April Fools' Day 2026 Gaming Roundup | TechRaptor

April Fools' Day 2026 Gaming Roundup | TechRaptor

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April Fools' Day has rolled around once again, and as you'd expect, plenty of gaming studios are getting in on the fun. Here's everything we've spotted as part of the japery this year!

To celebrate the success of the My Time series of cozy life sims, Pathea Games says it's "cashing in" and creating the My Time Restaurant, featuring delicious-sounding dishes like the Meat Stuffed Mushroom and Highwind Fried Rice. There's even a roadmap to enjoy!

Today in "jokes that are too realistic to be funny", Square Enix announced something rather intriguing-looking by the name of NieR Cosmic Horror. Given that a new NieR game has been teased for some time, there's a question mark over whether this one is actually real or not.

You may not know Yarn Spinner by name, but you've probably played games that use it, including Demonschool, Night in the Woods, and Dredge. Well, the dialogue creation tool has now added Tarot to its arsenal, achieving "feature parity with the 15th century".

As part of a pointed dig at the way some obsess over Steam chart numbers, game tracking tool PlayTracker has created Steam Chart Simulator, a game that lets you watch...

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