Best games you can play this week – Axes and arenas

This week sees the return of a caped crusader, a hellish Viking adventure, and a gravity-defying royal rumble. Here are our picks for the games releasing 7-11 August 2017:

Lawbreakers

8 August 2017 (PS4, PC)

Coming from the mind of Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski, Lawbreakers is a team-based arena shooter.

This PC and PS4 only title focuses on futuristic law enforcement officers attempting to repel marauding gangs which have clubbed together and attempted to take the US. The moon was also the subject of clandestine testing and has shattered, leading to pockets of zero-gravity which can be exploited.

It looks and sounds pretty interesting, and with the creative talent behind it, we’ll be keeping a close eye on Lawbreakers.

Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice

8 August 2017 (PS4, PC)

Coming from the team behind the underrated Enslaved: Oddysey to the West and the brilliant Devil May Cry reboot, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is a third-person action game set in the Viking age.

Players take control of Senua, a broken Celtic warrior who embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover.

Strategic yet brutal melee combat is the order of the day in Hellblade, with strong elements of psychosis, so expect some trippy moments throughout the game.