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After a crowded week that saw the release of Beast of Reincarnation<\/em>, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls<\/em>, and Big Walk<\/em>, this week has been mercifully quiet for new games. (Thank God for that, because my backlog is getting out of control.) But in the modern gaming landscape, there\u2019s never truly a slow week \u2014 especially on Steam.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This week\u2019s PC release calendar is filled with throwbacks, as we\u2019ve gotten indie twists on beloved games like Star Fox 64<\/em> and GoldenEye 007<\/em>. Those come alongside a promising new shooter, and a DLC for one of my personal favorite games of 2025. Here are some of the most notable newly released Steam games that you can check out this weekend.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Duskfade <\/em>kicks off a week full of retro indies in style. The 3D action game follows the heroic Zirian on a quest to save his sister. His weapon? A sword that looks a lot like Sora\u2019s Keyblade. Yes, Duskfade <\/em>is a bit of a throwback to PS2 games like Kingdom Hearts<\/em>, both in its hack-and-slash battles and fantasy storytelling. Considering that Sony isn\u2019t all too interested in making this flavor of action-platformer anymore, Duskfade <\/em>might be your best option if you\u2019re looking to return to an era when Jak and Daxter reigned supreme.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you\u2019re nostalgic for the days of Nintendo 64 first-person shooters, get ready for a blast from the past. Agent 64: Spies Never Die <\/em>is a polygon-perfect retro throwback that pays its respects to genre greats like GoldenEye 007<\/em> and Perfect Dark<\/em>. Best of all, it includes a multiplayer mode with split-screen support, just like the good old days. You have to really be hungry for a game that looks and feels like it stepped out of 1997 to appreciate this one. If that\u2019s exactly what you want, Agent 64 <\/em>will be right up your alley.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nintendo Switch 2 owners got a solid Star Fox 64 <\/em>remake this summer, and now PC players have one of their own\u2026 sort of. Wild Blue Skies <\/em>is an indie homage to the Nintendo 64 classic, and one that clearly was made by a team that didn\u2019t expect Nintendo to revisit Star Fox anytime soon. It almost plays like a Star Fox 64 <\/em>remake, with quipping animal pilots and levels that are very explicitly riffing on the ones in that game. It can come off feeling like \u201clegally distinct Star Fox\u201d as a result, but if you don\u2019t own a Switch 2 and have been itching to return to the series, it will check the right boxes.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n That\u2019s a lot of options for retro enthusiasts, but how about players who enjoy something more modern? Hell Let Loose: Vietnam <\/em>is your best bet this week. The first-person shooter takes players to the Vietnam War \u2014 not exactly a conflict that most war games are eager to draw on. Though the setting is bound to raise a few eyebrows, developer Expression Games is committed to delivering a complex shooter with 50v50 battles. Polygon\u2019s Ford James walked away impressed with what he played back in April, so it\u2019s bound to find its audience in hardcore shooter fans.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you slept on Mafia: The Old Country<\/em> last year due to its middling reviews, now is the time to rectify that. The action-adventure game\u2019s new Man of Honor <\/em>DLC is a good excuse to dive in considering that it links the prequel to the mainline series by introducing a young Ennio Salieri to the mix. Outside of that story chapter, the new update brings some welcome changes to the game\u2019s open-world. That addresses a common criticism, as fans wanted more reasons to explore Sicily when the game first launched. I hope that\u2019s enough to give The Old Country <\/em>its due, because it still has some of the strongest writing I\u2019ve seen in a modern AAA video game.<\/p>\n\n Duskfade
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\n <\/h2>\n\n Hell Let Loose: Vietnam
\n <\/h2>\n\n Mafia: The Old Country \u2014 Man of Honor
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