Posted on July 27, 2025
Each week there are plenty of new games coming out. Although with so much going on it can be hard to keep track of them all. Thankfully, Checkpoint is here to sift through them all and bring you our highlights of the week.
So let’s jump in and have a look at what’s coming out in gaming this week.
Relicbound
Date: July 28, 2025
Genre: Action, Adventure, Shooter
Platforms: PC
“Relicbound is a TPS story rich action adventure game where you play as Jackson an archeologist abducted by a sinister organization to help them find a precious relic which can manipulate the time.”
Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game
Date: July 29, 2025
Genre: Casual, Farming Simulator, RPG
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 1/2
“Welcome home, Hobbit! Live the cosy life of a Hobbit in the wonderfully serene landscape of the Shire. Discover, decorate, & share in this idyllic corner of Middle-earth. Join friendly Hobbits & familiar faces awaiting your arrival in Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings™ Game.”
MADO MONOGATARI: Fia and the Wondrous Academy
Date: July 29, 2025
Genre: Dungeon-crawler, RPG
Platforms: PlayStation 4/5, Switch 1
“The Ancient Magic Academy. A school that teaches the Magic Artes and nurtures ambition. Fia, an aspiring Great Mage, leaves her hometown and arrives at the Academy to study Magic Artes like her grandmother once did.“
Grounded 2
Date: July 29, 2025
Genre: Action, Adventure
Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X|S
“Shrunk again, but the world is much larger. In this open-world, single-player or co-op survival adventure, craft weapons and armor, build your base, and traverse the playground on your buggy. But something else is out there—and it hasn’t forgotten you.”
Terminull Brigade
Date: July 30, 2025
Genre: Action, Adventure, RPG, Looter Shooter
Platforms: PC
“Rise in the virtual rebellion together with other players, or alone. Master your Rogueteers with distinct playstyles and customizable builds in this action-packed roguelike game.”
NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
Date: July 31, 2025
Genre: Action, Adventure, Platformer
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 1/2
“A brand-new side-scrolling entry to the NINJA GAIDEN series from the team behind Blasphemous, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound redefines the classic platformer saga in a spectacular, thrilling and challenging ninja adventure.”
Rusty Rangers
Date: July 31, 2025
Genre: Action, Adventure, Metroidvania
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 1/2
“Rusty Rangers is an action platformer and roguelike with elements of metroidvania. Choose your ranger and explore procedurally generated dungeons. Will you be able to defeat all the bosses?”
Earthion
Date: July 31, 2025
Genre: Action, Side Scroller
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 1/2*
“Earthion is a side-scrolling space shooter developed natively for 16-bit systems. Guide space fighter pilot Azusa Takanashi in her fight to repel the alien invaders and save planet Earth.”
*PS4/5, Xbox & Switch versions coming out in September 2025
Dead Take
Date: July 31, 2025
Genre: Adventure, Horror
Platforms: PC
“Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.”
Atomic Owl
Date: July 31, 2025
Genre: Action, Adventure, Roguelite
Platforms: PC
“You are Hidalgo Bladewing, a bird with a beef. Hack, slash, platform, and soar through a beautifully chaotic pixel-art neonscape in your quest to save your feathered friends. Elegant roguelite elements, transforming weapons, and fowl Ninja action await.”
Lotus: Lost Memories
Date: August 1, 2025
Genre: Action, Adventure, Turn-Based Strategy
Platforms: PC
“Step into the richly woven tale of Atsushi, a young samurai bound by duty to his ailing father. Undertake a journey of purpose as he faces skilled adversaries and uncovers the echoes of a legacy that will shape his destiny. Realized in a pixel art visual novel with turn based combat.”
Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game
It’s quite surprising that no one has tried to make a Lord of the Rings game as a farming sim. Though given that the only time there’s any tranquillity in Hobbiton is at the start and end of both the books and the movie… so maybe there’s no time for farming. But hey, at least we finally got it, and fans can finally make their own Hobbit-sona!
