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This week, Steam is running its Train Fest 2026. A lot of games tied to railway management have gone on sale, including Train Simulator Classic, for instance. If you've been meaning to pick up something like this for a while, now's the time. And if you're after fresh releases instead, check out our roundup.

Halo: Campaign Evolved launches on July 28, 2026, for PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PS5. Owners of the Premium Edition have had access since July 23. It’s a full-fledged remake built on Unreal Engine 5, which, according to the developer, offers a fresh perspective on the familiar story campaign. But upon closer inspection, it copies the original so faithfully that you can’t help but wonder: was the game really worth it, given that the Master Chief Collection is already available on last-gen Xbox consoles and PC?

The beat 'em up genre is experiencing a sort of renaissance. We’re seeing both big-budget revivals of classics and indie projects hitting the market, all trying to capture that very same arcade magic from the ’90s. Underling Uprising tries to have it both ways: it aims to be a fun brawler while also offering some narrative depth for each character.

Best farm games: we rounded up the top farming simulators — from Stardew Valley and Farming Simulator to Farm Frenzy and free mobile picks for Android and iOS.

A Game About Chopping Trees is the latest project from Space Raccoon Game Studio, an independent three-person team, in which—dramatic pause—you have to chop down trees. It feels just as simple as it sounds, but the game does have a few surprises in store.

Despite its loop-based structure, Dead Weight is fundamentally a strategy game where you command a small squad. The game is engaging for the first few hours, but then problems start to arise. Read more in this review.

Mods are a great way to expand PEAK's capabilities, add new items and mechanics, and customize the game to your liking. For example, you can manually customize maps, increase the number of climbers on a single server, add text chat, expand the interface, and save at any time. Some mods make the game significantly more challenging, for example, adding additional conditions like instant death from stun.

Looking for games like PUBG on Android and iOS? Here are 20 mobile battle royales that are actually alive in 2026 — PUBG clones, lightweight picks for low-end phones, and extraction shooters. All free to play.

The best addictive mobile games for Android and iPhone kill time just as well as big PC hits — this list rounds up 26 titles that are nearly impossible to put down. Inside: addictive roguelikes, puzzles, time killers, strategy games, and entire pocket-sized worlds like Stardew Valley. They all run on the same formula: short sessions, a clear goal, and that eternal "just one more run" — until you look up and three hours are gone. Every pick is alive and well in 2026, with a monetization model spelled out for each, so it's clear where the game plays for free and where a single payment beats an endless ad reel. Offline-friendly games are marked too — for flights and dead zones.

When Palworld launched into Early Access at the beginning of 2024, it became an overnight sensation: over 5 million copies sold in its first three days, a peak concurrent player count of 2 million—the second-highest in Steam history—and servers buckling under the flood of players. Some gamers were thrilled to finally get a Pokémon-like experience on PC, especially one made by an indie studio rather than the "greedy Nintendo." Meanwhile, fans of the original Pokémon franchise accused the developers of Palworld of copying ideas and assets, with some even going so far as to send them death threats.

In early July, Sony "delighted" gamers with the news that it would stop releasing games on physical media in 2028. Moreover, disc production will cease altogether, meaning the process cannot even be outsourced to another company. The announcement triggered one of the biggest PR nightmares in the history of the PlayStation brand: thousands of angry posts and comments flooded social media, and the backlash has shown no sign of dying down even after almost three weeks. It is easy to understand Sony's community: yes, many suspected that digital distribution would eventually replace physical media altogether, but few could have imagined it happening so soon. Especially since, at this point, an all-digital future looks profoundly bleak. Let us examine exactly what is so troubling about this situation, what PlayStation should have done instead, and whether there is still any chance of the decision being reversed.

In June 2026, all seven episodes of the second season of Netflix’s Avatar: The Legend of Aang were released. In its first four days, it garnered 8.7 million views—compared to 21.2 million for the first season. Critics gave the sequel a warmer reception: according to them, the series has become darker, the fight scenes more convincing, and the drama deeper. Fans, however, are furious because the series has lost the best elements of the animated film: character depth, and scenes and episodes that were iconic to the story. But is it really all that bad?

Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" significantly reimagines the ancient Greek epic. Its story blends motifs from Homer's works, modern historical theories about the Bronze Age collapse, and Nolan's signature preoccupation with great figures having to answer for the consequences of their own decisions. Today we'll break down the plot and ending of Nolan's "The Odyssey," explain what the finale means, the motivations behind the characters' actions, Athena's portrayal, the prophecy of the Sea Peoples, and the film's key differences from Homer's poem.

Christopher Nolan is one of the most outstanding directors of recent years. He has worked in a wide variety of genres—sci-fi, historical fiction, superhero films, thrillers, action films, and even neo-noir. Nearly every one of his films has received critical acclaim and earned cult status among audiences. We'll highlight Nolan's best films in this article.

Stardew Valley, released in 2016 as a spiritual successor to Harvest Moon, effectively reinvented the social farm-sim genre and opened it up to a mass audience. The project's popularity spawned an entire wave of imitators — some successful, some less so. A fresh "riff on the theme" — the debut project from a small Dutch studio, Little Chicken — adds a distinctive setting to the familiar formula: urban fantasy featuring vampires, werewolves, witches, and other fantastical creatures. I spent several dozen hours with the new release to tell you what the developers got right, and what they didn't.

Forza Horizon 6 main entry is not just a breath of fresh air in an impoverished genre, but a truly high-quality, beautiful, and most importantly, captivating project that is impossible to put down — even if you’ve never been a fan of arcade simulators. In this review, I’ll explain why Forza Horizon 6 has once again become the best racer today, and why its seemingly unchanged game design still hasn’t become outdated.

The best post-apocalyptic games go far beyond Fallout and Metro: RPGs, shooters, survival sims, and indie gems. Here are 52 of the best post-apocalyptic games on PC, PS5, Xbox, and Switch.

The Kingdom Come: Deliverance duology from Czech studio Warhorse stands alone in the action RPG genre. Instead of the usual fantasy trappings — magic, dragons, and a chosen-one hero saving the world — KCD offers the harsh realism of medieval Europe and a detailed simulation of an ordinary man's life caught up in the whirlwind of history. No spells, close attention to the social order and daily life of the 15th century, and a combat system built on real fencing techniques set the series apart from everything else on the market.

New Zealand actor Sam Neill, star of Jurassic Park, has died at the age of 78. He passed away in Sydney on July 13, surrounded by his family. His loved ones described the loss as “sudden and unexpected” but did not disclose the cause of death. Neill was diagnosed with stage 3 blood cancer in 2022, but in April 2026, following four difficult years of treatment, he announced that he was in remission. Over the course of his career, Sam Neill appeared in more than 150 films and TV series. He brought numerous memorable characters to life, whether it was a kind-hearted but courageous paleontologist, a ruthless police officer, a sorcerer from ancient legend, or an engineer who gradually loses his mind aboard a cursed spaceship. In this article, we look back at some of the actor’s best-known roles.

If your brain checks out after five minutes of fishing in Stardew Valley, walking, crafting menus, or dialogue boxes, these are games built around faster hooks: short runs, constant rewards, quick restarts, sharp feedback loops, strange ideas, and systems that keep changing before boredom has time to settle in.