Episodic video games
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| 2025 | The player discovers through VHS tapes that the Doctor was forcibly uploaded into the factory's computer systems as corporate punishment for causing numerous incidents. |
| 2025 | The employee plants explosives in the Foundation and floods it with Red Smoke, as part of Poppy's plan to confront the Prototype. |
| 2025 | The employee obtains a flashlight hand while being pursued by Yarnaby, a leonine monster created by the Doctor (Dr. Harley Sawyer). |
| 2025 | Doey transforms into a monstrous form and attacks the employee after blaming them for the Safe Haven's destruction. He is subsequently killed by the employee using industrial equipment in an underground construction site. |
| 2025 | Kissy loses an arm while attempting to save the employee, who falls into an underground lab as a hole opens in the ground. |
| 2025 | Huggy returns and attempts to break into the underground lab as Red Smoke begins to fill the room. |
| 2025 | The Prototype detonates explosives in the Safe Haven, destroying the sanctuary and killing its inhabitants. |
| 2025 | Doey transforms and attacks the employee, ultimately being killed using liquid nitrogen canisters, industrial saws, and a tunnel boring machine. |
| 2025 | The employee overloads the Doctor's systems and kills him after obtaining the Omni-Hand, discovering that the Doctor was formerly Dr. Harley Sawyer, a Playtime Co. scientist. |
| 2025 | Kissy loses an arm while attempting to save the employee, who falls into an underground lab as Red Smoke begins to fill the room. |
| 2025 | Chapter 4: 'Safe Haven' takes place, where the employee navigates an underground prison in the Playtime Co. factory, obtaining a flashlight hand and encountering various characters including Poppy, Doey the Doughman, and the Doctor. |
| 2025 | Yarnaby, a leonine monster, is killed after falling into a pit of molten slag while pursuing the employee. |
| 2025 | Poppy abandons Kissy and the employee after the Prototype reveals that Ollie has been dead for years and was impersonated. |
| June 4 2025 | Third and fourth chapters of Deltarune released. |
| May 9 2025 | Game released for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. |
| May 9 2025 | Toby Fox announces Deltarune will release on June 4, 2025 for PS4, Switch, PS5, and PC in the West, and at midnight June 5, 2025 in Japan, containing the first four chapters. |
| 2025 | Deltarune ported to Nintendo Switch 2 and PlayStation 5. |
| 2025 | Hannah Telle was nominated for Great White Way Award for Best Acting at the New York Game Awards |
| 2025 | Outstanding Video Game award status is pending at the 36th GLAAD Media Awards |
| 2025 | Social Impact award status is pending at the 25th Game Developers Choice Awards |
| 2025 | Nominated for Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music at the New York Game Awards |
| 2025 | Longlisted for Game Beyond Entertainment at the 21st British Academy Games Awards |
| 2025 | Received an Honorable Mention for Best Narrative at the 25th Game Developers Choice Awards |
| 2025 | Nominated for Herman Melville Award for Best Writing at the New York Game Awards |
| 2025 | Don't Nod delayed their game Lost Records: Bloom & Rage to avoid competing with Double Exposure. |
| March 2025 | Square Enix reported Life Is Strange: Double Exposure sales as a 'large loss' in their Q3 financial report, indicating significant commercial disappointment for the game. |
| 2025 | Chapters 3 and 4 are slated for release, along with ongoing localization and console porting of upcoming chapters. |
| February 18 2025 | First part (first 'tape') of Bloom & Rage is released for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S. |
| January 30 2025 | Fourth chapter released on Windows. |
| January 30 2025 | Chapter 4 announced with a planned release date. |
| January 30 2025 | Mob Entertainment announced Chapter 4 with a planned release date. |
| January 30 2025 | Fourth chapter of Poppy Playtime released on Windows. |
| January 28 2025 | Nintendo Switch version of the game was released via retail. |
| January 28 2025 | The Nintendo Switch physical retail version of Life Is Strange: Double Exposure was released. |
| 2024 | Production of Deltarune Chapter 5 began. |
| 2024 | Chapters 3 and 4 began undergoing localization and being ported to consoles. |
| 2024 | The development team set and met an internal deadline of September 1 for completing Chapter 4's main content. |
| 2024 | Hannah Telle was nominated for Best Performance at The Game Awards 2024 |
| 2024 | Life Is Strange: Double Exposure was nominated for Games for Impact at The Game Awards 2024 |
| 2024 | Original planned release window for the game in late 2024, which was subsequently delayed. |
| 2024 | Initially planned release for Bloom & Rage, which was later delayed to avoid competition with Life Is Strange: Double Exposure. |
| November 19 2024 | Nintendo Switch version of the game was released digitally. |
| November 19 2024 | The Nintendo Switch digital version of Life Is Strange: Double Exposure was released. |
| October 31 2024 | André Øvredal was confirmed as the director of the Bendy and the Ink Machine film adaptation. He expressed commitment to creating a movie that would honor the game's characters and world, promising a special experience for fans. |
| October 29 2024 | Life Is Strange: Double Exposure was officially released for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S. |
| October 15 2024 | Players who pre-ordered the Ultimate Edition received early access to the first two chapters of Life Is Strange: Double Exposure. |
| September 20 2024 | Second and third chapters of Poppy Playtime released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X. |
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