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Wholesome Direct 2026 presents more than 50 games at Summer Game Fest
The annual showcase featured announcements for sequels and new titles across multiple platforms. Several games will launch in 2026 or 2027, with some already available or offering demos.
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The Wholesome Direct 2026 event took place during Summer Game Fest and presented more than 50 games. The presentation focused on titles described as cozy or narrative-driven.
A sequel to the 2017 game Hidden Folks was revealed. It will include hand-drawn interactive landscapes, additional jokes, and quality-of-life updates, with a planned release in 2027 for mobile and PC. The Wandering Village will receive an expansion titled The Last Leviathan.
The update introduces a new aquatic creature for city-building, mechanics tied to the creature's body temperature and mood, and an arctic ocean setting.
In The Drift is a narrative adventure from a studio led by the co-creator of Sable. Players follow a telecoms engineer working in space, alternating between job tasks and crew interactions. Moomin: Midsummer Madness is scheduled for release in 2026 on PC and the Switch.
It features a painterly style and a premise involving a floating abandoned theater. Patience Is a Virtue is a mystery puzzle game with a demo available on Steam. Waterful is a city-builder centered on guiding water through procedurally generated desert valleys.
Otterly Lost, an open-world adventure, is set to launch on Steam in September. Players control a lost otter that meets animal characters and solves puzzles.
