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This Week in Gaming (Week 32)

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Welcome to the first week of August and for those of you living in the Nordics, welcome back to work after a month of holiday. This week's major release is based on a manga that became an anime hit on Netflix that involves bouncy things. This is followed by retro fields, a Scottish game that has neither kilts nor bagpipes, a rather different take on Warhammer 40K, a creature centric game, a steamy heist sequel, pirate cats and a kingdom of rats. No huge releases this week either, but still a pretty solid line-up of new games.

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ISEKAI Chronicles / This week's major release / Thursday 8 August
Spin a new tale of the Jura Tempest Federation together with all your favorite characters from the animated series! Players can enjoy thrilling action battles that combine flashy special moves and powerful combos. Through leveling up bonds with friends, Rimuru will learn Special Attacks, and even have allies join in to back up Rimuru's attack. Finish off formidable enemies that are coming to destroy Tempest with Secret Skills animated in retro 8-bit style! Steam link




Fields of Mistria / Monday 5 August / Early Access
Start your new life! Build the farm of your dreams as you discover a world brimming with possibilities. Magic, romance, and adventure all await you in this nostalgic farming / life sim RPG! Steam link



CYGNI: All Guns Blazing / Tuesday 6 August
An unrelenting onslaught of eye-popping visuals, ear bursting soundscapes and mind-melting action makes CYGNI the vanguard for the next generation of shoot-em ups. Outgunned, outmanned and out on your own, plunge into a sky full of hell in a last-ditch battle for survival. Steam link



Warhammer 40,000: Speed Freeks / Tuesday 6 August / Early Access
Blaze into high-Orktane mayhem of clashing speedmobs, with adrenaline-fueled combat racing through the brutal Warhammer 40,000 universe. Drive ramshackle vehicles loaded with bombastic weapons and powerful abilities in a breakneck, full-throttle Speedwaaagh! to the death. Steam link



Creatures of Ava / Wednesday 7 August
Let your empathy guide you as you play an exciting action-adventure, creature-saver game. Understand and tame the creatures of Ava and let them lead you through a variety of ecosystems - all in the hopes of saving the planet from a life-consuming infection. Steam link



SteamWorld Heist II / Thursday 8 August
Join Captain Leeway and his ragtag crew as they uncover the enigmatic menace threatening the Great Sea. Equip and upgrade your crew for turn-based gunfights packed with ricochet action and engage in real-time naval combat. Get ready to aim, plot, and plunder in this uproarious Steambot adventure! Steam link



Cat Quest III / Thursday 8 August
Play as a swashbuckling purrivateer in this 2.5D open-world action RPG set in a fantastical pirate-themed world - the Purribean - an archipelago swarming with Pi-rats searching for the Northern Star - a long-lost mythical treasure. Alongside your trusty spirit companion, set sail through the Purribean in your very own ship! But beware, the seas are dangerous, and a meow-tiny is nigh as the hordes of Pi-rats under the order of the Pirate King hunt you down. Steam link



Ratten Reich / Friday 9 August / Early Access
In a fictional world torn apart by ceaseless warfare, communities of rats, mice, cockroaches, and lizards relentlessly pursue their nations' interests. Amidst the clash of these ambitions, an ongoing battleground witnesses the demise of hope for peace. Advancements in steam and diesel research have spawned increasingly merciless tools of destruction, propelling the world into an era of unprecedented technological brutality. Steam link











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Watching MotoGp Silverstone race(right now) on tv. So no gaming this weekend.
 
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A racing game in the Warhammer 40K universe? Sign me up! :)

I've been wanting to try Cat Quest and CQ 2 that I got during a discount not long ago. If they're good, I'll get the third one as well eventually.
 

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WTF is with all the 40k games lately? It feels like the 2000s, when star wars was getting every type of game you could imagine.

I cant wait. Orc cart racing is something I didnt know I needed until today.
 
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Creatures of Ava / Wednesday 7 August
Let your empathy guide you as you play an exciting action-adventure, creature-saver game. Understand and tame the creatures of Ava and let them lead you through a variety of ecosystems - all in the hopes of saving the planet from a life-consuming infection. Steam link

It should be noted that Creatures Of AVA is also going to be available on GOG shortly.
 
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