Steam releases an average of 10 new games per day. We think that’s a good thing, but understandably, it can be hard to keep up with.Unless you’ve sorted through all the games released on Steam, an exciting potential gem is Definitely lost in the flood of new things to play.If you don’t like anything this week, we’ve rounded up the best PC games (opens in new tab) A running list of 2022 games you can play now (opens in new tab) It will start this year.
gigabash
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Release: August 5th
Developer: Passion Republic Games
Price at launch: $35 | £27.79 | AUD $53
Every once in a while, a game is released where giant monsters beat the crap out of each other, and the world rejoices. The latest Kaiju Brawler is played from a top-down perspective, but comes in the form of his GigaBash, which takes the form of Smash Bros. and MultiVerse. Matches can host up to four players in free-for-all or his 2v2, and in addition to the kaiju-inspired beast itself, there’s also a “Titan Hunting Mech” that functions like a superhero. Online and local multiplayer seem to be in their element, but GigaBash also has four single-player his campaigns, tracing the undeniably emotional and nuanced origin stories of some of the monsters. This looks like a lot of fun.
Zapling Bygone
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Release: August 6th
Developer: 9FingerGames
Price at launch: $12.79 |£9.91 |AU$18.36
It’s a weird Metroidvania starring a multi-limbed alien. Explore a grotesque pixelated world as Zapling to hunt for bosses and employ his power-ups in the anticipated series of Metroidvanias. Somewhat disturbingly, Zappling switches between these fallen boss skulls depending on which skill you want to use. For example, if you want to run up walls, you’ll need to wear the Ratking skull. Collect comic panels that tell the story of the devastated planet on which .
Plate up!
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Release: August 5th
Developer: Happening
Price at launch: $14.39 |£12 |AU$20.76
Culinary drama-themed frenetic party games are all the rage right now. Overcooked! Most popular. Seemingly plateau! It has a lot in common with the phenomenon, down to the art style of the title and the exclamation mark, but there are some (admittedly small) differences. Alone or with his three friends, develop and run your own restaurant, strategically placing cooking elements and ovens to streamline your productivity. Once that’s done, the usual mess or cooking and serving begins, and if you can complete the 15-day business without everything falling apart, you win. It’s a light spin.
bonrazor minions
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Release: August 5th
Developer: Anthony Case
Launch Price: $1.59 |£1.35 |AU$2.36
Boneraiser Minions are what happens when the developers of Skelly Serest and Staimium Immortaly clone Vampire Survivors. Like his two previous games, Boneraiser Minions takes a unique approach to pixel art, walking the line between outright horror and Adult Swim psychedelia. Hordes of enemies will rush towards you, and you’ll need to avoid them while using “Bones and Souls of Killed Heroes” to grow your own hordes of minions. It’s a little more complicated than it sounds and lets you dive into different game modes. Boneraiser Minions is in early access and will stay there for 3 months while new ones are added and old ones refined.
Vanaris tactics
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Release: August 4th
Developer: Mateus Reis
Price at launch: $9 | £6.47 | $13.05 AUD
While the screaming public continues to demand new Final Fantasy Tactics, the quiet sage among us knows that there have been plenty of great modern options in recent years.Vanaris Tactics is the latest It’s a game and unlike most of the competition, it won’t take you over 50 hours, so you can even beat it. It’s “a short narrative tactical RPG experience that tells a story about refugees fleeing their occupied homeland” and, as you might imagine, it’s all about moving tiny pixel people into sensible positions to inflict pain on your enemies. There are 15 encounters, combined with the usual RPG math and ability management.
