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.
Two Point Museum
Date: March 4, 2025
Genre: Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
“Curate and manage incredible museums! Explore to discover amazing artifacts. Design and refine the layout, keep staff happy, guests entertained, donations plentiful… and children off the exhibits”
Knights in Tight Spaces
Date: March 4, 2025
Genre: Turn-Based Strategy, Deckbuilder
Platforms: PC
“Control your environment, gather your party, and build your best deck to overcome outlaws and supernatural forces, across a rich fantasy world. Watch as your tactical choices and deckbuilding prowess play out through stylish fight sequences.”
Carmen Sandiego
Date: March 4, 2025
Genre: Adventure, Strategy
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, iOS, Android
“The scarlet super thief Carmen Sandiego is back! Adorn Carmen’s signature red hat and play as the vigilante herself to navigate a world of espionage, utilizing high-tech gadgets, and ultimately capturing VILE.”
War Robots: Frontiers
Date: March 4, 2025
Genre: Mechs, Third-Person Shooter
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch
“Gear up for tactical mech action in War Robots: Frontiers, a free-to-play multiplayer mech shooter. Construct and customize, squad up with Pilots online, and fire up your engines in massive intergalactic battles.”
Everhood 2
Date: March 4, 2025
Genre: Rhythm, RPG
Platforms: PC, Switch
“AN UNCONVENTIONAL ARPG where you battle enemies through musical encounters while being accompanied by a raven who promises to retrieve your voice if you slay the mighty Mind Dragon!”
Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings
Date: March 4, 2025
Genre: Rouguelike, Strategy
Platforms: PC
“Train unique samurai, embark on missions, and play the cards dealt each run on an epic roguelite adventure in the Legend of the Five Rings universe. Each defeat opens new strategic skill tree options and more powerful cards to face the growing threat in the Shadowlands.”
Grimoire Groves
Date: March 4, 2025
Genre: Roguelike, RPG
Platforms: PC
“Join the witches in their quest to restore the Grimoire Groves! Master magic, grow cute plant creatures and discover the mystery of the Rainbow Socks in this cozy, rogue-lite dungeon crawler.”
Morkull Ragast’s Rage
Date: March 5, 2025
Genre: 2D Platformer, Hack and Slash
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch
“A 2D video game that combines platforming and action with a touch of exploration in which we control Morkull, God of death and darkness and lord of the Ragast, whose main mechanics lies in the breaking of the fourth wall, which will allow Morkull to communicate with the player in various ways.”
Split Fiction
Date: March 6, 2025
Genre: Action-Adventure
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
“Embrace mind-blowing moments as you’re pulled deep into the many worlds of Split Fiction, a boundary-pushing co-op adventure.”
Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars
Date: March 6, 2025
Genre: JRPG
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch
“A hero’s destiny is written in the Stars. The legendary KONAMI JRPGs Suikoden I and Suikoden II have now been remastered in HD!”
MainFrames
Date: March 6, 2025
Genre: Adventure, Platformer
Platforms: PC, Switch
“MainFrames invites you to meet Floppy and to browse a clever and charming platformer that plays out entirely within the windows and desktop of a PC monitor. You won’t want to press the escape key on this cozy outing!”
ASYLUM
Date: March 6, 2025
Genre: Psychological Horror, Adventure
Platforms: PC
“An epic supernatural horror adventure and the spiritual successor to cult classic Scratches set in a massive, decaying mental institute. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Hammer Films and twisted Euro Horror from the 80s.”
ELDRADOR CREATURES SHADOWFALL
Date: March 6, 2025
Genre: Turn-Based Strategy, Action
Platforms: PC
“The adventure-filled worlds of Eldrador are in danger! Lead battle-ready creatures in turn-based strategic combat to defeat a mysterious shadowy menace.”
FragPunk
Date: March 6, 2025
Genre: FPS, Hero Shooter
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
“FragPunk is a new fast paced 5v5 hero based first person shooter featuring powerup cards that bend the rules of combat!”
Myrmidon
Date: March 7, 2025
Genre: Adventure, Puzzle Platformer
Platforms: PC
“Invite a friend online and embark on a puzzle-platformer adventure exploring the bond between an animator and his puppet. Work together to clear obstacles across the sprawling sets of a stop-motion animation workshop and find out to what lengths the power of imagination can take you.”
Sugardew Island – Your cozy farm shop
Date: March 7, 2025
Genre: Faming Sim, Cozy
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch
“In this cozy farming game, you have to run your own farm shop. Take care of your animals and your farm, sell your goods to the cute Forest Folk, upgrade the island and fulfill small orders from the Harmony Tree to fill the island with life again.”
Do No Harm
Date: March 7, 2025
Genre: Simulation, Horror
Platforms: PC
“Lovecraftian Doctor Simulator. Diagnose patients by analyzing unsettling symptoms and treat them using your Book of Medicine. Make moral choices — decide who to save or kill, discover whom to trust, and unlock multiple endings! Can you endure 30 days of perilous decisions?”
Rogue: Genesia
Date: March 7, 2025
Genre: Roguelike, Bullet Hell
Platforms: PC
“Walk upon a new world and slay foes endangering it. Rogue: Genesia is an action rogue-lite game, where you fight relentless hordes consisting of hundreds and thousands of monsters, make your build, break the balance, defeat bosses and save one of the many worlds.”
Split Fiction
Whenever a new co-op game comes out, it’s something I have to pick up and play with friends and family. That includes any Hazlelight Studios game. It just looks amazing, going from sci-fi to fantasy, no doubt people will have a blast playing! And you can ride a sandshark? This is my GOTY already.
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.
