The Drop: New PlayStation Games for 4/28/2015

Colorful adventures, political simulators, puzzlers, and shooters! We have quite the diverse lineup of games coming to PlayStation this week, including one of the latest projects from the team at Double Fine: Broken Age, out soon on PS4 and PS Vita.

Broken Age is the story of two teenagers in oddly similar situations, but on two completely different worlds. Play from both perspectives and solve puzzles in this star-studded adventure complete with pointing, clicking, dialog trees, and plenty of jokes. Yes, it has just about everything that you need.

Also out this week is Tropico 5 on PS4. Rule as a dictator throughout multiple eras, research new technologies, trade, explore, and exert your total control of a beautiful island nation.

For a full list of games coming to PlayStation this week, read on. And enjoy the Drop!

New PlayStation Games This Week

Broken Age

PS4, PS Vita — Digital (Cross Buy)

Broken Age is a timeless coming-of-age story of barfing trees and talking spoons. Vella Tartine and Shay Volta are two teenagers in strangely similar situations, but radically different worlds. The player can freely switch between their stories, helping them take control of their own lives, and dealing with the unexpected adventures that follow.

Omega Quintet

PS4 — Digital, Retail

In this hybrid RPG/idol simulation, five idols wield Sound Weapons against the dark forces of the world. Build up an arsenal of attacks, get the crowd’s pulse racing with extraordinary skills, and then get them on their feet with a live performance!

Paranormal Pursuit: The Gifted One Collector’s Edition

PS3 — Digital

Every second counts in this breathtaking paranormal adventure! Lives are on the line as you race to keep a young boy with psychic abilities from falling into the hands of an evil politician. To evade the henchman sent to kill you and kidnap the child, you’ll have to find cleverly hidden objects and solve cunning puzzles using the boy’s abilities to manipulate time and matter.

Project Root

PS4, PS Vita — Digital (Cross Buy)

Paying homage to the classic SHMUP, Project Root throws players into the front lines of the rebellion to battle against a never-ending collection of enemy aircraft, swarms of missile attacks, legions of tanks and engage in frenetic boss battles to strike at the root of the evil Prometheus Corp.

Risk

PS3 — Digital

Modern combat meets Risk — the classic game of global domination. Risk steps into the near future with modern armies. Using the 2010 rules as standard, Risk offers an exciting strategic experience. Direct the war from your high-tech control room, fighting on the classic map layout.

Sketchcross

PS Vita — Digital

Sketchcross is a Nonogram logic picture puzzle game. Get ready for the satisfaction of solving 50 mind-numbing puzzles spanning from small 5 x 5 puzzles all the way up to the extra large 30 x 30 puzzles.

Tropico 5

PS4 — Digital, Retail

Start your reign during colonial times, survive the World Wars and the Great Depression, be a dictator during the Cold War, and advance your country to modern times and beyond. Rule your beautiful island nation like a dictator!

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