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Publisher eastasiasoft and developer SideQuest Studios have announced shoot ’em up collection Soldner-X Complete Collection for Switch. It includes both Soldner-X and Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype Definitive Edition, and will launch in Q4 2024.

Publisher Daedalic Entertainment and developer Tiny Roar have announced cozy exploration game Into the Emberlands. It will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam this summer.

Publisher PROTOYPE and developer Key have announced planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet & Snow Globe for Switch. It will launch on June 27 with English, Japanese, French, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese language support.

Publisher Skybound Games and developer Nice Dream, a Los Angeles-based studio founded by the co-creators of Before Your Eyes, have announced Goodnight Universe, a narrative adventure game in which you play as a six-month-old baby with psychic abilities. Platforms and a release date were not announced. The game will take part in Tribeca Games Festival 2024 from June 12 to 16.

Fellow Traveller will publish Pine: A Story of Loss, a short story-driven game about life after love from Brooklyn-based developer Made Up Games, first funded via Kickstarter back in February 2021. It will launch for Switch, PC via Steam, iOS, and Android in late 2024.

Publisher Aniplex and developers Pokelabo and f4samurai have announced Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Magia Exedra for iOS and Android. It will launch in 2024 in Japan.

Japanese studios ALTERCIWS and Lobstudio have announced mystery adventure game Zombie Police: Christmas Dancing with Police Zombies for PC (Steam). It will launch this summer with English, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese language support.

G-MODE will release ATLUS-developed RPG Persona 3 Aigis: The First Mission as a G-MODE Archives+ title for Switch via Nintendo eShop and PC via Steam in Japan, the company announced. A release date was not announced.

Following a teaser last week, Edia has officially announced Tenshi no Uta Collection for Switch. A crowdfunding campaign is planned via Makuake.

Everybody’s Golf series and Easy Come Easy Golf developer Clap Hanz has announced Ultimate Swing Golf for Quest 2, Quest 3, and Quest Pro. It will launch on May 16 for $29.99 / 2,990 yen with support for up to four players online.

Mega Crit has announced Slay the Spire 2 for PC (Steam). It will launch in Early Access in 2025.

Madrid-based developer Fennec Studio has announced Runa, a turn-based RPG inspired by modern and classic Japanese RPGs. A Kickstarter campaign will launch on April 16.

City Connection has announced P-47 II MD, the unreleased Mega Drive version of the side-scrolling shoot ’em up game P47: The Phantom Fighter.

Publisher City Connection and developer Happymeal have announced Final Formation, the second installment in its “Sci-Fi Multiverse Trilogy” following Final Exerion and a reboot of the Jaleco side-scrolling shoot ’em up game Formation Z. It will launch for Switch and PC via Steam in 2024.

LUNARK developer Canari Games has announced Castaway, a 2D retro pixel art action adventure game coming to PC via Steam. A release date was not announced.

Nippon Columbia has announced training battle simulation game Dragon Saikyou Ou Zukan: Battle Colosseum for Switch. It will launch on July 4 in Japan for 6,380 yen.

D3 Publisher has announced Run for Money: The Great Mission for Switch, a game based on the anime series of the same name. It will launch on July 4 in Japan.

Inti Creates has announced Divine Dynamo Flamefrit, a 2D action game and homage to 90s fantasy and robot anime. Platforms and a release date were not announced.

Lunacy Games, a studio founded in September 2022 by Hellgate: London creator Bill Roper, has signed a licensing agreement with HanbitSoft to create a new AAA game in the Hellgate franchise for console and PC, the company announced. Codenamed Hellgate: Redemption, the game will be set in an undisclosed part of the franchise’s alternate history, demon-apocalypse world.

AMZY has announced puzzle game Hakokoro V for Switch. It is a follow-up to Hakokoro, which was released for DS as a DSiWare title in 2010. It will launch via Nintendo eShop on April 4 for 800 yen in Jpan.

Publisher Headup Games and developer Dvora Studio have announced deckbuilder dungeon defense game Vambrace: Dungeon Monarch for PC (Steam). It will launch in Q4 2024.

Dorfromantik studio Toukana Interactive, in cooperation with YouTube science storytellers kurzgesagt, have announced Project Mango, a tentatively titled game in a space setting. It will launch in 2025.

Publisher KRAFTON and developer Striking Distance Studios have announced Project Birdseye, a tentatively titled roguelike action game set in The Callisto Protocol‘s Black Iron Prison. Platforms and a release date were not announced.

Ontario-based developer Game Pill has announced HANGRY, a “snack ‘n slash RPG” coming to PC via Steam. A release date was not announced.

A new game in the Aquarium. series starring hololive Virtual YouTuber Minato Aqua is in development at Entergram, the company announced at hololive SUPER EXPO 2024.

Sonzai Games has announced rolling physics-based platformer sequel Super Sami Roll 2 for PC (Steam). A release date was not announced. A Kickstarter campaign is also planned.

SEGA has announced matching puzzle game Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop for Apple Arcade. It will launch on April 4.

Falcom has announced the tentatively titled action RPG Tokyo Xanadu New Project for unspecified console(s) in celebration of the series’ 10th anniversary. A release date was not announced.

gumi has acquired Japanese distribution rights for a mobile online game based on the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure animation series, the company announced.

Nine Dots Publishing and developer Nine Dots Studio have announced open-world action RPG sequel Outward 2 for unspecified consoles and PC (Steam). A release date was not announced.

Nine Dots Publishing and developer Ever Curious have announced post-apocalyptic survival game Witherbloom for unspecified consoles and PC (Steam). A release date was not announced.

Co-developers SUNSOFT and angoo have announced Ark of Charon, a colony simulation and tower defense game. It will launch for PC via Steam in 2024.

UNSIGHTED developer Studio Pixel Punk has announced ABYSS X ZERO, a stylish 3D Metroidvania game coming to PC via Steam and other platforms to be announced. A release date was not announced.

The Wild at Heart developer Moonlight Kids has announced “fast-paced metroidBRAINia” game Echo Weaver for PC (Steam). A release date was not announced.

RiffRaff Games has announced third-person stealth action deckbuilder Sleight of Hand for Xbox Series and PC (Steam, Microsoft Store). It will also be available via Xbox Game Pass. A release date was not announced.

Rayka Studio has announced Home of the Yokai, a creature-collecting adventure RPG with an auto-battle combat system. It will launch for PC via Steam on July 10 with English, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese language support.

Bandai Namco has announced Gakuen The Idolmaster for iOS and Android. It will launch this spring in Japan. Pre-registration is available now via App Store, Google Play, and the official website.

Publisher Phoenixx and developer Aqua Style have announced Touhou Genso Wanderer: FORESIGHT, the next entry in the Touhou Project fan game dungeon crawler RPG series. It will launch for PC via Steam on May 15.

Publisher Bonus Stage Publishing and developer Rock Pocket Games have announced side-scrolling Metroidvania game Somber Echoes. It will launch for PC via Steam this fall.

Publisher DreadXP and The Mortuary Assistant developer DarkStone Digital (Brian Clarke), in collaboration with Paramount Game Studios, have announced Paranormal Activity: Found Footage. It will launch in 2026 across multiple platforms.

Publisher Mebius and developer RS34 has announced shoot ’em up game Illvelo Swamp Happy Together for Switch. It will launch in the latter half of 2024 in Japan.

Publisher Nintendo and developer ARIKA have announced Endless Ocean Luminous for Switch.

Alawar has announced Beholder: Conductor, a spin-off of the Beholder series in which players take on the role of a conductor on the Determination Bringer train. It will be available for PC via Steam. A release date was not announced.

KRAFTON subsidiary Flyway Games has announced Waltz and Jam, an action adventure game coming to PC via Steam. A release date was not announced.

Maximum Games has entered into a partnership with Paramount Consumer Products to develop a competitive multiplayer fighting game set in the universe of Avatar: The Last Airbender, the company announced. It will launch in Early Access in 2025. A developer and platforms were not announced.

Gord developer Covenant.dev has announced To the Star, a cooperative survival adventure game set in a fantasy realm for up to four players. It will launch first in Early Access for PC via Steam, where it will remain for approximately one year as the game is refined, polished, and balanced. It will support English, Polish, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, Italian, French, Japanese, Korean, and Russian language options.

Netherlands-based studio Square Glade Games have announced open-world camper van exploration game Outbound for PC (Steam). A release date was not announced. A Kickstarter campaign is coming soon.

Publisher TBS Games and developer Three Rings have announced I am Adventure Boy: Ultimate Escape Island for Switch. It will launch in March in Japan.

Developer Mithril Interactive has announced Dungeonborne, a first-person extraction dungeon crawler for PC (Steam). A release date was not announced. A limited-time open alpha test will be available during Steam Next Fest: February 2024 from February 2 to 12.

Arthur “Mr. Podunkian” Lee, who previously worked on Stardew Valley at ConcernedApe, has announced Sunkissed City, a new life simulation game set in the city. It will launch for PC via Steam in Q4 2024, followed by consoles at a later date.

Developers SimonCreative and Storia have announced roguelite strategy game Sakura and the Airyvixen for PC (Steam). It will launch in Q2 2024.

Chinese publisher SapStaR Games and developer Gami Studio have announced DEVIATOR, a side-scrolling Metroidvania game featuring 2D hand-drawn visuals and centered around a parry mechanic. A demo will be available for PC via Steam on February 1.

Radical Forge, co-developer of titles including Gang Beasts and Sea of Thieves, has announced sandbox farming game Southfield for PC (Steam). A demo will be available during Steam Next Fest in February.

Clapperheads has announced Zoochosis, a bodycam horror simulation game in which you play as a night zookeeper. It will launch for PC via Steam in Q2 2024.

qureate has announced five new titles: shoot ’em up Maid of the Dead, romance adventure game Bunny Garden, and Fantasista Asuka for Switch and PC, and a new title in the Princess series and “an exciting new project of the titillating variety” for unannounced platform(s).

Bushiroad Games has announced a Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club visual novel for Switch. A release date was not announced.

Bushiroad Games has announced a new lineup of visual novel games for Switch and PC, which include The Blatant Lies of Lilja and Natsuka and Lilac developed by Frontwing, DUSK INDEX: GION by cherrymochi, and Virtual Girl@ by HEADLOCK.

Publisher Bushiroad Games and developer Eighting have officially announced Hunter x Hunter fighting game Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact. Platforms and a release date were not announced.

Publisher Bushiroad Games has announced Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Myth – Fulland of Water and Light for console. A developer, genre, specific platforms, and a release date were not announced.

Publisher Nicalis and developer Nabi Studios have announced Toribash Next, a free-to-play fighting game and sequel to the original Toribash. It will launch for PC via Steam and Epic Games Store on January 24.

Chinese developer FireWo Games has announced Chinese-style open-world action RPG The Bustling World for PC (Steam). A release date was not announced. A Kickstarter campaign seeking $80,000 in funding was also launched.

Developer hinyari9 has announced Marfusha: Sentinel Girls sequel and shooter Snezhinka: Sentinel Girls 2 for PC (Steam). It will launch in 2024.

HuneX has announced otome visual novel Steam Prison: Beyond the Steam, a fan disc that takes place two years after the “Grand Ending” of the original Steam Prison. Platforms and a release date were not announced.

Publisher Bushiroad Games and developer Eighting have announced the production of a Hunter x Hunter “full-scale fighting game.”

Falcom has announced The Legend of Heroes: Kai no Kiseki – Farewell, O Zemuria, the 20th anniversary title in its Trails RPG series. It will launch for unspecified platforms in 2024 in Japan.

Publisher Untold Tales and developer The Knights of Unity have announced Tools Up! Ultimate Edition for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG). It will launch on January 5, 2024.

Punkzilla has announced platform fighting game Combo Devils for PC (Steam). A release date was not announced.

Publisher Xbox Game Studios and developer Kojima Productions have announced OD, a game that “explores the concept of testing your fear threshold.” Platforms and a release date were not announced.

SEGA has announced an initiative to produce brand new titles from its treasure trove of intellectual property. New games are currently in development for five legacy franchises: Crazy Taxi, Golden Axe, Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, and Streets of Rage, all reimagined for modern audiences.

Bethesda Softworks, Arkane Studios Lyon, Marvel Games have announced Marvel’s Blade, a “mature, single-player, third-person game” with an original story based on the comic book hero Blade. Platforms and a release date were not announced. Development has only just begun.

A currently unnamed studio that consists of creator Michael Nowak and collaborator Trent Garlipp (A Walk With Yiayia) has announced Vivarium, a hand-drawn story-driven adventure game inspired by Love-de-Lic cult classics Chulip and moon, as well as slice-of-life adventure games like Boku No Natsuyasumi, with visuals and audio inspired by 1974 to early 1980s anime and manga. Platforms and a release date were not announced.

Happy Broccoli Games has announced Duck Detective: The Secret Salami, a 90 minutes-long mystery adventure game coming to PC via Steam in 2024.

SFB Games has announced adventure game The Mermaid’s Tongue for unspecified consoles and PC (Steam). It will launch in 2024. A limited-time demo is available now for PC.

Boyfriend Dungeon developer Kitfox Games has announced Loose Leaf, an occult sandbox game about brewing tea and reading tarot cards coming to PC via Steam. A release date was not announced.

Popcannibal has announced simulation game sequel Kind Words 2 (lofi city pop) for PC (Steam). It will launch in 2024.

Pronty developer 18Light Game has announced boss rush action game NanoApostle for PC (Steam). It will launch in 2024 with English, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese language support.

Starbreeze Entertainment has announced Project Baxter, a new game based on the Dungeons & Dragons intellectual property from Wizards of the Coast. It will launch in 2026 with cross-play for “all major platforms,” and is both published and developed by Starbreeze Entertainment.

Old Skull Games has announced Cryptical Path, a roguelite dungeon crawler in which players can carve out their own dungeon path through thousands of possibilities. It will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam in 2024.

Publisher Critical Reflex and developer Wondernaut Studio have announced deckbuilder strategy game IRONHIVE for PC (Steam). A release date was not announced.

Publisher PQube and developer Crazy Goat Games have announced pirate-themed city builder and real-time strategy game Republic of Pirates for PC (Steam, Epic Games Store). It will launch in 2024.