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.
Project Tower
Date: January 6, 2025
Genre: Action-Adventure, Third-Person Shooter
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5
“Dive in Project Tower, a third-person shooter mixing intense bullet hell combat with a unique morphing ability. Imprisoned by the “Hiks”, fight to the top of their deadly tower for freedom. Will you outsmart them and make your way out?”
BOWLOUT
Date: January 7, 2025
Genre: Action, First-Person
Platforms: PC
“Defeat pins with rapid-fire bowling balls or powerful melee strikes to avoid getting guttered in this First-Person PvE Bowling game.”
Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana
Date: January 7, 2025
Genre: Action-Adventure, JRPG
Platforms: PlayStation 4/5, Switch
“Originally conceived as a reimagining of the 16-bit console classic Ys III: Wanderers From Ys, this fan-favourite entry returns. Nearly 15 years after its previous release, longtime fans can look forward to numerous improvements and upgrades, including an all-new voiceover for legendary protagonist, Adol Christin. With remastered high-definition visuals and music, the epic adventure has never looked or sounded better.”
Sea Fantasy
Date: January 7, 2025
Genre: JRPG, Open World
Platforms: PC
“Save the world by fishing! This is a brand new action RPG game where you stand on an adventure to fish the SeaAZ, the marine life of this world, in a vast pixel world. This is not a peaceful fishing game. The destruction of the world is imminent.”
Freedom Wars Remastered
Date: January 10, 2025
Genre: Action, JRPG
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4/5, Switch
“Born into a one-million-year prison sentence, you must survive deadly missions to earn any hope of freedom. Die in prison or live on the battlefield. The choice is yours.”
CRUEL
Date: January 10, 2025
Genre: Rougelike, Horror
Platforms: PC
“A fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements”
BOWLOUT
Have you ever lost at a game of bowling that you just want to take it out on the pins? You see those guys on the monitor showing your mates their strikes, and you get gutter ball all the time? Too personal? Hey, look over there! Bowlout looks absolutely ridiculous. And that’s kind of what makes games incredibly fun to play. Just being able to turn your brain off and play a silly game about beating up bowling pins.
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.
