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3 New Games You Should Be Playing This Week

We have a look at what new gaming releases will be available on South African store shelves and digital outlets this week.

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9 years ago

August 3, 2015

Jeremy Proome

The first week of August brings some new game releases, including an interesting new adventure, a nostalgic throwback compilation, and a retro-inspired space shooter.

Submerged

Release date: 4 August (PS4, Xbox One, PC)

It’s becoming less rare these days, but it’s still not every day you come across a third-person game that doesn’t feature combat of any kind. In Submerged, you play as a girl named Miku whose brother is injured. You arrive by fishing boat in a flooded city, and your job is to explore the environment for supplies in order to save your brother.

As you play, you’ll gradually piece together the story of what happened to the city and the world you’re in. Sometimes a relaxing game like this is exactly what you need after a long day. Check it out if you you like games that don’t rely on on swords and guns to progress.

Rare Replay

Release date: 4 August (Xbox One)

Beloved developer Rare is celebrating its 30 year anniversary with this collection of iconic Rare games. The games include celebrated classics such as Perfect Dark, Conker’s Bad Fur Day, Battletoads and Banjo-Kazooie, but unfortunately does not include couch-multiplayer-classic 007 Goldeneye, due to licensing issues.

Galak-Z

Release date: 4 August (PS4, PC)

Fans of old-school arcade games will definitely want to check out Galak-Z, a game that uses classics like Galaga and Asteroids as a launching-off point to do its own thing. The game has you fly through procedurally-generated caverns, fighting off aliens and beasties of all kinds. Like the games of its inspiration, it’s also tough as nails.

So whether you played these kinds of games growing up or you’re on the lookout for a challenging game to test your skills, Galak-Z: The Dimensional is worth a look.