JAPAN GAMING & ENTERTAINMENT 
Death Game Simulator, which puts you in control of the death game instead of surviving one, has been announced.
Death Game Simulator Announced: Be the Host, Not a Participant — Coming to Steam in September
Solo developer TamagoEggs announced on September 7, 2026, that the party game Death Game Simulator will launch on Steam in September 2026. Players take on the role of a GM (Game Master) whose identity is hidden behind a mask and voice changer, screening participants through minigames like crossing narrow platforms or passing around a bomb. It’s an asymmetric match between the host and the participants, with both online competitive and cooperative play supported. Participants fight back using Mayhem Cards, which grant effects such as invincibility or turning the GM’s shots into blanks, and can even be used to defeat the GM.
Source: 4Gamer.net (September 8, 2026) / Game*Spark (September 8, 2026) / (Official) Steam (publication date unconfirmed)
Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance Reveals New Sword & Shield Actions, Bringing Back Oil for the First Time Since Monster Hunter Generations
Capcom posted a Sword & Shield weapon showcase video on its official X account on September 8, 2026, for Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance, the expansion content set to launch in 2027. Activating the new Boost Bracer feature unlocks a powerful strike and a temporary movement boost. The Sword & Shield also brings back an Oil-based slashing attack that hasn’t appeared since Monster Hunter Generations (2016), along with a new type of Oil that restores health on a successful hit.
Source: AUTOMATON (September 8, 2026) / (Official) Monster Hunter Wilds Official X (September 8, 2026)
2.5D Adventure MONOPHOBIA, Where Logic and Psychic Powers Uncover a Town’s Anomalies, Gets a Playable Demo at TOKYO GAME SHOW 2026
SHOCHIKU GAMES and Candidum Games announced on September 8, 2026, that the 2.5D urban-legend adventure MONOPHOBIA, developed by the team Dendrobium, will have a playable demo at TOKYO GAME SHOW 2026. It’s a light psychological horror game built around puzzle-solving and investigation: players examine Anomalies across a side-scrolling town and piece together clues in a Journal. The truth is uncovered through two means: logic and psychic abilities. The single-player game follows Konoka Kirihara, a girl with no “past,” and her classmate Shino Nakano, who has psychic powers. The scenario comes from Teren Mikami, and character design is by wata, whose credits include VTuber Hyakumantenbara Salome.
Source: 4Gamer.net (September 8, 2026) / Famitsu (September 8, 2026) / (Official) Shochiku (September 8, 2026) / (Official) Steam (publication date unconfirmed)
Bank Your Score or Roll Again? Dice Roguelike Dice Tavern: Farkle Roguelike Launches on Steam
Based in Tokyo, HARRISONWORLD CO.,LTD released the dice roguelike Dice Tavern: Farkle Roguelike on Steam on September 8, 2026. The game was developed by Cavi Studio. Built on the classic dice game Farkle, it combines roguelike run-building elements with the recurring choice between banking your score and rolling again for a higher one. There are 35 kinds of dice. Players pick one of 11 characters and take on six taverns.
Source: (Official) HARRISONWORLD CO.,LTD (September 8, 2026) / 4Gamer.net (September 8, 2026)
China-Developed Automation Sim Alchemy Factory Hits Version 1.0 After Selling More Than 200,000 Units During Early Access
The China-developed automation simulator Alchemy Factory reached version 1.0 on Steam on September 8, 2026. It’s developed by D5 Copperhead, a three-person team based in Suzhou. Players take on the role of an apprentice alchemist, connecting conveyors, pipes, and magical devices to automate everything from gathering to processing to selling, completing orders for potions and jewelry. Cooperative play is also supported. The game sold more than 200,000 units during early access, and about 89% of its roughly 2,300 Steam reviews are positive.
Source: AUTOMATON (September 8, 2026) / (Official) Steam (publication date unconfirmed)