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Slots & Slaughter Gives a Broke Gladiator a Free Spin at Glory in Its New Steam Demo

Published

1 day ago

November 14, 2026

A gameplay screenshot of Slots & Slaughter showing the slot machine reels with symbols, coins and a skull

A gameplay screenshot of Slots & Slaughter showing a gladiator battle in the arena. Credit: Laser Castle / Indieformer

Slots & Slaughter is a game about a broke gladiator, a slot machine and a very bad idea. The free demo for the roguelite from Slovak developer Laser Castle and Melbourne publisher Indieformer is available now on PC via Steam, and it gives players their first spin at turning bad luck into arena glory.

The gladiator starts with nothing, so the slot machine is the armoury. The first spin is free, and every pull after that costs double, but the gear it spits out is the difference between winning and dying. “The slot machine is the heart of the game,” said Marek Chrašč, creative director at Laser Castle. “When the wheels stop spinning, you either have a weapon worth fighting with or you don’t, and that tension is what makes every pull exciting.”

Once the gear is sorted, the fighting itself is hands-off in the best way. A d20 roll decides who swings first, then the battle plays out on its own, with the gladiator’s build doing the talking. The demo covers a nine-week season that ends in a boss fight, with the Dopaminotaur, Cactus Maximus and Sir Clank-a-lot among the bosses waiting at the end of the road. Between bouts, players can visit the Merchant and the Sanitarium to patch up, restock and prepare for the next week.

The full game promises more of everything: more than 50 items, including legendary gear, more than eight boss types, additional difficulty settings and an endless mode for players who want to keep spinning long after the season ends. “The first demo of Slots & Slaughter is a celebration of the slot machine,” said Felicia and Daimian of Indieformer. “It is a pleasure to show players what a broke gladiator can do with a lucky pull.” Players can watch the demo launch trailer below.

Project Hail Mary: Journey Among the Stars Is Out Now on Quest, PICO and Android XR

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32 minutes ago

November 15, 2026

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Rocky, a rocky alien crewmate, reaches out with a stone fist inside the Hail Mary spaceship in Project Hail Mary: Journey Among the Stars.

Rocky, the rocky alien crewmate, inside the Hail Mary in Project Hail Mary: Journey Among the Stars. Photo by Maze Theory

Humanity’s last hope is now a mission you can step inside. Project Hail Mary: Journey Among the Stars is out now, a mixed-reality adventure that tells a previously untold chapter of Andy Weir’s bestselling sci-fi universe.

The immersive mixed reality experience launched on PICO, Android XR and Meta Quest 3/3S. It comes from Maze Theory, the award-winning London-based immersive entertainment studio behind Peaky Blinders: The King’s Ransom and Doctor Who: The Edge of Time.

Players step into the role of Ryland Grace. Ryland Grace and his friend and crewmate Rocky must work together in the face of disaster to keep the Hail Mary intact and bring their world-saving cargo to Eridani — Rocky’s home planet, and Grace’s new home.

It is a story of trust and communication between species. As this mixed-reality experience blends your physical environment with the Hail Mary itself, players diagnose problems, improvise solutions and push the limits of science and engineering to keep the mission alive.

Along the way, players work alongside Rocky to keep the mission alive, diagnose failing systems and improvise scientific solutions, and manage their ship and its precious cargo as they travel through the stars — experiencing humanity’s last hope firsthand.

Watch the launch trailer below.