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Gamescom may be far in the rearview mirror, but it’s still at the front of our minds. We demoed so many games at the massive expo that we were still picking through the highlights a full week later. Last week’s edition of Free sign-up
1 Exterminauts
We’re far enough away from Helldivers 2’s breakout success that we’re starting to see some great co-op shooters inspired by it. Case in point:
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Wilderings: The Lost Spring
Herobeat Studios, the team behind the emotional Endling: Extinction is Forever, is going in a very different direction with its next game.
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No Law
In 2021, developer Neon Giant impressed with its debut sci-fi game, The Ascent. For its follow-up, the Swedish studio is going much bigger.
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Guns of Eschaton
You’ve surely played your fair share of Soulslikes at this point in life, but have you ever played a first-person shooter Soulslike set in a post-apocalyptic wild west? Yeah, I didn’t think so!
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The Expanse: Osiris Reborn
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader developer Owlcat Games will tackle another sci-fi juggernaut next year with
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Alien Deathstorm
Sniper Elite developer Rebellion branched out in 2025 with its Fallout-like Atomfall, and it’s set to do that again next year with