Ever wanted to build a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier while roleplaying as Belgium? Götterdämmerung is here to drain your wallet and possibly melt your CPU.

Ever wondered what it's like to work a soul-crushing job where every task might actually kill you? Threshold answers that question with a wheezing "yes" and throws in some existential workplace horror for good measure.

In today's episode of "Honestly Kind of Adorable Game Dev Moments," we've got some spicy pasta from an Italian reviewer claiming Balatro's developer went full "notice me senpai" with The Game Awards jury.

According to reliable Fortnite leaker Shiina, backed by SamLeaks, everyone's favorite battle royale is preparing to wake the fuck up, samurai - we've got a crossover to burn.

Ever wanted to be an ant commander in a photorealistic garden? Well, Empire of the Ants delivers exactly that – but whether that's what ant enthusiasts actually wanted is another story entirely. Like finding out your dream ant farm is just a pretty picture of one, this game is simultaneously impressive and disappointing.

Let's get the elephant in the nuclear bunker out of the way: No, this isn't Half-Life: Alyx. But comparing every VR game to Alyx is like comparing every burger joint to that one amazing place you had in Tokyo – it's just setting yourself up for disappointment. Metro Awakening is its own beast, and while it might not be a revolution, it's definitely more than just another VR shooting gallery.

Remember Gladius? That Warhammer 40K 4X game that was basically "what if Civilization, but everyone's permanently pissed off"? Well, Proxy Studios just dropped ZEPHON, and holy hell, it's like they took everything they learned from Gladius, gave it a shot of personality steroids, and created something that might just make Games Workshop jealous.

Let's get one thing straight: if H.P. Lovecraft made a card game, it probably wouldn't be this random – and this is coming from a guy who wrote about cosmic chaos for a living. Menace from the Deep looks like a slam dunk on paper: gorgeous Lovecraftian art, solid atmosphere, and deck-building mechanics that should work smoother than a cultist's sales pitch. Unfortunately, it plays like someone shuffled the rules with a tentacle.

Ever wondered what would happen if you fed an AI a history textbook, some LSD, and told it to make a grand strategy game? Well, Realpolitiks 3 is here to answer that question with all the grace of a drunk diplomat at a peace conference.

Remember when your friend tried to convince everyone that kale would be the next big thing in 2005? That's basically what happened to these games, except instead of questionable salad ingredients, they were packing features that wouldn't become industry standards for years to come.

Remember when every video game looked like it was filmed through a glass of dehydrated urine? Reddit sure does, and they're getting surprisingly nostalgic about it. A recent viral post on r/gaming has sparked a heated debate about the infamous "piss filter" era of gaming, when developers apparently thought the height of realism was making everything look like it was soaked in Mountain Dew.

Ever wondered what would happen if a Russian folk tale had a baby with a video game while listening to haunting Slavic music? Well, Vasilisa and Baba Yaga is here to answer that question with more style than a witch's fashion show.

Ever wondered what would happen if Tim Burton decided to make a point-and-click adventure game about teenage rebellion in the underworld? Well, PRIM is here to answer that question with more style than a goth their Instagram feed.

Ever wondered what would happen if Saints Row and GTA had a baby, but forgot to feed it proper optimization? Well, It's Only Money is here to answer that question with all the charm of a B-movie and twice the bugs.

Ever wondered what would happen if Anno 1800's developers had a collective cosmic nightmare and decided to make a game about it? Well, Worshippers of Cthulhu is here to answer that question with more tentacles than you can shake a sacrificial dagger at.

Ever wondered what would happen if Escape from Tarkov and STALKER had a baby, but halfway through pregnancy they decided to raise it on a strict diet of pixels and bugs? Well, wonder no more, because ZERO Sievert is here to answer that question nobody asked.

You know that oddly satisfying feeling you get from organizing your sock drawer at 3 AM? Well, Wilmot Works It Out is basically that feeling turned into a game, and somehow they've made sorting puzzle pieces more addictive than scrolling through TikTok at work.

Ever wondered what it's like to be the world's most incompetent wildlife investigator? TRAILCAM lets you live out that oddly specific fantasy, offering all the thrills of staring at grainy footage while questioning your career choices. It's like Pokemon Snap meets Blair Witch, minus the Pokemon, and most of the excitement.

Ever wanted to experience what it's like to run an animal training center while simultaneously questioning reality itself? Animal Trainer Simulator is here to fulfill that oddly specific fantasy, bringing you all the joys of pet training combined with more bugs than an entomologist's wet dream.

Remember that time you thought co-op gaming with friends would be fun, and then Overcooked! made you question every life choice that led to that moment? Well, grab your therapy bills and get ready for round two, because Unrailed 2: Back on Track is coming to test your relationships all over again.