Here is the next part of our guide – a list of the most interesting projects in July 2023, which are worth playing. This includes all projects that did not fall into the first part.
Also, be sure to pay attention to the reviews of new projects that can be found in the reviews section, and, of course, the previous issues of our monthly guide via the links:
Top of the best games of July – part 2 – in chronological order:
Rock arena
- Developer: Final Strike Games
- Publisher: EA
- Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One
- Release Date: July 14, 2023
- Genre: Third-Person Online Action
Unusual team TPS three by three, where the heroes do not die, but fly out of the arena in the style of Super Smash Bros. The main weapons of the characters are unique rocket launchers, which can be combined with special abilities. The game looks bright and fun.
Doubts: There is a suspicion that it will quickly get bored, but this is not accurate.
Superhot: Mind Control Delete
- Developer: SUPERHOT Team
- Publisher: SUPERHOT Team
- Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One
- Release Date: July 16, 2023
- Genre: FPS
The continuation of an unusual puzzle, the creation of which the authors took three years. We are waiting for the same stylish visual and time management system, but at the same time there are more enemies, more concentrated action, more difficult situations and game mechanics. And also the story of the desire to gain salvation from digital slavery.
Until July 16, the game will be free for everyone who bought the first part.
Doubts: Nothing yet.
Hunting Simulator 2
- Developer: Neopica
- Publisher: Bigben Interactive
- Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Release Date: July 16, 2023 (June 30, 2023 – PS4, XO, TBA 2023 – NS)
- Genre: Sports Hunting Simulator
Niche sim for hunting lovers offers large-scale and well-detailed landscapes with methodical tracking of the target in the wake. Among the locations – desert Texas, the Colorado prairies and dense forests of Europe, where you are offered to hunt several dozen animals using 160 types of weapons and equipment from real life. Brands include Browning, Winchester, Bushnell, Kryptek, Verney-Carron, Barrett, and Beretta.
You can track prey in tandem with a hunting dog, which has its own unique abilities depending on the chosen breed. And it can be ironed.
Doubts: Many will not like the too slow gameplay and kilometers of locations where there is nothing but trees and grass.
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus for consoles
- Developer: Bulwark Studios
- Publisher: Kasedo Games
- Platforms: PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Release Date: July 17, 2023
- Genre: Turn-Based Tactics
An interesting XCOM clone in the Warhammer 40,000 universe came out on PC two years ago and just got to the consoles. The game tells the story of the Adeptus Mechanicus squad. The harsh warriors are armed with the most modern technologies of the Imperium and, led by the magos of the dominus, are sent on a military expedition to the newly discovered planet of the necrons Silva Tenebris.
A huge number of body modifications, cool guns, nice graphics, gloomy locations and large xenos as enemies are included.
Doubts: This is indie, so there may be problems with optimization.
Paper Mario: The Origami King
- Developer: Intelligent Systems
- Publisher: Nintendo
- Platforms: Nintendo Switch
- Release Date: July 17, 2023
- Genre: Action-RPG
An incredibly colorful and vibrant adventure in the paper realm, where Mario tries to save Princess Peach from Olli, the origami king. To do this, he will explore the world and discover five colored serpentines, simultaneously solving puzzles and participating in turn-based battles.
The developers promise a huge number of unique tasks related to paper topics, as well as a return to the concept of openness of earlier releases of the series. And that’s fine after too linear Color Splash with Wii U.
Doubts: Nothing yet.
Ghost of tushusha / Ghost of tsushima
- Developer: Sucker Punch
- Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Platforms: PS4
- Release Date: July 17, 2023
- Genre: Action / Adventure / RPG
A very beautiful game reminiscent of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, promises to bring the creators of Infamous to a new level. The project tells the story of samurai Jin, who is trying to stop the Mongol invasion of Japan and save his relatives.
Developers allow you to play in your own style, choosing stealth or challenging opponents for a fair fight.
In addition, Ghost of Tsushima places a strong emphasis on exploring the world around us, which holds many secrets.
Doubts: Nothing yet.
Drake hollow
- Developer: The Molasses Flood
- Publisher: The Molasses Flood
- Platforms: PC, Xbox One
- Release Date: July 17, 2023
- Genre: Action / Adventure with elements of strategy and survival
The authors of The Flame in the Flood offer to immerse themselves in a new adventure in the gloomy world of Dell, where the hero gets through a magical portal. The dark land is inhabited by peace-loving herbivorous drakes who die of hunger and boredom. To help them, you need to collect resources and equip the village, filling it with gardens, gardens, wells and all kinds of entertainments.
In addition, protective structures will be required, since terrible monsters come to hunt for happy heroes.
The game can be played alone and with friends.
Doubts: Despite the creative presentation and nice graphics, in front of us, most likely, there will be another ordinary survivor.
Crysis remastered
- Developer: Crytek / Saber
- Publisher: Crytek
- Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Release Date: July 23, 2023 (NS), 2023 (PC, PS4, XO)
- Genre: FPS with stealth action elements
The main tech-demo of PC gaming of the last decade is returning in the form of a re-release with updated graphics, the release of which was moved forward in time on almost all systems, as users were unpleasantly surprised by the controversial level of the picture.
But the version for the Nintendo Switch will be released on time.
For the remaster, the studio is responsible for Saber Interactive, known for The Witcher 3 for the Nintendo console and the Halo CE / 2 Anniversary.
Doubts: The game is 10 years old.
Dying Light: Hellraid
- Developer: Techland
- Publisher: Techland
- Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One
- Release Date: July 23, 2023
- Genre: FPS
So far, something incomprehensible is happening with Dying Light 2, which Chris Avellone lost after another mitotic scandal, the cunning Poles from Techland reanimated the canceled and forgotten Hellraid as an addition to the first part of Dying Light.
In the story, we find ourselves in medieval hell through a portal in a strange slot machine.
Performing tasks alone or in a cooperative with three more friends, the character destroys crowds of skeletons and collects powerful weapons that can be transferred to the main game.
Doubts: It looks good, but there is a suspicion that we are faced with an attempt to quickly cut money against the background of the long-suffering Dying Light 2, which still does not even have an approximate release date.
Rogue Legacy 2
- Developer: Cellar Door Games
- Publisher: Cellar Door Games
- Platforms: PC (Steam / EGS), PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Release Date: July 23, 2023 (PC), TBA (PS4, XO, NS)
- Genre: Action / Adventure / Bagel
The sequel to the successful metro-roving bagel promises an infinite number of unique character variants that continue the work of parents who died in the name of a holy mission – to save the kingdom from a terrible curse.
Among the features – unusual genetic diseases that can affect the gameplay in a completely unexpected way, the ability to build your castle and prettier graphics.
Doubts: Rogue Legacy 2 comes in the form of early access only on the PC, which means that we will soon receive a polished product for all platforms.
Skater xl
- Developer: Easy Day Studios
- Publisher: Easy Day Studios
- Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Release Date: July 28, 2023 (PC, PS4, XB), 2023 (NS)
- Genre: Skateboarding Simulator
A popular game in narrow circles for the PC game, which has been in early access for a year and a half, will finally be released at the end of the month. The developers promise the best skate simulator in the industry with precise controls and the right responsiveness.
Judging by the very high approval rating on Steam, even by the earlier version, we are waiting for something really interesting.
Doubts: This is indie, which means that unexpected problems may appear at any time.
Othercide
- Developer: Lightbulb Crew
- Publisher: Focus Home Interactive
- Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Release Date: July 28, 2023 (PC, PS4, XB), 2023 (NS)
- Genre: RPG / Tactical Strategy
A very nice and atmospheric turn-based game in the style of XCOM and Fire Emblem tells the story of the Daughters – a detachment of warriors with superpowers that came from the split soul of the greatest warrior of all time. The heroines go on a crusade against the source of Suffering, the product of the worst crimes of mankind, which take the form of terrible monsters.
The developers promise difficult moral choices right during the battles, forcing you to sacrifice the girls in order to save and increase the strength of the other heroines.
In addition, the game will implement a certain Dynamic Timeline System, which should open up many tactical scenarios in the gameplay.
Doubts: The game is played by a Franco-Swedish indie studio, which until then released only one game with mixed reviews on Steam.
Destroy All Humans!
- Developer: Pandemic Studios / Black Forest Games
- Publisher: THQ Nordic
- Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One
- Release Date: July 28, 2023
- Genre: Action / Adventure
The cult arcade action game with sandbox elements returns in the form of a nice remake with additional missions. The game tells the story of an alien Crypto-137, who collects a crop of DNA and overthrows the government in the United States of the mid-20th century.
Destroy insignificant people with the help of alien weapons, extrasensory abilities and flying saucer lasers.
Doubts: Over the past 15 years, the game is pretty outdated.
Megadimension Neptunia VII for Nintendo Switch
- Developer: Idea Factory / Compile Heart
- Publisher: Idea Factory International
- Platforms: Nintendo Switch
- Release Date: July 28, 2023
- Genre: jRPG
Nintendo Switch continues to receive numerous reprints. Port Megadimension Neptunia VII offers a vivid role-playing adventure with 16 unique characters, powerful special skills and tons of fan service, where the girls get a new combat uniform in cute screensavers.
Doubts: The game is only for fans.
Grounded
- Developer: Obsidian Entertainment
- Publisher: Microsoft
- Platforms: PC, Xbox One
- Release Date: July 28, 2023 (PC), TBA (XO)
- Genre: Survival
In the story, Grounded, the main character is reduced to the size of an ant and now he has to survive in the backyard of his house, fighting off an army of huge insects, spiders and other living creatures.
You need to monitor the parameters of hunger and thirst, collect dew drops, hunt bugs, build fortifications and explore the area. The resources found can be used not only for building and strengthening the base, but also for the manufacture of tools, traps and weapons, such as axes, spears, bows and arrows.
You can play both alone and online. Co-op for a maximum of four players.
Grounded has special settings for those with arachnophobia. Enemies can be made less scary.
Doubts: This is a typical survivor – this is not what we expected from the creators of Fallout: New Vegas.
Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme VS. Maxiboost ON
- Developer: Bandai Namco
- Publisher: Bandai Namco
- Platforms: PS4
- Release Date: July 30, 2023
- Genre: Action about giant robots
The official game in the Gundam universe offers fast, two by two format battles. In addition to speed, fans of the series should bribe that they can put on any of the 183 mobile suits from 36 different iterations of Gundam, each of which has unique abilities.
Doubts: The graphics look like the game was created as a PS3 start-up project.
Hellpoint
- Developer: Cradle Games
- Publisher: tinyBuild
- Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Release Date: July 30, 2023
- Genre: Action-RPG
Before us is another clone of Dark Souls, which is trying to combine the classic formula with a sci-fi setting. The story unfolds on the Irid Novo space station, which revolves around a black hole.
After a massive quantum cataclysm, the inhabitants of the space object quickly lost their minds, as their memories and bodies merged with alternative versions of themselves from parallel universes. The accident also attracted creatures of tremendous power from the depths of other dimensions.
From the interesting – the presence of the passage mode on one screen with the division of the picture.
It is likely that the game will be interesting due to the atmosphere and the mechanics copied from Souls.
Doubts: Graphics look very weak and budget.
Fairy tail
- Developer: Gust
- Publisher: Koei Tecmo
- Platforms: PC, PS4, Nintendo Switch
- Release Date: July 31, 2023
- Genre: jRPG
Authors from Atelier from Gust create a game based on the popular manga and anime “Fairy Tail” led by Hiro Masima, promising the right role-playing adventure in the fabulous world of Fiore, inhabited by unusual inhabitants, including demons, dark wizards, dragons and cats.
The story will touch on several popular story source arches, including Tenryu Island, the Great Magic Games, and Tartaros.
Doubts: Game based on anime is rarely ever really high-quality …
Creaks
- Developer: Amanita Design
- Publisher: Amanita Design
- Platforms: Apple Arcade, PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Release Date: July 2023
- Genre: Adventure
The creators of Machinarium and Samorost offer to plunge into a new gloomy adventure with hand-drawn graphics and great sound. The main character is immersed in the study of an amazing house, which is fraught with many secrets.
The game has already been released in the service Apple Arcade, but at the end of the month should appear on all major systems.
Doubts: None.
Material prepared by: Mikhail Shaginyan (ACE) and Denis Korolev (Skyerist)
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