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.

KeyWe

Date: 31/08/2021
Genre: Puzzle / Platformer
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch

“KeyWe is a cute, co-operative postal puzzler starring Jeff and Debra, two small kiwi birds working in a whimsical post office. With no hands to help them, they must jump, flap, peck and butt-slam their way across an interactive landscape of levers, bells and buttons to get those messages delivered on time.

Encounter perilous postal environments and navigate seasonal hazards while waddling through the Telepost’s various mail rooms, and partner up with a pal to help these adorable kiwis complete their tasks, whatever the weather. Unlock new accessories to customise your kiwi and become the best-dressed mail bird in Bungalow Basin.”

Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 1

Date: 31/08/2021
Genre: Strategy / RPG
Platforms: PC, Switch

“Prinny presents nis classics Vol. 1 – This is the first instalment of a quintessential strategy RPG Lover’s collection, which boasts 2 games in 1! With over 60 hours of gameplay between both games, and an exclusive physical Deluxe Edition that includes a CD soundtrack and art Book (with music and art from both titles), returning fans can relive time-honored favourites, while new (and old) fans can discover hits they may have missed!”

Rustler

Date: 31/08/2021
Genre: Action / Adventure / RPG
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch

“Rustler is an open-world, top-down action game paying tribute to the good old GTA style and gameplay, fusing it with a historically inaccurate medieval setting. Play as The Guy, whose parents apparently were too lazy to give him a proper name. Experience feudal injustice, inquisition, witch-hunting, and join The Grand Tournament. Meet valiant, yet incredibly stupid knights. Complete a wide variety of twisted missions and quests, or don’t give a damn about the plot and bring mayhem in the villages and cities. Choose to go on foot, or by a stolen horse. Fight with a sword or pick a fancy automatic crossbow. All that, spiced up with an inappropriate Monty Python inspired sense of humor.” 

Guts ‘N Goals

Date: 31/08/2021
Genre: Action / Fighting / Sports
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch

“Beat your friends at a game of soccer, literally. Guts ‘N Goals mixes arcade-style soccer with beat ’em up gameplay that results in a hilarious way to play soccer.”

Monster Harvest

Date: 31/08/2021
Genre: Action / Adventure / RPG
Platforms: PC, PS4, XB1, Switch

“Get ready to set out on an adventure of a lifetime as you start a new life in Planimal Point. Develop your own farm, build, and customise your own house, craft your own furniture, make some delicious jams and mutate your crops to create loyal and fierce companions you can take into battle!”

Beyond Mankind: The Awakening

Date: 31/08/2021
Genre: Action / Adventure / RPG
Platforms: PC

“Beyond Mankind: The Awakening is an Action RPG taking place in a post-apocalyptic world. The game sports a mature and deep narrative, rich exploration, tense combat, and immersive RPG mechanics.”

Song of Iron

Date: 31/08/2021
Genre: Action / Adventure
Platforms: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

“Behind you lies a trail of broken helms, shattered shields. You hold the axe of a fallen foe. Worn and dented, it will suit it’s purpose. What lies ahead is still a mystery, your goal is not. To save your people you must find the Great Temple of the Gods, but do not expect a warm welcome.

Prepare to be met by a world set against you. In Song of Iron, man, monster and nature itself will try to stop you. Fight through it all in this gritty adventure where combat is intense, visceral and dangerous. Use bow, axe and shield to fight back but take care, weapons can be lost, arrows will run out and shields will be broken. With the blood of your ancestors and valor regained along the way you can fight on!”

Lake

Date: 01/09/2021
Genre: Adventure
Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X|S

“It’s September 1, 1986. You take on the role of forty-something Meredith Weiss, who returns from the big city to her quiet hometown. She exchanges her busy career at a software company to fill in for her dad, the local mail carrier.

During her two-week stay in beautiful Providence Oaks, Oregon, she runs into a few familiar faces as well as plenty of new folk. As Meredith, you get to decide who to talk to, who to befriend and perhaps even start a romantic relationship with.

Whatever happens, at the end of her stint she’ll have to make up her mind: return to her demanding job in the big city, or stay in the town she grew up in?”

WRC 10

Date: 02/09/2021
Genre: Racing / Simulation / Sports
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch

“Hailed by reviewers and professional drivers, the standard-setting off-road racing simulation has been reinvented! Reach the 2021 season podium, and to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the competition, relive the highlights at the wheel of legendary cars.”

RICO London

Date: 02/09/2021
Genre: Action / Shooter
Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One

“While everyone is getting ready to party the metropolitan police are working overtime. Detective Inspector Redfern finds herself at the scene of an emerging arms trade at the foot of a high-rise tower. Without the permission of her superiors or the support of backup, Redfern prepares to go kick off the millennium with a bang.

RICO London is a gang-busting, name-taking, explosive co-op shooter. Battle your way up the high-rise tower stacked with East End gangsters solo or with a partner. Crash through doors, dodge bullets and turn the weapons of the fallen into your personal arsenal. Do whatever it takes reach the top.”

Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous

Date: 02/09/2021
Genre: Adventure / RPG
Platforms: PC

“Your path will lead you to the Worldwound, where the opening of a rift to the Abyss has unleashed all-consuming terror across the land. For over a century, the neighboring nations have fought fearlessly, trying to drive the enemy back — but to little avail.

Now, you have the chance to put an end to this conflict, but the path to salvation is far from clear-cut. Will you become a shining angel, backed by noble paladins? Or a powerful necromancer with hordes of immortal undead in your thrall? Or something else entirely? Lead your army and challenge mighty demon lords. Your crusade will set in motion a chain of events that will leave you — and the world itself — forever changed.”

Surgeon Simulator 2: Access All Areas

Date: 02/09/2021
Genre: Action / Simulation
Platforms: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

“Bob’s life is in your hand! It’s time to slip into your scrubs and grab the nearest scalpel (saw or sink plunger), and enter the Bossa Labs Medical Facility in this 1-4 player physics based operating theatre of chaos.

Take on the cream of the medical establishment in riotous competitive challenges. Play frantically blood splattered coop games or go solo in Surgeon Simulator 2’s rib-tickling Campaign Mode. Wanting to inject some creativity? Jump into the Creation Mode and build brand new game levels on your own or team up to build something amazing with multiplayer creation tools. From head transplants and leg amputations, to dancing games and relay races, at Bossa Labs, you choose your own way to play!”

Kitaria Fables

Date: 02/09/2021
Genre: Action / Adventure / RPG
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch

“Kitaria Fables is a delightfully cute action adventure RPG with farming and crafting! Enter the cute world of Kitaria and take on the quests of your animal neighbours as they face a rising tide of darkness. Real time combat, exploration and dungeoneering sit alongside farming for provisions and the crafting of weapons and armour, and forging new spells to increase your power.”

Weapon of Choice DX

Date: 02/09/2021
Genre: Action / Platformer
Platforms: PS4, Xbox One, Switch

“Weapon of Choice is a high-energy, run ‘n’ gun where each playable character is unique with their own special weapon and abilities! Blast insane aliens, find new player characters, and choose between branching paths! The world is being taken over by gene-combining beings from beyond the stars! Hideous new creatures are popping up everywhere, and it’s up to the Solus Operatives to grab their unique weapons and split some disgusting alien skulls!”

Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions

Date: 03/09/2021
Genre: Action / Sports
Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch

“Are you ready to become a boxing champion? Step into the ring and show off your boxing skills in a knockout arcade experience. Fight as 20 iconic characters from the Creed and Rocky universe. Take on world-class opponents across a variety of thrilling locations, or challenge your friends and family in intense, head-to-head matches.”

Golf Club: Wasteland

Date: 03/09/2021
Genre: Adventure / Sports
Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch

“The rich fled to Mars but venture back to a desolate Earth for a round of golf. Each hole in the wasteland offers its own little story and possible puzzle to sink the perfect shot. Play through destroyed brutalist monuments, crumbling shopping malls, and abandoned museums as neon signs and poignant graffiti take swings at current events, Silicon Valley culture and humanity.”

Family Trainer

Date: 03/09/2021
Genre: Fitness
Platforms: Switch

“Family Trainer will finally make its debut on Nintendo Switch on September 3rd 2021! Family Trainer will let players work out in a variety of easy-to-do, engaging and fun activities. The game will combine the Nintendo Joy Con Controllers and Leg Strap in order to let players use their whole body in a series of heart pumping mini games.

Simple controls and intuitive play make the game easy to pick up and play, and let players of any age get physical while having fun. The game also features a multiplayer mode that will let players go head-to-head to see who can get the highest score or work together as a team to achieve a common goal.”

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!