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.

Neon Blight

Date: 11/07/2022
Genre: Action / Adventure
Platforms: PC

“Welcome to the cyberpunk future of Neon Blight. As the new owner of a cyberpunk gun shop, it’s your job to provide the throng of wannabe heroes with the weapons they need to succeed in the fight against the megacorporations that rule the world. Enter the world of cutthroat competition, merciless rivalry, and boundless exploration as a fixer.
You provide the cyberpunks of your age with the weapons and equipment they need. Operate your very own gun store, fight through seemingly endless waves of enemies, and acquire the ultimate weapon by making your way through the Outer Border and the throng of enemies bent on keeping you away from your ultimate goal.”

Krut: The Mythic Wings

Date: 12/07/2022
Genre: Action / Adventure
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch

“In a world full of mystical creatures and magic, the ruthless army of the Ogre invaded the land of the Garuda race. The Garuda army was defeated and the capital city was eventually fallen. Upon the destruction and despair, a badly wounded warrior found himself on a mysterious enchanted island called Himmaphan. He met a mysterious figure who entrusted him with a powerful artifact, the Mythic Wings. A legend told that a legendary hero used the wings during the Great War hundreds of years ago and brought peace to the land. Now, the new adventure has begun.”

Monument Valley: Panoramic Edition

Date: 12/07/2022
Genre: Strategy / Adventure
Platforms: PC

“Embark on a journey of forgiveness along with Ida, the silent princess, through impossible environments and illusionary puzzles. Experience this meditative and calming puzzle game by manipulating monuments and creating evolving paths to explore new, surreal, and mysterious worlds.

Step into the new expanded world of Monument Valley: Panoramic Edition – and experience more intriguing impossibilities than ever before.”

XEL

Date: 12/07/2022
Genre: Action / RPG
Platforms: PC, Switch

“XEL is a 3D action-adventure set in a sci-fi fantasy setting. Play as Reid, shipwrecked on the strange world of XEL. Without any recollection of her former life, it is up to you to unravel her past and connection to XEL. Ready your sword and shield as you explore the overworld of XEL and dive into imposing dungeons full of unforeseen threats and challenging puzzles. Throughout your journey you will make new friends and foes, find new gadgets as well as being able to jump through time and space. As Reid delves deeper into the mysteries surrounding XEL, she discovers an endless cycle of peril. Will she be able to break free from it and what will it take?”

Time on Frog Island

Date: 12/07/2022
Genre: Adventure / Indie
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch

“A terrible storm ravages the seas around you, casting your mighty vessel into the perilous rocks of a nearby island.
You awake to find your ship in pieces, shipwrecked on a strange island filled with… frogs?

A spaghetti network of trades will take you all over this strange island as you seek out materials to fix your boat. You will meet a cast of friendly characters, solve head scratching puzzles, find hidden treasures, and much more as you explore the world of Time on Frog Island.”

Kingdom Gun

Date: 13/07/2022
Genre: Action / Adventure
Platforms: PC

“Play solo or with friends to unlock up to 6 unique characters and 150+ guns, items, and pets!

You are tasked with exploring an unknown continent by The Kingdom. Based on the character you select the reason for being on the continent changes! Conquest, power, knowledge, vengeance, and more!”

The Tale of Bistun

Date: 13/07/2022
Genre: Action / Adventure
Platforms: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

“The Tale of Bistun is a story-driven action-adventure game inspired by the 12th Century tragic poem “Khosrow and Shirin.” You play as a stone carver who wakes on Mount Bistun with no memory of anything before that moment. An insidious blight has spread, bringing forth many dangerous foes. You must battle through mythical enemies and travel between the real world and an ethereal place of forgotten memories to discover the secret of your past.”

Loopmancer

Date: 13/07/2022
Genre: Action / Adventure / RPG
Platforms: PC

“Loopmancer is a 3D platformer roguelite action game with realistic graphics that takes place in a cyberpunk universe. Players play as a detective who comes back to life after an unexpected death, and battle in this lifelike and futuristic city of the east.”

Tamarindos Freaking Dinner

Date: 13/07/2022
Genre: Action / Adventure / Horror
Platforms: PC

“Tamarindos Freaking Dinner™; a first-person horror adventure game and the spiritual successor of Baobabs Mausoleum™. The second game of the “Jacob Jazz´s Treelogy”. A mix between a 90´s sitcom, Luigi´s Mansion & the tabletop game Clue!“

Clanfolk

Date: 14/07/2022
Genre: Strategy / Simulation
Platforms: PC

“Clanfolk is a challenging medieval colony sim that takes you to the Scottish Highlands and pits you against nature itself. Starting with an empty plot of land and only your closest family, you will learn to survive as you establish your hearth and home, watch over your livestock, harvest your fields, and fight the bitter winter. Whether you grow your fledgling settlement into a bustling inn or a central trade hub, or you instead content yourself with building a prosperous and self-sufficient homestead or livestock ranch, everything rests in your hands – including the very lives of your clanfolk.”

Mothmen 1966

Date: 14/07/2022
Genre: Adventure / Horror
Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch

“Mothmen 1966 is a ‘Pixel Pulp’ – a visual novel fusing exceptional writing and stunning illustration, inspired by mid-20th century pulp fiction and 80s home computer graphics – set amongst the strange occurrences of the Leonid meteor shower of 1966.”

Super UFO Fighter

Date: 14/07/2022
Genre: Action / Sports
Platforms: PC, Switch

“The space sport “SUPER UFO FIGHTER” is all the rage in the galaxy.
And UFO pilots, known as Shwoopers, are battling it out today!”

Escape Academy

Date: 14/07/2022
Genre: Adventure
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

“Welcome to Escape Academy. Train to become the ultimate Escapist. Solve Puzzles. Hack Servers. Meet the Faculty. Brew the perfect cup of tea. Escape Rooms in single player or co-op with a friend – local or online!”

Eyes in the Dark

Date: 14/07/2022
Genre: Indie / Platformer
Platforms: PC

“Fight with light against the dark in this “roguelight” platformer starring Victoria Bloom! Drive back the darkness that’s overrun Bloom Manor and conquer swarms of creatures as you discover powerful new items to upgrade your arsenal. Are you ready to enter the ever-changing manor?”

Immortal Tactics: War of the Eternals

Date: 15/07/2022
Genre: Roguelite / Strategy / RPG
Platforms: PC

“Experience a Fast-Paced Roguelite Turn-Based Strategy game with a New Turn-Based System which will need you to plan early on and create strategies that would lead your army to victory. Create an army with different Characters and Leaders to choose from and explore this Roguelite world.”

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!