Celebrating launches and Triple-i Initiative highlights
It may not be Friday just yet, but between some highly anticipated releases and surprise announcements, it’s been a pretty exciting week in games. Whether you're catching up on the latest launches or tuning into new announcements, there's plenty to celebrate and something for everyone. Let’s take a look at the Made with Unity games that are making headlines today.
Blue Prince and Netflix Games’s Thronglets launch to acclaim
Today marked the launch of two standout titles made with Unity: Blue Prince, an atmospheric indie puzzle adventure, and Thronglets, a mobile game based on an episode of the latest Black Mirror season.
The best-reviewed game of 2025 so far, Blue Prince launched today on Steam, PlayStation®5, and Xbox Series X|S. After eight years in development the first release from Dogubomb studio is already being heralded as a game of the year contender with its genre-blending mechanics set in a mysterious, ever-shifting mansion.
Also announced today, from Netflix Games and the critically acclaimed studio Night School comes Thronglets, a mobile game that immerses fans in the world of Black Mirror like never before. Thronglets, the game at the center of the Season 7 episode “Plaything,” is out now and available exclusively for Netflix members.
Indie games shine in the Triple-i Initiative
Now in its second year, the Triple-i Initiative has quickly become one of the games industry’s most important moments. Focused entirely on new game premieres, gameplay reveals, and launch date announcements, today’s no-filler showcase featured a whopping 21 made with Unity games. Here’s a look at some of the titles featured during the event and what was revealed:
Blacksmith Master (Untitled Studio| Hooded Horse) – Launching May 15th
BlazBlue Entropy Effect (91Act) – Couch co-op and Dead Cells character coming this summer
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor (Funday Games | Ghost Ship Publishing) – 1.0 release on September 17
ENDLESS™ Legend 2 (AMPLITUDE Studios | Hooded Horse) – Early Access summer 2025
Escape Simulator 2 (Pine Studio) – Demo available now
Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era (Unfrozen | Ubisoft) – Early Access in summer 2025
SacriFire (Pixelated Milk) – Coming in Q1 2026
shapez 2 (tobspr Games) – Dimension Update coming on June 2
SpeedRunners 2: King of Speed (Fair Play Labs| tinyBuild) – Coming to Steam in 2025
Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault (Digital Sun | 11 bit studios) – Coming summer 2025
No, I'm Not A Human (Trioskaz | CRITICAL REFLEX) – Coming fall 2025
Star Birds (Toukana Interactive, kurzgesagt | in a nutshell) – Demo launching June 2025
Super Fantasy Kingdom (Super Fantasy Games | Hooded Horse) – Coming Q3 2025
Morbid Metal (Screen Juice) – Early Access release summer 2025 (and post-show developer deep dive)
Outbound (Square Glade Games) – Closed Alpha Monday April 14th, signups open now
over the hill (Funselektor, Strelka Games | Funselektor) – New gameplay trailer
Tears of Metal (Paper Cult) – Open beta available now
The Eternal Life of Goldman (Weappy Studio | THQ Nordic) – Available to wishlist
Timberborn (Mechanistry) – Ziplines and Tubeways update available May 8
Vampire Survivors: Emerald Diorama (poncle) – New update out today
V Rising (Stunlock Studios) – Invaders of Oakveil content update live April 28
Looking for more Unity games? Head over to our official Steam Curator Page to wishlist the games above and discover hundreds more Made with Unity titles.