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Sci-fi shooter Wildgate revealed, playtest subsequent month
Sunderfolk is popping out prior to you suppose
Lynked: Banner of the Spark involves consoles in May
Dreamhaven is taking on publishing duties for Mechabellum
Dreamhaven is a online game firm created by Blizzard Entertainment co-founder Mike Morhaime in 2020. It has been working behind the scenes on a number of video games for a few years now, however lastly pulled again the curtains on its efforts right now throughout a Dreamhaven Showcase hosted by Geoff Keighley. This presentation not solely spotlighted video games we already knew Dreamhaven was backing — comparable to Sunderfolk and Lynked: Banner of the Spark — however some model new bulletins as properly.
We realized that Dreamhaven might be taking on publishing duties for the favored auto-battler Mechabellum and bought our first take a look at Wildgate, a brand new sport from one in every of Dreamhaven’s inside studios. I bought a rundown of this showcase at GDC 2025, and now that it’s aired, I can totally go over every little thing that was proven off in the course of the Dreamhaven showcase.
Sci-fi shooter Wildgate revealed, playtest subsequent month
The greatest reveal of the Dreamhaven showcase was Wildgate, a brand new shooter from inside studio Moonshot Games. It provides a novel tackle the aggressive, team-based shooter method, as groups of 4 compete to search out an artifact and escape with it. That’s simpler stated than carried out, as gamers should handle their spaceship, collect sources to keep up it and assist them discover the artifact, and doubtlessly sabotage different groups’ plans.
It takes place in a galaxy dominated by a shared authorities referred to as The Accord, which has simply come out of a struggle with a race referred to as the Firstborn. They’re now getting down to discover a spot within the galaxy referred to as The Reach to search out artifacts, that are leftover units from historical civilizations that include scientific information. Players management customizable Prospectors who enterprise out to search out these artifacts for The Accord, though they accomplish that in a spot the place The Accord’s legal guidelines don’t apply.
Gameplay sees 5 groups of 4 gamers at odds with one another, trying to find these artifacts concurrently. Wildgate’s ranges are procedurally generated, and matches are anticipated to final between 20 and 40 minutes. Players can win by escaping with the artifact or defeating the entire different groups’ ships to allow them to now not respawn. That stated, all groups can lose if no gamers can escape. The sport has been in improvement for over 5 years, and the results of that point appears to be like like a particular sci-fi tackle the extraction shooter method.
Wildgate might be launched as a premium-priced sport for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S later this yr. A playtest for the sport may even happen between April 10 and April 14.
Sunderfolk is popping out prior to you suppose
Secret Door is Dreamhaven’s different inside studio, and its first sport is popping out very quickly. During the Dreamhaven Showcase, we realized that Sunderfolk might be launched on April 23. If you don’t bear in mind Sunderfolk from its reveal final fall, it’s a cooperative techniques RPG that takes the core components of tabletop video games and applies them to a PC and console RPG that individuals can management with their telephones, Jackbox Party Pack-style.
I had a incredible time with Sunderfolk once I performed it final yr, and in addition loved the degrees I performed at GDC 2025, together with one the place I needed to work with my teammates and AI-controlled bugs to fend off enemies from destroying a gate. Sunderfolk captures the identical power as tabletop video games like Dungeons and Dragons, because it’s a variety of enjoyable to debate what strikes must be made subsequent together with your fellow get together members. Players may even title some characters, places, and gadgets that reappear all through the marketing campaign, including private aptitude to the journey. I’m wanting ahead to lastly with the ability to play Sunderfolk with the buddies I play tabletop video games with.
Sunderfolk will launch for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch on April 23 and can price $50. That stated, just one individual must personal this sport to play it; the others can be a part of and management it utilizing a free app for iOS and Android. For those that need to get a really feel for the sport forward of its launch, Dreamhaven can be providing a free first-look demo for the sport by way of Nvidia GeForce Now between now and April 7. If you get pleasure from tabletop video games, try this demo of Sunderfolk and see in case you benefit from the sport your self.
Lynked: Banner of the Spark involves consoles in May
Lynked: Banner of the Spark | 1.0 and Console Announcement Trailer | Coming May 22, 2025
Lynked: Banner of the Spark was technically the primary Dreamhaven sport to be launched, because it entered Steam early entry final fall. It’s an externally developed title from FuzzyBot, a studio based by Steven Spielberg’s son, Max Spielberg. Lynked: Banner of the Spark mixes cozy sport town-building components with isometric roguelike motion ranges that teams of three gamers can struggle by way of collectively.
On May 22, Lynked: Banner of the Spark will go away early entry on Steam and formally come out for PS4 and Xbox Series X. This 1.0 launch provides 40 new ranges to the sport to finish its Banner of the Spark storyline, a brand new biome referred to as The VoidSpyre, a variety of new weapon mods and different customization choices, and a “Buddy Up” System that lets gamers prepare dinner meals for Unibots that may struggle alongside them in battle.
Lynked: Banner of the Spark might be launched for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S on May 22, costing $25.
Dreamhaven is taking on publishing duties for Mechabellum
Game River’s Mechabellum is among the extra entertaining auto-battlers on the market, as gamers should strategically place armies of mechs down earlier than seeing whether or not or not they will outlast their opponents. It exited early entry in September and has been out for a while, however Dreamhaven has partnered with Game River to take over publishing duties for Mechabellum. To have a good time, a free-to-play weekend for Mechabellum might be held on Steam between April 4 and April 8.
Dreamhaven and Game River are additionally now providing Mechabellum Premium Edition for $30, an expanded model of the bottom sport with unique skins, avatars, and emoticons for gamers to make use of. Dreamhaven defined at GDC that Mechabellum felt like a match for the corporate, contemplating Blizzard’s historical past with technique video games below Morhaime’s tenure. Meanwhile, Game River is keen to have extra help because it continues to work on post-launch content material like new models, specialists, tech upgrades, and extra.
Mechabellum and Mechabellum: Premium Edition can be found now on Steam.