Kindling Playtest: Fire and Embers Light the Way in Talonbyte Games’ Witchy Roguelite
Kindling delivers one-hit tension, fire-based combat, and a strong haunted forest atmosphere in an early playtest that already shows clear promise.
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ShipShaper Evolving Demo Impressions: A Good Start to a Chill Ship Builder
ShipShaper’s evolving demo already shows real promise as a calm, creative ship-building sandbox. It looks great, feels relaxing, and only needs some placement logic smoothing to become even better.
Windrose is GOTW #42 — Pirate Survival That Lives on Land and Sea
GOTW #42: Windrose is pirate survival with real ship-to-shore momentum Windrose is our Fix Gaming Channel Game of the Week #42 because it’s not trying to be “a pirate skin” over generic survival. It’s built around a clear loop: survive and progress on land, then take that strength back to the sea for naval fights,…
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Zombie Assault: Resurgence demo features three classes, three maps, and two bosses during Next Fest
A new Steam Next Fest demo arrives February 23 Zombie Assault: Resurgence is heading into Steam Next Fest with a playable demo starting February 23 (running through March 2). It’s a top-down shooter with RPG progression and upgradeable weapons, playable solo or in co-op with up to four players. If you’ve been following the flood…
Archor Games at 100 Steam releases: the meme era, the ARG clues, and a soundtrack collab
A one-man milestone: 100 Steam releases, and the labels that follow Fix Stories is a dev-authored series. This submission is written by Archor Wright (Archor Games). Archor Games — GAMES.ARCHOR.COM Recently, Archor Games published his 100th game on Steam. This puts Archor Wright in a very rare group of developers with 100+ games on Steam…
Dragontwin targets physics-driven dragon flight and region control in an open world
A Patreon-backed dragon RPG/strategy with a long runway — and early access already live Dragontwin is an upcoming open-world RPG/strategy project where the core fantasy is simple: you’re a Dragontwin — a mortal soulbound to a powerful dragon — and the game is built around how you shape that bond, your character, and your path…
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Tearscape is GOTW #41 — tough bosses, smart backtracking, and pixel-perfect mood
A 2D action-adventure that rewards patience, patterns, and curiosity This week’s Fix Gaming Channel Game of the Week pick is Tearscape — a deceptively clever blend of old-school Zelda structure and Souls-like pressure, wrapped in an 8-bit/pixel-art world that keeps feeding you secrets, shortcuts, and enemies that demand respect. If you’re new to the weekly…
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The Practical Formula Behind the Success of My Dream Setup
A simple room-builder, scaled by short-form reach and steady updates My Dream Setup is a simulation game about building the room you’ve always dreamed of. The game includes a huge selection of furniture, computers and their accessories, posters, pictures, plants, and other interior details to experiment with. Created in just 4 months by a team…
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Crimson Capes launch-day impressions: brutal timing-based combat and beautiful artwork
Crimson Capes is live today — early impressions from a short hands-on session Crimson Capes hits Steam today (February 12, 2026) and unlocks at 18:00 UK (GMT). I’ve played it — but only for a short session so far — so this is not a scored review yet. These are just my initial Crimson Capes…
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ShipShaper demo launch — Tomas Sala on flow, minimalism, and creator-friendly exports
Tomas Sala explains how ShipShaper grew from a Bulwark tool into a relaxing standalone ship builder focused on flow, minimalist design, and creator-friendly exports.
Roots Devour Review — Horror Style, But the Card-Path Loop Feels Too Rigid
A striking horror vibe trapped in a rigid card-path loop Reviewed on PC.Score: 6/10 Roots Devour has an instantly memorable presentation — black-and-red horror energy, unsettling creature designs, and a core idea that should land for strategy players. But after a few hours, the systems around that idea feel underdeveloped, and too many runs start…
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Marvin on the spark behind Vital Shell
Vital Shell’s spark, balance, and the next step forward We caught up with Marvin, the developer behind Vital Shell, to talk about the original spark that shaped the game’s vibe, the messy iteration process behind its systems, how he approached balance, and what’s coming next. If you missed our earlier coverage, you can read it…
Corner Kitchen Fast Food Simulator brings relaxed restaurant management to PS5 and Xbox
Corner Kitchen Fast Food Simulator is heading to consoles this month, launching first on PS5 on February 10, 2026, with Xbox Series X|S following on February 26, 2026. The PC version is already available on Steam with 86% positive user reviews.
World of Sea Battle 2026 Roadmap: Four Major Updates Planned
Thera Interactive charts four major updates for 2026 — starting with “New Horizon” in Q1 World of Sea Battle is a free-to-play, open-world MMO set in the Golden Age of Sail — and the team has now published a detailed development plan for 2026, outlining four major content updates across the year. If you’ve been…
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Fear The Timeloop Review (PC) – Old-School Horror Energy, Modern Rough Edges
Old-school survival horror energy, with modern rough edges Reviewed on PC.Score: 6.5/10 I’ve put nearly seven hours into this so far, and honestly, it has exceeded my expectations. It’s not without its growing pains — there are definitely moments of confusion and a few progression-halting bugs — but the developer responsiveness is what really stands…
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