Sandbox had a jam-packed September! Here’s a quick overview of all the stories we shared in September 2025 – including the first-ever CRITICAL REFLEX TIME SHOWCASE – ICYMI!

SPECIAL EVENT! CRITICAL REFLEX TIME WRAP-UP!

• Critical Reflex debuted their first-ever Critical Reflex Time Showcase, including new looks at Altered Alma, Drowned Lake, GIMMIKO, and more! You can read a full roundup of the sensory extravaganza here.
• It’s time to open the door. The highly anticipated anxiety-horror title No, I’m not a Human released on Steam and quickly became one of the top games on Twitch at launch!
• TROLEU, the unhinged action trolley conductor simulator, launched on Steam. What are you waiting for – go punch that grandma off the trolley!
• To cap off a milestone week for Critical Reflex, Eclipsium, the surreal horror title from developer Housefire, also launched on Steam.
• To celebrate Mouthwashing’s one-year anniversary, the team released a new accolades trailer and opened pre-orders for an in-depth book covering the game’s design and development from Lost In Cult and written by Khee Hoon Chan.

New Game Releases

• tinyBuild’s poultry-based PvPvE survival game DUCKSIDE came to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S consoles on September 3!
• Focus Entertainment’s chaotic co-op space adventure Void Crew launched on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on September 4.
• Dovetail Games released the latest addition in the hit train simulation series – Train Sim World 6! This newest release features new trains on three new routes, plus unpredictable and exciting features to keep both long-time and new players surprised!
• I’m ready, I’m ready! Join SpongeBob, Timmy Turner, Jimmy Neutron and more in the universe-colliding family ARPG Nicktoons & The Dice of Destiny, which launched on September 30.
• A Christmas adventure comes home with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, a family-friendly platforming adventure out now on consoles and PC!

Game Reveals & Release Updates

• tinyBuild unveiled The Lift, a first-person, supernatural handyman sim coming to PC in 2026, with console versions to follow! Renovate an abandoned research facility in an innovative game where house-flipping gameplay and mind-bending storytelling combine.
• Publisher Mystic Forge and acclaimed designer Rami Ismail revealed the genre-defying action-strategy game Australia Did It.
• iRacing Studios debuted an extended gameplay trailer for NASCAR 25, set to launch on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on October 14 and PC on November 11.
• Deus Ex returns! Revealed during Sony’s State of Play, Deus Ex Remastered is the definitive edition of the iconic cyberpunk immersive sim, enhanced for modern platforms with new visual upgrades, controller support, and other quality-of-life improvements, coming to PC, PS5, XSX & Switch on Feb. 5, 2026!
• Aldin Dynamics’ Waltz of the Wizard revealed an October 27 release date for the game on iOS, happening same-day as the debut of the massive “Skully’s Fantastic Fails Update” on iOS, PC and Meta Quest (with PlayStation soon to follow).

New Expansion Releases + Game Updates

• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 launched its GIGANTIC Anniversary Update, bringing new game modes, maps, enemies, weapons and more to the smash-hit action title.
• RoadCraft’s first major DLC, the “Rebuild Expansion,” launched bringing new maps, missions and vehicles to the heavy-machinery sim along with free content for all players.
• SnowRunner’s fourth major expansion – “High Voltage” – released on PC and consoles, taking players to the northwestern expanse of Washington!
• The Overwhelmingly Positive-rated retro horror-shooter CULTIC launched its “Chapter Two” expansion, concluding the story from Chapter One.
• World War Z’s “Heavy Ordnance” update launched, bringing new heat to the beloved zombie survival shooter!
• Tempest Rising, the hit RTS from Saber Interactive’s 3D Realms, dropped the “Triple Threat Update, bringing with it a new map, full spectator mode, and the introduction of 3v3 matches for truly epic battles.

New Game Trailers & Other Stories

• The fast-paced multiplayer action platformer Speedrunners 2: King of Speed began an open playtest on Steam, letting players jump into the high-stakes competitive world of eight-player platforming.
• Saber Interactive’s driving game Bus Bound showcased a new gameplay trailer ahead of its expected launch next year on PC and consoles.
• 3D Realms’ Painkiller announced the new “Rogue Angel” game mode, bringing roguelike replay excitement to the FPS when it launches on October 21. 3D Realms also dropped a new gameplay trailer at the Horror Game Awards Halloween Showcase!
• Lessaria, an all-new fantasy RTS from Polden Publishing inspired by the classic Majesty series, launched a public demo and revealed an October 24 launch date!
• PIONER, the post-apocalyptic MMO shooter from GFA Games, dropped an action-packed new trailer teasing the game’s upcoming PC Open Beta.

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