📰 News Roundup
👑 All Haul the King announced: Gothenburg-based Housefire (developers of ‘Eclipsium’ and part of indie collective ‘Isle of Strays’) has announced ‘All Haul the King’ - a Co-Op Adventure game about hauling a dead goblin king, as you do (watch: the teaser trailer)
😈 Landfall announces..Evil Landfall?: Landfall, the studio behind Content Warnings, Totally Accurate Battle Simulator and co-developer of PEAK has announced Evil Landfall? - a publishing label dedicated to publishing Landfall’s games, and offer project-based investments to indie teams (read more)
⚔️ Wyldheart’s successful Kickstarter: Umeå-based Wayfinder Studios has now closed a successful Kickstarter campaign for Wyldheart (late pledges still possible), the Co-Op Action RPG backed by the likes of Behold Ventures has impressed players since its announcement last month, the Kickstarter funding will help improve the game further in certain areas (Kickstarter)
🧙♀️ Witchspire launching in Early Access this June: Stockholm-based Envar Games, has announced that their debut game ‘Witchspire’ is launching into Early Access on June 10 (watch: the trailer)
🤡 PAYDAY expanding Roblox presence: Starbreeze has annouced they are teaming up with Los Angeles-based Gamefam to develop a new PAYDAY game launching later this year in Roblox (read more)
🎮 Avalanche Playtest May 8-10: Avalanche Studios Group has a program called ‘Frontrunners’ hosted through FirstLook.gg used to validate player demand for internally developed prototypes, the next prototype playtest will take place on May 8-10 (learn more)
🎮 Releases ┃ May 2026
🆕 = New Game Release ┃ 🔔 = Update/DLC/Season ┃ 🎮 = Port
🆕 HUNTDOWN: OVERTIME (Early Access)
May 7th 〡 PC
Corporations turned crime-infested streets into profit margins for bounty hunters and John Sawyer is going to make a killing. Hunt, die, upgrade, repeat in this explosive roguelite prequel where every strategic upgrade strips away more flesh and builds a cybernetic fighter one chrome limb at a time.
Developed by: Easy Trigger Games (Trollhättan)
🆕ATMOSFAR (Early Access)
May 20th 〡 PC
ATMOSFAR is a sky-high odyssey set on an alien planet of floating islands explored by flying crafts and a mobile airbase as you uncover the fate of your collapsed colony.
Developed by: Apog Labs (Malmö)
🆕 Romestead
May 26th 〡 PC
Rome has fallen! Rebuild civilization in this action-adventure survival game for 1-8 players. Fight, build towns and earn favor with the Roman gods! ...or just farm your crops.
Developed by: Beartwigs (Linköping)
🆕 007 First Light
May 27th 〡 PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2
Earn the Number. 007 First Light is a thrilling espionage action-adventure game from IO Interactive. Follow James Bond as a young, resourceful and sometimes reckless recruit in MI6's training programme, and discover an origin story of the world’s most famous spy.
Developed by: IO Interactive (Copenhagen, Malmö, Barcelona, Istanbul, Brighton)
🆕 Heavy Metal Death Can
May 28th 〡 PC
Heavy Metal Death Can is an old-school survival horror game set on a Swedish Cold War–era submarine. Trapped beneath the ocean, you must fight against the terrifying Sludge which has turned your crew into Zombies. Look for survivors and uncover the truth behind the madness.
Developed by: Krufs Productions (Forshaga)
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