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In this Fix Stories feature, Michael “MI Pixel” Armstrong-Ingram shares how health setbacks, missed marketing lessons, NHS work, and a free webcomic helped shape Little Devil into more than a single indie game.
Sugar Madness launches on Meta Quest on June 4, bringing JollyCo’s fast arcade VR shooting, solo play, co-op action, and candy-colored chaos to Quest players.
Walking simulator games are still some of the strongest choices for players who want atmosphere, story, mystery, and quiet exploration without endless combat. Here are several worth playing in 2026.
Far Far West has passed 1 million units sold on Steam in less than two weeks, turning Evil Raptor’s robot cowboy co-op shooter into one of 2026’s clearest Early Access breakout stories.
VietDoom is being rebuilt as Retrofront: Vietnam, a standalone commercial FPS from Sgt_Mark_IV with two campaigns, co-op, PvP, and Doom-engine roots.
After 22 hours of solo Early Access play, Subnautica 2 is our Game of the Week #54. This is not our full review yet, but Unknown Worlds’ underwater survival sequel already has the atmosphere, curiosity, and survival loop that keeps me going back under.
The Caribou Trail is a short narrative-driven World War I experience set during the Gallipoli campaign. My PC playthrough reached the credits in roughly three hours and eight minutes. It looks beautiful on 32:9 ultrawide and tells an atmospheric war story, but its limited freedom and short runtime left me wanting more.
SHULERO – Dice Roguelike is free to try now on itch.io before its May 29, 2026 Steam launch, mixing Poker Dice-inspired scoring, Wild Dice, bosses, and casino tricks.
Fix Access explains why PR and press outreach still matter for game developers and publishers, covering creator targeting, Steam visibility, launch timing, wishlists, and why communication needs to start before release.
Originally released as Skiptrace, Evans Kofi’s solo-developed Android platformer has been renamed Tenlands: Run, Jump, Survive after the former title became difficult to find through Google Play searches. His original Fix Stories account explains how he built and released the game alone in Ghana.
Fail Fail Succeed turns repeated failure into the path forward, using clever puzzle design, compact worlds, and strange dreamlike platforming to make every solved room feel earned.
Fail Fail Succeed launches on Steam today, and solo developer Martin Zetterman speaks with Fix Gaming Channel about failure, mental health, solo development, and the real dog Eira behind the game’s quiet comfort.
Storm Horse Simulator’s free Steam demo is now available on PC, offering six story missions, herd care, open-world exploration, and an early look at its cozy wild horse adventure.
Into the Fire begins its public Steam playtest on May 20, giving players an early look at Starward Industries’ cataclysm extraction survival game where rescue, lava, ash, fire, and supernatural phenomena shape every run.
Valor Mortis, the next game from Ghostrunner studio One More Level, brings first-person Soulslike combat to a dark alternate version of 19th-century Europe, where Napoleon’s war has given way to plague, monsters, parkour, and supernatural powers.
