Monday, 15 October 2018 15:27

PC Gaming Week of October 15, 2018

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16 Total Games Curated Out of 149 Games Releasing

Percentage of All PC Games Considered: 10.74%

The following titles are what we feel are the most noteworthy games releasing this week of October 15 - 21, 2018. The description for each title is either authored by the studio or its publisher.

NBA 2K Playgrounds 2

NBA arcade action is back with NBA 2K Playgrounds 2! The sequel to the original smash hit takes street balling to the next level with a massive roster of current and retired NBA players, improved online matchmaking with dedicated servers, four-player online matches, three-point contests, new playgrounds, custom matches, and more! Pick your team, get ready to jam, and Ball Without Limits!

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SOULCALIBUR VI

Bring more than your fists to the fight! Featuring all-new battle mechanics and characters, SOULCALIBUR VI marks a new era of the historic franchise. Welcome back to the stage of history!

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The Jackbox Party Pack 5

It’s the biggest Party Pack yet, including the return of the classic pop culture trivia mash-up YOU DON’T KNOW JACK: Full Stream; the game of hilarious hypotheticals Split the Room; the lyric-writing, robot rap battle Mad Verse City; the inventive drawing game Patently Stupid; and the outer space fling-fest...

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LEGO® DC Super-Villains

It's good to be bad… Embark on an all-new DC/LEGO® adventure by becoming the best villain the universe has seen. Players will create and play as an all-new super-villain throughout the game, unleashing mischievous antics and wreaking havoc in an action-packed story.

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Escape Legacy: Ancient Scrolls

You Play as Erica who follows the adventurous steps of her grandfather. Find all Ancient Scrolls while you trying to make your way to the escape door. Solve series of Puzzles and riddles! Explore numerous rooms and locations, find hidden items,clues and escape before time runs out! Play with a new fresh type of Realistic Gameplay for escape rooms!

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The Hex

In a creaky old tavern, in a forgotten corner of the video-game universe, a storm is raging. An anonymous caller suggests that there is a murder plot. Six video game protagonists are the only plausible suspects...

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Terraforming Mars

The taming of the Red Planet has begun! Corporations are competing to transform Mars into a habitable planet by spending vast resources and using innovative technology to raise temperature, create a breathable atmosphere, and make oceans of water.

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RESONANCE OF FATE™/END OF ETERNITY™ 4K/HD EDITION

A tale of guns and emotional bonds woven in a world about to meet its end. The fate of the world is changed in a flurry of bullets. RESONANCE OF FATE, first released in 2010, has been remastered in 4K/HD. Enjoy blazing gun battles as you fly through the air in this story that plays out in a ruined world with high quality graphics. Play the game on a 4K compatible system and experience the fateful story in incredibly high resolution. The rich story based around the theme of fate as the end of humanity plays out. A battle system unlike any you've ever experienced, that combines strategy with fast-paced thrills. With many magnificent music pieces composed by Motoi Sakuraba and Kohei Tanaka.

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The 9th Gate

When a young girl suddenly goes missing and local authorities are unable to find her, a supernatural medium, familiar with such cases of abduction steps in to save the day. Play as the role of Kim, a spirit whisperer who must venture into the foul recesses of an abandoned highland forest apartment where tragedy once struck. There she must use all of her wits and tools at her disposal to break through the spirit dimension in her search for the missing girl.

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SparkChess

SparkChess is the only chess game that puts fun first. With a choice of boards, computer opponents and online play it delivers a first-class game of touchscreen chess that’s as accessible to experts as it is to novices, kids and anyone else who wants to discover how enjoyable this ancient strategy boardgame really is.

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SINNER: Sacrifice for Redemption

Rise from the depths a crumbling kingdom and to the challenge of defeating increasingly difficult demonic bosses. Choose aspects of yourself to weaken before defeating the avatars of Sin in the action-RPG Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption. Inspired by classic boss-battlers and modern skill-based action RPGs, with a dash of gothic anime styling and horror storytelling, Sinner promises a thrilling and bone-chilling experience.

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Cooking Simulator

Experience the world of restaurant cooking in a highly polished, realistic kitchen. Use ovens, gas stands, pots, pans, bowls and plates, everything you need. Prepare dozens of lifelike ingredients - from vegetables through fish to steaks and poultry - to cook over thirty real dishes, or anything you like.

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Yet another tower defence

Ancient demons summoned from the deep dark abyss, and brought ruin to Tiede, land of our home. You should know your towers, and use them wisely. Bring your sword, worrior, and your brave heart! Join me in this defence of the ancient...lands!

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Lost Frontier

Lost Frontier is a turn-based strategy game set in a fantasy-western setting filled with improbable technology and the supernatural. Can you survive with just your wit and a six-gun at your side? Lost Frontier features a 24 mission campaign, which follows the exploits of a band of mercenaries as they hunt a notorious desperado. Throughout the story, your tactics will be tested as the game challenges you to master the use of 20 unique unit types. You’ll take command of a wide range of Wild West forces, from Gunslingers and Cavalry to civil-war era Cannons and Gatling Guns. Or, employ more exotic weapons like steam-powered Gyrocopters and Zeppelins, and enlist the help of dark forces like Werewolves and Necromancers. Careful and strategic use of your resources will be needed to best your merciless opponents.

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Farplane Relic Early Access

Relics of Otherworld is an action adventure game including random elements like Rougue-like. It represents an exciting adventure story that vicious otherworld monsters swept the protagonist Momo’s world by Relic Door, and Momo was sucked into Relic.

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Cultist Simulator: Dancer VR

The Dancer DLC is a story-focused add-on to Cultist Simulator, the award-winning Lovecraftian card game. In the occult cabaret that calls itself the Ecdysis Club, the distinction between pleasure and pain is as delicate and essential as the human skin. It is all that keeps us from making the very worst mistakes. Pursue a career as a Dancer at the Club. Determine which parts of yourself to surrender. Cross oceans in pursuit of the ancient rites that beat in the Wood. Consider the ascensions that open to you. Choose carefully.

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