Before 2024 even began! The gaming community was curious to know how the upcoming year could beat 2023’s exciting slate of games. The previous year is considered one of the best ones! This is because players got to play a wide range of genres. We saw the release of many exciting games like Alan Wake, Baldur’s Gate 3, Street Fighter 6, and more!
However, 2024 is only five months away from ending. We can safely say that it has given us its fair share of exciting and nerve-racking games. 2024 finally brought us Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, Helldivers 2, Tekken 8, Like a Dragon: infinite Wealth, and many more! The year isn’t even over yet, and we’re already anticipating the release of many more unique games!
If you think the year is halfway done, and the gaming industry doesn’t have more exciting games to launch. This cannot be far from the truth. 2024 is shaping up to be a real challenge to 2023, owing to its exciting slate of games. From The First Descendant to Nobody Wants To Die, we’ll cover all the top-rated games from July 2024!
So stay tuned!
The First Descendant
Developed by Nexon, The First Descendant game was launched on July 2. It is a free-to-play, co-op, third-person RPG looter shooter powered by Unreal Engine 5. Since its release, players have been hooked on the game’s exciting gameplay and stunning graphics! Your main goal in the game is to fight for humanity’s survival. You can get the help of some exciting and unique abilities.
The First Descendant platforms include PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC via Steam. There are four Descendants in the game. You can enter the game and use their abilities to get through co-op and solo missions. You’re required to use different sets of mechanics to eliminate the giant bosses.
The First Descendant Gameplay
The First Descendant features strategic gameplay and compelling storytelling that keeps its players engaged. The game features a mixture of story-driven missions as well as cooperative world missions. The game also offers scenario missions to advance the storyline. In addition to this, these missions usually feature heated and epic boss battles. These battle will keep you on the edge of your seat.
There are a total of fourteen characters in the game, each with their special abilities and skills. With extensive customization options and inventory mechanics, the game features fast-paced and dynamic action sequences. On top of shooting and looting, the game features multiple movement mechanics, allowing players to cover long distances in battle. If you want to know more about the game, check out this article that dives deeper into The First Descendant and its characters.
How To Invite Friends In The First Descendant?
Here are the steps to invite your gaming buddies to the game. Team up with your friends and defeat some of those vicious bosses with them.
- Open the Menu bar in the game and look for the Social tab
- Click the chip icon present on the left to open your friend list
- Add the people you wish to play with
- You can then click on the ones you want to play with and invite them to your party.
Flintlock: The Seige Of Dawn
Do you have what it takes to defy all Gods and wage an all-out war to destroy them? Then buckle up for this rollercoaster of a game! Developed by A44 Games, Flintlock: The Seige Of Dawn’s release date fell on July 18, grabbing people’s attention. The game is an explosive Souls-lite that features engaging storytelling in an open world.
Flintlock: The Seige of Dawn platforms include PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC via Steam. The Gods and their armies of the dead have been unleashed onto the world after the Door to the Great Below was ripped open. Gunpowder, magic, and the thirst for vengeance are your only friends on this exciting journey of taking down the Gods and closing the door.
Flintlock: The Seige Of Dawn Gameplay
This action role-playing game features Nor Vanek. He is an elite member of the Coalition army, and Enki is a mysterious yet clever companion. Enki guides you throughout your journey with the help of his knowledge. Moreover, your combat skills and exploration abilities will be filled with his magical powers, making the two of you a duo that can wreak havoc on the Gods.
Unfortunately, Flintlock: The Seige of Dawn character creation feature does not exist. As you will play as a pre-existing character called Nor Vanek. However, you can unlock different outfits and skins for her and her equipment. Not only this, but Flintlock: The Seige of Dawn multiplayer feature doesn’t exist either. But the single-player is enough to keep players busy.
If you want to get your hands on the game, then check out the gamepass. It comes at a reasonable price.
Once Human
The alien creature Stardust is busy wreaking havoc on the world. The only question that remains is if you have what it takes to destroy the monster. The Once Human release date fell on July 10 and became a hit from Starry Studio. The multiplayer open-world survival game puts you in a mysterious, post-apocalyptic future. This is where you have to discover the secrets of Stardust.
Once Human platforms include Android, iOS, and PC via Steam, which is sad news for console players, prepare to unravel the truth behind Stardust’s existence, play with friends to battle monsters, look for resources, and build your territory. A meta-human that was once human now has the powers of Stardust. Along with that, the ability to withstand the contamination spread by the alien.
Once Human Murmurs In The Forest is a popular and challenging main story quest that’s unlocked when players reach level 8. When there, make sure to destroy the vicious boss enemy called Treant! Once Human Unfinished Expedition is an equally exciting side quest that can be played once you’ve completed the main story missions until you meet the character Maxie.
Prepare to investigate a “peculiar lighthouse by the sea” and search for Rosetta’s research documents. To learn more about Once Human, check out this article that further explores the game’s gameplay, characters, and more.
Zenless Zone Zero
The developers of Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail have brought us yet another exciting free-to-play action role-playing game. Zenless Zone Zero platforms include PlayStation 5, IOS, Android, and, of course, PC. The game is set in a post-apocalyptic urban fantasy world called New Eridu instead of the usual fantasy and sci-fi settings featured in its predecessor games.
There are a total of seventeen Zenless Zone Zero characters, known as Agents, in the game, with many more to come gradually. Similar to other HoYoverse games, players will unlock new characters to their party as they continue going up against strange entities called the Ethereal. Your primary goal in the game is to save humanity, so are you up for a little challenge?
Zenless Zone Zero Gameplay
While playing as a Proxy, your mission is to help others through chaotic dimensions called Hollows. Zenless Zone Zero features a dynamic and action-based combat system that allows players to switch between characters during battles. With this technique, players can carry out a mixture of skills and a wide range of quick-time event combos that will destroy enemies.
Players can play with a squad of upto three players and attack opponents with the help of Basic and Special Attacks. Each enemy has their unique weakness, so make sure that you study their moves well, observe their defences, and attack strategically to destroy them in one go!
Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail
In the land of Tural, the Warrior of Light and their comrades must walk their own paths for one final mission. Introduced as an expansion pack to the popular Final Fantasy 14, the game features many uncharted territories that players must explore to progress in the game. Square Enix developed this game as a “summer vacation” for the players after the dramatic Endwalker.
Launched on July 2, Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail introduced various new areas to the game, along with increasing the level cap to 100. Not only this, the game also features two new classes called Viper and Pictomancer. If you were looking to play FF14 once again, then you should play this expansion, as it’s the first notable overhaul since the original’s launch in 2013.
Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail Gameplay
The gameplay features Main Scenario Quests to move the plot along, while players can also complete side-quests if they want as they progress through the game. There are many points in the game’s story where players must fight dungeons full of enemies with the help of a Tab-Target Combat System. This is a common MMORPG system featured in many games.
The epic boss fight sequences in the game are called Trials, which indeed are trials in themselves to get through. Dawntrail features a ton of brand-new dungeons, Variant Dungeons, Ultimate Raids, 8-player Raids, and 24-player Alliance Raids to keep you busy. Moreover, there are hints of other Final Fantasy games in Dawntrail in the form of its master bosses as well!
One of the Trials that players will come across is known as Valigarmanda, which is a beautiful bird-like monster that was initially introduced in Final Fantasy VI. However, in that game, the creature was called Tritoch. There’s also a Raid in the expansion called Echoes of Vana’Diel Alliance Raid, which is a special Raid series that’s introduced as a crossover between Final Fantasy 14 and Final Fantasy 11. This Raid was created to celebrate FFXI’s 20th anniversary.
Nobody Wants To Die
| RRP | $24.99 |
| Price at EF | $16.99 |
Developed by Critical Hit Games, the Nobody Wants to Die game release date was on July 17. The game is set in the dystopian world of New York, 2329, where there’s a strict price on immortality that everyone has to pay. This is a noir adventure game that allows human consciousness to be stored in memory banks or transferred from one body to another.
Nobody Wants to Die platforms include PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC via Steam. You play the game as Mortality Department Detective James Karra, who is willing to wreak havoc in order to hunt down a serial killer that’s targeting the elite members of the city. With the help of advanced technology and time manipulation augmentation, you can investigate crime scenes.
Nobody Wants To Die Gameplay
This technology can help players reconstruct events that lead up to all of the murders and discover clues that tell the truth behind the recent killings. This interactive and compelling detective story features the dangers and challenges of immortality and transhumanism. Nobody Wants to Die is built on Unreal Engine 5 and features an amazing narrative experience.
Final Words
These were some of the most popular and eagerly-awaited games to release in July 2024. While we’re halfway through the year, there are a lot more games on the horizon that can keep us hooked till 2025. That year itself is bringing us some of the most-anticipated titles like Grand Theft Auto 6, Civilization 7, Fable, Monster Hunter Wilds, and a lot more.
However, before the year even kicks in, we’re sure many of us will still be busy getting over 2024’s exciting slate of games, which hasn’t come to an end as of yet. If you want to know more about some other games that’ll be released in July 2024 as well, then you should check this out! Happy gaming to you!