Dragon Quest Builders 2 lets you build a new world alone or with friends.
July is here, and with a new month comes new video game releases! This month will see the release of a few big-name family-friendly games (Dragon Quest Builders 2, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, and Fire Emblem: Three Houses), as well as some that are only appropriate for adults (like Wolfenstein: Youngblood).
Dragon Quest Builders 2
Rated E10+
Appropriate for: Older kids who are comfortable with console controllers
Dragon Quest Builders 2 is the sequel to the original Dragon Quest Builders, which was released in 2016. The role-playing adventure game challenges players to defeat a cult called the Children of Hargon, which has “outlawed the building, cooking, and creation of all things.” To accomplish this, players will need to explore the world, defeat enemies, and collect materials that they can use to craft objects, build structures, and more. In addition to a single-player campaign, the game allows builders to team up with up to three other players (locally or online) in a multiplayer mode. To learn more about Dragon Quest Builders 2, check out our preview of the game from E3.
Great if your kids love: Dragon Quest Builders, Minecraft, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order
Rated T
Appropriate for: Teens who enjoy fast-paced combat
This action role-playing game challenges players to help heroes from across the Marvel Universe find the Infinity Stones and stop Thanos and The Black Order. The game includes dozens of playable characters, including the Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, and X-Men, among others. When playing solo, players can create and control a team of four heroes (each character has different abilities), and switch between these characters at any time while playing. Or, players can work with up to three others to defeat enemies via local or online multiplayer. Three paid downloadable content (DLC) packs will be released after the game’s launch, adding more content to the experience for those who are interested in purchasing the packs.
Great if your kids love: Marvel superheroes, Final Fantasy XV, Batman: Arkham City
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Rated T
Appropriate for: Teens who enjoy strategy games
This newest installment in the Fire Emblem franchise allows players to become a professor of one of three in-game houses (The Black Eagles, The Blue Lions, and The Golden Deer), with their choice affecting the game’s story. Players can teach their students “to help them grow in the skill sets required to become specific classes.” The game features tactical, turn-based battles that take place on a grid-based battlefield, and it will allow players to use battalions to support their units during battle.
Great if your kids love: Other Fire Emblem games, XCOM 2, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Wolfenstein: Youngblood
Rated M
Inappropriate for young teens and children
Wolfenstein: Youngblood is the latest game in the Wolfenstein franchise. It stars Jess and Soph Blazkowicz, who must defeat Nazis in 1980s Paris as they search for their missing father, BJ (traditionally the main character of the Wolfenstein series). Players can either go it alone, controlling one character while the computer controls the other, or team up with a friend for cooperative gameplay. Wolfenstein: Youngblood is rated M for Mature by the ESRB, with content descriptors for “Blood and Gore,” “Intense Violence,” “Strong Language,” “Users Interact,” and “In-Game Purchases.”
Try These Games Instead: Destiny 2, Overwatch
Notable kid- and teen-friendly titles are in bold.
Disclaimer: Release dates can change at any time.
Monday July 1, 2019
Redneck Skeet Shooting, Switch
Tuesday July 2, 2019
Psyvariar Delta, Switch, PlayStation 4
Red Faction: Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered, Switch
Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator, Switch
Scraper: First Strike, PlayStation VR
WILL: A Wonderful World, PlayStation 4
Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers [DLC], PlayStation 4, PC
Asdivine Dios, PlayStation 4, Vita
Paradox Soul, PlayStation 4, Vita
Wednesday July 3, 2019
OVIVO, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Lucah: Born of a Dream, Switch
Bus Fix 2019, Switch
Just Cause 4: Los Demonios [DLC], PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Brain Breaker, PlayStation 4
Illusion of L’Phalcia, Xbox One
Thursday July 4, 2019
Stranger Things 3: The Game, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Asdivine Dios, Switch
Pure Mahjong, Switch
Clannad, Switch
Ankh Guardian – Treasure of the Demon’s Temple, Switch
What Remains of Edith Finch, Switch
Friday July 5, 2019
Siralim 3, Switch
Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Hero Express, Switch, Xbox One
Sea of Solitude, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
They Are Billions, Xbox One
Focus On You, PC [VR Required]
Tuesday July 9, 2019
Umihara Kawase Fresh!, Switch
Senran Kagura: Peach Ball, Switch
Hyperlight Ultimate, Switch
Penn & Teller VR: Frankly Unfair, Unkind, Unnecessary and Underhanded, PlayStation VR
Wednesday July 10, 2019
SolSeraph, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Grass Cutter – Mutated Lawns, Switch, PlayStation 4, Vita, Xbox One
Doughlings: Invasion, Xbox One
Thursday July 11, 2019
Blazing Chrome, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Professor Lupo and his Horrible Pets, Switch
Eagle Island, Switch
Dead In Vinland – True Viking Edition, Switch
Metaloid: Origin, Switch
Tiny Metal: Full Metal Rumble, Switch, PC
Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet, Switch
Doodle God: Crime City, Switch
Skulls of the Shogun: Bone-A-Fide Edition, Switch
WayOut, Switch
Vektor Wars, Switch
Friday July 12, 2019
Streets of Rogue, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Lethal League Blaze, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Dragon Quest Builders 2, Switch, PlayStation 4
God Eater 3, Switch
Aggelos, Xbox One
Tuesday July 16, 2019
Distrust, Switch
Lost Orbit: Terminal Velocity, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Let’s Sing 2019, Switch, PlayStation 4
Mochi Mochi Boy, PlayStation 4, Vita
198X, PlayStation 4
Captain Cat, PlayStation 4
Flutter Bombs, PlayStation 4
Focus On You, PlayStation VR
Super Dragonfly Chronicles, PlayStation 4
Exception, Xbox One
Wednesday July 17, 2019
Let’s Go Nuts!, Switch
Pig Eat Ball, PlayStation 4
Submersed, PlayStation 4
Mochi Mochi Boy, Xbox One
Gloomhaven, PC
Thursday July 18, 2019
Etherborn, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xhox One, PC
Caladrius Blaze, Switch
Gabbuchi, PlayStation 4, PC
Growtopia, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Ankh Guardian – Treasure of the Demon’s Temple, PC
Friday July 19, 2019
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, Switch
Astro Bears, Switch
Mochi Mochi Boy, Switch
Redeemer: Enhanced Edition, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
JumpHead: Battle4Fun, Switch, PC
The Copper Canyon Shoot Out, PlayStation VR
Telefrag VR, PlayStation VR, PC [VR Required]
Welcome to Hanwell, Xbox One
Monday July 22, 2019
Beyond: Two Souls, PC
Tuesday July 23, 2019
Date A Live: Rio Reincarnation, PlayStation 4, PC
Hoggy 2, PlayStation 4, Vita
Robbie Swifthand and the Orb of Mysteries, PlayStation 4
Sabre VR, PlayStation VR
Wargroove, PlayStation 4
Must Dash Amigos, PC
Wednesday July 24, 2019
Pawarumi, Switch, Xbox One
BATTLESHIP, Switch
Conga Master Go!, Vita
Hoggy 2, Xbox One
Thursday July 25, 2019
Fantasy Strike, Switch, PlayStation 4, PC
Songbird Symphony, Switch, PlayStation 4, PC
Raiden V: Director’s Cut, Switch
Zombie Driver: Immortal Edition, Switch
Caged Garden Cock Robin, Switch
Mighty Switch Force! Collection, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Smoots Summer Games, Switch, PlayStation 4
Elea, PlayStation 4
Fear of Traffic, PlayStation 4
Furwind, Xbox One
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom, PC
Arma 3 Contact [DLC], PC
Friday July 26, 2019
Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Switch
Wolfenstein: Youngblood, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Kill la Kill The Game: IF, Switch, PlayStation 4, PC
Hoggy 2, Switch
Tetsumo Party, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot, PlayStation VR, PC [VR Required]
Tuesday July 30, 2019
Forager, Switch, PlayStation 4
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden, Switch
Mutant Year Zero: Seed of Evil [DLC], Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
The Blackout Club, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Super Wiloo Demake, PlayStation 4, Vita
Solo: Islands of the Heart, PlayStation 4
New Star Manager, PlayStation 4
Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Prophecy, PC
Wednesday July 31, 2019
Bear With Me: The Lost Robots, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, iOS, Android
Bear With Me: The Complete Collection, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, iOS, Android
The Tower of Beatrice, Switch, PlayStation 4, Vita, Xbox One
Super Wiloo Demake, Xbox One
Pilot Sports, Xbox One
Solo: Islands of the Heart, Xbox One
Brandy Berthelson has been writing about video games and technology since 2006, with her work appearing on sites including AOL Games, Digital Spy, and Adweek. When she’s not gaming, Brandy enjoys crafting, baking, and traveling with her husband.
