Our recurring series curating the month ahead.

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Here’sWhat To Play This May 2024.

Homeworld 3 official screenshot showing a spaceship to the left departing a giant spaceship dock to the right, against a solar orange background

Children of the Sun

Availability:Out now on PC.

Here’s what we said in ourChildren of the Sun review:

…it’s a bloody good time.

But when you get it right?

A picnic is set up in the grounds of Botany Manor

I can’t remember the last time a game made me feel this good about being this bad.

So reach out and grab it.

Stellar Blade

Availability:Out now on Ps5.

Children of the Sun screenshot showing a gas station lit up with neon lights against a pinkish sky.

Here, take an English lady zipping about in heels, annihilating monsters to a delectable soundtrack.

Rest at this camp to refill your potions, and better brush up on those parrying and dodging skills!

You like God of War?

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How about a dozen different finishers that would make Kratos blush.

Melee combat not for you?

Sand Land

Availability:Out now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S.

Screenshot of Tales of Kenzera showing player character running sideways through desert with volcano in background

Sand Land doesn’t get everything right, but it’s more than I ever hoped for or expected.

Most importantly however, I think ILCA should be extremely proud of doing Akira Toriyama’s legacy justice.

Absolutely one to look out for.

stellar blade eve facing wasteland scrap plains villa

Surmount

Availability:Out 2nd May on PC, Switch.

It’s a joyous game about climbing, often in pairs, and always with wonderfully silly physics.

More on this one very soon.

Sand Land Review 3 - Sand Land screenshot of Beelzebub and several demons facing the camera

V Rising

Availability:Out 8th May on PC, PS5.

It’s effectively a vampire simulator - hunt for blood, build a castle, do cool Dracula things.

1000xResist

Availability:Out 9th May on PC.

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It’s a fascinating idea and supremely cool game to look at.

It’ll happen toyou!

Animal Well

Availability:Out 9th May on PC, PS5, Nintendo Switch.

Surmount screenshot showing a row of shops in a mountain town in playful blocky style

In a year of extraordinary Metroidvanias, this one could potentially be the very best.

Homeworld 3

Availability:Out 13th May on PC.

Fingers crossed developer Blackbird Interactive can stick the landing.

V Rising official screen showing a small vampire character dressed in black cape crossing a stony bridge in detailed, top-down Gothic style

Your job is to track down a mysterious antagonist acting as a “psychic agent”.

It looks unequivocally rad.

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

Availability:Out 16th May on PC, Switch.

1000xResist screenshot showing a futuristic bartender asking “what can I load up for you?"

Songs of Conquest

Availability:Out 20th May on PC.

We’re looking forward to it rather a lot.

We very much enjoyed what we played of Paper Trail during Steam Next Fest earlier this year.

Cryptmaster screenshot showing a large, strange frog-skeleton creature in black-and-white style, looking down at your hand of four cards and several letters.

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2

Availability:Out 21st May on PC, Xbox Series X/S.

Either way, we’re very excited.

Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door

Availability:Out 23rd May on Switch.

Mara arrives at Crow Country, walks from her car to a locked fence

MultiVersus

Availability:Out 28th May on PC.

Skald: Against the Black Priory

Availability:Out 30th May on PC.

It’s extraordinarily intricate environments and seemingly very faithful approach to design have us totally hooked.

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Here are a few other notable games coming out though:

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Read Only Memories: Neurodiver gif showing a character behind a bar in 80s themed pixel art, as another slides into view over the top like the intro to a Pokémon trainer battle

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes screenshot of woman staring at pink mirror in black and white art studio environment

Songs of Conquest screenshot showing a settlement surrounded by grass and woods, in retro PC RTS style.

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Close up of Senua in Hellblade 2

Best Mario Games - Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door screenshot showing Mario and friends in front of a small red door in a giant grey tree with white flowers with painterly art style.

Multiversus review - a match in action on a grassy level with waterfalls either side

A screenshot of C64 inspired RPG Skald, during a dice-roll moment to decide what happens next. We see a box in the middle of the screen with two d6 dice in it, which will determine whether our diplomacy will stop the mutiny that we see - behind the dice roll box, in a still image - happening.