Away goes April, and into May we enter! The month of May might seem like a quiet month with nothing thrilling going, but there are many releases that are sure to make May anything but quiet. We’ve grabbed ten releases from May 2024 that we think are worth taking a look.
Sclash
Release date: May 2, 2024
Systems: PS4, PS5
Price: TBA
Genre: Fighting, Indie
Sclash is a plug’n play 2D samurai fighting game full of tension where one hit is enough to kill. Play as a hand-drawn samurai in beautiful painted settings and fight your opponent in epic solemn duels where each move matters. Manage well your stamina, breath and take your time to land a deadly hit.
PAC-MAN Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs
Release date: May 8, 2024
Systems: PS4, PS5
Price: $19,99 (Standard), $29,99 (Deluxe – PSN)
Genre: Arcade
Eat your way through multiple interconnected mazes using Power Pellets and a variety of Power Items to chomp the Ghosts and opponent PAC-MAN players in PAC-MAN Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs. Be the last Pac standing at the end of each match in this 64-player Battle Royale to be the Chomp Champ!
Animal Well
Release date: May 9, 2024
Systems: PS4, PS5
Price: TBA (PSN) – Available Day One on PS Plus Extra
Genre: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
In Animal Well, players explore a dense interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter creatures both beautiful and unsettling, and try to survive what lurks in the dark.
Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution
Release date: May 14, 2024
Systems: PS4, PS5
Price: TBA (PSN)
Genre: Arcade
Do you think you got what it takes to make your own blockbuster game? In Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution, you play as the main protag, Older Nep, and grow a previously defunct gaming studio to success. Building a game studio requires strong developers, cutting-edge video games, and the expansion of your market. Choose wisely and become the biggest game studio of the year!
Athenian Rhapsody
Release date: May 14, 2024
Systems: PS4, PS5
Price: TBA (PSN)
Genre: Role Playing Games, Action
Athenian Rhapsody is a super-fresh, one-of-a-kind comedy RPG in which you’ll explore the World of Athens! Your goal is to build your very own Rhapsody – the story of you (the player) and your epic tale in this world. Battle, try to make friends with your opponents through esoteric knowledge, abstract jokes, memory games, and other strange and funny interactions. And no two gameplays of the game can ever be the same!
Until Then
Release date: May 23, 2024
Systems: PS4, PS5
Price: TBA (PSN)
Genre: Adventure
Set in a fictional version of the Philippines, Until Then is a visual adventure with a diverse and achingly familiar cast of characters. Players play as Mark Borja, as he navigates the joys and woes of another year of high school, until an incident turns his life upside down, and it is up to him and his friends to find the truth…
Tevi
Release date: May 28, 2024
Systems: PS4, PS5
Price: TBA (PSN)
Genre: Adventure
Tevi is a brand-new game from the creators of Rabi-Ribi, embark on an epic action-adventure as you slash, dash, and combo your way through a sprawling land scarred by conflict. Embark on an epic action-adventure as you slash, dash, and combo your way through a vast, vibrant world, explore and uncover hidden secrets and customize your build to triumph in spectacular boss battles.
MultiVersus
Release date: May 28, 2024
Systems: PS4, PS5
Price: Free-to-Play (PSN)
Genre: Fighting
After its open beta, Multiversus is finally coming to PlayStation! This is a free-to-play platform fighter that brings the depth of iconic Warner Bros. stars to life across the nearly endless possibilities of play. Choose from Bugs Bunny, Batman, Arya Stark, Rick Sanchez, and many more.
Capes
Release date: May 29, 2024
Systems: PS4, PS5
Price: $39,99 (PSN)
Genre: Strategy, Indie
Capes is a turn-based superhero strategy game where you build a team of heroes and fight to take back the city. Play across a series of campaign and patrol missions, choose to push forward with the story or take the time to explore the side missions and unlock more heroes, earn skill points and complete challenges, and learn more about your heroes lives.
Umbraclaw
Release date: May 30, 2024
Systems: PS4, PS5
Price: TBA (PSN)
Genre: Action
Umbraclaw tells the story of Kuon, a house cat who has died in the mortal world, after she awakens in the Soulplane, a realm of the dead. She must challenge the perilous underworld to return home to her owner in this 2D action adventure. However, be careful: any damage in the Soulplane is enough to kill her instantly.
Any games you’re going to be adding to your wishlist? Or are you taking a backseat and just catching up on your ever-growing backlog? Let us know in the comments.
