This week's PC game releases are highlighted by a peculiar mix of the mundane and the monstrous, featuring everything from managing wildlife sanctuaries and battling undersea foes to embodying a human-eating blob.
New Releases This Week
Monday, October 12th, brings <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/4152490/Spy_Drops_Gaiden/">Spy Drops Gaiden</a>, a top-down stealth game that evokes the classic Metal Gear series. Following that is <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3743140/Battleplan/">Battleplan</a>, a strategy title for those who enjoy detailed map planning, and <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/764930/Hubert/">Hubert</a>, a sheep-herding game.
Tuesday, October 13th, sees the release of <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3219030/Planet_Zoo_2/">Planet Zoo 2</a>, which expands on the original by allowing players to manage nature reserves, build aquariums, and house aviaries. <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/5113860/BIOSUBMARINER_DX/">Bio-Submariner DX</a> offers an undersea side-scrolling shooter experience, while <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3975830/ROLLA/">Rolla</a> casts players as a tentacled creature causing chaos in a city, reminiscent of Katamari. For strategy enthusiasts, a remaster of <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3846830/Total_War_SHOGUN_2__Complete_Edition/">Total War: Shogun 2 - Complete Edition</a> arrives with enhanced graphics and new factions. <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2828710/Valor_Mortis/">Valor Mortis</a> introduces Napoleonic-era body horror to the soulslike formula. Rounding out Tuesday is <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3492120/Legion_Was_Here/">Legion</a>, a game where players embody a shapeshifting spy infiltrating hostile environments.
Wednesday, October 14th, features <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/5067360/Thank_You_Bus_Driver/">Thank You Bus Driver</a>, Double Fine's first game since its independence, tasking players with managing a bus route and enforcing rules. <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3079180/SIGNAL_LOST/">Signal Lost</a> puts players in a crashing drop pod, relying on command-line interfaces to survive. <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2929250/over_the_hill/">Over The Hill</a> offers a chill outdoor adventure for fans of SnowRunner. Finally, <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3115160/Warhammer_40000_Boltgun_2/">Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2</a> continues the 90s-style shooter with the addition of a unique rotating puzzle map.
Thursday, October 15th, introduces <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/4231820/Castlevania_Belmonts_Curse/">Castlevania: Belmont's Curse</a>, developed by Evil Empire, the team behind Dead Cells. <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/5224530/MEAT_AND_FLOWERS/">Meat and Flowers</a> is a first-person horror experience set on a world of flora and flesh.
Friday, October 16th, concludes the week with <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3327120/Dreadline_Express/">Dreadline Express</a>, a train mystery game where players interrogate passengers using cards. <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2121510/Tenebris_Somnia/">Tenebris Somnia</a> blends 2D pixel art horror with live-action cutscenes. Lastly, <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2295060/Beyond_These_Stars/">Beyond These Stars</a>, from the makers of Before We Leave, is a non-violent city builder set aboard a space whale.