What games are coming to PC and console in May? From Trek to Yomi to Sniper Elite 5, and from Salt and Sacrifice to Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong, here are the releases of the month.
May 2022 It undoubtedly stands as a month that passes in relation to games coming PlayStation, Xbox, PC and Nintendo Switch. Waiting for the big productions that will debut in the summer, we’re given a way to breathe, but not without some heavy production.
This is certainly the case with Vampire: The Masquerade – Swanseongwith its noisy atmosphere and the distinctive atmosphere of Boston, but also Journey to my daywhich aims to amaze us with the unforgiving landscapes of feudal Japan and the dark shadows.
Those who prefer movement can instead try the new precision shooting from Rebellion, Elite Sniper 5free to download by Xbox Game Pass subscribers, with a high degree of challenge posed by the soul-like metroidvania Salt and sacrifice Or with bloody multiplayer challenges Evil Dead: The Game.
Journey to my day
It will be released for PC, PS5, PS4, XSX and XOne on May 5th
Born out of a collaboration between Italian game designer Leonard Minchiari and Polish development team Flying Wild Hogs, Trek to Yomi is a passionate tribute to medieval Japanese and their most famous singer, from Akira Kurosawa to Yasujiro Ozu. By order of a brave samurai, we will find ourselves facing different situations and have to face tough battles.
The graphics of the game have one strength Monochrome noir style, alternating 3D exploratory sequences with 2D duels in which the katana is the master, determining the life or death of characters and generating absolutely stunning sequences, albeit with some reservations regarding the mechanics that regulate the clashes. Tried a trip to my day.
Salt and sacrifice
Coming to PC, PS5 and PS4 on May 10th
Several years after the first episode was released, it was weird A mix between metroidvania and soulslike By Ska Studios returns with salt and sacrifice. This is not a direct sequel, and in fact in the game we will take the role of a detective tasked with exploring the kingdom and eliminating dangerous witches who invaded it, plunging it into chaos.
After choosing our category from among the available ranks, we will be able to immediately check outHigh degree of challenge From battles and start a path that will gradually lead us to become stronger, using the collected resources to improve equipment and unlock new skills that can provide us with little chances of survival. Experimented with salt and freezing.
Evil Dead: The Game
Coming to PC, PS5, PS4, XSX, XOne, and NSW on May 13
The legendary movie saga created by Sam Raimi returns to PC and consoles with a very interesting link. Evil Dead: The Game based on all chapters the hometo the iconic dark army And the TV series Ash vs Evil Dead To provide us with a large number of characters, among which, of course, the hero played by Bruce Campbell, Ash Williams, stands out.
Experience comes based on frantic competition multiplayer Where we will be able to control heroes or villains and try our hand at rather lively games, making use of special skills, alliances and field coordination in order to win matches and survive another day among the lands cursed by the Necronomicon.
Vampire: The Masquerade – Swanseong
Coming to PC, PS5, PS4, XSX, XOne, and NSW on May 19
The latest link in the popular role-playing game (now also in gaming) produced by White Wolf, Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong is an RPG set in Boston, in which we will be able to take on the role of three different people Vampires Over a Hundred Years, with the aim of leading their families towards glory and domination of the region, within the context of an experience with a strong narrative focus.
During the campaign we will be called to take decisions Which will have inevitable consequences, influencing the course of events and leading the protagonists of the novel, Ghalib, Emin, and Lesha towards a different conclusion. What kind of approach will we choose to take? Will we be violent or silent, or will we try to use weapons of seduction?
Elite Sniper 5
Released for PC, PS5, PS4, XSX and XOne on May 26
sniper Carl Fairborn He returns in the new chapter of the Rebellion series with Sniper Elite 5, this time responsible for thwarting plans for Operation Kraken: a project that could allow Nazi Germany to win. World War II Even before the Allies reached Europe.
The task will be done in FranceAmong the magnificent castles and military bases .. will we be able to complete them? In our support, we’ll find new ways to interact with the scene, from sliding ropes for quick escapes to climbing surfaces to scoring silent eliminations as you move low through the bush.
The Play The franchise model is revived in its traditional mechanics, giving the best when adopting a stealth approach and shooting from a distance, embellished by stunning X-ray Kill Cams that show the dramatic results of bullets passing through the body of the targets.
In the close combat On the other hand, the game again loses a few hits, which proves to be a bit rough and cumbersome when enemies shorten distances: we talked about this and more in the Sniper Elite 5 we tried.
SnowRunner
Coming to PS5 and XSX on May 31
Exactly two years after the original release, SnowRunner will finally receive a fileFree Upgrade to PS5 and Xbox Series X | S., significant technical improvements capable of further enhancing Pavel Zagrebelny’s guided simulation. As we wrote at the time of our SnowRunner review, this episode does not abandon the usual complexity of the series but at the same time is a good starting point for those approaching it for the first time.
Over the course of a long campaign, we will find ourselves having to complete a series of increasingly complex objectives, transport heavy items, and recover vehicles Blocked and facing the roughest of terrain as well as more resistant weather conditions, which will put a strain on nerves and engines, are meticulously simulated by a regenerative physics engine.
More games will be released in May 2022
- Dungeon Defenders: Awakened, on PS4 on May 3
- Citizen Sleeper, coming to PC, XSX, XOne and NSW on May 5th
- Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising releases on PC, PS5, PS4, XSX and XOne on May 10
- We’ve been here forever, on PC, PS5, PS4, XSX and XOne on the 10th of May
- Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars, on PC, PS4, and NSW on May 11
- Source of Madness, on PC, PS5, PS4, XSX, XOne and NWS on May 11
- Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 2, released on PC May 12
- The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story, Coming to PC, PS5, PS4, and NSW on May 12
- We Hand The Moon On PS5 And XSX On May 19
- Souldiers, on PC, PS4, XOne and NSW on May 19
- Dolmen, coming to PC, PS5, PS4, XSX and XOne on May 20
- Immortal Threads, on PC, PS4 and XOne on May 20
- The Ranbow Warriors token, in New South Wales on May 24
- Kao the Kangaroo Coming to PC, PS5, PS4, XSX and XOne on May 27
- PAC-MAN Museum+ Coming to PC, PS4, XOne, and NSW on May 27
- Out, on PC, PS5, and XSX in May
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