The inaugural Fall Triple-i Initiative showcase brought viewers a 40-minute show packed with announcements for 40 games from some of the industry’s most beloved creative teams, including new game reveals, DLC announcements for massively popular titles, and release dates for upcoming games.
Keep reading for a recap of what was shown during the event, and try out demos and playtests of the featured games via the Triple-i Initiative Steam event.
Aftergods
Introducing Aftergods, a new top-down survivalite ARPG from the makers of Tribes of Midgard. In Aftergods, you play as a god who survived Ragnarök! Rise from the aftermath to form a new pantheon and restore the fallen Seeds of the World Tree.
Recruit followers, build temples, and battle giant monsters solo or with friends across a mythical handcrafted open world. Aftergods will be available on Steam, Epic Games Store, XBOX Series X|S, and PS5.
Among Us Story: On Guard
From the creators of Among Us comes a new standalone, detective narrative game. Prove your innocence before the Impostor gets to the rest of the crew… and you. Among Us Story: On Guard releases on Feb 17, 2027 on Steam, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and mobile.
Astral Ascent
After more than 4 years of content and dozens of updates, it’s time to come back to the acclaimed platformer roguelite to defeat the Zodiacs in lightning-fast combat!
Both the main cast and iconic bosses from Expedition 33, such as Mimes and Pétank, are joining Astral Ascent. 6 new summons, 3 bosses, 2 Music and 3 different rooms are also included in this free update. And can you hug the Esquie? Of course you can!
The update will be available for free on October 8th on Steam, Humble, Epic Games Store, GOG, PS4/PS5 and Switch 1.
Brotato: Primal Dread
The ultimate potato survivor is back with its new DLC, with bigger enemies. Fight dinosaurs with new brotatoes and evolve your way out of the jungle.Use new weapons and items to show why potatoes are the true apex predator!
Brotato: Primal Dread is launching November 2nd, 2026 on Steam, Epic and GOG. It will also release in early 2027 for consoles (XBOX One & Series, Playstation 4 & 5 and Nintendo Switch 1 & 2) and mobile (iOS and Android).
Canyons
From the creators of Breathedge, this 1–4 player Co-op PvE Shooter drops you into a brutal, ever-changing world where danger can take any shape. Face supernatural creatures known as the Awakened, forge Blood Pacts to wield their abilities, explore hostile canyons aboard colossal Crawlers, build up your settlement and make hard calls to keep your crew alive.
Canyons is now set to launch on Steam, PlayStation 5, XBOX Series X|S and Epic Games Store in November 2027.
Chained Together
A new official map will be added to the co-op game Chained Together for the first time on November 12. A sneak preview shows desks, chairs, and PC monitors.
Dandelion Void
Dandelion Void shadowdropped their first public demo on Steam and announced a partnership with UK indie publisher Kwalee in a new gameplay trailer.
This single player demo is your first chance to explore the jungle-choked halls of the doomed generation ship Pergola. Establish a refuge and forage resources from the remains of your dead ancestors, and try to survive the horrors that doomed them.
Dandelion Void launches into Early Access on Steam in 2027.
DAVE THE DIVER X Subnautica 2 DLC
MINTROCKET has revealed a crossover DLC for DAVE THE DIVER with Subnautica 2, bringing its alien oceans into Dave’s Blue Hole. Coming early 2027 to Steam, PlayStation 4 & 5, XBOX One & Series, Nintendo Switch 1 & 2 and Epic Games Store.
Drunken Goddess Reflux
From the developers of Yunyun Syndrome!? Rhythm Psychosis comes their latest title: Drunken Goddess Reflux! Play shot glass Russian roulette against Femme Soule, a demon who loves you enough to kill you. Break the rules as you drink in this twisted game of Russian roulette, and push the demon till she spills it all.
A Steam demo will release this October 19, with a full release planned for December 8.
Escape The Backrooms
Escape the Backrooms, the viral co-op horror from developers Fancy Games and Blackbird Interactive and publisher Secret Mode, is celebrating reaching over 10 million players with new content coming this December.
Expect fun-filled new levels to party down in – or run away screaming from the terrifying entities that call them home. Dress up all fancy in new skins, coming in October, to really get into the party mood.
False Echo
Step aboard a secret military submarine and decode intercepted messages in this narrative cryptography thriller, where every decision can carry deadly consequences. A demo is available now on Steam, with the full game launching in Spring 2027.
Gods with Badges
Strange Scaffold, (I Am Your Beast, Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator) unveils Gods With Badges, a narrative tactics game examining the power dynamics and institutional incentives of law enforcement through narrative sequences and brutal turn-based battles.
Patrol a dystopian city of the future as Harrow McClellan, a disgraced police officer transferred back to her original post. Change lives. Turn off your bodycam to unlock special dialogue and combat options. Execute your definition of justice. You, like your fellow officers, are a god with a badge.
Haunted Paws
Create your own puppies and embark on a cozy, spooky co-op adventure through a haunted mansion. Solve puzzles, face strange monsters and work together to rescue your missing owner.
Haunted Paws is coming to PlayStation, XBOX, and Nintendo Switch 1 & 2, with a free demo available now on Steam.
Hela: of Mice & Magic
Hela: of Mice & Magic is a heartwarming open-world adventure about the Kind Witch’s tiny mouse familiars, small acts of kindness and the beauty of the Swedish wilderness.
The Hela: of Mice & Magic Demo is now available for the first time on Steam, Epic Games Store and Microsoft Store. This little adventure will introduce you to Hela’s atmosphere and core gameplay mechanics — just a taste of what you’ll experience in full when Hela launches in the full version on PC and consoles on December 1, 2026.
Isle Goblin
Think Stardew Valley meets Terraria, but you’re the goblins defending your home from the nasty humans. Isle Goblin’s first Open Playtest is live now on Steam!
JIAOHUN
JIAOHUN is a cinematic first-person psychological horror game. Set in a small Chinese town during the 1990s, you play as a returning wanderer who has lost his soul. As you track down your scattered spirit, you will gradually uncover the mystery behind the downfall of Fairy Town.
You have returned here—an obscure dot on the map, Fairy Town in Baishoi County clung to survival between changing tides. As the new century approached, the town tried to adapt—but every desperate push forward failed.
JIAOHUN is scheduled for release in 2027 on PC (Steam) and PlayStation 5.
Kingdom Two Crowns: Pharaoh Lands
Swedish indie publisher Raw Fury and developer Aurora Punks revealed the brand new Pharaoh Lands DLC for Kingdom Two Crowns, the acclaimed side-scrolling micro-strategy adventure.
Pharaoh Lands is set in an ancient Egypt-inspired world of vast deserts, towering pyramids and powerful gods, where players are tasked with uncovering the source of a spreading chaos. Solve riddles, claim ancient artifacts and face new threats after nightfall as you seek to rebuild your shattered kingdom.
Launching in 2026 on Steam, GOG, Nintendo Switch, XBOX One, PlayStation 4, Google Play and App Store.
Lazare’s Sacrifice
Lazare’s Sacrifice is a narrative deckbuilder crafted in collaboration with Damien Monnier, the game designer behind the original Gwent and Gwent: The Witcher Card Game, set at the height of the French Revolution, where every night brings a new opponent and every hand could be your last.
Armed with nothing but a deck of cards, summon powerful figures to the board and fight for your life. Sacrifice everything you have; cards, slots, even your own life to see one more dawn. But win or lose, the truth behind your imprisonment lies buried just a few cards away. Will you uncover it before the guillotine’s blade finds you?
Lazare’s Sacrifice comes to Steam in Spring 2027.
Little Prince Tyger
Introducing Little Prince Tyger – a bloody 2D action roguelike where you’ll hunt your way through 1000+ single screen levels with physics simulated environments and enemies. Overcome a multitude of challenges that will demand precision, discernment and quick thinking. Grow your selection of tools of gear wisely.
Not all obstacles are as straightforward as they seem in a dark fantasy world where you’ll meet peculiar characters with their own stories and arcs to discover. By order of the Queen, hunt and do not question it. A playtest goes live from October 8 – 18.
Living Hell
From the creator of DEVOUR, LIVING HELL is a new 1–4 player co-op survival horror game set in Pelican City. The collapse of the ozone layer exposed the city to devastating solar radiation, triggering widespread and terrifying mutations. Capture mutated specimens and turn them into biofuel to power your train: your last chance to reach one of the remaining rockets and escape Earth.
The first LIVING HELL playtest is now live on Steam, with the full game launching Summer 2027. Choose from six unique characters, survive 12+ mutated creatures, and scavenge, craft and fight your way to safety.
Machinarium 2
Machinarium 2 is the sequel to Amanita Design’s 2009 adventure classic. Finally reunited and searching for a new home, Josef and Berta discover a hidden valley settled by two peculiar robot tribes slowly running short of power. This time you guide both heroes, switching between them freely to crack puzzles neither could solve alone.
The whole game is hand-drawn and expressively animated, giving a world of rusted machines something unexpectedly human. Tomáš Dvořák aka Floex returns to compose the score. Wishlists are now open on Steam.
Militsioner
Militsioner is getting its very first public demo, available right now on Steam. Play the first act of the game, where you meet colourful NPCs, a Colossal Policeman and learn how to survive on the streets while you try to escape from this surreal town.
Militsioner will be coming to Steam, XBOX One and XBOX Series X|S.
Outward 2
Outward 2 brings an unforgiving and challenging new adventure. In this grounded action-survival RPG sequel, expect no hand-holding or divine blessings, only the well-prepared will survive to tell the tale.
Embark on this journey on February 8 2027 with its Early Access release on Steam, Epic & GOG.
Pony Island 2: Panda Circus
From the creator of Inscryption comes Pony Island 2: Panda Circus, a phantasmagorical voyage through time, myth, divinity, and video games. Escape the lordly deities of the underworld with your soul, and your sanity, intact. This is not a game about ponies.
Pony Island 2: Panda Circus is launching on April 27, 2027 on Steam, with a playtest available now. Pony Island 1 is also free right now for a limited time on Steam.
Prison of Husks
A nostalgic souls-like set in a painted afterlife. Awaken as a doll and seek your beloved. From parries to pistols, tune your build to overcome adversity. Explore dense, interconnected levels full of secrets and shortcuts as you battle pigment-hoarding bosses and seek your lost love.
Prison of Husks is launching on PC and PlayStation 5 on January 27, 2027. Play the updated demo now on Steam.
Prospice: Anomalous Logistics
The job of an off-road delivery driver is never easy, particularly on an island of rotten gods and corrupted dreams. Plot routes through treacherous terrain, deliver cursed cargo and dare to leave your truck behind to uncover occult artifacts and forgotten truths in this original blend of off-road trucking and horror.
Prospice: Anomalous Logistics launches in 2027 on PC via Steam, plus PlayStation 5 and XBOX Series X|S. A demo is now available on Steam.
ReVamp
From the creators of Moonlighter and Cataclismo comes a Tower Defensevania where you rule as Dracula. Shape your fortress room by room, command an army of monsters and step into battle yourself to defend your throne from mortal invaders.
ReVamp launches March 25, 2027, with a Steam Playtest available now.
Risk of Rain 2: Hallowed Concepts
Risk of Rain 2: Hallowed Concepts is the fourth DLC expansion for Risk of Rain 2. Hallowed Concepts takes players deeper into the dark, cult-like world of N’Kuhana.In this new expansion, survivors will fight through haunting new regions of Petrichor V, face horrific new enemies and uncover powers never before possible in Risk of Rain 2.
Available now on Steam, XBOX Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and Epic Games Store.
ROCKBEASTS
Play part of a rock-and-roll management RPG where you guide a 90s grunge band from garage obscurity to stadium glory in an alternative America inhabited by larger-than-life anthropomorphic characters.
ROCKBEASTS launches January 2027 on Steam, PlayStation 5, XBOX Series X|S and Nintendo Switch and Switch 2.
Stronghold 4
Built using an entirely new engine to enhance castle customisation, siegecraft and cinematic storytelling, Stronghold 4 returns to its roots in a way that carefully marries the past and present a full 25 years after the series’ inception.
Stronghold 4 launches onto Steam on December 7, 2026, with a new public demo available now.
SULFUR
SULFUR is a single-player FPS roguelike with deeply customizable weapons, hundreds of oils and attachments, cooking, loot and extraction. The game launches in 1.0 on Steam on October 28, 2026, alongside its console debut on PlayStation 4 & 5, XBOX One & Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2.
The Escapists 3
3D prison sandbox The Escapists 3 brings back everything players know and love about the iconic franchise, with even more prisons to explore, weapons to loot and craft, and ridiculous ways to escape, freedom has never been this poorly planned. Just don’t forget to make roll call!
Coming to PC and consoles in 2027.
The Talos Principle 3
Take a first look at The Talos Principle 3 gameplay, and see what awaits you as you step into this final chapter of the thought-provoking first-person puzzle series. Coming 2027 to PC and PS5.
TOO DEEP TO QUIT
From the developers of Guilty as Sock!, this 1-4 player co-op survival adventure takes you deep into a cursed jungle where deadly traps, hungry creatures and dwindling supplies stand between you and unimaginable treasure. Scavenge whatever you can, improvise your way through danger and work together to make it out alive. How deep will you dare to go?
The Too Deep To Quit demo is coming to PC on Steam.
Trainwatch
Set at a fogbound railway crossing, players take on the role of a new gatekeeper whose simple one-month job managing train schedules unravels into an exploration of occult grounds, unsettling neighbours and a chance to fix his own life before it’s too late.
Trainwatch releases March 10, 2027 on PC via Steam. Sign up now for playtests ahead of launch.
Vaultbreakers
Vaultbreakers is a top-down Extraction RPG where you go on PvE or PvPvE adventures. Use preparation, knowledge and skills to clear your path to the Dragonvault. Gather allies, grow your Haven, and jump into expeditions to break into your first Vault in a newly released Demo.
Volatiles
Volatiles is a top-down action roguelike from indie studio Team Instant Defeat, where every tile expands the battlefield, fuels your build, and pulls you deeper into an analog sci-fi nightmare.
Every run begins with a single tile – expand the map as you fight off alien hordes, then decide whether to build wide for room to dodge or build narrow to turn the swarm against itself. But someone’s watching from outside the dream, and the Mold buried in your mind is learning to take control. Think Vampire Survivors with active combat, fused with Dorfromantik. Wishlist now on Steam.
Waltz and Jam
Follow Waltz, a pure-hearted soul, and Jam, his lovable shape-shifting puppy, as they team up to bounce, splash and puzzle their way through seven storybook worlds, each full of wonder and lore, and battle towering bosses embodying the Seven Deadly Sins on the road to Uptown.
Waltz and Jam launches December 3 on PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch 2 and PlayStation 5, with a new free demo available now on Steam.
Windrose
Windrose is a co-op pirate survival-adventure currently in Early Access, offering souls-lite combat, naval battles, and base building across a growing pirate world.
Ashlands, the game’s first major content update, arrives this winter. The trailer gives fans their first look at the new biome and reveals a fearsome new boss.
Wyldheart
Jump into 1-4 player co-op in this brand-new action RPG, featuring a standalone one-shot adventure created for the demo! With seamless drop-in/drop-out, friends can join when they’re free, or you can continue solo when they’re not available. A demo is now out on Steam.
