December 2025: Sandbox News Roundup

New Game Announcements

At The Game Awards, Larian announced Divinity, the studio’s biggest game ever, with a trailer you simply have to see! Keep an eye out for more news in the future!

Announced at the Wholesome Snack showcase, tinyBuild’s ReStory is a charming new electronics shop sim set in Y2K-era Japan, coming later this year. Run your own repair biz, fixing game systems, virtual pets, cellphones and more. Don’t miss the game’s first playtest on Steam now!

Radical Theory revealed Westlanders, a new open-world survival, crafting, building, and management game with co-op inspired by the 19th Century Wild West!

New Game Launches

FEROCIOUS, tinyBuild’s harrowingly immersive dinosaur FPS, launched on PC! Use whatever weapons you can get your hands on against mercs and dinos, or take control of the dinos and smash your foes!

PIONER, the highly anticipated post-apocalyptic open-world MMO FPS, released on Steam Early Access! Explore Tartarus, a Soviet-inspired sci-fi wasteland filled with tons of lore, mysteries, story quests, dangers and anomalies.

Assemble, Eye-vengers! Hero Bootcamp is Petricore’s new hilariously inventive and enjoyable VR mini-game collection, which launched for free on all Meta Quest devices and features amazing eye-tracking mechanics on Meta Quest Pro!

Upcoming Game Releases

Focus Entertainment revealed a January 20 launch date for the mesmerizing sci-fi metroidvania MIO: Memories In Orbit on PC & consoles.

At The Game Awards, John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando, the ’80s action-horror co-op shooter from Saber Interactive and Focus Entertainment, revealed it will launch on March 12, 2026, on PC, PS5 and XSX.

tinyBuild’s I Am Future, the cozy, post-apocalyptic survival game, announced it is coming to PS5, XSX and Nintendo Switch on January 8! Stay chill in a drowned world by fishing, farming, crafting, cooking, and much more.

Undead worlds collide! AMC’s The Walking Dead is coming as the newest DLC for Saber’s hit co-op zombie shooter World War Z, with three action-packed story campaign chapters coming this month on PC, PlayStation & Xbox!

New Trailers

Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival, the upcoming horror-action game from Saber Interactive, revealed an all-new developer diary video featuring Pinhead himself, Doug Bradley, at the Horror Game Awards!

Crosswind, the upcoming pirate survival game, has officially rebranded as Windrose with a new trailer showcasing the swashbuckling adventure that awaits!

Docked, Saber Interactive’s upcoming port management sim, released a new trailer celebrating the enthusiastic feedback to its debut Steam demo, available now on Steam.

New Game Updates

Tempest Rising‘s “Superior Firepower” update launched on Steam featuring new superweapons, player tools and more.

RoadCraft‘s new forestry-themed “Timberworks Pack” DLC launched on PS5, XSX & PC. The state-of-the-art sandbox sim from Focus Entertainment and Saber Interactive also has a new demo featuring 10 hours of co-op gameplay on PC, PlayStation and Xbox!

Nicktoons & The Dice of Destiny, the epic fantasy crossover ARPG, launched on Nintendo Switch 2 featuring 1240p, 60FPS visuals and other enhancements!

theHunter: Call of the Wild‘s new “Scotland Hunting Reserve” DLC is out now on PC, PlayStation and Xbox! Track Scotland’s most iconic species in Tòrr nan Sithean amidst breathtaking scenery and legendary landmarks.

Infinity: HexaDome Tactics launched a new Steam demo! Engage in brutal, fast-paced, 1v1 strategy battles with a roster of unique Champions on a constantly evolving battlefield and give the crowd the show of a lifetime!

Painkiller‘s “Metal as Hell” update and DLC arrived on PS5, XSX and PC! Experience new combat items, Rogue Angel Mode content and a host of quality-of-life improvements.

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