Skyhook Settles on a Q3 2027 Window and Opens Sign-Ups for a Winter Closed Alpha
Cloudwright’s airship sandbox will hold a cross-platform closed alpha in December, focused on six-player crews and the new hull stress system.
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Hollowmere Puzzle Guide: The Chapel Organ, the Pump House Valves, and the Clock Garden
Hints first, solutions second. How to solve Hollowmere’s three toughest puzzles without wasting lantern oil, updated for patch 1.0.3’s changes to the Pump House chase.
Abyssal Choir’s First Gameplay Trailer
Six unbroken minutes inside Thalassa Deep show how oxygen, sound, and an echolocating enemy shape Bracken & Bone’s second horror game.
Varda’s Arc Pro Controller Brings Swappable Hall-Effect Sticks and Four Back Buttons
Varda’s new $119.99 flagship pad launches November 18 for PC and handheld PCs, with trigger stops, a 1,000Hz wireless dongle, and stick modules you can replace in seconds.
Ashen Meridian Beginner’s Guide: Everything to Know Before You Cross the Line
Which origin to pick, how ledger and compass stances really work, where to spend your first Ash, and why finishing every chart makes the Wardens easier to beat.
Fourteen Independent Studios Sign the Open Controls Pledge, Promising Full Remapping and Readable Subtitles at Launch
Announced at Autumn Showfloor, the pledge sets a shared accessibility baseline for every new release from studios including Saltmarsh Games, Little Paper Kite, and Quiet Static.
Hollowmere’s First Patch Adds a Field-of-View Slider, Fixes Lantern Flicker, and Softens the Pump House Chase
Patch 1.0.3 for Bracken & Bone’s survival horror debut addresses the most common complaints from its first week, including a chase sequence many players found punishing.
Brickhold Passes Its First Sales Milestone as Forgeworks Lays Out a Three-Update Roadmap
Grey Harbor says the co-op base builder reached 200,000 players in two days. Forgeworks Collective has outlined free updates through spring, starting with rail carts in November.
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Tidebreak review: salt, sails, and second chances
Outstanding · Tidebreak
Saltmarsh Games has made the most satisfying roguelite of the year, a naval adventure where every run teaches you something and every loss feels fair.
Tidebreak Tips: 12 Things to Know Before Your First Voyage
How to sail with the wind, which crew members to pick first, what changed for the harpoon build in patch 1.0.4, and which Gull’s Rest refits to buy before anything else.
Low Orbit Courier Will Launch With Mod Tools, a Full Assist Menu, and a $19.99 Price
Parcel Gravity’s physics delivery sim arrives November 5 on PC and Switch 2. Assist options include automatic spin correction and a docking guide line.
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Hollowmere review: fog, lanterns, and a long walk in circles
Decent · Hollowmere
Bracken & Bone’s survival horror debut has superb atmosphere and genuinely nerve-racking resource management, but backtracking and a muddled final act sap its tension.