5 New Steam Games to Play This Weekend

Five Steam games worth playing this weekend

After a busy week featuring Beast of Reincarnation, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls and Big Walk, the PC release schedule has eased off. That makes this a useful weekend to explore a handful of newer arrivals rather than adding another major game to an already crowded backlog.

There is a strong retro flavour among this week’s picks, with indie games drawing on the design of Star Fox 64, GoldenEye 007 and the PlayStation 2 era. A large-scale modern shooter and story-focused downloadable content round out the list. For more gaming news, visit RETROCADE’s Arcade Blog.

Duskfade

Duskfade is a 3D action adventure about Zirian, a hero trying to rescue his sister. Its sword resembles Sora’s Keyblade, while the combat and fantasy presentation recall Kingdom Hearts and other PS2-era action platformers.

The game arrives at a time when this particular style of adventure is less common from major publishers. Players who miss the days when series such as Jak and Daxter dominated the genre may find Duskfade an appealing modern alternative.

Agent 64: Spies Never Die

Agent 64: Spies Never Die is aimed squarely at fans of Nintendo 64 first-person shooters. Its deliberately low-resolution presentation and design pay tribute to GoldenEye 007 and Perfect Dark, creating a shooter that feels intentionally rooted in 1997.

Split-screen multiplayer is included, preserving one of the defining features of that era’s console shooters. The appeal depends on wanting a game that looks and plays like a lost N64 release, but that is precisely the experience this throwback is built to provide. If you are setting up a dedicated retro space, RETROCADE’s arcade machines offer another way to bring classic multiplayer gaming into the home.

Zirian has a sword slung over his back as he looks toward an A-frame building in some trees.

Wild Blue Skies

Wild Blue Skies is a PC-made homage to Star Fox 64. It features animal pilots who trade quips during missions, along with stages that openly echo the structure and ideas of Nintendo’s classic rail shooter.

That close resemblance can make it feel like a legally distinct version of Star Fox, but the approach may suit PC players without access to the Nintendo Switch 2 remake released during the Australian winter. Anyone eager for another run through this style of space combat should find the familiar ingredients here.

Hell Let Loose: Vietnam

For something contemporary, Hell Let Loose: Vietnam takes the series into the Vietnam War. It is a first-person shooter built around 50-versus-50 battles, making coordination and large-scale combat central to the experience.

The setting is an unusual and potentially sensitive choice for a war game, but developer Expression Games is pursuing a complex military shooter rather than a simple arcade-style treatment. The game attracted a positive impression during a preview in April and is likely to appeal most to dedicated fans of demanding multiplayer shooters. Players looking for more shooting-game hardware can also explore RETROCADE’s arcade light guns.

Mafia: The Old Country — Man of Honor

Man of Honor gives Mafia: The Old Country a substantial reason to revisit its Sicily-set story. The downloadable content introduces a young Ennio Salieri, connecting the prequel more directly with the mainline Mafia games.

The update also adds changes to the open world. Those adjustments respond to criticism that the original release did not provide enough incentive to explore Sicily beyond the main storyline. For players who skipped the game after its mixed reviews, the new chapter is an opportunity to reassess an action adventure whose writing remains one of its strongest qualities.

A retro-heavy weekend on PC

Three of these releases look back to different parts of gaming history: PS2 action adventures, N64 shooters and classic rail-based space combat. The remaining two picks offer a huge multiplayer war game and an expanded crime saga, giving the weekend a useful balance of old-school inspiration and modern design.