As we descend on the end of 2017 it’s time to take a moment and look back at all of the year’s great games. Fortunately, this week’s release schedule won’t distract you from doing that.
Another episode of Life Is Strange arrives this week, along with the latest slew of Switch ports. Nintendo’s handheld is getting some new games as well though, including Brawlout, the first platform fighter (read: Smash Bros-like) to come out on it. The Vita also continues to not go quietly into the new year as well with a handful of new games, my personal favorite being Xenon Valkyrie + (the more alone and obsolete Sony’s handheld becomes the more I fall in love with it for some reason).
In other words, plenty of time to catch up on all of those Game of the Year lists and see why everyone’s in love with games like Doki Doki Literature Club. Here’s everything else that’s coming out.
Tuesday, December 19
- Crawl — Switch
- DragonFangZ - The Rose & Dungeon of Time
- Accounting+ — PS VR
- 36 Fragments of Midnight — PS4
- 3D Billiards — PS4
- Cat Interstellar — PS4
- Gunhouse — Vita
- Hammerwatch — PS4
- VirtuGo — PS4
- Xenon Valkyrie + — Vita
- Defunct — Xbox One
- Brawlout — Switch
- Ultrawings — PS VR
Wednesday, December 20
- Life Is Strange: Before the Storm, Episode 3 — Xbox One, PS4, PC
- Raining Blobs — Xbox One
Thursday, December 21
- Frederic: Resurrection of Music — Switch
- Max: The Curse of Brotherhood — Switch
- The Deer God — Switch
- The Next Penelope — Switch
- Defunct — PS4
- Dustoff Heli Rescue 2 — PS4
- Rollercoaster Legends — PS4
- Tiny Metal — PS4
- Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King — Switch
- Frederic: Resurrection of Music — Switch
- Mom Hid My Game! — Switch, 3DS
- Puzzle Box Maker — Switch
- The Coma: Recut — Switch
- The Next Penelope — Switch
- Tiny Troopers Joint Ops XL — Switch
- Battleminerz — 3DS
Friday, December 22
- Heart&Slash — Switch
- Boom Ball 3 for Kinect — Xbox One
- Tactical Mind — Switch
Coming Soon
Monday, December 25
- Energy Cycle — Switch
- Style Savvy: Styling Star — 3DS
Thursday, December 28
- SteamWorld Heist: Ultimate Edition — Switch
Friday, December 29
What else is coming out soon? Planning to play something on Steam or mobile? Tell us about it in the comments.