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  • Beer, Brawls & Broken Friendships — Meadgard Serves Up Demo, Early Access Nov 5

    Beer, Brawls & Broken Friendships — Meadgard Serves Up Demo, Early Access Nov 5

    Grab your tankard and steady your axe. Göteborg-based independent studio Oddiko has unleashed the brand-new public demo for Meadgard — their chaotic Viking co-op tavern adventure — with confirmation the full game storms into Steam Early Access on 5 November 2026. Face greedy goblins, rowdy patrons, and gods with impossible appetites — starting right now.

    What Is Meadgard?

    It’s the day–night cycle from hell — and it’s glorious. By day, you and up to three friends venture into the wilds to hunt mythical beasts and gather rare ingredients. By night, you race to brew, cook, and serve an endless stream of impatient customers before the sun goes down. Fail, and the gods themselves might show up to remind you who’s really in charge.

    “Hunt by day. Serve by night. Pray the gods don’t smash the place down.” — Oddiko

    The pitch says it best: co-op fun that might just test your friendships. Split the work, and the tavern thrives — argue over who forgot the mead, and everything catches fire.

    The Daily Grind — What You Actually Do

    Time of DayThe MissionThe Mayhem
    Day — ExpeditionTrack trolls, fight goblins, forage herbs, raid ruinsGet ganged up on; return empty-handed; accidentally lead a beast back to the tavern
    Night — ServiceBrew mead, roast game, pour ale, seat guests, collect coinSpilled drinks, burnt food, brawls breaking out, orders piling up
    The PressurePatrons grow restless; goblins sneak in to steal stock; gods demand special feastsMiss a deadline and divine wrath follows

    Who’s Coming Through the Door?

    The demo serves up a taste of the trouble ahead:

    • Greedy Goblins — Skulk around the edges, pilfering mead if your back is turned
    • Demanding Patrons — Each with unique orders, temperaments, and zero patience
    • Famished Gods — Show up unannounced, expect the best of everything, and leave only when satisfied
    • Chaos — Fights, fires, spills, and shortages — all at once, naturally

    Build, Brew, Expand — Grow Your Legend

    It’s not just survival — it’s construction and legacy:

    • Upgrade your tavern from rickety shack to Valhalla-worthy hall
    • Unlock new recipes, mead blends, and potent dishes
    • Customise decor, hire quirky staff, and unlock permanent boons
    • Every successful service brings gold — reinvest to handle bigger crowds and grander feasts

    Launch Details — Mark the Calendar

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    DetailInformation
    Developer & PublisherOddiko (Sweden)
    DemoAvailable now on Steam — free to play
    Early Access Launch5 November 2026
    Players1–4 online co-op; solo-friendly
    PlatformPC — Steam only at launch
    Wishlist Count44,000+ and climbing
    RoadmapComing post-launch — shaped by player feedback

    “Your feedback has been invaluable. Early Access will let us keep building with you, not just for you.” — Team Oddiko

    Why It’s One to Watch

    Meadgard takes two beloved genres — co-op survival and tavern management — and stirs in Norse mythology, monster hunting, and the kind of controlled chaos that makes for legendary game nights. It’s been backed by the founders of Arrowhead Game Studios, and with two successful playtests already under its belt, the stage is set for something special.

    Just remember: when the mead flows, the friendships hold. When it runs dry? That’s when the real drama starts.

    “The tavern is ready. Are you?”

    More Info:

    https://s.team/a/2433560

    #Meadgard #Oddiko #CoOpGaming #TavernSim #Viking #IndieGame #SteamNextFest #SteamDemo #EarlyAccess #ManagementGame #Techmash

  • Drinks, Dangers & Drinks for Four — On the Rocks Serves Up Co-op in Updated Next Fest Demo

    Drinks, Dangers & Drinks for Four — On the Rocks Serves Up Co-op in Updated Next Fest Demo

    The wasteland just got a lot more sociable. Independent developer LootBAG Studios and publisher 312 Interactive have unveiled a major update to the demo for their post-apocalyptic bar-management sim On the Rocks, bringing a four-player online co-op preview ahead of Steam Next Fest (19–26 October). Grab your crew, polish your glasses, and fire up the still — the demo is live right now on Steam.

    What Is On the Rocks?

    Set in the year 2635, where endless war has turned the world into a toxic, water-starved ruin, On the Rocks casts you as the keeper of the last watering hole worth visiting. After your convoy is wrecked by raiders, a grizzled survivor named Uncle John offers you shelter — if you restore and run his derelict family bar.

    It’s a one-of-a-kind blend: survival exploration meets tavern management meets immersive sim, all wrapped in first-person. Scavenge the wasteland, purify toxic sludge into drinkable water, brew rare and valuable beverages, serve demanding customers, fortify your premises against nightly raids — and somehow keep the lights on.

    “The wasteland is dark. The bar is lit. Keep both alive.” — LootBAG Studios

    Co-op — Run the Bar Together

    The big news is the new co-op preview — up to four survivors can now team up in a shared world, splitting the work and the fun:

    Role in the CrewWhat You Can Do
    Brewers & BarkeepsTend the bar, mix drinks, manage stock, handle customers
    ScavengersVenture out together to hunt resources, rare chemicals, and recipes
    Builders & DefendersExpand the layout, upgrade gear, reinforce barricades
    Road CrewDrive vehicles across the wastes to trade, explore, and fight side-by-side

    How It Works

    • Create a lobby, invite friends via Steam, and ready up
    • Proximity voice chat — natural conversation when you’re together behind the bar
    • Walkie-talkies — stay in touch across long distances for supply runs or danger warnings
    • Host-saved progress — shared story and bar growth persist through the host’s save file
    • Preview status — co-op is still in active development; some features (such as random city duels) remain single-player only for now, and feedback will shape the final release

    What Else Is New?

    The updated demo brings more than just multiplayer:

    • Faction standing and NPC relationships tracked in a revamped journal
    • Named save slots supporting up to 12 separate games
    • Smoother NPC crowd performance and a raft of collision, placement, and UI fixes

    Full Game Features — What’s Coming

    FeatureDetails
    Release WindowQ4 2026
    ModesSingle-player + online co-op (full launch)
    LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Portuguese, Japanese
    PC SpecsWindows 10/11; i3-2100 / FX-6300 minimum; GTX 750 Ti; 4 GB RAM; 4 GB storage
    Core LoopScavenge ? Purify ? Brew ? Serve ? Defend ? Expand
    ThemesAlcohol preparation, in-game gambling, combat/survival violence

    Steam Next Fest — Join the Party

    The updated demo is available immediately on Steam — perfect for playing solo or gathering your team before the festival kicks off next week. Whether you’re brewing in sync, fending off raiders back-to-back, or exploring the ruins together, On the Rocks promises a rare mix of warmth and wasteland grit — where friendship might just be the most valuable resource of all.

    “Grab some friends and we’ll see you at the bar!”

    More Info:

    https://s.team/a/4149640

    #OnTheRocks #LootBAGStudios #312Interactive #SteamNextFest #CoOpGaming #Simulation #PostApocalyptic #IndieDev #ManagementGame #PCGaming #Techmash

  • Streets, Skylines & Second Chances — Cities: Skylines – Expanded Edition Rises on Switch 2 October 28!

    Streets, Skylines & Second Chances — Cities: Skylines – Expanded Edition Rises on Switch 2 October 28!

    Build bigger, manage smarter, and look better than ever. Paradox Interactive, in partnership with Tantalus Media, has officially unveiled Cities: Skylines – Expanded Edition — a complete rebuild of Colossal Order’s landmark city-building experience, optimised from the ground up exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2. It arrives October 28, ready to turn your console into a thriving metropolis.

    What Is Expanded Edition?

    This isn’t just a port — it’s a reimagining. Where the original 2018 Switch release faced hard limits, Expanded Edition tears them up and starts fresh. Every system, visual, and tool has been overhauled to take full advantage of Switch 2’s power — delivering the deepest, most flexible city-building experience ever seen on a Nintendo platform.

    More Space to Build Your Vision

    • 25 buildable tiles — up from just 9 in the original Switch version, letting your city sprawl across a far larger landscape
    • Map Editor — craft completely custom landscapes, shape rivers, sculpt mountains, and lay coastlines before placing a single road

    Precision Tools & Polished Play

    • Precision placement with distance indicators and improved snapping — line up every road and building exactly where you want it
    • Quick Selection Tool — jump instantly between roads, zones, and utilities without digging through menus
    • Environmental Controls Panel — adjust time of day, rain, fog, and atmospheric colouring in real time to set the perfect mood
    • Full keyboard & mouse support alongside controllers — build the way that works best for you

    Two Ways to Play

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    Graphics ModeTargetBest For
    PerformanceUp to 60 FPS with upscalingFast-paced expansion, busy cities, smooth movement
    Quality30 FPS with enhanced visualsScenic tours, screenshots, admiring your work

    Packed with Premium Content

    Ten DLC expansions and content packs come included at no extra cost:

    • After Dark — nightlife and tourism districts
    • Snowfall — winter weather, trams, and heating systems
    • Green Cities — eco-friendly buildings and policies
    • Sunset Harbor — fishing industries, harbours, and transport
    • Plus Map Pack 3, Country Road, Pearls from the East, Deep Focus Radio, Carols Candles & Candy, and Match Day

    Pricing & Upgrade Offer

    • Launch Price: £41.49 / $49 / €49
    • Upgrade Discount: Owners of the original Switch edition get 70% off Expanded Edition until April 28, 2027 — just £12.45 to upgrade
    • Availability: Digital eShop + physical retail release

    Why It Matters

    For years, Cities: Skylines has been the gold standard in city-building — but console versions always compromised on space or features. Expanded Edition changes that, bringing the breadth of the PC experience to your living room or on the go, with refinements designed specifically to feel right at home on Switch 2.

    “This is the city-builder you’ve always wanted — bigger, prettier, and more flexible than ever before.”

    Pre-orders are live now on the Nintendo eShop. Whether you’re returning mayor or fresh-faced planner, the sky isn’t the limit — it’s just the beginning.

    Find out more about Cities Skylines

    #CitiesSkylines #ExpandedEdition #ParadoxInteractive #TantalusMedia #ColossalOrder #NintendoSwitch2 #CityBuilder #Simulation #ManagementGame #Switch2 #GamingNews #October2026 #Techmash

  • From Idea to Icon — Let’s Build a Dungeon Locks in February 11 Early Access Launch

    From Idea to Icon — Let’s Build a Dungeon Locks in February 11 Early Access Launch

    Independent studio Springloaded, creators of Let’s Build a Zoo, has officially revealed the release date for its eagerly anticipated game development simulator — Let’s Build a Dungeon. Step into the studio chair, craft your own MMORPG from scratch, and live the dream (and the deadlines) of game creation when it launches into Steam Early Access and Xbox Game Preview for PC on February 11, 2027.

    You Make the Game — Then You Play It Too

    Let’s Build a Dungeon is a game dev sim with a brilliant twist: you’re not just managing a studio — you’re designing, building, and playing the very RPG you create. Every monster, quest line, dungeon and village is yours to shape, and the virtual player base will react exactly as real players would.

    • Run your own studio — hire designers, coders, artists and testers; manage schedules, budgets, morale and even those tricky crunch-time decisions
    • Build your dream MMO — craft sprawling worlds, populate them with creatures, write quests, set loot rates and shape the economy
    • Play what you make — dive into your own creation as a player; test dungeons, explore zones, and see your work from the other side of the screen
    • Listen & evolve — your virtual community leaves reviews, requests features and votes on what comes next. Update, expand and refine your game to turn early access into a legendary release
    • Meta, funny and heartfelt — the game mirrors its own real-world Early Access journey, offering a witty, warm look at how games are made

    The Hype Is Real — 195,000 Wishlists & Counting

    Excitement has been building for months:

    • Surpassed 195,000 wishlists on Steam
    • Demo live now — playable on Steam and the Windows Store, localised into over 10 languages
    • Revealed during PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct alongside fresh new footage
    • From proven creators — Springloaded previously delivered the hit management sim Let’s Build a Zoo

    Launch Details

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    TitleLet’s Build a Dungeon
    Developer / PublisherSpringloaded (Singapore)
    Early Access LaunchFebruary 11, 2027
    PlatformsPC — Steam Early Access & Xbox Game Preview
    DemoAvailable now on Steam & Windows Store
    Steam Pagehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2365790
    WishlistLive now — secure your spot in development

    Design it. Build it. Play it. Make it legendary. The studio is yours — what will you create?

    Find out more here

    #LetsBuildADungeon #Springloaded #GameDevSim #ManagementGame #MMORPG #IndieGames #PCGaming #SteamEarlyAccess #XboxGamePreview #GamingNews #techmash

  • Clock In to Chaos: Your Suffering Is Important to Us Brings Corporate Hell to Steam & Browser!

    Clock In to Chaos: Your Suffering Is Important to Us Brings Corporate Hell to Steam & Browser!

    Ever felt like your day job is absolute torture? Independent developer Cold and Wet Studios is taking that feeling to a whole new, literal level.

    The Austrian solo developer behind Heavy Wake has officially revealed Your Suffering Is Important to Us—a comedic incremental management game where you get to run an infernal corporate office right in the heart of Hell.

    If you’ve ever wanted to climb the demonic corporate ladder, delegate torment, and turn human misery into hard productivity stats, your dream job has finally arrived. The game’s Steam page is now live for wishlisting, and you can jump into a free playable browser demo right now on itch.io.

    Welcome to Middle Management in the Underworld

    In Your Suffering Is Important to Us, you start out in the trenches of middle management. Your daily duties? Reviewing absurd sinner appeals and slamming the REJECT button on petty offenders to convert their suffering into valuable corporate resources.

    As you meet quotas and expand your infernal office space, the gameplay shifts from hands-on micro-management to smooth, automated efficiency. You’ll hire and assign “imployees” to keep the torment moving, steadily building an empire until you hit the top corner office and become CEO.

    Key Features to Expect:

    • Absurd Incremental Management: Watch active, manual clicker mechanics gradually evolve into a sprawling, fully automated management machine.
    • Hire & Customise Your “Imployees”: Build out your workforce and assign them to various departments across an expanding office setup.
    • Reject Sinner Appeals: Turn bureaucratic denial into profits by shutting down ridiculous appeals from the damned.
    • Piñata Break-Time: Smash open mystery piñatas to unlock collectable uniforms and outfits for your crew.
    • Compose Awful Office Music: Feature-packed with a dedicated audio station where you can record custom voice lines and mix them into deliberately unbearable performances to bother your workforce.
    • Global Support: Interface localised in 11 languages at launch.

    Try the Free Demo Today & Wishlist on Steam

    You don’t have to wait until launch to sample the administrative nightmare. Cold and Wet Studios has launched a free, instant-play browser demo on itch.io.

    The full game is slated for release in Q4 2026 for Windows and macOS. Be sure to head over to Steam to add Your Suffering Is Important to Us to your wishlist and keep up with development updates!

    Find out more here

    #GamingNews #IndieDev #IndieGames #Steam #ItchIO #ManagementGame #PCGaming #ColdAndWetStudios #YourSufferingIsImportantToUs #TechMash

  • Welcome to the Foundry

    Welcome to the Foundry

    The Foundry is open and as it is fully automated so all that is needed here is a little bit of maintenance now and then in order to keep the machine running smoothly. However, it is not as easy as it sounds, because mechanical things tend to break down and then everything is delayed, which is not what the Foundry has been designed for.

    With the Foundry game you play on your own or with friends, you must plan the expansion of the self-sustaining plant where machines are building machines. If you are not sure about the game, no problem as you can try out the demo for free on Steam from October 9th to October 16th, get ready for the Foundry.

    Find out more about the Foundry game here; https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/foundry/about

    #foundry #foundrygame #factorygame #sandbox #managementgame #paradoxinteractive #buildinggame #channel3entertainment #basebuilding