There's some bad news for those of you who were excited about checking out the early access release of Slay the Spire 2. In a recent Steam news post from developer Mega Crit, it's been announced that the upcoming sequel has been pushed to a "secret Thursday" in March 2026. The roguelike deckbuilder was originally slated for release some time in 2025.

In the post, Mega Crit acknowledged that this isn't news anyone wanted, including itself, but said that the team ultimately needs a bit longer to get it ready for its early access launch. "There's no single dramatic reason," the post explains. "Some personal life stuff hit the team (everyone's okay!), we kept saying, 'wouldn't it be cool if …' one too many times, and honestly, the game just needs more polish to meet our standards."

The post did come with an FAQ to get ahead of some likely questions, the first of which asking whether the delay is due to noted game delayer Hollow Knight: Silksong. Mega Crit explained that the team had actually discussed the game's delay prior to Silksong's release date being announced, saying, "but on the bright side, everyone can keep busy playing Silksong during the wait!"

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Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave is the next chapter in Nintendo's long-running fantasy RPG franchise, and it'll be coming to Switch 2 in 2026.

The trailer for the latest entry in the turn-based tactics series invokes ancient Rome and its famous coliseum, with a cast of characters all choosing to participate in the arena's battles for their own personal reasons. A new blue-haired protagonist, Cai, enters the coliseum to save his father's life, while another main character, Theodora, looks to build her strength to better serve her people.

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave definitely looks to be set in the same continuity as 2019's Fire Emblem: Three Houses. An adult version of a familiar character, the mysterious Sothis, appears at the end of the trailer for Fortune's Weave and comments how "the years were long" and wonders if she's been forgotten. The trailer also shows characters wielding bone-like weapons called Heroes' Relics, another feature from Three Houses.

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As Valve changes the way it handles adult content on Steam, it's been revealed that games containing "mature themes" will no longer be accepted for Steam Early Access. The update comes as anti-porn lobbyists continue to put pressure on adult games, working through the payment processors that storefronts like Steam and Itch.io rely on.

Dammitbird, the developer behind adult action RPG Heavy Hearts, revealed on X that their game had been rejected from Early Access due to its adult themes. "Your app has failed our review because we're unable to support the Early Access model of development for a game with mature themes," the rejection message from Steam, as shared online by Dammitbird.

"Due to current events, I panicked and contacted my publisher to help me get on Steam Early Access," Dammitbird said to GamesMarkt about their application. "The general rule is that your game should be about 65% done before doing EA. Well, we are about 70% done so the time was right anyway. But now, all of a sudden and without a policy announcement, the rules have changed and now I can't join Steam EA."

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Since its release in 2020, there have been a number of small DLC releases for Crusader Kings 3. But few have inspired the overwhelmingly bad word of mouth that the recently dropped Coronations has received on Steam. Players aren't just disappointed in this release, they're angry as well. Now, PDS Black QA Manager has come forward to apologize to players and accept the blame for the DLC's broken state.

The QA Manager, Riad, shared his message on Steam alongside update 1.17.0.1, which is meant to fix some of the players' complaints. Coronations added the ability for players to have their rulers crowned in an official ceremony, and introduced oaths made to the people of their kingdom. However, many of the oaths are either incredibly difficult to achieve, or the game simply didn't register them as complete. The Steam reviews for Coronations have been merciless, and the response is currently marked as "overwhelmingly negative."

"I'm sorry," wrote Riad. "Coronations was not up to the standard you deserve, and that's on me. As the QA Manager for the studio, it is my job to ensure that our releases meet the [quality assurance] vision we have set out. It is clear we didn't give the project the resources and attention it needed, and the result was a release that let you down. You have every right to be upset, and I want to acknowledge that openly."

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Borderlands 4 has been one of the most anticipated games of the year. It launched on Steam earlier this week with over 175,000 concurrent players. However, the game's negative reviews on Steam are also piling up, and the most common complaints come down to Borderlands 4's poor performance on PC.

Steam user Satan Claus calls Borderlands 4 the "unholy trio of pricing, UE5, and Denuvo." Although Satan Claus calls the title "the best Borderlands since 2"--with praise for the writing, gunplay, and the world--he added that "none of that matters when you can't play for more than ten minutes without a hitch, a crash, or your frames falling off a cliff. It's like locking a gourmet meal behind a glass case and handing us a plastic fork."

Rej cited Borderlands 4's "terrible optimization" and noted that it's "not worth buying in its current state unless you have a NASA PC." Nate left a positive review, but still felt the need to mention that "it really is [frustrating] when even me with a 4070ti super can barely get 60 fps with upscaling. This is a cartoon game. Fix optimization with a few updates and I think this could be really good. But wow, this may be some of the worst optimization ever."

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Hollow Knight: Silksong has only been out for a little over a week, and this sequel is putting up some crazy numbers. Silksong pulled in five million players in just a few days, and that's without any mobile options. There isn't an official mobile port of Silksong yet, but there is a way you can play your Steam cloud saves on your Android phone.

As seen on The Verge, GameSir's newly released GameHub version 5.0 emulates Windows so well that Silksong is playable on Android phones. As alluded above, players can access their saved games from Steam and essentially pick up where they left off at home.

There are some drawbacks to using GameHub to continue your Silksong adventures. For one thing, it's not currently possible to make a save on GameHub that can be uploaded to Steam. That's an issue GameSir is currently trying to solve. Silksong also proved to be very taxing on Android, and it achieved the best results when attached to a cooling plate and fan that allowed the game to hit 100 fps.

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In 2014, the original Endless Legend was a turn-based 4X fantasy-strategy game that sent players to a world called Auriga. Later this month, Endless Legend 2 is charting a course for an oceanic world named Saiadha. Now, developer Amplitude Studios has revealed that Endless Legend 2 will be a day one release on PC Game Pass as it hits early access.

Earlier this year, Amplitude Studios announced this sequel with an unsettling trailer that suggests the planet is a prison for an unnamed god-like entity and that the oceans are its chains. The "god" narrating the trailer was also confident that one of the warring factions would be foolish enough to release it.

Endless Legend 2 gives players the option to pick from six different factions and races as they strive to dominate the ever-changing landscape of Saiadha. Their actions will determine how quickly the players' faction is able to expand the reach of their territory at the expense of their rivals. Players will be able to control four factions during the game's early access period, with two more factions to follow when the game gets its full release.

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After being abandoned by his wife, Medoo faces his disgrace going to the nearest bar to drown his sorrows in vodka. What started as a marriage crisis will soon become an unexpected, surreal and twisted journey surrounded by quirky fellow travelers. NetherWorld is a pixel art action-adventure narrative experience, and also a dark and decadent land full of filthy creatures.

A great selection package has been introduced that allows four types of RPG to be enjoyed at once. Asdivine Kamura - Take back a stolen world in the new saga from the acclaimed RPG series of Asdivine, this time based in a world reminiscent of ancient Japan! Alphadia Genesis - Full-fledged fantasy RPG experience with stunning 3D battles! Lost Dragon - Find the Dragon Tools of legend to stand up to the Evil Dragon in a fantasy RPG! Dragon Lapis - The dawn of a new hero! A tale spanning a thousand years now begins to unfold!

Borderlands 4 brings intense action, badass Vault Hunters, and billions of wild and deadly weapons to an all-new planet ruled by a ruthless tyrant. Crash into Kairos as one of four new Vault Hunters seeking wealth and glory. Wield powerful Action Skills, customize your build with deep skill trees, and dominate enemies with dynamic movement abilities. Break free from the oppressive Timekeeper, a ruthless dictator who dominates the masses from on high. Now a world-altering catastrophe threatens his perfect Order, unleashing Mayhem across the planet.