This week's releases: from May 12 to 16, 2025
, by Thibaut
This week is all about ripping and tearing with the release of DOOM: The Dark Ages. Capcom will also be bringinga collection of some of its best fighting games, as well as a number of lesser-known titles.
Chambers
- May 12, 2025 on PC (early access)
We start with a plunge into the Wild West with an open world, survival experience. We'll have to feed and care for our horse, all while improving our supernatural skills. The devs have gone for convincing retro graphics.
Death end re;Quest: Code Z
- May 13, 2025 on PS4 and PS5
Here's the third installment in this roguelike RPG franchise. Our young heroes are at the heart of a world ravaged by insects, and death awaits them at every turn. This time, it's a story of parallel universes that awaits our new main character, Sayaka Hiwatari.
Labyrinth Of The Demon King
- May 13, 2025 on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch and PC
Let's continue with a first-person dungeon crawler set in mythical feudal Japan. We must fend off demonic forces and go on a quest for vengeance after our lord dies. Get ready to explore a whole labyrinth in order to find the famed demon king.
The Precinct
- May 13, 2025 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC
Playing the role of a policeman in 1983, this adventure takes us to the city of Averno. Of course, our aim is to rid the city of thugs and engage in breathtaking chases, and all this while searching for the truth of our father's death.
Void Sails
- May 14, 2025 on PC
Here, at the controls of a flying ship, we explore uncharted space. We'll discover mysterious worlds and battle formidable enemies. The choices we make will dictate the course of events.
Cubic Odyssey
- May 14, 2025 on PC
It's time to set off on a galactic voyage in this open-world adventure game. You'll roam the surface of several cubic planets, crafting tools to face the Red Darkness. Many mysteries and dangers await discovery.
DOOM: The Dark Ages
- May 15, 2025 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (included in Game Pass)
The legendary FPS saga returns with a medieval-looking entry set in a semi-open world. The DOOM Slayer will be able to use destructive new weapons to slaughter the demons that dare face him. There are some sequences aboard a giant mecha and on the back of a dragon are also included.
House of Legacy
- May 15, 2025 on PC (early access)
This management game is really artsy. Here, we'll have to manage the last bastion spared from chaos as we seek to ignite the flame of a new dynasty. It will be essential to supervise urban planning, inheritance, rivalries and rebellions.
American Arcadia
- May 15, 2025 on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Switch
After launching on PC in November 2023, this cinematic puzzle-platformer in 2.5D and FPS view comes to our consoles. The story follows Trevor, an ordinary man who escapes from a popular reality TV show. We'll come across a number of puzzles via hacking phases.
Blacksmith Master
- May 15, 2025 on PC
We'll be able to manage our medieval forge and supervise the entire creation process from the extraction of ores to the sale of products (weapons, armor) in our store.
Shovel Knight Dig
- May 15, 2025 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One
We've had to wait almost three long years to see Yacht Club Games' title land on Sony and Microsoft machines. Here, we jump, strike and dig in this epic tale of the famous knight equipped with his trusty shovel. New characters and enemies punctuate the story.
Preserve
- May 15, 2025 on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch and PC (version 1.0)
Here's a very relaxing construction game in which we're asked to make an ecosystem prosper by placing plants and animals with precision. The aim is to create a perfect symbiosis to give birth to a colorful world full of life.
Tennis Manager 25
- May 15, 2025 on PC
As its name suggests, this game plunges us into an advanced tennis management experience. You'll be able to manage your academy, staff and infrastructure, and recruit the best professional players. The aim is to forge champions who will go on to conquer the greatest competitions.
Yasha: Legends of the Demon Blade
- May 15, 2025 on PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch and PC
Here's a bit of action with a roguelike twist in this Japanese-inspired world. You have to fight hordes of demons in a fantasy kingdom from the Edo period. Several replayable stories are on the menu, along with upgradable skills.
Capcom Fighting Collection 2
- May 16, 2025 on PS4, Xbox One, Switch and PC
Capcom's new Fighting Collection features eight of the genre's great classics. From Street Fighter Alpha 3 UPPER, to Power Stone and Project Justice. All with smooth online multiplayer, options for beginners and over 300 arcade game soundtracks.
Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo
- May 16, 2025 on Xbox Series X|S, Switch and PC
Last but not least, we'd like to finish off with this stylish and relaxing game in which you have to collect clues and objects to help the inhabitants of Limbo. The mysteries of life after death beckon!