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Roco Kingdom Opens Its World of Carosia in the ROCO 101 Starter Series as the Closed Beta Rolls On

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1 hour ago

November 9, 2026

Screenshot from Roco Kingdom showing the vibrant open world of Carosia and its magical Jini creatures.

Official Steam screenshot from Roco Kingdom. Photo by MoreFun Studios.

A world with more than 200 creatures to meet can be a lot to take in on day one, which is exactly why Roco Kingdom is teaching its newest players step by step. The starter series arrives while the game’s closed beta is giving global audiences their first real look at a franchise that is already enormous in China.

MoreFun Studios and Tencent are in the second week of the “Quack Quack” closed beta test for Roco Kingdom, the free-to-play multiplayer open-world creature-collector, and players have been enjoying the vibrant open world of Carosia. To showcase just what life as a Roco is like, the developers kicked off a step-by-step starter series on YouTube called “ROCO 101,” covering the adventure that awaits in Roco Kingdom as well as how to succeed in Jini battles. The update was shared on November 9, 2026.

Roco Kingdom is the newest entry in the massively popular Chinese franchise from Tencent, coming to Windows PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and mobile devices on iOS and Android. Building on a 16-year legacy with over 350 million registered browser-game players, the new title made a landmark debut in China last March; it welcomed over 15 million players within just 13 hours of launch and reached an average DAU of over 13 million across PC and mobile in its first month. With the closed beta, Roco Kingdom brought its expansive universe to global audiences for the very first time.

The playtest includes a segment of the main storyline that introduces players to Carosia. Players can party up seamlessly with friends to play the available modes and encounter 210+ Jinies to discover and collect, including two powerful Legendary Jinies, and 16 special “Chromatic” variants. Jinies vary in Talent, Personality, Height, Weight, Color, and Specialty. A Jini’s personality affects its stats and how it behaves, while Bloodline lineage determines which skills they can learn.

With their captured Jinies, players can try multiple unique PvE modes, including Alpha Battles and Blossom Battles, and PvP with other Roco players. Social and co-op experiences are another core feature: players can hold hands, ride together on Jinies in the wild, visit each other’s homesteads, and embark on adventures together. At launch, players will be able to catch and bond with over 400 unique Jinies, explore Carosia’s distinct landscapes and climates, and engage in strategic turn-based PvP battles. As a free-to-play title, Roco Kingdom will offer a fair and accessible experience for all players at launch, with no pay-to-win mechanics, no Jinies locked behind paywalls, and all story content freely unlockable.

Roco Kingdom is coming to Windows PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and mobile devices globally, with a release date to be announced at a later date. Signups for the playtest periodically re-open, with ongoing invite waves, and pre-registration is open on the official website.

Aquanaut Dives Into the Grand Deep on November 11, a Bullet Hell Roguelike in an Accursed Ocean

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2 minutes ago

November 9, 2026

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Gameplay screenshot from Aquanaut showing a diving machine exploring a teal underwater dungeon maze in the Grand Deep.

Official Steam screenshot from Aquanaut. Photo by Pixeljam.

There is a place at the bottom of the sea where civilizations go to die, and next week you get to dive into it. Aquanaut, a compact twin-stick bullet hell roguelike, arrives on PC and Mac on November 11, armed with bubbles, bullets and a lot of miscellaneous garbage.

Developer Jacob V and publisher Pixeljam are bringing Aquanaut to PC on November 11, 2026, with Mac support as well. The game takes place in the Grand Deep, where the ruins of countless eras have been drawn in over untold eons, and where the Adventurer’s Guild is eager to claim its share of the bounty.

Aquanaut is a compact twin-stick bullet hell action roguelike spanning three unique regions, each with its own obstacles, enemies and challenges. The deeper you get, the more absurd the opposition becomes, so choosing items and strategy wisely matters.

Players build out their character with more than 60 weird and powerful artifacts. They can drop anchors on things they dislike, sprout eyes in the back of their skull, summon abominable eel gods to clear entire rooms of foes, and, as the game puts it, boost their damage by 10 percent.

Waiting in the depths are more than 20 enemies and six menacing bosses, ready to push any build, and any player’s skills, to their limits. As the game says: prepare yourself, machine – the Deep awaits…

Aquanaut launches November 11, 2026 on PC, also available on Mac OS. It needs only Windows 10 or higher, a 1 Ghz CPU, 2 GB of RAM and 500 MB of storage.