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So, let's see what games are coming out in April 2025. Well, some of
them anyway (there's 50 new games per day on Steam, this is just the
handful of scheduled releases that caught my eye). And they said April
is the dead season for new releases! Do any look interesting to you?



* Bionic Bay (April 17)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1928690/Bionic_Bay/
An Indie puzzle-platformer with gravity, time-control
and portal mechanics. I dunno; it sounds like it might
be a bit too complex for its own good.


* Burden of Command (April 8) https://store.steampowered.com/app/887490/Burden_of_Command/
Part strategy war-game, part adventure. Looks
interesting.


* Chasmal Fear (April 17) https://store.steampowered.com/app/2597570/Chasmal_Fear/
An Unreal 5 engine survival-horror game. It uses that
fish-eyed 'as seen through a body-cam' viewpoint that
makes things look oddly realistic. Looks interesting
for its graphics alone.


* Commandos Origins (April 9) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1479730/Commandos_Origins/
The classic top-down sneak-n-shoot Commandos series
makes its return. I always liked the idea of the
Commandos games more than actually playing them, but
they had their moments. I miss the hand-drawn
backgrounds, though.

* Cursed Dawn (April 7)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2713550/Cursed_Dawn/
Another FPS; this one a wave-survival game. It sure
looks pretty though.


* Fool's Apprentice (April 14) https://store.steampowered.com/app/3334430/The_Fools_Apprentice/
Looks like a "Theme Hogwarts" game; manage a magical
academy filled with magical hijinx


* Old Skies (April 23)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1346360/Old_Skies/
A classic point-n-click adventure involving time-
travel. What can I say; I'm a sucker for that
sort of game.


* Steel Seed (April 10)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/458430/Steel_Seed/
Another third-person action platformer; it looks
sort of a cross between Dark Souls in gameplay and
Metroid in setting. No idea if it'll be any good, but
I'll keep an eye on it.


* South of Midnight (April 8) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1934570/South_of_Midnight/
A third-person action/adventure set in the American
deep south fighting against freaky, otherworld horrors.
It's setting is unique but there's little gameplay footage
so who knows.


* Steel Hunters (April 2) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1691340/STEEL_HUNTERS/
Sure it's a free-to-play online shooter... but it's got
giant robots! I'm a sucker for giant robots.



Not being the sort to rush out and buy day one, I won't actually be
getting any of these in April. Still, it's nice to see what's coming
out. The sole exception is the next DLC for American Truck Simulator
(Missouri) is coming out on April 3rd. You can bet that one is getting
added to my library right away! ;-)



Are there any other games you're keeping an eye on?

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