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Dead Finger Dice - Wager your fingers in a demon billionaire tournament: bluff, reroll, and forge cursed dice to survive The Avarice. (Game Review)

Dead Finger Dice: A Billionaire Killing Game is a darkly clever roguelite that turns a simple poker‑dice roll into a grotesque, high‑stakes survival ritual. Stranded aboard The Avarice, you’re forced into an underground tournament run by demon billionaires: roll five dice, bluff and reroll, and wager the ultimate currency, your own fingers. Lose a match and you’re thrown overboard; win and you salvage fingers, materials, and cursed charms to forge ever stranger dice for the next run. The game pairs a stark, 1‑bit visual style and a killer soundtrack with razor‑sharp mechanics and mordant social satire, delivering a compact, tense experience where tabletop tension, light exploration, and dark humor collide. Mechanics and Core Loop At its core, Dead Finger Dice is a poker‑dice score attack wrapped in roguelite scaffolding. Each round plays out as a tense, tactile negotiation between luck and long‑term strategy: • Roll and refine : you roll five dice and get up to three rerolls to assem...
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Roll Or Die - Minimalist physics score attack: the floor collapses, momentum rules, and every restart is another shot at the leaderboard. (Early Access Preview)

Roll Or Die pares arcade action down to a single, merciless rule: the floor gives way beneath you. Crimson Cloud Games ’ Early Access build sharpens that premise into a taut, physics‑first score attack: three focused modes (Time Attack, Endless Runner, Obstacle Course) that demand razor‑sharp momentum control, split‑second decisions, and flawless timing. Clean visuals and an instant‑restart loop make runs addictive and approachable, while the collapsing arenas and tight ball physics keep every five‑minute session tense, rewarding, and relentlessly replayable. Core loop and gameplay The gameplay is elegantly unforgiving. You pilot a single rolling ball where momentum, angle, and split‑second timing decide whether you cling to the last tiles or plummet into nothingness. Every run is a study in micro‑inputs and consequence, small corrections become the difference between a highlight reel save and an instant restart. Key elements: • One‑mistake tension : tiles vanish beneath you; recovery...

Cursed Blood - Bloodpunk co‑op roguelike: lightning‑fast katana combat, blood‑driven progression, and procedurally forged vengeance. (Demo Impressions)

Cursed Blood throws you into a savage bloodpunk samurai roguelike where vengeful ape warriors, blades slick with crimson, hunt the mafia that profaned the Shrine of Vermillion. The updated demo, refined for Steam Next Fest, puts the spotlight on lightning‑fast katana combat, a blood‑for‑power progression loop, and procedurally generated arenas that fuse industrial machinery with forbidden, blood‑powered tech. Even in early builds the game sells a visceral spectacle and flexible co‑op (local and online), while the developer polishes balance, new curses, and network performance ahead of Early Access on April 2, 2026. Core loop and gameplay Combat is the engine: lightning‑fast katana play that turns every encounter into a razor‑edged dance. Dash to close gaps, deflect incoming strikes, chain charged slashes into brutal finishers, and siphon health by feeding the Shrine, offense is your lifeline. Runs hinge on aggressive risk‑reward: you must press the attack to survive, harvest Blood Orb...

Year of the Clockwork Knight Event Now Live for Don’t Starve Together (Game News)

Don’t Starve Together rings in Lunar New Year with the Year of the Clockwork Knight event, now live on Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation (Nintendo Switch arriving after certification). This major seasonal update pairs festive spectacle with substantive addition: think a new Clockwork Knight Shrine, a theatrical stage play, armored Gilded Knights, balance tweaks to Clockworks and Crystal‑Crested Buzzards, plus a fresh lineup of skins, streaming drops, and limited‑time login rewards, giving survivors both new goals to chase and stylish reasons to jump back into the world. Event Highlights • Clockwork Knight Shrine : A brand‑new shrine that rewards active participation in the event. Players can complete shrine activities and earn exclusive event rewards, encouraging repeat engagement and giving clear progression goals during the Lunar New Year festivities. • New Stage Play My Knights Four and I : A theatrical, lore‑driven activity that layers narrative flavor onto gameplay. The stage play of...

Quarantine Zone Marks One Month and Rings in Valentine’s Day (Game News)

Quarantine Zone is marking its first month since launch with a festive Valentine’s update that’s equal parts thank‑you and treat. The team is celebrating player support, from wishlists and demo feedback to full release play, by rolling out two weeks of themed decorations and a charming surprise at the checkpoint starting February 14. These seasonal touches are temporary by default but can be re‑enabled in Settings -> Gameplay, and they come alongside a promise of larger content updates on the horizon. What’s live and for how long • Start date and duration : Valentine’s decorations go live on February 14 and remain active for two weeks, giving players a short, festive window to enjoy themed visuals and atmosphere. • Toggleable by players : Decorations are temporary by default but can be turned back on anytime via Settings -> Gameplay, just like the New Year decorations, so you can keep the look long after the event ends. • Light, celebratory update : This patch is intentionally s...

Dead by Daylight: Stranger Things Chapter 2 - Vecna, Eleven, and Dustin Arrive (Game News)

Behaviour Interactive has released Dead by Daylight: Stranger Things Chapter 2 , dropping players back into the Upside Down with a brand‑new Killer and two fan‑favorite Survivors. The DLC launched on January 27, 2026, on Steam and requires the base game; it introduces The First (Vecna) alongside Eleven and Dustin Henderson, plus exclusive cosmetics that tie the Fog to the show’s darkest corners. What’s included in the Chapter • New Killer - The First (Vecna) : Henry Creel, now known as Vecna, joins the roster as a psionic, environment‑manipulating Killer who warps the map with Upside Down‑themed attacks and pressure mechanics that reshape how survivors navigate encounters. • New Survivors - Eleven and Dustin Henderson : Eleven and Dustin arrive with distinct, characterful perk kits that emphasize stealth, aura reading, utility, and cooperative play, each designed to reflect their personalities and to open new team‑play strategies. • Exclusive cosmetics : The chapter includes two DLC‑e...

Top Racer Collection: All four classics and a brand‑new Crossroads entry - 140+ tracks of pixel‑perfect speed, new cars, and nonstop retro mayhem. (Game Review)

The roar of 16‑bit engines is back and louder than ever. Top Racer Collection bundles the full classic trilogy: Top Racer, Top Racer 2, Top Racer 3000, and tacks on Top Racer Crossroads, a fresh entry with exclusive cars and new content crafted for this edition. Whether you want arcade‑pure floor‑it thrills or a nostalgic trip through pixelated circuits, the package delivers: over 140 tracks spanning familiar global locales and wild, futuristic courses, split‑screen local play, and modern conveniences like online leaderboards and filters that recreate that old CRT glow. Overview • Four games in one : Top Racer, Top Racer 2, Top Racer 3000, plus the new Top Racer Crossroads; the originals preserved and bundled with fresh content and four exclusive cars that expand the roster without overshadowing the classics. • Modes : Campaign, Time Attack, Quick Race, and Custom Cup; build a four‑track cup from any title to mix eras and challenge friends. • Multiplayer : Local split‑screen preserved...

Akatori: Chapter One - Wield a monk’s bo staff, bond with a red bird, and explore a warping island where every choice carries consequence. (Demo Impressions)

Akatori: Chapter One drops you into a compact, confident slice of a larger metroidvania, putting you in the sandals of Mako, a young monk whose versatile bo staff and curious red bird companion turn every encounter into a test of skill and improvisation. The demo smartly foregrounds movement as gameplay: staff throws, grappling hooks, and precise glides across air currents make traversal feel like a practiced dance rather than a series of jumps. Visually and thematically the world blends East‑Asian industrial‑era motifs with a creeping ecological menace: the Amber, which warps wildlife and people alike, so even routine skirmishes carry weight and consequence. It’s a promising taste of a game that wants to marry tight action platforming with atmospheric worldbuilding. What the Demo Lets You Do • Core loop : Fight, jump, explore; the demo delivers a tight, focused sample of combat and traversal that hints at broader systems to come; encounters emphasize rhythm and movement, and explorat...

House Flipper Remastered Collection Gets First Public Demo at Steam Next Fest Ahead of April Launch

Fans of renovation simulators have something to look forward to this month. House Flipper Remastered Collection will debut its first-ever public demo during the upcoming Steam Next Fest, kicking off February 23. The full release is scheduled for April 2026 on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. A Bigger, Shinier Flip House Flipper Remastered Collection packages the original game together with all previously released expansions , delivering the most comprehensive edition of the franchise to date. For longtime players, the core gameplay loop remains intact: Clean filthy apartments Repair structural damage Paint, tile, and decorate Sell at a profit However, the remaster introduces substantial upgrades across visuals, mechanics, and narrative presentation. What’s Included in the Demo? The Steam Next Fest demo is designed to showcase the scope of improvements without restriction. Notably, there is no time limit , allowing players to explore at their own pace. Demo cont...

Hello, Noir Meets Conscience in The Detective and Dorothy Day

Eastern New York, 1975. A brutal murder. A poisoned industrial empire. And an unexpected encounter with one of the most uncompromising moral voices in American history. In The Detective and Dorothy Day , novelist and historian crafts a taut fusion of detective noir and historical fiction that interrogates corruption, conscience, and the price of justice in a nation wrestling with its own moral fractures. A Murder in a Polluted Landscape The novel opens with Manhattan private investigator Sy Johnson accepting what appears to be a routine case: investigate the murder of upstate chemical magnate Jack Williams. The prime suspect? A local union president. On the surface, the crime fits a familiar 1970s narrative—labor tensions boiling over amid economic instability. But Conner quickly dismantles any illusion of simplicity. As Sy peels back layers of testimony and motive, the case metastasizes. Environmental contamination, labor unrest, financial malfeasance, and escalating violence i...