July 2026

July 2026: Sandbox News Roundup

Another summer month means more gaming news! Check out all the things you may have missed from Sandbox clients in July of 2026 (aaaand a little bit into August) as we power up for Gamescom and fall!

New Game Releases

  • ReStory, the chill Y2K-era electronics repair sim from tinyBuild & I Am Future dev Mandragora, is now available on Steam!
  • Punch in for your summer job…of death! tinyBuild’s co-op horror cooking game Happy’s Humble Burger Cult is also out now on Steam!
  • Ready to face the Dealer? Mike Klubnika and Critical Reflex’s Russian Roulette-inspired horror hit Buckshot Roulette is out now on Xbox consoles & Game Pass.

New Game Reveals

  • TRAILMARK Games and Coolabi Group have revealed a new turn-based RPG based on the beloved Warrior Cats book series. Warrior Cats: Clans of the Forest will arrive this fall on PC and consoles.
  • Bit Bot has partnered with acclaimed comic creator Tyler Kirkham to create a new Final Boss video game adaptation based on the best-selling comic book series!
  • Revealed by tinyBuild, Probably Stolen is a new and upcoming cyberpunk shopkeeping simulator where the goods aren’t quiiiite legal. Check out the debut playtest on Steam now!
  • Buckle up! Saber Interactive has announced its next immersive driving sim, Rideshare “Stimulator” – where every passenger you pick up has a story to tell. Get ready to manage your own rideshare business and enjoy the drive later this year on PC, PS5 and XSX!

Upcoming Game Releases

  • Arc Games and Jonathan Blow’s massive puzzle adventure Order of the Sinking Star announced it will launch on PlayStation 5 later this year (in addition to previously announced platforms Steam and Nintendo Switch 2).
  • Twisted Tower, the dark new action-adventure FPS from Thomas Brush and 3D Realms, will launch on August 18 on Steam!
  • Focus Entertainment confirmed that BioEden, the cozy nature management game, will release on both PC as well as consoles (PS5, XSX & Nintendo Switch 2) on September 3! Start breathing life back into a barren world with the free Steam demo now!
  • The long-awaited next entry in tinyBuild’s legendary competitive platform racing series, SpeedRunners 2: King of Speed, announced it’ll zoom onto PC and consoles on September 3!
  • NASCAR 26, the return of the genuine high-octane driving franchise developed by iRacing, announced it will launch on September 18 on PC, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5!
  • The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival, the new single-player beat ’em up set in the gripping world of AMC’s The Walking Dead, is also coming on September 18 to PC and consoles.
  • The story-rich prison break RPG Back to the Dawn arrives on PlayStation 5 on October 22 — there’s even a free demo you can play now!

New Game Updates

  • Tempest Rising players got hands-on with the Veti faction with an updated demo featuring the first two missions from the hit RTS’s new upcoming single-player campaign expansion, kicking off at Steam’s TactiCon event!
  • Star Trek Online: Undiscovered – the latest season of the long-running MMORPG – launched with new events, encounters and a reimagining of “The Ultimate Klingon” story arc.
  • Saber Interactive’s Bus Bound is back with even more content! The premium “Hidden Gems Tour” DLC is here featuring all-new sightseeing tours – and there’s also a free update for all players featuring 2 new buses and an expansion to the city map including 3 new zones.
  • “Contraband,” the new DLC for Saber’s port simulation game Docked, is out now on PS5, XSX & PC. Track down an illegal smuggling ring with the new forklift vehicle and X-ray tool!
  • Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2‘s “Confrontation Update” is out now on PS5, XSX & PC. Enjoy new PvP maps, enemies, heroic weapons and more, with even more content planned ahead for Year 3!

New Trailers & More

  • Critical Reflex debuted a host of new trailers at the Secret Sauce and Convergence showcases, including new videos for Altered Alma, Being and Becoming, Grobnopolis | Last Days and SATED!
  • Learn all about the horrors that Hell is ready to unleash in an all-new dev diary for Saber Interactive’s Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival.

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