Released back in 2020, Phasmophobia became a viral hit, with the multiplayer focused ghost hunting game going on to sell in excess of 25 million copies; spawning an upcoming film adaptation. In the wake of Phasmophobia’s success, the team at Kinetic Games opened up a publishing wing – having now announced a total of 5 exciting impending indies.

Making the announcements as part of its inaugural showcase, Kinetic Publishing offered a look at 5 promising upcoming indie games:

• Contact Protocol [Choice-based starship job simulator]
• Crescent County [Witch-themed broom racing game]
• Aether Wizard Life [Side-scrolling wizard life-sim platformer]
• Shellbound [2D metroidvania set on a gigantic snail]
• PRECOGNITION [Sci-fi horror puzzler from Sam Barlow]

It is always nice to see when successful indie teams are able to use their platform to support other burgeoning studios / creatives. Hopefully this marks the first of many years worth of ‘Kinetic Publishing’ showcases.

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Early access survival game Valheim, from developer Iron Gate and publisher Coffee Stain Publishing will finally launch out of early access later this year, with a 1.0 release date officially set for September 9, 2026. After its early access launch back in 2021, this 1.0 release marks the end of five years of early access. The studio announced the release date during the PC Gaming Show as part of Summer Game Fest 2026, which will also now arrive on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2, the last two major platforms (save for mobile) the game had not yet been released […]

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With PC games growing increasingly complex nowadays — especially ones built on Epic Games's infamous Unreal Engine 5 — default/maxed-out graphics settings rarely (if at all) strike the optimal balance between visual fidelity and performance that most PC gamers seek, and early access sensation Windrose is no exception to this rule. As a demanding UE5 game, it should come as no surprise to many that the game's maxed-out Epic graphics settings will be very GPU-heavy and thus should require some tweaking to achieve better performance on most rigs, without completely sacrificing visual fidelity. This guide should hopefully help you strike […]

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MindsEye was easily one of 2025’s biggest fumbles, with the ambitious title from ex-Rockstar president Leslie Benzies and studio Build A Rocket Boy receiving less-than-stellar reviews upon its initial launch last year. Since then, the situation has continued to devolve, with claims of intentional sabotage supposedly having taken place. In amongst all the drama, it appears as though publisher IO Interactive wants to distance themselves from the title, officially announcing that they have now ended their “publishing collaboration.”

Last month, insiders claimed that Build A Rocket Boy would soon be announcing that they “have decided to part ways with their publisher, IO Interactive” in order to “bring its publishing in-house and gain more control over its future.”

Sure enough, the announcement has now come to pass, with IOI and Build A Rocket Boy sharing a joint press release, stating: “IOI Partners and Build A Rocket Boy today announce the conclusion of their publishing collaboration for MindsEye, effective 16 March 2026, with Build A Rocket Boy assuming sole publishing responsibilities going forward.”

While some of you may have forgotten, it was previously announced that HITMAN would be crossing over into MindsEye at some point in the future. In the wake of this separation however, the collab has been cancelled, with them writing:

“The Hitman mission announced in June 2025, planned as a crossover event within MindsEye, will no longer be released. However, BARB [Build A Rocket Boy] plans on working with partners on other projects in the future. Both IOI Partners and Build A Rocket Boy recognize the anticipation this collaboration generated among the community and express their appreciation for the support shown by the players.”

IOI’s partnership with MindsEye ultimately was not the greatest of starts for the company’s publishing division. That said, hopefully this whole situation serves as a lesson to both IOI and Build A Rocket Boy. It will be interesting to see what the future of MindsEye looks like.

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