Sunday, May 14th 2023
This Week in Gaming (Week 20)
As we enter the middle of May, this week's major release—which is hard to call a AAA title—is all about humans and a dog. The rest of this coming week's releases is a mix of everything from action RPGs and alien bugs to laboratory experiments and Lego. Could there be something here for you? Read on to find out.
Humanity / This week's big release and VR game / Tuesday 16 May
A unique blend of puzzle-solving and action-platforming. Play a lone Shiba Inu charged with commanding massive, marching crowds to the goal in Story Mode, or browse a wide array of user-made levels crafted via the in-game Stage Creator!Trail of Ayash / Monday 15 May
Trail of Ayash is an innovative and exciting open world game focused on the indigenous people, their struggles. Our world is a unique version of the lands dominated by the myths and legends of Its Inhabitants. Various tribes interact with one another, engaging in diplomacy, war, and expansion.Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Return of Rome / This week's DLC / Tuesday 16 May
Welcome to Return of Rome, a completely new type of expansion pack which brings Age of Empires, the title that started it all, into Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition as a brand new self-contained experience. This new expansion will allow you to challenge friends with the original sixteen Age of Empires civilizations—plus one brand-new Return of Rome exclusive civilization, the Lac Viet—and relive the triumph and trials of antiquity.Starship Troopers: Extermination / Wednesday 17 May
Starship Troopers: Extermination is a co-op FPS that puts you on the far-off front lines of an all-out battle against the Bugs! Squad up, grab your rifle, and do your part as an elite Deep Space Vanguard Trooper set to take back planets claimed by the Arachnid threat!The Outlast Trials / Thursday 18 May
Red Barrels invites you to experience mind-numbing terror, this time with friends. Whether you go through the trials alone or in teams, if you survive long enough and complete the therapy, Murkoff will happily let you leave… but will you be the same?LEGO 2K Drive / Friday 19 May
Welcome to Bricklandia, home of a massive open-world LEGO driving adventure. Race anywhere, play with anyone, build your dream rides, and defeat a cast of wild racing rivals for the coveted Sky Trophy!
Humanity / This week's big release and VR game / Tuesday 16 May
A unique blend of puzzle-solving and action-platforming. Play a lone Shiba Inu charged with commanding massive, marching crowds to the goal in Story Mode, or browse a wide array of user-made levels crafted via the in-game Stage Creator!Trail of Ayash / Monday 15 May
Trail of Ayash is an innovative and exciting open world game focused on the indigenous people, their struggles. Our world is a unique version of the lands dominated by the myths and legends of Its Inhabitants. Various tribes interact with one another, engaging in diplomacy, war, and expansion.Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Return of Rome / This week's DLC / Tuesday 16 May
Welcome to Return of Rome, a completely new type of expansion pack which brings Age of Empires, the title that started it all, into Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition as a brand new self-contained experience. This new expansion will allow you to challenge friends with the original sixteen Age of Empires civilizations—plus one brand-new Return of Rome exclusive civilization, the Lac Viet—and relive the triumph and trials of antiquity.Starship Troopers: Extermination / Wednesday 17 May
Starship Troopers: Extermination is a co-op FPS that puts you on the far-off front lines of an all-out battle against the Bugs! Squad up, grab your rifle, and do your part as an elite Deep Space Vanguard Trooper set to take back planets claimed by the Arachnid threat!The Outlast Trials / Thursday 18 May
Red Barrels invites you to experience mind-numbing terror, this time with friends. Whether you go through the trials alone or in teams, if you survive long enough and complete the therapy, Murkoff will happily let you leave… but will you be the same?LEGO 2K Drive / Friday 19 May
Welcome to Bricklandia, home of a massive open-world LEGO driving adventure. Race anywhere, play with anyone, build your dream rides, and defeat a cast of wild racing rivals for the coveted Sky Trophy!
13 Comments on This Week in Gaming (Week 20)
kill... I mean lead?The Starship Troopers looks promising but it's co-op only..it should be 64 vs npc.
The horror game looks good too, so it's on my wish list.
As for the Lego game I'll most likely play at a friends place.
...Still, great!