Here’s a look at a selection of games releasing this week.
New Games Releasing This Week
Wavetale
Wavetale is a story driven, third-person action-adventure platformer, set in an island world built atop the remains of a once magnificent city. Player takes on the role of Sigrid, a headstrong girl who gains the ability to run on water through the help of a mysterious shadow.
Release Date: December 12
Platform: Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC, Nintendo Switch
Developer: Thunderful
Publisher: Thunderful Publishing
CRISIS CORE -FINAL FANTASY VII- REUNION
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII – Reunion follows the story of Zack Fair, a young warrior admired by the boy destined to save the world, trusted by men renowned as heroes of legend, and loved by the girl who holds the fate of the planet in her hands. The tale of Zack’s dreams and honor—the legacy that connects him to Cloud—is revealed in full in this grand saga that has broken the limits of an HD remaster.
Release Date: December 13
Platform: Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC, Nintendo Switch
Developer: Square Enix
Publisher: Square Enix
High On Life
From the mind of Justin Roiland (Rick and Morty, Solar Opposites) comes High On Life. Humanity is being threatened by an alien cartel who wants to use them as drugs. It’s up to you to rescue and partner with charismatic, talking guns, take down Garmantuous and his gang, and save the world!
Release Date: December 13
Platform: Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC
Developer: Squanch Games
Publisher: Squanch Games
The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt (Next-Gen Update)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt concludes the story of the witcher Geralt of Rivia, the series’ protagonist, whose story to date has been covered in the previous installments. Geralt’s new mission comes in dark times as the mysterious and otherworldly army known as the Wild Hunt invades the Northern Kingdoms, leaving only blood soaked earth and fiery ruin in its wake; and it seems the Witcher is the key to stopping their cataclysmic rampage.
Release Date: December 14
Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC
Developer: CD PROJEKT RED
Publisher: CD PROJEKT RED
Lil Gator Game
Explore a lovingly crafted island full to the brim with areas to discover, friends to make and joy to be had. Each area of the island brings unique quests and characters to meet. Glide through the mountain tops and drop in on the Theatre Troupe kids, swing your stick sword through the forest with the Prep schoolers or find the ‘Cool Kids’ down in the Creaklands. With plenty more areas to discover, there’s no knowing who you might run into!
Release Date: December 14
Platform: Mac, PC, Nintendo Switch
Developer: MegaWobble, Scott Slucher
Publisher: Playtonic Friends
Aka
Find inner peace in a top-down, small, open-world game. Make things better by growing plants, help others, craft and discover a carefully handcrafted island …but demons from your past might come back to remind you what you want to forget.
Release Date: December 15
Platform: Nintendo Switch, PC
Developer: Namra Games
Publisher: NEOWIZ
Blacktail
You are Yaga, a 16-year-old girl accused of witchcraft and expelled from an early medieval Slavic settlement. When living memories of her past return as foul spirits walking the earth, Yaga’s best choice is to do what she does best: hunt them down.
Create the myth of Baba Yaga by living out the origins of this classic Slavic folk story in Blacktail, the first-person action-adventure from The Parasite. Experience a one-of-a-kind blend of intense archery combat and dark storytelling. Choose your path to become the guardian of the woods or the terror nightmares are based on.
Release Date: December 15
Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC
Developer: THE PARASIGHT
Publisher: THE PARASIGHT
