It’s another somewhat quiet week for new video game releases this week. But while I’m sure most of us are plenty appreciative of the time to keep plugging away at games like Dragon’s Dogma 2, there are some pretty top-notch smaller efforts dropping that are definitely going to be worth a look-in, including a new joint from Devolver Digital as well as the console debut of a much-anticipated simulator sequel!
Take a look at what’s coming:
Games Releasing This Week (April 8 Edition)
Spirit City: Lofi Sessions
Release Date: April 8th
Platforms: PC
Spirit City: Lofi Sessions is a gamified focus tool, set to a soothing lofi soundtrack. Discover and collect Spirits, customize your cozy virtual space, and facilitate your real-life tasks with a collection of handy features designed to improve concentration and ease stress.
Children of the Sun
Release Date: April 9th (10th AEST)
Platforms: PC
On a deadly road trip into darkness, control the path of a single bullet and unleash a fury of vengeance on the sinister cult that ruined your life in this tactical puzzle-shooter.
Burning with anger, THE GIRL wages a one-woman war against THE CULT, taking them down cultist by cultist, bullet by bullet, until she reaches her true target: THE LEADER. Along the way she will unravel the dark truth about this mysterious order and the atrocities committed by them in the name of their master.
Gigantic: Rampage Edition
Release Date: April 9th
Platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, PC
GIGANTIC: RAMPAGE EDITION is a premium and definitive release of the original 5v5 MOBA Hero Shooter, GIGANTIC, that provides a dynamic and exciting team-based multiplayer experience for fans of both genres. Choose from a diverse roster of unique heroes, each with a set of upgradeable abilities, and team up with four other players to control objectives and take down the opposing team’s mighty Guardian, all while protecting your own.
Botany Manor
Release Date: April 9th
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, PC
The enduring estate of Botany Manor is home to retired botanist Arabella Greene. After a long career, she has amassed a collection of rare, long-forgotten plants that require some research to help them live again. Play as Arabella and explore the stunning historic manor and its grounds to look for clues in her notes, books, posters, and items scattered around the residence to determine the correct set of circumstances to help the flora flourish. Unlock new seeds and plant them. Interactable items around the property that can be turned and flipped will provide information to help you solve each gardening puzzle, grow the plants, and discover their mysterious qualities.
Turbo Kid
Release Date: April 10th
Platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, PC
Based on the beloved cult classic superhero film from 2015, Turbo Kid is an all-new pixel art Metroidvania-style adventure, drenched in jaw-dropping graphics, outrageous weapons, bucketloads of gore, ragdoll physics, BMX bikes and cotton candy.
House Flipper 2 (Console Launch)
Release Date: April 10th
Platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X|S
It’s time to dust off your hammer – House Flipper is back in a brand-new fashion! Buy and renovate run-down houses! Or maybe you want to build new ones? Now you can! Start as a rookie Flipper and make a fortune by helping out the community of the charming town of Pinnacove.
Inkbound (1.0 Release)
Release Date: April 9th (10th AEST)
Platforms: PC
Inkbound is a fluid turn-based roguelike that brings the best aspects of Shiny Shoe’s award-winning title, Monster Train, to an online world where the whimsical and dangerous magic of the written word comes to life.
Broken Roads
Release Date: April 10th
Platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC
Broken Roads is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in a decaying, post-apocalyptic version of the vast Australian Outback, featuring a genre-redefining morality system. Survive, form bonds, and make tough choices that will shape your dangerous yet mesmerizing journey across the wilds.
Goons: Legends & Mayhem
Release Date: April 11th
Platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, PC
Goons: Legends & Mayhem is a frantic blend of arcade hockey, beat ’em up, and sports action that will trigger couch co-op nostalgia. Players are thrown into an epic adventure to save Zambonia – a once quaint and prosperous kingdom where hockey is at the center of everything.
Moonglow Bay (PlayStation/Switch Release)
Release Date: April 11th
Platforms: PS5, PS4, Switch
Dive into an emotionally charged story set in the serene backdrop of Moonglow Bay, in this relaxing, slice-of-life fishing RPG!
Take on the role of a rookie angler, driven by the final wish of your beloved partner, as you navigate through the challenges of a town on the brink of bankruptcy. Equipped with only your journal and trusty rod, embark on a journey to uncover the secrets hidden beneath the waves of Moonglow Bay.
Let’s! Revolution! (Console Release)
Release Date: April 11th
Platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch
Rise up in Let’s! Revolution!, a roguelite puzzle mashup that builds on the classic rules of Minesweeper with procedurally generated mazes and turn-based tactics.
Dive into the beautifully illustrated and hand-animated world of Beebom in this debut game from award-winning animation house BUCK. The original score and sound design by Antfood brings Beebom to life as a vibrant sonic world.
The Legend of Legacy HD Remastered (PlayStation/Switch Release)
Release Date: April 12th
Platforms: PS5, PS4, Switch
The allure of treasure. The promise of adventure. The call of destiny. Regardless of your reason for coming to Avalon, one thing is for sure: there’s more to this island than meets the eye. What story will you write within the bounds of this mysterious island?
