The first days of June 2026 brought several new announcements, trailers, and release date confirmations for smaller, but genre-wise very diverse games. This time the focus was on action roguelite titles, darker adventures, cooperative action, and several projects targeting an audience eager for different ideas.
Moonana, a studio known for the game Keylocker: Turn Based Cyberpunk Action, announced Bathory: Heritage of Blood. The game is described as a vampire Soulsvania inspired by Castlevania, Nosferatu, and Gothic Victorian literature.
At the center of the story is Ursula Bathory, a vampire princess who awakens after a long sleep to take revenge on her mother Elizabeth Bathory and seize the Blood Throne. Bathory: Heritage of Blood is set to release in 2027 for Nintendo Switch and PC.
Quiet Express: Cabin 909 has been announced for PC, with a release planned for 2027. It is an adventure from STUDIO 909 and Kazuhidea Oke, set on the Quiet Express train that travels across the continent for seven days. The player searches for cabin 909, a room that officially does not exist, as the train's composition changes and passengers reveal their own stories. An important part of the game will be the repetition of the same seven days, as the train ultimately ends its journey in a disaster that the player must try to prevent.
LIZARDS MUST DIE 2 is coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S during 2026. The cooperative action title from Smola Game Studio has been available for PC since March 27, 2025, and the console version will bring horde-fighting against lizards, solo or team gameplay, and an emphasis on over-the-top action and a humorous tone.
Raji: Kaliyuga received a new gameplay trailer lasting about six minutes. The sequel to Raji: An Ancient Epic is set six years after the original, and the story elevates the conflict to a cosmic level.
Raji returns as a more experienced warrior, while her brother Darsh takes on a more significant role through abilities related to gravity, time, and energy. Raji: Kaliyuga is being developed for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, but the release date has not yet been announced.
Dungeon Lurker is a new retro action roguelike from 13AM Games, known for the game Dawn of the Monsters.
The game is coming to PC in the first quarter of 2027 and leads the player into a cursed dungeon with over 30 levels, real-time combat, monsters, spells, potions, and equipment upgrades. Visually, it relies on a retro aesthetic with 3D graphics and a limited color palette.
Pale Tide has been announced for PC as a single-player zombie extraction game from the Belgian studio Aberratic. The game is presented from a bird's eye perspective, and the player explores dangerous infected zones with a dog, gathers resources, rescues survivors, and returns to a hidden bunker.
The emphasis is on the decision of how deep to venture into the dangerous area before returning, as greater risk brings better loot but also a higher chance of losing everything. The release date has not yet been announced.
Chivalware is a new tile-matching roguelite action game for PC published by The Arcade Crew and Imperfect Games, while Regal Pigeon is responsible for its development. The game combines tile matching with real-time combat on a grid battlefield. The player dodges attacks, matches tiles to charge weapons, and chooses the right moment to strike. A demo is already available, while the release date has not yet been confirmed.
Monsters are Coming! Rock & Road is coming to Xbox Series X/S on August 6, 2026, and will also be available through Game Pass. The game was previously released for PC on November 20, 2025. It is a tower-survivor roguelite title where the player defends a moving city from hordes of monsters, gathers resources, builds defenses, and tries to survive the journey to a safe haven.
