Some weeks, the search for new games to satisfy the Maw feels akin to navigating a quaint village of octogenarians in pursuit of the last virgin destined for a volcanic offering. The process often involves awkward inquiries during hastily arranged afternoon tea gatherings, all while sifting through family trees in a desperate bid to find something worthwhile, as the atmosphere thickens with the scent of sulphur.
This Week’s Game Highlights
However, this week presents a stark contrast, reminiscent of a mountainside overrun by exuberant teenage firebugs. The excitement is palpable, and the demand is high—so much so that one might worry about the volcano experiencing a case of constipation. Here’s a curated selection of promising titles that are sure to ignite interest and stave off the magma for at least another week:
- Mars Attracts: Step into a whimsical theme park where you manage human cattle for Tim Burton’s quirky Martians.
- LEGO Voyagers: An adorable co-op experience where players embody tiny eye-blocks, solving puzzles by clipping onto various objects.
- Troublemaker 2: Beyond Dream: An open-world comedy beat ’em up that blends multiple genres, likely to appeal to fans of Saints Row and Rockstar’s The Warriors.
- Fata Deum – The God Sim: A game reminiscent of Black & White, featuring town-building mechanics and army battles.
- Troleu: A scruffy yet charming bus conductor simulator that includes fistfights, floods, and a demonic ticket inspector.
- Daymare Town: A point-and-click adventure from the developer of Submachine, set in a city filled with ominous Metamorph creatures.
Additionally, here are some more intriguing titles making their debut:
- Henry Halfhead: A puzzler featuring a protagonist who can transform into any object within reach.
- Rana Card: A roguelike deckbuilder where players manage a corporate farm.
- Skate: A title that refuses to conform to EA’s marketing punctuation—because “crimes against grammar” should not be a skateboarding trick.
And there’s more:
- Strange Antiquities: Manage a pawnshop dealing in mystical items like palantirs and monkey paws.
- Flick Shot Rogues: Engage in flicking upgradeable ginger berserkers into various targets, including crabs.
- Beacon Patrol: A relaxed digital board game where players expand an ocean by strategically placing tiles.
Other notable mentions include:
- Easy Delivery Co: Navigate a snowy mountain town in a delivery van, reminiscent of a Silent Hill setting populated by catpeople.
- Ratatan: A quirky title that plays on the name Patapon, promising a feverish experience.
- Dying Light: The Beast: The latest installment in the parkour-powered first-person zombie genre.
- Pigface: DreadXP’s new grimesploitation shooter, featuring a protagonist with a bomb in her head and sandbox levels ripe for cleansing.
Lastly, we have:
- Trails In The Sky 1st Chapter: A 3D remake of a beloved RPG that many fear to tackle due to the weight of their own regrets.
- Jump Space: A cooperative space adventure where players operate a ship together, embarking on raids while avoiding sudden accelerations during airlock usage.
- Eclipsium: A title that promises a vast array of experiences.
- Marisa of Liartop Mountain: An adventure RPG where players navigate challenges while trapped in a magical book, resolving conflicts through dice rolls.
As we dive into this week, the focus remains on keeping our heads above water amidst the flurry of new releases. There are even embargoed games being played this week that won’t hit the market until next, alongside the ongoing buzz surrounding Silksong and the late arrival of Borderlands 4 to last week’s festivities.
What are you up to this week? If it involves a new video game not already mentioned, please keep it to yourself—just a jest, of course. Feel free to feed the Maw as you see fit, though one must wonder if volcanoes can truly experience constipation. Perhaps the geologists will enlighten us soon.
