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The new Pokopia update is here. Alongside a new DLC, the game also brings new items and a few changes of its own. We update this article after every Nintendo announcement and add new content immediately after release. New Features Feature Free Update DLC Diving ability ✓ ✓ Underwater building ✓ ✓ Cross-world storage ✓ ✓ Expanded decorations ✓ ✓ New world Blubby Basin ✓ New furniture ✓ F.A.Q From which environment level are the new items available? The safe is available starting at environment level 7 in Palette Town. In our environment level guide, you'll find the fastest way to increase your environment level. Some of the new building elements, such as the glass blueprint set, which offers new options for roofs and windows, become available once you level up the environment level of any world, or from level 10 onward. How do I get the new cross-world storage system? Once you've raised Neulandia's environment level to 10, you can purchase the Storage System Guide for 3,000 units in the PC Shop. Is there a way to use the new storage system without having Neulandia at Level 10? Yes, north of Blubbmeria (DLC required), there’s a house that resembles Bill’s house from the old Pokémon editions. There are two storage systems located there. Aren’t two storage systems too few if I need one in each world in Pokopia? To start with, it makes sense to set up one of the storage systems where you set up your main base. One storage system holds 140 items. If you carry the other storage system in your bag, you can set it up anywhere, access the items, and take it with you again.
August 2026 is shaping up to be a real highlight for cozy game fans. Alongside gamescom, which traditionally brings countless announcements and first looks at upcoming titles, this month also sees the release of many already-confirmed feel-good adventures. Whether it's relaxing city builders, lovingly crafted hidden object games, or charming farming and exploration titles – the selection is diverse. Many players are especially looking forward to the release of Capy Castaway, while Lou's Lagoon also ranks among the month's most promising cozy games. Here you'll find an overview of all cozy game releases in August 2026. The most important cozy game releases in August 2026 Date Name Platform 08/04/2026 Big Walk PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 08/05/2026 Block Block Block PC 08/05/2026 Fields of Mistra PC 08/05/2026 Mazey Village PC 08/06/2026 Doloc Town PC 08/06/2026 ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs PC 08/06/2026 Capy Castaway PC 08/06/2026 Spiritstead PC 08/06/2026 Mind Inc PC 08/12/2026 Verde PC 08/17/2026 Tukoni: Forest Keepers PC 08/26/2026 Find My Frogs: Branches PC 08/27/2026 Lou's Lagoon PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch 08/28/2026 A Little Age PC Big Walk Release: August 4, 2026 Genre: Co-op online walker Platform: PC Link: Big Walk on Steam The creators of Untitled Goose Game invite you, in their new title Big Walk, to hike together, relax – and get lost. Block Block Block Release: August 5, 2026 Genre: Building simulator Platform: PC Link: Block Block Block on Steam In this cozy building game, all kinds of wooden blocks can be stacked to create castles, palaces, houses, or entire landscapes. Fields of Mistra Release: August 5, 2026 Genre: Life sim Platform: PC Link: Fields of Mistra on Steam In this pixel-art life sim, you have to revive the town, grow food, date one of 12 love interests, survive the changing seasons, and get to know more than 30 villagers and their stories. Mazey Village Release: August 5, 2026 Genre: Life sim Platform: PC Link: Mazey Village on Steam Mazey Village is a cozy village-rebuilding adventure in which a tornado scatters houses, residents, and their precious belongings. You help rebuild the village and support its residents. Doloc Town Release: August 6, 2026 Genre: Vertical farming sim Platform: PC Link: Doloc Town on Steam In Doloc Town we play a young scrap collector who revives a vertically rising farm. ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs Release: August 6, 2026 Genre: Repair simulation Platform: PC Link: ReStory on Steam In ReStory we run an old-fashioned electronics workshop in Tokyo in the mid-2000s. We repair iconic game consoles as well as phones, music players, and other nostalgic devices to attract more customers. Capy Castaway Release: August 6, 2026 Genre: Adventure Platform: PC Link: Capy Castaway on Steam Capy Castaway is a cozy adventure in which a capybara and a clever crow solve puzzles, help lost animals, and explore a mysterious island after a flood. Spiritstead Release: August 6, 2026 Genre: Co-op online walker Platform: PC Link: Spiritstead on Steam Spiritstead is a town-building game set in a world full of magic. Build a village and take care of its residents with the help of the hidden spirits you encounter. Mind Inc Release: August 6, 2026 Genre: Puzzle Adventure Platform: PC Link: Mind Inc on Steam Mind Inc is a puzzle adventure set in the labyrinth of the mind. Collect scattered fragments of thought and restore forgotten memories. Verde Release: August 12, 2026 Genre: Construction Simulation Platform: PC Link: Verde on Steam Verde is a cozy town-building game with a special focus on nature. Build homes for the Seedlets, fulfill their wishes, and watch your little town come to life. Tukoni: Forest Keepers Release: August 17, 2026 Genre: Puzzle Adventure Platform: PC Link: Tukoni on Steam Tukoni is a sweet and cozy puzzle adventure. Play as the forest spirit Tukoni, meet unique characters, solve engaging puzzles, brew fragrant tea, and explore a magical world full of kindness. Find My Frogs: Branches Release: August 26, 2026 Genre: Hidden Object Game Platform: PC Link: FindMyFrogs on Steam Find My Frogs: Branches is a cozy hidden object game in which we search for frogs and toads in a hand-drawn village high up in the branches of an old tree. Lou's Lagoon Release: August 27, 2026 Genre: Adventure Platform: PC Link: Lou's Lagoon on Steam In Lou's Lagoon we help rebuild a community and uncover the mystery behind our uncle's disappearance. A Little Age Release: August 28, 2026 Genre: Construction Simulation Platform: PC Link: A Little Age on Steam A Little Age is a cozy, minimalist city builder. We build a network of settlements, each with its own small economy, directing resources between them at our own pace, which can be paused at any time.
August 2026 brings a whole lot of exciting horror games and horror games releases . From atmospheric indie horror games to gripping survival horror titles and long-awaited AAA horror games – horror fans have plenty of new highlights to look forward to. Whether it's psychological horror, co-op horror, or story-driven horror adventures: the new horror games in August 2026 offer the right scare for every taste. In our overview you'll find all the important horror game releases for August 2026, including release date , platforms (PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch), and each title's key features. That way you won't miss a single horror game new release , you'll stay up to date on all horror games 2026, and you can add the best new horror games straight to your wishlist. The most important horror game releases in August 2026 Date Name Platform 08/05/2026 Uncanny Tales: The Watcher PC 08/06/2026 DIG DIG DIE PC 08/06/2026 The Skin Stapler PC 08/06/2026 Grim Axiom PC 08/06/2026 RUNT PC 08/07/2026 GRAIN ROT PC 08/07/2026 Touch of Madness PC 08/11/2026 No More Room in Hell 2 PlayStation 5, PC, Xbox Series X 08/13/2026 Clawed PC 08/13/2026 Creepshow PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X 08/14/2026 Static Dread: The Submarine PC 08/18/2026 The Sinking City 2 PC, PlayStation 5 08/18/2026 Twisted Tower PC 08/20/2026 Mortal Shell 2 PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X 08/25/2026 Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X Uncanny Tales: The Watcher Release: August 5, 2026 Genre: Horror Platform: PC Link: Uncanny Tales The Watcher on Steam Uncanny Tales is an episodic horror game in which you have to survive horror scenarios across different stories. This time you're the new forest ranger who moved into the wilderness of the Altai in search of peace and relaxation. But the calm at this place is only an illusion. Dig Dig Die Release: 08/06/2026 Genre: Online co-op fun horror Platform: PC Link: Dig Dig Die on Steam Dig Dig Die is an online co-op horror game for up to 6 players. As pirates, you plunder graveyards and fly a cursed flying ship over the levels while looting, fighting, and surviving. The Skin Stapler Release: August 6, 2026 Genre: Retro-style PSX grindhouse horror Platform: PC Link: The Skin Stapler on Steam After Tainted Pact Games already taught us to fear in Flesh Made Fear, they're following up this year with The Skin Stapler. In this self-described retro-styled PSX grindhouse horror game, we head to Carrion City, where we accompany Detective Dick Slater as he tries to catch the legendary serial killer they call the Skin Stapler. Grim Axiom Release: August 6, 2026 Genre: Isometric soulslike horror Platform: PC Link: Grim Axiom on Steam In this isometric labyrinth crawler you'll encounter mutated monsters and have to fight your way through the ruins of a forgotten civilization in soulslike fashion. RUNT Release: August 6, 2026 Genre: Horror visual novel Platform: PC Link: RUNT on Steam In RUNT you take on the role of 19-year-old Runt Strayer, the sole survivor of five brothers who are being hunted by a cult called Mouth of God. GRAIN ROT Release: August 7, 2026 Genre: Horror co-op extraction builder Platform: PC Link: GRAIN ROT on Steam GRAIN ROT is a horror co-op extraction builder in which you descend into ruins in a burning wasteland, smash furniture, and search for loot before the Corrupted show up. Touch of Madness Release: August 7, 2026 Genre: 2D survival horror Platform: PC Link: Touch of Madness on Steam Touch of Madness feels a bit reminiscent of Undertale at first glance. But in this 2D survival horror experience, you play as Neo, who must survive an endless nightmare within his own mind. No More Room in Hell 2 Release: August 11, 2026 Genre: Co-op survival shooter Platform: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X Link: No More Room in Hell 2 on Steam The survival co-op shooter No More Room in Hell 2 finally leaves Early Access behind, while at the same time opening up crossplay between PC, PlayStation, and Xbox. Clawed Release: August 13, 2026 Genre: Third-person shooter Platform: PC Link: Clawed on Steam An action shooter set in a dino park? That idea might just become reality with Clawed. Whether this unknown dino shooter can follow in the footsteps of other dino games, we'll find out in mid-August. Creepshow Release: August 13, 2026 Genre: Horror anthology Platform: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X Link: Creepshow on Steam We've waited a long time, but now the game based on the TV-inspired anthology series Creepshow is finally here. In short episodes, it recreates the scary stories you'll likely already know from the show. Static Dread: The Submarine Release: August 14, 2026 Genre: Psychological horror Platform: PC Link: Static Dread on Steam Lovecraft-inspired games are once again the most popular genre right now, and in Static Dread we once more have to fight, solve puzzles, and, not to forget, survive our way through the cult author's horror visions. In a failed submarine mission, it's up to us to find out what's waiting for us in the depths of the Arctic Ocean. The Sinking City 2 Release: August 18, 2026 Genre: Survival horror Platform: PC, PlayStation 5 Link: The Sinking City 2 on Steam Another Lovecraft-inspired game – this time set in the 1920s. Just like in the predecessor, we have to solve puzzles, fight, and uncover the secrets of the city of Arkham. Twisted Tower Release: August 18, 2026 Genre: Survival horror Platform: PC Link: Twisted Tower on Steam In Twisted Tower you fight your way through an abandoned 1950s amusement park full of fairy-tale mascots, tricky puzzles, and deadly traps, trying to save the love of your life. Mortal Shell 2 Release: August 20, 2026 Genre: Souls-like Platform: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X Link: Mortal Shell 2 on Steam Just like its predecessor, Mortal Shell 2 has us fighting our way through a mysterious world and standing up against false gods, in classic souls-like fashion. Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Release: August 25, 2026 Genre: Tactical co-op shooter Platform: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X Link: Aliens Fireteam Elite 2 on Steam In Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, up to four players are sent into the most dangerous corners of the Alien universe. Together you must survive and hold your ground against attacks from every direction.
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