Inspired by Darkest Dungeon and Loop Hero, a new turn-based RPG by a Total War: Warhammer 3 modder mixes grimdark fantasy and harsh realism.

A combination of Cyberpunk 2077 and Civilization 6, new 4X strategy game Neural Dominion is set for an early access launch later in 2024.

The upcoming Dungeons and Kingdoms—which releases in early access on Steam soon—falls into the genre mashup category for me. Like Mount and Blade and Crypt of the Necrodancer, it takes two great tastes and sees if they taste great together. This time around we've got a medieval kingdom sim mashed up with soulslike dungeon delving, and it looks promising.

Indie game developer GorillaSoftWorks and publisher Camlann Games have officially released The Ancients into Early Access this week. In case you haven't seen this one yet, the game will have you going way back to the early days of humanity's rise on Earth as you lead a clan of prehistoric people as you attempt to make it through the last piece of the Ice Age.

This is one of the most wonderful combinations of games, influences, and broader gaming culture that you’re likely to see in 2024, a surprise nexus point of classic and contemporary PC history all rolled into a superb-looking new space game. It starts with Freelancer, the much-loved dogfight and trading simulation from 2003, originally conceived by Chris Roberts – that’s the same Chris Roberts behind Roberts Space Industries and Star Citizen.