Metro Exodus is a first-person shooter developed by Ukrainian studio 4A Games and published by Deep Silver. Set in a post-apocalyptic Earth devastated by a nuclear war, it continues the story of Artyom, who leaves the Moscow’s metro and travels east aboard an armored steam locomotive, Aurora, in search of a new life. During the journey through the wasteland, the Aurora acts as a mobile station, and will be constantly modified with new cars as the survivors aboard fend off sinister foes and recruit new allies.

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Farming Simulator 19 is developed by GIANTS Software and published by Maximum Games. It is said to feature the series’ most extensive vehicle roster to date, including the largest agriculture machinery company in the world, John Deere, as well as Case IH, New Holland, Challenger, Fendt, Massey Ferguson, Valtra, Krone, Deutz-Fahr, and many others. The graphics engine is overhauled to offer more immersive visuals.

The game offers three distinct American and European environments in which to develop and expand farms, and introduces new farming activities including new machinery and crops. The players may, for the first time in franchise’s history, explore their lands on horseback. There is also online play for up to 16 players.

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Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom is a Wonder Boy-inspired side-scrolling action-adventure game developed by Game Atelier and published by FDG Entertainment, with the retail release of PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch versions handled by Sega.

Players step into the shoes of the titular Monster Boy, who can transform into six different creatures – each with their own unique abilities – and set out to explore the game’s colorful world, find powerful equipment, and battle huge bosses in 15 hours of adventure.

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Overcooked! 2 is a family-friendly co-op cooking game for one to four players. It is developed by a British indie team Ghost Town Games, and published by Team17. The game puts the players into the roles of chefs, and tasks them with preparing a large variety of meals for hungry customers under a time limit.

Compared to its predecessor, Overcooked! 2 brings online multiplayer, dynamic levels with new gameplay mechanics, the ability to throw ingredients to fellow chefs, an interactive world map, and of course new recipes and chefs.

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Shadows: Awakening is an isometric single-player RPG with real-time combat developed by Games Farm and published by Kalypso Media. It is the so-called Book II of Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms, which itself is a sequel of the 2005 classic Kult: Heretic Kingdoms.

In Shadows Awakening the player embodies the Devourer: a demon with the ability to consume souls of heroes and use them as puppets. As each of them retains their personality, this results in a unique party system with internal dialogues and rivalries inside the Devourer. The game boasts 40+ hours of gameplay and is said to have substantial replayability. As they explore the Heretic Kingdoms, the players may switch seamlessly between the mortal plane and the Shadow Realm inhabited by ghosts and spirits.

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NASCAR Heat 3 is a racing game developed by Monster Games and published by 704Games that features officially-licensed NASCAR cars and drivers. Like with its predecessor, players may race in Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

New in NASCAR Heat 3 is “Xtreme Dirt Tour”, a dirt oval racing mode featuring nine circuits eight of which were invented for the game, including dirt racing at Bristol Motor Speedway. Another addition to the career mode is that the players can now manage a team of up to four drivers across different series.

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Dakar 18 is an officially-licensed racing game based on the annual cross-country rally of the same name. It is developed by Bigmoon Entertainment and published by Deep Silver. Like its real-world counterpart, Dakar 18 is set in South America and boasts a fully-explorable open world measuring over 5,000 square miles in size.

Players may pick from five vehicle categories, namely car, motorcycle, quad, truck, and SxS, and play alone offline or race with up to 7 others in fierce multiplayer competitions. A full roster of authentic teams, vehicles, and pilots is included, with one rally legend available as a pre-order bonus.

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