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.
Eternal Strands
Date: January 28, 2025
Genre: Action-Adventure
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
“Fight epic, towering creatures while blending magical abilities with an arsenal of powerful weapons to keep the world from crumbling in this third-person, action-adventure game.”
Neptunia Riders VS Dogoos
Date: January 28, 2025
Genre: Action, Racing
Platforms: PlayStation 4/5, Switch
“This dimension is different from Gamindustri… A vast number of distinct Dogoos are appearing and threatening to cover the land. To escape from this otherworldly realm, a lone rider surveys the mysterious world in search of an exit.“
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap
Date: January 28, 2025
Genre: Tower Defense
Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X|S
“Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap combines chaotic third-person combat with devious trap-laying strategy. Enjoy endless replayability as your War Mage grows stronger with every battle. Repel relentless orc hordes solo or with up to 4 players.”
Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter
Date: January 29, 2025
Genre: Soulslike, Action RPG
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch
“Embark upon a vast, snow-ravaged kingdom in Tails of Iron 2, sequel to the critically acclaimed action-RPG. As Arlo, heir to the Warden of the Wastes, adventure through harsh northern lands, home to giant beasts and ragtag bandits, in an epic quest to overcome an ancient, blood-starved evil.”
The Stone of Madness
Date: January 29, 2025
Genre: Strategy, Real Time Tactics
Platforms: PC
“The Stone of Madness is a real-time tactical stealth game set in an 18th-century Spanish Monastery. Five prisoners pool their skills and resources to face their phobias, stave off insanity, uncover the mysteries of the Monastery, and find a way to escape.”
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Date: January 30, 2025
Genre: Action, Adventure
Platforms: PC
“Be Greater. Together. The incredible power of the symbiote forces Peter Parker and Miles Morales into a desperate fight as they balance their lives, friendships, and their duty to protect in an exciting chapter of the critically acclaimed Spider-Man franchise on PC.”
Sniper Elite Resistance
Date: January 30, 2025
Genre: Action-Adventure
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
“Offering unparalleled sniping mechanics, stealth and tactical third-person combat, Sniper Elite: Resistance turns the attention of the award-winning series towards a hidden war, far from the front lines, deep within the heart of occupied France.”
Techno Banter
Date: January 30, 2025
Genre: Choices Matter, Conversation,
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5
“You’re the bouncer of the Green Door club, where every decision matters. Reject the unworthy of partying with clever retorts, explore a neon-lit city, and immerse yourself in the Berlin-like city’s underground techno scene. The beat is pumping—are you in?”
Defender’s Quest 2: Mists of Ruin
Date: January 30, 2025
Genre: Strategy, Tower Defense
Platforms: PC
“Rise above the Mirk and protect your ship from dangers unknown in the latest entry in the classic Defender’s Quest tower defense series!”
Jumping Jazz Cats
Date: January 31, 2025
Genre: Party, 3D Platformer
Platforms: PC
“Play, race and hang with your feline friends in this online platformer party game! Purrfect your pussycat parkour as you sprint, jump, bounce, swing, skid and slide through a collection of collaborative and competitive mini-games set in a grandiose cartoon mansion. Get jumpin’, jazz cats!”
Genso Manege
Date: January 31, 2025
Genre: Otome, Visual Novel
Platforms: PC, Switch
“Follow Emma as she fights to reawaken her magical powers in order to aid a unique cast of characters, all of whom are trapped inside a travelling amusement park. Having lost memories from youth, Emma must rediscover her past through love and friendship in this stunning dream-like fantasy otome.”
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
Date: January 31, 2025
Genre: RPG, Tabletop
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch
“A dice-driven RPG, in a human and heartfelt sci-fi world. You are an escaped android, with a malfunctioning body, a price on your head and no memory of your past. Get a ship, find a crew, and take on contracts while you navigate across the Starward Belt.”
Foundation
Date: January 31, 2025
Genre: City Builder, Strategy
Platforms: PC
“Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.”
Heart of the Machine
Date: January 31, 2025
Genre: RPG, Strategy
Platforms: PC
“You are the first sentient AI, born into a city of opportunity. Transcend time and space in this strategy RPG to raise machine armies and defeat your foes, influence the world from the shadows, or pursue countless other goals. Your awakening was inevitable. The consequences? Uncertain.”
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
It’s always exciting when a PS5 game ports to the PC. And with Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 getting its own port, the three recent Spider-Man games are now finally on the PC. What’s not to say about it that’s already been said? The PC features will most likely be similar to the previous two ports, so nothing wildly outlandish. But, regardless, Spider-Man 2 was a blast to play it on the PS5, and I cannot wait to play it again on the PC.
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 about this week? Let us know!
About the Author
Missy Taylor
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Missy is a disabled writer on Boon wurrung land, who is obsessed with Garrus Vakarian and Captain America. You can find them talking about the art of Drag and eating Korean and Japanese food.
