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.
Sovereign Syndicate
Date: 15/01/2024
Genre: RPG
Platforms: PC
“A Victorian steampunk RPG with tarot cards instead of dice. Investigate the disappearance of society’s most vulnerable to uncover a mysterious cult. Play as three characters, each with their own skills and motivations. Customize your characters with narrative choices to unlock new tarot cards.”
Toy Trains
Date: 16/01/2024
Genre: Simulation
Platforms: PCVR, PSVR, Quest
“Let’s play Toy Trains! A playful track-building VR game where you create your own small world and engage in a captivating storyline. It’s all about imagination, creative thinking, having fun and… trains!”
Atlas Wept
Date: 17/01/2024
Genre: RPG
Platforms: PC
“A Humanist retro-style RPG game about sincerity and empathy, featuring friendly robot dogs and evil smiley faces.”
Turnip Boy Robs a Bank
Date: 18/01/2024
Genre: Action / Indie
Platforms: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch
“Turnip Boy is ready to commit more felonies in this comedic action-adventure game with roguelite elements. This time the career criminal is teaming up with the fearsome Pickled Gang to plan and execute the weirdest heist of all time! Shake down hostages, steal precious valuables, and explore the deep, dark depths and history of the Botanical Bank.”
Rising Lords
Date: 18/01/2024
Genre: Strategy
Platforms: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch
“Rising Lords is a medieval turn-based strategy game with card and board game elements. Send your serfs to fight and die in your name… or let them prosper, and use them to your advantage!”
Bulletstorm VR
Date: 18/01/2024
Genre: Action / Adventure
Platforms: PSVR2, PCVR, Quest
“Bulletstorm VR is a brutal first-person shooter that puts you in the ass-kicking boots of the hotheaded space mercenary Grayson Hunt. Get the hands-on creative carnage experience with classic, fast-paced gunplay and devastating melee combos powered by fully redesigned controls for Virtual Reality.
As an exiled member of the elite assassin group Dead Echo, blinded by a thirst for vengeance, Grayson gets stranded in the hostile world of Stygia, where he has to confront the ex-commander who betrayed him.”
New Cycle
Date: 18/01/2024
Genre: Strategy / Simulation
Platforms: PC
“Build a new civilization out of the chaos of an apocalyptic solar flare as you grow your House from a lone shelter to an industrial metropolis. Take on the burden of preserving life itself and help your people realize their aim: “A future beyond survival.” Lead the world of New Cycle.”
Immortal Life
Date: 18/01/2024
Genre: Cozy / RPG
Platforms: PC
“Embark on a magical journey in this captivating life simulation game. Escape to a welcoming valley, farm with spells, and master skills like fishing, crafting, and cooking. Engage in epic battles, strengthen the bonds with your companions, and build your dream home to achieve Immortal Life!”
Crumbling
Date: 18/01/2024
Genre: Action
Platforms: Meta Quest, Steam VR
“Crumbling is a VR rogue-like action adventure. Taking control of a Crumbling, a cute little action figure, you fight plastic monsters that are minions of the evil Böse Corp. As you progress from one meticulously crafted diorama to the next your Crumbling grows ever stronger!”
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Date: 18/01/2024
Genre: Action / Adventure
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch
“Immerse yourself in a Persian mythological fantasy through an intriguing and original story as you use your wits to solve puzzles, find hidden treasures, and complete quests to learn more about this corrupted place.”
The Cub
Date: 19/01/2024
Genre: Adventure
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Switch
“From the creators of Golf Club Nostalgia and Highwater. Return to their whimsical, neon-lit apocalypse in a Jungle Book meets The Armageddon fusion. Parkour through the remains of humanity as a child being hunted, while catchy end-of-days tunes and curious survivor stories play on the radio.”
Another Code: Recollection
Date: 19/01/2024
Genre: Adventure / Puzzle
Platforms: Switch
“Experience the full story of Ashley Mizuki Robbins across two adventures in Another Code: Recollection
This collection includes fully enhanced versions of the Another Code games originally released on Nintendo DS and Wii, featuring overhauled visuals, 3D environments to explore, voice acting, new puzzles, cutscenes, music, and more! Both games also include optional hints and navigation systems to help players who are new to adventure games.”
The Last of Us Part II Remastered
Date: 19/01/2024
Genre: Action / Adventure
Platforms: PS5
“Experience the winner of over 300 Game of the Year awards now with an array of technical enhancements that make The Last of Us Part II Remastered the definitive way to play Ellie and Abby’s critically acclaimed story.”
The Cub
There can never be enough beautiful depictions of a post apocalyptic world to explore. The Cub is bound to leave an adventurous mind in awe as you travel through the remains of a once civilized society taken back by nature, and the young who inherit the world. We certainly believe this will be a worthwhile release to look forward to this week!
Be sure to check out our previous Coming Out to see what you may have missed!
What new titles coming out are you most excited for this week? Let us know!
About the Author
Vivienne Wright
They/Them
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.
