On an average day, about a dozen new games are released on Steam. And while we think that’s a good thing, it can understandably be hard to keep up with. Potentially exciting gems are sure to get lost in the deluge of new things to play unless you search every game released on Steam. So that’s exactly what we’ve done. If nothing interests you this week, we’ve rounded up the best PC games (opens in new tab) you can play now and a running list of the 2022 games (opens in new tab) that will start this year.
Who is who?
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Release: August 29
Developer: G1 Playground
Introductory Price: $5 | £4 | AU$7.50
Here’s a happy-looking online party game with a touch of Among Us about it, albeit a little less complex. In Who’s who? you have to figure out who is real and who is an AI character while at the same time trying to impersonate an AI character. This means getting really good at behaving like an NPC, while also fine-tuning your instincts to notice the signs of “real person” behavior. If you suspect any of the roaming Funko Pop-esque characters are real, you’ll have to attack them (what else?), but if you happen to attack a fake character, it’s game over for you. This central premise is spread across a handful of game modes, and you can also customize your character, though you’ll probably want to avoid standing out too much.
Orx
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Release: 31 August
Developer: Johnbell
Introductory price: $18 | £12.59 | AU$26.05
Jonathan Bolding described: (opens in new tab) Orx as “Carcassonne crossed with They Are Billions” which seems pretty on the money to me. Launched last week in Early Access, it combines tower defense with deck building in a lengthy rogue-lite campaign with over 300 cards, all of which should help decimate “orx” as they roam to your base. This Early Access launch features two factions, over 30 enemies, and quite a few ways to optimize the difficulty. The Early Access period is expected to last “about a year from now”, during which time it will get a total of four factions, a “meta-progression” system, and some other unspecified stuff. The art has a really inviting pixel-comic style that should please your eyes if you’re beating orcs too.
World Fighting Football 22
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Release: 31 August
Developer: “Melko Game Club”
Introductory price: $6 | £4.34 | AU$8.62
Here’s a pleasingly simple and retro take on football. World Fighting Soccer 22 is played from a side-by-side perspective and adheres to the general rules of soccer – kicking the ball into the goal to score – but it is presented in a manner almost akin to Smash Bros. or MultiVersus. Oh, and the football is on fire for some reason (I guess that’s because it looks cool). This one looks great for playing with friends on the couch, but there’s also a single-player campaign and training mode, if you want to make sure your friends never get the edge over you.
Till the end
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Release: September
Developer: Red Sorel Games
Introductory Price: $5 | £4.22 | AU$7
Here’s a fascinating looking game about working in a palliative care unit. Zoe who has just graduated has just started her first job as a nurse so she is a bit green but that’s okay because you – the player and therefore the expert – are here to advise her on the best ways to to care for her patients. It’s a story-driven adventure game at heart, so your choices will matter, and it’s written with the input of a real palliative care nurse, so it’s probably the most authentic nursing game on Steam (perhaps the only one?). There are eight patients in your care, and how you interact with and treat them will determine which of the “different endings” you will see.
Kraino Origin
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Release: September 3rd
Developer:GameAtomic
Introductory Price: $10 | £7.19 | AU$14.50
Kraino Origins is basically a Ghosts ‘n Goblins clone, with an art style closer to the original than the recent (and fairly good) series reboot Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection (opens in new tab). In eight levels you’ll be subjected to grueling exact platforming, enemies with predictable but annoying movement patterns and bosses that will scare you for days. Yes, it will probably be incredibly painful to play, but the art is beautiful and the satisfaction of beating it immense. As old school as they come.
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