Let’s not beat around the bush, this April has to offer gaming fans a fraction of what March did. There are a limited number of major releases this month, and of the major releases, few have the same gravitas and weight as what we’ve seen in previous months. Still, there are new games to look forward to, so with that in mind, let’s dive into the new episode of GTLF.
Sons of Valhalla (PC) – April 5
This pixel combat and base-building game from Pixel Chest lets players build forts and lay siege to enemy strongholds in medieval England. This is a game about conquests and raids, and as the name suggests, you play as a brutal and dangerous Viking warrior.
Botany Manor（PC、Xbox One、Xbox Series、Switch）- 4 月 9 日
If you enjoy the challenge offered by Escape Academy and Maquette, you’ll love Balloon Studios’ Botany Manor. This exploration title is about using your botany skills to research and grow exotic plants while uncovering the secrets of the English mansion you live in.
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Grounded (PS4, PS5, Switch) – April 16
Yes, it’s the same Grounded you’ve come to love and appreciate on PC and Xbox consoles for years. We’re including it in this month’s GTLF because it’s part of Microsoft’s larger and new multi-platform effort, which means that starting in mid-April, PlayStation and Switch fans will be able to join in on the micro-adventure fun.
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Villainous No End (PC) – April 18
Moon Studios is best known for its Ori games, but soon it’s giving us something completely different. No Rest for the Wicked is an action role-playing game that transports players into a dark and brutal fantasy setting to become a Cerim, a mysterious holy warrior capable of fighting back the plague sweeping the land.
Tales of Kenzera: ZAU (PC, PS5, Xbox Series) – April 23
Tales of Kenzera: ZAU, the latest entry in EA’s Originals series, is a metroidvania-style platformer that puts players in the role of a young boy exploring a compelling and dangerous spiritual realm as he bargains with death to save his father. Brought back from the darkness. The game allows players to truly experience African culture, embrace grief and find strength when all seems lost.
Eiyuden Chronicle： Hundred Heroes（PC、PS4、PS5、Xbox One、Xbox Series、Switch）- 4 月 23 日
Rabbit & Bear Studios gave us a very broad and expansive modern JRPG this past April with Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. The game plunges players into an HD-2D fantasy realm, leading more than 100 characters through a massive world and trying to save it from being torn apart by warring neighbors.
Phantom Fury (PC) – April 23
Boomer shooters may have never been more popular. Slipgate Ironworks knows this, and is looking to launch an action-packed, bloody, 80s-like action shooter this April that lets players take on the role of an American hero as they travel across the country to save humanity from horrific and deadly mutant creatures and cruelty Violation by soldiers.
Another Crab’s Treasure (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Switch) – April 25
When a developer is called Aggro Crab, you might expect them to create a crustacean-based game. Thankfully, that’s exactly what we get in Another Crab’s Treasure, a Soulslike game in which players embark on an immortal journey as a hermit crab to buy back the shells he reclaims while trying to prevent you from calling The underwater kingdom of home collapsed.
Sandland (PC, PS5, Xbox Series) – April 26
Akira Toriyama may have passed away recently, but his talent lives on in his work. We see this again in the action RPG Sand Land, where players take on the role of the demon prince Beelzebub and travel to the harsh desert, using an array of vehicles in search of the fabled Spring. Sand Land promises to be one of the biggest games of April by offering a large number of highly customizable vehicles, as well as an extensive combat suite that allows players to wield the full demonic power of Beezlebub.
Top Spin 2K25 (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series) – April 26th
Whether tennis video games are your jam or not, seeing Top Spin back in action is an exciting development. From 2K, the return of the tennis franchise will allow players to compete on the Pro Tour alongside some of the best and most iconic pros of all time, all in the pursuit of trophies and etching your name in the history books, alongside The best player ever.
Star Blade (PS5) – April 26
We can almost guarantee that you’ve seen Stellar Blade at some point since its arrival, most likely because of its rather defiantly designed protagonist. But no matter where you stand on the matter, Stellar Blade is set to be PlayStation’s big release in April, an action-adventure game that puts players in the role of the robot EVE and is tasked with piecing together the mystery of Earth’s downfall and the destruction of the entire planet The causes of the evil forces of civilization.
Sea of Thieves (PS4, PS5) – April 30
Similar to Grounded, Sea of Thieves is the same game that PC and Xbox players have been enjoying for years, but considering it’s a massive franchise owned and developed by Microsoft that debuted on Sony’s PlayStation console, we’ve chosen to include it This month’s GTLF.
This brings us to the end of the month. Be sure to check back in a few weeks when we’ll get a glimpse of what’s in store for gaming fans in May 2024.
