May’s the best month of the year because it’s the one that we’re currently living in. Every month is the best month, except for those months where really terrible things seem to happen, like April, or Thanksgiving, or every month since you turned 13. May is fine, though, just fine, and part of that is the fact that new videogames will once again exist during it. Here are five of those games, the five we’re most excited about playing here at Paste. And of course this doesn’t include the games we don’t yet know are coming out in May, since everybody is so fond of surprise releases these days. Take a seat, read the list, and get ready to play some games—assuming games are the kind of thing you like to play.
5. Rage 2
Platforms: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC
Release Date: May 14
It’s okay if you don’t remember Rage—it came out eight years ago, which is like three eternities in videogames. The long-gestating sequel is an open-world first-person shooter by Id and the developers about the Just Cause games, Avalanche Studios. Expect more mutant-blasting action in a deeply post-industrial world that’s struggling to stay alive after some kind of apocalyptic disaster. It’s got shooting, monsters who are basically zombies, a bunch of vehicles you can drive, and even the severed head of Andrew W.K. (but only if you order the collector’s edition, apparently). It might seem like a weird pick for such a delayed sequel—it’s not like the original Rage set the world on fire back in 2011—but it’s just about the only major release from a top studio in May, so it could wind up selling pretty well.
4. Puyo Puyo Champions
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Switch, Xbox One, PC
Release Date: May 7
The real champs are all of us lucky folks who get to play some more Puyo Puyo in just a few days. This is a different brand of puzzle game, though, one with esports in mind. Expect to compete online for ultimate Puyo Puyo glory against players from all over the world. If you’re not too sure of your Puyo Puyo skills, though, you can work on ‘em in the local tournament mode, which lets eight players bash it out. Tile matching games might not seem especially exciting or innovative in 2019, but the Puyo Puyo series has always headed those complaints off at the past with colorful characters and the kind of puzzle action that’s almost impossible to put down. It’s only been a couple of years since Puyo Puyo Tetris, but we’re still ready for this one.
3. Castlevania Anniversary Collection
Platforms: Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC
Release Date: May 16
