April’s calendar of major video game releases is booked by two major Electronic Arts releases: the return of EA Sports PGA tour after a decade, and Respawn Entertainment’s Star Wars Jedi: survivorthe second chapter expanding the story of the disbanded and scattered Jedi Knights, on the run and “hunted one by one,” as Obi-Wan Kenobi told us nearly 50 years ago.
Players finally get too Progress wars 1+2 restart camporiginally scheduled to launch around this time last year, but put on hold due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing conflict there. Minecraft Legends, an “action strategy” adaptation of the Mojang franchise, also highlights this month’s launches. Here are the major April releases for Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation, and Xbox.
April 4
GrimGrimoire OnceMore
(Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5)
Creed Rise to Glory: Championship Edition
(PlayStation VR2)
6 April
Across the valley
(PlayStation VR2)
Image: EA Tiburon/Electronic Arts
April 7
EA Sports PGA Tour
(PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series X)
Yes it’s golf, yes this is a country club sport, yes it reminds everyone of their grandfathers, plaid pants, and Rodney Dangerfield. But it still is A tradition like no other. The Masters returns to video games for the first time since 2013.
11 April
Throne: identity
(Nintendo Switch, Windows PC)
The video game-inspired realm of Disney’s Tron franchise continues to deliver new adaptations to consoles and PC 40 years after the release of the first film. Throne: identityby Bithell Games (Mike Bithell, best known for Thomas was alone) is a visual novel with puzzle-solving mechanics, in which players are a computer program investigating a mystery within an all-new Grid.
April 14
Mega Man Battle Network Legacy collection
(Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows PC)
April 18
Minecraft Legends
(Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X)
While it looks like a real-time strategy simulator, Mojang hopes that Minecraft’s size and reputation will make it accessible to players who wouldn’t otherwise try the genre. Our preview of Minecraft Live last October spelled out the game’s ambitions: “You collect resources, build structures, and collect armies, but the way you do those things is like playing Minecraft on a grand scale, rather than a more traditional RTS.”
Image: Dambuster Studios/Deep Silver
April 21
Dead Island 2
(PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X)
Dead Island 2 comes twelve years after its predecessor and is not made by the same studio (Techland, which found a larger audience with Extinguishing light and the sequel). In fact, the repeatedly delayed project has worked its way through three studios nearly nine years after it was originally announced. These aren’t what many would consider predictors of success, but fans of zombie survival horror still have hope.
Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp
(Nintendo Switch)
April 28
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
(PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series X)
Respawn’s series proves some long-held truths about both video games and Star Wars: old-school single-player action-adventure stories still find a large audience, and those set just before or immediately after the original trilogy still scratch the surface. most itch for old fans. Cal Kestis, the Padawan forced into hiding by the Empire’s brutal Inquisition, returns for the second chapter of the return of the Jedi.
April TBA
Star Trek: Revival
(PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X)