November 2024 was surprisingly light on high-profile game releases. Assassin’s Creed Shadows has been delayed. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 was released in October. All of the Game of the Year nominees have been spread smoothly across the timeline and are already out. Even Sony’s high-profile exclusives won’t be happening. So where does that leave us?
Metal Slug Tactics
- Release: 5 November
- Platforms: PC, PS4/5, XSX/S, Xbox One, Switch
Metal Slug Tactics is a turn-based tactical strategy game with roguelike elements and an isometric view set in the Metal Slug universe. Donald Morden returns! After years of wandering in a land that opposes the world government, he has been patiently plotting a coup and is finally ready to take his revenge on the world with the army he has been building over the years. The Falcons must do everything in their power to break through the enemy lines and destroy Morden, their sworn enemy.
Planet Coaster 2
- Release: 6 November
- Platforms: PC, PS5, XSX
Bright and deep amusement park construction simulator. And the rides should not only please the people but also make a profit.
Empire of the Ants
- Release: 6 November
- Platforms: PC, PS5, XSX
A strategy game about creating and developing your own ant colony. Gameplay is divided into two types: RTS + third-person action. Battles with other insects are possible.
Mario & Luigi: Brothership
- Release: 7 November
- Platforms: NS
A platformer with turn-based combat set in the Mario universe.
Metro Awakening
- Release: 7 November
- Platforms: PSVR 2, Quest 2/3, Steam VR
A first-person VR shooter that tells the prequel story of Metro 2033. It’s 2028, and a doctor named Serdar is trying to survive a nuclear apocalypse in the tunnels of the Moscow Metro. Following the voices of an inflamed imagination, his wife, Yana, is hiding somewhere in the underground depths, where he must now go to find her and the medicine she needs. Along the way, Serdar faces darkness, dampness, alienation, and unknown enemies lurking in the dark of the dungeons. That’s why you’ll need to keep your lamp on at all times, your weapons at the ready and make sure you have enough ammunition.
Goat Simulator Remastered
- Release: 7 November
- Platforms: PC, PS5, XSX
A re-release of the very first instalment (released in 2014) with improved graphics and a redesigned interface. The essence of the game is to play as a goat in an open world and do the strangest things.
Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
- Release: 7 November
- Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX, NS
Noir detective story about two rooster detectives.
Slitterhead
- Release: 8 November
- Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, XSX
It is a horror action game from the creators of Silent Hill, Gravity Rush, and Siren. Play as the disembodied spirit Hyoki, who has no feelings or memories but the ability to inhabit people and a single obsession – ‘to destroy them all’. The story is about bloodthirsty Slitherhead monsters that cleverly hide in human form. The setting is the fictional Asian city of Kuolong, a prototype for a now-destroyed settlement in Hong Kong, where crime in all its forms flourished.
Together with Hyoki, you must run around the city, moving from body to body, finding and killing Slitherheads, and you can use animals as well as people. Humans’ physical abilities are considered, so it is better to choose young and athletic. Some characters also open up particularly strong possibilities for symbiosis. But in general, the bodies serve as expendable material, and Hyoki doesn’t care one bit about keeping them alive. Where this spirit comes from, and the motives behind his behavior will become clearer as you progress through the game.
Tetris Forever
- Release: 12 November
- Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, XBOX, XSX, NS
Tetris Forever celebrates the 40th anniversary of the incomparable Tetris, the originator of the entire puzzle genre that was created behind the Iron Curtain, eventually conquering the world and becoming an international cultural phenomenon! The game features over 15 classic games from the history of Tetris, some of which have never been released outside of Japan. Challenge your friends in the iconic multiplayer game Tetris Battle Gaiden, unleash powerful explosions and clean lines in Super Bombliss, and find out how it all started back in 1984 by playing a faithful recreation of the original Tetris on the Electronica-60 computer.
Farming Simulator 25
- Release: 12 November
- Platforms: PC, PS5, XSX
New part of the farming simulator. The engine has been upgraded to GIANTS Engine 10 with improved graphics and physics.
Temtem: Swarm
- Release: 12 November
- Platforms: PC
In November 2024, Crema and GGTech Studios will release Temtem: Swarm, a colorful role-playing action game that combines the minimalist gameplay of classic survival games with the strategic battles of Temtem. Players will battle hordes of monsters and defeat powerful bosses. In this material we have collected the most important information about Temtem: Swarm and its features.
Skydance’s Behemoth
- Release: 14 November
- Platforms: PSVR 2, Quest 2/3, Steam VR
Skydance’s BEHEMOTH is an original story set in the Forsaken Lands, a fallen kingdom haunted by tragedy. Taking on the role of a backland warrior, hunter Ren (the player), you will embark on a perilous quest to end the curse that hangs over you and your village. Your only hope is to slay the invulnerable, monstrous hippopotamus. Look for it in November 2024.
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake
- Release: 14 November
- Platforms: NS
DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake is a stunning reimagining of the beloved masterpiece and the beginning of the Erdrick Trilogy. Years ago, the great hero Ortega bid farewell to his wife and child and set out on a quest to defeat the villainous arch-demon Baramos. Ortega failed in his quest, and Baramos still threatens the world. Now, on his sixteenth birthday, Ortega’s only child is summoned by King Aliahan and given a mission of the utmost importance: to take up Ortega’s quest, defeat Baramos and save the world.
LEGO Horizon Adventures
- Release: 14 November
- Platforms: PC, PS5, NS
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2024)
- Release: 19 November
- Platforms: PC, XSX
Even before release in November 2024, the game claims to be ‘the most challenging, exciting and awe-inspiring flight simulator of all time.’ Here, you can build a career as a pilot in military and civilian aviation, aeromedicine, and air rescue, or simply become a photographer and fly around the world in search of beautiful shots. The physics of flying are at a good level, and of course, weather conditions, time of day, etc., are taken into account.
The developers have tried to create the most accurate reconstruction of the planet Earth so that you can not only admire megacities from the sky but also fly over your native village and, after landing, leave the plane to explore highly detailed biomes with unique nature and atmosphere.
Towers of Aghasba
- Release: 19 November
- Platforms: PC, PS5
Towers of Aghasba is an open-world fantasy game where players must balance building bustling villages for their growing tribe and tending to beautiful ecosystems with otherworldly plant life. Express your creativity by developing the island to your liking, explore the picturesque lands of Agasba, and team up with friends to show off your unique world!
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
- Release: 20 November
- Platforms: PC, XSX
The long-awaited shooter in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series finally arrives in November 2024. It’s set in the open world of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exclusion zone, has been confirmed for release on 20th November this year. And even the announced Russian localization will not be removed. What is the new part about? Repeated accidents in the nuclear reactor have changed the physical and chemical laws, so the stalker Skif has to deal not only with numerous mutants but also with very unexpected anomalies.
The post-apocalyptic atmosphere of abandoned streets and buildings, hiding something mysterious and frightening, in the graphics of a good level, is rich in details and artifacts hiding in the most hidden corners. You can establish friendly or unfriendly relationships with the characters you meet and make fateful decisions that affect the course of the plot in subtle ways. There are already a lot of gameplay and reviews from journalists who have played the game, and it seems that we are waiting for the good old S.T.A.L.K.E.R. on a new engine with new bugs, the same atmosphere, and extremely good graphics.
Neon Blood
- Release: 26 November
- Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX
The year is 2053, and the world as we knew it has ended as a result of a war lost in time. All that remains is inequality in the form of Viridis, a great city that includes the dangerous Blind City and the luxurious Light City. Axel McCoin, once a police detective, will become a key figure in uncovering a whole conspiracy of corruption and power that plagues the volatile world of Viridis. Learn the stories of the city and its people as you follow Axel on his mission to overthrow the established order and destroy the foundations of this corrupt society.
So there you have it: The games of November 2024. Did we miss any? Let us know!
