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Sanctuary: Shattered Sun

PC
August 2027
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Publication score0 publications · /100

A large-scale real-time strategy game takes place on a Dyson sphere surrounding a star. Command armies and construct bases to contest the megastructure. Superweapons can break apart terrain, while freezing oceans creates new invasion routes. Battles span land, sea and air.

Hotel Espir

PC
October 2027
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Publication score0 publications · /100

A single-player stealth horror game unfolds during a night in an old Alabama hotel. Charles Lemek stops there on his journey home and becomes trapped. Search for clues and uncover the building’s past while a dark presence pursues you. The enemy tracks sound, making silence essential to survival.

Auctus

PC
October 2027
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Publication score0 publications · /100

A science-fiction RPG visits a distant planet where cybernetic modifications are commonplace. Approach quests through conversation, stealth or gunfire. Upgrade your body, equipment and character skills. Jet-assisted legs enable limited flight, while integrated weapons expand your combat options.

WARDOGS

PC
September 10, 2026 (Early Access, PC)
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Publication score1 publications · /100

WARDOGS is a tactical FPS in which one hundred players split into three teams and fight for a control zone. Vehicles, destructible surroundings and coordinated teamwork shape battles in the industrial mountains of Eastern Europe. The PC release is in Early Access. Systems and balance remain in development, with additional maps, weapons and vehicles planned.

Valheim

PC
September 9, 2026 (version 1.0, Steam)
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Publication score0 publications · /100

Valheim combines exploration and survival in a procedurally generated afterlife inspired by Viking culture. Build shelters, craft equipment and face its dangers alone or with a group of up to ten players. The full Steam release arrived on September 9, 2026. This marks the end of Early Access, which began on February 2, 2021. The Metacritic score shown here is for the PC version, checked November 4, 2026. Artwork: Iron Gate / Coffee Stain Publishing, via Swipe Right. Source and Media Use terms: https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/swipe-right/images/playstation-fardig-dot-jpg-3320338

RuneScape: Dragonwilds

PC
September 15, 2026 (full release, Steam)
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Publication score0 publications · /100

RuneScape: Dragonwilds is a cooperative survival adventure on Ashenfall, a forgotten continent where dragons have awakened. Gather resources, build, craft equipment and develop skills as you prepare to confront the Dragon Queen. Its world brings familiar RuneScape creatures together with new threats and magic. The full Steam release arrived on September 15, 2026, following Early Access that began in April 2025. The Metacritic score shown here is for the PC version, checked November 4, 2026.

Enshrouded

PC
October 15, 2026 (version 1.0, Steam)
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Publication score0 publications · /100

Enshrouded combines survival, action RPG progression and building in the fantasy kingdom of Embervale. Explore a handcrafted world, develop your character and confront a corrupting fog alone or with other players. Terraformable surroundings let you reshape the landscape and construct your own settlements. Version 1.0 launched on Steam on October 15, 2026, following Early Access. The Metacritic score shown here is for the PC version, checked November 4, 2026.

Phantom Blade Zero

PCPlayStation 5
October 29, 2026; October 28 in the US and select regions
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Publication score0 publications · /100

Phantom Blade Zero is a dark wuxia action game about Soul, a warrior with only sixty-six days left to live. Fight off assassins, uncover a conspiracy and master fast-moving encounters with a range of weapons. Exploration and side stories reveal more of its expansive locations and troubled world. It launched on PC and PS5 on October 29, 2026, with an October 28 release in the US and select regions. The Metacritic score shown here is for the PC version, checked November 4, 2026.

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