Best Upcoming Games 2023: New Biggest Games Coming Out Soon

45 of the most promising and anticipated games of 2023, spanning all genres and platforms.

After two years of false starts, 2023 looks promising. Starfield, Spider-Man 2, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and Final Fantasy 16 are just a few of the games we'll be seeing very soon.

With dozens of titles delayed until 2023, more focus on next-gen hardware, and at least one major exclusive from every platform owner, there's a lot to look forward to in 2023.

This list only considered games with officially announced release dates of 2023. For example, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (2023-2024) and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth ("next winter") have release windows that expand to 2024 and are therefore not included. Games expected to leave early access in 2023, such as Baldur's Gate 3 and Disney Dreamlight Valley, are also excluded.

Seasonal (e.g. spring, fall) graduation windows are based on the Northern Hemisphere.

Upcoming Games January 2023

Fire Emblem Engagement

Nintendo kicks off a busy start to the year with Fire Emblem Engagement January 20th. The Switch exclusive introduces a brand new series protagonist in Alear. This latest main Fire Emblem allows players to summon or "engage" heroes from the series' past, including the original protagonist and the main protagonist of Smash Bros. Martha. When the hero of the past is engaged, Alear inherits his weapons and skills.

Engage follows excellent Fire Emblem: Three Houses 2019, which earned 9,5 points in our expectation rating.

Release date: January 20 | Platform: Switch

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forspoken

After two delays in 2022, Forspoken will finally release on PS5 and PC on January 24th. Square Enix's new action RPG is worth keeping an eye on for a few reasons, chief among them its stellar team of writers, Outcast Gary Whitt, Uncharted's Amy Hennig and Todd Stashwick, and Shadowhunters' Allison Rymer.

narrative concept Forspoken's isekai shows that the protagonist Frey is transported from modern New York to Atia, a fantasy world of magic and deep mythology. When Frey travels home, she will learn otherworldly abilities that aid in both combat and survival.

Release date: January 24 | Platforms: PS5, PC

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Dead Space

Dead Space 2023 is a remake of the 2008 survival horror classic. It is completely rebuilt in the EA Frostbite engine with "all new assets, new character models and new environments" based on the original design.

It's still Dead Space at its core, though the EA Motive team keeps things fresh by introducing new systems like Peeling, which allows players to strip extra flesh, tendons, and bones from Necromorphs. It's both a visual treat for the hounds and a smart health bar for Dead Space's mutated villains.

Release date: January 27 | Platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC

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Upcoming Games February 2023

Hogwarts legacy

One of the most anticipated games of 2021 (and then 2022) is now one of the biggest third-party releases of 2023. After two years of delays, Hogwarts Legacy is set to launch on February 10, fulfilling Harry Potter fans' longtime desires to bring their own Wizarding World fantasy to life.

Players create their own character and choose their desired house before starting the game as fifth year students at Hogwarts. The open world RPG puts you behind your classmates, meaning you'll have to complete quests to catch up. While there are a ton of areas to explore, secrets to discover, and activities to take part in, developer Avalanche Software has been unable to include playable versions of certain Hogwarts games such as Quidditch, Gobstones, and Wizard's Chess.

Release date: February 10 (PS5, XSX| S, PC), April 4 (PS4, X1), July 25 (Switch) | Platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, PC

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wild hearts

Wild Hearts is EA's answer to Monster Hunter, a brand new game where players hunt and create a fantasy semi-open world inspired by feudal Japan. For Wild Hearts, EA collaborated with Japanese studio omega Force, best known for its Dynasty Warriors action series.

Representing a unique take on the hunting game genre, WILD HEARTS™ invites you to use ancient technology to defeat fearsome creatures infused with the formidable powers of nature itself. Fight them solo or hunt with your friends in seamless co-op.

Release date: February 17 | Platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC

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Atomic Heart

excitement about Atomic Heart has grown significantly since it was announced four years ago, thanks to a steady stream of increasingly quirky, sci-fi trailers showcasing a Soviet-era, BioShock-like first-person shooter.

Atomic Heart could be one of the biggest sleeper hits of 2023. Whether this potential will be realized is another question, although early impressions are promising: our first hands-on preview of Atomic Heart called it "an immersive world to get lost in, with fast-paced combat and inspirational art and enemy design."

Longtime Doom composer Mick Gordon created original music for Atomic Heart, which will be mixed with compositions from the 50s-80s. The result, according to developer Mundfish, is "Soviet-style pop meets juicy Doom-style remixes."

Release date: February 21 | Platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC

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Horizon call of the mountain

Horizon Call of the Mountain is a standalone PSVR 2 spin-off set during the events of Horizon Zero Dawn. It focuses on two main gameplay systems: traverse backed by satisfying climbing mechanics and bow and arrow combat. Climbing requires you to physically walk from ledge to ledge, while archery requires you to pantomime real action: reach for the arrow, insert it, aim, then draw back and release.

Call of the Mountain launches alongside PSVR2 on February 22nd.

Release date: February 22 | Platforms: PSVR 2

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Company of Heroes 3

Company of Heroes returns in 2023 with its first main entry in a decade and two different campaigns set during World War II, one in North Africa and the other in Italy.

With Company of Heroes 3, Relic aims to preserve what longtime fans have come to love about the acclaimed RTS by integrating fresh gameplay mechanics such as Tactical Pause and a fully dynamic campaign map.

In our last Company of Heroes 3 preview says "It feels like good CoH tactical action, with a wider unit roster than ever before and a greater variety of unorthodox targets to break up more traditional maps." It's coming to PC as well as PS5 and Xbox Series X|S with "intuitive controller support and console user interface."

Release date: February 23 | Platforms: PS5, Xbox Series

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Sounds of the forest

Sons of the Forest is the sequel to one of the best survival horror games on PC. Like its predecessor, Sons of the Forest throws you onto a spooky island with nothing but your wits to survive. Players must mine materials to create weapons and shelters needed to avoid falling prey to the island's cannibals.

Release date: February 23 | Platform: PC

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Kerbal Space Program 2 (Early Access)

Kerbal Space 2 launches into Early Access on February 24th. The space flight simulation sequel introduces new environments, improved visuals, a completely revamped user interface, over 350 new rocket parts, and the ability to customize and paint your ships.

The Early Access version of KSP 2 is set exclusively in a reimagined version of the Kerbolar system from the original game, complete with new terrain and atmosphere systems. Once launched, developer Intercept Games plans to build on this with additional systems to explore, user bases, and support for both multiplayer and mods.

Release date: February 24 | Platform: PC (PlayStation and Xbox versions coming later)

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Octopath Traveler 2

Octopath Traveler 2 is the sequel to the excellent HD-2D JRPG square Enix from 2018. The sequel features eight main characters with separate but converging stories. Last Octopath Traveler 2 trailer introduced us to two of these characters - the scientist Oswald and the merchant Partitio - as well as a new hidden power system that activates unique abilities after the character takes enough damage or breaks enough enemy shields.

While the original launched exclusively on Switch, Octopath Traveler 2 will be released on PS5, PS4, and PC in addition to the Nintendo hybrid console.

Release date: February 24 | Platforms: PS5, PS4, Switch, PC

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Upcoming Games March 2023

The Day Before

The Day Before is one of the most anticipated games of 2023; The open-world survival MMO is the second most played game on Steam, behind only Hogwarts Legacy. The Day Before was originally supposed to be released in 2022, but the move to Unreal Engine 5 has resulted in developer Fntastic pushing that date back to the new year.

Set in a zombie-infested post-pandemic America, The Day Before combines survival gameplay with deep combat and Animal Crossing-inspired base building.

Release date: March 1 | Platform: PC (PS5, Xbox Series X|S version at a later stage)

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Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is the next action game from genre experts Team Ninja, the studio behind Nioh and Ninja Gaiden. Wo Long is described as a soulful set in a dark fantasy version of the Three Kingdoms period in China.

Team Ninja promises that Wo Long will be "an extremely challenging and demanding game." Where Wo Long differs from many soulslikes is the dizzying speed of his combat, which we called "fantastic" in our Wo Long Preview.

Release date: March 3 | Platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC

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Skull and Bones

After five years of delays Ubisoft's pirate adventure is expected to end its journey through the turbulent waters of game development on March 9th. Skull & Bones began life as a multiplayer add-on for Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag back in 2013 and has since gone through various iterations. What Ubisoft ultimately landed on is high seas adventure without a structured campaign. Instead, players control customizable pirate ships in which they can enter into contracts, collect resources, and fight merchants or other players.

Release date: March 9 | Platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC

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Bayonetta Origins: Cherry and the Lost Demon

Following the release of Bayonetta 3 in 2022, Nintendo and PlatinumGames are teaming up again to create a prequel titled Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon. You will control both Cereza before she became known as Bayonetta and the titular Lost Demon Cheshire in a fully narrated quest to rescue Ceresa's mother.

Release date: March 17 | Platform: Switch

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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is the sequel to Respawn Entertainment's Jedi: Fallen Order, set five years later. The game continues the story of a more mature and more stern Cal Kestis, who remains on the run as the Empire's most wanted fugitive. Expectations are high for Survivor as its predecessor is the second best selling Star Wars game of all time in the US and number two on the list. best soul games .

Release date: March 17 | Platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC

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Resident Evil 4 Remake

The spooky season is coming early next year as, after Dead Space in January and Sons of the Forest in February, Capcom will release its Resident Evil 4 remake in March.

RE 4 Remake follows Capcom's recent reimaginings of Resident Evil 2 and 3, retaining the foundational elements of the original game while adding updated gameplay and a visual update. The story was also "remodeled" to accommodate the series' narrative development over the past 17 years.

The original Resident Evil 4 from 2005 is considered one of the best survival horror games ever made.

Release date: March 24 | Platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series

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Crime Boss: Rocky City

Crime Boss: Rockay City was one of the wildest announcements from The Game Awards 2022. It's an action-packed FPS with an eclectic cast of standouts: Reservoir Dogs actor Michael Madsen, Lethal Weapon's Danny Glover, Danny Trejo's Machete himself, Vanilla Ice and Chuck Norris.

Crime Boss takes place in a fictional version of 90s Florida with an aesthetic to match. You and up to three other players pull off heists and compete for turf on your way to the top of Rocky City's underworld.

Release date: March 28 | Platforms: PC (console at a later stage)

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System Shock Remake

Another genre-defining game set to be remade for 2023 is System Shock, the 1994 first-person adventure game that inspired companies like BioShock and Deus Ex. System Shock puts you in orbit around Saturn aboard Citadel Station. You play as a nameless hacker trying to shut down a rogue, maniacal AI named SHODAN that has overtaken the station.

After a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2016, we finally got a hands-on remake in 2022 and walked away impressed with its "phantom sci-fi vibe and breathtaking environments".

Other expected games in Q1 2023:

• One Piece Odyssey (January 13)
• Like A Dragon: Ishin! (February 21)
• Kirby's Return To Dream Land Deluxe (February 24)
• Darkest Dungeon 2 (February)
• Amnesia: The Bunker (March 2023)
• Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn (Early 2023)
• Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game (Early 2023)
• Layers of Fear (Early 2023)
• Season: A Letter to the Future (Early 2023)
• Witchfire (Early Access) (Early 2023)

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Upcoming Games April 2023

Dead Island 2

After an eight-year development journey across three different studios, Dead Island 2 will finally see the light of day in 2023. It might be hard to believe, but given the amount of gameplay shown towards the end of 2022, it looks like Dead Island 2 really will be released April 28th. Based on these videos, Dead Island 2 will give you countless gruesome, bloody ways to dismember and dice the spawning undead.

Release date: April 28 | Platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC

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Upcoming Games May 2023

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Among the dozens of big games due out in 2023, none is bigger than The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Nintendo's sequel to what many are calling the best game of all time.

Nintendo has been careful not to show too many Tears of the Kingdom, perhaps in an attempt to maintain the same sense of awe and wonder that made Breath of the Wild so special. What Nintendo has shown is an extended traversal system in which Link explores the lands of Hyrule и huge sky above. We can't wait to reveal what secrets Tears of the Kingdom holds when it launches on Switch on May 12th.

Release date: May 12 | Platform: Switch

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Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League

Rocksteady has earned a reputation as one of the leading action game developers in the industry with the excellent Batman Arkham trilogy. Now, eight years later, the team is back with Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.

Kill the Justice League takes place in the same universe as the Rocksteady's Arkham games, although this time players will take the place of one of four DC supervillains: Deadshot, Captain Boomerang, King Shark or Harley Quinn. Playing solo or with up to three other players, you'll venture through Metropolis to take down corrupted versions of DC heroes, including Batman, voiced last by the late great Kevin Conroy.

Release date: May 26 | Platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC

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Upcoming Games June 2023

Street Fighter 6

Street Fighter 6, the first new game in the series since 2016, introduces a solid character creator for its World Tour mode, allowing your individual fighter to take on Street Fighter legends and master their moves. Among the 18 fighters at the start are the main fighters of the series Ken, Ryu and Chun-Li, as well as newcomers Jamie and Kimberly.

Those skeptical of Street Fighter 6 after its predecessor's many problems have good reason to be optimistic: fighting game expert IGN Mitchell Saltzman named beta version of Street Fighter 6 the best game he has ever played.

Release date: June 2 | Platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series

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Diablo 4

Blizzard's legendary action-RPG series returns in 2023 with Diablo 4, the series' first-ever open world crack. Diablo 4 returns to the franchise's dark roots with a story centered around big bad Lilith. Former game director Luis Barriga described it as gothic, medieval, and "a bleak and shattered hellscape devoid of hope and possessed by demons".

After 12 hours with Diablo 4, we said it was "absolutely jam-packed with story, content, beauty, character customization, and more." It launches on June 6, after which Blizzard will continue to add support "for years to come, tied to additional cosmetic items and full story expansions," according to Diablo boss Rod Fergusson.

Release date: June 6 | Platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC

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Final Fantasy 16

Final Fantasy 16 is one of the biggest third-party games of the year and takes the series to Valisthea, a fantasy land set against the backdrop of medieval Europe. FF16 trades in its predecessor's open world for an area-based design similar to semi-open games like Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Producer Naoki Yoshida says the decision was made to "get a better feel for the truly global scope of the game." Players control protagonist Clive Rosfield through real-time fast-paced combat, while companion characters are controlled by the AI.

Final Fantasy 16 is coming to PS5 with a six-month exclusivity window.

Release date: June 22 | Platform:PS5

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Upcoming Games Spring 2023

Forza Motorsport

Turn 10 returns to the release track in 2023 with Forza Motorsport, a new generation reboot of its acclaimed racing sim. Forza has long been a tech showcase for Microsoft's Xbox consoles, and as the franchise's first title to feature the Xbox Series X|S, that's exactly what fans should expect.

Release window: spring 2023 | Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC

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minecraft legends

Following the success of Minecraft Dungeons in 2020, Microsoft and Mojang will release another Minecraft spin-off in 2023. Titled Minecraft Legends, this latest spin-off is an action-packed strategy game that aims to combine the deep enough RTS mechanics with the brand's family-friendly approach.

Release window: spring 2023 | Platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, PC

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Upcoming Games of the first half of 2023

Hollow Knight: Silksong

Hollow Knight: Silksong is a sequel for the best Metroidvania game of all time and transports players to Farlum, a mysterious world far removed from the realm of the original game. In Silksong, you play as an enemy-turned-ally of the Hornet, whose flexible moveset allows for faster, more vertical gameplay.

Release window: first half of 2023 | Platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC

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Homeworld 3

20 years after the release of Homeworld 2 for Windows XP PCs, Gearbox will release the highly anticipated space RTS Homeworld 3. It takes place several generations after the second game in the series and introduces terrain into its battlefields in the form of asteroids, broken space freighters and mega structures. Placed on the maps, these floating objects pave the way for new tactical possibilities in Homeworld 3 as the terrain brings with it new, game-changing surface mechanics.

Release window: first half of 2023 | Platform: PC

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redfall

Redfall is the first of two highly anticipated Bethesda games due out in 2023. It's an open-world vampire shooter from Prey developer Arcana Austin that sets you and up to three friends free in the quirky island town of Redfall, Massachusetts, where vampires, human cultists, and "twisted" vampire gods run free.

Arcane says Redfall shares the same creative values ​​as his past games, including story-rich spaces and immersive movement, albeit on a larger scale: the developer said that just one section of the Redfall map is larger than the entire Prey Talos I space station.

Release window: first half of 2023 | Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC

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STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl

On its long road to release, STALKER 2 has been canceled, re-released, delayed twice, and now, 13 years later, the finish line is near. Some Ukrainian GSC World developers have been forced to work in tight quarters due to the threat of bombing from Russian invaders, while others have moved away from development to join the Ukrainian Defense Forces. This is an extraordinary behind-the-scenes story, and we hope the end result will be fruitful for both the development team and gamers.

Stalker 2's "unique blend of FPS, immersive simulation and horror" will hit Xbox Series X|S and PC sometime in the first half of 2023.

Release window: first half of 2023 | Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC

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Starfield

The flagship first Xbox release in 2023 is Starfield, the next single-player epic from Todd Howard and Bethesda Game Studios. This is Howard and the team's first original game in 25 years, and while it boasts a lot of originality and game systems, Howard himself compares it to Skyrim in space.

As with past BGS games, Starfield introduces you to a deep character creator before taking you to its many worlds, which have factions to join, companion characters to recruit, and quests to complete. According to Howard, Starfield will be Bethesda's biggest game ever, with over 1000 planets to explore and a main quest line that runs about 20% longer than any previous BGS game.

Release window: first half of 2023 | Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC

Other notable games in the first half of 2023:

• Star Trek: Resurrection (April 2023)
• Atlas Fallen (Spring 2023)
• The Last Case of Benedict Fox (Spring 2023)
• Planet of Lana (first half of 2023)
• Ara: History Untold (first half 2023)
• Nightingale (Early Access) (first half of 2023)

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Summer Games 2023

The Expanse: A Telltale Series

The Telltale Games 2023 Comeback Tour kicks off this summer with The Expanse, a choice-driven narrative adventure set in the world of the acclaimed TV series of the same name. In The Expanse, you play as drummer XO Camina amid a mutiny aboard the Artemis spaceship.

The resurrected Telltale team is developing the project in collaboration with Deck Nine Games, the studio behind Life Is Strange: True Colors. It's the first of two games the studio plans to release in 2023, with The Wolf Among Us 2 later this year.

Release window: summer 2023 | Platforms: "Console", PC

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Games with a 2023 release window

Alan wake 2

Remedy is expanding its connected universe with Alan Wake 2, the sequel to the iconic story-driven Xbox 360 game. It's billed as the studio's first survival horror game, though in true Remedy fashion, horror will serve the story, not the shock value. Creative director and lead writer Sam Lake said he expected "a psychological, layered, deep mystery to dive into."

Release window: 2023 | Platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC

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Ark 2

Ark 2 builds on the survival gameplay of its popular sandbox survival predecessor with heart-warming third-person melee combat and an extended story led by Fast & Furious star Vin Diesel, who is also Wildcard's president of creative convergence on the project. Ark 2 improves locomotion with the ability to robe, free climb, slide, swing, and yes, ride dinosaurs across its primal world.

Release window: 2023 | Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC

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Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon

FromSoftware will be watching Elden Ring with Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon. Trailer that debuted on The Game Awards, showed off the expected (albeit welcomed) giant robots locked in explosive combat.

Subsequently interview with FromSoftware President Hidetaka Miyazaki we found outthat Fires of Rubicon would be set in a shattered world and retain the challenging boss fights the studio has become known for without turning Armored Core into a Soulsbourne game.

FromSoft has been working on the new Armored Core since at least 2016. Fires of Rubicon will be the first new entry in the series since 2012.

Release window: 2023 | Platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC

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Assassin's Creed Mirage

Assassin's Creed Mirage returns Ubisoft's blockbuster franchise to its more linear, stealth-centric roots. Mirage removes the RPG elements featured in contemporary Assassin's Creed games, bringing gameplay back to the series' original three design pillars: stealth, parkour, and assassination. The story takes place in ninth century Baghdad, 20 years before the events of Assassin's Creed Valhalla.

Release window: 2023 | Platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC

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Hades 2 (Early Access)

Hades 2, the sequel to 2020's Game of the Year, will enter Early Access sometime in 2023. In Hades, you play as Zagreus, Prince of the Underworld; in the sequel, you will play as his sister Melinoe, the princess of the underworld.

Like its predecessor, Hades 2 is a heavy roguelike with an emphasis on replay value. It further explores the Greek mythology developed in the original while weaving "its deep connections to the dawn of sorcery," according to developer Supergiant Games. It's a direct sequel to Hades, although Supergiant assures newbies playing the original aren't required to understand or enjoy Hades 2.

Release window: 2023 | Platforms: PC (console at a later stage)

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Lies of P

It sounds (and looks) like a well-polished Dark Souls mod, but Lies of P - the soul-like one in which you play as Pinocchio - is not only real, it also looks damn good. Based on a classic 19th-century fairy tale, the action-RPG has counterparts to Pinocchio, Geppetto and even Jimminy Cricket. True to the source material, Lies of P features a unique lie mechanic where the protagonist's decision to lie or not can affect gameplay.

Release window: 2023 | Platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC

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Marvel's Spider-Man 2

Sony's biggest game of the year is Marvel's Spider-Man 2. The PS5-exclusive sequel continues the stories of Peter Parker and Miles Morales, bringing Venom into the mix, voiced by Candyman actor Tony Todd. Bill Rosemann of Marvel said that the sequel is "darker" than the original, calling Spider-Man 2 The Empire Strikes Back in the first A New Hope game.

Release window: autumn 2023 | Platform:PS5

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Payday 3

2023 has been the year that many long-running games will finally walk out the door. Payday 3 is another example, slated for a 2023 release after entering production back in 2017.

Payday 3 turns the series "Cops vs. Robbers"into a "live, huge performance" of New York City, according to game director Eric Wonnevie. It's set to release ten years after its predecessor, and Payday 3's story will reflect this time jump in its narrative.

Release window: 2023 | Platforms: "Console", PC

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Pikmin 4

Pikmin 4 will be Pikmin's first home console game in a decade, following 3's Pikmin 2013. All we've seen of Pikmin 4 so far is a 30-second trailer that moves peacefully through the garden before settling on the sleeping dog Grub. We'll be sure to see more throughout the year as Nintendo gears up to release Pikmin 4 sometime in 2023.

Release window: 2023 | Platform: Switch

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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Texas Chainsaw Massacre is the latest asymmetrical multiplayer game based on the iconic horror license. It comes from Gun Interactive and the creative talent behind the Friday the 13th game.

In The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, four Victims try to escape from three members of the Family: Leatherface, Hitchhiker and Chef. We've only spent a little bit of time with the Texas Chainsaw Massacre so far, but the gameplay loop and the movie license are becoming a "great combination."

Release window: 2023 | Platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC

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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines 2

Another seemingly dormant franchise returning in 2023 is Warhammer 40: Space Marine. Space Marine 000 is the sequel to the 2 third-person shooter and continues the journey of Titus, the captain of the Ultramarines who served as the protagonist of the original game. The debut gameplay trailer showed Titus devastating hordes of Tyranids and other monsters as he vows to protect humanity with a crude narrative.

Release window: 2023 | Platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC

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The Wolf Among Us 2

Rounding out our list is The Wolf Among Us 2, a game that was once thought to be dead following its cancellation along with the closure of Telltale Games in 2018. But Telltale is back, as are Bigby Wolf and the rest of Fabletown for another neon episodic mystery. Set six months after the first, Wolf Among Us 2 sees Bigby undergoing treatment for anger management after being removed from his role as sheriff. However, as Bigby plunges back into the dangerous underbelly of Fabletown, there is no amount of deep breathing that can keep the Big Bad Wolf subdued for long.

Release window: 2023 | Platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC

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Other notable games with a 2023 release window:

• Aliens: Dark Descent
• Raiders Bow
• Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
• Blasphemous 2
• Crash Team Rumble
• Everywhere
• exoprimal
• Immortals of Aveum
• Like a Dragon Gaiden
• Lollipop Chainsaw Remake
• Lords of the traps
• Metal Slug Tactics
• moving out 2
• Oxenfree 2
• Pragmatic
• Remnants 2
• replaced
• Slitterheads
• Stellar Blade
• Super Bomberman R2