Summer Game Fest 2023: Hands-on highlights with 8 upcoming PlayStation titles

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This year’s Summer Game Fest hosted tons of new gaming faces. Between all the familiar friends and new arrivals showcased, there’s almost an overwhelming amount of new titles to be excited about coming to PlayStation. Whether you’re looking for an indie fix or a new spin on an old icon of the industry, here are some of the games we got our hands on that you’ll want to keep an eye out for.

A picture is worth a thousand words and may just be the doorway to even more paths. In Viewfinder, you find yourself in a mysterious world with nothing but pictures found and taken along the way to guide you. But these pictures have properties allowing them to be placed anywhere and traversed through. You’ll be tasked with using the images to make your way through various puzzles in ways that only your mind can limit you.

Take an image of a hallway and place it on the roof to have items fall on top of you. Or maybe take an image of a building and place it sideways to make a bridge across a fatal pit. And with so many art styles spanning a simple child’s crayon drawing to classic pixel art, there’s tons of eye candy to take in and use to your heart and eyes’ content. Arm yourself with your camera on July 18, 2023.

If unique visuals are your thing, then Hauntii is a must-add to your wishlist. Play as the adorable ghost, Hauntii, and travel the simplistically-styled beautiful world of Eternity. This twin-stick shooter takes the genre in a more relaxing direction, allowing you to explore its contemporary world at your leisure. As you explore, you’ll learn to possess various items and creatures to solve puzzles and fight back against enemies while collecting keys to unlock the past of Hauntii. Travel the world of Eternity and beyond when