Team Sonic Racing lets families hit the track for some friendly competition.
As the weather heats up and the school year starts to wind down, there aren’t too many big-name releases hitting consoles and PC this May. Team Sonic Racing and Puyo Puyo Champions will let families have fun together, while Rage 2 is an M-rated title adults can enjoy when the kiddos aren’t around.
Team Sonic Racing
Rated E
Appropriate for: Kids who are comfortable with fast-paced gameplay
Team Sonic Racing is a colorful kart racing game that lets players hit the road on a variety of tracks — across multiple game modes — as multiple characters from the classic Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. The game will let players choose from three different character types and customise their vehicles to suit their play style. Players can also work together with others as a team while they race. The game will support both single-player and multiplayer gameplay, with the option to play with other players online, or team up with friends and family in the same room via local multiplayer. Team Sonic Racing is the latest kart racing game starring Sonic and the gang. Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing and Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed were released in 2010 and 2012, respectively.
Great if your kids love: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Forza Horizon 4, other racing games
Puyo Puyo Champions
Rated E
Appropriate for: Kids who enjoy friendly competition
This latest installment in the popular Puyo Puyo franchise (which saw its first release in the early 90s) will allow players to take on friends and family in competitive puzzle battles. The gameplay challenges players to create matches of four-or-more “puyo” (orbs with eyes) of the same color by arranging pairs of puyo that automatically fall from the top of the screen. Players can create chain reactions by arranging the puyo in the right way.
Great if your kids love: Puyo Puyo Tetris, Tetris 99, Treasure Stack
Rage 2
Rated M
Inappropriate for young teens and children
Rage 2 is an open-world first-person shooter that takes players to “a dystopian world devoid of society, law, and order.” This sequel to the original Rage from 2011 gives players access to a variety of guns, vehicles, and other tools that they can use to explore the world and take out enemies. Rage 2 has earned an M rating from the ESRB, with content descriptors for “Blood and Gore,” “Intense Violence,” “Strong Language,” and “Suggestive Themes.”
Try These Games Instead: Horizon: Zero Dawn, Monster Hunter: World
Noteable kid- and teen-friendly titles are in bold.
Disclaimer: Release dates can change at any time.
Wednesday May 1, 2019
Table Top Racing: World Tour – Nitro Edition, Switch
Crashbots, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Puzzle Herder, Switch
Thursday May 2, 2019
Duck Game, Switch
Venture Kid, Switch
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action, Switch, PlayStation 4
Strike Suit Zero: Director’s Cut, Switch
HexaGravity, Switch
The Swords of Ditto: Mormo’s Curse, Switch
Xtreme Club Racing, Switch
Giga Wrecker Alt., Switch
Black Paradox, PC
Friday May 3, 2019
Hellmut: The Badass from Hell, Switch
Shadows of Adam, Switch
Black Paradox, Switch, Xbox One
Gyro Boss DX, Switch
Purple Chicken Spaceman, Xbox One
SNK 40th Anniversary Collection, Xbox One
Giga Wrecker Alt., Xbox One
Tuesday May 7, 2019
Shakedown Hawaii, Switch, PlayStation 4, Vita, PC
Puyo Puyo Champions, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Brief Battles, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Reverse Crawl, PlayStation 4
Frane: Dragons’ Odyssey, PlayStation 4, Vita
Lost Artifacts: Soulstone, PlayStation 4
My Big Sister, Xbox One
Wednesday May 8, 2019
My Big Sister, PlayStation 4
Party Arcade, PlayStation 4
The Adventures of Bertram Fiddle: Episode 1 – A Dreadly Business, Xbox One
Legend of the Tetrarchs, Xbox One
Woodle Tree Adventures, Xbox One
Thursday May 9, 2019
Masquerada: Songs and Shadows, Switch
For the King, Switch
ASCENDANCE – First Horizon, Switch
Frane: Dragons’ Odyssey, Switch
Monster Puzzle, Switch
Dragon Ball FighterZ: Dragon Ball GT Goku [DLC], Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Lost Artifacts: Soulstone, Switch
Life is Strange 2: Episode 3 – Wastelands, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Doughlings Arcade, PlayStation 4
Pax Nova, PC
Yakuza Kiwami 2, PC
Friday May 10, 2019
Saints Row: The Third – The Full Package, Switch
Dragon Pinball, Switch
Lovecraft’s Untold Stories, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Blazing Beaks, Switch
Reverse Crawl, Switch, Xbox One
ASCENDANCE – First Horizon, Xbox One
Super Space Serpent Secondary Edition, Xbox One, PC
DragonFangZ: The Rose & Dungeon of Time, Xbox One, PC
For the King, Xbox One
Tuesday May 14, 2019
Redout, Switch
Sniper Elite V2 Remastered, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Evil Defenders, Switch
A Plague Tale: Innocence, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Rage 2, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Feudal Alloy, PlayStation 4
Darkwood, PlayStation 4
Devious Dungeon 2, PlayStation 4, Vita
Figment, PlayStation 4
Lost Orbit, Xbox One
Wednesday May 15, 2019
Undead Horde, Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC
Quar: Infernal Machines, PlayStation VR
Devious Dungeon 2, Xbox One
Feudal Alloy, Xbox One
Thursday May 16, 2019
Bubsy: Paws on Fire, Switch, PlayStation 4, PC
39 Days to Mars, Switch
Castlevania Anniversary Collection, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Koral, Switch, PC
Project Nimbus: Complete Edition, Switch
Thief Simulator, Switch
Darkwood, Switch
Guilty Gear, Switch, PlayStation 4
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R, Switch
Bartender VR Simulator, PlayStation VR
The Padre, PlayStation 4
Friday May 17, 2019
Steven Universe: Save the Light / OK K.O.! Let’s Play Heroes Combo, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Devious Dungeon 2, Switch
Dragon’s Lair Trilogy, Xbox One
Darkwood, Xbox One
Steel Rats, Xbox One
Molecats, Xbox One
Tuesday May 21, 2019
Team Sonic Racing, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Assassin’s Creed III Remastered, Switch
Resident Evil: Origins Collection, Switch
Resident Evil 0, Switch
Resident Evil, Switch
Resident Evil 4, Switch
Everybody’s Golf VR, PlayStation VR
Observation, PlayStation 4, PC
American Fugitive, PlayStation 4, PC
Killing Floor: Double Feature, PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR
Slay the Spire, PlayStation 4
Skelly Selest, PlayStation 4
Dauntless, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Back in 1995, PlayStation 4, Vita
Dragon Fantasy: Volumes of Westeria, PlayStation 4
Virtual Virtual Reality, PlayStation VR
Fission Superstar X, Xbox One, PC
Wednesday May 22, 2019
The Last Door: Complete Edition, Switch, Xbox One
Back in 1995, Xbox One
Marenian Tavern Story: Patty and the Hungry God, Xbox One, PC
Thursday May 23, 2019
American Fugitive, Switch
TT Isle of Man: Ride On The Edge, Switch
Daedalus – The Awakening of Golden Jazz, Switch, PlayStation 4, PC
The Last Door: Complete Edition, PlayStation 4
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS, PC
Friday May 24, 2019
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Deluxe Edition, Switch
Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland, Switch, PlayStation 4, PC
Skelly Selest, Switch, Xbox One
Back in 1995, Switch
Super Tennis Blast, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Dollhouse, PlayStation 4
American Fugitive, Xbox One
Minion Masters, Xbox One
Bring to Light, Xbox One
Monday May 27, 2019
Little Friends: Dogs & Cats, Switch
Tuesday May 28, 2019
Crystal Crisis, Switch, PlayStation 4
Lapis x Labyrinth, Switch, PlayStation 4
OPUS Collection, Switch
Cricket 19, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Blood & Truth, PlayStation VR
Kingdom Come: Deliverance Royal Edition, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Layers of Fear 2, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Warlock’s Tower, PlayStation 4, Vita
Five Nights at Freddy’s VR: Help Wanted, PlayStation VR, PC
Golem Gates, PlayStation 4
Unruly Heroes, PlayStation 4
The House in Fata Morgana, Vita
Wednesday May 29, 2019
Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition, Switch
DayZ, PlayStation 4
DragonfangZ – The Rose and Dungeon of Time, PlayStation 4
Warlock’s Tower, Xbox One
Conan Unconquered, PC
Thursday May 30, 2019
Super Cane Magic ZERO, Switch, PlayStation 4
Outer Wilds, Xbox One
Friday May 31, 2019
PixARK, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Warlock’s Tower, Switch
Golem Gates, Switch, Xbox One
Trover Saves the Universe, PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR
Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition, 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.
