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The Triple-i Initiative Showcase - October 8, 2026 - Moonface - Oct 8th, 2026 The Triple-i Initiative Showcase - October 8, 2026 | Summary Here's everything that was shown during today's The Triple-i Initiative Showcase presentation: JIAOHUN | Trailer JIAOHUN is a cinematic first-person psychological horror game set in a small Chinese town during the 1990s. You will gradually uncover the mystery behind the downfall of Fairy Town. You have returned here—an obscure dot on the map, Fairy Town in Baishoi County clung to survival between changing tides. As the new century approached, the town tried to adapt—but every desperate push forward failed. Release Date: 2027 Among Us Story: On Guard | Trailer From the creators of Among Us is a new standalone, detective narrative game. Prove your innocence before the Impostor gets to the rest of the crew... and you. Release Date: February 17, 2027 Outward 2 | Trailer Outward 2 is a challenging action RPG with survival elements, focusing around a grounded experience. There’s no hand-holding, no scaled encounters, no divine blessings to make you tower over your enemies. Eat your meal, check your map, grab your backpack: an unforgiving, rewarding adventure awaits. Early Access: February 8, 2027 Machinarium 2 | Trailer Machinarium 2 is the sequel to Amanita Design's 2009 adventure classic. Finally reunited and searching for a new home, Josef and Berta discover a hidden valley settled by two peculiar robot tribes slowly running short of power. This time you guide both heroes, switching between them freely to crack puzzles neither could solve alone. The whole game is hand-drawn and expressively animated, giving a world of rusted machines something unexpectedly human. Tomáš Dvořák, aka Floex returns to compose the score. Release Date: TBA Canyons | Trailer From the creators of Breathedge, this 1–4 player co-op PvE shooter drops you into a brutal, ever-changing world where danger can take any shape. Face supernatural creatures known as the Awakened, forge Blood Pacts to wield their abilities, explore hostile canyons aboard colossal Crawlers, build up your settlement, and make hard calls to keep your crew alive. Release Date: November 2027 ReVamp | Trailer From the makers of Moonlighter comes a castle-defense roguelite where you rule as Dracula, cursed to defend your throne for eternity. Build and rebuild your castle room by room, command a legion of nightmarish creatures, and repel relentless waves of mortal invaders. When your defenses falter, step into the fray yourself, unleashing brutal melee attacks and devastating blood techniques to turn the tide of battle. Release Date: March 25, 2027 Astral Ascent - Expedition 33: For Those Who Come After Update | Trailer It’s time to head back to Astral Ascent for a new collaboration with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33! Both the main cast and iconic bosses like Mimes and Pétank are joining the platformer roguelite. This free update includes 6 new summons, 3 bosses, 2 music tracks, and 3 different rooms. And yes, you can hug Esquie... of course you can! Release Date: Available Now Hela: of Mice & Magic | Trailer Hela: of Mice & Magic is a heartwarming open-world adventure about the Kind Witch’s tiny mouse familiars, small acts of kindness, and the beauty of the Swedish wilderness. Demo Available! Release Date: December 1, 2026 Volatiles | Trailer Volatiles is a top-down action roguelike from indie studio Team Instant Defeat, where every tile you place expands the battlefield and shapes your build. Fight alien hordes, unlock powerful weapons, and turn the arena itself into a weapon - or a death trap. But you're not alone in this nightmare: strangers in a covert lab are watching, and whatever is growing in your mind is learning to take control. Release Date: TBA Chained Together - New Map Update | Trailer You thought you’d escaped Hell. Think again. Chained Together returns with an exclusive preview of a brand-new map coming this November. After climbing your way out of Hell, the community asked for more — and we listened. Grab your friends, chain yourselves together, and prepare to face whatever awaits beyond the escape in this chaotic 1–4 player co-op platformer. Release Date: November 12, 2026 Brotato - Primal Dread DLC | Trailer The ultimate potato survivor is back with its new DLC, with bigger and badder enemies. Release Date: November 2, 2026 Haunted Paws | Trailer A free demo for the cozy and spooky co-op adventure is also available now on Steam. Create your own puppies, explore a haunted mansion, solve puzzles together, and rescue your missing owner from the monsters lurking within. Demo Available! Release Date: TBA Lazare's Sacrifice | Trailer Lazare's Sacrifice is a narrative deckbuilder set at the height of the French Revolution, where every night brings a new opponent and every hand could be your last. Armed with nothing but a deck of cards, summon powerful figures to the board and fight for your life. Sacrifice everything you have; cards, slots, even your own life to see one more dawn. But win or lose, the truth behind your imprisonment lies buried just a few cards away… Will you uncover it before the guillotine's blade finds you? Release Date: Spring 2027 Too Deep To Quit | Trailer From the developers of Guilty as Sock!, this 1-4 player co-op survival adventure takes you deep into a cursed jungle where deadly traps, hungry creatures, and dwindling supplies stand between you and unimaginable treasure. Scavenge whatever you can, improvise your way through danger, and work together to make it out alive. How deep will you dare to go? Demo Available! Release Date: TBA Drunken Goddess Reflux | Trailer From the developers of "Yunyun Syndrome!? Rhythm Psychosis" comes their latest title! Shot glass Russian roulette against Femme Soule, a demon who loves you enough to kill you. Break the rules as you drink in this twisted game of Russian roulette, and push the demon till she spills it all. Survive the night, and savor seven flavors of ruin! Release Date: December 8, 2026 Windrose - Ashlands Update | Trailer Ashlands is the first major update coming to Windrose, a swashbuckling PvE survival adventure in the Age of Piracy. New biome, new quests, armor and weapons, new challenges, and a new menacing boss to face await! Release Date: Winter 2026 Stronghold 4 | Trailer Wood needed! Return to the green roots of Stronghold in this narrative prequel to the original 'castle sim'. Immerse yourself in a cinematic campaign, hone your siegecraft with new mechanics in skirmish mode and customise your castles with a wide selection of castle pieces and cosmetics. Demo Available! Release Date: December 7, 2026 Vaultbreakers | Trailer Gather allies, grow your Haven, and jump into expeditions to break into your first Vault in the demo. Vaultbreakers is a top-down Extraction RPG where you go on PvE or PvPvE adventures. Use preparation, knowledge, and skills to clear your path to the Dragonvault. By the Developers of Forced and Minion Masters. Demo Available! Release Date: TBA The Talos Principle 3 | Trailer Step into the last chapter of the thought-provoking first-person puzzle series, taking you on a cosmic journey across more than a dozen worlds and testing your mind with all-new challenges. Release Date: 2027 Pony Island 2: Panda Circus | Trailer Pony Island 2: Panda Circus is a phantasmagorical voyage through time, myth, divinity, and video games. Escape the lordly deities of the underworld with your soul and your sanity intact. This is not a game about ponies. Release Date: TBA Living Hell | Trailer From the creator of DEVOUR, LIVING HELL is a new 1–4 player co-op survival horror game set in Pelican City. The collapse of the ozone layer exposed the city to devastating solar radiation, triggering widespread and terrifying mutations. Capture mutated specimens and turn them into biofuel to power your train: your last chance to reach one of the remaining rockets and escape Earth. Choose from 6 unique characters, survive 12+ mutated creatures, and scavenge, craft, and fight your way to safety. Release Date: Summer 2027 Gods With Badges | Trailer From Strange Scaffold, creators of I Am Your Beast and El Paso, Elsewhere, comes a new narrative tactics game, Gods With Badges. Patrol the open hubs of Scarhelm. Decide the fate of your fellow citizens. Take down criminals in brutal turn-based combat. You are a god with a badge, and when you turn on your bodycam, the only thing you answer to is your conscience and your fellow officers. Release Date: TBA Kingdom Two Crowns: Pharoah Lands DLC | Trailer Beneath a scorching sun, a vista of rolling dunes with massive pyramid monuments rising towards the sky reveals itself. Set out in valley of kings and a domain of powerful gods in an ancient Egypt-inspired setting. Release Date: 2026 Waltz and Jam | Trailer Every adventure is better with a dog, even in the afterlife! 👻🐶 Waltz and Jam is an action-adventure platformer following Waltz, a pure-hearted soul, and Jam, his lovable shape-shifting puppy.  Team up to bounce, splash, and puzzle your way through seven hand-painted storybook worlds inspired by the Seven Deadly Sins. Demo Available! Release Date: December 3, 2026 Dandelion Void | Trailer Dandelion Void's first public demo is out now! Take your first steps through the jungle-choked halls of the doomed generation ship Pergola. Establish a refuge and forage resources from the remains of your dead ancestors, and try to survive the horrors that doomed them. From the creator of the wildly popular 'Save Our Station' Project Zomboid mod. Demo Available! Release Date: 2027 Prison of Husks | Trailer A nostalgic souls-like set in a painted afterlife. Awaken as a doll and seek your beloved. From parries to pistols, tune your build to overcome adversity. Explore dense, interconnected levels full of secrets and shortcuts as you battle pigment-hoarding bosses and seek your lost love. Demo Available! Release Date: January 27, 2027 ROCKBEASTS | Trailer ROCKBEASTS is a rock-and-roll management RPG where you guide a 90s grunge band from garage obscurity to stadium glory. We are happy to announce new cast members - Matthew Mercer and Sam Riegel from the highly acclaimed Critical Role and share our first public demo, where players can enjoy their performances firsthand. Demo Available! Release Date: January 2027 Prospice: Anomalous Logistics | Trailer Venture onto an uncharted island warped by the remains of decaying gods, exploring its mysteries with your trusty off-road truck. Plot routes through treacherous terrain, keep remote outposts supplied, and dare to leave safety and your truck behind to uncover occult artifacts and forgotten truths. Demo Available! Release Date: 2027 Militsioner | Trailer Find the way out, find out who you are. Every move you make is being followed by a Colossal Policeman. Anger, flatter, disappoint, deceive or even romance him to escape in this surreal immersive sim. Demo Available! Release Date: 2027 Little Prince Tyger | Trailer Introducing ‘Little Prince Tyger’ - a bloody 2D action roguelike where you’ll hunt your way through 1000+ single-screen levels with physics-simulated environments and enemies. Overcome a multitude of challenges that will demand precision, discernment, and quick thinking. Grow your selection of tools of gear wisely. Not all obstacles are as straightforward as they seem in a dark fantasy world where you’ll meet peculiar characters with their own stories and arcs to discover. By order of the Queen, hunt and do not question it. Release Date: 2027 Wyldheart | Trailer Jump into 1-4 player co-op in this brand-new action RPG, featuring a standalone one-shot adventure created for the demo! With seamless drop-in/drop-out, friends can join when they're free, or you can continue solo when they're not available. Demo Available! Release Date: TBA Trainwatch | Trailer A psychological horror set in a fogbound railway crossing. What seems like a simple one-month job as a gatekeeper manning the crossing turns into an exploration of occult grounds, meeting unsettling folks, and trying to fix your own life. Release Date: March 10, 2027 Isle Goblin | Trailer The humans have come for your Island, and they’re not leaving quietly. Tasked with turning this war-torn land back into a home, you and your Goblin family must use every tool at your disposal to fight back and rebuild what was once yours. Release Date: TBA False Echo | Trailer Decode intercepted messages aboard a secret military submarine in this narrative cryptography thriller, where every decision can carry deadly consequences. Developed and published by Retromagine. Demo Available! Release Date: Spring 2027 Aftergods | Trailer Play as a god who survived Ragnarök, rise from the aftermath to form a new pantheon and restore the fallen Seeds of the World Tree. Recruit followers, build temples, and battle giant monsters solo or with friends across a mythical handcrafted open world. Release Date: TBA Risk of Rain 2: Hallowed Concepts DLC | Trailer In this new expansion, survivors will fight through haunting new regions of Petrichor V, face horrific new bosses and enemies, and uncover powers never before possible in Risk of Rain 2. Release Date: Available Now Escape the Backrooms - After Party Update | Trailer This December, Escape the Backrooms drops its biggest content update yet: You are invited to the After Party, a brand-new liminal space to survive with up to three friends, packed with fresh threats, puzzles, and secrets. Release Date: December 2026 Sulfur | Trailer A single-player FPS roguelike with deeply customizable weapons, hundreds of gun oils and attachments, cooking, loot, and extraction. Release Date: October 28, 2026 The Escapists 3 | Trailer The Escapists is back, and freedom has never required worse ideas. Plan your breakout (or wing it!), craft items, and perform the perfect escape. Release Date: 2027 DAVE THE DIVER x Subnautica 2 DLC | Trailer DAVE THE DIVER dives into the world of Subnautica 2 in an all-new crossover adventure! Join Dave and Bancho as they explore the mysterious ocean covered moon, where every strange new creature is a discovery for Dave and a new ingredient for Bancho. Make new discoveries beneath the surface and lend a hand to new friends along the way. Release Date: Early 2027