This year has been an absolute drought in terms of new games and exciting IPs outside a few rare titles like the recent Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. And while one could argue that certain, lesser-talked-about games like Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, Dungeons Of Hinterberg, or even the First Descendant are worth celebrating (and they are), they just don’t have that kick or general consensus appeal that games released in the prior few years have had. We’re already in July, and from the looks of things, it doesn’t look like it’s going to get any better.