Word Play blends Scrabble with roguelike tropes, offering clever modifiers and polished design. Runs can lack the wild synergies of its Balatro inspiration, but it’s still a sharp, satisfying word puzzler, especially if you’re a word nerd.

Pip My Dice takes Yahtzee-style rolls and turns them into a pretty slick roguelike. Customisable dice, clever relics, and endless synergies make it dangerously addictive. Rough edges and overt Balatro inspiration aside, it’s got that number-go-brrr joy.

Aviassembly nails the fun of building and flying your own, sometimes absurd, aviation creations. It’s simple, addictive, and surprisingly deep, though missions can feel a bit samey. Short but satisfying, with loads of promise if the dev keeps expanding. Fun for a lazy afternoon.

Hollow Knight: Silksong is officially landing on 4 September 2025, confirmed by the new (and very hype) launch trailer. Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier reveals Team Cherry’s tiny Adelaide team simply kept expanding the game - adding quests, bosses and polish - because “they were having so much fun it was hard to stop.” They also pretty explicitly allude to DLC in post-launch, woo!

Game Science wrapped up Gamescom with Black Myth: Zhong Kui, a sequel to Wukong. Based on the legendary demon slayer, Zhong Kui commands 80,000 demons and fights alongside a giant tiger. The project is still early in development, with no release date yet, but… very keen.

Cult of the Lamb expands in early 2026 with the Woolhaven DLC. Near the endgame, players can uncover the frozen mountain of Woolhaven, rebuild its lost town, endure blizzards, battle the creeping Rot, and even raise animals through new ranching systems. Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!

La Divina Commedia, from Jyamma Games, is a third-person action-adventure where players face towering bosses with blade in hand. Inspired by Dante’s epic journey through Hell, Purgatory and Heaven, the game is “coming soon.” Really cool idea.

ZA/UM, the studio whose name is on Disco Elysium, and still mired in community backlash over its messy fallout, revealed Zero Parades, a tactical CRPG steeped in espionage and deception. Despite the controversy, the game is “coming soon.” The art looks terrific, but it’s hard to not feel sad apprehension, and that this will live up to its name.

Hollow Knight: Silksong exists and finally has a release window, with Team Cherry confirming it will launch this year, and showing some new gameplay. A special announcement is also set for two days time. Will we finally be able to retire the clownsuit?

Swords of Legends, a new action RPG from Aurogon Shanghai, revives the Gujian series after 15 years. Play as Si Pan, an underworld enforcer reborn to battle in the mortal realm using mystical powers, divine relics, and soul allies. Coming soon.