What to Play This Weekend, July 4–5: TOP 9 VGTimes Editors' Picks

This week, players were actively discussing decisions made by major company executives. Sony announced it will stop producing discs starting in 2028, while Microsoft is planning to shut down several of its own studios en masse. Even Obsidian Entertainment, known for Fallout: New Vegas, is reportedly at risk. On the bright side, three Russian games just got major Steam updates — Vangers, King's Bounty: Legend of the Knight, and the second Truckers. And if you're less interested in the classics and more in fresh releases and new content for current games, check out our material.

An adventure set underground. A guy accidentally drops his wedding ring into a storm drain and decides to climb down to find it. Down there, he discovers another world where wildly different eras of American history are intertwined, from the conquest of the Wild West to Hollywood's Golden Age. If you enjoy this kind of project, check out our selection of the best adventure games on PC, PS5, Xbox, and Switch: TOP-120.

A rhythm game with punchy tracks from Japanese musician Tsunku. Rhythm Heaven Groove offers around eighty single-player mini-games and thirty multiplayer challenges. The story campaign follows a young sorceress fighting monsters with devastating magic. Note that the project is a Nintendo Switch exclusive.

A visual novel with quest elements in which you play as a biologist. The scientist studies unknown life forms, tracks their evolution, and decides whether they pose a threat to humanity. These choices shape the story's development and its final outcome. You can also pursue romances with cute girls in Telluricene. If you like the genre, check out our selection of the best visual novels for PC and phone: TOP-35.

A puzzle game with a lovely watercolor-style look. You play as a fluffy cat whose job is to find a way out of tangled mazes. To do that, you need to carefully study your surroundings, solve simple puzzles, push crates, and more. If needed, you can call on a little mouse for help, who will hint at what to do next.

An intriguing action-RPG/roguelike hybrid with religious themes and charming pixel art in the spirit of Vampire Survivors has entered early access. You'll journey across randomly generated locations. Each new run changes the scenery, the monster roster, the challenges, and the rewards. You'll level up the protagonist and make choices that directly affect the story. Fans of this kind of gameplay should check out our selection of the best RPGs on PC and consoles: TOP-77.

Classic Monopoly, but set in the Star Wars universe. Thanks to familiar characters like Han Solo and Boba Fett, it could appeal to fans of the film series. The game supports multiplayer and local co-op. If you like, you can team up and plan a shared strategy.

Horror fans should check out Unhinged from Netflix's gaming division. Directors David Fincher and Zach Cregger contributed to its creation, and key characters are played by Zoe Kravitz, Sadie Sink, and Troy Baker. The game is out on iOS and Android, and the developers did a solid job adapting the controls to modern smartphones. Unhinged is praised for its atmosphere but criticized for its short length and simple plot. Horror enthusiasts should check out our selection of psychological horror games guaranteed to break your mind: TOP-15.

Your job is to scan incoming data, tell useful files apart from viruses, and destroy malicious programs. Over time, the threats grow craftier, so defending the computer will require quick wits and fast reactions to the changing situation. Note that during your battles against viruses, you'll be controlling cute anime girls.

June 30 marked the start of the "Season of the Reawakening" in Diablo 4. It adds magical rifts with unique monsters and rewards, a new type of dungeon called Grave Halls, ranked leaderboards, and a solo mode that lets you play through Diablo 4 without help from other players. Finally, unique gear items can be upgraded even further using the Horadric Cube or a jeweler. This update might just be the reason to return to Sanctuary.

Dokapon 3-2-1: Super Collection! is a compilation of three classic Super Nintendo games released in the first half of the '90s. These are hybrids of RPGs and board games, with leveling, rolls of a local dice equivalent, and movement across tiles. The re-release adds a bunch of new convenience features, including time rewind and save-anywhere functionality. Dokapon 3-2-1: Super Collection! has been available on Steam since June 29.

Farming Simulator 25: SKY Agriculture Pack is a set of agricultural equipment from SKY for the currently most popular farming simulator. These machines let you fertilize soil, plant crops, and assist in field cultivation. All the new tractors and combines feature improved physics and advanced animation.

Ganbare Goemon Daishuugo is another retro game compilation. It includes 13 entries in the Ganbare Goemon series, released between 1986 and 2000. Think of it as an equivalent to The Legend of Zelda, but tied to Japanese folklore. For example, the protagonist here is Ishikawa Goemon, a thief who took from the rich and gave to the poor, like a Japanese Robin Hood.

What are you playing this weekend? Let us know in the comments!