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Horror Life Sim RPG ‘Neverway’ Adds Switch Version, 2026 Release Window [Trailer]
Previously announced for Steam, developer Coldblood and publisher Outersloth have added a Switch version for their upcoming nightmarish life sim RPG Neverway. Along with the Switch announcement, Coldblood revealed a 2026 release window.
Neverway is a blend of horror, life sim, and action RPG, centering on a girl named Fiona. After quitting her job, Fiona starts over on a farm and, somehow becomes the immortal herald of a dead god. As a result, you must now not only keep your life from falling apart, but must also search for Neverway, a nightmare reality that is slowly leaking into your own.
Throughout Neverway, you’ll meet up with multiple characters, each with their own unique routines and storylines. As your relationships with these characters develops, Fiona will unlock buffs and combat abilities that make her journey a little easier. However, you’ll need to deal with the immortal herald thing. Will you lie to them about your current situation, or will you tell them the truth?
Featuring top-down, fast-paced combat, in addition to the above-mentioned unlockable abilities, you can craft items to customize your playstyle. And since you’ll need to balance your life with your mission, you’ll also be tending to your farm, preparing meals, or just decorate your place. Time in the game progresses in three blocks (morning, afternoon, and evening), though you choose when to advance.
At the moment, the team is working through some ideas on how to get the game’s prologue ready for an eventual public demo, which they plan on revealing “when the timing is right.”
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Inspired by 80s Slashers, Short Horror Experience ‘Dead Stop – No Vacancy’ Launches August 13 [Trailer]
Fresh from their work on last year’s Beneath, developer Camel 101 has announced that their next title, a short, standalone first-person horror experience in Dead Stop – No Vacancy, will launch on Steam on August 13. Accompanying the announcement is the release date trailer, which thanks to the narration, is appropriately hammy.
Players in No Vacancy step into the shoes of Nancy, a hard-edged investigative reporter whose journey to the town of Crestfall takes an unexpected turn. Stranded without directions or a GPS signal, she arrives at the remote Paradise Motel just as daylight begins to disappear. What initially appears to be an inconvenient stop soon becomes an investigation into the motel’s dark history, and whatever may be hiding beneath it.
No Vacancy is the first entry in Dead Stop, a new anthology of short, standalone horror games inspired by classic horror stories and unsettling places. In this case, the game takes inspiration from 80s slasher films.
Rather than relying on cutscenes to tell its story, No Vacancy‘s has the player discover the story through the various objects you examine in the game. As such, you’ll also be dealing with various environmental puzzles built around the motel’s dark history. Completing the vibe is the game’s throwback graphics, which don’t quite have the typical PS1-era aesthetic, but it’s enough to give you that old-school feel.
Ahead of the game’s launch, you can also check out the demo via the Steam page.