— ARK expansions, a new indie announcement, and Bellwright’s 1M milestone highlight the publisher’s showcase
Snail Games kicked off Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2026 with an invite-only showcase for press and industry partners, revealing new trailers, franchise updates, and upcoming projects across its portfolio.
The evening highlighted the steady cadence of new content coming to the ARK franchise. Studio Wildcard’s Jeremy Stieglitz introduced PixARK Worlds, a new title in development by Studio Sirens and Snail Games, created with guidance from Studio Wildcard, with revolutionary user-generated-content features and designed to expand the ARK universe onto the Nintendo Switch 2.
Snail Games presents new ARK content and upcoming projects to industry attendees at its GDC 2026 booth.
Stieglitz also revealed details about ARK: Survival Ascended content coming this year including ARK: Tides of Fortune (June), focused on physical sailing ships across a vast ocean world, ARK: Dragontopia (December), and a custom ARK World Creator (May) for consoles, while outlining continued franchise growth plans heading into 2027. Meanwhile, Studio Siren’s Matt Kohl debuted an event-exclusive trailer for ARK: Survival of the Fittest, offering a renewed look at its standalone competitive esport-style gameplay.
Snail Games also unveiled a brand-new indie title, Gobby Gang, now available to wishlist on Steam. The reveal included a first-look trailer showcasing the game’s playful tone and chaotic cooperative gameplay.
Elsewhere, medieval survival strategy RPG Bellwright celebrated a major milestone, surpassing 1 million units sold during Steam Early Access. Creative Director and Project Lead Florian “Chadz” Hofreither reflected on the journey through Early Access and the role of community feedback in shaping the game’s path toward its upcoming 1.0 launch.
The open-universe space survival RPG For The Stars also revealed an event exclusive trailer, offering a deeper look at its open-ended exploration, player-driven research systems, and frontier civilization themes. GDC attendees learned more on Wednesday, March 11th at 5pm at the Tech Demo Stage, hosted at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (701 Mission Street), where Snail Games presented For The Stars in The Lounge screening room, with lead designer Calix Reneau discussing the vision behind the AAA intergalactic adventure.
Snail Games also highlighted its Interactive Films initiative, an experimental publishing approach designed to transform high-engagement vertical narrative content into interactive Full Motion Video RPG experiences, bridging modern digital storytelling formats with gameplay-driven interactivity.
Developers for all announced titles were available for interviews throughout GDC 2026 at Booth #1238.
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