Amazon Luna Games with Prime – October 2026

So after two very emotionally heavy weeks, let's ruin my week further with Prime/Luna in October. As usual, we focus on the games to download and such, but the Luna side of... "Luna" with this Cloud Gaming nonsense is quite interesting this month. God no, not that Sonic X Shadow Generations is on offer, nor that you can play…

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Kingdom Hearts Collection I-III (Switch 2) Review

Technically, the Nintendo Switch did let players play Kingdom Hearts. In the days of Nintendo's handheld-home hybrid console testing the waters of cloud gaming, it was possible to play versions of the Square Enix games via stable, strong internet. Now, with the power of the Switch 2, Nintendo fans are no longer held hostage by data throttling or slow internet speeds.

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Out of Sight and TerraScape are free on Epic

Monday, Town of Tinysville is another in the deck-based city builder boom, and Poker Night at the Inventory got a new update. Tuesday, Farm to Table got another early access update for the farming/restruant sim, and you couldn't beat my excitement for FM27 down with a hammer. Wednesday, despite being October, Humble Choice was a lot fairer this month than Epic or…

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SNW “Level-Five Transporter Accident” – Review

Am I a Captain or am I a muppet? Directed by series regular and established Schitt’s Creek Director, Jordan Canning. This is the fourth of Canning’s five episodes on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. If only we could end it there, but I’m left having to talk about the episode and who wrote it. This week we have a duo, with a return from last week’s “

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Star Wars: Galactic Racer (PC) Review

There are three things I need you to know about me, folks: I'm not a huge fan of Star Wars, I'm even less of a fan of racing games, and I'm just about as far from being a "car guy" as one can get. I'm telling you all that upfront both as an excuse for my lack of knowledge about the intricacies of my subject today, and as a means of emphasizing how much I enjoy…

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Stupid Never Dies Rocks Out in Latest Deep Dive

I’ve been following Stupid Never Dies and its “Deep Bite” deep dives lately. I’m really excited to try the new game from GPTRACK50, and these deep dives are painting a picture of what will be coming in just a few weeks. Now, the third “Deep Bite” has arrived, focusing on an important pillar of any game’s development: Music. Producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi walks us through the game’s musical journey in the new deep dive, and here is a little more about it from the press release:

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Warhammer Survivors Recieves Release Date

I've always enjoyed the various spin-off games set within the universe of Warhammer 40K. This week, Games Workshop and the developers at Auroch Digital have announced some new details regarding the upcoming roguelite entry within the universe. Hopes to capture the magic of the highly successful Vampire Survivors. Announced earlier this year, Warhammer Survivors allows you to battle through endless swarms of enemies utilizing characters from the 40k and…

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DREADMOOR gets new demo

I am, if nothing else, a creepy-horrorsexual. This is drastically different from the jump-scaresexuals that YouTube harbors, as creepy-horror enjoys suspense, the uncomfortable atmosphere, and not jumping out of cupboards wearing fake breasts and an Angela Merkel mask while clanging saucepans together. One of my and everyone's favorite creepy-horror games recently was DREDGE, and a similar-ish game announced late last year that had a…

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October 2026’s Humble Choice Bundle is Here

Well, folks, it’s early October. You know what that means: We’re in that weird time of year between fulfilling our obligation to wake up Billie Joe Armstrong and when Mariah Carey is fully defrosted for the season to wreak havoc on shopping centers worldwide with that accursed song. In the meantime, there are positive things like Halloween, more agreeable weather, and…

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Indie Games Releasing in October 2026 You Shouldn’t Overlook

It's easy to imagine we'll all have plenty of games to play in October. With major releases on Xbox, Switch 2, and PlayStation 5, it's going to be a jam-packed month. When a schedule is this full of top-tier titles, some sleeper picks can go by the wayside. Well, we're not going to let that happen. Don't let a busy month of gaming get in the way of keeping an eye on these indie games releasing in October 2026 that you shouldn't overlook.

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FM27’s Tactical Deep Dive looks to be very promising

See, this should have been the "deep dive" last week to reveal the release date for Football Manager 27. Though if we're honest, putting my production hat on, Sports Interactive could have used better mics that have a bit of dynamics to them than cheap headphone mics that make everyone sound bored. Released last night, we got a deep dive into the tactical improvements and the match engine upgrades that make the football of…

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Farm to Table Grows in new Early Access Update

I’ll admit, I haven’t been following Farm to Table all that closely lately. My time has been occupied with a review I’m working on, as well as time playing Dressmaker. However, I peeked at a recent press release for the cozy life-sim yesterday, and some interesting stuff just came out. IndieGiant Games just released a major update for Farm to Table…

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Trivia Murder Party 3 (PC) Preview

For so many years, Jackbox Party Packs have been one of the go-to party games. From New Year's Eve parties to Pax events or a random Saturday night, these games are phenomenal for all to enjoy! There have been moments in recent years where the developers will spin off some of their more successful games into standalone titles. This time around, it is…

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Poker Night at the Inventory gets 4 New Tables

I love a bit of poker. The advent of recent gambling games like Balatro has definitely scratched that itch for me, but one classic always hits the right spot. The remade version of Poker Night at the Inventory is a lot of fun, but after playing its initial four tables for a while, I put it down. Now, I have plenty of reasons (4 specifically) to pick it back up, as the most recent update just added a heavy batch of new content to the game!

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‘Town of Tinysville’ Blends Deck and City-Building

The Steam marketplace has plenty of games to satisfy a dedicated deck-building fan. There's also no shortage of roguelikes either. Mix in games where you map out the development of a town, and these distinct genres and game types can keep you busy for hours and hours. Throw all three into a pixel-style experience, and it might become one of the great games to close out 2026 when it launches in December.

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Dressmaker (PC) – Review

My name may not be Elim Garak, but for the town of Twillford, I am but a simple modiste. As I once said in an article stating I am more interested in Free Lives and Cozy Lives’ Dressmaker than GTA VI, I can say wholeheartedly that is still true to this moment. Originally made by Terra Nil and…

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1v1 Pinball Game ‘Tilt Rivals’ Announced

Steam offers plenty of games to satisfy a competitive gamer. As more games use leaderboards and high scores to pit players against one another, pinball is a genre with strong potential to become a hotbed of 1v1 action. Independent Canadian studio Hollow Light announced its debut game, Tilt Rivals, a fast-paced arcade pinball game built around head-to-head competition. Here's what we know so far.

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The System Shock 2 Remaster is free on Epic

Monday: Nothing happened that was worth covering over doing editorials and reviews, and Tuesday we didn't put out anything because the site was affected by a maintenance period that has now resulted in our Twitter (suck farts, Elon) account being suspended from a site infested with AI and porn for "inauthentic behavior." Wednesday, Coffee Stain teased the new Satisfactory expansion…

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SNW “A Case of Chiaroscuro” – Review

The definition of insanity is watching Star Trek in 2026 and expecting a different result. Returning for her third season, Dana Horgan is joined by a new writer in almost every sense of the word. Skyler Ojeda has a couple of credits, mostly as a production assistant on films and TV, like Daredevil, alongside being Akiva Goldsman’s assistant from 2019.

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Secrets for Control Resonant’s Potential Expansions, Explained

The Following Article contains Spoilers for Control and Control Resonant; reader discretion is advised After spending over 50 hours with my current GOTY contender, Control Resonant, I have a lot of thoughts, particularly about where Remedy could take the game and its story in expansions. If past games are any indication, Control Resonant will likely receive at least 2 expansions before they move to either…

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Football Manager 27 gets November release date

Take a deep breath; it is time to jump into the toxic waste as the internet moans about a game that it (collectively) will buy en masse despite complaining about it and swearing off this year's release before it was announced. 10 months after the release of Football Manager 26, we have details over the last week about the upcoming "we're sorry" album: …

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Songs of Glimmerwick (PC) Review

The Rush song "The Spirit of Radio" is an ode to the radio, the music it plays for us, and the beneficial effects said music has on us. My subject today particularly reminds me of the following two lines of its lyrics: "Off on your way, hit the open road / There is magic at your fingers." What we've got here is…

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Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave First Impressions

I have loved the Fire Emblem franchise since I played one of the first games released on the Game Boy Advance. Of course, it has had less success in the US than in Japan, but since Awakening, Fates, and most recently, Three Houses, the series has grown into an RPG powerhouse in its own right. Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave…

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Coffee Stain tease new Satisfactory expansion

I say it a lot, but every time I so much as think about Satisfactory, I wish I had more time. It is one of those games where you sit down to start playing, you'll get through the first little bit that's "dull" in a sitting or two, then when you're automating and running coal power generation, you've sat down in June and woken up in January.

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RuneScape: Dragonwilds (PC) Review

I never got into RuneScape in my younger years. I only had room in my life for one video game addiction, and World of Warcraft laid claim to that ages before I had even heard of RuneScape. Nevertheless, something about RuneScape: Dragonwilds caught my eye. RuneScape: Dragonwilds has just launched out of Early Access, so I decided to give it a proper look.

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Control Resonant (PC) Review

2019’s Control was my game of the year for the year it released. It is also one of my favorite games of all time. The world that Remedy Entertainment crafted within it and spawning outward from it (along with their other games) has captivated me since my first playthrough. Due to this, I have been eagerly awaiting the release of…

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Activision Successfully Reboots Halo If They Do These 3 Things

If Activision is going to handle the Halo handoff successfully, it will likely require a major shift. 343 Studios, most recently known as Halo Studios, controlled the franchise for over a decade. During that time, they released titles that failed to capture the magic and fan response of Bungie's first three games. Here's the thing: I don't think Bungie had a special recipe or secret to their games.

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Mars Attracts (PC) Review

I think it's reasonable to say that very few people (if any) ever expected the cult classic 1996 film Mars Attacks! to be revived after thirty years, especially not as a theme park management sim video game. Nevertheless, I present to you Mars Attracts, developed and published by Outlier. Mars Attracts has spent the past year in Steam Early Access, but has now exited Early Access and launched into primetime.

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Monolith Soft Should Revive Xenogears

Many people now know Monolith Soft for the Xenoblade Chronicles franchise. However, as someone who adores the various franchises that they have worked with over the years, I hold a different Xeno series dear. While it is suspected that a lot of the source material for the Xenosaga series is considered Lost Media now, I think Monolith Soft should be allowed to dive even further back into its history.

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