there is no shortage of survival strategy or citybuilding games out there but one that combines them all in a slavic folkloreinspired setting and comes from developers with the likes of the witcher 3 and frostpunk on their resume now thats something very special indeedthat game is gord and in it you must lead a group of tribespeople as they attempt to survive in grim and unforgiving forbidden lands as you might expect from a city builder this involves constructing and expanding your settlement and catering to the needs of its inhabitants but here youll have to defend your flock against all manner of threats from rival tribes to fearsome monsters and otherworldly powersbut this isnt just a citybuilding sim as youll also be able to venture beyond your settlement and take on a wide variety of quests and random encounters that will lead you deep into the wilderness to hunt legendary creatures uncover ancient secrets and vanquish deadly scourgesto add to the challenge youll have to keep your settlers sanity in check as gord also has a darkest dungeonesque sanity meter everything from a grumbly belly to the death of a loved one has an impact on a settlers mental state and if theyre pushed too far they can suffer a breakdown or flee and most likely get gobbled up by monsters gord is the first game from covenant a polish game studio with developers who previously worked at the likes of cd projekt red 11 bit studios and flying wild hog its set to arrive sometime this summer on pc ps5 and xbox series x you can check it out for yourself in the video below or head on over to steam to add it to your wishlistsee all the great titles headed your way in the coming month with our guide to new games 2023