Steam Week in Review: The curious case of Wonder Boy in Monster Land's dubious PC debut
All the interesting Steam facts for the week ending October 11.
📅 12/10/2026
Star Wars Galactic Racer's devs tested its roguelite progression system by turning it into a board game
Years ago, I read that Jake Solomon prototyped the Firaxis reboot of XCOM by making a simple board game version. Something rudimentary that could be played in the office on scrap paper to get ideas across and figure out where the fun would be, without having to commit. But it's surprising to hear the same idea being used for a game as different from XCOM's turn-based tactics as Star Wars Galactic Racer... Read more.
📅 12/10/2026
Critically acclaimed fantasy deckbuilding board game gets crowdfunder for reprint, robots
Gudnak is a gorgeous, critically acclaimed fantasy board game that has you join one of a diverse roster of factions and battle for a slowly dying world. You'll build a 20-card deck from eight factions and hundreds of individual cards, then take it to battle with up to three other players. If that sounds like your cup of tea, then you'll be pleased to know that Gudnak is getting a reprint along with a fresh new expansion, courtesy of a fully funded crowdfunder. Read the full story on Wargamer: C
📅 12/10/2026
Seamless Landing mod looks set to bring Starfield another step closer to No Man's Sky
There are mods for Seamless Grav Jumps and for Seamless Planet Takeoffs. But when you arrive at a planet in Starfield you still have to choose a landing spot, and then watch a loading screen and an animation. It's another thing that contributes to the feeling your spaceship is more like a house that can teleport... Read more.
📅 12/10/2026
Popular Shooter Quadruples Player Numbers With 'Spider-Man Grapple' Update
ARC Raiders has seen its Steam player count more than quadruple after the release of Frozen Trail, a massive new update that adds a grappling hook, letting players swing around like Spider-Man. The latest ARC Raiders update appears to have given Embark Studios' extraction shooter a major second wind nearly a year after launch.
📅 12/10/2026
The shortlist for 2026's Golden Joystick Awards is out, including PC Game of the Year, and you can vote now
You've got until October 23.
📅 12/10/2026
There's less than a day for you to get in on this $2 million fantasy board game crowdfunder
Board game crowdfunders can be a tricky business; the sheer number of titles vying for your time, attention and cash could be likened to a bucket full of crabs, each ruthlessly competing to get to the top. While the topmost crabs might not be everyone's favorite, it's worth highlighting any cancrine aspirants that manage to distinguish themselves. Enter: Heroes of Might and Magic 3: The Board Game, a tabletop adaptation of a beloved fantasy strategy video game by the same name. The folks at Arch
📅 11/10/2026
Dwarfen throngs and pre-painted 40k battlefields stand out in the latest Warhammer preview
In the depths of the Mortal Realms, old war drums sound once more. The Khazalite Holds, a brand new Age of Sigmar faction, take center stage in the latest Warhammer preview. This signals that the new sculpts will be available for pre-order imminently, ushering in a heartening return to the old-school Dwarfen aesthetics of yore. However, those of a more grimdark persuasion are also in for a major new release: pre-painted terrain. The Battlefields: Armageddon set represents the first Games Worksho
📅 11/10/2026
PvP pinball is such a good idea I can't believe I haven't played it before
One of the great things about videogame conventions is there are always people up for playing a local multiplayer game, just waiting to be handed controls and thrown into a new experience. Which is how, at PAX Australia over the weekend, I found myself playing a game called Bumper Bout. It immediately impressed me with its concept, and then as I played a few rounds of it, with how it executed that concept... Read more.
📅 11/10/2026
2024 2D Platformer Game Is Now Completely Free
A 2D platformer on Steam called Jump Adventures, which was previously a paid title, has permanently removed its price tag. Steam users can now add the game to their libraries for free and access its latest update, which brings several improvements. Jump Adventures has very few reviews on Valve's storefront at the time of writing, but it's worth noting that nearly all of them are positive.
📅 11/10/2026
WWE 2K26 Releases New Update For October 2026 That You Can Download Right Now
WWE 2K26 has officially rolled out a brand-new update to the game for October 2026, including new entrances for multiple popular Attitude Era wrestlers. The update makes changes to several wrestlers added in WWE 2K26's recent Ringside Passes.
📅 11/10/2026
Yahtzee is still out there being mean about videogames, and good for him
Zero Punctuation was an essential watch back in the day. Its successor Fully Ramblomatic still carries the torch.
📅 11/10/2026
Artemis Fowl Animated TV Show Greenlit With Eoin Colfer as Executive Producer
Artemis Fowl is coming back to TV screens in the form of an animated show on Disney Channel and Disney+.
📅 11/10/2026
Indie Watch: Must-See Indie Games — August & September 2026
Indie games have not slowed down through the months of August and September, even as we head into our busy fall gaming season. This edition of Indie Watch even snuck one July game in, Sizeable, just because it was so darn charming, but we still saw plenty of great indies within our cutoff, from cozy platformers to life sims on steroids. Whether we were exploring creepy takes on the life sim farming genre with Elderfield, following adorable local capybaras in Capy Castaway or being truly impress
📅 11/10/2026
Echo Weaver Walkthrough – Fixing The Lake Pumphouse
Welcome to the Into Indie Games walkthrough on Fixing the Lake Pumphouse in Echo Weaver. Echo Weaver is a 2D action-adventure game featuring solid puzzles and exploration. More emphasis has been placed on exploration and solving environmental puzzles, which can be challenging to complete. For more information, check out the game’s official Steam page. As […] The post Echo Weaver Walkthrough – Fixing The Lake Pumphouse appeared first on Into Indie Games.
📅 11/10/2026
Amanita Design prépare la suite de Machinarium
Celle-ci, on ne l’attendait pas forcément, mais il semblerait que le studio Amanita Design se soit mis en tête de nous proposer Machinarium 2, actuellement en développement sur PC et MacOS, soit 17 ans après le premier épisode qui a marqué les esprits des fans de Point & Click. Personnellement, je me souviens bien du premier épisode, c’était l’un des premiers jeux que j’avais eu dans un Humble Bundle et je l’avais bien apprécié, avec ses visuels tomber par...
📅 11/10/2026
The Best Deals Today: Doom: The Dark Ages, Star Wars Zero Company, 007 4K Blu-ray, and More
A new weekend has arrived, and today, you can save big on Doom: The Dark Ages, Star Wars Zero Company, Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, Shuten Order, LEGO KPop: Demon Hunters, and more. Check out our top picks for Sunday, October 11, below. Doom: The Dark Ages - Premium Edition for $30.09 Fanatical has Doom: The Dark Ages - Premium Edition on sale today for $30.09. This edition packs in the base game, this Summer's Revelations DLC, and a few other bonuses, too. If you have not had a chance to ch
📅 11/10/2026
Final Fantasy 14 Players Have 24 Hours Fewer to Complete Time-Limited Event
Final Fantasy 14 players will have even less time to claim prizes from an ongoing crossover event, as Square Enix confirmed the critically-acclaimed MMORPG will undergo 24 hours of server maintenance soon. Final Fantasy 14 is currently experiencing a "calm before the storm" period, as players prepare for the launch of the Evercold expansion in January.
📅 11/10/2026
This new MTG Commander from Darkhold Destiny can become massive, despite having a 0/0 statline
Given that it was only revealed on Friday, we've only seen a small number of cards from the upcoming MTG Darkhold Destiny expansion. All the same, some of these new reveals seem pretty massive, quite literally in the case of Gargantos, the Endbringer, a card that can grow to incredible sizes, despite technically being a 0/0. Read the full story on Wargamer: This new MTG Commander from Darkhold Destiny can become massive, despite having a 0/0 statline
📅 11/10/2026
Star Citizen: Squadron 42 Just Got an Encouraging Update
Star Citizen's long-awaited single-player companion, Squadron 42, is now available to wishlist on Steam ahead of its planned Q2 2027 release. For fans of the Star Citizen project, which has been in development for well over a decade, its appearance on Steam with a real launch window is a small but hopefully concrete sign of progress.
📅 11/10/2026
Resident Evil Overtakes Weapons as Zach Cregger's Highest-Grossing Film, The Social Reckoning Bombs
Resident Evil beat Weapons to become Zach Cregger's highest-grossing film while The Social Reckoning bombed at the box office.
📅 11/10/2026
UBERMOSH:OMEGA peaks at 52k players
UBERMOSH:OMEGA has peaked at 52,572 concurrent players on 11 October 2026 which is 7 years after release. View charts and more statistics on our website.
📅 11/10/2026
Le comparatif entre GTA Vice City et GTA 6 montre plusieurs choses intéressantes
Vingt-quatre ans séparent la sortie de GTA Vice City de l'arrivée très attendue de GTA 6. En comparant les environnements des deux jeux, difficile de ne pas mesurer l'impressionnant bond technologique réalisé par Rockstar Games pour donner vie à sa vision de la Floride.
📅 11/10/2026
This Pikachu in a raincoat is now the second most expensive Pokémon card ever sold
Back in February, Wargamer covered the most expensive Pokémon card sale of all time, Logan Paul's PSA 10 Pikachu Illustrator, which sold for $16 million dollars (£12 million pounds). On September 28th, another Pikachu card earned a silver medal, selling for around half as much at $8.4 million dollars (£6.3 million pounds). This time, Pikachu was kitted out in a raincoat, and carrying an umbrella rather than a quill pen. Read the full story on Wargamer: This Pikachu in a raincoat is now the seco
📅 11/10/2026