UK video games chart Week ending 29/01/2022

1 POKEMON LEGENDS: ARCEUS
2 MARIO KART 8 DELUXE
3 FIFA 22 
4 ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS
5 UNCHARTED: LEGACY OF THIEVES COLLECTION
6 THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD 
7 MINECRAFT
8 CALL OF DUTY: VANGUARD
9 GRAND THEFT AUTO V
10 JUST DANCE 2022

Death Stranding Director's Cut - definitive version action game by Hideo Kojima star Norman Reedus

Death Stranding Director's Cut, the definitive version of the genre-defying action game directed by Hideo Kojima and starring Norman Reedus, launches onto PC for both Steam and the Epic Games Store for $39.99*. Owners of the original Death Stranding on PC can upgrade to the DIRECTOR’S CUT for $9.99*.

To upgrade, owners simply need to install the standard edition of the game, then purchase the Directors' Cut through the in-game store-front at the discounted rate. Those eager to dive into this mysterious adventure for the first time will find the base game discounted at 70% off on Steam, courtesy of the Lunar Sale beginning today and ending February 3, 2022.

Deflector Game devastating power of science and nature as this explosive bullet hell roguelite

High-octane rogue-lite shooter Deflector has been unleashed on Steam Early Access today. Mixing up bullet hell mechanics and rogue-lite gameplay for an adrenaline-fuelled adventure, Deflector is packed with an incredible arsenal of futuristic weapons and abilities that lets Players shoot and smash their way through alien worlds to the explosive beat of a thrashing heavy metal soundtrack. Deflector’s titular mechanic allows players to turn the tables on their enemies, with the ability to deflect attacks and deal out devastating damage on the rebound.

Stepping into the microscopic world of Deflector, players take control of an experimental ‘Specimen’. Each Specimen is gifted with unique abilities that can be modified and customised to suit individual play styles by collecting DNA strains discovered across the game’s environments. Each play through offers a unique, non-linear journey through the game’s alien landscapes, packed full of distinct enemy types, environmental challenges and surprises lurking around every corner.

Gas Station Simulator Game and Car Wash upgrade

Gas Station Simulator is a game about renovating, expanding, and running a gas station along a highway in the middle of an American desert. The players will clean, fix, paint, decorate, repair or buy new equipment, and start serving their customers, confronting different personas with varied expectations.

The game offers wide customisation options as well as plenty of additional activities and mini games. One of its strongest features is emergent gameplay, stemming from high interactivity combined with a variety of random encounters.

Survival Quiz City multiplayer survival quiz action game

Compete in the future’s most exciting game show! Begin by answering trivia questions correctly. Get the answer right, then equip weapons to attack participants who answer incorrectly as they run through an obstacle course! If you answered correctly, earn coins for successful attacks. If wrong, collect coins on the course.

Earn coins, buy upgrades, and try to be the last contestant standing in Survival mode, or the top money-earner after four rounds in Bounty Hunter mode.

Siege Apocalypse 1v1 Military Battler Game

The latest game in the War Commander Universe invites players to forge their armies, plan their strategies, and face off against thousands of players

SIEGE: Apocalypse - an intense real-time strategy PVP game, is now live across the globe. A new game set in the War Commander Universe, SIEGE: Apocalypse pits two players against each other in a battle to see who has the soundest strategy and toughest collection of military units around.

Dread Hunger Innovative Multiplayer Deception Game join an deadly Arctic Voyage of Twists and Turns

Dread Hunger advances the social deception genre by immersing players in an 1840s Arctic exploration voyage where eight player-controlled Explorers depend on each other for survival—but two of them are Thralls determined to sabotage the mission.

The game mixes survival gameplay in an icy Unreal Engine world with roleplaying and social deception over voice chat, a concept constructed by creative director Alex Quick, previously known for Man eater, Killing Floor, and Depth, and his team. This unique combination continues to attract game content creators and players alike, with millions of video views and an 86% positive user review score during its successful Early Access campaign.

Hidden Deep 80s-Inspired Suboceanic Sci-Fi Horror game released

Explore an abandoned research facility and eerie caves full of horrors in one of the most anticipated games on Steam

Fans of 80s-horror, rejoice! Today, the sci-fi thriller Hidden Deep, developed by Polish one-man studio Cogwheel Software, enters Early Access on Steam and sends a reconnaissance mission into a claustrophobic research facility where nameless horrors lurk. Armed with various gadgets, players have to explore the dark, abandoned depths alone or in special co-op missions. Hidden Deep will continuously receive new content and improvements during the Early Access phase.

The Early Access launch follows a popular beta in December 2021, played by over 50.000 Steam users. The highly anticipated game already boasts a wish list that is nearing the 200.000 mark, an active Discord community with over 10k members, and a popular TikTok channel.

Swords and Bones adventure full of action in the spirit of classic retro games on Switch

Grab the sword and defend the Kingdom of Vestus in an adventure full of action in the spirit of classic retro games.

The demon world invades humanity every 500 years. The Wolf Demon has been bullying the Kingdom of Vestus and it seems that there is no hope. But there’s one hero who can put an end to it - you - a nameless warrior with a sword in hand. What are you waiting for?

Endless Dungeon Hero Reveal 1 ZED Mercenary & Metalhead

The first video in our hero reveal series puts the spotlight on our damage class gunslinger. Plus, watch a live performance of “Free Again” from the ENDLESS Dungeon soundtrack, or play any of the previous ENDLESS games free on Steam from now through Monday.

Ladies and Gentlemen please welcome to the spotlight... ZED! Service name Zedoé Kovlava; alias “Headbanger” to friends, acquaintances, and any casual observers. This metal-loving gunslinger is the first to get the star treatment as we introduce our new ENDLESS Dungeon “Hero Reveal” series, highlighting the eclectic cast of characters shipwrecked on a certain godforsaken space station.

Palworld Game Multiplayer, Open-World, Survival, Multiplayer, Open-World, Survival Game

Palworld is a 'Multiplayer, Open-World, Survival, Monster Breeding,Crafting Game where you can collect the mysterious creatures called "Pal". During this second trailer we are further showcasing your adventures in Palworld. You will be able to have Pal join to fight alongside you, build various structures, breed to grow a stronger Pal bloodline, ride as a mount, make them work in factories, sacrifice their lives for your safety, capture with lassos or Pal Spheres, put them into the Pal Box prisons, force Pals to fight against each other in the Arena, and their fate if they are caught by the poachers…

Just to mention a few. On your adventures in Palworld, you can befriend Pals and explore the vast world happily together.

Blackwind Game Brutally Terminates Alien Threat sci-fi action-platform hack n slash combat

Blackwind, the sci-fi action-platformer with hack-and-slash combat, from Drakkar Dev and publisher Blowfish Studios, touches down today on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC and Mac via Steam and GOG, as well as the Mac App Store.

After crash landing on an alien-infested planet and armed only with a revolutionary prototype battle suit, James Hawkins finds himself as an unlikely hero. Partner with the suit’s dependable A.I. companion, “Blackwind”, to traverse imaginative sci-fi locations in local couch co-op or single-player action and eliminate the alien threat.

Underworld Dreams - The False King a tale of Dark Cosmic Horror

Underworld Dreams: The False King is coming to Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store later this spring. The False King is the first game in the forthcoming horror anthology series Underworld Dreams. Based on the works of HP Lovecraft (and Robert W. Chambers' The King in Yellow) and set in the 1980s, Underworld Dreams: The False King tells the story of a man who has tracked down his missing brother to a seemingly abandoned building that hides something much more sinister behind its decrepit walls.

Built from the ground up for the Nintendo Switch, Underworld Dreams draws upon the roots of the horror gaming genre. Prepare to dig into the mysteries of the occult and solve puzzles while constantly looking over your shoulder. Ancient forces are at work in this abandoned church, and only you can unlock the secrets of what doom is to come. Ammo and health are limited, there’s no telling what enemies you’ll face.

Norco - unique Southern Gothic point-and-click narrative adventure game

Genre-bending NORCO will launch on March 24 for Windows PC. Get your feet wet with the full first act of this unique Southern Gothic point-and-click narrative adventure game, available for free today as NORCO Act One on Steam and GOG.com. Players’ progress will carry over to the full version of NORCO when it releases in March.

NORCO takes place in a gritty, distorted version of South Louisiana. While searching for your missing brother in the aftermath of your mother’s death, you’ll team up with a fugitive robot and explore the sinking suburbs, run-down strip malls, drainage ditches, and verdant industrial swamps of Louisiana's petrochemical hinterlands.

Songs of Glimmerwick Game Cast magic through music a story-driven witch academy RPG

Blending RPG, adventure and gardening sim, Songs of Glimmerwick will enchant you on PC and consoles next year.

The land of Glimmerwick is well known for its university of magic - and as luck would have it, you're already enrolled! From Eastshade Studios, the critically-acclaimed team behind Eastshade, Songs of Glimmerwick is set to charm players next year on PC and consoles.

Warrior Priest in Warhammer Vermintide 2 a new career for Victor Saltzpyre Warrior Priest of Sigmar

The Warrior Priest is a new career for Victor Saltzpyre and is the fourth career released to Vermintide 2. Saltzpyre will get up close and personal with enemies when he takes on the role of a Warrior Priest of Sigmar. Powered by his normal fearless and sassy behavior, Saltzpyre shines extra bright when throwing around a mighty hammer infused with Sigmar’s powers.

The Warrior Priest of Sigmar includes a new talent tree, new weapon types, new abilities, and a new Warrior Priest skin amongst other things.

Pendula Swing: Complete Journey Game Classic fantasy creatures meet Jazz Age point & click adventure

FANTASY AND GLAMOROUS 20s
In Pendula Swing you'll meet hundreds of stories and characters from a colourful universe where elves are industrialising mithril mining and goblins are fighting for their rights - all in an atmosphere when swing and jazz ruled the world!

BUNCH OF CHORES
Your adventure will include styling yourself and home in 1920s fashion, caring for cute animals, solving puzzles and problems of Duberdon citizens, taking a calm moment to fish, starting several romances, summoning the ghost of your ex-wife, and much more!

Norland - Nobody Saves The World Game story generating city builder

Norland. It is a medieval kingdom sim that generates complex stories, inspired by Rimworld, Crusader Kings, and Caesar. The above examples may be a bit tricky, though, that's why creators of Norland find it especially useful to describe the game by using a movie analogy:

Rimworld is a "Firefly" – like story generator
Norland is a "Game of Thrones" – like story generator

Your role is to manage a noble family that owns a city populated by dozens of characters from different classes: peasants, slaves, soldiers, and criminals. Each citizen has its own needs and complex behaviors, which will depend on their social status and individual traits. And often, their behavior can be deadly to your family.

SpellMaster: The Saga fantasy open world RPG become a wizard set on founding his own Magic Academy

A fantasy open world RPG where you take the role of a wizard set on founding his own Magic Academy and protect the world of Allyon from the impending catastrophe. Train ambitious young mages, master numerous spells, discover unknown and mysterious places and bring peace to this cursed land.

Searing 2D indie action-puzzle game submerging players in a world rich in story and adventure

As the tide comes to shore, dive deep into the Steamific Ocean and download the demo.

The SeaRing Team are thrilled to announce the demo launch of their debut title SeaRing, a 2D indie action-puzzle game, available today on Steam. As the developers edge closer to SeaRing's full release, join the sea princess' journey and embark on a quest to take back her mother’s missing crown through this gorgeous take on traditional 2D games.

Rise of the Third Power Game 16-bit style love letter to the glory days of RPGs

First revealed in 2017, Rise of the Third Power is a throwback to the SNES era of RPGs with modern conveniences and combines aspects of both Japanese and Western design. Players will gain a party of up to eight unique characters throughout the game, each with their own background story, ambitions, and personalities, as they embark upon a suicide mission to prevent a war and topple the Arkadyan emperor. A blend of humour, drama and tragedy await players in a 35+ hour story-focused quest as they navigate the treacherous world of Rin.

Grand Mountain Adventure Wonderlands open-world skiing & snowboarding game now on Switch

Grand Mountain Adventure: Wonderlands is a beautiful open-world skiing & snowboarding game where you get to explore entire mountains filled with hundreds of challenges to discover and compete in. So strap on your skis or board and prepare for a great adventure in the snowy mountains.

With more than 8 million players to date, the game will now be released on Steam and Nintendo Switch. This expanded, reworked and improved version will feature significantly enhanced graphics & lifelike AI, local multiplayer, new mountains, and much more.

Mortis Chronicles - Tale of Cowardice Mythical 2D RPG

Mortis Chronicles: Tale of Cowardice, the 2D turn-based indie RPG rich in lore, magic, and demons, has officially hit 68% of its Kickstarter funding goal. Anyone looking to play the short demo can do so via the official Itch.io page here. Help get the Kickstarter campaign to 100% by clicking here.

The campaign will run until 19th January 2022 with a funding goal of £3,000 $4,000, with the full title set for release during the end of 2022. Mortis is also available for wish listing right now on Steam!

Demoniaca Everlasting Night Dark and seductive metroidvania game

Gothic “metroidvania” adventure awaits in Demoniaca: Everlasting Night, a side-scrolling action platform game that mixes beautifully grotesque imagery with seductive style. Explore, fight, meet new friends and seek revenge against those who brought you unbearable pain and loss.

As you journey through the dreadful and corrupted Tower of Babel, you’ll uncover its many dangerous secrets, challenge powerful lords and slay hordes of their minions. Immerse yourself in fluid real-time combat that’s easy to learn but challenging to master. Gain access to new areas in and around the tower as you progress and upgrade abilities. But what end could await one filled with such anger and despair?

Infinite Tanks WW2 new generation of WWII tank combat game

Infinite Tanks WW2 brings an innovative, never seen before approach to WW2 tank battles. The game features an original card-driven tank building system that allows players to mix and match parts of different historic tanks. Play with your favourite tanks from World War 2 and create the ultimate fighting machine by assembling a brand new hybrid.

The combining options are virtually endless and allow you to tune every vehicle to your liking and play style.

Strange Horticulture an unusual game about collecting and cataloguing powerful plants

Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your growing collection to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.

WELCOME TO UNDERMERE
Welcome to Undermere, a quaint town surrounded by hag-infested forests and rugged mountains. You are the Horticulturist, owner of local plant store Strange Horticulture. As a cast of colourful customers come by your shop, you are quickly thrust into an occult mystery stretching back hundreds of years.

Rescue Party: Live! HD Coordinate and Cooperate in Disaster Relief Adventure

Save lives as 9 different rescue volunteers including the Fireman, Reporter, Lifeguard, and even a Guide Dog. Gather friends, family, or both and play either locally or online in teams of up to four players, then respond to catastrophes like earthquakes, fires, floods, and avalanches.

Arrive on the scene, survey your surroundings, then formulate effective rescue strategies. Of course, even the best-laid plans can go awry, so cleverly coordinate to navigate environments full of obstacles, combine resources and solve puzzles to heal the wounded.

Lust From Beyond - M Edition survival horror game tasteful changes now focused on story, atmosphere

Lust from Beyond: M Edition is a first-person Lovecraftian survival horror, with beautiful visuals inspired by Giger and Beksinski. The game offers a dark, provocative story told within a gameplay varying between exploration, combat, sneaking, puzzle solving, and interaction with NPCs.

You are Victor Holloway, an antiquarian tormented by visions of a sinister land, where there's no difference between pain and pleasure. To unravel the true meaning of your dreams, you join the esoteric Cult of Ecstasy.

Rogue Command Classical RTS, Deckbuilder, Roguelike Combo Game

Rogue Command, a love letter to the classics from the real-time strategy (RTS), deck building, and rogue like genres from developer Feneq, declares war on the oppressive Planetary Core Extractor Company in late 2022 on PC via Steam Early Access. Console reinforcements will gather resources for release alongside PC’s 1.0 launch in 2023.

Lead a robot uprising through procedurally generated battlefields to obtain a well-deserved vacation. Command the Engineer, a dangerously adorable A.I., in an interstellar robot rebellion. Select routes during each rogue like run and construct base buildings with more than 100 strategy-altering blueprint cards. Manufacture a defence force utilising 90 distinct unit types awaiting the creation of deadly ability combinations like the trusty robo-necromancy gloves. Oil will be spilled across these 16 distinct planet biomes.

Outerverse Game Celestial Cubic Crafting single-player space automation exploration Adventure on PC

Outerverse, the single-player space automation exploration adventure from developer Tbjbu2 and publisher Freedom Games, seeks out star bound greatness on Windows PC via Steam Early Access and Epic Game Store.

Chart a course across a multitude of cube-shaped planets throughout outer space awaiting an explorer to quell galactic giants and restore order. Collect nearly 100 different crafting materials to build efficient and automated bases over six randomly generated planet types, and expand your cosmic reach. Flex planning and project-management skills with more than nine million combinations of schematics and tools capable of creating contraptions like farms, factories, weapons, and tele porters.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction lore trailer

Dr. Elena “Mira” Alvarez, director of REACT R&D, leads the team gathering critical information on the evolving Archaean threat. Every enemy has its own capabilities and mutations. Learn, adapt, and work together to survive. Rainbow Six Extraction is coming 20th January, 2022. Pre-order now. Friends play free for up to 14 days with the Buddy Pass.

Bloodroots switch game Fast-paced hack and slash Super Rare physical release of 4,000 copies

Bloodroots is an action-packed bloody hack and slash. Stepping into the boots of Mr. Wolf, your job is to track down the person who betrayed and left you for dead, and once you do... it's time to take your revenge! Thankfully for Mr. Wolf, the world is your weapon.

Fading City Game face dozens of zombies at the same time or fight against a high-risk zombie

The new game is designed in the harsh environment of doomsday, players need to plan how to consume/use their materials and energy, face dozens of zombies at the same time or fight against a high-risk zombie that is nearly the same size as a building.

The game supports 2-4 multi players. Players can build up their own team and explore in the ruins of the vast city of one million square meters, with the puzzles hidden and unknown treasures scattered in every corner of the city, you can work together with your teammates and search for more resources, weapons, and equipment to build a safer shelter.

Dying Light Stay Human Two different skill trees to explore short teaser

Techland prepared some new information for Dying Light 2 Stay Human fans and presented skill trees available for the main protagonist of their upcoming title. Together with new approaches in character’s progression, they presented parkour and combat skills to explore in the game.

Every player, while performing specific actions, will earn experience points in two different areas - parkour and combat. Taking traversal action like climbing, jumping or vaulting will be rewarded with a progressing parkour-experience bar. The more complicated and skillful movements players perform, the more experience will be able to gain. To earn combat related experience points, players should fight their enemies and perform combined attacks that will be rewarded with a bigger amount of points.

RPG Dice: Heroes of Whitestone tabletop-inspired character battler RPG

Save the once peaceful village of Whitestone from the clutches of the oppressive Twilight Empire, whose army of dastardly orcs, shadowy elves, and cunning goblins have brought the city to its knees. Progress through dungeons on board game-like maps, rolling dice to determine movement on the board. Land on spaces to get new gear, enter the next stage of a quest, or engage in turn-based battles that are determined by skill and the luck of the d20.

Watcher Chronicles 2D RPG Battle through an interconnected purgatorial realm of skeletal nightmares

Purgatory has been invaded by an unholy threat. A group of fallen ones called “The Watchers” now seek to transform it into a new Hell. Lost souls must unite or face utter annihilation. Your penance has begun… In Watcher Chronicles you will have to slice your way through enemies in a large, interconnected world. Use unique weapons or powerful magic and upgrade your character to defeat 20+ unique and challenging bosses.

Syndrome sci-fi survival space horror game Face your nightmares as you explore doomed starship

You wake up from cryo sleep on Valkenburg - the most advanced science space station in the Novacore. The ship appears to be abandoned, but suddenly you hear a voice on the communicator...

Something from the abyss of space is kidnapping and killing the people on the ship. And it doesn't stop hunting.

The enemies are strong and they outnumber so you have no choice but to go out of sight. Unfortunately, sooner or later you will have to face them, so remember that there is not much ammunition on the science ship.

Happy New Year for 2022 hope you have a safe and prosperous one...