Vibrant franchise homage Yooka-Laylee, galaxy-crossing retro-style adventure Cosmic Star Heroine, and a special edition of wistful farming sim Stardew Valley launch the week of April 11; further ahead, a Guardians of the Galaxy adaptation and a return to classic point & click Full Throttle appear on the horizon.
Yooka-Laylee
Play it on PS4, XBO, WinPC, Mac OS X, Linux
From April 11
Its studio formed by ex-employees from the developer that produced five games in the iconic platform-hopping Banjo-Kazooie series, Yooka-Laylee promises plenty of things to see, do, and collect, while helping someone else in need or just roaming about its textured world. Initial pre-release reviews tended to either love or dislike the game for similar reasons relating to its late 90s, early 2000s throwback nature.