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.
The Hand of Merlin
Date: 14/06/2022
Genre: Strategy / RPG / Indie
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch
“The Hand of Merlin is a turn-based rogue-lite RPG in which Arthurian legend clashes with cosmic horror. Recruit a company of up to three mortal heroes and guide them in spirit on a desperate journey from Albion to Jerusalem. Explore a richly-imagined medieval setting on the brink of apocalypse. Trade with merchants, improve your heroes and unearth ancient relics. Search for the lost fragments of your soul, scattered across the multiverse – and save as many worlds as you can.”
Horgihugh and Friends
Date: 16/06/2022
Genre: Action / Adventure
Platforms: Switch
“Shoot down 16-bit bad guys in Horgihugh and Friends!
At the end of a brutal war, countries decided to dismantle their weapons. When the Gozareans attack, two retired pilots realize their trusty vintage fighter planes are the only means of combating the alien’s powerful weapon-nullifying technologies. Taking to the skies, Hugh and Figaro are the world’s last wings of hope.”
Starship Troopers – Terran Command
Date: 16/06/2022
Genre: Strategy
Platforms: PC
“Starship Troopers: Terran Command is a thrilling real-time strategy game set in the Starship Troopers movies universe. Take command of the Mobile Infantry and do your part in the war against the Arachnid threat. Build, develop and control your armies to strike an effective balance between tactical superiority and strength in numbers. Ensure that human civilization, not insect, dominates the galaxy now and always!”
Neon White
Date: 16/06/2022
Genre: Action / Adventure
Platforms: PC, Switch
“Neon White is a lightning fast first-person action game about exterminating demons in Heaven. You are White, an assassin handpicked from Hell to compete with other demon slayers for a chance to live permanently in Heaven. The other assassins seem familiar, though… did you know them in a past life?”
Skeleton Crew
Date: 16/06/2022
Genre: Action / Adventure
Platforms: PC
“Kick, throw and thrash your way to victory in this gothic multiplayer platform brawler. Explore dungeons, unlock new characters, kick butts.”
Frozenheim
Date: 16/06/2022
Genre: Strategy
Platforms: PC
“Frozenheim is a serene Norse city builder with elaborate management gameplay and RTS tactical combat. Lead your Viking clan through hardships of the frozen north, season by season, year after year. Build and survive. Set sail, explore and conquer. Win Odin’s favor and secure your place in Valhalla!”
OVERLORD: ESCAPE FROM NAZARICK
Date: 16/06/2022
Genre: Action
Platforms: PC, Switch
“2D action-adventure game set in the rich world of the epic dark fantasy, Overlord. This latest installment in the series features an original story overseen by Overlord’s creator, Kugane Maruyama. Find Clementine’s missing memories and make your escape!”
Redout 2
Date: 17/06/2022
Genre: Action / Racing
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch
“Redout 2 is a tribute to classic arcade racing games and the sequel to the critically acclaimed Redout, where racing through the dystopian wastelands of a semi-abandoned Earth is one of the galaxy’s most popular sports.
Reach impossible speeds in exhilarating futuristic races across an extensive single-player campaign and competitive multiplayer. Deep control systems, robust hovership customization and a killer soundtrack make Redout 2 the premier anti-gravity racer.”
Oxide Room 104
Date: 17/06/2022
Genre: Action / Adventure
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch
“Combining escape room gameplay and action, Oxide Room 104 is a bone-chilling single-player body-horror game set inside an old motel. Abducted, at the mercy of a ruthless scientist, and stalked by a horrible creature, you must try to escape using common sense, just as you would in real life. Can you get out of Oxide?”
Skeleton Crew
This will be an excellent brawler to play with all your spooky friends. It’s not all that dissimilar from platformer games of the past, and we hope to see Skeleton Crew be just as entertaining as they are. With some more focus on kicking absolute butt of course.
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!
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Vivienne Wright
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Artist, creator, streamer and chaos bean, Vava is always laughing and rarely pessimistic. You can usually spot them playing Genshin Impact on Twitch weekly, dreaming up new worlds in D&D, consuming horror and fantasy content or sleeping in a blanket burrito.
