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What you should play this weekend

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By Graham Smith
A view of the crucifix at Golgotha, as a crowd of onlookers and guards gather.
Seems kind of on-rails if I can't do a stealth playthrough and kill God.

This isn't just a weekend, it's a Mega Weekend. That means many of us around the world have both today and Monday off work, and need games worthy of filling such a bountiful gift of free time.

I've got three suggestions for what you could play, but share your own intentions in the comments below.

Two women talk to each other. One, named Alo, says, "It's hard but also... brings back memories."
I'm sure this is all as peaceful as it appears and nothing bad will happen.

Fishbowl

"Fishbowl is a narrative game about dreams, grief, and hope," reads its Steam description, but you can probably tell that much from the screenshot above. This sits somewhere on the spectrum between To The Moon, Undertale, Yumi Nikki and Omori, with cheerful pixel art paired with inky dark voids. I feel like real life as enough inky dark voids as it is, but I know many who eat these games up.

A watery shockwave circles outwards from the player, hitting monsters that surround him, in a land of pink seas and green fields.
There's colour and spectacle in this Survivors-like that makes me want to play it.

Temtem: Swarm

For about three weeks in 2022, creature collecting and battling in Temtem was the hottest game in town, as finally the PC had something to offer those with a Pokémon itch. The excitement didn't last, but its developers continued to update the game, and have now launched this Vampire Survivors-like spin-off out of Early Access. You're still finding and collecting Temtems, but here they allow you to evolve, gaining their powers so you can fight off hordes of enemies in typical bullet heaven fashion.

Mary and Jesus kneel on the ground. "Crucifixion" is written in the top left. "I'm here, Son. I will not turn away," says Mary.
Is this game made in... good faith? (Rimshot.)

I Am Jesus Christ

Hardly a week goes by without me thinking about M Dickie, the independent game creator who used their wrestling game engine to create The You Testament, a straight-faced game about being Jesus Christ where you could nevertheless suplex disbelievers. PlayWay are now muscling into Dickie's turf with I Am Jesus, a first-person narrative game which claims to tell the story of Jesus from birth to death to, I'm guessing, rebirth. It's apparently also straight faced, and only funny unintentionally, but I can't deny I'm tempted. Tempted by Christ.

I'll be playing Abiotic Factor this weekend, but otherwise I'm not sure where I'll next be spending my time. I will be reading the comments with interest.

Speaking of which: let us know what you're playing in the comments.

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Graham Smith

Graham is a former editorial director of Rock Paper Shotgun and editor-in-chief of PC Gamer. He has now been a games journalist for over twenty years, and retains a bottomless appetite for playing new games and tinkering with old ones.