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.

Suffer the Night

Date: 17/04/2023
Genre: Action / Adventure / Horror
Platforms: PC

“The year is 1989. Darkness has descended upon Sleepy Woods as a powerful and terrifying storm ravages the county. As lightning strikes, an ominous envelope appears at your front door: The gateway to your nightmares.

Experience a bone-chilling blend of nostalgia and fear as you delve into the dark world of SUFFER THE NIGHT. Can you escape the pale man’s grasp, or will you fall victim to the horrors within?”

God of Rock

Date: 18/04/2023
Genre: Action / Rhythm
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch

“God of Rock blends rhythm-based gameplay with fighting game mechanics in tense 1v1 matches. Choose from a dozen unique fighters, each with their own design, mechanics, and harmonic attacks. Soften up your opponent by executing normal moves and building meter by hitting notes to the beat of the song, then spend your meter to unleash EX and special moves do damage and add complexity to their tracks. Finally, finish them off with a devastating Super attack! As the battle progresses, the music track will continue to grow in complexity and difficulty until only one fighter is left standing!”

Desktop Dungeons: Rewind

Date: 18/04/2023
Genre: Adventure / Strategy
Platforms: PC

“Desktop Dungeons: Rewind bestows bites of tactical roguelike action, which will quickly fester into a deep, lingering, and strategic obsession. Bargain with gods, equip your spoon and pick your battles, before retreating into the healing darkness. But beware… there are still many monsters to face!”

Beyond the Long Night

Date: 18/04/2023
Genre: Action / Adventure
Platforms: PC

“A charming twin-stick action roguelike adventure with a heavy emphasis on chaotic combat, cute characters and mystery!

Explore the Dark Mountain – a subterranean world full of monsters, secrets, and lovable characters. Puzzle, upgrade and battle your way through three randomly generated areas to outrun a deadly storm and escape to the Overworld beyond. Uncover a trail of mysteries in this ancient kingdom of demigods and explorers, captured within an endless time loop.”

Minecraft Legends

Date: 18/04/2023
Genre: Action / Strategy
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch

“Discover the mysteries of Minecraft Legends, a new action strategy game. Explore a gentle land of rich resources and lush biomes on the brink of destruction. The ravaging piglins have arrived, and it’s up to you to inspire your allies and lead them in strategic battles to save the Overworld!”

The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story

Date: 18/04/2023
Genre: Action / RPG
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch

“Developed by Digital Sun, creators of Moonlighter, The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story™ is an action RPG that takes place in the League of Legends universe. In the kingdom of Demacia, the Mageseekers hold the power to oppress magic-using citizens in the name of public order–by inducting and indoctrinating them, locking them away, or driving them into hiding.”

Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores (DLC)

Date: 19/04/2023
Genre: Action / Adventure
Platforms: PS4, PS5

“South of the Tenakth Clan Lands, millennia of volcanic eruptions and violent seismic activity have carved the ruins of Los Angeles into a treacherous archipelago. Experience the next chapter of Horizon Forbidden West as Aloy pursues a sinister new threat to the planet, hidden among these dangerous, untamed wilds.”

Stray Blade

Date: 20/04/2023
Genre: Action / Adventure / RPG
Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X

“Prove yourself in this action-adventure and master intense combat while exploring the ancient ruins of a mysterious civilization. Legends tell of Acrea the Lost Valley, a wild and overgrown place but unmistakably powerful. You found this forgotten land yet died. Time passes, and miraculously you are brought back to life. The price you pay: You are bound to this land.

Regain your freedom and embark on the quest of restoring balance in this ravaged and war-torn place guided by your trusty companion, Boji. Explore towering throne rooms of giant god-kings and long-lost cities. As you uncover their secrets, prepare to face even deadlier foes. Get ready to explore a world that is constantly altered by your discoveries and the waging forces! Set off for an unforgettable adventure.”

Tin Hearts

Date: 20/04/2023
Genre: Adventure
Platforms: Switch

“Guide a troop of mischievous tin soldiers through a magical toy-filled world using a variety of whimsical and inventive contraptions to bounce, shoot and glide them to their goal. March through 40+ levels of time-bending, soldier-routing riddles, forge new paths for your toys to follow, and solve increasingly elaborate puzzles to unravel the emotional, thought-provoking story, of Albert J. Butterworth, a genius inventor of Victorian times.”

Labyrinth of Zangetsu

Date: 20/04/2023
Genre: Strategy / RPG
Platforms: PC, PS4, Switch

“Fight Japanese-folklore-inspired Yokai in a ink-brush illustrated Dungeon Crawler! Set in the moonlit city of Ido, the world has blackened under the ‘Ink of Ruin’ disaster. Conscript & customise your team of warriors as you venture deep into labyrinths and ink your destiny in a winding narrative…”

Eresys

Date: 20/04/2023
Genre: Action / Adventure / Horror
Platforms: PC

“Eresys is an online co-op/offline singleplayer horror game inspired by H.P Lovecraft which focuses mainly on teamwork. A party of 4 players face together the fears of the Lovecraftian Universe. Featuring smart AI mechanics with horrifying entities that will make you regret stepping into the forest.
Only by working together and using the order of the occult will you be able to stand a chance.”

OTXO

Date: 20/04/2023
Genre: Action / Roguelite
Platforms: PC

“Enter an inexplicable, abstract mansion to rescue a loved one in this fast-paced, brutal, and dark roguelite filled with precise but savage gunplay and time-bending slow motion. Face your inner demons and unveil the secrets of the Mansion.”

Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly

Date: 20/04/2023
Genre: Adventure / Simulation
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch

“In a time where people are isolated from each other, Coffee Talk is a place where we can reconnect over a cup of warm drink.

It’s time to revisit your favorite late-night coffee shop and reconnect with your fantasy friends over a warm drink or two. You are a barista, and your customers aren’t always humans, listen to their stories and influence their hearts with a warm cup of coffee or two.”

Arcana of Paradise -The Tower-

Date: 20/04/2023
Genre: Strategy / Roguelike
Platforms: PC, Switch

“Choose from 20 children and perfect your deck as you battle against The Tower’s bizarre inhabitants in real time! Time your guards, combo your attacks, charge up powerful magic, and collect legendary relics in your search for food, as you guide the children to the bottom!”

Greedventory

Date: 20/04/2023
Genre: Action / Adventure / RPG
Platforms: PC

“Greedventory is a gorgeous pixel-art action RPG experience, where the only thing standing between you and an embarrassingly swift death is your mouse. Strike, parry, and cast powerful spells on your enemies, loot increasingly magnificent treasures and equipment, get lost in a beautifully brutal world, take down a centuries old not-so-secret society, and become the hero you REALLY don’t want to be!”

Volcano Princess

Date: 21/04/2023
Genre: Simulation / RPG
Platforms: PC

“Prepare the next monarch by finding her hobbies, training her for battle, and befriending the citizens she’ll one day protect. Dive into an all-new parenting-simulator-RPG adventure, where every decision you make will not only affect the future of your daughter but that of an entire empire!”

Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp

Date: 21/04/2023
Genre: Strategy
Platforms: Switch

“Advance Wars is marching to Nintendo Switch as Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp! Command an army in strategic, turn-based combat as a tactical adviser for the Orange Star Army. Your expertise is needed as you move land, air, and naval units across the battlefield. Take down enemy squads and capture towns and bases to secure victory and keep the peace. Keep an eye on the game-changing terrain and weather as you lead a variety of units across multiple maps.

This remake features two campaigns that cover the events of Advance Wars and Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising!”

Dead Island 2

Date: 21/04/2023
Genre: Action / Horror
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

“Los Angeles is in quarantine and the military have retreated. Only you, and the handful of others who happen to be resistant to the pathogen, holds the future of the city (and humanity), in the balance.

Dead Island 2 is stylish, vibrant and flooded with zombie infection. Explore iconic, gore-drenched Los Angeles. Meet larger-than-life characters. Slay countless foes in exquisitely bloody detail. And evolve to become the ultimate Zombie Slayer!”

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!