Don’t miss a thing from the Future Games Show at gamescom 2026 with our showcase summary, includes all trailers and world premieres!
You can watch the full show from the video below, or read on to see every game shown, in the order they were shown.
Future Games Show at gamescom 2026 – 26 August 2026
Where possible we have included all known release dates, demo availability, known platforms and most recent trailer.
Worms: Galactic Tactics (PC, PS5, Switch 2, Xbox Series)
Worms makes an explosive leap into tactical roguelike combat! Battle across destructible arenas, mod classic weapons and unleash devastating strategic combos as you fight for survival, riches and glory!
Onimusha: Way of the Sword (PC, PS5, Xbox Series)
An Oni Gauntlet-wielding samurai makes a stand in Kyoto against the encroaching Genma menace. Through gritty, blood-soaked brawls, he searches for his reason to fight. What fate awaits at the end of his path?
The game releases 4 September 2026.
The Walking Dead: Street of Survival (PC, PS5, Switch, Switch 2, Xbox Series)
Fight walkers as Rick Grimes, Daryl Dixon, Michonne, and unlockable Negan in a brutal arcade brawler set in the world of AMC’s The Walking Dead. Face ruthless enemies like the Saviors and overwhelming walker swarms as you unleash relentless combos, signature weapon attacks, and crushing finishers.
It launches on 18 September 2026.
Dioxide (PC)
DIOXIDE is a high-stakes, tactical FPS with soulslike elements set in a dystopian world ravaged by industrial decay. Shatter neo-antique nightmares, scavenge the scraps of a gasping civilization, and forge the last sanctuary. You will die. You will be reprinted. Will you remain human?
Wolcen II (PC)
Many years after Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem, return to a world on the brink of collapse. Master brutal combat, build your character without fixed classes, combine skills and gear, and unleash your Shadow Form in this dark fantasy Action RPG. Play alone or in co-op.
Early Access launches in March 2027.
A Short Quest (PC)
Explore a hand-crafted world, overcome brutally challenging combat, and restore order to a broken kingdom. Discover many unique weapons, tools, spells, and secrets in this short game inspired by old school action RPGs.
Clutch (PC, PS5, Xbox Series)
CLUTCH is a cinematic open-world action-driving game where the worlds of professional and underground street racing collide across the French Riviera.
It releases Spring 2027.
Greak 2: Alliance of the Storms (PC, PS5, Switch 2, Xbox Series)
Greak 2 is a hand-drawn co-op metroidvania adventure. After fleeing their invaded world, siblings Greak and Adara find themselves in the hostile lands of Synoraz. Split in parallel dimensions, they must work together to save the last Storm egg before the ancient species is lost forever
It releases in 2027.
Serious Sam: Shatterverse (PC, PS5, Xbox Series)
Serious Sam: Shatterverse is a co-op roguelite FPS for 1 – 5 players. Blast through shifting universes, stack wild boons, bend the rules with run modifiers, and hunt Mental’s deadliest forces. Fall fast. Come back louder.
It releases 31 August 2026.
Graveyard Keeper 2 (PC, PS5, Switch, Switch 2, Xbox Series)
The most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim is back! Restore The Town, manage the graveyard, automate production, lead your undead army into battle and turn the zombie problem into a thriving business! Graveyard Keeper 2 is the grotesque sequel that’s deeper than six feet, and more unhinged than ever!
It releases 22 September 2026.
Join Us (PC, PS5, Xbox Series)
Start a doomsday cult of your very own! Recruit followers, build your compound, customize your cult’s beliefs, and defeat enemies in this 1-4 player co-op, action-packed, open-world survival experience. Can you survive the Apocalypse?
It releases in March 2027.
Spine – This is Gun Fu (PC)
SPINE is a single-player action game about close-quarters gunfights with aesthetics of Gun Fu movies. Step into the stunning cyberpunk world with rebellious street artist Redline and her sentient combat implant Spine as they defy the autocratic AI regime in search of Redline’s captured brother.
Star Wars: Galactic Racer (PC, PS5, Xbox Series)
STAR WARS: Galactic Racer™ is a ?runs-based, ?high-stakes reinvention of racing born in the lawless Outer Rim. With the Empire gone and the galaxy rebuilding, The Galactic League is created: an underground, unsanctioned circuit where syndicates bankroll chaos and champions are forged.
It releases 6 October 2026.
Alkimya: House of Wisdom (PC, PS5, Xbox Series)
A first-person survival horror game set in the House of Wisdom during the 1258 siege of Baghdad. Scavenge for resources, craft alchemical flasks, unlock an interconnected sanctum of Golden Age puzzles, and survive the Mongol invaders — and the cosmic horror waiting beneath them.
Trees Hate You (PC)
Hike through the worst forest full of the most horrible trees. Do not trust them. The trees will trick you. They will bully you. They will hurt you. If only you could find an axe…
It releases 16 November 2026. A demo is available on Steam.
Bye Bye Bonnie (PC)
Bye Bye Bonnie is a co-op journey for up to 4 players set in a dystopian wasteland. Tee-up a giant talking skull to defy physics, conquer dungeons, help strange NPCs, and find lost siblings. Upgrade your skull to ascend The Tower. Mother is waiting…
Arizona Sunshine Remake (PC, PS5, Switch 2, Xbox Series)
Arizona Sunshine® Remake elevates the original, award-winning game, completely rebuilt with GORE-geous VR graphics and next-gen VR combat and weapons. Face the undead alone or with up to three fellow survivors in a post-apocalyptic southwestern America overrun by zombies.
Construction Simulator: Evolution (PC, PS5, Xbox Series)
Dig into the next exciting evolution of the Construction Simulator series and experience the biggest construction playground ever. Control numerous licensed machines, take on manual labor, and master both construction and demolition.
Hieronymus (PC)
Explore the weird, surreal worlds of the medieval painter Hieronymus Bosch. Encounter grotesque creatures and make use of a variety of historical weapons and alchemy to unravel your families’ mysteries.
PixelJunk Monsters 3 (PC)
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the PixelJunk Monsters series, the legendary series returns to its hand-drawn roots in glorious 4K! Run, dance, and build towers to defend against Monsters, with new roguelike elements adding strategic depth. Play solo or with up to two players online or locally.
Aion 2 (PC)
AION 2 is the only MMORPG built around a world where the sky is the battlefield. Choose your faction, ascend as a Daeva, and fight a faction war across a world 36 times larger than the original. PC only, on Unreal Engine 5.
It releases 5 October 2026.
Star Trek: Outposts Unknown (PC)
Lead your crew across strange new worlds in this narrative driven outpost builder! Research, explore, and build as you face a mysterious cosmic force that threatens a new ally. Your adventure awaits, Captain!
It releases 20 October 2026.
Wardogs (PC)
WARDOGS is a TACTICAL ALL OUT WARFARE FPS where one hundred players split across three teams fight over the control zone. Set in the derelict industrial mountains of Eastern Europe on a destructible battlefield where teamwork pays and cash is king.
It enters early access on 10 September 2026.
The Journey Home (PC)
Some answers can only be found by going within. In a world beyond the boundaries of time and space, your journey awaits. A stress-free atmospheric side-scrolling adventure.
A demo is available now.
Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault (PC, PS5, Xbox Series)
Experience an action-RPG with roguelike elements where you live the double life of an adventurer and a merchant. Dive into vibrant dimensions to fight enemies, gather loot, and manage your backpack. Rebuild your shop and turn profits into gear for the next adventure!
It enters version 1.0 on 2 September 2026.
Everwind (PC)
Everwind is a novel take on RPG and Sandbox Survival genre in First-Person-Perspective. Embark on the adventure with your friends – Build a base on a flying island-ship, gather resources, craft, loot, and fight while you rise above the clouds to uncover the mysteries of this world!
It releases in 2027.
Sword Sage: Awakening (PC, PS5, Xbox Series)
Sword Sage: Awakening is an action RPG rooted in Chinese myth and folklore. You play as Pei Sanniang, a novice disciple of the Yuangong Sect, about to confront the thousand-year inherited burden by the leaking of the forbidden celestial books, and the many ominous forces lurking in the shadows…
The Sinking City 2 (PC, PS5, Switch 2, Xbox Series)
Set in the Roaring ’20s, The Sinking City 2 is a survival horror steeped in Lovecraftian dread. Defy an eldritch deity and explore the drowned alleys of Arkham, stalked by the dead, as you weigh one life against an entire city.
It’s been confirmed that it will release on Switch 2 in 2027.
Tides of Annihilation (PC, PS5, PS5 Pro, Xbox Series)
Tides of Annihilation is an action-adventure game steeped in the legends of King Arthur. When an otherworldly invasion shatters London, Gwendolyn, a lone survivor, embarks on a desperate quest to fight back and uncover the truth that lies beyond the veil.
We Were Here Tomorrow (PC, PS5, Xbox Series)
You and your partner are taken to a mysterious facility where communication and cooperation are your lifelines. This asymmetrical co-op adventure will have you uncover secrets that will shape the fate of Tomorrow…
It releases in October 2026.
Guns of Eschaton (PC, PS5, Xbox Series)
The world’s first soulslike FPS pulls you into an apocalyptic Western by the legendary Viktor Antonov: a land of dust, blood, and horror. Study your enemies, count your bullets, forge your own style with gunpowder and prayers. Solo or in co-op—go West, gunslinger, go West and die with the country!
It launches this year.
Hillthorn (Android, iOS, PC, Switch)
A disappearance in a secluded community. A mountain hiding its secrets. A detective running out of time. Welcome to Hillthorn, a dark investigation game that invites you to uncover the mystery without a single word spoken, using your skills of logic and intuition through cards.
It releases in November 2026. A demo is available on PC.
Breakaway Hockey League (PC)
Journey To The Savage Planet developers Raccoon Logic revealed Breakaway Hockey League, a skill-based 4v4 hockey game with non-stop highlight reel plays.
DNA Nemesis (PC)
Survive in the wildest Battle Royale! Choose from 10 animal species, each with its own unique ability based on its natural attack and defence mechanisms. Master an extreme experience and become the ultimate species. In DNA NEMESIS there are no heroes; only predators and prey.
It launches in December 2026
WWI Gallipoli: Ottoman Fronts (PC, PS5, Xbox Series)
Land on the beaches of Gallipoli and fight intense 50-player objective-based battles on the Ottoman Fronts! Experience WW1 trench warfare and desert expeditions as one of 10 historic classes, armed with authentic weaponry. Gallipoli brings the most immersive WW1 FPS battles yet.
Police Simulator (PC, PS5, Xbox Series)
The latest entry in the Police Simulator franchise lets you build your career in Faremont City. Take on over 50 missions and callouts, patrol with a K9 partner, drive specialized police vehicles, and play solo or with a friend.
Nailcrown (PC)
Nailcrown is a savage dark-fantasy boomer shooter packed with high-velocity gunplay, brutal melee action, and a dynamic gore system. Explore the dark environments and wield a deadly arsenal, while taking down a horde of accursed enemies. Fast, violent, and unapologetically old-school.
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy (PC, PS5, Xbox Series)
Embark on an original story, prequel to the award-winning games: A Plague Tale. As Sophia, journey to the Minotaur’s Island, outsmart deadly foes, unravel ancient secrets, and confront a mythical creature at the heart of a devastating curse.
It releases 27 August 2026.
Exterminauts (PC, PS5, Xbox Series)
Exterminauts is a co-op third-person PvE shooter using weaponized power tools and mad-science gadgets to exterminate alien pests. Take on MegaCorp contracts amid energy supremacy clashes, while aliens’ thirst for Polymorphic Plasma disrupts plans. Punch In. Clean Up. Get Paid.
It launches in 2027.
Mr. Records (PC, Switch 2)
?Meet George, an old dreamer with an extraordinary gift that lets him transcend through music. After a lifetime of standing still, he breaks free from routine and opens the store he always wished for. ?
Last Ditch Effort (PC)
Enter a grimdark world consumed by endless war and join Igor on a desperate mission in Last-Ditch Effort, a pixel-art character-action game featuring fast-paced combat, handcrafted animation and stylized comic-book storytelling.
It launches in 2027.
Into the Wind (PC)
Drive, fly, and run deliveries together with your sentient motorcycle-plane, Ermes. Make friends, battle rowdy air pirates, upgrade your bike, decorate your home, explore the islands of Santa Rosa, and solve the mystery of your uncle’s disappearance.
Kingdom III : Rising Realms (PC, PS5, Switch 2, Xbox Series)
Protect your crown! Kingdom returns in an all-new micro-strategy and tower defense game set in a shattered realm. Embark on an atmospheric adventure across lands of legend to build a lasting legacy and challenge the empowered Greed threat.
Dungeons & Dragons: Long Rest Tavern (PC)
Tired of going on adventures? Build and run the finest tavern in the coziest corner of the Dungeons & Dragons universe. Let heroes face danger, while you turn their tales into your fortune. Every legend needs a long rest.
It launches in 2027.
No Law (PC, PS5, Xbox Series)
Welcome to Port Desire, a city that doesn’t belong to anyone, but where everyone wants a piece. You’re Grey Harker, an ex-military attempting to live a quiet life after near fatal injuries in the field. All you want now is peace – but in a city of no laws, what you want isn’t always what you get.
It releases in 2027.
Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Deathmaster (PC, PS5, Switch 2, Xbox Series)
Play a sneaky, ruthless Skaven assassin and slay your way up the ranks of the ratmen in this grim and dark new 2D stealth-action platformer. Escape. Kill. Ascend. Become a Deathmaster.
It releases in 2027.
Ritual Tides (PC)
Ritual Tides is a story rich, psychological horror game set on the dark, atmospheric, isolated British island of Hortus. Explore the island, uncover its dark past, loot food, ammunition and supplies, evade the cult of the Fallow Parish, as you fight for survival against Lovecraftian horrors.
Escape From Playtime (PC)
An online 1-4 player co-op horror experience where you and your friends are trapped in an abandoned toy factory. A mysterious voice commands you for an unknown purpose as you explore shifting halls, scavenge for tools, and fight for survival against creatures that lurk in the dark.
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Warhammer 40,000 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series)
Obliterate heretics in the name of the Emperor in Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2! Play as Ultramarine Malum Caedo or Sister of Battle Nyra Veyrath in this sequel to retro FPS Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun with MORE enemies, MORE weapons, and NEW ways to purge!
It releases 14 October 2026.
Blackwood (PC)
By day, you run a DVD store in 2012 New York. By night, you’re a ruthless assassin. BLACKWOOD is a cinematic third-person shooter with grounded melee combat, brutal takedowns, responsive gunplay, and a double life to manage.
It releases 16 September 2026.
Crimson Moon (PC, PS5, Xbox Series)
You are Nephilim: a human-angel hybrid forged to defend humanity with supernatural powers. Fight solo or with a friend to annihilate demons and challenge brutal bosses in relentless melée combat. Rise, violent one. The prophecy is yours to fulfill.
It releases 1 September 2026.
Rivage (PC, PS5, Xbox Series)
Rivage is an immersive sci-fi puzzle adventure set aboard the A.R.E.S. space station trapped in a space phenomenon. Wake up as Miranda, forced to explore, solve intricate puzzles to unravel the fate of your missing crew.
It releases 22 September 2026.
Tempus Vitae (PC, PS5, Xbox Series)
You are Alex, a time-displaced astronaut unraveling the space station Theia doomed in both the war-torn 2185 and the post-apocalyptic 2385 to find your lost brother. Master an arsenal of time travel abilities and weapons in this sci-fi metroidvania FPS: Tempus Vitae.
Neon Abyss 2 (PC, PS5, Switch, Xbox Series)
Dive into the cybermyth roguelike chaos of Neon Abyss 2! Now featuring up to 4-player online co-op, more combat styles, and unlimited item synergies, every run delivers a dramatic, action-packed experience you won’t forget.
It is launching this autumn. It will be available to play on Xbox Game Pass.
Matelotes (PC)
The Royal Hen has disappeared! Lead a group of enthusiastic (though unqualified) sailors on a quest for glory, riches, and, as fate would have it, poultry. Visit a variety of islands, resolve political conflicts, and upgrade your boat in this narrative adventure game inspired by RPGs.
Early Access starts in 2027. A demo is available now.
Tanuki: Pon’s Summer (PC, Switch, Xbox Series)
The Tanuki Festival is just a month away, and the shrine is in disrepair. Follow Pon, a well meaning, if a bit lazy Tanuki with a part-time job at the Post Office, as he works to restore the shrine before summer ends. Deliver packages, make friends, and get the shrine ready for the big festival!
A demo is available now.
Night Plane (PC)
Night Plane is a job-sim horror game where you work as a flight attendant on a doomed plane. Check tickets, serve passengers, and decide who stays onboard as demons hide among innocent souls. Naturally, management says it’s your problem.
It’s launching this autumn. A demo is available now.
Haunted Paws (PC, Switch, Switch 2)
Haunted Paws is a Cozy Coop Horror game where you will play as two Puppies trying to rescue their human friend in a haunted mansion. Create your puppy, explore spooky environments and defeat evil creatures in an action packed adventure!
Sweetheart (PC)
Survive the breakup with your high school sweetheart of 15 years. Escape her Hollywood mansion where fame, dysfunction, and the fantasy of everlasting love has mutated your lifelong partner into a monster.
It launches in 2027.
We Are So Cooked (PC)
You and your friends are in trouble. Big trouble. You’ve accidentally killed someone, and now you have to get rid of the evidence. “We Are So Cooked” is a 1-4 player co-op physics-stealth game where the objective is simple: Get the body to the exit. The execution? That’s the hard part.
It releases 15 October 2026.
Amphibian (PC, PS5, Switch, Xbox Series)
A countrywide drought forces Sapo and his frog allies into war against the invading toads. As dehydration and starvation grip the pond, they must hurry to find a solution to the crisis – and liberate their homeland.
Prospera (PC)
Prospera is a first- & third person citybuilder set in the Victorian era, blending survival, crafting, strategy, management. Rise to an industrial tycoon as you build, manage, and explore your city. Plan production chains, optimize logistics, and ensure prosperity.
It’s releasing in 2027.
Apart (PC)
APART™ Is a third-person adventure game that follows an undead child with a severed arm companion whose bond seems to defy death. Survive and explore a world plunged into darkness after a tech breakthrough turns biological remains into humanity’s most valuable energy source.
Vikings Dynasty (PC)
Embrace viking life and earn Valhalla’s blessing. Survive in the harsh norse environments and praise the Gods. Become a Jarl, control every aspect of your village and protect your community at all costs. Build and customize ships and explore the fjords in the unforgiving world of Vikings Dynasty.
Medieval Dynasty (PC, PS5, Xbox Series)
Hunt, survive, build and lead in the harsh Middle Ages: Create your own Medieval Dynasty and ensure its long-lasting prosperity or die trying! Play alone or team up with friends to enjoy the ultimate medieval experience.
Hunting Pack DLC launches 22 September 2026. The Backwood DLC launches in 2027.
Young Suns (PC)
Build a home on your own spaceship and take it adventuring across a newly liberated Jupiter. A cozy 1-4 player narrative life sim where you explore, salvage, and repair to help a huge cast of lovable characters make society better.
It launches for Xbox on PC on 31 August 2026, with a Steam release to follow by the end of 2026.
Nivalis Nights (PC)
Grow your business, manage restaurants and nightclubs, make friends and enemies, buy and decorate apartments, go fishing and maybe even find love in a cyberpunk city that stretches from the ocean to the clouds.
It launches 29 September 2026.
Aloft – Discovery and Ancestry Update (PC)
Soar the skies in Aloft, the co-op sandbox survival game set in a world of floating islands. Build any island into a skyship, your home in the clouds. Find lost knowledge, cure the fungal corruption, and brave the hurricane to restore the ecosystem.
Hoarder (PC)
Clean. Possess. Control. Hoarder begins as a mundane cleaning simulator that spirals into a distant nightmare. Scavenge the hoarders’ house, recover what should be forgotten, and if you go far enough, you might reach the top of the pyramid or the bottom of the abyss.
Launching in 2027.
Shoe It All! (Android, iOS, PC, PS5, Switch, Xbox Series)
Launch shoes from a swing to solve clever physics puzzles. Master trick shots, uncover hidden secrets and discover smarter solutions with fewer throws.
It releases 3 September 2026. A demo is available on Steam.
Afterworld (PC)
Lead a tribe of survivors, rediscover ancient technology, manage wasteland settlements and wage wars of conquest and political struggle in Afterworld, an original post-apocalyptic survival grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studio, the creators of Crusader Kings III and Hearts of Iron IV.
Wanderburg (PC)
Drive your Castle on Wheels into battle in this minimalist medieval roguelike of roaming fortresses! Devour entire villages, build your modular arsenal of siege weapons and arcane machinery as you grow with every stronghold you crush.
It enters Early Access on 8 September 2026. A demo is available now.
Black Walls (PC)
Explore a silent, impossible world of puzzles and obstacles. Make symbolic choices whose consequences may not be clear, your decisions shape your ending. Choose Chill Mode for a calm, mysterious journey with nothing hunting you, or Horror Mode for fear, danger, and something that wants you dead.
It releases in 2027.
And that’s everything from the Future Games Show at gamescom 2026. What were your highlights? Did you see everything announced at Opening Night Live?
