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Demidoff Corp PICO Sends a Furry Agent Into a Free 8-Bit Retro Prologue on December 14

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1 hour ago

November 9, 2026

Retro pixel gameplay screenshot from Demidoff Corp PICO showing its 128x128 PICO-8 world of mines and sprites.

Official Steam screenshot from Demidoff Corp PICO. Photo by Targem Games.

Before the main adventure begins, there is a much smaller one, built inside one of gaming’s tiniest toolboxes. Demidoff Corp PICO squeezes a metroidvania prologue into the strict limits of the PICO-8 fantasy console, and it will be completely free when it arrives next month.

Targem Games has announced a new indie project, Demidoff Corp PICO, a free retro prologue for the upcoming Ural metroidvania Demidoff Corp, created in the PICO-8 format. Players will learn what happened to the furry agent before the start of the main game: explore the mines, collect malachite, and fight various enemies. The game is free and will be released on December 14, 2026, and it is available to wishlist on Steam now. The announcement was made on November 9, 2026.

Demidoff Corp PICO was created specifically within the constraints of the legendary PICO-8 console, recreating the atmosphere of video games of the 1980s. The entire project features a 128×128 pixel resolution, a 16-color palette, and the iconic sprite-based graphics of the early era of video gaming.

After finishing the retro prologue, players can continue to follow the story in Demidoff Corp, a full-fledged 2D metroidvania based on Ural folk tales with world exploration, challenging battles, and an extraordinary story. The PICO edition works as both a standalone retro adventure and an introduction to the world the full game will expand.

Targem Games is a studio specializing in the development of PC and console games. Since 2002, the Targem Games team has released over 20 games, including Crossout, Crossout Mobile, Star Conflict, Blaze Rush, and Ex Machina, along with many other titles for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Oculus Quest 2, Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android.

Demidoff Corp PICO launches free on Steam on December 14, 2026.

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

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10 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.