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All Announced Games at TGA 2025 The Game Awards is a time to celebrate games that came out over the past year and announce what new titles are coming up next, and TGA 2025 is no exception. Aside from new game reveals, we also learned that some titles previously revealed will appear on new platforms. New announcements made at TGA 2025 are: 2XKO : January 2026 (PS5, Xbox Series X) 4Loop : TBA (PS5, Steam) Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve : 2026 (PS5, Xbox Series X, Steam) Audio Mech: Your Music Transformed : TBA (Steam) Bradley the Badger : TBA (Steam) Control Resonant : 2026 (PS5, ,Xbox Series X, Steam, Epic) Coven of the Chicken Foot : TBA (Steam) Decrepit : TBA (Steam) Divinity : TBA (TBA) Exodus : Early 2027 (PS5, Xbox Series X, Epic, Steam) Gang of Dragon : TBA (TBA) Highguard : January 26, 2026 (PS5, Xbox, Steam) Invisible VS : April 30, 2026 (PS5, Xbox Series X, Steam) John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando: March 12, 2026 (PS5, Xbox Series X, PC) Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight : May 29, 2026 (PS5, Xbox Series X, Switch 2, PC) Megaman: Dual Override : 2027 (PS4, PS5, Xbox, Switch, Switch 2, Steam) Nioh 3 : February 6, 2026 (PS5, Steam) No Law : TBA (PS5, XBox Series X, Steam, Epic) Ontos : 2026 (PS5, Xbox Series X, Steam) Orbitals : 2026 (Switch 2) Order of the Sinking Star : 2026 (Steam) Out of Words : 2026 (PS5, Xbox Series X, Switch 2, Epic) Phantom Blade : September 9, 2026 (PS4, PS5, Steam, Epic) Phasmophobia : 2026 (Switch 2) Pragmata : April 24, 2026 (PS5, Xbox Series X, Switch 2, Steam) Saros : April 30, 2026 (PS5) Screamer : March 26, 2026 (PS5, Xbox Series X, Steam) Solasta II : March 12, 2026 (Steam) South of Midnight : Spring 2026 (PS5, Switch 2) Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic : TBA (Consoles, PC) Star Wars: Galactic Racer : 2026 (PS5, Xbox, Steam, Epic) Stupid Never Dies : 2026 (PS5, Steam) TankRat : Spring 2026 (PS5, Steam, Epic) The Free Shepherd : 2027 (PS5, Steam) Tomb Raider: Catalyst : 2027 (PS5, Xbox Series X, Steam) Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis : 2026 (PS5, Xbox Series X, Steam) Total War: Warhammer 40,000 : TBA (PS5, Xbox Series X, Steam) Warlock: Dungeons and Dragons : 2027 (PS5, Xbox Series X, PC) More information about many of the games will come out in the future. You can watch the archive of TGA 2025 at the show’s official YouTube channel. The post All Announced Games at TGA 2025 appeared first on Siliconera .

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Leon S Kennedy Confirmed for Resident Evil Requiem At The Game Awards 2025 , Capcom confirmed that Leon S Kennedy will also be playable in Resident Evil Requiem . Parts of the new game with newcomer Grace Ashcroft will be a more traditional Resident Evil survival horror experience. Ones with Leon will be an action-based horror experience. There’s also a new trailer highlighting story segments with both of them. The TGA 2025 Resident Evil Requiem trailer looks at Grace before going over Leon segments. We see her confronted by a doctor individual who has been searching for her for a while. He claims she is “special” and he wants to use her to set “set Elpis free.” Then, we see Leon in more active situations and hearing about a Victor Gideon, who is the individual going after Grace and has ties to Umbrella. Here’s the full trailer for the game from TGA 2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVIIcLGGO7A And you can see the full TGA 2025 stream below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-BDeU3R5ic Resident Evil Requiem will come to the Switch 2 , PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC via Steam and Epic Game Store on February 27, 2026. Resident Evil Generation Pack, with the seventh, eighth, and ninth games, will be available for the Switch 2 from February 27, 2026 to March 31, 2026. The post Leon S Kennedy Confirmed for Resident Evil Requiem appeared first on Siliconera .

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Pragmata 2 Heading to Switch 2, Demo Out on Steam During The Game Awards 2025 pre-show , Capcom made Pragmata 2 Switch 2, PC demo, and release date announcements. First, there will be a PC demo available on Steam on December 11, 2025. Second, it will also be on the Switch 2 in addition to PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC. Finally, the 2026 release window is pinned down to April 24, 2026. In the case of the demo, this is the first in a multi-stage rollout. It is called Pragmata Sketchbook. The PC version will be out today. However, the trial will show up on consoles too. There’s just no exact release date for its release yet. Capcom will share more details later. A new trailer also appeared that showed the characters Hugh and Diana, the world, and some of the enemies we’ll face. In one situation, a massive opponent is chasing the player down, destroying platforms in the process. We also get to see our avatar connect with the android and talk about her possible future after their adventure is over. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6YCL6UW1lI Here is the full TGA 2025 live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-BDeU3R5ic Pragmata will come to the Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC on April 24, 2026, and the PC demo is out today. The post Pragmata 2 Heading to Switch 2, Demo Out on Steam appeared first on Siliconera .

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Gogmazios and Arch-Tempered Jin Dahaad Join Monster Hunter Wilds After a brief delay due to the 7.5 earthquake in Japan on December 9, 2025, Capcom shared the December 2025 Monster Hunter Showcase and offered more insights into Monster Hunter Wilds fourth Title Update and Gogmazios fight. The announcement also confirmed Arch-Tempered Jin Dahaad will appear after the patch, weapon adjustments and rebalancing, a Lumenhymn Festival of Accord, and a roadmap for both console and PC promised fixes and adjustments . First, it will take a bit to get to Gogmazios in Monster Hunter Wilds , as we need to reach “A First Cry” in the campaign first. However, at this point people who have had the title for a while probably reached that point. Fabius and Nadia will be our companions for the first fight against the Elder Dragon, and it can be permanently accessed after beating it once. Gogma Artian Weapons and armor sets will be available to create from its parts. We will need to wait a bit to challenge Arch-Tempered Jin Dahaad. That permanent quest will show up on December 24, 2025. Likewise, the Lumenhymn event will not be available immediately, as that seasonal activity runs between December 19, 2025 and January 14, 2026. Here are the screenshots for Gogmazios and armor based on it. Images via Capcom As for other updates, other patches are confirmed. In January 2026, there will be a Steam patch with CPU/GPU optimization, high-res texture pack updates, reduced stuttering during shader compilation, improvements to VRAM, and new graphics presets. In February 2026, there will be CPU/GPU optimization and 3D model polygon mesh quality levels. A February 18, 2026 patch will also bring with it Arch-Tempered Arkveld, a Monster Hunter Stories 3 crossover, and the design contest winners. Here are images showing the upcoming updates and weapon balancing changes. Images via Capcom Here’s the full December 2025 Monster Hunter Showcase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE3wwzzXmkg Monster Hunter Wilds is available for the PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC, and the fourth title update with Gogmazios and Arch-Tempered Jin Dahaad appears on December 16, 2025. The post Gogmazios and Arch-Tempered Jin Dahaad Join Monster Hunter Wilds appeared first on Siliconera .

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Here Are All 2025 Day of the Devs: TGA Edition Games Like the Wholesome Snack , which went over an array of upcoming and now available cozy games, a The Day of the Devs: The Game Awards Edition appeared ahead of TGA 2025. Quite a few indies showed up, with many of them involving new trailers, world premieres, or even demo releases. Three shadowdrops were also part of the presentation, with CorgiSpace and Dogpile available on December 10, 2025. You can see the full list of all of the 2025 Day of the Devs: TGA Edition games below: Astromine - PC. Awaysis - PS5 , PC, and Xbox Series X, demo coming soon. Beastro - Xbox Series X and PC. CorgiSpace - PC, available today. Demon Tides - Switch and PC, with the latter available on February 19, 2026. Dogpile - PC, available today. The Dungeon Experience - PC. Find Your Words - PC, available in 2026. Frog Squad - PC, Steam Playtest starts December 11, 2025, available in 2026. Into the Fire - PC, early access release coming in 2026. Lucid Falls - PC. Mirria - PCs, available in 2026. Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth - PC, available in 2026. Rockbeasts - Switch, Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC. Scramble Knights Royale - Xbox Series X and PC, available in 2026. Soundgrass - PC. Stretchmancer - PC, full game in development. Un:Me - PC, available in 2026. Unshine Arcade - PC, available in 2026. Virtue and a Sledgehammer - PC, available in 2026. Xcavator 2025 - NES, $100 pre-orders open now ahead of Q2 2026 release. Here is the full 2025 The Day of the Devs: TGA Edition showcase that highlighted all of the games detailed and announced. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nCX95t5cWY CorgiSpace is available on PCs today, as is Dogpile . The post Here Are All 2025 Day of the Devs: TGA Edition Games appeared first on Siliconera .

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Homicipher Otome Game Heading to Switch A Switch version of Homicipher will come out on March 26, 2026 , and a physical version will be available as well. It’ll have support in four languages: Japanese, English, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. The game has a CERO rating of D, meaning that it’s recommended for players aged 17 and up. It’ll cost 5280 JPY after tax (about $33.70) for both the digital and physical versions. As a note, while there is support for four different languages, there are no voices in the game. Everything is communicated via text. Homicipher first came out on Windows PC in November 2024 . It has an overwhelmingly positive rating on Steam. As of the time of writing, 98% of the 2663 English user reviews for the game have been positive. Developer Yatsunagi describes the game as a “female-oriented language decoding escape horror” adventure. In the game, you play as a girl who finds herself in another world full of half-handsome, half-uncanny men who speak in a language she doesn’t recognize. The point of the game is to learn and decipher their language, communicate with them, and ask them to help you home. The potential monster romance is a bonus. You can read our review of Homicipher here . Homicipher will come out on the Nintendo Switch on March 26, 2026. It is also on Windows PC via Steam. The post Homicipher Otome Game Heading to Switch appeared first on Siliconera .

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Review: Aeruta Isn’t Loafing Around Cooking combined with battling has become something of a staple in our gaming kitchens. Battle Chef Brigade involved battles and matching games. Cuisineer is a roguelike with a restaurant attached. Magical Delicacy pairs platforming with cooking. FromDawn Games’ Aeruta is the latest to attempt the pairing, putting together a 2D platformer with some RPG elements with a bakery management sim. While there are some pacing and balancing issues, it’s a cute addition to this growing group. Chaya didn’t intend to become a baker. She wanted to be an adventurer. But when she accidentally destroyed Effie’s bakery when on a mission, the consequences involved her working there alongside her typical outings for the guild. Fortunately, fighting foes in different fields yields ingredients that can be used to make daily bread, so doing one job will help her succeed at the other. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOHGTKzChSI Both elements of Aeruta feed into one another. The game, and in general things, seem to start with the 2D adventuring. Chaya will run through platformer-style stages, dealing with enemies. We can use her rolling pin, sword, or whip to attack. Investing in each one makes them better, and building up the town also increases her stats to make her a stronger fighter. Since the actual combat involves relying on combos, dodging, parrying, and precision strikes, it can feel a little like games such as Ender Lilies entries. Likewise, there are some roguelike mechanics in there in addition to the RPG crafting and building nods, due to you being sent back to the start if you die with only some of your haul. That’s also where it gets repetitive, however. The different locations feel a lot alike, as do some opponents, so it can feel a bit taxing and frustrating if you keep falling to a suddenly stronger than expected boss a few times. Because then you do restart from the beginning of the area. After a few hours, it gets tedious in a way I didn’t always appreciate. Image via FromDawn Games Fortunately, the bakery element of Aeruta felt much better paced. You’ll take ingredients you collected to make and find recipes for bed. You start with very few slots for available product options and recipes, but these gradually grow larger and allow you to select from an array of novel ideas that can bring in money. The little button prompt for the actual sale is a little annoying, seeing how often we will do it, and I felt like it could have been omitted as a quality of life and accessibility option. But since we eventually can also find and tame Patti enemies on runs that can help, with ones with skills like Checkout Expert, Cleaning Expert, and Price+ increases, it never got to be too much of an issue when I played. And they can also be used to gather ingredients, which is handy. The way the two elements feed into each other does seem well-balanced, which is good considering the situation. The rewards from going into each run feel tangible once you get back to town to start helping with a bakery shift or the rebuilding effort. Then the bonus stats and increases to Chaya and weapons can be helpful when back on assignment to fight foes. Images via FromDawn Games I enjoyed Aeruta quite a bit, with both the battling and bakery management often feeling equally satisfying. Somehow, I feel the repetition that stemmed from handling the shop became less of an issue than facing the similar sorts of hordes over and over again when heading out to fight for ingredients. The difficulty spikes for a few bosses is also frustrating. But each part of the experience is generally solid, and the charming premise and cute characters add to its appeal. Aeruta is available for PCs via Steam . The post Review: Aeruta Isn’t Loafing Around appeared first on Siliconera .

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This genre exploded on Steam in 2025 and proves we’re still resisting our grim reality Cozy games in 2025 almost doubled in number on Steam, according to SteamDB. This year alone saw 543 games released with the Cozy tag, compared to 698 published before 2025. The farming and life simulator genres, which have some overlap with the cozy game aesthetic, also had the most yearly Steam releases in 2025, with 350 and 966 games, respectively. While "cozy" might make you think that every game is much like the chill wholesomeness of Stardew Valley or Palia , this style of game has expanded into strategy in Backpack Battles , idlers like Keep on Mining , and even crime in Cash Cleaner Simulator . Games from previous years like Farming Simulator 25 , Sky: Children of the Light , and Power Wash Simulator still see thousands of players every day. It's almost inevitable to think about what cozy games actually are, since they're not only about happy, colorful worlds anymore, and why they're expanding so fast. Cozy games are about abundance Fishing in Palia. Image via Singularity 6 I'm a lapsed chemist, so I enjoy looking into scientific papers for answers to my questions. Game studies have luckily discussed cozy games a lot, and they mostly agree that these titles present abundance, safety, and softness. As explained in a 2024 study published on Replay, The Polish Journal of Game Studies , these three features essentially mean that cozy games have worlds where danger and risk don't exist, resource needs are easily met, and developments are slow enough to make you feel comfortable and stress-free. That's why cozy games often have that cartoony, colorful, and happy vibe that makes it much easier to convey all these features, which is much harder to do in dark, realistic games. They are, essentially, the perfect opposite of survival games, where everything is a threat, resource management is key, and you're usually on high alert because the environment is inhospitable and changing fast. Since Steam game tags aren't an exact science, not all cozy games will have all of these features exactly as they are. Backpack Battles , for instance, is an autobattler PvP game, so you always risk losing and dying to an opponent, but it lacks the timer between combats that makes autobattlers like Teamfight Tactics much more stressful. Stardew Valley doesn't have an abundance of resources all the time, but it's a game you can't really lose, even if you die a lot. Our reality sucks Surviving in Enshrouded. Screenshot via Destructoid I don't want to be nihilistic, but the real world in 2025 sucks. People are more depressed globally , recession fears are still real, our money is worth a lot less than it used to, and over 1 million people lost their jobs in the U.S. alone. And even in niche areas, like gaming journalism, it hurts to remember how many of my colleagues were laid off in the last 12 months. In short, many of us are closer to living in Rust than on Coral Island . While video games are entertainment, they are a form of escapism. Consciously or not, we all feel like we're living in a completely different reality when we run Pokémon or Elden Ring , and it helps us disconnect from the problems in our lives. Cozy games, which usually depict living lives in comfortable scenarios like abundant farms or prosperous cities, can be played as a form of avoidance and obtaining exactly what we're missing in real life. Cozy games are a way to resist Cleaning a train in Power Wash Simulator. Image via FuturLab My first instinct when contrasting cozy games with our grim reality was to see the growth of cozy games as mere escapism and avoidance. But the paper I've mentioned above changed my point of view. In a world that demands so much of us, playing a game that doesn't correlate with the violence and scarcity we see every day can be regenerative. According to the paper, these games evoke "such feelings as affection, curiosity, and commitment that not only provide players with rest but also inspire them to be mindful towards natural environments outside of the game context." Essentially, cozy games remind us that it's ok to rest, slow down, and care for ourselves and others, even when things are dire. At the end of the day, all we have is our community and the people we've connected with. This growing trend of developers and players resorting to cozy games shows how much we want to reconnect with these feelings, and how gaming can help us on the way. The post This genre exploded on Steam in 2025 and proves we’re still resisting our grim reality appeared first on Destructoid .

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WIZmans World Remake Will Appear Everywhere City Connection and Gravity revealed the WIZmans World remake called WIZmans World Re;Try will finally appear worldwide. It will show up on the Switch, PS4, PS5, and PC via Steam on February 19, 2026. This is almost two years after the console debut of the JRPG remake in Japan and 16 years after the Japanese DS debut in February 2010. In WIZmans World Re;Try , we follow a wizard named Claus and his three homunculi named Aen, Doe, and Toori. Everyone in Wizarest is isolated and woke up as amnesiacs only knowing they are in danger if every dungeon around them is left as-is. So Claus and his allies are the latest to head out to tame them and also discover the truth of the situation. You’ll need to use elements, chain attacks, and homunculus Anima Fusion to fight back and defeat enemies. Here’s the latest trailer. It first introduces the concept behind the game, then shows Claus fighting in turn-based battles with his allies in their monster fusion forms in various dungeons. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlnCMvjk2ww WIZmans World Re;Try will come to the Switch, PS4, PS5, and PC via Steam on February 19, 2026. The original game is on the DS in Japan. The post WIZmans World Remake Will Appear Everywhere appeared first on Siliconera .

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Juufuutei Raden’s Pixel Museum Heading to PS4 Next Week The pixel puzzle game starring the Hololive Vtuber Juufuutei Raden will be available on more platforms. Jupiter has announced that it will release the PS4 version of Juufuutei Raden's Guide for Pixel Museum on December 11, 2025. The puzzle game came out first for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam in June 2025. While it mostly has pixel puzzles based on famous works of art like the Mona Lisa painting, Jupiter also included a segment featuring illustrations of Juufuutei Raden's own history in the Hololive DEV_IS ReGLOSS group. Jupiter will also hold a 30% sale for Juufuutei Raden's Guide for Pixel Museum on all existing platforms once the PS4 version has come out on December 11, 2025. The PS4 and Switch versions will have the discount until December 24, 2025, but the former will only have it for PlayStation Plus subscribers. The Steam release, meanwhile, will have the sale until January 5, 2026, at 6 PM GMT / 1 PM ET. Juufuutei Raden's Guide for Pixel Museum is readily available worldwide on Nintendo Switch and PC. The puzzle game is coming next to PlayStation 4 on December 11, 2025. Jupiter will also release the same game on Xbox One and Xbox Series X at a later date. A free puzzle demo is also available via web browsers . The post Juufuutei Raden’s Pixel Museum Heading to PS4 Next Week appeared first on Siliconera .

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