Day of the Devs rarely disappoints. Each edition of the showcase offers at least one game that is both delicious and truly quirky (Build relationships often comes to mind in this regard). Lazy River was one such project that appeared during the latest Day of the Devs stream at Summer Game Fest. It is, fundamentally, a cooperative survival shooter with some base building, but the concept and fun ideas that the developers have incorporated into Lazy River are what help it stand out. The game takes place in “the most unregulated water park in the galaxy”, called Water Station One.…
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In IthacaPenelope’s road trip begins with a stop at a gas station, a call to a friend, and the discovery of a guy tied up and blindfolded in the trunk of her car. She seems surprised by the situation, but she closes the trunk, sits in the front seat and drives off. Ithaca is a road-trip RPG from The Pixel Hunt, the French studio behind the harrowing narrative game Bury me, my loveand it’s not just about feeling the breeze through the open window and singing along to your favorite tunes. The game’s protagonist, Penelope, is a thirty-something environmental lawyer…
Duck Detective studio Happy Broccoli is back with a spooky and cute mystery. Happy broccoli games Apple crumble is a quirky attempted murder mystery starring you and your closest family members, and it’s coming to Steam later in 2026. The new title from Detective Duck From studio Happy Broccoli Games is a walking investigation simulation aimed at determining who is trying to kill your grandmother during her 84th birthday celebration. Is that your mother? Your deceived uncle? The strange man in your room? You? There’s a lot going on here, for such a small family gathering.…
Playtonic takes the Yooka-Laylee series from platformers to familiar-looking arcade races. Playtonic Last year Mario Kart World didn’t really hit the mark for a lot of people. But during the Summer Game Fest edition of Day of the Devs, a game emerged that looks set to take arcade racing fans back in time. With Super Yooka-Laylee Kartdeveloper Playtonic Games is mixing characters from its Yooka-Laylee platform game series with the original. Super Mario Kart. It’s immediately obvious that Playtonic took inspiration from Nintendo’s 1992 kart game, both because of the title and the game’s aesthetic. It…
It’s raining blood, hallelujah. Change gear Among a multitude of announcements at Summer Games Fest 2026, Shift Up revealed the follow-up to its success, Starblade. The sequel, which we now know is called Star Blade: Rain of Bloodwould be in the same universe as the first game in the series. Shift Up claims it will take this world in a “bold new direction.” Rain of blood will also feature a new protagonist named Evie, a clear homage to Eve from the original title. The original Starblade was generally well received, earning a score of 81 on…
You will simultaneously control a 2D handheld game and a character in a 3D world. Crescent Moon Games/Radical Forge/Digital Pajamas I don’t think there’s a game I’m looking forward to as much Connected to the screen. Ever since I discovered this platformer a few years ago, it has been at the top of my list of must-play games. And now I know when I can get my hands on this one. It was revealed during the latest Day of the Devs showcase that Connected to the screen will arrive on Steam, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and…
Bloober Team publishes (and also sort of helps develop) the new Saw game. Team Bloober Saw: Genesis transforms the horrific film series into a first-person multiplayer horror experience where you torture your friends or run away from a friend who is trying to torture you. This looks like fun, seriously. It will arrive on Steam Early Access in 2026 and you should be able to sign up for the closed alpha now. The horror experts at Bloober Team publish Saw: Genesisand it is developed by their long-time collaborator Anshar Studios and their own publishing arm, Broken…
Did that Coachella appearance get him the job? Stranger than paradisethe next game from RGG Studio and Sega will include Tupac. Yes, that Tupac. No, we don’t have any good answers. The West Coast rapper is digitally resurrected once again, this time to accompany the game’s protagonist, Makoto Daito, on his generational journey across Japan. Snoop Dogg arrived on stage at Summer Games Fest 2026 alongside producer Hiroyuki Sakamoto to announce and promote Death Row Games, the studio he co-founded with his son. The new trailer for Stranger than paradise shows our protagonist embarking on an epic quest across late…
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It’s just Resident Evil: Veronica now. Capcom A remake of Resident Evil: Code Veronica comes out in 2027 and, so far, we’re sure of one thing: it features an extremely dramatic French accent of a little old lady who has absolutely nothing sinister to hide. OK, at least the first half is confirmed. A trailer for the Code Véronique remake opened the big showcase at Summer Game Fest 2026, and it was a nice little surprise to kick things off. The remake is simply called, Resident Evil: Veronicaand it feels very different from the Dreamcast game…