Access-Ability Showcase 2026: Kernel Hearts

Developed by Ephemera Games and published by Whitethorn Games, Kernel Hearts is an upcoming action roguelike with multiplayer co-op about four magical girls who are trying to save the world. Players will fight angels with the ultimate goal of slaying God.

Kernel Hearts was part of this year's Access-Ability Showcase, so we got to hear about what features players can expect. Here's the breakdown:

• Three difficulty levels.
• A training room to get to grips with the controls.
• The ability to toggle on-screen controls to always have a list.
• Full remapping for controller, keyoard, and mouse.
• Sliders for camera sensitivty.
• Invert controls.
• Toggle vibrations.
• Motion blur, bloom, and screen shake effects can all be adjusted.
• Text boxes are high-contrast.
• In multiplayer, each player can advance dialogue at their own pace.
• Combat won't begin until everyone is ready.

Kernel Hearts has a demo available on Steam! The game is set to release sometime in 2026 for Steam, the Epic Games Store, Xbox Series X|S, the Nintendo Switch 2, and PlayStation 5.