Silly physics sandbox Garry's Mod is getting some big upgrades
Garry's Mod is a game about screwing around, playing with physics and possibly creating your own fun game and it's about to get some big upgrades.
Category: Sandbox
Deep open-world survival game Vintage Story adds a big new weather system
It's getting a lot more difficult to hold myself back on that buy button on Vintage Story, with so many huge updates to it lately. Another is now in testing, adding in a big new weather system.
Do you hear an odd buzzing sound? Minecraft 1.15 is out with a new friend
Mojang just released the stable Minecraft 1.15 build with a new stripey friend, the Buzzy Bee and a bunch of new blocks.
The huge Journey's End update for Terraria is delayed into next year
Terraria is set to get a massive free expansion with the huge Journey's End update, sadly it's not going to make it out the door this year.
The fantastic co-op space sandbox Avorion should now be easier to get going
Avorion already had a lot of things truly nailed down, from the freedom to build and explore to the excellent presentation but one thing it lacked was a good experience for newer users. Now it should be much improved.
Factorio is leaving Early Access in September next year
As a result of the team behind Factorio feeling like it's going on for too long, they've now set a proper release date.
X4: Foundations update 2.60 is out, X4: Split Vendetta and the big 3.0 update both delayed
A couple of bits of news from Egosoft to share for their massive space sci-fi sandbox X4: Foundations.
First-person block-based urban sandbox city-builder 'Voxel Turf' adds new biomes
Voxel Turf is such a unique gem that blends multiple types of games together. It allows you to run around in first-person, build a city and fight off gangs. A big surprise update just dropped too.
Oxygen Not Included should perform a lot better with the latest update
While Oxygen Not Included is one of my favourite games to come out in the last year, it did have a few performance issues here and there which the latest update should hopefully solve.
Build and battle game From the Depths is officially launching this November
Game developer Brilliant Skies sent word that their game From the Depths is getting ready to finally leave Early Access on November 7th.
Minecraft is set to get a huge update to the Nether with new mobs and biomes plus Bees
Mojang have announced some pretty huge additions coming to Minecraft during MINECON and some of it sounds quite exciting!
Kerbal Space Program will continue to be upgraded with a new version on the way
While Kerbal Space Program 2 has been announced (sadly not for Linux), developer Squad is not finished with the original and several big improvements are on the way.
Survival game Vintage Story adds food spoilage, preservation and improved visuals
I have to say, every new release of Vintage Story brings me closer to tapping that buy button as it's really starting to sound pretty sweet.
Space colony building sim Space Haven has a third Alpha release out now
Space Haven from Bugbyte Ltd continues being shaped into something special, with a third Alpha version now available for this unique colony building sim.
Open-world vehicle-based survival game Project 5: Sightseer has been officially released
Set on a huge procedurally generated world, Project 5: Sightseer from the developer of Windward is a sandbox open-world survival game where you pilot various vehicles.
Space drone construction game Nimbatus just had a massive update to the campaign
Nimbatus is all about piecing together blocks in the hope of creating a drone that's not terrible, with the ability to make them autonomous or have direct control of everything it's a very cool game.
Logic World (prev. The Ultimate Nerd Game) release delayed until October
Logic World from Mouse Hat Games (previously called The Ultimate Nerd Game) is delayed, originally due this Summer they've decided to push it back until October.
Space colony sim "Oxygen Not Included" from Klei Entertainment has left Early Access
Probably some of the finest work yet from Klei Entertainment, the space colony sim Oxygen Not Included has now left Early Access.
Open-world sandbox adventure game "TerraTech" now has a co-op campaign for up to 4 players
This is awesome. TerraTech is actually a really fun game for those who like to build vehicles and then go exploring and it just got a big update.
Physics-based building game "Besiege" just had a pretty big update, new levels and plenty of bug fixes
Building machines to destroy in Besiege is pretty fun and it's progressing towards the final release with a pretty huge update now available for this physics-based building game.
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