Humanity and Lego 2K Drive lead this week’s lineup of new video game releases for the PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox.
Humanity is a new abstract puzzle game from Enhance, the studio founded by Tetsuya Mizuguchi and best known for the sublime Tetris Effect.
It’s a tricky one to pin down, but influences include the likes of Pikmin, Lemmings and The Last Guy. Humanity‘s recent demo showed a stimulating blend of cause-and-effect gameplay underpinned by strategic planning and tactical manoeuvring.
The game also has a full-featured level creator, so expect an abundance of inventive user-generated creations to complement the game’s 90 campaign stages. Humanity is a PlayStation console exclusive at launch.
Lego 2K Drive, meanwhile, roars onto all console platforms. As you’d expect, the game leans into vehicle creation with over 1,000 Lego pieces to use and destructible environments to race through. The game also features cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes, including two-player split-screen and six-player online play.
This week’s other new video game releases include Tin Hearts, Under the Warehouse, and No One Lives Under the Lighthouse.
Video Game Releases: May 15-19, 2023
Monday, May 15, 2023
Nintendo Switch
- Gekisou!Benza Race -Toilet Shooting Star-
PlayStation
- TBC
Xbox
- Last Labyrinth
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Nintendo Switch
- Kargast
- Trinity Trigger
PlayStation
- Humanity
- Tin Hearts
- Zool Redimensioned
Xbox
- Colossal Cave
- Kargast
- Tin Hearts
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Nintendo Switch
- Under The Warehouse
- World Championship Boxing Manager 2
PlayStation
- Under The Warehouse
Xbox
- Ratyboy Adventures
- Under The Warehouse
- Verdict Guilty
- World Championship Boxing Manager 2
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Nintendo Switch
- 911: Cannibal
- Apploval
- Bio Prototype
- BlackJack Waifu Tour
- Bunhouse
- Japanese Escape Games The House
- Love on Leave
- Magic Bubble Shooter: Classic Bubbles Arcade
- Murtop
- No One Lives Under the Lighthouse
- TERRACOTTA
- Winter’s Wish: Spirits of Edo
PlayStation
- No One Lives Under the Lighthouse
- Warlander (PS5)
Xbox
- Chasm: The Rift
- Infini
- Nightmare Reaper
- No One Lives Under the Lighthouse
- Undergrave
- Warlander (Series X|S)
Friday, May 19, 2023
Nintendo Switch
- Battle Kid: Fortress of Peril
- Cyber Citizen Shockman
- LEGO 2K Drive
- Mechanic 8320
- Unalive 010
PlayStation
- Cyber Citizen Shockman
- LEGO 2K Drive
Xbox
- Death, Soul & Robots
- LEGO 2K Drive
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