Coming Out in gaming this week — July 14, 2025

Posted on July 13, 2025

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.

Kaizen: A Factory Story

Date: July 14, 2025
Genre: Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: PC

“Kaizen is an open-ended puzzle automation game from the original Zachtronics team, set in 1980s Japan. Design, build, and optimize production lines to create iconic products, like calculators, camcorders, and arcade machines.”

Arashi Gaiden

Date: July 14, 2025
Genre: Action, Turn-Based Tactics
Platforms: PC

“Arashi Gaiden is a turn-based action game with frenetic dash and slash combat. Use your blades, shurikens, teleports and chains to quickly cut through enemies and face powerful Bosses with unique mechanics that redefine what a turn-based game is.”

EDENS ZERO

Date: July 15, 2025
Genre: Action, RPG
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S

“This is a 3D action role-playing game based on the space fantasy comic/anime EDENS ZERO by Hiro Mashima, creator of Fairy Tail and Rave Master. The player controls a diverse cast of characters as they embark on an epic adventure across different planets while battling powerful enemies!”

Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition

Date: July 15, 2025
Genre: Action-Adventure, RPG
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 1/2

“The Fate of The Forgotten Realms is in Your Hands. Return to the city of Neverwinter in Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition.”

Becoming Saint

Date: July 15, 2025
Genre: Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: PC

“Choose your doctrine and preach across medieval Italy in this real-time strategy roguelike. Gather your diverse cast of followers, venture out to convince and convert new believers, conquer towns, and strive to become a saint in your lifetime—or die trying.”

Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream

Date: July 15, 2025
Genre: Action-Adventure
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S

“Experience an isometric, narrative-driven stealth game and join Hanna’s adventure in the vibrant city of Eriksholm. The mysterious disappearance of her brother, Herman, ignites a chain of catastrophic events that will forever change their lives and the fate of the entire city.”

Medievaly: Battle Simulator

Date: July 16, 2025
Genre: Real-Time Strategy, Tower Defence
Platforms: PC

“Feeling Medievaly? Travel to the most vibrant version of the Dark Ages yet to defend your kingdom from encroaching enemies! Devise creative strategies, manage resources, and enjoy a dynamic simulated medieval battlefield where every decision matters and the unexpected will always happen!”

HUNTERxHUNTER NENxIMPACT

Date: July 16, 2025*
Genre: Fighting
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Switch 1/2

The first full-scale HUNTER×HUNTER fighting game is here! Create teams of characters to face off in 3-on-3 battles. Face off against other players across the network to win rank points. Your rank updates as you accumulate points. Aim to become a “three-star hunter”! Battle against CPU opponents as you enjoy a digest of beloved Hunter x Hunter moments

*As of time of writing, the game is not set for release in Australia

The Drifter

Date: July 17, 2025
Genre: Point & Click, Adventure
Platforms: PC

“A Pulp Adventure Thriller – A murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point ‘n click thrill-ride.”

The King is Watching

Date: July 17, 2025
Genre: Roguelite, Strategy
Platforms: PC

“The King is Watching is a roguelite kingdom builder. Rule by the power of your royal gaze! Decide between producing resources, training armies, or balancing both, while adapting to unique events every run”

The Wandering Village

Date: July 17, 2025
Genre: City Builder, Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 1/2

“The Wandering Village is a city-building simulation game on the back of a giant, wandering creature. Build your settlement and form a symbiotic relationship with the colossus. Will you survive together in this hostile, yet beautiful post-apocalyptic world, contaminated by poisonous plants?”

Drill Core

Date: July 17, 2025
Genre: Strategy, Roguelite
Platforms: PC

“Corporate greed meets strategic planet-mining in Drill Core! Drill to the heart of planets while managing workers, researching cutting-edge tech, and fortifying against alien attacks. Will you prioritize efficiency and risk your workers’ safety, or focus on defense for survival?”

RoboCop: Rogue City – Unfinished Business

Date: July 17, 2025
Genre: Action, First-Person Shooter
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S

“Unfinished Business is a new standalone adventure of RoboCop: Rogue City. OmniTower is their fortress, violence their language. Face elite mercenaries all the way to the top of the tower and enforce the law amidst the chaos!”

Donkey Kong Bananza

Date: July 17, 2025
Genre: Action-Adventure
Platforms: Switch 2

“Join the unlikely duo of Donkey Kong™ and Pauline as they smash their way through a vast underground world in Donkey Kong™ Bananza – only on Nintendo Switch™ 2.”

Shadow Labyrinth

Date: July 17, 2025
Genre: Action, Metroidvania
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 1/2

“Shadow Labyrinth is a 2D action platformer and a genre-twisting alternate take on the iconic PAC-MAN. As The Swordsman, you wake on a mysterious planet amidst relics of wars past. To survive you will discover secrets, consume your enemies, and grow from prey to apex predator.”

Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream

I’m quite picky with isometric games, they’ve just never really been my thing. So when a game that explicitly states they’re an isometric game gets my interest? Then it must mean they’re doing something right! The graphics look gorgeous, and the mystery of where Hanna’s brother is will cause a domino effect of altering the city? Sign me up!

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!