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.