After last week on Steam looked less lean, this week we can make the most of it again – because there are a whole handful of big releases waiting for you!
Among other things, appears with Party Animals the most wanted game on Steam. Like every Monday, you can find out which other highlights will appear this week in our overview of the new releases on Steam.
The highlights of the week
Reads of P
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Lies of P – Test video for the Pinocchio soulslike
genre: Soulslike | developer: Recreate | Release: September 18 (Steam)
In Lies of P you immerse yourself in an exciting soul-like adventure that takes up the story of Pinocchio and sets it against the backdrop of the dark elegance of the Belle Epoque. For us the best Bloodborne alternative for the PC:
Mortal Kombat 1
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Mortal Kombat 1 shows a graphically impressive trailer at gamescom
genre: Fighting Game | developer: Recreate | Release: September 19th (Steam)
Mortal Kombat 1 is a reboot of the Mortal Kombat series: In the new era, a new universe awaits, including an elaborately staged story, a new combat system and, of course, tons of infamous fatalities.
Party Animals
6:15 p.m
Party Animals: The GameStar cow makes short work of it
genre: Brawler | developer: Recreate | Release: September 20th (Steam)
In Party Animals, cute animals beat each other unconscious in really fun arena battles. Thanks to the fantastic physics engine, one absurd situation follows the next. In our test, Party Animals even performed better than Starfield:
Payday 3
5:07 p.m
Payday 3 – Preview video: We have already played the new co-op shooter!
genre: Co-op Shooter | developer: Recreate | Release: 21st September (Steam)
Payday 2 is still one of the most popular co-op games of all time, with Payday 3 the shooter series is finally continuing. Numerous different raids and dozens of different weapons and upgrades await you, which you can buy with the money you loot.
More releases of the week
Monday, September 18th
- Humanitz (Early Access): In this survival game from an iso perspective, you have to survive as long as possible in the zombie apocalypse. An extensive base building system should help you with this.
- Builders of Greece: Prologue: The free prologue to the upcoming building game in ancient Greece comes from the controversial publisher PlayWay, which has been keeping players waiting for its sister game Builders of Egypt for years.
Tuesday, September 19th
- Mall Craze (Early Access): In this building game you build your own shopping center with shops, restaurants, cinemas and more.
Wednesday, September 20th
- Moonstone Island: A mix of Pokémon and Stardew Valley awaits you in this life sim.
- Warhaven: The Free2Play Medieval Battlefield relies on mass battles with magicians, knights, priests and archers.
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See a complete multiplayer battle in the fantasy hack & slay warhaven here
Thursday, September 21st
- Airship: Kingdoms Adrift: Here you build your own empire in the style of Mount & Blade. But you fight with your own fleet of airships instead of with a medieval army.
- Astrea: This roguelite deck builder wants to stand out from the crowd with a special combat system: Here you fight with dice instead of cards.
There are really some highlights waiting for you this week. Which one are you most looking forward to? Cool heists in Payday 3? Brawls in Party Animals and Mortal Kombat 1? Or maybe a dark souls-like excursion in Lies of P? Feel free to write it to us in the comments!