Everything announced at the PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026
Overview & Key Takeaways
Every single game and announcement, in the order they were shown.
PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 - YouTube
The PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct returned, and it revealed new details for 36 games and their DLC, including 13, count 'em, 13, world premieres. There was gameplay, there were developer interviews, scenes from the Tokyo Game Show show floor, you've got demoes to download, and videogames to add to your wishlist.
You can check out our Steam list which includes every game featured in the show, and you can read on for a rundown of all the reveals in the order they aired. There's also an embed to the full broadcast above if you missed it live. Enjoy!
Really Illegal Golf
Really Illegal Golf world premiere trailer - PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 - YouTube
Lufia 1 & 2 The Sinistrals Saga
Lufia 1 & 2 The Sinistrals Saga world premiere trailer - PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct - YouTube
Fool King
Fool King launch date reveal trailer - PC Gaming Show 2026 - YouTube
Never worry about matchmaking again with this asynchronous autobattler. Fool King blends stylish art with tactical warfare in a fantasy setting. The game launches November 16, 2026, but you can download the demo right now.
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Let's Build a Dungeon
Let's Build a Dungeon early access release date trailer - PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 - YouTube
Let's Build a Dungeon has you control a videogame studio and make the MMO it's developing. You've got to keep your players happy or they'll leave bad reviews and play something else. The game is launching into early access February 11, 2027. Wishlist it on Steam.
Night Plane
Night Plane release date trailer - PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 - YouTube
Night Plane is a horror game made specifically to scare me, because you also have to be a flight attendant, and I have a deathly fear of flying. Attend to passengers while kicking shape-shifting demons off the plane, and be ready to save some souls if you crash land. Download the Steam demo now and wishlist the game ahead of its October 26 release date.
We Were Here Tomorrow
We Were Here Tomorrow launch date reveal trailer - PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 - YouTube
We Were Here Tomorrow is the latest game in the We Were Here puzzle series, and this one comes with new abilities and upgrades. The only way to solve these problems is with a pal, so line one up before the October 20 launch date and wishlist it on Steam.
Stronghold 4
Stronghold 4 features trailer - PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 - YouTube
15 years since the last numbered Stronghold game, the castle sim series is back. Get ready to design some unconquerable fortresses and lay siege to the other guys' slightly-more-conquerable fortresses. Coming later this year, wishlist it on Steam.
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Ball x Pit: Risen Ballbylon
Ball x Pit: Risen Babylon expansion reveal trailer - PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 - YouTube
Quarantine Zone: Miami Zero
Quarantine Zone: Miami Zero release date trailer - PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 - YouTube
Piroker
Piroker animated trailer - PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 - YouTube
Piroker wonderfully blends the nautical world of pirates with the chaos of a poker game changed by the power of relics. Score higher than your opponents or walk the plank. Sign up for the playtest on Steam.
Hodka
Hodka world premiere trailer - PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 - YouTube
Neon Abyss 2
Neon Abyss 2 release date trailer - PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 - YouTube
Neon! Co-op! Running! Gunning! Up to three friends! Perhaps fishing! And definitely a whole new final boss called Theia: God of Vanity. Neon Abyss 2 is gearing up for its full release, and it looks chaotic, inexplicable, and utterly joyous. Launching October 8, wishlist it on Steam.
Vaewolf
Vaewolf story trailer - PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 - YouTube
Part werewolf, part vampire, and part elf? Well that's certainly a mix we didn't see coming. Vaewolf is a frenetic action game coming early 2027. Wishlist it on Steam.
Tenebris Somnia
Tenebris Somnia developer interview - PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 - YouTube
Tenebris Somnia blends a retro 2D aesthetic with survival horror gameplay and live-action cutscenes. Using an award-winning film crew from Argentina and as many practical effects as possible, this is one to add to the wishlist for horror fans. Launching October 16, just in time for Halloween.
Hello Sunshine
Hello Sunshine story trailer - PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 - YouTube
Hello Sunshine's latest trailer gives us a closer look at the relationship between the Nomad and the giant robot they follow through the corporate desert. Wishlist the game on Steam.
Brave New Wonders
Brave New Wonders launch trailer - PC Gaming Show 2026 - YouTube
Brave New Wonders is a factory builder where you can give direct commands to your robots in plain text. The game launches tomorrow, September 21, and you can wishlist it on Steam.
Lemonade Apocalypse
Lemonade Apocalypse reveal trailer - PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 - YouTube
Wane
Wane world premiere trailer - PC Gaming Show Toyko Direct 2026 - YouTube
Beautiful Freaks of the Desert
Beautiful Freaks of the Desert world premiere trailer - PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 - YouTube
Escape From Playtime
Escape From Playtime playtest trailer - PC Gaming Show 2026 - YouTube
Fancy being scared? Fancy being scared and very, very small? Fancy being scared, very small, and accompanied by up to three of your pals? Escape From Playtime has just the thing for your very specific desires, friend: play as a tiny Smiling Critter navigating a haunted factory in a co-op survival horror whose playtest is taking signups now. Launching October 21 on Steam. You can also sign up for the playtest at EscapeFromPlaytime.com.
Young Suns
Young Suns release date trailer - PC Gaming Show 2026 - YouTube
Imagine a future that's… good? This strange concept is the heart of Young Suns, which tasks you with designing a spaceship home in the stars in orbit around Jupiter, a newly liberated planet with a bright future ahead of it. Build your dream space-home, explore the environs of our solar system's largest planet, and grow deeply attached to the game's cast of Jupiterians when it hits on November 3. Wishlist it on Steam.
Dust till Dawn
Dust Till Dawn world premiere trailer - PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 - YouTube
Hellcard 2
Hellcard 2 demo trailer - PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 - YouTube
Hellcard 2 is the sequel to the highly praised Hellcard. It's a co-op roguelite deckbuilder with a unique paper aesthetic, and you can download the new demo on Steam.
Cairn On the Trail: Deep Water
Cairn On the Trail: Deep Water DLC launch date trailer - PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct - YouTube
Survival climbing game Cairn is getting the first of its free DLC October 29. There are more routes to climb, a new character to try out, and a new mode. Wishlist On the Trail: Deep Water and grab the base game for 20% off until September 26.
Core Keeper
Core Keeper: Riders of the Underground update trailer - PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 - YouTube
Core Keeper's Riders of the Underground update launches tomorrow, adding rideable mounts, a new sub-biome, and a trio of terrifying hydras to the game. There's also a mysterious door with tantalising secrets hidden behind it. Download the update from Steam tomorrow.
Thief: The Dark Project Remastered
Thief: The Dark Project Remastered gameplay trailer - PC Gaming Show 2026 - YouTube
Get ready to stuff your pockets because Nightdive's Thief remaster looks downright glorious in a new, gameplay-heavy trailer. We even got a peek at the controller UI, which looks to be taking its cues from the original game's mod scene. Good choice. There's no release date just yet, so make sure you wishlist it on Steam to keep up with the news.
The Rabbit Haul
The Rabbit Haul release date trailer - PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 - YouTube
The Rabbit Haul blends tower defense with farming sim and roguelite mechanics and dresses the whole experience up with an adorable 2D art style. It's out tomorrow, and there's already a demo you can try out on Steam.
The Hollowing
The Hollowing world premiere trailer - PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 - YouTube
Virtue and a Sledgehammer
Virtue and a Sledgehammer release date trailer - PC Gaming Show 2026 - YouTube
Virtue and a Sledgehammer is coming October 27. Return to your hometown and destroy it brick by brick, all while smashing through androids that have digitised your once-neighbours. Wishlist it on Steam.
Mycopunk
Mycopunk 1.0 launch date trailer - PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 - YouTube
Visit exotic alien planets and decimate the fungal lifeforms with your robot buddies. Mycopunk's 1.0 update is coming October 20. You can dive into the FPS early access game right now, on Steam.
Marked for Mayhem
Marked For Mayhem world premiere trailer - PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 - YouTube
Undefeated: Genesis
UNDEFEATED: Genesis demo trailer - PC Gaming Show 2026 - YouTube
Undefeated: Genesis lets you live out the fantasy of becoming a superhero. Awake on an alien world and fly, shoot lasers, and wield incredible powers in the new demo, out now on Steam.
Loftia
Loftia early access launch date reveal trailer - PC Gaming Show 2026 - YouTube
Loftia, the cosy, eco-friendly MMO life sim, is launching into early access November 3. Build a sustainable home on a sky island and work with your community to build the third space of your dreams. Wishlist it on Steam.
Toxic Frontier
Toxic Frontier world premiere trailer - PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 - YouTube
Obstacle Overdive
Relive childhood memories and navigate your radio controlled cars over obstacle courses built out of toys in Obstacle Overdrive. The game launches October 2 and you can wishlist it and download the demo on Steam.
Fish & Ships
Fish & Ships world premiere trailer - PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 - YouTube
