FOUNDRY launches in Early Access on May 2

The Astronauts have released the “Ghost Galleon” update for the Early Access version of dark fantasy first-person shooter Witchfire, which features a calamity redesign, and new classes, enemies, events, weapons, spells, and more.

Larian Studios has enjoyed widespread success with both Divinity: Original Sin games and, of course, Baldur’s Gate 3, and it’s no coincidence that all three had lengthy and successful early access periods. And though there isn’t much clarity yet on what the studio’s next game will end up being (other than the fact that it won’t be related to Baldur’s Gate or Dungeons and Dragons), it’s also likely to release as an early access title before getting its global launch.

Roguelike action game Rustil: Eternal Labyrinth Castle will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam on April 26, developer Shinden Games announced.

After enjoying critical acclaimed with Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, it looks like Ubisoft is already gearing up to take the next step forward for the franchise. A recent report by Insider Gaming’s Tom Henderson claimed that the company had partnered with Dead Cells developer Evil Empire for development of roguelite title The Rogue Prince of Persia, and that it was set to launch in early access for Steam sometime this year.

Kill It With Fire 2, the science-fiction-inspired sequel to the first-person spider-hunter game, will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam on April 16, followed by a full release across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC at a later date, publisher tinyBuild and developer Casey Donnellan Games announced.

Publisher Gaijin Entertainment and developer Three Whales Studio will release post-apocalyptic online adventure game Age of Water for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam on April 18, the companies announced. The console versions are newly announced.

MINTROCKET will release DAVE THE DIVER for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 on April 16, the developer announced. It will also be available as part of the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog.

The PC version of free-to-play open-world adventure game Sky: Children of the Light will launch in Early Access via Steam on April 10, developer thatgamecompany announced.

Pathless Woods, a cozy open-world survival game inspired by ancient China culture and Byron’s poetry, will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam on April 3, publisher Spiral Up Games and developer AniYa Games Studio announced. A demo is currently available, and will be updated on March 23 to remove the online multiplayer feature that currently exists.

Xbox Game Pass has added another day one game, Lightyear Frontier,which is launching in early access on March 19. Developed by Frame Break, the indie game combines farming sim with mech gameplay, and adventurers can explore the colorful open world of Lightyear Frontier solo or co-op with up to three friends. Players will use their mech’s machine gun to plant seeds or equip it with a chainsaw to gather resources while establishing a homestead on a distant planet.

Heart Machine, the studio behind Hyper Light Drifter, has revealed that the next game in the series, Hyper Light Breaker, will be coming to PC as an early access title this summer, as reported by IGN. The game acts as a prequel to Hyper Light Drifter, and will put players in the shoes of multiple different characters.

Developer Heart Machine has announced that its upcoming co-op rogue-lite prequel to Hyper Light Drifter, Hyper Light Breaker, will launch in early access this summer on PC.