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Atelier Karia Opens the Underworld of Noctrem in a New Story Trailer Ahead of Its February 25, 2027 Launch

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59 minutes ago

November 9, 2026

Screenshot from Atelier Karia: The Night Kingdom & the Guide of Memories showing Karia and her companions in the subterranean world of Noctrem.

Official Steam screenshot from Atelier Karia: The Night Kingdom & the Guide of Memories. Photo by Koei Tecmo.

Every Atelier journey starts with curiosity, and this one goes underground. Karia has lost her memories, the mana of her world is withering away, and the answers are waiting in an ancient underworld that nobody fully understands. The newest look at the game makes that mystery feel very big indeed.

On November 9, 2026, Koei Tecmo America and developer Gust invited fans to join Karia and her companions in Atelier Karia: The Night Kingdom & the Guide of Memories as they embark on an adventure into the ancient subterranean world of Noctrem. A brand-new story trailer showcasing Karia’s journey into this vast, mysterious underworld and the challenges that await her has also been released. The game is currently in development and is scheduled to release February 25, 2027 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Windows PC via Steam and Xbox Series X|S.

Players will join Karia, an amnesiac alchemist, and her team as they investigate Noctrem, the underworld of the continent of Aladiss. During their investigation of the mana withering, they are guided by Ernest, a hard-working automaton and the guardian of an underground atelier, who informs Karia about the ancient legends of the subterranean world.

Along her journey, Karia will encounter obstacles in the form of new fearsome foes Crave Fortis, a masked alchemist with an unknown purpose, and the outwardly composed Lyvel Ventus, a blade-legged alchemist who, despite her cool demeanour, is quick to lose her temper. These two opponents are guarding a colossal enemy that appears to be the source of the spreading mana withering. Players will also meet friendlier faces, including Signa, a young man who seeks revenge against the creature that destroyed his hometown, and Viktor von Duerer, a dependable knight who serves as the commander of the Aladiss Pioneering Team.

As Karia explores Noctrem, players will be able to set up bases across the field. Sub-bases and relay bases are scattered across each region, which connects them to their larger main base, strengthening and allowing them to pioneer uncharted land. Unlocking more bases grants access to blueprints for new furniture and bonus effects useful for both combat and exploration. Some furniture is purely aesthetic, while Feature Modules aid the adventure directly: a Monster Statue increases item drop rates when defeating monsters of the same kind, the Rotisserie gathers meat-related items, and the Ingredient Collector gathers materials at regular intervals depending on where it is placed.

Players can also deepen the bond between Karia’s travelling party by sharing Group Meals cooked in the atelier’s kitchen, which can boost friendship and grant perks such as stat boosts or quality boosts while gathering materials. Raising friendship unlocks special chatting events during the party’s downtime, and strengthening bonds can unlock individual character endings. Pre-orders for the standard edition are open now in physical and digital formats.

Planted! Brings Its Chaotic Garden Battles to PC With a 10 Percent Launch Discount

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8 minutes ago

November 9, 2026

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Gameplay screenshot from Planted! showing gardeners battling across garden plots with giant carrots and pumpkins.

Official Steam screenshot from Planted!. Photo by Cloth Cat Games.

The garden is no place for polite company anymore. Planted!, the chaotic multiplayer party game about hurling homegrown produce at your friends, has arrived on PC, and it is bringing its eight arenas of horticultural warfare to Steam with a launch discount.

Cloth Cat Games, a studio based in Cardiff, and publisher Curveball Games have launched Planted! on PC today, November 9, 2026. The PC release joins the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S versions, which launched on October 29, and the Steam version is available with a 10 percent discount as a thank-you to PC players for their patience.

Planted! is a game for one to four players built around extreme gardening. Players sow, grow and throw produce at goals and at each other to score points and be crowned the champion, battling across eight multiplayer arenas that range from windy mountainsides and cavernous cave systems to half-built skyscrapers and active volcanoes, with allotments and farmyards thrown in for good measure. Power-ups such as weed bombs, spud turrets and eerily green clones keep every match unpredictable, and the game supports local play and online crossplay.

There is a single-player story mode for anyone who wants to practice before facing friends. It offers cutthroat competitive gardening across different locations, with challenges and boss battles, and the skills players learn there translate directly into multiplayer matches.

Ben Cawthorne, Creative Producer at Cloth Cat Games, said: “We are super stoked that Planted! launches today on PC and consoles – what started as a fun prototype for us to test out our weird and wacky ideas on, has become a game the whole team has poured so much heart and soul into. We can’t wait to see players face off against their friends in extreme gardening, and we hope they have fun tangling with different tactics and flinging the produce they produce to score big points!” Ed Gregory, Senior Publishing Manager at Curveball Games, added: “Launching a game is always a momentous milestone – and the Cloth Cat team have created something really special with Planted! – the perfect game to boot up with your friends as you throw giant carrots (or onions, their choice) at one another.”

Planted! is out now digitally on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, with a physical PlayStation 5 edition arriving in time for Christmas. A Nintendo Switch version is planned digitally for early 2027, with a physical edition to follow later that year.