New on Steam: A bombastic sci-fi shooter awaits you this week

Shooting, base-building & lead-foot: A huge variety awaits you again in this week’s Steam releases

You’ve already noticed over the past few weeks:The summer slump is over and we’re slowly entering the really hot phase of the gaming year

That’s why you can expect exciting new releases on Steam again this week, which we present to you like every Monday.

Highlight of the week: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

InWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2you once again take on the role of Ultramarine Titus, who is suspected of heresy after the events of the previous game. Together with two AI or co-op allies, you fight against the alien Tyranids and Chaos heretics in a linear campaign.

The often bombastic story revolves around honor, courage, corruption and the chaos that pulls the strings in the background, while the gameplay is more classic: You slaughter your way through ever-growing hordes of enemies, while the game shines with massive battles and a dense Warhammer atmosphere.

Pre-orderers of the expensive Gold and Ultra Editions have been able to play since last week. Read our test to find out why a trip into the dark sci-fi universe of Warhammer 40k could be worthwhile for you:

More exciting Steam releases of the week

Monday, September 9

• Private Military Manager: Prologue: As in Jagged Alliance, you become the boss of a mercenary company. You recruit mercenaries, equip them and send them on missions – however, the free prologue only includes the tutorial and the first story mission.

• What The Car?: In this quirky racing game, you have to run to the finish line as fast as possible – because your car has legs.

Tuesday, September 10

• Backrooms Media (Early Access): Co-op horror in theBackrooms– an infinite labyrinth of seemingly empty, monotonous rooms in which sometimes more, sometimes less subtle horrors lurk.

• Towerborne (Early Access): A co-op beat’em’up from the creators of The Banner Saga. Should become Free2Play after the Early Access phase.

• Vampire The Masquarade: Reckoning of New York: A narrative adventure in the World of Darkness where you make decisions that will determine your survival and influence amidst the power struggles between Camarilla and Anarchs in New York

• Satisfactory 1.0: The acclaimed factory-building game finally leaves Early Access.

Wednesday, September 11

• Mirthwood: An open-world RPG with life simulation elements, in which you either build up a peaceful existence on a farm or fight dangerous enemies as an adventurer. In the fully simulated game world, your decisions influence the environment and NPCs as you explore towns, trade and build relationships.

Thursday, September 12

• MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics: A collection of fighting game classics. Among others, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 and X-Men vs. Street Fighter are on board, with revised features such as online multiplayer, improved graphics and new training modes.

• Reka (Early Access): As Baba Jaga’s apprentice witch, you travel through a picturesque game world in your wandering house on chicken legs. You collect ingredients, help villagers with magic and continuously expand your house while you get to the bottom of the secrets of Slavic folklore.

• Chef RPG (Early Access): Stardew Valley, but as a chef! Instead of a farm, you run a restaurant in a small town. You collect, hunt and grow ingredients, cultivate your relationship with the villagers and build a culinary empire =

• Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown: The open-world racing game lets you race in Hong Kong and places great emphasis on realistic vehicle progression, where cars and upgrades have to be worked hard for.