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.
PGA TOUR 2K23
Date: 11/10/2022
Genre: Simulation / Sports
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
“Hit the links with more swagger in PGA TOUR 2K23. Now featuring playable male and female pros, including Tiger Woods, new licensed courses, more control options, an authentic PGA TOUR MyCAREER, Course Designer, and new MyPLAYER Skills and Archetypes!”
Eville
Date: 11/10/2022
Genre: Action / Adventure/ RPG
Platforms: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
“Betray your friends- and lie your way to victory. Inspired by popular multiplayer social-deduction party games such as Werewolves and Among Us, this is a new take on the concept with realtime gameplay and interaction.”
Asterigos: Curse of the Stars
Date: 11/10/2022
Genre: Action / Adventure/ RPG
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
“Embark on a journey full of danger in this action RPG, inspired by Greek and Roman mythologies. Explore the breathtaking city of Aphes and forge your way through legions of unique foes and mythical bosses to discover the truth behind the city’s curse.”
Unusual Findings
Date: 12/10/2022
Genre: Adventure / Indie
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch
“It’s the 80s and the Christmas is coming, Vinny, Nick and Tony are young and their new cable signal descrambler just arrived. That same night while trying to decrypt a pay per view adult channel, they pick up the distress signal of an alien spaceship crash-landing in the woods near their town… Things only get weirder as they realize that the towering alien is killing very specific members of their community!”
LEGO Bricktales
Date: 12/10/2022
Genre: Adventure / Simulation
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch
“In this puzzle-adventure, use an intuitive brick-by-brick building mechanic to solve puzzles and bring your creations to life! Experience a charming story as you explore beautiful LEGO® dioramas and help the people inhabiting them.
The Last Oricru
Date: 13/10/2022
Genre: Action / Adventure / RPG
Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X
“The Last Oricru is a story-driven action RPG, that puts you in the middle of an ongoing conflict between two races, on a partly terraformed planet, isolated from outer space by a protective barrier. Your decisions will bring interesting twists into the gameplay, as you can heavily influence the conflict and its outcome. You will experience hundreds of intense fights in a brutal medieval meets sci-fi world, where every decision has its consequences. Level up your hero, improve your skills before facing one of many boss fights and get ready for an unprecedented amount of possibilities.”
Sunday Gold
Date: 13/10/2022
Genre: Adventure / RPG
Platforms: PC
“Sunday Gold is a point-and-click, turn-based adventure game set in grim, dystopian future. Play as a ragtag trio of criminals to hunt down and expose the dark secrets of an evil mega-corporation and the malevolent billionaire behind it.”
Fueled Up
Date: 13/10/2022
Genre: Action / Indie
Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One
“Fueled Up is a chaotic couch co-op spaceship recovery game for up to four players. You and your crewmates must fuel, fix and rescue damaged spaceships before the evil space octopus gets its tentacles on them!
Return the spaceships to safety while dealing with unexpected dangers like wormholes, asteroid showers, and space squids. Keep the engines fueled up, fix hull breaches, and extinguish fires or risk the ship blowing up! There are no boring days in the life of a spaceship recovery engineer!”
CULTIC
Date: 13/10/2022
Genre: Action
Platforms: PC
“Death is only the beginning. Crawl from your grave and gear up to fight your way through the ranks of a mysterious and twisted cult. You, your guns, and your dynamite will have to shoot, slide, blast, duck, dodge, and maybe throw a gib or two to survive in this old-school-inspired shooter.”
Scorn
Date: 14/10/2022
Genre: Action / Adventure / Horror
Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X
“Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.
It is designed around the idea of “being thrown into the world”. Isolated and lost inside this dream-like world, you will explore different interconnected regions in a non-linear fashion. The unsettling environment is a character itself.
Every location contains its own theme (story), puzzles and characters that are integral in creating a cohesive world. Throughout the game you will open up new areas, acquire different skill sets, weapons, various items and try to comprehend the sights presented to you.”
DRAGON BALL: THE BREAKERS
Date: 14/10/2022
Genre: Action / Adventure
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch
“This is the beta version of DRAGON BALL: THE BREAKERS, an online asymmetrical action game in which a band of 7 ordinary citizens tries to survive the Raider (a classic DRAGON BALL rival such as Cell and Frieza), who will hunt and evolve into an unstoppable force. Escaping won’t be so easy!”
NHL 23
Date: 14/10/2022
Genre: Simulation / Sports
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
“EA SPORTS NHL 23 gets the best players in the world on one line-up with the introduction of mixed women’s and men’s teams in Hockey Ultimate Team. Deeper player pools, shorter queue times and more teams for your squad to square up against are now available in World of Chel with the arrival of cross-platform matchmaking for players on the same console generation.
With 500 new Last Chance Puck Movement animations, you can now control how a play unfolds after any level of contact is taken, from performing passes out of stumbles to desperation shots from the ice. Plus, overhauled strategy systems allow you to easily gameplan and finetune your playmaking skills.”
Sunday Gold
The graphic book aesthetic to this game is enough to peak some interest. Add in some very interesting looking gameplay and gritty tone of story, it’s sure to be an adventure worth exploring.
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!