New week, new luck: After hearing a lot of future music from Assassin’s Creed and Co. at the big Ubisoft event at the weekend, on Monday morning we will, as always, dedicate ourselves to the games that you can already play this week.
And this time there is a lot that gives hope: RRPGs, shooters and perhaps the most exciting new building game of the year. So let’s take a look at the Steam releases of the week together.
Highlight of the week: The Wandering Village
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The Wandering Village – Your town has legs in this atmospheric building game!
Genre: building strategy game | developer: Stray Fawn Studio | Release: 14. September 2022 (Early Access)
The Wandering Village has an incredibly cool premise: in this building game, you don’t build your town on just any island, but on the back of a giant, wandering creature called Onbu. You are given the task of building a safe haven for the last survivors in a post-apocalyptic world through which the giant creature trudges.
The classic settlement construction is in the first place: You build dwellings, farms, craftsmen and everything else your inhabitants need to survive. But you also have to take care of Onbu, because when the giant dies, they say Game Over
. So remember to grow fodder for him as well, so that you can fire a catapult straight into his mouth in style.
Your village is constantly on the move: Onbu moves through different biomes, each with different advantages and disadvantages. While your crops thrive in the rainforest, nothing grows in the heat of the desert – and in an emergency you have to tap into Onbu’s blood as a food source.
If you not only want to build comfortably, but also like tough resource management à la Frostpunk or Banished, The Wandering Village could get your money’s worth.
=> Click here for The Wandering Village on Steam
Editor-in-Chief Heiko has already been able to play The Wandering Village and is confident that a real construction game surprise could be waiting for us here. You can read why in his preview:
The Wandering Village
A fascinating development game alternative to Anno 1800
More exciting PC releases of the week
Monday 12 September 2022
Roadwarden: A text-based RPG with a 30-hour story campaign in which you explore a mysterious island on behalf of a guild.
Tuesday September 13, 2022
Isonzo: The next WW1 shooter from developer MH2 (Verdun, Tannenberg), this time sending you to the Italian front in the Alps.
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Isonzo – Fight where others go on vacation!
Lovecraft’s Untold Stories 2: The action RPG in the Cthulhu setting pits you against cultists, nightmarish creatures and ancient bosses.
Little Orpheus: The sidescroller is already a big hit for story fans on iPhone, now it’s coming to PC with all sorts of improvements.
Sunday Gold: An interesting mix of point&click adventure, turn-based tactics and role-playing that promises an exciting story.
Deadwater Saloon: A Wild West building game where you run your own saloon.
Wednesday 14 September 2022
Food Truck Simulator: Another simulation from publisher PlayWay, this time you build a successful food truck and serve customers all over the city.
Incidentally, the developers Drago Entertainment have already made the Gas Station Simulator, which our tester actually had a lot of fun with:
Gas Station Simulator im Test:
Steam players love it, and so do we
You Suck At Parking: A racing game from the iso perspective, in which you have to park as quickly and accurately as possible at the end. Also appears in Game Pass.
Thursday 15 September 2022
Absolute Tactics: Daughters of Mercy: A tactical role-playing game in the style of Final Fantasy Tactics – turn-based battles, numerous different classes and anime optics should not be missing.
Pretend: A card game à la Gwent or Hearthstone, but focusing on a complex storyline with multiple endings.
Metal: Hellsinger: In this shooter you blast your enemies to the beat of brutal metal music. You can see how it all plays out in the trailer:
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Metal: Hellsinger: Here’s 3 minutes of gameplay from the shooter
Blind Fate: Edo no Yami: A sidescroller soulslike that mixes classic Japan with a cyberpunk setting. At least it looks exciting.
Technicity: A city-builder sim where you build all the houses yourself from the first-person perspective.
Anchor: Lost Days: The big role model for Ankora is probably Stardew Valley, because here you can expect a mixture of farm sim, exploration and combat.
Wayward Strand: A classic story-adventure with an unusual setting – the action takes place in a flying hospital.
Friday 16 September 2022
Half-Life 2: VR Mod: After Half-Life: Alyx you can now visit City 17 again with your VR headset – Ravenholm will certainly be a whole lot scarier.
Even more new games in September
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New games for September – preview video for PC and consoles
September is far from over, and there are still a few potential top-class artists waiting for you in the coming weeks: Will Monkey Island make a successful comeback despite the strange graphics? Is FIFA just as bad as last year despite next-gen graphics? Take a look at our preview video to see what’s in store for you over the next few weeks.
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