I suspect that people’s wallets are under threat this week. Ghortwire Tokyo is out on Friday. As is Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands. As is Kirby and the Forgotten Land. And maybe others. What’s tempting for you this week?
Monday, March 21
Itorah | PC
Tuesday, March 22
Zero Escape: The Nonary Games | Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One
Rune Factory 5 | Switch
A Place for the Unwilling | Switch
Kraken Academy!! | Xbox, Switch
Tempest 4000 | Switch
Wednesday, March 23
APFTU | Xbox One, PC
Richy’s Nightmares | Xbox One, PS4
Bunny Memory | Switch
Chippy | Switch
A Place for the Unwilling | Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One
Animal Shelter | PC
The Pizza Delivery Boy Who Saved The World | Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One
Thunder Kid: Hunt for the Robot Emperor | Xbox One, PS4, Switch
Shattered Pixel Dungeon | PC, Mac
Thursday, March 24
A Memoir Blue | PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch, PC
Relayer | PS5, PS4
The Ascent | PS5, PS4
Expedition Zero | PC
Lumote: The Mastermote Chronicles | PS4, Xbox One, Switch, Stadia
Norco | PC
Pusheep | PC
Super Nanaru | Switch, PC
The Lost and the Wicked | PC
Smart Factory Tycoon | PC
The Planet Crafter | PC
Friday, March 25
Kirby and the Forgotten Land | Switch
Andro Dunos 2 | PS4, Switch, PC
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands | PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC
Ghostwire Tokyo | PS5, PC
Aery - Calm Mind 2 | Xbox One, Switch, PC
BouncyBoi in Puzzle Land | Xbox One, Switch, PC
Tunche | PS4
Devastator | PS4, Xbox One, Switch
Mr.Prepper | PS5, PS4
Taqoban | Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, Switch
Pretty much this, assuming it’s not a total failure.
Looks like they changed to a traditional over-the-shoulder 3rd person camera when outside of farming, which is cool, but the non-English review I read indicated it had pretty bad performance issues. Big turn-off! :/
I’ve never heard of it. There must be 4 other games in the series, at least. I’m assuming it’s about working in a factory that makes Runes? Is it like a Tycoon game?
Tempest 4000 came out a few years ago and was already brilliant, so no reason not to get the Switch version if that seems like a platform you’d want to play it on! As Ginger_Yellow said, it’s by Jeff Minter, who made Tempest 2000 and TxK.
I have Rune Factory 5 preloaded already, so I’ll be playing that when it unlocks at 2 AM.
If you liked Subnautica but thought it was too wet… this is a much dryer version. It’s Subnautica on a Mars-like planet. It’s early access, but pretty good so far. lots to do. No fighting (yet, anyway) just battle the elements like oxygen and food/hydration needs. Building and exploration are very similar to Subnautica. Lots of upgrades. Lots of things to find. This could end up being a pretty good game once finished.
I tried the demo for Planet Crafter and… I dunno… feels like a poor man’s No Man’s Sky at this early stage. The graphics didn’t do it for me. Subnautica pulled me in with beautiful, immersive graphics and excellent audio. Planet Crafter has potential though, I’ll check it out again in a year or two when it’s closer to 1.0.
A new Elder Scrolls Online expansion? Crusader Kings 3 comes to consoles? Any big wallet threats for you this week? As @Andy_Bates pointed out in the Lego Star Wars: Skywalker Saga thread, that game is an imminent wallet threat next week!
Monday, March 28
Game Dev Story | PC
Dungeon Village | PC
CROWZ | PC
Tuesday, March 29
Crusader Kings III | PS5, Xbox Series X/S
Crystar | Switch
Ikai | PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch, PC
In Nightmare | PS5, PS4
Pure Crosswords | Switch
Elder Scrolls Online: Ascending Tide | Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS5, Ps4
Vengeful Heart | Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch
WRC 10 The Official Game | Switch
Abermore | PC
Forward: Escape the Fold | PC, Mac
TFC: The Fertile Crescent | PC, Mac
Jitsu Squad | PC
Patrick’s Parabox | PC, Mac
Wednesday, March 30
Agent Intercept | PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch
Catie in Meowland | PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
Death Stranding Director’s Cut | PC
Escape First | PS4
Richy’s Nightmare | Switch
Shattered - Tale of the Forgotten King | PS4, Switch, PC
Take Off - The Flight Simulator | Switch
G-Darius HD | PC
Stardom 3 | PC
Thursday, March 31
Broken Pipe | Switch
Coromon | Switch, PC
Cosmonious High | PC
COSPLAY LOVE! : Enchanted Princess | Switch, PC
Cricket 22 | Switch
FixFox | PC
Glam’s Incredible Run: Escape from Dukha | PS4
Glitchhikers: The Spaces Between | Switch, PC
Marble Maid | Switch
Moss: Book II | PS4
Princess Farmer | PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
Real Heroes: Firefighter HD | Xbox One
Red Wings: American Aces | Switch, PC
Starship Troopers - Terran Command | PC
Tropico 6 - Next-Gen Edition | PS5, Xbox Series X/S
Weird West | PS4, Xbox One, PC
Whisper Trip | Xbox One
Midnight Ghost Hunt | PC
Friday, April 1
Dieselpunk Wars | Switch
Flat Kingdom Paper’s Cut Edition | PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch
Rotund Rebound | PC
Super Cyborg | Xbox One
tERRORbane | Switch, PC
Wizard Mike | Switch
Saturday, April 2
Aaron - The Little Detective | Switch
Chubby Cat | Switch
Super Clown: Lost Diamonds | Switch
As always, big thanks to Zach at Kotaku for putting together this list.
I have crusader kings III on pc, but I am very interested in the console release. I enjoyed the Stellaris release quite a bit, and this could work equally well!
I just wished they’d update the PC versions to be controller friendly as well!
Patrick’s Parabox looks very good- I like what EG wrote about difficulty. I get impressed by games that make me stuck with like two elements on screen and seemingly nothing to try, but if there’s not enough other directions to go I’ll drop the game instead of banging my head and getting nowhere.
This is it for me. Not a big wallet threat, since the upgrade is $10 (not sure how much it will be in my currency though, but a threat nonetheless, as I can’t say no to more Death Stranding.
I don’t think a correctly sized US would improve the gameplay. Quite the opposite, really. ;)
C’mon, even American Truck Simulator doesn’t have the US to scale. Gameplay is what matters most in a game, and so you make concessions. I’m perfectly fine with that.
Also, this is a world in which rainbows are upside down and missing the blueish colors. It’s a complete disregard for physics, and in this case I’m completely fine with that. ;)