The PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct returned, and it revealed new details for 36 games and their DLC, including 13, count ’em, 13, world premieres. There was gameplay, there were developer interviews, scenes from the Tokyo Game Show show floor, you’ve got demoes to download, and videogames to add to your wishlist.
You can check out our Steam list which includes every game featured in the show, and you can read on for a rundown of all the reveals in the order they aired. There’s also an embed to the full broadcast above if you missed it live. Enjoy!
Really Illegal Golf
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Find out just how criminal sport can be in Really Illegal Golf. Go with friends or solo and sneak into places you shouldn’t be just so you can play a round of golf. Sneak past guards and cameras, or knock through obstacles and tase people who get in your way. Download the demo on Steam.
Lufia 1 & 2 The Sinistrals Saga
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Lufia 1 & 2 The Sinistrals Saga bring the first two games in the iconic RPG series into one convenient package. This is the first time these games will have an official PC release, so be sure to wishlist on Steam.
Fool King
Never worry about matchmaking again with this asynchronous autobattler. Fool King blends stylish art with tactical warfare in a fantasy setting. The game launches November 16, 2026, but you can download the demo right now.
Let’s Build a Dungeon
Let’s Build a Dungeon has you control a videogame studio and make the MMO it’s developing. You’ve got to keep your players happy or they’ll leave bad reviews and play something else. The game is launching into early access February 11, 2027. Wishlist it on Steam.
Night Plane
Night Plane is a horror game made specifically to scare me, because you also have to be a flight attendant, and I have a deathly fear of flying. Attend to passengers while kicking shape-shifting demons off the plane, and be ready to save some souls if you crash land. Download the Steam demo now and wishlist the game ahead of its October 26 release date.
We Were Here Tomorrow
We Were Here Tomorrow is the latest game in the We Were Here puzzle series, and this one comes with new abilities and upgrades. The only way to solve these problems is with a pal, so line one up before the October 20 launch date and wishlist it on Steam.
Stronghold 4
15 years since the last numbered Stronghold game, the castle sim series is back. Get ready to design some unconquerable fortresses and lay siege to the other guys’ slightly-more-conquerable fortresses. Coming later this year, wishlist it on Steam.
Ball x Pit: Risen Ballbylon
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Remember that period of 2025 where Ball x Pit had your life in a vice-like grip? Get ready for it to happen again. It’s getting a new expansion with 20 new ball evolutions, eight new hunters, four new biomes, 20 new buildings, 46 new passives, and at least one guy who I’m reasonably certain is called “Potager”. Coming November 12, wishlist it on Steam.
Quarantine Zone: Miami Zero
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Man a checkpoint, root out the secretly ill, and maybe even cure them as Quarantine Zone whisks you down to the sun-soaked beaches of Miami. “Experiment with drugs” exhorts its PCGS trailer, which I think is also what they put on the city welcome sign. The Miami Zero update is free and arriving October 15. Grab the full game on Steam.
Piroker
Piroker wonderfully blends the nautical world of pirates with the chaos of a poker game changed by the power of relics. Score higher than your opponents or walk the plank. Sign up for the playtest on Steam.
Hodka
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It’s just you and your van in Hodka, an upcoming open-world adventure. Scavenge amongst the ruins and discover what lurks in the fog. Wishlist it on Steam.
Neon Abyss 2
Neon! Co-op! Running! Gunning! Up to three friends! Perhaps fishing! And definitely a whole new final boss called Theia: God of Vanity. Neon Abyss 2 is gearing up for its full release, and it looks chaotic, inexplicable, and utterly joyous. Launching October 8, wishlist it on Steam.
Vaewolf
Part werewolf, part vampire, and part elf? Well that’s certainly a mix we didn’t see coming. Vaewolf is a frenetic action game coming early 2027. Wishlist it on Steam.
Tenebris Somnia
Tenebris Somnia blends a retro 2D aesthetic with survival horror gameplay and live-action cutscenes. Using an award-winning film crew from Argentina and as many practical effects as possible, this is one to add to the wishlist for horror fans. Launching October 16, just in time for Halloween.
Hello Sunshine
Hello Sunshine’s latest trailer gives us a closer look at the relationship between the Nomad and the giant robot they follow through the corporate desert. Wishlist the game on Steam.
Brave New Wonders
Brave New Wonders is a factory builder where you can give direct commands to your robots in plain text. The game launches tomorrow, September 21, and you can wishlist it on Steam.
Lemonade Apocalypse
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If you like anti-billionaire satire and/or turning small numbers into large ones, you’re gonna want to pay attention to Lemonade Apocalypse, an incremental game that tasks you with building an economic empire on the back of a lemonade stand. You might cause climate change and irrevocably poison global politics while you do it, but hey, you’ll be rich. Coming Q1 2027, wishlist it on Steam.
Wane
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This is the world premiere of Wane, a tactical roguelike where you descend into the depths of a man’s memories. It’s gorgeous, brutal, and has a demo coming out next year. Wishlist it on Steam.
Beautiful Freaks of the Desert
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Beautiful Freaks of the Desert is a world premiere announcement set in a future where competing AI corporations are screwing everyone over. It’s fiction, we promise. The speedrunning FPS is reminiscent of Neon White, and will release Q4 2026. Wishlist it on Steam.
Escape From Playtime
Fancy being scared? Fancy being scared and very, very small? Fancy being scared, very small, and accompanied by up to three of your pals? Escape From Playtime has just the thing for your very specific desires, friend: play as a tiny Smiling Critter navigating a haunted factory in a co-op survival horror whose playtest is taking signups now. Launching October 21 on Steam. You can also sign up for the playtest at EscapeFromPlaytime.com.
Young Suns
Imagine a future that’s… good? This strange concept is the heart of Young Suns, which tasks you with designing a spaceship home in the stars in orbit around Jupiter, a newly liberated planet with a bright future ahead of it. Build your dream space-home, explore the environs of our solar system’s largest planet, and grow deeply attached to the game’s cast of Jupiterians when it hits on November 3. Wishlist it on Steam.
Dust till Dawn
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Clean houses and get scared in Dust till Dawn, a horror-themed clean-’em-up from Mac n Cheese Games that features music from Akira Yamaoka, the composer of Silent Hill. Wishlist it now on Steam.
Hellcard 2
Hellcard 2 is the sequel to the highly praised Hellcard. It’s a co-op roguelite deckbuilder with a unique paper aesthetic, and you can download the new demo on Steam.
Cairn On the Trail: Deep Water
Survival climbing game Cairn is getting the first of its free DLC October 29. There are more routes to climb, a new character to try out, and a new mode. Wishlist On the Trail: Deep Water and grab the base game for 20% off until September 26.
Core Keeper
Core Keeper’s Riders of the Underground update launches tomorrow, adding rideable mounts, a new sub-biome, and a trio of terrifying hydras to the game. There’s also a mysterious door with tantalising secrets hidden behind it. Download the update from Steam tomorrow.
Thief: The Dark Project Remastered
Get ready to stuff your pockets because Nightdive’s Thief remaster looks downright glorious in a new, gameplay-heavy trailer. We even got a peek at the controller UI, which looks to be taking its cues from the original game’s mod scene. Good choice. There’s no release date just yet, so make sure you wishlist it on Steam to keep up with the news.
The Rabbit Haul
The Rabbit Haul blends tower defense with farming sim and roguelite mechanics and dresses the whole experience up with an adorable 2D art style. It’s out tomorrow, and there’s already a demo you can try out on Steam.
The Hollowing
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The Hollowing is set in the same world as Lorn’s Lure, only this time you’re flying a plane through the dense mist. Be careful you don’t lose your grip on reality like the last pilot did. Wishlist it on Steam.
Virtue and a Sledgehammer
Virtue and a Sledgehammer is coming October 27. Return to your hometown and destroy it brick by brick, all while smashing through androids that have digitised your once-neighbours. Wishlist it on Steam.
Mycopunk
Visit exotic alien planets and decimate the fungal lifeforms with your robot buddies. Mycopunk’s 1.0 update is coming October 20. You can dive into the FPS early access game right now, on Steam.
Marked for Mayhem
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Marked For Mayhem is a four-player dungeon crawler with an interesting premise: what if you had to deal with two essentially contradictory goals at once? Here, it means working with your team to overcome challenges while also competing with your teammates for the singular, individual winner position. I predict broken friendships aplenty. Sign up for the beta.
Undefeated: Genesis
Undefeated: Genesis lets you live out the fantasy of becoming a superhero. Awake on an alien world and fly, shoot lasers, and wield incredible powers in the new demo, out now on Steam.
Loftia
Loftia, the cosy, eco-friendly MMO life sim, is launching into early access November 3. Build a sustainable home on a sky island and work with your community to build the third space of your dreams. Wishlist it on Steam.
Toxic Frontier
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Rebuild amongst the fog and ruin of a radioactive wasteland in Toxic Frontier. This is a card-based city-building roguelike that has to be seen to be understood, so it’s a good thing there’s a trailer right above these words. The game doesn’t have a release date yet, so wishlist it on Steam to stay up-to-date with all the news.
Obstacle Overdive
Relive childhood memories and navigate your radio controlled cars over obstacle courses built out of toys in Obstacle Overdrive. The game launches October 2 and you can wishlist it and download the demo on Steam.
Fish & Ships
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If you enjoy co-op games like Peak, then Fish & Ships looks like it’ll be right up your alley. Take to the skies with your mates and engage in some shenanigans. There’s no launch date for Fish & Ships just yet, so wishlist it on Steam to stay abreast of all the news.
