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White Dwarf

White Dwarf is a top-down survival shooter about holding onto a piece of empty space for as long as you can. Your weapon fires automatically at the nearest target, so the only things you control are where you…

20 August 2026

White Dwarf is an arcade developed by Fortytwo, released 20 August 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What White Dwarf is

White Dwarf is an arcade game developed by Fortytwo and released in 2026. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on ElectronJS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You are a white dwarf: a burnt-out stellar remnant, small, dense, and mostly harmless. The rock field around you does not care. It closes in from every direction, and it gets worse with every minute you stay alive.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, science fiction and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

White Dwarf launched on 20 August 2026, within three weeks of The Blood of Dawnwalker, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy and Mortal Shell II.

Released around the same time: The Blood of Dawnwalker, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, Mortal Shell II.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

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When did White Dwarf come out?
White Dwarf was released on 20 August 2026 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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