With summer vacation coming to an end, for many students (and Stadians), this marks the beginning of Back to School season. Any-last minute, 2 AM gaming sessions on Stadia will soon be replaced with late night cramming to finish homework and study for tests.
Even with the long summer breaks, it feels like thereās never enough time to finish all the games in your backlog. As a wise gamer once said: so many titles, so little time.
Letās see what we have for you this week.
Rebooting the Saints Row series
Standard release - Aug 23
In this Saints Row reboot, the game takes place in the fictional city of Santo Ileso, a locale loosely based off Las Vegas. Santo Ileso is rife with criminal activity, with three notorious gangs vying for control of the city. You, a former member of Marshall Defense Industry known as āThe Boss,ā will gather dissatisfied members from the three gangs to form your own crew.
Your mission: To seize control of the city from these gangs.
Experience this reboot of the iconic franchise by kicking bad guys where it hurts the most, doing wrestling takedowns on enemies, riding the wings of a crashed plane, and having shootouts with vigilantes.
The Saints Row series has always been about over-the-top, ridiculous traditions and it shows in this reboot. This gameplay is what keeps Saints Rows fans coming back for more since its 2006 debut, but is now modernized for the times.
Enjoy a slew of new gameplay options, including two-player co-op, a brand-new cast of characters, and the ability to customize protagonist The Bossās appearance using the Boss Factory tool.
The reboot of the famed series is now here. Play it today on Stadia.
Are you actually smarter than a fifth grader?
Standard release ā Aug 23
Test your knowledge and see if youāre smarter than, well, a fifth grader. The game, based on the popular TV show, has over 6,800 questions in 24 subjects. Multiple-choice questions, true-or-false choices, and minigames are just some challenges contestants face on this show.
Tackle these questions alone or together with family and friends to prove if you are smarter than the 10-year-old across the street.
Play Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader on Stadia now.
Whatās coming to Stadia Pro next month?
For users subscribed to Stadia Pro, thereās a rotating library of 50+ games each month.
Check out the new games joining the Stadia Pro library this month and early September:
Dodge enemy fire in Yars: Recharged
New to Stadia Pro ā Aug 23
In this 40+ year remake of the Atari 2600 classic, Yars: Recharged is back! In this shoot āem up, bullet hell game, youāll play as a flying bug. Youāll fly into the enemy homeworld, guarded by hives shooting deadly pulse cannons and waves of missiles at you. Our bug protagonist will need to dodge and weave these projectives and respond in kind: by blasting the enemies into oblivion.
Are your shoot āem up skills up to the task? Find out by playing the brand-new remake on Stadia Pro.
Experience Tron-inspired racing in Tri6: Infinite
New to Stadia Pro ā Sept 1
Race in a futuristic, Tron-inspired, endless race track that will test your driving mettle. While the first few levels may be smooth driving, the later levels will ramp up in difficulty. Soon, players will be greeted by generated obstacles that appear at a maddening pace. Tunnels, lasers, sharp turns, and opponents are just some challenges that players have to navigate through.
Speaking of enemies, racers will be able to pick up items on the track. Use those items to fire projectiles at opponents, while dodging opponentsā attacks and obstacles.
How long can you last on the cyberspace race track?
Find out by playing Tri6: Infinite in Stadia Pro starting September 1!
One of the craziest restaurant simulators: Overcooked! All You Can Eat
Entering Stadia Pro ā Sept 1
For all the cooking aficionados, Overcooked! All You Can Eat is your game. With over 200 levels and 80 chefs, players will traverse the land of Onion Kingdom to cook up a wide range of recipes in a variety of kitchens.
But if you think this game is a walk in the kitchen, youāre sorely mistaken.
This restaurant simulator throws you into the cooking chaos right away. Players will use teamwork to serve as many dishes as they can to satisfy hungry customers before the timer runs out. Friendships and relationships will be put to the test, as youāll quickly find out how well you work (or mess up!) with your teammates in intense moments to overcome each cooking challenge.
Packaged as Overcooked! 1 and 2 with AOC (add-on content), this revamped version is the ultimate Overcooked! thus far.
Experience the cooking simulator that got some solid scores, with GAMINGBible rating it a 9.0 out of 10, and Destructoid and Video Chums giving it an 8.5.
Become a chef by playing Overcooked! on Stadia Pro September 1.
Become a spirit-sending, ferry-master in Spiritfarer
Entering Stadia Pro ā Sept 1
Spritfarer is a cozy management about dying. Wait, dying, you say?
Players assume the role of a ferry-master that sends off spirits on a final, memorable journey on a ship before their transition to the afterlife.
To learn more about Spiritfarerās development, check out our interview here.
And to get your ferry-mastering on, claim Spiritfarer on Stadia Pro September 1.
PJ Masks: Heroes of the Night will save the day!
Entering Stadia Pro ā Sept 1
Follow superheroes Catboy, Owlette, and Gekko in PJ Masks: Heroes of the Night! as they protect the city from evil-doers. Our protagonists will face off against the villains: Romeo, Luna Girl, and Night Ninja, who are trying to take over the world.
PJ Masks is now on Stadia Pro. Get your cute superhero fix by playing it on Stadia Pro September 1.
Dive into tactical FPS action with Rainbow Six Siege Standard Edition
On Play Days ā Sept 1ā7
Havenāt checked out Rainbow Six Siege yet? Thereās no better time than the present!
Return to the world of Rainbow Six, where intense, tactical, gunplay FPS action awaits you. Sound strategy and masterful teamwork combined with skillful gunplay will lead to victory, as running-and-gunning alone wonāt work. Experience fierce firefights, loud explosions, and close-quarters combat at every turn.
Relive the FPS that many gamers, for years, have praised as an excellent tactical shooter. A game that is easy to get into, but hard to master, and never gets old.
Play the full version of Rainbow Six Siege Standard Edition from September 1ā7.
Revisit the world of The Elder Scrolls Online with new AOC
Standard release: The Elder Scrolls Online: Lost Depths AOC ā Aug 22
Play Day special: Aug 16ā29
For Elder Scrolls fans, a new AOC called The Elder Scrolls Online: Lost Depths just came out.
Continue or start your journey as you explore Graven Deep and Earthen Root Enclave, the two new dungeons. Uncover the secrets of the Druid King by exploring an ancient underwater area, while defending a sacred sanctuary from the druids of the Fearsome Circle in these challenging new four-player PvE adventures that expand the gameās story.
Check out the trailer for Lost Depths below, and purchase this new add-on content in-game to play within The Elder Scrolls Online.
But thatās not all. The Elder Scrolls Online is our featured Play Day game from August 16ā29. For the next few days, you can get your Elder Scroll fix of the award-winning online MMORPG at no cost.
Dive into The Elder Scrolls Online: Lost Depths on Stadia!
More games for you to try
If you want more games to play, we got you! Hereās the full list of just over 140 trials to full games, available to play without even creating a Stadia account!
Hereās several new games have also been unlocked from our Stadia partners:
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And that closes out this weekās Stadia news! As always, be sure to follow us on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for all the latest updates.
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