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If it is, indeed, the month of the April fool, then there’s a good helping of fool’s gold to be had from a video game perspective.
It’s a huge month for indies with Replaced and Mouse finally seeing release, though even they both live in the shadow of the behemoth Poncle people eater, Vampire Crawlers—which we’re sure will hit like absolute crack and do wonders for Harry’s FantasyCritic team.
It’s set to be a long, tantalising month for many, though, with Saros waiting at the end of it. Starfield could prove to be a worthy distraction for PlayStation users, who not only get to take one small step into the base game, but a giant leap into the new story expansion, Terran Armada, and Free Lanes update.
Here’s a blow-by-blow of the games releasing in April that you should be excited for.
Goat Simulator 3
Release Date: April 1
Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2
Darwin’s Paradox
Release Date: April 2
Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
People of Note
Release Date: April 7
Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Starfield
Release Date: April 7
Platforms: PlayStation 5
Cheapest Price: Amazon – $78
Pokemon Champions
Release Date: April 8
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2
Samson: A Tyndalston Story
Release Date: April 8
Platforms: PC
Beyond Words
Release Date: April 9
Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Minos
Release Date: April 10
Platforms: PC
Replaced
Release Date: April 14
Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X/S
Hades II
Release Date: April 14
Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Mouse: P.I. for Hire
Release Date: April 16
Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Cheapest Price: Amazon – $69.95 (free delivery)
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream
Release Date: April 16
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Cheapest Price: Amazon – $74 (free delivery)
Pragmata
Release Date: April 17
Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch
Release Date: April 20
Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
Release Date: April 21
Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Masters of Albion
Release Date: April 22
Platforms: PC
Tides of Tomorrow
Release Date: April 22
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Cheapest Price: Amazon – $48
Kiln
Release Date: April 23
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Will: Follow the Light
Release Date: April 28
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Aphelion
Release Date: April 28
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred
Release Date: April 28
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction
Release Date: April 28
Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
MotoGP 26
Release Date: April 29
Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Cheapest Price: Amazon (for Day One Edition) – $94
Invincible VS
Release Date: April 30
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Saros
Release Date: April 30
Platforms: PlayStation 5
Cheapest Price: Amazon – $99
