Last night saw the first of this year’s gaming showcases, and was a three-and-a-half hour extravanganza with over 40 games showcased. The event was hosted by various creators such as Luke Stephens, Luality, Jake Lucky, IamRob, Blue Thunder, and HUN2R and was livestreamed yesterday on all the major platforms at 4pm ET/1PM PT. Didn’t catch the show, or just don’t fancy sitting through it? Then don’t worry, as we have all of the announcements from the New Game Plus Showcase below.
All the Games Shown at the New Game Plus Showcase:
Deep Dish Dungeon
“A survival exploration game where you navigate through a puzzly hand-crafted dungeon, with metroidvania and crafting elements. Unravel the enigmas of the dungeon’s depths solo or online co-op multiplayer.“
The Blood of Dawnwalker
“The Blood of Dawnwalker is an open-world dark fantasy action RPG set in 14th-century Europe. You play as Coen, human by day and vampire by night, fighting to save your family in a story shaped by your actions and the secrets you uncover.“
Blind Descent
“Immerse yourself in a new Martian underground adventure with Blind Descent, an open-world survival craft game that unveils the mysteries of the Martian depths. Play solo or with friends as you search for the missing team. Adapt and mutate to survive in this bizarre alien world. Blind Descent invites players into a mesmerizing and unforgiving world buried deep beneath the Martian surface. After a catastrophic mission failure, a lone survivor awakens in a vast, alien ecosystem. What begins as a desperate search for missing crew members evolves into a journey of symbiosis with a world that resists, adapts, and remembers.“
Prologue: Go Wayback!
“Prologue: Go Wayback! is a single-player open-world emergent survival roguelike where every journey is unique. Traverse a new wilderness that is generated for you every time you play. Chart your path, overcome the elements, and write your own story of exploration.“
Beautiful Light
“Beautiful Light, a PvPvPvE tactical first-person extraction shooter where 6 squads of 3 operators are tasked with entering, securing, and extracting an artifact in a hostile, horrific environment. Face other operators and player-controlled anomalies, but beware: mistakes can risk your life and gear.“
Project Shadowglass
“A stealth-focused immersive sim set within a dark fantasy kingdom. Plan daring heists, infiltrate forbidden locales, and escape with priceless artifacts. Features revolutionary 3D pixel art graphics and lasting consequences where every action could leave a trail back to you.“
Aphelion
“Hunted on a frozen planet, astronaut Ariane must brave rugged landscapes and shifting realities to rescue her wounded partner, Thomas. This action-packed sci-fi adventure blends exploration, traversal, and tense stealth gameplay.“
The Expanse: Osiris Reborn
“The Expanse: Osiris Reborn is a third-person Action RPG set in The Expanse universe. You’re no hero — just a merc caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, trying to hold your crew together and keep the ship up and running. Your choices will shape your story.“
Distant Shore: BRETAGNE
“Explore the ruins of a former research site, devastated by climate collapse. Wield magnetic gauntlets to move, bend, or break metal as you recover lost BIO2 data and uncover your brother’s trail — all while evading the Cloud, a sentient weather entity that watches your every move.“
Avowed
“Avowed is a first-person fantasy RPG set in the world of Eora, where your choices carve a path through war, intrigue, and ancient mysteries. Navigate a land in turmoil, forge powerful alliances or deadly rivalries, and wield magic and steel to shape the fate of the Living Lands—and your own destiny.“
Grounded 2
“Shrunk again, but the world is much larger. In this open-world, single-player or co-op survival adventure, craft weapons and armor, build your base, and traverse the playground on your buggy. But something else is out there—and it hasn’t forgotten you.“
Outward 2
“Outward 2 is a challenging action RPG with survival elements, focusing around a grounded experience. There’s no hand-holding, no scaled encounters, no divine blessings to make you tower over your enemies. Eat your meal, check your map, grab your backpack: an unforgiving, rewarding adventure awaits.“
Forsaken Realms: Vahrin’s Call
“Welcome to the Forsaken Realms. For the first time enter an entirely new action-RPG franchise, set within the high fantasy world of Leyda. As a mercenary travelling toward the war-torn city of Vahrin, you are completely unaware of the role you are about to play in this once great city’s fate.“
Dragontwin
“Dragontwin is an upcoming open-world RPG/Strategy game in which the player shapes their destiny as a Dragontwin, a legendary mortal soulbound to a powerful dragon. And yes, there’s a custom dragon creator!”
The Cube
“The Cube is an MMO RPG shooter. A giant, levitating Cube with rotating rows and edges. Hidden within is an unknown equation capable of altering the laws of reality. Can you survive another turn?”
IMMORTAL: Gates of Pyre
“IMMORTAL: Gates of Pyre is an immersive RTS where you play as powerful Immortals to lead armies and dominate the battlefield. Experience easy-to-learn, hard-to-master gameplay in both engaging PvE and competitive PvP battles. Choose your Immortal, forge your strategy, and crush your foes.“
ExeKiller
“ExeKiller is a retro futuristic western game with a storyline set in a post-apocalyptic alternate timeline. It is a first-person, action-adventure shooter with a character progression system and varied story choices.“
Far Far West
“Yee-haw, Cowboys! Team up in this chaotic 1-4 player co-op shooter. Journey to the Far Far West to blast monsters, sling spells, complete missions, and collect bounties. Work as a team to get in, get paid and get out (mostly) alive.“
Erosion
“Erosion is a time-looping open-world roguelike that fuses chaotic action and meaningful narrative in a living post-apocalyptic Wild West, where every death advances a decade.“
The Division 2
“Join an elite group of civilian agents in this action-packed RPG shooter. Engage in intense tactical combat, team-up with your friends, and survive in a dynamic open world to save Washington, D.C.2″
Alpha Response
“From Gooseman, creator of the original Counter-Strike mod – Alpha Response delivers intense police action in dynamic, real-world environments. Fight solo or with friends against diverse enemies in high-stakes missions that demand fast reflexes, teamwork and split-second decision making.“
Last Man Sitting
“Shoot, hack and grind your way through waves of sentient office appliances (or your IRL colleagues) in this ’00s- inspired, action packed roguelite arena shooter. It’s swarm bullethell – while 360 no scoping on an office chair.“
SAND: Raiders of Sophie
“In an alternate 1910, scavenge the sands of Sophie in towering Tramplers. Build your highly customizable walking base. Squad up or go solo. Gather loot, weapons, precious artifacts. Clash with other players in a brutal procedurally generated desert forged by history and chaos.”
Dark Light: Survivor
“In a dying multiverse, the Phantom Train is your last hope. Traverse a post-apocalyptic, cyberpunk world of nightmarish creatures. Experience dynamic shifts between top-down and third-person views, deep customization, and epic battles across universes in this action roguelike survival game.“
Tape 101
“A psychological horror descending through liminal spaces shaped by the Kübler-Ross model – the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance – where your perception and an RC car are the only tools to grasp what’s real.”
Nested Lands
“Nested Lands is a ruthless medieval RPG game featuring in-depth village building, large-scale social management and combats. Gather survivors, build a settlement, craft, master your skills, survive, and endure alone or in online co-op.“
Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy
“Become an acolyte of the Inquisition in this grim dark, party-based, story-driven cRPG. Lead investigations, uncover grand conspiracies, master tactical combat, and wage a secret war against heresy. Make tough choices as a conduit of the God-Emperor’s will.“
Towerborne
“Towerborne is a new kind of Looter Brawler, combining side-scrolling combat with action RPG loot progression and endless customization. Unite with other Aces and defend the Belfry, humanity’s last refuge. Explore, fight, and grow stronger – together.“
Sprint City
“Sprint City is a shared world, competitive 2D platformer from the original creators of SpeedRunners. It’s all about fast movement, tight controls, and the constant fear that someone behind you just found a shortcut you didn’t know about.“
Denshattack!
“Flip, trick and grind your train in a fast-paced, off-the-rails ride through a colourful Japanese dystopia. Outmatch rival gangs, wreck a shady megacorp, and take back the tracks with nothing but skill, speed, and style.“
The Eternal Life of Goldman
“The Eternal Life of Goldman is a breathtaking platformer adventure. Embark on your mission to defeat a mysterious Deity hand-crafted in classic frame-by-frame animation.“
Duskfade
“Shatter the shackles of time as you jump, swing, and slash through a fantastic world in this love letter to classic 3D action platformers. Zirian, accompanied by his mechanical Cuckoo, must save his sister from a mysterious Clock Tower that has plunged the land into eternal night.“
Core Keeper: Void and Voltage
“Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.“
Gallipoli
“Land on the battlefields of the Ottoman Fronts of World War 1! Gallipoli brings the most authentic WW1 FPS battles yet, with desert warfare, beach landings, historical classes and realistic weaponry.“
Shadow of the Road
“Shadow of the Road is a story-driven, turn-based RPG where feudal Japan meets magic and machine. Assemble your team from a diverse set of characters and test your skills against yōkai and steampunk contraptions. Carve your own path through an immersive story and change the fate of the Empire.“
Starfinder: Afterlight
“Starfinder: Afterlight is a party-based RPG that brings Paizo’s beloved science-fantasy universe to life.”
Crimson Desert
“Crimson Desert is an open-world action-adventure game set in the beautiful yet brutal continent of Pywel. Embark on a journey as the Greymane Kliff and restore what has been lost. Explore uncharted lands, fight against threats that stand in your way, and discover the wonders the world has in store.“
Where Winds Meet
“”The bright moon over the great river, defending the mountains” The final boss in the Kaifeng chapter is coming to Where Winds Meet on January 9.“
Dinoblade
“Dinoblade is an intense action RPG set in a prehistoric world forever changed by a cataclysmic event. Step into the role of a young Spinosaurus, wielding a colossal Great Sword. Confront rival dinosaurs, some armed with weapons of their own, all in a desperate fight to prevent a looming extinction.“
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