Venture into the foreboding world of Ashen, a new RPG from A44 and Annapurna Interactive where you’ll fight to restore light to a shadow-drenched world. Band together with other players — or don’t — and plumb the depths of treacherous dungeons set across an expansive open world.

Other highlights this week include Avicii Invector and Shuttle Commander for PS VR.

For a full list of new games coming to PlayStation next week, read on. And enjoy The Drop!

PS4 — Digital (Out 12/9)

Ashen is an open world co-op action RPG about a wanderer in search of a place to call home. As you adventure through Ashen, you’ll occasionally encounter other players in a massive open world. It’s up to you to decide how to deal with them — fight together against evil, invite them into your party or simply ignore them.

PS4 — Digital, Retail

Soar through vocal melodies, sweep each fade and attack every beat in 25 of AVICII’s biggest hits, in this enthralling futuristic rhythm-action experience – AVICII Invector. Fly solo or bring the pulse-pounding frenetic energy of an AVICII concert to your living room with your friends in competitive gameplay.

PS4 — Digital, Retail

A dark corruption scandal in the heart of New York City’s underworld is a case for charismatic detective John Blacksad. With its anthropomorphic characters and its incredible 1950s feel, Blacksad: Under the Skin promises all the eerily dark adventure of a detective novel, just like the eponymous comic book series.

PS4 — Digital (Out 12/12)

Make friends, play cards, twist the rules, become a Mega Mutant Power Pets master, and try to save the world in this single-player RPG about being a 90’s kid. Explore Dudsdale Elementary and build killer card decks to defeat the mutants from everybody’s favorite collectible card game that have invaded the real world.

PS4 — Digital (Out 12/13)

Dead End Job sends you into a madcap, wacky world to bust up ghosts. It’s a procedurally generated, couch co-op, twin-stick shooter that straps a vacuum pack to your back, and puts a plasma blaster in your hand. For you, it’s just another day in the office.

PS4 — Digital (Out 12/9)

Experience the E3 Best Sports Game award-winning gameplay with PES 2020, now free to download! Build your dream team in myClub, or support your favorite side in Matchday mode. Live and breathe the most authentic soccer game ever created, developed with the assistance of renowned midfielder Andrés Iniesta.

PS4 — Digital

Sir Arthur has gotten old… too old. He has lost everything he had and loved, and with nothing more to lose, he leaves for Samarnath, an evil subterranean kingdom (which no knight has ever returned alive) in search of treasures, adventures and the most important: five magical orbs that together provide: the Eternal youth.

Fishing: Barents Sea Complete Edition

PS4 — Digital

Take the helm of your very own fishing boat and explore the vastness of the Norwegian sea. Start with the little boat inherited from your grandfather, catch fish, and earn money for upgrades as well as bigger and better boats. Enjoy the beautiful Barents Sea and make your fishing industry dreams come true.

PS VR — Digital

A magical, musical hike through lush, chromatic VR wilderness. Bring dormant landscapes back to life by restoring native flora through light, water, and harmony, while collecting seeds to grow your own enchanted garden.The experience merges aspects of adventure and cultivation into a refreshing, musically enveloping whole.

PS4 — Digital

Gunlord X is a 2D action platformer featuring stunning pixel art, 11 open-world stages, nasty creatures, huge boss battles and a pumping soundtrack. Blast yourself through giant landscapes, explore caverns and reveal all secrets in this retro-inspired action game. Enjoy the definitive version of this classic masterpiece with tons of new features and updates.

PS4 — Digital

Award-winning adventure where you control national news. A stack of news article sits on your desk. It’s time to make decisions. After work, emerge on the streets of Novistan, shaped by the very news you publish. Watch the city change day by day and influence the lives of the four main characters.

Kwaidan

PS4 — Digital (Out 12/13)

Seamlessly combining 3D action and point-click adventure, Kwaidan provides a nostalgic-yet-new experience. Explore an old Japanese manor, solve clever puzzles, and fight against monsters called Yoki.

PS4 — Digital (Out 12/11)

A teenager from the modern world is being summoned into a fantasy world with an important task from a wizard — to return the King’s stolen treasures! Oliver’s Adventures in the Fairyland is an indie adventure game inspired by the best Metroidvania titles. It packs retro graphics, roguelike elements, and classical platforming action.

PS4 — Digital

Duty called and the Rift Keeper woke up from his deep slumber. Embark on your journey, travel through rifts, and restore the balance as the Rift Keeper in this handcrafted 2D roguelite platformer with challenging, fast-paced action gameplay.

PS VR — Digital (Out 12/11)

Take command of the Space Shuttle as it embarks on various missions to the Hubble Space Telescope. Fly the shuttle in a full landing simulation based on real physics and flight dynamics. Join the crew on the space shuttle missions and assist in the deployment and servicing of the Hubble. More details

PS4 — Digital (Out 12/12)

Join a racoon and a llama in their quest to save videogames as we know them! SuperEpic is a Metroidvania style action adventure game filled with humor and satire. The gameplay is nonlinear and fast paced, with exploration and combo-based combat the weapon of choice against the evil Regnantcorp!

PS4 — Digital (Out 12/13)

Super Korotama is an arcade skill game that emulates a classic retro-style arcade machine with different perforated panels, where the user can move a metal ball through a vertical bar that can be raised with the machine’s joysticks. The main objective of the game is to put the ball in the correct hole while avoiding the rest of the holes.

PS4, PS VR — Digital (Out 12/12)

Touring Karts takes maximum advantage of the possibilities of VR by reinventing kart-type races in the midst of chaos full of action and surprises. Features 22 tracks and 30 customizable cars, up to eight players online multiplayer support with no waiting, and more.