Each week there are plenty of new games coming out. Although with so much going on it can be hard to keep track of them all. Thankfully Checkpoint is here to sift through them all and bring you our highlights of the week.

So let’s jump in and have a look at what’s coming out in gaming this week.

Road 96

Date: 16/08/2021
Genre: Action / Adventure
Platforms: PC, Switch

“Summer 1996, Today is the day!

You hit the road. Adventure. Freedom. Escape. Run. Flee the Regime. Try to survive.

On this risky road trip to the border, you’ll meet incredible characters, and discover their intertwined stories and secrets in an ever-evolving adventure.
But every mile opens up a choice to make. Your decisions will change your adventure, change the people you meet, maybe even change the world.

There are thousands of roads across the authoritarian nation of Petria.
Which one will you take?”

Greak: Memories of Azur

Date: 17/08/2021
Genre: Adventure / RPG
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch

“Greak: Memories of Azur is a side scrolling single-player game with hand-drawn animations. You will take the role of three siblings: Greak, Adara and Raydel to guide them through the lands of Azur. Alternate control between them and use their unique abilities to escape from the Urlag invasion.”

Humankind

Date: 17/08/2021
Genre: Strategy
Platforms: PC

“HUMANKIND™ is Amplitude Studios’ magnum opus, a Historical Strategy game where YOU will re-write the entire narrative of humankind – a convergence of culture, history, and values that allows you to create a civilization that is as unique as you are. HOW FAR WILL YOU PUSH HUMANKIND?”

Mayhem Brawler

Date: 18/08/2021
Genre: Action / Fighter
Platforms: PC, PS4, XB1, Switch

“Mayhem Brawler is an urban fantasy themed beat ’em up that brings back the 90s arcade vibe to present day. With comic book style art and kick-ass soundtracks, it offers a unique experience that you can tackle solo or as co-op with friends while defining the next step in the story with your choices.”

Hell Architect

Date: 18/08/2021
Genre: Strategy / Simulation
Platforms: PC

“Hell Architect is a game about building and managing your own hell. You take on a role of a hell manager and are tasked with developing the underworld in a way that would make Lucifer himself fall off his chair.”

RiMS Racing

Date: 19/08/2021
Genre: Racing / Simulation / Sports
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch

“The first motorbike simulation that combines a realistic racing challenge with engineering and mechanics! Ride the world’s most powerful motorbikes and optimise their performance by swapping out parts and analysing data in real time.”

The Vale: Shadow of the Crown

Date: 19/08/2021
Genre: Action / Adventure / RPG
Platforms: PC, Xbox One

“CLOSE YOUR EYES. BECOME A WARRIOR: Feel your enemy’s rasping breath; a foot shifts on swampy ground; the crack of steel on wooden shield. The Vale is an audio based action adventure that sets out to breathe new life into medieval combat and fantasy narrative.”

Recompile

Date: 19/08/2021
Genre: Action / Adventure
Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X

“This atmospheric, Metroidvania hacking adventure lets you take control of a semi-sapient program struggling against deletion. In the sprawling 3D world of a Mainframe, Recompile features intense combat, tight 3D platforming, super-powered abilities and an environmental logic-based hacking mechanic.”

Yuoni

Date: 19/08/2021
Genre: Action / Adventure / Horror
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S

“Yuoni is a first-person narrative horror game that whisks you away to a sunset-stained world to play a deadly game of hide and seek. As grade-schooler Ai, navigate authentic Japanese environments and utilise every hiding space you can find to survive the horrors ahead. And if they find you… run.”

12 Minutes

Date: 19/08/2021
Genre: Adventure
Platforms: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S

“TWELVE MINUTES is a real-time top-down interactive thriller with an accessible click and drag interface. Featuring James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley, and Willem Dafoe.

What should be a romantic evening with your wife turns into a nightmare when a police detective breaks into your home, accuses your wife of murder and beats you to death…Only for you to find yourself immediately returned to the exact moment you opened the front door, stuck in a TWELVE-MINUTE time loop, doomed to relive the same terror again and again…

Unless you can find a way to use the knowledge of what’s coming to change the outcome and break the loop.”

Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut

Date: 20/08/2021
Genre: Action / Adventure / RPG
Platforms: PS4, PS5

“Uncover the hidden wonders of Tsushima in this open-world action adventure from Sucker Punch Productions and PlayStation Studios, available for PS5 and PS4.

Forge a new path and wage an unconventional war for the freedom of Tsushima. Challenge opponents with your katana, master the bow to eliminate distant threats, develop stealth tactics to ambush enemies and explore a new story on Iki Island.

Madden NFL 22

Date: 20/08/2021
Genre: Strategy / Simulation / Sports
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

“Madden NFL 22 is where gameday happens. It’s everything you love about the NFL injected intevery mode via ALL-NEW Dynamic Gameday. Whether you’re strategizing for a matchup in Franchise, going head-to-head in Play Now, or competing in Ultimate Team, feel Dynamic Gameday impact gameplay everywhere.”

Be sure to check out last week’s Coming Out to see what you may have missed!

What new titles coming out are you most excited for this week? Let us know!