Output Lag

Winds of Arcana: Ruination, a dark fantasy Metroidvania developed by Brewed Games and published by 1312 Interactive, is now available on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and Premium for Xbox Series X|S and PC. The game is also available to purchase on Steam. Players take the role of Aryn, tasked with saving comrades and becoming the Ultimate Warrior Mage. The game features a 2.5D interconnected world where you explore for hidden passages, fight enemies, and uncover secrets of a sundered world.

NosTale’s next major content update, Act 10 Part 2: Guardians of Dimensions, lands July 15, 2026 as a free expansion for all players on PC. The update continues the dimensional storyline from December’s Act 10: Dimensional Tales. After the defeat of Nezarun, the Devourer of Dimensions, strange devices begin appearing across rifts and reopening unstable dimensional gates. Doctor Dimensio discovers that Nezarun may never have been the true mastermind behind the multiversal threats.

Riot Games announced Riftbound: Vendetta, the fourth set for its League of Legends trading card game, arriving July 31 in English and Chinese with a French release October 23. The set centers on rivalries between enemy-color Legends, pairing characters like Shen versus Zed and Mel versus Ambessa. Vendetta introduces three new mechanics. Flow lets players cast cards from their trash instead of their hand, mirroring League champions that quickly recover abilities.

Relic Entertainment has announced Company of Heroes 3: Final Stand, a standalone wave defense game launching July 29 on PC for $29.99. The roguelite experience does not require ownership of previous Company of Heroes titles. Players command one of four factions—US Forces, Wehrmacht, British Forces, or Deutsches Afrikakorps—each with unique abilities and progression paths.

Wuthering Waves Concert Tour: To the New World is coming to Los Angeles following sold-out performances across Asia. The concert lands at Peacock Theater on October 17, 2026, marking the tour’s first North American date. Ticket sales open at 10:00 AM PDT via AXS. The LA stop follows sold-out shows in Shanghai, Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei, and Singapore.

Steelkrill Studio, a solo developer, is building a psychological survival horror game inspired by Mexican folklore and the real-life Island of the Dolls. The game, called Where Dolls Hang, includes a feature that lets players discover and watch complete public-domain horror films directly within the game world. The feature includes Night of the Living Dead (1968), described as a homage to one of the genre’s classics.

There is a particular kind of fear only Subnautica understands. It is not the loud, jump-scare kind. It is quieter than that. It is the slow realization that the ocean beneath you keeps going. That the shape moving in the distance might be nothing, or it might be something that noticed you long before you noticed it. That every extra meter downward feels like a decision you may not get to undo.

This review follows Output Lag’s comprehensive review methodology. 9.0 /10 Superb Developer Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Publisher Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Release Date April 28, 2026 Platforms PC Where to Buy Price: $39.99 It’s finally time to face Mephisto. After years of buildup, after years of watching the Lord of Hatred manipulate events from the shadows, I was finally standing before him in his full terrible glory. The moment landed with the weight it deserved.

LET’S GO! Parking Tycoon 2: Business Simulator has officially pulled into Steam Early Access, giving players their first hands-on experience with Bitwise Games’ expanded take on parking facility management. The sequel, published by Movie Games, promises deeper business mechanics and the ability to construct everything from humble surface lots to sprawling multi-story garages.

There’s a version of this review where I open with a complaint about how crowded the Metroidvania space has gotten. How every other week there’s another indie studio promising interconnected maps, gated abilities, and hand-drawn art that “pushes the genre forward.” I’ve written that lede before. I’ve read it a hundred times.