Sunday, March 31st 2024
This Week in Gaming (Week 14)
Don't worry, we haven't included any April fools games in this week's new releases, even though we're about to enter the first week of April. However, the month of April doesn't exactly start with a bang when it comes to new games, in fact, it feels a bit like the first week of the year, as there's no major release this week. What we do have on offer includes paws, pixels, rage quitting, beats and a sprinkling of Valhalla.
Pawggle / Monday 1 April
One simple rule: Eliminate all the red pegs from the game board before running out of balls. Pawggle is a casual Peggle/Pachinko style game but, this time, you step away from the visor. Step into a world where you become the guiding hand for your furry companions, aiding them by strategically placing blue pegs. Steam Link
Pixel Gun 3D: PC Edition / Tuesday 2 April
Pixel Gun 3D is a PC port of a legendary multiplayer FPS with blocky and colorful graphics. Fight in multiple game modes, unlock dozens of maps and collect more than 1500 unique guns. Steam Link
Quit Today / Wednesday 3 April
The story begins on an ordinary morning when you arrive at the company as usual, only to discover that all your colleagues believe you're about to resign. They see you as a traitor to the company and gang up on you. To figure out what's going on, you embark on a journey to protect yourself with your briefcase. After witnessing the darkness within the company, you decide to quit by defeating the company! Steam Link
Beat Slayer / Thursday 4 April
Beat Slayer is a roguelite hack n' slay game like no other. Instead of just being in the background the music takes centre stage. Join Mia, a badass music lover and crafty tinkerer, as she battles hordes of robots in a dystopian 90s inspired Berlin. There's only one rule: Stay on beat! Steam Link
Sons of Valhalla / Friday 5 April
Sons of Valhalla combines side-scrolling combat with base-building strategy in a beautiful pixel-art Viking Age world. You play as Thorald Olavson, a warrior hell-bent on tracking down the Jarl who burned down his home, stole his beloved, and fled to distant England. Steam Link
Pawggle / Monday 1 April
One simple rule: Eliminate all the red pegs from the game board before running out of balls. Pawggle is a casual Peggle/Pachinko style game but, this time, you step away from the visor. Step into a world where you become the guiding hand for your furry companions, aiding them by strategically placing blue pegs. Steam Link
Pixel Gun 3D is a PC port of a legendary multiplayer FPS with blocky and colorful graphics. Fight in multiple game modes, unlock dozens of maps and collect more than 1500 unique guns. Steam Link
The story begins on an ordinary morning when you arrive at the company as usual, only to discover that all your colleagues believe you're about to resign. They see you as a traitor to the company and gang up on you. To figure out what's going on, you embark on a journey to protect yourself with your briefcase. After witnessing the darkness within the company, you decide to quit by defeating the company! Steam Link
Beat Slayer is a roguelite hack n' slay game like no other. Instead of just being in the background the music takes centre stage. Join Mia, a badass music lover and crafty tinkerer, as she battles hordes of robots in a dystopian 90s inspired Berlin. There's only one rule: Stay on beat! Steam Link
Sons of Valhalla combines side-scrolling combat with base-building strategy in a beautiful pixel-art Viking Age world. You play as Thorald Olavson, a warrior hell-bent on tracking down the Jarl who burned down his home, stole his beloved, and fled to distant England. Steam Link
17 Comments on This Week in Gaming (Week 14)
It's good to see games from indie developers with distinct visual style and/or mechanics. Games that don't require the latest CPUs and ray tracing to look original, and be fun to play. Games that don't cost $60+ and yet run like crap on any hardware.
I'll definitely be checking out some of this week's releases.
Or I wish... stuck at this screen...
It's janky as hell but actually a ton of fun.
Pawggle seems to be free-to-play, so it'll definitely land in my library soon. I had lots of fun with the first Peggle back in the days.
Can anybody tell from the above how much I miss simple, escapist games?
EDIT: Changed the API back to Vulkan and it now works correctly. Must be a minor bug.
Yeah, not exactly a supercomputer there :roll:
I've been daily driving a 12100 almost since its launch date in 2022 and I've played some of the most demanding AAA games on it and I was still GPU limited with a 3060 Ti at my 2560x1080 res. 'playing Forbidden West on it nowadays and my GPU is the limiting factor'
I can give that game a try tho, if you are curious.:) 'well it happens to be a type of game that I might like anyway'
It's really far down the list but still high end.
Give it a try, if that's what you would do anyways.