What new games are hitting Steam this week? We collect the release highlights from 24 to 28 July
The next week of summer 2023 is upon us and we’re actually in the middle of the dreaded summer slump. But you won’t notice too much of that this year, because big and really good games are still being released regularly.
Only last week Jagged Alliance 3, one of the best strategy games of the year, was released, and this week we continue with an action game that has the makings of a 90 rating. But we’ll also let you know here which other games are coming to Steam.
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Highlight of the week: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
(Genre: Action – Developer: Insomniac Games – Release: July 26, 2023)
Two years ago, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart was released for the PlayStation 5 and still ranks as one of the best games for Sony’s latest console, which was crowned with a 90. Especially because the developers at Insomniac wanted to fully exploit the new technical possibilities of the PS5, and this includes, for example, blazingly fast loading times.
What the PS5 can do, the PC has of course been able to do for a long time, and so the wild adventure of the game veteran Ratchet and his steely sidekick Clank finally lands on Steam. You slip into the role of these two heroes and set out to hop almost fluidly from one dimension to the next.
On the way, you will have to deal with the henchmen of the well-known supervillain Dr. Nefarious, who has even usurped world domination in an alternative dimension. Here, Ratchet also encounters another playable Lombax named Rivet.
Be prepared for a technically impressive and always thrilling adventure that will most likely be one of the best you will get to play on PC this July.
The most important Steam releases of the week
Monday, July 24
- (Super Catboy): A classic platformer with pretty pixel graphics, all about a trigger-happy cat.
Tuesday, 25 July
- (Remnant 2): A promising loot shooter with Souls leanings that basically does everything better than its predecessor.
Wednesday, July 26
- (Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart): Grandiose action game in which you travel through the dimensions as Lorax together with his robot friend.
- (Let’s School): Colourful, cuddly build-up game in which you, as the headmaster, whip your own school into shape.
Thursday, 27 July
- (Grand Emprise: Time Travel Survival): Here you become a time traveller and try to survive in different world eras. Whether among dinos or in the distant future.
- (Arcadian Atlas): A very classic tactical role-playing game, set in a fantasy world plagued by civil war.
- Lunacy: Saint Rhodes): Graphically appealing survival horror game in which you investigate the murder of your own family.
- (Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons): The iconic brawling game returns and this time you battle your way through their action-packed backstory in the role of brothers Jimmy and Billy.
Friday, 28 July
- (Mega City Police): Crime is rampant and the city streets are anything but safe. Time as a policeman to shoot everything up with heaps of guns. Especially recommended for fans of RoboCop.
