC.

I Mother

Take a look at the Launch Trailer for I Mother, an adventure exploration prehistoric puzzle game developed by HellYeah! Players will explore a world with no language as a Neanderthal woman making her way back to her tribe. Make connections, rely on human senses to provide self-navigation, and survive at all costs. I Mother is available now for PC (Steam).

Hell Is Other Demons

Get a look at the Console Announcement Trailer for Hell Is Other Demons, a 2D action platform shooter developed by Cuddle Monster Games. Players will fight through a sprawling world full of demons in need of dealing with and larger-than-life boss fights to overcome with vibrant, pixel-based art and a synthwave soundscape. Hell Is Other Demons is launching on October 29 for PlayStation 4 (PS4), PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S, alongside the game being available now for Nintendo Switch, macOS, and PC (Steam).

Gecko Gods 

Check out the Release Window Announcement Trailer for Gecko Gods, an action-adventure puzzle platformer developed by Inresin. Players will traverse to a forgotten land as a curious gecko to solve ancient puzzles, uncover the secrets of a lost civilization, and discover the natural wonders of a scenic environment. Gecko Gods is launching in Q1 2026 for PlayStation 5 (PS5), Nintendo Switch, and PC (Steam).

And that wraps up our coverage for the week of October 20th! What a monumental few days for gaming, giving us cult-classic revivals such as Double Dragon Revive, alongside exciting glimpses into the future with announcements like Project TAL. With this much activity, your backlog is surely growing, but at least you know the holidays are shaping up to be phenomenal. Let us know in the comments below what you’re playing first. We’ll see you next week for more gaming news!