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[Did I expect this particular Sega franchise to come back & hit big? Nooope.]

We’re back again with Video Game Deep Cuts newsletter on Substack, folks. I’m still enjoying putting these together – not least because there are plenty ‘big news of the day/week’ newsletters, but finding time to discover the alternative material is rewarding.

The ‘all the notable new games’ section may be getting too big/complex. But even working out what came out can be surprisingly tricky for the average reader, with all the platforms/microscenes out there. So I’ll keep noodling!

– Simon, curator

The Current: New Games In The Spotlight

The Flower Collectors (PC, pictured) is an unusual short narrative game – “a simple but full-hearted spin on Rear Window.”

Fallout 76’s ‘Wastelanders’ update (PC, Xbox, PS4) – which is solo play-focused, intriguingly – seems to have elevated the game to ‘try this out!’ levels.

Paper Beast (PS4) is the under-the-radar Eric Chahi (Another World) PlayStation VR game which “throws players into a hallucinatory cyberscape.”

2D brawler remake Streets Of Rage 4 (PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox) is a bit of a surprise hit. (BONUS: ICYMI, Treachery In Beatdown City is an intriguing 2D RPG-brawler combo.)