A free update has added the long-requested co-op mode to Stranded Island: The Fountain of Youth, an open-world survival adventure from developer Odinsoft and publisher Zhongdian Boya. The game is also 35% off on Steam and the Suguo store, dropping to 34 yuan.
Ubisoft's Massive Entertainment says the Division series has passed 50 million cumulative players. A third instalment is still in development, but its gameplay and release date remain unannounced.
Chinese Counter-Strike team TYLOO were eliminated from PGL Bucharest with a 1-3 Swiss-stage record after losing to FURIA, while MOUZ came from behind to beat Spirit and reach the playoffs.
Phantom Blade Zero, a wuxia action game from Beijing studio S-Game, is one of 12 titles nominated for Ultimate Game of the Year at the 2026 Golden Joystick Awards. Voting closes October 30 and the winner is announced in London on November 11.
SCS Software will release the Iceland expansion for Euro Truck Simulator 2 on November 10, 2026, adding 14 cities and settlements, including Reykjavik and Akureyri. The new map follows the island's ring road through volcanoes, waterfalls and remote terrain.
Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai says AI tools and cheap imitators are swelling storefronts with lookalike games, burying original work. Steam now sees more than 19,000 releases a year, up from 275 in 2010.
Swedish strategy giant Paradox Interactive has announced Afterworld, an original post-apocalyptic grand strategy game set in a shattered North America. It is the studio's first new major franchise in years and already has strategy fans comparing it to Frostpunk.
Tokyo studio C#4R4CT3R has launched a three-hour Steam demo for Rain98, a lo-fi psychological thriller unveiled at The MIX Fall Game Showcase, giving players an early taste of its text-driven mystery.
From a homeland zombie survival shooter to a four-player drink-shop sim, Chinese developers are making a loud October push across Steam and consoles, mixing horror, co-op and cozy building into one packed release season.
Frozen District's renovation sim House Flipper 2 is 40 percent off on Steam in China, dropping to 81.59 yuan — its lowest price yet. A Pets DLC arrives December 3, 2026, adding animals to the clean-and-flip loop.
Sega's re-release of the classic strategy game Total War: Shogun 2 arrived on October 13 with new visuals and full Chinese voice acting, but only 18 percent of Steam reviews are positive. Players blame AI-generated art, bugs and poor optimization.
A new cinematic first-person horror game takes players back to a small Chinese town frozen on the eve of the year 2000. Announced at the 3i indie showcase, it promises a slow-burn mystery about a community's collapse.
A licensed spinoff of the acclaimed Chinese simulation hit The Scroll of Taiwu arrives on Steam Early Access on October 15, blending sect martial arts with survivor-style wave combat and Diablo-like gear hunting for up to four players online.
Red Barrels' co-op horror game Outlast: Trials surged to nearly 95,000 concurrent Steam players after a 90% discount dropped its price to 13 yuan. The Cold War-era psychological horror title has found a second life three years after early access.
Order of the Sinking Star, a puzzle game with a reported $27 million budget, is the latest flashpoint in the debate over what counts as an indie game. Its scale is forcing players and developers to rethink an old label.
Project DevourSlime, a puzzle platformer where players swallow and reshape the level itself, launched September 28 on Steam for under $3. Studio Weird Wave and publisher Another Indie built it around a mechanic that turns platforms into playable clay.
From a top-down extraction shooter to a King Arthur action epic, Chinese developers are pushing ambitious new titles onto Steam and consoles, aiming squarely at players worldwide.
Several Chinese developers are preparing notable PC releases, including the action RPG Path of Exile 2 approaching 1.0 and the co-op shooter No Such Place set for Steam early access in October.
Chinese indie developer Rayshine Studio unveiled The Order of Falling Stars, a hand-drawn fantasy adventure, at gamescom 2026, launching October 9 on PC, Switch 2 and PS5 for about $14. The game blends Chinese ink-wash art with action combat.
Legendary designer Jonathan Blow's next game, Order of the Sinking Star, arrives October 9 on PC, Switch 2 and PS5. Its China price of 98 yuan highlights how global studios now court Chinese players with regional pricing.
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