July
GORN (Free Lives): 10 July (early access)
VR gladiator-bothering from the makers of Broforce.
Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles (Prideful Sloth): 18 July
Explore the charming (if a bit murk-infested) island of Gemea, and help it flourish by engaging in crafting, brewing and the like. Cute, tubby animals are just a bonus.
Aven Colony (Mothership Entertainment): 25 July
Sci-fi colony builder and management sim.
Pyre (Supergiant Games): 25 July
Party-based RPG from the makers of Bastion and Transistor. Lead your band of exiles to freedom through a contest-filled purgatory.
Fortnite (Epic Games): 25 July (Early Access)
Epic’s fort-making, zombie-defying title has re-emerged stuffed full of collectibles and loot boxes. Hmm.
Sundered (Thunder Lotus): 28 July
‘Metroidvania’ style title from the makers of Jotun. Explore caverns filled with (lovingly hand-drawn) Eldritch horrors, and use corrupted relics to topple mighty bosses.
Battlestar Galactica: Deadlock (Black Lab): Late Summer 2017
A 3D real-time-with-pause strategy game of fleet command, depicting the First Cylon War.
SteamWorld Dig 2 (Image & Form): Late Summer 2017
Further robotic mining adventures in Image & Form’s SteamWorld universe.