Summer is off to a hot start with both the Women-Led Games and Latin American Games Showcases pulling out all the stops at Summer Game Fest. From scorching game premieres to offering up release dates for some of your most anticipated games, here’s the biggest announcements you missed.
Ornament Tower
Created by Lotovik, former lead pixel artist of Fields of Mistria, Ornament Tower is an action-adventure and puzzle game for up to two players. You play as Azulin and Guaraná who, after getting transformed by a curse for approaching Ornament Tower, decide to climb it together in order to recover their original bodies.
Wishlist Ornament Tower on Steam.
Kernel Hearts
Kernel Hearts is a unique blend of action RPG and roguelike elements with online multiplayer co-op for up to four friends. As part of the M.A.H.O.U Unit, you are tasked with climbing the Tower of Babel, eliminating the angelic creatures in your path as you dethrone God and save a world drowning in ashes.
Wishlist Kernel Hearts on Steam.
SHADE Protocol
SHADE Protocol is a 2D cyber-fantasy Metroidvania where precision combat, fluid mobility, and an intricate narrative collide. Set in a dying world overtaken by Elythium, a sentient metal that has turned against the world, players assume the role of Zura, a prototype Replica that can recompile reality. As the last hope for humanity and free-willed machines, she must navigate the ruins of civilization, master lost technologies, and defy an enemy that has rewritten the fabric of existence itself.
Wishlist SHADE Protocol on Steam.
Tenebris Somnia
Tenebris Somnia is a survival horror adventure game in the same vein as classics like Silent Hill or Resident Evil – but adapted to a retro 2D aesthetic from the 8 or 16-bit era. You will struggle to survive while solving puzzles and fighting horrible creatures. Yet the secrets of the game lie within its cinematics. When you reach certain key points you will see sequences from a completely different point of view, made in live action with real actors and practical effects – created by a professional and award winning film crew from Argentina.
Wishlist Tenebris Somnia on Steam.
Bunraku
In this magical Japanese puppet theater, the spirits of legendary warriors come back to life to recreate ancient battles in a show full of ninja action and tactical combat movements. The audience vibrates with every attack and cheers with every parry while ninja attacks fly across the stage. Gather your friends and join online or local battles of up to 8 players to discover who has what it takes to become the star of the show.
Wishlist Bunraku on Steam.
Tempus Vitae
In this sci-fi metroidvania first-person shooter Tempus Vitae, you play as Alex, a time-displaced astronaut unraveling the space station Theia doomed in both the war-torn 2185 and the post-apocalyptic 2385 to find your lost brother. Master an arsenal of time travel abilities and weapons, but beware: what you do in the present will affect the future.
Wishlist Tempus Vitae on Steam.
Magical Blush
Magical Blush is a top-down action-adventure where fast-paced elemental combat meets Metroidvania-style exploration. Chain spell combos, exploit elemental weaknesses, rescue survivors, and battle the powerful Elemental Lords as you explore the wondrous world of Wyn as Arnin, a powerful mage and the guardian of the Elemental Lords.
Wishlist Magical Blush on Steam.
Watch the full Latin American Games Showcase 2026 here:
