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dLcompare’s Summer Event has officially come to an end, and the community certainly didn’t go quietly. After weeks of ratings, comments, reviews, and plenty of competitive leaderboard climbing, the seasonal event has wrapped up with more than $2,000 in prizes handed out. The event turned dLcompare into something of a gaming community marathon, with participants earning points through different activities across the platform. By the time the final scores were tallied, the numbers were impressive: users collectively submitted 8,300 game ratings,...

The Boogeyman is having a very busy Halloween. Just days after launching, Halloween: The Game has already attracted more than one million players, showing that Michael Myers still has plenty of victims—or, in this case, curious players—waiting to enter Haddonfield. Based on the iconic Halloween franchise, the asymmetrical horror game launched on September 8, bringing the legendary killer to PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. According to the game's official Steam announcement, the game has now...

From farming and factory management to bullet hell action and survival adventures, dLcompare's latest weekly recap rounds up ten games that deserve a spot on your radar. Whether you're looking for a new indie obsession or a multiplayer world to get lost in, this week's selection has something for almost every kind of player. The dLcompare Weekly Recap #12 video features ten games, including Welcome to Elderfield, The Crust, WARDOGS, and Valheim. Here's a closer look at the games highlighted in...

Serafini Productions is back with another trip into the uncomfortable corners of the human psyche. BrokenLore: DON'T LIE is a first-person psychological horror game built around Junko, a hikikomori whose carefully controlled life begins to unravel when her past resurfaces. Released on September 10, 2026, it is the latest standalone story in the BrokenLore series. It is easy to look at DON'T LIE and immediately think of BrokenLore: DON'T WATCH, the 2025 game that introduced players to Shinji, a hikikomori...

What if your dream of a quiet life in the countryside involved growing pumpkins, raising livestock, and occasionally fighting things that should never have crawled out of the cosmic abyss? Welcome to Elderfield takes the familiar farming simulator formula, sprinkles it with Lovecraftian nightmares, and somehow decides that this is a perfectly reasonable way to spend your afternoon. This quirky horror RPG from Ill-Advised Records combines farming, exploration, relationships, and turn-based combat into a game that feels like Stardew Valley...

All aboard! Train Sim World 7 is here, and it wants to turn your gaming PC or console into a railway control room. Dovetail Games' latest train simulation game arrives today, September 15, 2026, with new routes, more realistic operations, and a few interesting additions designed to make railway life feel less like following a checklist and more like running an actual railway. Whether you're the kind of player who enjoys the soothing rhythm of a long passenger journey or someone...

After more than two decades, Warcraft III: Reforged is expanding its story with Forsaken Kingdom, a brand-new campaign exploring one of the most important gaps in Warcraft lore. Set after the fall of Lordaeron, the campaign follows Sylvanas Windrunner and the newly formed Forsaken as they struggle to survive, establish their new society, and confront the dangers surrounding their ruined homeland.  ...

The Steam Programming Fest may have just wrapped up, but Valve is already moving on to another themed sale. This time, the spotlight is on party-based RPGs, bringing discounts across hundreds of games and DLC for players who enjoy building a team, planning their moves, and taking their time to execute the perfect strategy. The Steam Party-Based RPG Fest 2026 features everything from celebrated classics such as Divinity: Original Sin 2 and Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous to...

Valve has finally revealed the price and launch details for Steam Frame, its long-awaited standalone VR headset first unveiled around 10 months ago. Time sure flies, isn't it? Designed as a “streaming-first” device, Steam Frame can run compatible VR and flat-screen games natively while also using a USB dongle included in the box to establish a direct wireless connection with a PC. The entry-level 256GB Steam Frame costs $1,059 / £889 / €1,049, making it considerably...

If building the perfect deck sounds like your idea of a good time, Humble has another bundle worth checking out. The Humble Decked Out Deckbuilders Bundle is the second half of the latest two-bundle drop, bringing together 10 games and one DLC across a surprisingly varied selection of deckbuilding experiences. The collection starts at $6 / €5.20 / £4.45, which gets you three games. Cross Blitz delivers tactical fantasy battles, Hexarchy combines deckbuilding with 4X strategy, while SteamWorld...

Valve still hasn’t announced the Steam Frame’s price or exact release date, but a leaked review video suggests the company could be preparing to launch its new VR headset today. The roughly 17-minute video appeared early on ShortCircuit, the secondary YouTube channel operated by Linus Media Group, featuring Linus Sebastian going through the headset and sharing his first impressions. The video was quickly made private, indicating that it was published before the embargo expired, although it remained online long enough...

Nvidia has introduced another massive Blackwell GPU, although this one isn't aimed at gamers looking to squeeze a few more frames out of their games. The new RTX Pro 5500 Blackwell Workstation Edition is designed for professional workloads, offering an enormous 84GB of GDDR7 ECC memory and a power envelope that can reach 600W. The RTX Pro 5500 sits between the RTX Pro 5000 and flagship RTX Pro 6000 in Nvidia's professional lineup. However, its 84GB memory...