Best releases of July. Games of July 2025. A nostalgic month with a great RPG and strategy

No Sleep For Kaname Date

The AI: The Somnium Files series hits so many of my weak spots that I almost screamed when I saw the announcement for the third installment. These productions have everything I love in games that balance between visual novels and actual gameplay - an intriguing story, puzzles, branching storylines, the ability to jump between scenes, interesting characters, and a bit of typical Japanese game humor. The humor in the first installment was primarily provided by the main character, Kaname Date. The fact that he was replaced in the sequel by other protagonists was something I found extremely difficult to handle. Of course, I was still having fun, I just consider Date to be such a strong element of this series that I welcome his return with open arms and wait for what AI will offer me this time. Putting more emphasis on escape room puzzles in the upcoming part could really benefit this series. I'm not worried about the plot, even though adding an alien abduction to this already crazy world may seem like an exaggeration - the devs have managed to weave in even crazier things quite naturally.

Aleksandra Wolna

Little Fighter 2 Remastered

While attending school, I'm sure we all had our favorite computer game during computer science classes. For some, it was Liero, DSJ, or the immortal Soldat. For me, the title that I definitely associate with the computer science classroom is Little Fighter 2. I can't wait for the refreshed version of this title to appear on my hard drive. Will a beat 'em up game with better graphics give me as much joy as it did 25 years ago? Ask me on July 18th, when I'm taking a day off work and playing Little Fighter 2 Remastered until I drop.

Marcin "Nicek" Nic

The Wandering Village

This is one of those small games that proves a good idea can stand on its own without graphic fireworks, and that early access can actually help develop the game. In a post-apocalyptic world, the only safe place is the back of a great creature, so we start building a village on it. However, we must care not only for our own needs, but also for our "pet" - our survival depends on it.

Hats off to the creators for their unique and slightly funny approach to the topic - we follow the creature's bowel movements, give it medicine for diarrhea or constipation, pet it, fly a balloon into its mouth, or... feed it with a trebuchet. Yes, there are trebuchets in this game! What else do you need? The cherry on top is also the integration with Twitch, thanks to which viewers can decide whether the creature will listen to the streamer or spite him and go in a different direction at the intersection.

Konrad "Eklerek" Sarzynski