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.

Land of the Vikings

Date: 09/10/2023
Genre: Strategy
Platforms: PC

“Land of the Vikings is a survival colony sim game. Build and lead your village, and expand it into a thriving city. A wise Jarl must manage resources, survive harsh conditions, and guide their fellow Vikings to work together through social conflict. Skál!”

Long Gone Days

Date: 10/10/2023
Genre: RPG
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch

“Follow Rourke, young man trained from birth to be a sniper for The Core— a subterranean paramilitary state. born and raised in the undergrounds of a private military company called The Core.

On his first mission, he is sent to the surface under orders of great significance. Motivated to finally be able to show the fruits of his training, he carries out his first orders to perfection only to find out that The Core was far from being the noble organization he thought he knew.”

Wild Card Football

Date: 10/10/2023
Genre: Action / Sports
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch

“Wild Card Football is a fun pick-up-and-play arcade-style football game featuring 7v7 team-focused gameplay with the unique Wild Card system that lets you change the course of the action in an instant with special power-ups and rule-breaking abilities.

With optimized rule sets, customizable teams and outfits, authentic pro players, and bombastic moves, players can show off their skills across single-player and competitive multiplayer modes, while using ‘Wild Cards’ that redefine the football genre and unleash over-the-top action.”

Harvest Island

Date: 10/10/2023
Genre: Horror / RPG
Platforms: PC

“Harvest Island is a story-driven, horror, farming simulator where you farm crops, collect tidepool critters, and catch fish for the gods. You can discover lots of hidden places like a cave behind a waterfall or befriending wild animals that hide in the forest or finding a randomly placed vending machine in a dark underground hidden room along the beach.”

Forza Motorsport

Date: 10/10/2023
Genre: Racing
Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X

“Out-build the competition in the all-new career. Race your friends in adjudicated multiplayer events. Compete in over 500 cars on world-famous tracks with cutting edge AI, advanced physics, and tire and fuel strategy.”

Total War: PHARAOH

Date: 10/10/2023
Genre: Action / Strategy
Platforms: PC

“In Total War: PHARAOH, the newest entry in the award-winning grand strategy series, immerse yourself in ancient Egypt at the zenith of its power and experience the dramatic events that threaten its destruction. With dynamic real-time battles and incredible turn-based empire management, can you rise above your adversaries to become Egypt’s last great Pharaoh and stand against the collapse of an iconic civilisation?”

Bioid

Date: 11/10/2023
Genre: Adventure / Indie
Platforms: PC

“Owlkin’s Cosmic Library is a curiosity chamber of artifacts and a crossroads of worlds. One has only to open the book, and unknown creatures can break out or drag you into the book-portal. The worlds are shuffled in the Library! Open tunnels in bioplasma and travel through white labyrinths to meet beings of higher intelligence. Fight the King of Thorns, the devourer of civilizations.
Learn the story of two separated prisoners and discover the secrets of a clan of bestial avatars, watchers and collectors.”

Tribe: Primitive Builder

Date: 12/10/2023
Genre: Adventure / Simulation
Platforms: PC

“Become an exile – the only one who knows the truth. Survive on the island lost to time, build your own settlement, reunite your tribe, explore the open world and deliver a message from the gods before it’s too late.”

Haunted House

Date: 12/10/2023
Genre: Action / Adventure
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch

“Chills and stealthy thrills abound In Haunted House, a reimagining of the classic Atari adventure! Players take control of Lyn Graves, the precocious niece of legendary treasure hunter Zachary Graves. Lyn visits her uncle’s mansion with her closest compatriots, only to find the house overrun with ghouls and monsters who quickly grab and spirit away her friends. In order to free her uncle and her friends, and capture all the supernatural foes, Lyn must find the shattered pieces of a magical urn and put them back together.”

Saltsea Chronicles

Date: 12/10/2023
Genre: Adventure
Platforms: PC, PS5, Switch

“It begins with a kidnapped captain and a stolen ship. Where it leads next? That’s up to you… In this story-driven adventure game you will explore strange and wonderful communities, uncover a deep conspiracy, and chart a journey through twists and turns, difficulties and delights.”

Star Trek: Infinite

Date: 12/10/2023
Genre: Strategy / Simulation
Platforms: PC

“Star Trek: Infinite is a grand strategy experience that lets you play your own Star Trek story as the leader of one of four major factions in the galaxy. Follow the specially crafted story or blaze your own trail in the first Star Trek grand strategy game.”

Lords of the Fallen

Date: 13/10/2023
Genre: Action / RPG
Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X

“A vast world awaits in all-new, dark fantasy action-RPG, Lords of the Fallen. As one of the fabled Dark Crusaders, embark on an epic quest to overthrow Adyr, the demon God.”

Be sure to check out last weeks Coming Out to see what you may have missed!

What new titles coming out are you most excited for this week? Let us know!