🧑‍🚀 ONTOS Delayed to 2027: Malmö-based Frictional Games has announced that ONTOS, their sci-fi mystery thriller to be published by Kepler Interactive has been delayed to 2027 to focus on quality, with the project being the studios most ambitious title to date (read more)

⚙️ Scrap Mechanic 1.0 Released: Released into Early Access on January 20th, 2016, Scrap Mechanic developed by Stockholm based developer and publisher Axolot Games (who also published Raft!) finally released into 1.0 on July 24th, 2026

🔥 Greed & Darkness signs publisher: The debut title from Gothenburg-based developer Rescue Party (who joined indie collective Isle of Strays last month) Greed & Darkness, a Dungeon Crawler - has found a publisher. EdCorp, a brand new publisher founded by former Coatsink co-founder and CEO Tom Beardsmore has signed on to publish (read more)

👑 All Haul the King to be co-published by Isle of Strays: Speaking of Isle of Strays, Gothenburg-based Housefire (developer of Eclipsium) has announced that Isle of Strays has signed on as co-publisher of their upcoming co-op game All Haul the King (read more)

⛳ Super Battle Golf Attack on City Update Released: Skövde/International studio Brimstone has released the biggest update (so far) for Super Battle Golf, the chaotic co-op golf game released earlier this year, instantly becoming a smash hit selling over 1 million copies (not bad for a game made in 4,5 months) including a new team mode, a new biome, several new maps and items, and more! (read more)

🐭 Hela: of Mice & Magic: Umeå-based Windup has announced that Hela: of Mice & Magic will release in Q4 2026 - with the game recently having passed 1 million wishlists (read more)

⛏️ Mighty Miners signs publisher: Umeå-based Laskeblask has announced that they have signed a publishing agreement with Spicy Koala (Yodo1 PC publishing arm) for their debut title Mighty Miners (read more)

💰 Bright Gambit CHECKMATE 2.0: Stockholm-based funding initiative Bright Gambit has opened up applications for CHECKMATE 2.0, a yearly funding call-to-action aimed at solo developers and small teams, with a maximum funding cap of 50.000 USD per project (read more)

⚔️ Heroes of Hammerwatch II expansion released: Stockholm-based Crackshell has released the first expansion for Heroes of Hammerwatch II, Heroes of Hammerwatch II - Celestial Ruins, adding a new class, missions, bosses and more!

📟 Machine Party released: Machine Party, the violent horror party game developed by Estonia-based developer Mike Klubnika (Buckshot Roulette) and co-developed by GDeavid in Game Town, the co-working space in Stockholm, Sweden was released, reaching nearly 25,000 concurrent players on Steam - published by Oro Interactive (Super Battle Golf, MOLE)