Most Promising New Games Shown at Gamescom 2018
The Dark Pictures Anthology
Until Dawn developer, Supermassive Games has a new horror game in the works, titled The Dark Pictures Anthology. Interestingly, as the title suggests, it will be a compilation or anthology of smaller stories that will release separately. The first one, Man of Medan will launch in 2019 on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. This story appears to play like Until Dawn, wherein you can choose different branching paths that result in various consequences. Man of Medan takes place on a boat with four playable characters in a massively repayable story. There are more branching paths in Man of Medan than any other game Supermassive catalog.
What’s intriguing is that there are, apparently, 39 different horror sub-genres that Supermassive Games would love to represent. Whether that will play out remains to be seen, but the idea of 39 short experiences in one giant package raises a ton of questions, so we will have to wait and see. Until Dawn is a fan-favorite, which is why we’re so excited for The Dark Pictures Anthology.
Most Promising New Games Shown at Gamescom 2018
Desperados III
The phrase, “This town ain’t big enough for the two of us”, may come to mind when thinking about another western game in a post Red Dead Redemption world. But because Desperados III is a real-time strategy game, the genres are different enough to warrant both titles.
From developer Mimimi Productions, Desperados III will have players sneaking into areas to assassinate targets, mingle with townsfolk, and completing objectives, all from an isometric point of view, like Diablo. What’s really interesting is how Desperados III handles the stealth mechanic. In areas you aren’t supposed to be in, your character will have to hide behind objects and use items to distract the guards. But because of the viewpoint, you can see a massive amount of the map, giving you plenty of room to come up with a strategy – and you’re encouraged to experiment with lots of different strategies to complete tasks. It sounds really cool!
Desperados III is set for release in 2019 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. No Switch version has been announced, sadly.
Most Promising New Games Shown at Gamescom 2018
The Settlers
After taking a nearly nine-year-long break Settlers is back with its newest entry, simply titled The Settlers. Developed by Blue Byte and published by Ubisoft, Settlers is a real-time strategy and city-building game, where you must build an army to defeat enemies. One of the standout features is how beautiful The Settlers looks, taking advantage of Ubisoft’s Snowdrop Engine.
The campaign can also be played cooperatively, with optional side quests throughout, as well as a versus mode, that allows for PVP colony-building. Finally, Ubisoft also announced that The Settlers: History Collection, featuring Settlers 1-7 will be released November 15th, 2018. Be excited for some base-building goodness on PS4, Xbox One, and PC in 2019.
Most Promising New Games Shown at Gamescom 2018
The Hunt: Showdown – Xbox One Version
This game looks awesome. The Hunt: Showdown has been in early access for a while, but the Xbox One version was revealed at Gamescom and it will be coming to Game Preview sometime in the future. In this competitive online shooter, players are grouped together to take out monsters in a Louisiana swamp setting. But, as each player is a bounty hunter, the end of each match may result in players backstabbing one another to return the bounty first.
It’s an interesting premise that we don’t see too often. Based on the trailer, there are a wide variety of weapons like shotguns, machetes, and revolvers that can be used to take out your targets. Even more fascinating is how this plays like a horror game and gives off some serious Left 4 Dead and Resident Evil 7 vibes, but in a multiplayer setting. For now, there are no plans for a PS4 release, so look forward to The Hunt: Showdown on Xbox One and PC at a later time.
Most Promising New Games Shown at Gamescom 2018
Breach
Variety is the spice of life and that concept is the same for ex-Bioware devs, QC Games’ new project, Breach. In this action RPG, you can play cooperatively or solo, PVP, or PVE. There are a ton of classes, weapons, and different play-styles that will keep Breach fresh. What’s so fascinating about Breach is its emphasis on diversity, not just in gameplay, but in aesthetics and locations, as well. You can use melee combat and play like Devil May Cry or Ninja Gaiden, but also play Breach like a third person shooter.
There are levels taking place all the way from Japan to the pyramids of Egypt. It seems like a fun dungeon crawling RPG, with a ton to do. If you get bored with the main campaign, there is an in-depth multiplayer mode to try out, as well, that features some action-packed PVE or PVP gameplay. This is one to definitely look out for when it releases in 2019.
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