Tuesday, 06 August 2019 06:26

PC Gaming Week of August 5, 2019

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14 Total Games Curated Out of 128 Games Releasing

Percentage of All PC Games Considered: 10.94%

The following titles are what we feel are the most noteworthy games releasing this week of August 5 - 11, 2019. The description for each title is either authored by the studio or its publisher.

Most Anticipated

Age of Wonders: Planetfall

STRAIGHT FROM THE DEVS: Age of Wonders: Planetfall is the new strategy game from Triumph Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Age of Wonders series, bringing all the exciting tactical turn-based combat and in-depth empire building of its predecessors to space in an all-new, sci-fi setting.

RELEASE DATE: Aug 6, 2019
DEVELOPER: Triumph Studios
PUBLISHER: Paradox Interactive

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Curated Indies

Metal Wolf Chaos XD

STRAIGHT FROM THE DEVS: Metal Wolf Chaos XD is a modernized re-release of FromSoftware's 2004 mech shooter with upgraded visual fidelity, refined controls and gameplay, a new save system, and 4K + 16:9 support for modern displays.

RELEASE DATE: Aug 6, 2019
DEVELOPER: General Arcade, FromSoftware, Inc
PUBLISHER: Devolver Digital

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Silver Chains

STRAIGHT FROM THE DEVS: Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened.

RELEASE DATE: Aug 6, 2019
DEVELOPER: Cracked Heads Games
PUBLISHER: Headup

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Zueirama

STRAIGHT FROM THE DEVS: Zueirama is an adventure and humor game with MANY references to memes and pop culture. Come on this crazy adventure to save the zueira!

RELEASE DATE: Aug 6, 2019
DEVELOPER: Memes Games
PUBLISHER: Memes Games

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Third Eye

STRAIGHT FROM THE DEVS: Third Eye is a hack 'n' slash adventure game with its roots set in Indian culture. A game that is made by a group of 8 people putting in all their efforts to bring you the experience of a hack and slash adventure game made in...

RELEASE DATE: Aug 5, 2019
DEVELOPER: Vanishing Point Game Studios
PUBLISHER: Vanishing Point Game Studios

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Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2020

STRAIGHT FROM THE DEVS: Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2020 puts you in the role of general manager of your favorite professional football team. Every decision can be made by you from drafting, trading, signing free agents right down to creating and calling your own plays to lead your team to championship glory and becoming a dynasty.

RELEASE DATE: Aug 5, 2019
DEVELOPER: Wolverine Studios
PUBLISHER: Wolverine Studios

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Quench

STRAIGHT FROM THE DEVS: Quench is a story-driven puzzle game set in a colourful, lo-fi world. Become shepherd, an avatar of nature, and guide herds of animals on their difficult journey. Help Shaman, the young Elephant leader, convince the other animal tribes to join her.

RELEASE DATE: Aug 7, 2019
DEVELOPER: Axon Interactive Inc.
PUBLISHER: Axon Interactive

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Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure

STRAIGHT FROM THE DEVS: Crazy cultists. Cthulhu. A talking cat. Gibbous takes you on an expansive, traditionally animated, hand-painted adventure. Play as three protagonists and explore a lushly rendered Lovecraft-inspired world, unraveling ancient conspiracies. A comedy cosmic horror adventure made in Transylvania!

RELEASE DATE: August 7, 2019
DEVELOPER: Stuck In Attic
PUBLISHER: Stuck In Attic

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Phantom Rose

STRAIGHT FROM THE DEVS: Phantom Rose is a roguelike deckbuilding card game. Build a deck of spells to defeat the phantoms and make careful decisions while you explore as each death is permanent.

RELEASE DATE: Aug 7, 2019
DEVELOPER: makaroll
PUBLISHER: Studio Maka, Maple Whispering Limited

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Run Roll Rumble

STRAIGHT FROM THE DEVS: Run, Roll, Rumble takes place in an "ordinary" neighborhood of the angry, rumbling is what they do. It is friendly yet dangerous. Play as one of the friendly neighborhood and brawl to the end! R3 is a four Players 3D platformer brawler game local & internet.

RELEASE DATE: Aug 7, 2019
DEVELOPER: Matthew Marcellino
PUBLISHER: Benua Softworks

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Apsulov: End of Gods

STRAIGHT FROM THE DEVS: In this future viking horror you awake in a sanctuary of steel and concrete, built to research and exploit the worlds of Yggdrasil, and to house an artifact, buried in the earth aeons ago.Unveil the secrets of the mythology, the artifacts, and the realms of Yggdrasil in Apsulov: End of Gods.

RELEASE DATE: 8 August, 2019
DEVELOPER: Angry Demon Studio
PUBLISHER: Angry Demon Studio

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Roombo: First Blood

STRAIGHT FROM THE DEVS: Roombo: First Blood is a comedic, top-down, stealth-action game about being a robot vacuum cleaner and fending off burglars from your home. A short, experimental game.

RELEASE DATE: 8 Aug, 2019
DEVELOPER: Samurai Punk
PUBLISHER: Samurai Punk

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Releasing in Early Access

Legends of Aria

STRAIGHT FROM THE DEVS: Discover a world forged by players, where your choices write the story. From seasoned Mage to ambitious Warrior, from adventurous Treasure Hunter to skilled Blacksmith, choose your path and experience Legends of Aria on your own terms.

RELEASE DATE: Aug 6, 2019
DEVELOPER: Citadel Studios Inc
PUBLISHER: Citadel Studios Inc

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Adam - Lost Memories

STRAIGHT FROM THE DEVS: Adam - Lost Memories is a psychological horror game, based on a true story that happened to me when I was a child.

RELEASE DATE: Aug 9, 2019
DEVELOPER: Adam Dubi
PUBLISHER: AdamDubiGames

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