{"id":38731,"date":"2026-07-13T11:43:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T11:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/?p=38731"},"modified":"2026-07-13T11:43:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T11:43:06","slug":"this-week-in-pc-games-exploring-vert-ramping-trains-a-reimagined-murder-mystery-and-cthulhu-as-an-ai-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/?p=38731","title":{"rendered":"This Week in PC Games: Exploring Vert-Ramping Trains, a Reimagined Murder Mystery, and Cthulhu as an AI Director"},"content":{"rendered":"
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### New PC Games This Week<\/p>\n

Merry Monday, readers! With Edwin out of commission due to a post-TennoCon illness, we\u2019ve stepped up to share the latest in PC gaming. Here are some new titles to check out this week:<\/p>\n

#### New Releases<\/p>\n

1. **[Ascend to Zero](https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2697940\/Ascend_to_ZERO\/)**
\n – A sci-fi action-roguelike that introduces temporal manipulation alongside loosely Hades-inspired combat mechanics. <\/p>\n

2. **[Forensics: Crime Scene Detective](https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3765010\/Forensics_Crime_Scene_Detective\/)**
\n – Step into the role of a science cop and perform fingerprint and bullet striation analysis, reminiscent of popular crime dramas.<\/p>\n

3. **[Soulforge Lost Path](https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3839250\/Soulforge_Lost_Path\/)**
\n – This game aims to reduce RNG elements in its Survivorslike\/bullet heaven combat by managing a limited inventory and crafting new weapons from looted materials.<\/p>\n

4. **[Tidy Up: Spaceship](https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4882280\/Tidy_Up_Spaceship\/)**
\n – Engage in a zero-gravity version of Unpacking where players manage clutter inside a spaceship.<\/p>\n

5. **[D-Topia](https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1895460\/Dtopia\/)**
\n – A gentle-paced puzzle adventure centered around maintaining an AI-managed society in a state of bliss through algorithmic control.<\/p>\n

6. **[The Incident at Galley House](https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3641000\/The_Incident_at_Galley_House\/)**
\n – A visual novel remake of a classic murder mystery text adventure, utilizing a device to replay past conversations to solve the mystery.<\/p>\n

#### Upcoming Releases<\/p>\n

– **Wednesday, 15th July**<\/p>\n

– **Thursday, 16th July**
\n – **[Happy’s Humble Burger Cult](https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3453910\/Happys_Humble_Burger_Cult\/)**
\n – A cooperative “cooking horror” game where players flip burgers while evading monsters. Originally titled Happy\u2019s Humble Burgatory.<\/p>\n

– **[Moss: The Forgotten Relic](https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3914860\/Moss_The_Forgotten_Relic\/)**
\n – A mouse-like 3D platformer that brings the VR adventures of Moss and Moss: Book II to flat screen players.<\/p>\n

– **[Storebound](https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3417410\/Storebound\/)**
\n – Leaving early access, this cooperative horror puzzler in a mall setting adds new episodes to its narrative.<\/p>\n

– **[Wreck Runners](https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1473960\/Wreck_Runners\/)**
\n – Team up in this shooting and looting adventure set in a haunted Bermuda Triangle, primarily utilizing gravity guns reminiscent of Half-Life 2.<\/p>\n

– **[Fogpiercer](https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3219010\/Fogpiercer\/)**
\n – A tactical roguelike deckbuilder where players must equip and defend a train traversing a post-apocalyptic landscape.<\/p>\n

– **[Frozen Ship](https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3423990\/Frozen_Ship\/)**
\n – A first-person survival experience launching on the 17th in early access, where players scavenge to sustain themselves and their miniature city aboard a vital vehicle.<\/p>\n

This week also marks RPS\u2019s 19th birthday! Although we\u2019re saving the big celebration for our 20th, we\u2019re ensuring that your gaming news keeps rolling in. As we juggle various commitments, including conferences and brief holidays, we welcome any game suggestions in the comments. Happy gaming!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Merry Monday, readers. Edwin’s been struck down by a post-TennoCon lurgy, and we were only too happy to allow him some rest, provided he file his Soulframe<\/a> and Warframe: Tau<\/a> stories before<\/em> collapsing into a feverish heap. We even agreed to feed the Maw in his absence, albeit without reaching a similar accord on responsibility for the litter tray.<\/p>\n

Thus: new PC games this week. Here are some of them.<\/p>\n

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