Finally, after three years of yearning for more Hollow Knight, Silksong appeared at today's Xbox + Bethesda Showcase, but it does not yet have a release date. However, the trailer did confirm that it will be available day one on Xbox Game Pass when it arrives on Xbox and PC.

In the new trailer shown today and the first proper look at Team Cherry's insectoid Metroidvania we've gotten since 2019, with rapidfire shots of the main character, Hornet, battling Hollow Knight's familiar insectoid enemies, jumping around lava and more.

Hollow Knight: Silksong was first unexpectedly announced in February 2019 as the sequel to Hollow Knight, an acclaimed indie Metroidvania taking place in a kingdom of sentient bugs. Silksong follows the character of Hornet, an enemy-turned-ally from the original game, who is captured in the game's opening and taken far away from the kingdom that Hollow Knight takes place in.

We tried the game back at E3 2019, and found it to be "unmistakably Hollow Knight, but with the speed cranked up to 11." We called the original Hollow Knight "amazing" in our 9.4/10 review.

The announcement was part of the Xbox + Bethesda Showcase, which includes a closer look at Redfall and more.

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The Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase is finally here and we're getting a boatload of gaming announcements. From Redfall to Hollow Knight Silksong, there's something for everyone. Come with us as we cover all the announcements live from the show.

Highlights From the Freedom Games Showcase

Redfall

Redfall is finally making it’s second appearance at the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase. This time we got a gameplay trailer featuring Layla and her telekinetic abilities and spectral elevators. We also got a comprehensive look at the island where the game will take place.

The trailer also outlined all the abilities of the characters in Red Fall. Jacob has a deadeye-like ability from Red Dead Redemption 2, plus an invisibility cloak and a spectral crow that can fly at enemies. Remi de la Rosa is an engineer with a robot companion equipped with a vampire-killing machine gun. Next, Devinder offers extensive knowledge of vampires and brings macgyvered equipment to ensnare enemies.

Hollow Knight Silksong

Hollow Knight Silksong was announced as a day one Xbox Game Pass release at the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase. The trailer showed more of the game’s frenetic combat and Metrovania-styled exploration.

High on Life

High on Life is the upcoming FPS game from the Rick and Morty creators. From the trailer it looks like we can expect a ton of jokes and strange guns, grenades, and other tools that talk back to you too.

Riot Games

Microsoft announced Riot Games’ biggest titles are coming to Xbox Game Pass soon. We save a sizzle reel trailer of games coming to the service will include League of Legends, League of Legends: Wild Rift, Valorant, Legends of Runterra, and Teamfight Tactics.

A Plague’s Tale: Requiem

Today we also got a new longer gameplay trailer of A Plague’s Tale: Requiem. From the trailer it’s clear the story will take a darker turn as, our protagonist, Amicia de Rune becomes crueler and more aggressive about killing her enemies.

Forza Motorsport

The next Forza Motorsport finally got a gameplay trailer showing off the new level of realistic graphics the game will debut. The game is confirmed to feature ray tracing and more realistic damage to cars as they rub against each other and the track. The trailer also revealed quite a few new cars including a race-ready golf cart.

Microsoft Flight Simulator

Microsoft Flight Simulator is celebrating its 40th Anniversary with the addition of a ton of new aircraft including gliders and helicopters. Additionally, Xbox announced Halo-themed vehicles are coming to the game today and players will be able to fly the Pelican.

Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2 was announced as a 2022 October release at the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase. The new gameplay trailer also gave us a look at all the new looks of the characters. Additionally, we met Overwatch’s newest character, the Junker Queen who is a gladiatorial warrior from the badlands that uses a lever-action shotgun and a large axe. Overwatch 2 Early Access begins on October 4, 2022.

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Justin Roiland (Rick & Morty) and his developer Squanch Games have revealed a new comedy sci-fi shooter, High on Life. It will arrive on Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC in October, and it looks wild.

Revealed during the Xbox-Bethesda Summer Showcase, High On Life is an FPS that sees you playing a human high schooler who's quickly transformed into a galactic bounty hunter, using living guns to take down aliens – who have discovered that humans are the galaxy's greatest drug. Decisions you make along the way will affect the outcome of the storyline, and you'll have some handheld friends to help you make those choices, in the form of your weaponry.

Each gun you use will have its own personality, and offer its own take on events as you play – and you'll be using them to kill off alien enemies and collect up grades as you visit multiple planets. Squanch promoses "a dense and dangerous jungle, a city built deep inside an asteroid, and a variety of other dynamic and changing worlds." It kind of sounds like an M-rated Ratchet & Clank.

Squanch has previously released the likes of Trover Saves the Universe and Accounting, and while High on Life looks to take a similar comedic tone, it also looks like the most fully-fledged traditional game the studio has developed so far.

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After a year of waiting since its original reveal, we've finally seen gameplay of Arkane's upcoming co-op vampire shooter, Redfall. Unsurprisingly, it looks pretty slick.

Shown as part of the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase, a roughly five-minute long gameplay trailer for Redfall showed off both single player and co-op in action, as well as a quick look at the abilities of all four of the playable characters.

That started with Layla, a telekinetic woman with the ability to create shielding spirit umbrellas and spectral elevators, we see a slice of single player as she sneaks into an abandoned church. Naturally it's not completely abandoned; a nest of vampires are in the attic. Thankfully Layla is joined by a co-op player, who helps her take out a bloodsucker with a stake launcher.

From there the trailer shows off some snippets of each character. Jacob is the "deadeye with an undead eye" and seems to have an invisibility cloak as well as a spectral crow that can fly at enemies. Remi de la Rosa is an engineer with a robot buddy who can helpfully mow down cultists with a built-in machine gun. Devinder is a British "cryptid hunter" with more knowledge of vampires than the rest of the group, and can be seen using DIY hunting gear to immobilize enemies.

All four can join forces to help hunt down vampires, who have apparently taken up residence in the town of Redfall's local sights. "Tourist traps turned fortresses" says Devinder, which sounds like classic Arkane infiltration missions to me.

While the gameplay definitely shows a more shooter-heavy approach in a similar vein to Deathloop, stealth tactics can clearly be seen in the trailer. We see a group using silenced guns and invisibility to sneak into a carnival, but things quickly become more chaotic when their cover is blown.

There's also the suggestion that there's something much weirder going on beyond Redfall's material realm; what we see beyond a strange door suggests some kind of twisted upside-down realm awaits us.

No release date was given, but Arkane states that Redfall will launch in 2023 on Xbox consoles, PC, and cloud.

For more, check out the story of Arkane so far, and how everyone once assumed Redfall was an Elder Scrolls game. And for everything from this season of big events, check out our Summer of Gaming 2022 schedule.

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Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise, which launched as a Switch exclusive in 2020, is now out on PC via Steam.

Announced during the Future Games Show, Deadly Premonition is a sequel to the 2010 cult-classic survival horror original and this new entry follows FBI Agent Aaliyah Davis as she investigates a string of murders.

The game serves as a prequel and a sequel to the original, and the prequel part will see players taking on the role of a younger Special Agent York from the first game as they investigate another crime in the fictional town of Le Carre, Louisana.

In our Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise review, we said that it "isn’t good, nor is it so bad that it’s good (like it’s predecessor). It’s something much, much worse: it’s mediocre. And that’s too bad."

The arrival of Deadly Premonition 2 on PC is just one of many announcements that have been part of the many events that are included in IGN's Summer of Gaming.

For more, check out our roundups of the IGN Expo, Summer Game Fest Showcase, the Guerrilla Collective, the Wholesome Games Direct, the Future of Play Direct, and Day of the Devs.

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Naughty Dog has confirmed that, as of Spring 2022, The Last of Us Part 2 has sold over 10 million copies.

The milestone was shared in the "The Growing Future of The Last of Us" article on PlayStation.Blog, the same one that gave further details on The Last of Us Part 1 remake, the standalone multiplayer game set in its universe, and HBO's The Last of Us series.

The Last of Us Part 2 was released on June 19, 2020, and quickly became the fastest-selling PS4 exclusive at the time by selling over four million copies in its first three days.

Since then, The Last of Us Part 2 has received a PS5 exclusive performance update that pushed the already-impressive game to 60 frames per second.

On September 2, fans will get to experience the original The Last of Us in a way that much more resembles the sequel thanks to the upcoming remake that promises new enemy AI based on The Last of Us Part 2, 60FPS performance, and new combat options.

As for the future of the series, Naughty Dog confirmed in April 2021 that it has written a story outline for The Last of Us Part 3, but it wasn't being made as of those comments.

The previously mentioned The Last of Us standalone multiplayer game should help with the wait for the next entry, as it is set to be as big as any of Naughty Dog's single-player games, "and in some ways bigger." There will also be a story in the game featuring a brand new cast of characters that looks to, at least partially, take place in San Francisco.

Fans will also have HBO's The Last of Us series to look forward to soon, and the Summer Game Fest showcase gave us our first real look at Pedro Pascal's Joel and Bella Ramsey's Ellie. For those wishing that Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson would have reprised their roles as Joel and Ellie, respectively, it was also announced that they would be part of the cast as more than a cameo.

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While Street Fighter 6 may not arrive until 2023, we are beginning to learn a lot about the game, including that rollback netcode will return and that it will reportedly have cross-play.

Speaking to IGN's Mitchell Saltzman, Street Fighter 6 director Takayuki Nakayama confirmed that rollback netcode will indeed be part of the upcoming fighter, but it will not be the same as what was seen in Street Fighter 5.

"As you know, Street Fighter 5 also had rollback netcode," Nakayama said. "But in terms of SF6, it will have Rollback netcode, but it will not be the same as what we had in SF5, and this is something that we're building from scratch.

"There's a lot of effort being put into the development of the netcode. And it's not something that only the netcode engineers are involved in. We're involving the battle team to participate in that development to ensure that the experience is seamless and that it actually feels good. We're working very hard towards it right now. "

As for crossplay, popular streamer and YouTuber Maximilian Dood spoke to the devs behind Street Fighter 6 and he wrote on Twitter that the game will have cross-play.

Confirmed from the devs directly. Street Fighter VI will have cross play.

— Maximilian Dood (@maximilian_) June 10, 2022

IGN spoke to Street Fighter 6 producer Shuhei Matsumoto about cross-play and, while he didn't confirm nor deny the feature, he did say it is something the team does "want to aim for."

"We understand the importance of it, and it's something that we're working hard on, and something that we want to aim for," Matsumoto said.

We reached out to Capcom for clarification, but the company isn't ready to speak more about cross-play or confirm that it will be part of Street Fighter 6.

"Currently, we’re not providing any additional comment on cross play or roll back. More to be shared in the future so stay tuned," a spokesperson for Capcom told IGN.

Street Fighter 6 had its big reveal at the latest State of Play, and since then we have learned much more about the latest entry in the legendary fighting franchise, including that Guile will return, that there will be character-specific taunts, and the unveiling of Chun-Li's new theme.

IGN's Mitchell Saltzman contributed to this report.

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The Future of Play Direct has returned for its third year to showcase more than 30 indie games from just as many developers. Taking place earlier today (June 11), the show kicked off with video game music covers from orchestral composer Alex Moukala before delving into updates on games including Boyfriend Dungeon, Onde, and Psychodrama.

Boyfriend Dungeon - Secret Weapons DLC Trailer

Kitfox Games revealed a first look at its upcoming DLC for roguelite weapon-dating simulator Boyfriend Dungeon. The trailer showed off a new dungeon and three new playable characters including one designed by Ikumi Nakamura (who's previously worked on Ghostwire: Tokyo and The Evil Within).

Psychroma - Announcement Trailer

Rocket Adrift Games, creator of Raptor Boyfriend: A High School Romance, have announced Psychroma, a narrative-driven side-scroller where you play as a digital medium. This game looks as crazy as it sounds, as the player must explore a cybernetic house and confront all sorts of spooks as they attempt to uncover a mystery in their past.

Onde - Switch and iOS Release Window

Colourful sound-surfing platformer Onde will arrive on Nintendo Switch and iOS in the second half of 2022. It was released on PC in March from publisher Mixtvision and currently has a 9/10 on Steam, receiving praise for its abstract take on platforming that sees players move through visual representations of soothing music.

Love Shore - Release Date

Developer Perfect Garbage has announced that its visual novel Love Shore is coming to Steam and Xbox on October 21. The player must explore a cyberpunk metropolis as they meet and mingle with robots, gods, and humans alike.

Spiral - Xbox Platform Announcement

Folklore Games' Spiral, a third-person narrative drive exploration game, is officially coming to Xbox. Players follow a man named Bernard as he explores his family home, reliving the past from childhood to his current, ageing state in what looks like a super impactful but super sad indie.

The Cartomancy Anthology - Release Date Trailer

Developer Compact has announced that The Cartomancy Anthology, its virtual tarot reading collection where each arcana is its own game, will be released for Steam and itchi.io on August 9. Each game is completely different to the next, allowing players to play through a series of unique "introspective digital experiences" all under one title.

ValiDate: Struggling Singles in your Area

Another visual novel confirmed for Nintendo Switch is ValiDate: Struggling Singles in your Area. With a demo already available on Steam, the game is being fully released in August and will see players follow 13 lonely adults as they navigate the ups and downs of romance.

Railbound - Release Window

Fans of trains and puzzles can enjoy Railbound this September. Golf Peaks and Inbento developer Afterburn showed off new gameplay and finally unveiled the release window for its track-connecting game that includes more than 100 puzzles for players to solve.

Hill Agency: PURITYdecay - New Gameplay

Achimostawinan Games has shown off its new detective mystery game Hill Agency: PURITYdecay, coming August 21. The trailer revealed new gameplay and story details for the game, in which players take on the role of a tough as nails P.I. as they explore, interrogate, and sift through evidence across the world.

Cook Serve Forever - New Gameplay

A new trailer highlights the story and gameplay of Cook Serve Forever, sequel to 2013 hit Cook, Serve, Delicious. Players must cook their way through a bustling solarpunk city as they work their way from a food cart chef to the culinary queen.

Creature Keeper - New Gameplay

Creature Keeper is a top-down, pixel art, monster farming RPG that lets players explore a bright and colourful world. A new trailer showed off the different types of monsters players can collect and battle with.

Kabaret - New Gameplay

Persona Theory Games has revealed new art, characters, and gameplay from its dark fantasy folklore adventure game, Kabaret. Players follow a cursed child named Jebat as he finds himself in a cruel and unforgiving realm of monsters.

Malice & Greed - New Gameplay

Alongside gaining XP when defeating enemies in Malice & Greed, players also gain the monsters themselves. Players build up a new team on every run of this roguelite, turn-based RPG, and a new gameplay trailer showed off mechanics including capturing monsters, selling them, and butchering them to steal their skills.

Rocket Rumble - New Gameplay

PixelNAUTS Games has revealed new levels coming to its combat-racing party game Rocket Rumble. Players can now take battle through a steampunk inspired world, a lush green forest, and a classic speedway. The developer didn't say exactly when the game would leave Early Access but did confirm that it's currently gearing up for the full launch.

The Wandering Village - New Gameplay

Survival RPG The Wandering Village is still without a release date but developer Stray Fawn Studios has revealed new gameplay showing off the game's scavenging mechanic. Players must collect items to build their village on the back of a giant, wandering turtle-type creature called Onbu while defending themselves from an ever-threatening toxin.

Lab Rat - New Release Window and Publisher

Long-delayed puzzle game Lab Rat is officially coming to Steam in late 2022, with Klei Entertainment now publishing the game. Coming from developer Gwen Frey (BioShock Infinite, Kine, The Flame & The Flood) the game combines meticulous puzzles with a clever, hand-crafted narrative.

Calico - Expanded Edition

Cat-cafe building game Calico is receiving a big update this summer called the Pawsome Edition, which includes a revised, expanded version of its cooking minigame, new animals, and a new UI.

Everything Else Shown at the Future of Play Direct

The 30 minute showcase was full of announcements, also including new trailers for Hardspace: Shipbreaker, Infinite Guitars, Lost Twins 2, Mossfield Origins, OU, Pen Pal Princess, Skábma-Snowfall, Soundfall, Spells & Secrets, Spirit Swap: Lo-Fi Beats to Match-3 To, and The Pale Beyond.

Breeze in the Clouds, Button City, Circuit Superstars, Dorfromantik, Kitori Academy, Loddlenaut, and Midnight Girl all made an appearance during the showcase as well, but with no new information.

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The Wholesome Games Direct just concluded, after showing off over 90 (!) games focused on cozy, welcoming, and generally, well, wholesome aesthetics. We got a handful of new game reveals, several announcements of release dates or windows, some free demos, and a whole heck-ton of new trailers. Everything was pretty rapidfire, but here's the basic rundown of what we just saw:

New Game Reveals

Three brand new games were revealed for the first time at the Wholesome Direct:

Bubblegum Galaxy

From the same studio as Wholesome Game alum Teacup, Bubblegum Galaxy is a city-builder of sorts…except you’re building galaxies and planets instead. It’s planned for release sometime in 2023 for PC and consoles.

Little Bear Chef

Little Bear Chef is a game about a very, very small bear working in a very large kitchen, trying to start a successful restaurant. In the first trailer, we get a look at the bear (really a sentient, bear-shaped honey container) trying to cook in a human sized kitchen. The game is being developed by BananaBox, and is coming to PC and consoles in 2023.

Melodyssey

Developed by Nel Pastel, Melodyssey follows the story of a child journeying through a musical landscape, looking for inspiration. Its gameplay uses block moving puzzles to progress, and is set to relaxing, ASMR music and sounds. It’s intended as a stress-free, exploration adventure game, and is headed to PC next year. A free demo is out now on Steam.

Games Getting Release Dates/Windows for the First Time

Several games that have previously been announced elsewhere received new trailers in tandem with new release dates and windows, and a few are even out right now. They are as follows:

LumbearJack

An exploration/puzzle game about a bear wrecking human-made objects that threaten to destroy nature and harm the habitats of its friends. You don’t have to wait long, as it’s out now on Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam, and is coming to Xbox on June 14th, in just a few days.

Freshly Frosted

A puzzle game where you build conveyor belts to decorate and frost donuts and guide them to the exit. It’s out today on Nintendo Switch, PS5, PS4, Xbox, and PC.

Lonesome Village

A combination puzzle-solving and social simulator wrapped in a fantasy adventure with no combat. As Wes the coyote, you’re tasked with solving the mystery of a calamity that’s befallen your village. It’s coming to PC, Xbox, and Switch this fall.

A Walk With Yiayia

A light adventure game/visual novel about taking a walk with your grandmother, exploring the neighborhood, and talking with her as you help her regain her confidence after she has a scary fall. It’s out on PC and Nintendo Switch on August 20 of this year.

Melatonin

A story about self-reflection told through rhythm mini-games that merge reality and dreams together. It uses animations and sound cues to keep you on the beat, rather than overlays or interfaces. Melatonin is coming to PC and Switch on September 16, 2022.

Pekoe

A tea making simulator where you make tea for cats, take time for self-care, and bond with new friends as you build and customize your own tea house. It’s coming to PC in Q2 of next year.

Chicken Journey

Play as a chicken on a platforming quest to figure out what came first: the chicken, or the egg? Coming in Q4 of 2022 to PC and Switch.

Updates to Existing Games

A handful of already-released games got announcements of new content shown at the Wholesome Games Direct. They are:

Calico

The slice of life sim game about running a cat cafe is getting a new and improved cooking system with its “Pawsome Update” in Q3 of this year. The update also includes rug and wallpaper customization, and new collectible farm animals.

Princess Farmer

An upcoming DLC to this visual novel/match-3 game sends its characters off on an island vacation that is quickly interrupted by a shell-matching tournament. The Guardian’s Beach Break Part 1: Swimsuits and Shells and a Tournament, Oh My! launches as a free update later this summer.

Skatebird

The skating game about little birds trying their best has a ton of new, free content available right now, including a new Playground level, a new secret skater crossover from Among Us, and a ton of new hats to deck out your birds with. Skatebird is out now on PC, Switch, and Xbox.

Ooblets

The farming, town life, and creature collection game Ooblets is leaving early access and getting its 1.0 launch at last later this summer on Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and PC. The update will include new regions, settings, characters, and systems.

First Look at Gameplay

A number of previously-announced games appeared at the Wholesome Direct that had, until today, not shown any actual gameplay yet. Here are all the games that debuted a first look at gameplay during the Direct:

Pixelshire

A farming sim/slice-of-life game that includes farming, animal raising, terraforming, and life sim elements, including cooperating with your neighbors to accomplish tasks and build a more beautiful town. It’s headed to PC, Switch, PS4, PS5, and Xbox next year.

Toroa

Toroa’s trailer was elusive, but it showed a playable waterfowl taking off from floating in the water and soaring through the skies. It’s coming to consoles and potentially other platforms at an undetermined future date.

Paper Animal RPG

An RPG/roguelite homage to the Paper Mario games with a real-time, time-based battle system, cute characters, and pet dinosaurs. Headed to PC, Switch, PS4, PS5, Android, iOS, and Xbox in 2023, with a Kickstarter campaign launching this summer.

Soulitaire

A relaxed, roguelike future game where your character can look into the future via games of Solitare. Interpret the future you read in the cards to tell the future of those who come to you to read it. It’s coming to PC, Switch, iOS, and Android at a future date.

Paper Trail

A top-down, puzzle adventure game about leaving home, where you solve puzzles by folding and tearing the paper world. It’s planned for release on PC, Switch, PS4, PS5, and Xbox in Q1 of next year, and there’s a demo out now on Steam just for this weekend.

Passpartout 2: The Lost Artist

An adventure game where you play as a struggling artist, drawing and selling art to revive your lost art career, unlocking new studios and tools as you progress. It’s coming to PC at a future date, and there’s a public demo available on Steam from June 13 through 20.

Usagi Shima

A cozy, relaxing game about finding and collecting hidden rabbits, decorating an abandoned island, and befriending the found bunnies that inhabit it. It’s coming to PC, iOS, and Android.

Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley

A musical adventure game about restoring harmony and balance to Moominvalley, based on the Moomin comics and books created by Tove Jansson. It’s coming to PC and consoles in 2023.

Demo Announcements

Several games were shown that have free demos available either now or very, very soon, most through PC via Steam. They are:

Potion Permit

As the best alchemist around, it’s your job to care for the residents of Moonbury by diagnosing their symptoms, finding ingredients, and brewing potions to cure their various ailments. Potion Permit is planned for PC, Switch, PS4, PS5, and Xbox later this year, and a demo is available now.

30 Birds

An exploration game about finding thirty missing birds in a hand-painted city that mixes 2D and 3D views. Coming to PC and consoles in 2024, with a demo available now on Steam.

The Spirit and the Mouse

Playing as a mouse, you’ll explore the town of Sainte-et-Clair and help those you meet by doing good deeds. The Spirit and the Mouse is headed to PC and Switch this year, and there’s a free demo available on Steam now.

Kokopa’s Atlas

After crash landing on an undiscovered planet, Kokopa and his friend Pollimero explore the new world, build, garden, and meet new friends while discovering the mysteries of their new home. It’s coming to PC and possibly other platforms next year, and there’s a free demo out now on Steam.

Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 to

An action-puzzle game with a mixture of match-3 gameplay and story, focused on lovable, queer characters. A new demo is out now on Steam with updated art, music, and story moments. It’s headed to PC in 2023.

We Are OFK

A musical biopic game of the band OFK, telling the story of how four friends came together to release their music. It’s coming to PC, Switch, PS4, and PS5 in Q3 of this year, and there’s a free demo planned in conjunction with Steam Next Fest.

Tracks of Thought

A (self)-exploration RPG set on a train where by speaking to your fellow passengers via card-based conversation, you learn more about both yourself and where the train carrying you is going. It’s coming to PC in 2023 and there’s a new demo available now on Steam.

New Trailers

The following already-announced games also got brand new trailers during the Wholesome Direct, some of which showed off new gameplay or features:

• Terra Nil - Planned for PC
• The Garden Path - Out this year on PC and Switch, with a limited early access available on itch.io
• Mika and the Witch’s Mountain - Coming Q1 2024 to PC, Switch, PS4, PS5, and Xbox
• Mail Time - Coming to PC and Switch in Q4 of 2022
• PuffPals: Island Skies - Coming to PC, Switch, iOS, and Android in 2025
• Freeride - Coming in 2023 to PC and Switch
• How to Say Goodbye - Coming to PC, Switch, iOS, and Android in Q3 of 2022
• Fall of Porcupine - Coming to PC and potentially other platforms at a future date
• The Last Clockwinder - Out now on Meta Quest and Steam VR
• Lovebirb - Headed to itch.io and potentially other platforms in Q4 of this year
• Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly - Coming to PC and consoles next year
• Oddada - Coming to Steam at a future date
• Frogun - Headed to PC, Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox later this year
• Garden Witch Life - On PC and consoles at a future date
• Here Comes Niko! - Planned for PC and Switch at a later date
• Feed All Monsters - Out on PC later this year
• A Frog’s Tale - Coming to PC and possibly other platforms next year
• Kaichu: The Kaiju Dating Sim - Out in the coming months on PC, Switch, PS4, PS5, and Xbox
• Wholesome - Out and About - Headed to PC, Switch, Xbox, and possibly other consoles next year
• Paradise Marsh - Planned for PC, Switch, Xbox, and possibly other platforms in Q3 of this year
• Gaucho and the Grasslands - Coming to PC, Switch, PS4, PS5, and Xbox in Q4 of this year
• Lil Gator Game - Coming to PC and Switch this year
• Schim - PC and consoles at a future date
• Bilkins’ Folly - PC and possibly other platforms at a future date
• Kitori Academy - PC, Switch, PS4, PS5, and Xbox next year
• Togges - PC and consoles, coming in Q3 of this year
• DokiToki: Time Slows Down When You’re in Love - Headed to PC next year
• Critter Crops - PC and Nintendo Switch, planned for 2023
• Snacko - Planned for PC, Switch, and now also PS4 and PS5 later this year
• A Little to the Left - PC, Switch, iOS, and Android in Q4 of this year
• The Wandering Village - PC and Xbox Series X, coming in Q3 of this year

The Montage Segment!

And finally, there was a rapidfire montage of games near the end of the presentation. Everything went by fairly fast, and the official Wholesome Games website has links to more information about everything shown during the event. The montage included the following titles, in order:

• Hamster on Rails
• Garden of the Sea
• Olliefrog Toad Skater
• With You
• Miska
• Bread & Fred
• Kity Builder
• Garden In!
• Petit Island
• Flore
• Pine Hearts
• Hello Goodboy
• Harmony’s Odyssey
• Seal World
• Love, Ghostie
• Potion Prodigy
• Moonstone Island
• Super Mini Mart
• Ova Magica
• PaperKlay
• Puzzles for Clef
• Lemon Cake
• Star Stuff
• San Zoolin
• Townseek
• Skye Tales
• Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo
• Tiny Witch
• The Courier
• The Hundred Year Kingdom
• Lost Twins 2
• Bloom

The Wholesome Games Direct has been a part of a smorgasbord of gaming events and news this week. You can catch up on the latest news and find out what's coming next by checking out our Summer of Gaming hub page.

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Guerrilla Collective is back again this year, and the latest new showcase highlighted games from across the industry - and it brought a truckload.

Check below for over 40 new trailers and game announcements from the Guerrilla Collective:

Ugly - New Game Reveal

Ugly is a game that looks to mix something of Braid, Celeste and psychological horror to create a dark puzzle-platformer. It will arrive in 2023.

Rain World: Downpour - DLC Details Revealed

Rain World: Downpour, is a new DLC expansion for the challening 2017 action-platformer Rain World. Five new playable characters were introduced – the Rivulet (better able to explore, but with penalties for its food consumption), the Spearmaster (a slugcat that can summon spears), the Saint (a pacifist character with a tongue grappling hook), the Gourmand and the Artificer.

Industria - Surprise Console Launch

This surreal first-person shooter begins in East Berlin before taking you to an alternate universe, set in the dark of the Cold War, with added aggressive robots. It's unexpectedly out now on Xbox Series X/S and PS5 after a PC release last year.

Symphony of War - Out Now

This Fire Emblem-like tactics game sees you play as a new graduate who must lead an army against a dangerous enemy in a war-torn land. It's just been released on PC.

Arkanoid: Eternal Battle - New Modes and Release Window

This new version of the classic brick-breaking arcade game is arriving in October, and adds multiple new modes. Online and split-screen multiplayer, Versus mode, Neo and Retro versions, and even 25-player battle royale. It's coming to PC, Xbox, PlayStation and Switch.

I Was a Teenage Exocolonist - Release Date

I Was a Teenage Exocolonist is quite the mash-up of ideas, looking something like a narrative-survival-card game-life sim...thing – and we'll get to experience it for ourselfve when it arrives on August 25. Decide your future, whether you want to become an engineer, botanist, or soldier, with each life decision changing how your life unfolds on a new planet.

Signalis - Release Date

This deeply moody, very pretty survival horror will arrive for Nintendo Switch, Xbox One (including Game Pass), PS4, and PC on October 27.

Time on Frog Island - Release Date

Time on Frog Island sees you play as a castaway on a deserted island, exploring and finding ways to fix their broken ship. The game will be released on July 12 for Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, and PC.

Witch Strandings - Release Date

This dark, strange top-down open world game got a curious new trailer, in which a player is sucked into the game themselves. Developer Strange Scaffold promises meaningful choices, permadeath, and even says this is a new Strand game, the genre famously coined by Hideo Kojima. It will arrive for Steam on July 7.

Monster Outbreak - Release Date

Monster Outbreak is a pixel-art wave defense game where players build structures to fend off waves of monsters – it's comng to PC on August 25.

Gravewood High - Multiplayer Update

A stealth horror game set in high school, Gravewood High has been available as a single player game for some time, but a multiplayer update is coming this summer, seeing players team up as surviving students... or throwing each other to the demonic teacher haunting the halls.

Boundary - Beta Announcement

Boundary, a tactical shooter set in the zero gravity expanse of space sees you team up with other players in low-gravity operations against enemy astronauts for fights that require as much mastery over physics as weaponry. It's getting a beta this summer.

Alaloth: Champions of the Four Kingdoms - Early Access Release Date

Alaloth is a mix of deeply old-school and modern CRPG gameplay. After years in development, the game will hit early access on Steam and Gog on June 30.

The Fridge is Red - Demo Out Now

This collection of first-person horror games is now beig published by Tinybuild, and a free demo is out now on Steam. Each game features with experimental gameplay inspired by PS1-era horror games as well as the SCP and Twilight Zone – and the trailer looks appropriately bewildering.

Alterium Shift - Demo Announcement

Alterium Shift is a retro-inspired RPG which looks to adopt some of Square's 2D-HD looks of recent years. You'll play as one of three heroes assigned to prevent a catastrophic conflict between two worlds as they train – and a demo is coming in Q3 2022.

South of the Circle - Console and PC Trailer

South of the Circle is a narrative adventure exploring the relationship of two Cambridge academics during the Cold War. Already available on iOS, the game will now be coming to PC and console.

Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure - Beta and Early Access Release Window Announced

This new adventure crafting game is set on a mysterious island full of magical creatures and dangerous pirates. Explore the island's multiple biomes and collect resources, hunt monsters, and fight enemies to make Ikonei your home. The game will begin a Steam open beta on June 17, with an early access release this summer.

Contract Killer - Switch Platform Announcement

A new trailer for Contract Killer, a beat 'em up inspired by arcade classics like Streets of Rage but with the look of something far more friendlier. Contract Killer is now coming to the Nintendo Switch.

The Last Worker - Developer Walkthrough Trailer

We got a developer walkthrough for this first-person narrative adventure about a lonely human in an automated world. After activists ask for your help, you'll be weighing up choices between doing your job and uncovering the truth of a corporate conspiracy – with an all-star cast including Jason Isaacs.

WrestleQuest - Developer Walkthrough Trailer

This pro-wrestling RPG sees your party of wrestlers taking on opponents across a bizarre world. Side quests are based on real-life wrestlers – and your summons here are the likes of Jake The Snake and other icons. It arrives later this year.

Keylocker - Developer Walkthrough Trailer

A rhythm, turn-based JRPG starring BOBO the singer who fights authority alongside the Jukebot drummer Rocket. We got a look at combat in action, how the complex upgrade systems work, and more.

Zoeti - Developer Walkthrough Trailer

This turn-based roguelike game is played using a deck of cards. That may sound a bit familiar – except this is a true deck of cards, and your skills are activated by real-life Poker hands. We got a look at how that works in this walkthough.

Batora: Lost Haven - Developer Walkthough Trailer

A new walkthrough trailer was shown for this unusual hack-and-slash / twin-stick shooter, which powers a story-driven RPG. Hop across different, colorful planets and make decisions that will determine how your journey unfolds.

Asterigos: Curse of the Stars - Developer Walkthrough Trailer

This action-RPG is inspired by Greek and Roman mythologies. The new trailer introduced us to Eulalia, a singing, birdlike boss, showing off the game's combat in the process.

Frogun - Developer Walkthrough Trailer

Frogun is an old-school platformer evoking the N64 era. Traverse a retro 3D world in your quest to become the greatest archaeologist in the world. This trailer showed off how the titular Frogun is a weapon, grappling hook, and friend alike. We also got a look at some classic boss battles, costume unlocks, and more.

MADiSON - Gameplay Trailer

This new gameplay reveal for MADiSON shows off more of PT-inspired first-person psychological horror game. As you might expect, it looks absolutely horrific, with the player constantly forced to contend with breaking lights, locking doors, sudden noises... and a demonic presence stalking them through shifting corridors. It's out on July 8.

From Space - Gameplay Trailer

From Space, a new solo and co-op top-down shooter, lets players squad up in a team of four to liberate planets from an alien infestation. It's coming in Autumn 2022, and it looks weirdly cute for a game about the apocalypse.

Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle - Gameplay Trailer

We got a look at new gameplay for Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle, another throwback to '90s action horror like its predecessor Daymare 1998. We see lots of combat and puzzles, seemingly with a focus on using environmental effects.

Slope Crashers - Gameplay Trailer

Slope Crashers is an arcade snowboard combat game where a crew of animals must become the world's best snowboarders. Pick an animal and hit the slopes while aiming to get the highest score by chaining together combos and tricks – and taking out your opponents.

Cassette Beasts - Gameplay Trailer

This very pretty, Pokemon inspired RPG got a new look, showing off how any two monsters in the game can be combined to make new creatures. We also got a sense of the game's exploration – and what seemed to be a hint at something darker, right at the end.

The Cub - Gameplay Trailer

Inspired by classic Sega platformers like Aladdin and Lion King, The Cub sees players take on the role of an abandoned Earth child, who travels through the ruins of a crumbling world while solving environmental puzzles – and avoids human tourists from Mars at all costs.

Xel - Gameplay Trailer

A 3D sci-fi adventure game, Xel follows Reid as she uncovers her mysterious past while collecting new gadgets to master. This trailer showed off more of the puzzling side of the game, with the player travelling seamlessly between different time periods to solve challenges.

Rytmos - Gameplay Trailer

This abstract puzzle game has you travelling through a solar system by way of solving musical challenges, each based on specific instruments from around the world.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - Extended Gameplay

We saw a new co-op gameplay video for the classic arcade revival Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge. Like the classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game, you can pick your fighter and fight your way through Shredder's Foot Clan — and we saw full 6-player combat across a boardwalk and funfair.

Skald: Against the Black Priory - Gameplay Trailer

We saw a new trailer for this retro-style RPG set in a Lovecraft-inspired world. Turn-based combat and branching storylines are both core gameplay elements, and we saw elements of both in action, as well as its charming pixel art looks.

Nine Years of Shadows - Gameplay Trailer

This action-platformer – highly influenced by Castlevania – showed off its ability changing armour sets, high speed combat, pixel-art good looks... and the fact that you work with a powerful spellcasting teddy bear.

Greedventory - Gameplay Trailer

Greedventory is a pixel-art narrative RPG controlled using only your mouse in which you guide a hero across a dark comedy fantasy world, constantly looting and upgrading as you go.

Spells & Secrets - Gameplay Trailer

A new gameplay trailer for a rogue-like inspired action game set in the wizard school of Greifenstein. We got a look at character creation, spell us, and unlocks.

River Tails: Stronger Together - Gameplay Trailer

New gameplay trailer for River Tails: Stronger Together, a 3D co-op adventure platformer with a cartoon art style. Solve puzzles together as either a cat or a fish who must team up to climb up an icy mountain.

Flat Eye - Gameplay Trailer

We saw a new gameplay trailer for Flat Eye, a story-driven adventure set in a futuristic fill-up station, combining a management sim and dystopian corporate sci-fi story.

I Am Future - Gameplay Trailer

A new gameplay reveal video for I Am Future, a game set in the sunken ruins of an old civilization. The game sees you build your shelter and create new tools as you chart a future in the post-apocalypse (and make friends with a talking fridge).

Mira: The Legend of the Djinns - Gameplay Trailer

This combat-heavy Metroidvania follows Yuba, a treasure hunter who explores the Desert Ocean alongside Mira, a Djinn who lost her memories. A trailer gave us a sense of the hardcore boss battles coming our way when it arrives on Steam.

Garden In! - Gameplay Trailer

We got a new look at this relaxing fanatsy gardening game, which is as much about creating the prefect environment for you plants as it is the plants themselves.

Exo One - Gameplay Trailer

This trailer showed off the PlayStation versions of the surreal exploration game. The PS5 version will have advanced haptic feedback based on weather patterns and the terrain of each planet, and has been enhanced to hit 120 FPS.

Shashingo: Learn Japanese with Photography - Gameplay Trailer

Shashingo is a smart new edutainment game that uses virtual photography to teach players the Japanese language. The trailer showed off how taking photos will teach you the Japanese words for the objects within, will translate the world around you, and will set you challenges around its locations to find and photograph items.

BATS: Bloodsucker Anti-Terror Squad - Physical Edition

We're getting a physical release of this fast-paced, ludicrously bloody arcade action game. The new edition physical edition version, courtesy of Limited Run, will include the game, soundtrack, a comic book, traditing cards, pin, and standees. Standalone PS4 and Switch physical bersions are available too. It's out now.

This War of Mine: Final Cut - Gameplay Trailer

The final version of the critically-acclaimed game with new scenarios, new characters and locations remasted in 4K for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. It's out now.

Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.