Weekly Game News #08 2025

Feb 20, 2025

Dear friends,

Welcome to this week's newsletter. I hope you are all well and in a good mood. For this week, I've got some cyberpunk horror, tactical warfare, fast-paced heists and sci-fi adventures.
I've also noticed that more and more Asian games are being released. The market for game development there seems to be picking up speed and appealing even more to players from the West.

Now let's get to this week's featured games!

| Upcoming Games

Downware

Where is Lucy? Your girlfriend is missing, and something isn’t right. Could the Mark-13 cyborg, enforcing martial law, be involved? Explore the dark and immersive world of Downware, a first-person cyberpunk horror game. As John, you wake up trapped in your girlfriend’s apartment, with a security system gone rogue and a city full of traps. Can you outwit the cyborg and escape with your life?

🔗 Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2946600
📅 Release Date: 21 Mar, 2025
🎮 Developer: Aridide Production

Grit and Valor - 1949

A dieselpunk real-time tactics roguelite set in an alternate-history World War II. Command an elite Mech Squadron, strategize in fast-paced battles, and push back against the deadly Axis war machines. Upgrade your mechs and pilots, and deliver a devastating EMP weapon deep into enemy territory. The resistance depends on you.

🔗 Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1911860
📅 Release Date: 26 Mar, 2025
🎮 Developer: Milky Tea Studios

AI LIMIT

In a distant future where civilization teeters on the edge of extinction, humanity clings to legends of Elysium in the last city, Havenswell. Play as Arrisa, an immortal Blader, and navigate the ruins of this post-apocalyptic sci-fi world. Uncover the truth behind a mysterious collapse, explore sprawling cityscapes, and face nightmarish creatures in this action-packed ARPG.

🔗 Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2407270
📅 Release Date: 27 Mar, 2025
🎮 Developer: Sense Games

The First Berserker: Khazan

Step into the shoes of Khazan, a legendary general of the Pell Los Empire, in this hardcore action RPG. After overcoming death itself, Khazan embarks on a brutal journey to unravel the conspiracy that led to his downfall. Wield powerful weapons, engage in visceral combat, and seek vengeance against those who wronged you.

🔗 Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2680010
📅 Release Date: 27 Mar, 2025
🎮 Developer: Neople

Heistfest

Live life on the run in Heistfest, a chaotic arcade game where high-stakes bank heists lead to heart-pounding police chases. You’re the getaway driver, dodging an ever-growing onslaught of cops, helicopters, and even tanks through destructible cityscapes. With its hand-drawn black-and-white aesthetic and non-stop action, this game is a thrilling ride from start to finish.

🔗 Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1451220
📅 Release Date: March 2025
🎮 Developer: Amilcar Technologies

Lone Planet

A cosmic sci-fi adventure with puzzle-platforming elements. Lone Planet invites you on a meditative journey to uncover the origins and fate of the universe. Solve puzzles and manipulate unusual physics in this beautifully designed vector-art world, all while searching for the meaning of life itself.

🔗 Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1933170
📅 Release Date: Q1 2025
🎮 Developer: Francesco Mistri (BallMan)

| What to Listen to This Week?

For this week I have picked out a game soundtrack for you. This time it's the melodic “Rime” music. It is instrumental and very fitting to the pictures of the game.

You can listen to it here:

| Final Thoughts

That's it for this week. I hope one of these games has piqued your interest.

Let me know what you think, and as always, stay tuned for next week's picks!

Until next time,
Belane