11 New Games to Play in April
Rainy days got you down? Check out one of these new games arriving this month.
As the rains of April overtake the world outside, you might need something new and fun to play indoors. Fortunately, there are some great new games arriving. Here are a few of our favorites.
Darwin’s Paradox
Play as an octopus snatched from their home in the sea and trying to escape a food processing plant. Can you find your way out? Try your tentacle (or hand) at it April 2 on PlayStation, Xbox, Switch and PC.
Pokémon Champions
Battle online with players from across the world in the ultimate Pokémon matchup. Pokémon Champions arrives April 8 on Switch.
Replaced
Set in an alternate 1980s, you play as an AI trapped in a human body. Learn what it’s like to be human in a dystopian city that has forgotten. Get Replaced April 14 on Xbox and PC.
Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
When a mining station in the Pacific ocean goes silent, you are sent to investigate. Whatever could be causing it? Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss surfaces April 16 on PlayStation, Xbox and PC.
Mouse: P.I. For Hire
The Mickey Mouse copyright expired, so now you can play as a character that closely resembles him in this noir detective shooter. Mouse: P.I. For Hire scrambles out from the woodwork April 16 on PlayStation, Xbox, Switch and PC.
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream
Create an island of virtual people and help them live out their dreams. The first new entry in the series in over 10 years, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream releases April 16 on Switch.
Pragmata
Stranded on a space station with robots who are trying to destroy you, you find help from an AI that looks like a little girl. Blast off with Pragmata April 17 on PlayStation, Xbox, Switch and PC.
Vampire Crawlers
Ever wish there was a deck-building version of Vampire Survivors? Well good news, the game’s creators did too, so they made Vampire Crawlers. Check it out April 21 on PlayStation, Xbox, Switch and PC.
Kiln
Create a beautiful piece of pottery and then send it out to fight other creations online in the first (and likely only) multiplayer pottery brawler. Fire up Kiln April 23 on PlayStation, Xbox and PC.
Aphelion
As Earth becomes uninhabitable, a new planet is the best hope for humanity. However, this new world may have other ideas. Aphelion arrives April 28 on PlayStation, Xbox and PC.
Saros
Investigate a lost off-world colony on the planet Carcosa in this dark sci-fi title from the makers of Returnal. Saros lands April 30 on PlayStation.
Which games excite you the most? Let us know in the comments or on Bluesky.
