Build, Trade, and Conquer the Medieval World  in City States: Medieval – Demo Available Now on Steam

[Canada, Toronto] February 2, 2026— Fans of RTS and grand strategy, it’s time to sharpen your maps and ledgers. The City States: Medieval demo is live now on Steam, offering a guided first look at a deep medieval strategy experience. Developed by Reverie World Studios and published in partnership with indie.io, the demo invites players to step into a world shaped by ambition, influence, and long-term decision-making.

City States: Medieval is a grand strategy game where power is earned through trade, diplomacy, and carefully chosen military campaigns. Players guide ambitious medieval city-states across a living world, managing economic networks, navigating shifting alliances, and responding to threats both at home and abroad.

Central to every decision is a single Hero,  the player’s leader and strategic anchor. This Hero doesn’t simply provide passive bonuses; their physical presence determines how the game is played. When stationed in a city, players gain direct real-time control, enabling rapid RTS-style construction, hands-on city defense, and active command of armies. When the Hero leaves, the city continues to function on the world map, but progress slows, and conflicts are resolved at a higher strategic level.

This creates a constant strategic push and pull for players. Keeping the Hero at home strengthens infrastructure and defenses, while sending them into the wider world opens expansion opportunities. As the Hero gains levels and new abilities, their influence over the fate of the city-state grows, deepening the long-term strategy and forcing players to reassess where their leader is needed most.

Demo Features:

The demo is taken directly from one of the game’s three full campaigns, placing players in the opening chapter of the Republic of Genoa storyline, offering players 3.5–4 hours of meaningful progression. Over the course of play, players will travel across the medieval world — from the Holy Land to Italy — encountering distinct cultures, cities, and political landscapes while learning how economic networks, political relationships, and military conflicts interconnect. 

Players are given room to experiment and make long-term decisions, and experience how trade, diplomacy, and warfare shape the rise of a city-state over time. In the finished game, this campaign spans25–30 hours, making the demo a substantial introduction to the systems and pacing of the full experience. 

Players can try the City States: Medieval demo, now available on Steam. To stay up to date on development Wishlist and follow on Steam. 

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Tackle Trauma with the Undead in Vampire Therapist, Launching on Consoles Later This Month

A therapy session you can really sink your teeth into

Berlin, Germany — February 3, 2026 | Little Bat Games, in partnership with Ultimate Games S.A., is thrilled to announce that its BAFTA-nominated visual novel adventure through the (im)mortal mind, Vampire Therapist, is coming to PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch later this month, before arriving on Xbox in March.

Released on PC in 2024, Vampire Therapist sees players take on the role of a reformed Wild West gunslinger-slash-vampire, as they guide their fellow undead spawn through the twists and turns of an immortal existence. The world may not accept them, but perhaps they can learn to accept themselves.

Watch the Vampire Therapist Accolades Trailer below:

Vampire Therapist launches on consoles complete with the base game, all free content updates, and the Couples Therapy DLC included. The game has also been revamped with improved controller support, so console players can sink into their chaise longue (other sofa types are available) and enjoy Vampire Therapist in relaxed repose.

Vampire Therapist Features:

• Real Therapy Concepts: You’ll learn and apply real cognitive behavioral therapy concepts vetted by licensed therapists. By challenging client statements that contain “cognitive distortions”, you’ll help vampires see where their thoughts don’t match reality.
• A Comedic Look Through History: Meet emotionally damaged vampires from ancient Greece, Renaissance Italy, revolutionary France, Tudor England, and Iron Age Ireland.
• An All-Star Voice Cast:  Featuring Matthew Mercer (Critical Role, Baldur’s Gate 3), Francesca Meaux (Hades), Sarah Grayson (Gone Home, Hades II), Kylie Clark, and the game’s creator, Cyrus Nemati (Hades, Pyre).
• Unique Setting: Vampire Therapist merges cozy self-introspection with a dark European goth vibe. In fact, the whole thing takes place above a goth club in Germany filled with willing necks to bite.
• Minigames: Learn mindfulness meditation, safely and consensually bite sexy necks!

Vampire Therapist launches on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch on 17 February 2026, before arriving on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S on 5 March 2026.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Cozy Match-3 Chowdown Kitty Is Coming to Steam on February 12, 2026 

[January 29, 2026] Meow, we’re talking! Chowdown Kitty, the cozy Match-3 puzzle game about feeding endlessly adorable felines, developed by indie studio Lunar Peace, launches on Steam February 12. In Chowdown Kitty, the goal is simple: match tiles, fill bowls with treats, and keep the cats fed. Do that, and your reward is more cats. Many more cats. It’s easy to learn, hard to put down, and dangerously cute.

Blending the relaxed joy of pet-focused games, the irresistible pull of collecting cute cats, and the instantly familiar satisfaction of Match-3 puzzles, Chowdown Kitty encourages players to progress at their own pace. While each level is timed to add energy and light challenge, the overall experience stays friendly, relaxing, and welcoming. As players fill bowls and unlock new feline friends, they build a cozy story centered around care, companionship, and creativity, in a world made for cats and the people who love them.

Cozy Gameplay ( But the cats are impatient)

Match three or more tiles to drop treats into waiting bowls. Feed the cats enough, and they’ll happily move in with you. But keep an eye on the timer,  the clock doesn’t stop ticking, and nobody wants disappointed cats staring them down.

Hundreds of Cats to Adopt. Literally

There are dozens of stages and hundreds of hungry kitties to collect, each ready to join your growing cat-alogue. Cats can be dressed up with hats and accessories, adding even more personality to your feline friends. Keep them happily fed and spoil them with toys!

Hang out in the Lounge

Need a break from feeding time? Head to The Lounge, a fully customizable hangout where players can relax and interact with their favorite feline companions. Change the vibe of the lounge with an in-game jukebox, decorate the space with items from an ever-changing shop, and build the ultimate cozy cat haven to share with your furry friends.

Chowdown Kitty mixes things up with bonus stages and special challenges that twist the formula using unique power-ups and playful surprises. These stages unlock even more special kitties, because yes, there are always more cats.

Chowdown Kitty launches on Steam February 12, 2026. For anyone who’s ever wished they could adopt every cat they meet,  Chowdown Kitty awaits.

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4Divinity Announces The Defiant

A Story-Driven WWII FPS Portraying the Fire and Fury of the Mysterious Eastern Battlefield.

For decades, World War II games have returned to the same frontlines – the beaches of Normandy, the deserts of North Africa, the cities of Western Europe. Entire wars have been retold through familiar lenses. 

But World War II was larger than that.

Announced today by publisher 4Divinity, a publishing label of GCL Global Holdings [NASDAQ: GCL] and developer Hoothanes, The Defiant is a story-driven first-person shooter set in the Asian theatre of World War II, placing players in the midst of China’s War of Resistance against Japan,  a vast, brutal conflict that cost the lives of countless Chinese soldiers and civilians, yet has remained largely unexplored in games. The Defiant aims to reframe how the FPS genre approaches history, offering a perspective rarely seen in interactive entertainment.

The Defiant is set to launch for PC via Steam and consoles. 

“The latest trailer for The Defiant captures exactly what 4Divinity represents,” said Sebastian Toke, Group CEO of GCL. “We are building a portfolio of bold, story-driven games that bring fresh perspectives to familiar genres. The Defiant shines a light on an important and rarely explored chapter of World War II, delivering a cinematic, authentic experience that reflects our commitment to supporting ambitious creators and meaningful storytelling.”

The latest trailer, released today, offers an early glimpse at the game’s locations, combat, and overall tone, revealing an experience shaped not only by spectacle but by history and cultural identity.

Watch the latest trailer for The Defiant here

Download the press kit here

At its core, The Defiant delivers a cinematic narrative experience. The game unfolds across occupied villages, frozen forests, fortified supply routes, and enemy-controlled urban zones, where every environment is shaped by the realities of guerrilla warfare and survival behind enemy lines.

The combat reflects the nature of the conflict itself. Missions shift fluidly between stealth infiltration, close-quarters firefights, sniping, urban espionage, code-breaking operations, vehicular combat, and sudden large-scale assaults. There are no clear frontlines here, only tension, unpredictability, and moments where careful strategy can be as effective as combat.

Built in Unreal Engine 5 by a veteran team of filmmakers and game developers, The Defiant adopts a restrained yet authentic, human-centred approach to storytelling. The studio’s goal is not only to depict combat, but to convey the emotional weight of resistance and people fighting for survival, identity, and homeland.

Weapons in The Defiant are treated as historical artefacts, not just tools. Players will wield a wide range of firearms rooted in China’s modern wartime history, including the Hanyang Type 88, Mauser C96, Bergmann submachine gun and more. Each weapon is recreated with attention to its origin and role, carrying with it the memory of the era it represents. 

The Defiant is set to launch on PC via Steam and consoles. Wishlist now on Steam.

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[January 29, 2026]  Mini Worlds Dioramas, a cozy sandbox building game from developer Paidotribo,  launched a playable demo today on Steam, inviting players to slow down and create detailed miniature dioramas piece by piece. Published in partnership with indie.io, the demo offers a hands-on introduction to a game built around creativity, atmosphere, and the simple joy of world-building.

Unlike traditional building or simulation games, Mini Worlds Dioramas isn’t about achieving objectives, managing resources, or optimizing systems. Instead, it focuses on the simple joy of creating and personalizing a tiny world. Players freely drag and drop buildings, props, vegetation, people,  animals, resize and reposition elements, and experiment without restriction.  With no pressure to “play correctly,” the experience encourages players to explore, decorate, and iterate until their miniature world feels just right.

The demo begins with a guided tutorial that walks players through building their first tiny world, introducing the game’s intuitive tools and systems. The featured theme in the demo is the Far West, where players can construct cozy frontier-inspired dioramas, populate them with charming details like horses and cats, and fine-tune the atmosphere by adjusting lighting, environmental settings, and music.

Players can switch into Flight Mode, a cinematic free-camera view that allows them to smoothly fly through their creation. This mode encourages players to slow down, admire their work from new angles, and fully experience the tiny world they’ve built.

With multiple themed settings planned for the full release, the demo offers a focused look at the heart of Mini Worlds Dioramas, a relaxed, decorative sandbox built around creativity rather than challenge. The Mini Worlds Dioramas demo is available now on Steam. Players can follow along with development by wishlisting and following the game on Steam, and by keeping up with updates from the developer on X/Twitter and TikTok. 

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