The Maw: What’s New in PC Gaming This Week

I write this week’s list of new PC games in a spirit of dread, as a strange man with a ladder stands outside my window. Has Santa come early? Have Sony’s minions finally found me, after swearing revenge for the 8/10 I gave God Of War 3 as a young reporter? Does the motion detector on the light above the apartment building door need fixing? There’s no time to ask, and certainly no time to run, because there are video games to discuss.

On Monday 5th August, a gentle start in the form of RPG life sim Fields Of Mistria. On Tuesday 6th August: another cup of Norse mayhem in Volgarr The Viking 2, followed by the lo-fi madness of One Btn Bosses and the early access launch of greenskin kart racer Warhammer 40,000: Speed ​​​​Freeks. On Wednesday 7th August: rat-catcher simulator Creatures Of Ava. On Thursday 8th August: the toned-down city-building of Mini Settlers, the eco-puzzles of Preserve, the wardrobe-changing Soulsliking of Deathbound and the Baltro-baiting of Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers, with just enough room left in the cauldron for Steamworld Heist 2. And on Friday 9th August, we’ll celebrate the weekend by filming school leavers in the toilets in The Crush House.

As ever, this is all sponsored by the original Man in the Window, the Maw – an enveloping and life-loving entity from the realms beyond, always hungry for a fresh dose of video game news, always threatening interdimensional invasion if left unfed for too long. You can follow our desperate attempts to appease and belittle it in the liveblog below. Have a great week.