Each week, NextPlay brings you the newest games hitting digital stores and storefronts. While we can’t include every game released, we strive to highlight the ones that have caught our interest. So without further ado, let’s have a look at a selection of new games coming out this week!
Venba
Release Date: July 31 | Developer: Visai Games | Publisher: Visai Games
Platform: Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S
Venba is a narrative cooking game, where you play as an Indian mom, who immigrates to Canada with her family in the 1980s. Players will cook various dishes and restore lost recipes, hold branching conversations and explore in this story about family, love, loss and more.
F1 Manager 2023
Release Date: July 31 | Developer: Frontier Developments | Publisher: Frontier Developments
Platform: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC, Xbox Series X|S
F1 Manager 2023 gives you unparalleled control of your chosen F1 team, with rich and detailed management features, refined racing spectacle, deeper authenticity and a brand-new mode that allows you to rewrite the season on your terms. Drive every decision and become the best team on the grid across the official 2023 F1 season and beyond.
Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm
Release Date: August 2 | Developer: Cornfox & Bros. | Publisher: FDG Entertainment
Platform: PlayStation 5, PC, Xbox Series X|S (already available on iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch)
Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm, set a thousand years before the events of the first chapter, takes the player on a magical journey across the vast world of Gaia, brimming with mythology and lore. A young Knight faces an impossible challenge, as Warlock Mesmeroth has returned with a formidable Dark Army. Will the hero be able to unite the Owrus, Gillfolk, and men in a fight for the fate of the world?
Baldur’s Gate III
Release Date: August 3 | Developer: Larian Studios | Publisher: Larian Studios
Platform: PC, Mac (PlayStation 5 release in September, Xbox TBA)
An ancient evil has returned to Baldur’s Gate, intent on devouring it from the inside out. The fate of Faerun lies in your hands. Alone, you may resist. But together, you can overcome.
Atomic Heart: Annihilation Instinct
Release Date: August 2 | Developer: Mundfish | Publisher: Focus Entertainment
Platform: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC, Xbox Series X|S
Continue the story in the Annihilation Instinct DLC and learn what happened to this dystopian world after the climax of Atomic Heart. Prepare to embark on a journey through the new mind-bending Mendeleev Complex and its surrounding swamps, and discover the truth about NORA as Major P-3 is pulled back into Facility 3826.
Flutter Away
Release Date: August 3 | Developer: Runaway Play | Publisher: Runaway Play
Platform: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Enjoy the serenity of the Amazon rainforest in this cozy short nature exploration game. As a butterfly researcher on a five-day campaign trip, explore nearby tracks, take photos, meet animal friends, and journal the discoveries found along the way!
Tiny Thor
Release Date: August 3 | Developer: Asylum Square Interactive | Publisher: Gameforge
Platform: Nintendo Switch (already available on PC)
Tiny Thor is a classic Jump’n’Run that cleverly combines elements of action, puzzles and skill. The unique hammer-throwing action spellbinds players right from the start and acquires special superhuman abilities and upgrades as the game progresses.
Sclash
Release Date: August 4 | Developer: Bevel Bakery | Publisher: Abiding Bridge, Just For Games
Platform: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Linux, PlayStation 5, PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S
Sclash is a plug’n-play 2D samurai fighting game full of tension where one hit is enough to kill.
Play as a hand-drawn samurai in beautiful painted settings and fight your opponent in epic solemn duels where each move matters. Manage well your stamina, breath and take your time to land a deadly hit.
