Release Overview: New Games and sales of the week (April 27th - May 3rd 2026)

Fleet commanders, robot cowboys, and the continuation of a 30-year-old, time-honored strategy series that’s sure to make a huge splash. Here are this week’s releases and sales.

New Games of the Week – The Gamesplanet Highlights

Victoria 3: The Great Wave

Command the waves in a time of ambition and upheaval. Design mighty warships, guard the world’s straits, and employ gunboat diplomacy to ...

Genre: Strategy | Release: April 28, 2026
The next major expansion for Victoria 3 is all about seafaring and Japan. With Victoria 3: The Great Wave, Paradox’s grand strategy heavyweight gains a full-fledged naval system thanks to a major update. Ships are now individual objects that you can build and lose in battle—a naval administration manages the crew, and a comprehensive ship designer allows you to configure the armor, armament, propulsion, and supply capacity of each ship type through tech levels. The Great Wave focuses on Japan: Steer the country through the social and political turmoil of the late Edo period and transform the embattled shogunate into a modern great power. New historical characters, Japanese-inspired tabletop assets, a custom UI skin, and 27 minutes of new music fitting the Edo/Meiji era round out the expansion with atmosphere. Available on Gamesplanet as a Steam key.

Far Far West

Yee-haw, Cowboys! Team up in this chaotic 1-4 player co-op shooter. Journey to the Far Far West to blast monsters, sling spells, complete...

Genre: Action / Co-op | Release: April 28, 2026 (Early Access)
Far Far West is a wild mix of Western, supernatural, and sci-fi: You play robot cowboys who take on dangerous bounty contracts for the sheriff. The Wild West, but like you’ve never seen it before: Alongside dusty saloons and endless deserts, you’ll encounter haunted mines, undead skeletons, and face deadly storms—all while keeping an eye on the giant ghost train. What makes it special: You can seamlessly switch between firearms and spells, customize your gear, and combine spells to take down even powerful boss enemies. Play solo or with up to three friends in co-op. The game comes from the French indie studio Evil Raptor, previously best known for the 3D platformer Pumpkin Jack, which received very positive reviews on Steam. Even before its early access launch on Steam, Far Far West has already garnered more than 580,000 wishlist entries and overwhelmingly positive demo reviews.

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is the official prequel hailing back to the origins of the genre-defining, critically acclaimed seri...

Genre: Strategy | Release: April 30, 2026 (Early Access)

The wait is over—here’s this week’s release: After more than ten years without a new game in the series, Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is launching in Early Access. The official prequel to the legendary series takes you to the mysterious continent of Jadame—a setting that has only been mentioned in passing in the main series and can now be fully explored for the first time. Choose from six unique factions, including the armored Knights of the Temple, the elemental spirits of the Grove, the fire-breathing dragons of the Dungeon, and the undead legions of the Necropolis, and lead your armies into turn-based tactical battles on hex-based grids. New additions include faction-specific abilities, revamped systems for learning skills and spells, and artifact sets that grant bonuses when fully equipped. At the start of Early Access, a campaign (Act 1), single-player maps, a random map editor, hotseat mode, and multiplayer will be available. HOMM Olden Era is modeled after the highly popular third installment of the series, and expectations are correspondingly high. Early Let’s Plays are turning heads: it appears the series is returning to its former glory.

Save with Gamesplanet: This Week's Sales and Deals

Weekly deals, publisher sales, promotions: Fresh deals await you every week at Gamesplanet. Shop smart, play more! This week's highlights include a Warner promo with some seriously amazing discounts, a massive indie sale, and Golden Week featuring games from every genre.

Warner Promo, starting April 27

If you still have gaps in your Warner collection, this is the week to strike: The Warner Promo on Gamesplanet offers massive discounts across the publisher’s entire portfolio. Special highlights in the sale: Suicide Squad with a hefty 95% discount. Also included are Mortal Kombat I and Mortal Kombat 11 and Hogwarts Legacy are also significantly discounted.

Indie Deals, starting April 27

343 indie games in one go—the Indie Deals Sale has something for everyone, especially budget-conscious gamers, with its extensive selection. Particularly noteworthy are the games Frosthaven, the digital board and card game powerhouse, and the tower defense game Nordhold. You can start browsing the Indie Sale right now.

Golden Week Sale, starting April 27

138 games at bargain prices: The Golden Week Sale offers real highlights, including Astroneer with all DLCs and the cult card game Balatro. Also included is the award-winning story-driven adventure RPG Disco Elysium as the Final Cut Edition. If you’re into survival horror with action elements, you can’t miss Bloober Team’s Cronos: The New Dawn.

Check out our Deals Hub regularly, click on the “Deals” tab at the top, and scroll through the deals—until your fingers are burning or your mouse wheel gives out.