This military shooter makes a next-gen promise

A long, long time ago, Delta Force was considered the benchmark for a realistic shooter. Over 25 years later, a new part is preparing to satisfy significantly changed demands with the Unreal Engine 5.

Also included: One of the oldest early access games appears as a 1.0 version after more than ten years. And a magical fountain full of strange creatures is melting hearts on Steam. We'll show you the most important, most exciting, most unmissable trailers of the week!

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3rd place: Animal Well

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Animal Well: The Steam favorite only needs 30 seconds to show you its special feature

The trailer only lasts 30 seconds, but if you Animal Well If you don't love it afterwards, we don't know what to do next. The mix of charming graphics and cute sounds is just too cute!

Apparently the developers put a lot of love into the Metroidvania, which Steam users are now reciprocating in their thousands. Animal Well was only released on May 9th, but already has over 3,700 reviews that… extremely positive Average of 96 percent agreement.

2nd place: 7 Days to Die

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7 Days to Die is finally leaving Early Access after 10 years and is celebrating with a new trailer

It's rarely a good sign when games are stuck in Early Access for a decade or more. But there are exceptions: 7 Days to Die makes it through the shark tank of playable alpha versions with an excellent 88 percent user approval.

The full release will take place in June 2024, ten and a half years after it launched as one of the first titles in the then young program on Steam. One of the genre colleagues that 10 years of early access can't harm is Project Zomboid, which has our editors throwing their morals overboard for a clothing accessory.

1st place: Delta Force Hawk Ops

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Black Hawk Down: Delta Force: Hawk Ops' story locations look great thanks to UE5

Anyone who was in the first Delta Force in 1998 will definitely remember the impression the military shooter left on the scene. The voxel-based game laid the foundation for many modern tactical shooters. And soon it returns as Delta Force: Hawk Ops! The trailer reminds us that there is also a single player campaign:

The return creates a less nostalgic and more future-oriented atmosphere. The powerful Unreal Engine 5 is used, the business model is Free2Play and multiplayer is at the center of a game that is only rounded off by single-player modes. Only time will tell whether the balancing act between virtue and innovation will be successful.