What’s On Your Gaming Agenda for the Weekend?

Well? The greatest jumpscare of October is oh god! it’s October already! Fairly certain it’s still August but sure, I’ll play along. The wind is flipping something in my kitten’s brain, and she spends half the morning doing parkour around my bedroom, including a spectacular move hopping on my ankle then dashing up the length of my body before leaping off the top of my head and into the wall. She’s just a little cat. But what are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’re clicking on!

Alice Bee:
This weekend, I won’t be at home, so I’ll be playing the thrilling game of “try to make cross country train connections.” It’s one of the most tense strategy games there is. If I get home in time, I’m planning to check out more of the demos going live ahead of Steam Next Fest starting next week.

Alice0:
I often impulse-buy indie games on Steam that are under £7 simply because they sound interesting, have a nice trailer, or even just one screenshot that catches my eye. However, because I buy them on impulse rather than after careful consideration, I often forget about them by the time they finish downloading. So, I’m trying to force myself to play more of these games.

Ed:
I’ve started a fresh playthrough of Cyberpunk 2077 after coming from the barren Starfield, and I’m reminded of how a single world can brim with character and characters. The new skill tree also allows me to throw knives into heads like an overclocked ninja. Soon, I don’t think I’ll even bother with guns. Night City rules.

Edwin:
I’ll be sowing dissension and spreading panic across the globe while playing The Fabulous Fear Machine. It’s a pulp horror tabletop-flavored strategy game of espionage and collective mind control. I might also play an actual tabletop game, Cartographers Heroes, in which you map a fantasy wilderness using crayons and grid paper.

James:
I’ve got my eye on the Steam demo for Aurole – Wings Of Hope, a “physics-based” platformer that looks a bit like Sonic if you were one of the rings. Aren’t all platformers technically physics-based? Maybe, but this one appears to focus on the parts of physics that pertain to going really, really fast, so count me interested.

Katharine is away!

Ollie:
I’ve returned to Griftlands this week because I was searching for a great game to play on my Steam Deck during some downtime. I remembered that I’ve never actually beaten Kashio. I keep stumbling at the last hurdle. But I’m getting stronger with each run, so sooner or later, I’ll give her a good what-for and move onto the next campaign at last. The presentation and lore are just immaculate in this game, as you’d expect from Klei.

But what about you, dear reader? What games are on your agenda for the weekend?