Another Crab’s Treasure in April! World Of Goo 2 in May! SMT 5 in June!

Kicking things off, 3D platformerPenny’s Big Breakawayis availableright now. The new game from the creators ofSonic Maniawas stealth-dropped right after Nintendo’s presentation yesterday, and you can find it over onSteam. I played a chunk of this at the start of the month and came awaya little befuddledby its high octane yo-yo-ing, but I’ll try and bring you further thoughts on it now it’s out properly.

Next month, we’ve got four more games for the calendar:Pepper Grinder, Snufkin: Melody Of Moominvalley,Star Wars: BattlefrontClassic Collection, andContra: Operation Galuga. The latter is a collaboration between Konami and WayForward, and is a reimagining of the original NES and arcade version of Contra. There’s a demo onSteamif you fancy it, too. At the opposite end of the spectrum, you’ve also got Snukin, the very chillMoomin-themed musical adventureabout restoring the lush forests and jungles of Moominvalley to their former glory. Its Next Fest demo is still up onSteam, too, if you want to give it an early look.

At first, I thought the Battlefront Classic Collection was only on Switch, but it turns out this is coming to PC as well. Why, when both classic Battlefronts are already available on Steam forsignificantlylessmoney? We’re trying to find out. Perhaps you’ll have better luck by scouring itsSteampage.

Personally, I’m most looking forward to Pepper Grinder, a 2D platformer that’s all about swooping through dirt with a honking great drill in your hands. Its Next Fest demo waspure joy, which is also still live onSteamif you want to give it a try for yourself.

One for theSoulslikershere,Another Crab’s Treasuremay well end up being the first appetiser beforeElden Ring’s DLC comes out. I will probably still be horrendous at it, but I do like the idea of different shells bestowing you with different skills and combat abilities. Keep an eye on it onSteam.

Yesss, this is the stuff.World Of Goo 2was arguably one of thebiggest surprise announcementsfrom last year’s Game Awards, so it’s great to see we’ll be playing this sequel to 2D Boy’s excellent physics puzzler so soon. TheWorld Of Goo 2 websitesays it’s coming to theEpic Games Storefirst, though it also sounds as though you’ll be able to play it directly on the site itself through your web browser (on Windows, macOS or Linux, too).

Finally, there’sShin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, which is coming to PC on the same day as the Elden Ring DLC. SMT V was previously a Switch exclusive, so it’s great to see this expanded version coming to both PC and other platforms in the process. No Steam page for it just yet, though.

These final two games are currently undated at the moment, but they do at least have Summer release windows to nudge them into the middle part of the year.Monster Hunter Storiesis an HD remake of the 3DS original, but it’sArrangerthat I’m most intrigued about. The development team is made up of David Hellman (the artist behind Braid), Nick Suttner (the writer on Carto), and Nicolás Recabarren (the designer behind Ethereal), and looking at the trailer below, it has a little bit ofPatrick’s Paraboxenergy about it. It has instantly gone on mySteamwishlist.