Don't Skip These Video Games: 8 Hot Titles You Should Buy in May (2024)

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: May 9, 2024

• Rating: E

In Little Kitty, Big City, you play as a plucky cat who must return to its comfy apartment in this fun and casual exploration-focused adventure. The bustling city is packed with curious humans and animal inhabitants who need your help in their times of need. Alternatively, you can succumb to your feline instincts and menace the birds, people, and potted plants you encounter around town.

• Platforms: PC

• Release Date: May 13, 2024

• Rating: E10

This real-time strategy game takes you to the stars for fleet combat in a fully 3D space. Navigate crumbling ancient ruins, asteroid fields, and particle storms as you battle warring factions desperate to control the Hyperspace Gates. Three-player co-op modes and player-versus-player (PVP) battles further enrich the combat experience.

• Platforms: PC

• Release Date: May 16, 2024

• Rating: M

Developer Sucker Punch Productions originally brought Ghost of Tsushima to the PS4, but enhanced it with the PS5 Director's Cut. This new PC version builds on the previous iteration with impressive performance modes and display options. Of course, you can explore the open world, customize protagonist Jin Sakai in cool armor, and defend Tsushima from encroaching Mongols.

• Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: May 21, 2024

• Rating: M

In Hellblade II, you once again navigate the dangerous Norse wilds with a sword in hand. Enhanced combat offers more action-packed options, and puzzle-centric environments tap Senua's fractured mental state to hide secrets and pathways.

• Platforms: PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: May 21, 2024

• Rating: M

1994's System Shock was a landmark first-person shooter that established many elements we've come to associate with the immersive sim genre. The 2023 PC remake honored that legacy by retaining the elements that made the original great, while overhauling the controls, music, and graphics. That remake jumps to consoles, giving everyone (except Switch owners) access to this brilliantly crafted classic.

• Platforms: Android, iOS, PC

• Release Date: May 22, 2024

• Rating: N/A

Genshin Impact changed the gaming landscape by giving mobile gamers a high-quality, smartphone RPG (also available on console and PC). Wuthering Waves is developer Kuro Games' answer to that open-world adventure. Available for mobile devices and PC, the action-RPG features an expansive world and stylish battles.

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch

• Release Date: May 23, 2024

• Rating: E

It's been nearly 20 years since this classic RPG debuted on the Nintendo GameCube, so it's about time that the quirky characters and storybook charm receive the HD treatment. This version tightens the combat with character-swapping abilities, updated graphics, and an enhanced soundtrack.

• Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

• Release Date: May 28, 2024

• Rating: T

The Warner Bros. Discovery conglomerate has an enormous stable of intellectual properties, so a Smash Bros.-style crossover was inevitable. MultiVersus is precisely that, a platform fighting game that draws from the deep Warner Bros. character well. This free-to-play title was in beta last year, but officially launches this month.

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