Hello! Welcome to the latest Geeky Brummie Games Release Roundup!

This week, lighthouses, Pokémon and balls.

New Releases

Undusted: Letters from the Past (PC, Switch 1) is a game about cleaning old objects, where you gradually uncover the life story of each item’s owner. Developed by 5minlab Corp and published by Toge Productions (Coffee Talk, A Space for the Unbound).

Reach (PC, Meta Quest, PS5) is the latest VR adventure game from nDreams (Synapse, The Assembly). Promises a lot of parkour and bow-based combat.

Just Dance 2026 (PS5, Switch 1, Xbox X/S) is the latest in Ubisoft’s never-ending dancing series. Songs include modern hits such as APT by Rose and Bruno Mars and Good Luck Babe by Chappell Roan, and songs for your dad such as Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper and Don’t Go Breaking My Heart by Elton John and Kiki Dee.

Ball X Pit (PC, PS5, Switch 1, Xbox X/S) is a roguelite with mechanics straight out of Atari classic Breakout. You advance through the world using a paddle to chuck balls around to destroy the enemies in your path, as you gain powerups gradually to upgrade your abilities. There’s a lot of excited buzz around this one. Developed by Kenny Sun and Friends and published by Devolver Digital.

Pokemon Legends Z-A (Switch) is the latest game in the Pokémon series, and more specifically the second Legends spin-off game. Set entirely inside Lumiose City from Pokémon X/Y, Legends Z-A is a game more focused on what it’s like to live with Pokémon on a day-to-day basis. There’s also a completely overhauled battle system.

Game of the Week

Game of the Week is Keeper (PC, Xbox), the newest game from Double Fine since Psychonauts 2.

Keeper is about a lighthouse that somehow gains sentience, befriends a bird and decides to go on an adventure. Yes, that’s an absurd concept but it’s Double Fine, so it’s to be expected. That is also why it’s Game of the Week, as this is about as unique a concept as you can imagine, plus DF are always interesting.

It’s also got quirky stop motion style visuals, huge mysterious creatures and worlds of wonder and mystery. Curious to see how this one does, especially with Xbox’s recent track record of shutting down studios that manage to release creative games (Yes, I’m still bitter about what happened to Hi-Fi Rush).