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Kwalee Unveils Major Updates Across Its Lineup at the 2025 Winter OTK Games Expo
Kwalee arrived at the 2025 Winter OTK Games Expo with one of the most diverse indie showings of the event. The UK publisher revealed fresh trailers, confirmed new demos and shared expanded looks at several of its upcoming titles, signalling an ambitious year ahead across multiple genres.
From disco-horror immersive sims to roguelike deckbuilders and metroidvanias, the showcase underlined Kwalee’s growing presence as a champion of mid-sized, experimental titles.
Retrospace Introduces Players to Aurora With a New Trailer
Retrospace took centre stage with a new Welcome to Aurora trailer, offering a deeper narrative glimpse into its slick disco-punk sci-fi horror world.
The footage elaborates on the collapse of Earth and the construction of thirteen colossal floating cities tasked with saving humanity. Players awaken from hypersleep to discover that the Aurora fleet’s mission has gone catastrophically wrong.
The trailer continues to build anticipation for the game’s immersive sim structure, combining retro aesthetics, cosmic dread and player-driven chaos.
Rune Dice Debuts Its First Public Demo and New Gameplay Footage
Kwalee also revealed a playable demo for Rune Dice, created alongside Smart Raven Studio. The dice-based deckbuilding roguelike blends tactical sessions with realistic physics, allowing players to roll, launch and combine dice to trigger magical chain reactions.
The new gameplay trailer highlights the game’s class variety and the synergies between runes, dice, and relics as players battle through progressively more challenging encounters. The demo is now live on Steam, giving players their first hands-on look at the game’s fast tactical loop.
Grime II Showcases a PC Demo and New Gameplay Trailer
Clover Bite’s Grime II continues to expand its world with a new trailer and a playable Steam demo. Players can explore the Temple of Hands, battle aggressive enemies and face major bosses using an expanded arsenal of weapons, mould summons and ability sets.
The trailer offers an extended look at the game’s level design, traversal options and updated systems, including an early peek at skill trees and inventory management as the sequel pushes its surreal metroidvania world even further.
Talespinner Highlights Companions, Biomes and New Features
Flash Cat Games and Kwalee presented a new Talespinner gameplay trailer, diving into the roguelike deckbuilder’s fusion of Japanese mythology and narrative-driven progression. The trailer showcases its companion system, with more than fifty allies who lend their powers to your chosen hero, along with over fifty enemy types and sixteen bosses.
A playable Steam demo is also available, letting players try the early biomes and encounter dozens of random events that shape each emergent run.
Hark the Ghoul Receives an Updated Demo and Extended Trailer
Dark fantasy dungeon crawler Hark the Ghoul surfaced with an extended gameplay trailer and an updated demo featuring new encounters, gear and improvements.
Deep Denizens’ atmospheric adventure encourages players to carve their own path through the underground, armed with unique weapons and supported by an unsettling cast of characters. The new demo aims to showcase the game’s tone and mechanical depth better ahead of its full release.
The Coin Game Prepares for 1.0 Launch on PC and Consoles
Kwalee also confirmed that The Coin Game 1.0 is coming to PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S in early 2026. First released in Early Access in 2019, the open-world arcade adventure blends carnival attractions with ticket redemption machines, a full economy and an eccentric island full of robots.
The latest trailer reinforces the scope of its sandbox, boasting over fifty playable arcade machines and a pawn shop economy to help players stay afloat.
Feign 1.0 Launches With a New Drawing Mode
Closing out the Kwalee showcase, Feign officially launched version 1.0 on PC. The social deduction game has already sold more than 600,000 copies and now introduces a Drawing Mode for 4 to 10 players.
One player secretly receives a blank prompt while the rest attempt to sketch the same word, turning the session into a chaotic mix of deception, deduction and creativity. The 1.0 update arrives alongside an official launch trailer and expanded features that further deepen its town-based mystery structure.
