This Week in Gaming (Week 22)

Welcome to the end of May and this week’s AAA release might involve some dry martinis and spies. The rest of the week kicks off with a life simulation, the aftermath of the fall of Rome, some space mining and fleet building, being a mechanic in Poland during the ’90’s and finally we end the week with a 2D platformer from the developers of Shovel Knight. Don’t forget to check out this week’s other releases as well.

007 First Light / This week’s AAA release / Wednesday 27 May

Follow James Bond as a young, resourceful and sometimes reckless recruit in MI6’s training program, and discover an origin story of the world’s most famous spy. After a heroic act, young Naval air crewman James Bond is offered to join the newly revived Double 0 program. But when a mission to stop a rogue agent ends in tragedy, he must join forces with his reluctant mentor Greenway to expose a deep conspiracy and stop a looming coup at the heart of the State. Steam link

Paralives / Early access / Monday 25 May
Hop on, we’re leaving, and your new life awaits! Paralives is a sandbox life simulation game with a great cast of Townies to meet, as well as a vibrant open-world town to explore and make your own. You will feel right at home, should you choose to embark. Steam linkRomestead / Early access / Tuesday 26 May
Rebuild civilization in this action-adventure survival game for 1-8 players. Fight hordes of the walking dead, build settlements, restore the Roman gods… or kick back and farm with friends. In Romestead, the dead walk at night and the gods have gone silent. Explore, gather, build, and slowly turn a camp into a working settlement. Steam linkStarminer / Early access / Wednesday 27 May
Design and build a massive interstellar fleet in this simulation sandbox. Strip space of its minerals for profit, but stay alert: your greed attracts the alien. Master deep base-building and deploy warships to protect your empire in immersive real-time space. Steam linkCheap Car Repair / Thursday 28 May
Step into the shoes of a small-town mechanic running a shady little car workshop somewhere deep in the Polish countryside of the 1990s. Except this isn’t just any village… this is “Bumfuck Nowhere”—the kind of place where nothing works properly, everyone knows your business, and common sense was abandoned years ago. Steam linkMina the Hollower / Friday 29 May
Take control of Mina, a renowned Hollower hurtled into a desperate mission to rescue a cursed island. Whip foes, burrow through the ground, and explore a pixel-perfect world in Mina the Hollower, a brand new game from the developers who brought you Shovel Knight. Steam linkAlso launching this week: World of Tanks: HEAT, LumenTale: Memories of Trey, Teamfight Manager 2 and Crashout Crew.