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6 Upcoming Steam Games That Need To Be on Your Wishlist
Polygon has launched Wishlister, a new weekly newsletter and article series highlighting upcoming Steam games worth adding to players' wishlists. The debut edition coincides with Gamescom in Germany, which showcased a wealth of new titles across streams such as Opening Night Live and the Future Games Show, giving the site plenty of material to feature in its first outing.
The inaugural list spans six varied titles: Pony Island 2: Panda Circus, a surreal follow-up from Inscryption creator Daniel Mullins; Acornia: Mirror Worlds, a genre-blending action-card-management game from the Tinykin developers; Dungeons & Dragons: Long Rest Tavern, a cosy tavern management sim; RollerCoaster Tycoon Wonderworks, a mainline series revival from Let's Build a Zoo studio Springloaded; Murals, an original hack-and-slash from Disney Illusion Island developer Dlala Studios; and Lego Skylines, a Lego-themed city-builder spun off from the Cities: Skylines franchise.
In short
- Polygon debuts Wishlister, a weekly newsletter on upcoming Steam games
- First list features six titles unveiled around Gamescom in Germany
- Highlights include Pony Island 2, RollerCoaster Tycoon Wonderworks and Lego Skylines
Explained simply
Steam is a digital shop where people buy and play games on computers. Players can add games to a wishlist to keep track of titles they may want to buy later, including games that have not yet been released.
Polygon is a games news site, and Wishlister is its new weekly newsletter and article series about forthcoming Steam games. Its first edition draws on titles shown around Gamescom, a major games event in Germany that includes showcases such as Opening Night Live and the Future Games Show.
The six games range from tavern and city management to action and card-based play. Their developers include studios behind earlier games such as Inscryption, Tinykin and Cities: Skylines, giving readers some context for the projects featured.