There's been no shortage of excellent video games in the last few years and that good luck continues once again in 2023. Some of the biggest titles of the decade release this year for PC players to enjoy. We're talking action-adventure games, strategy games, visual novels, FPS multiplayers, and much more.
Whether you like playing with the best gaming keyboards or the best controllers for PC, here are all of the PC games to look forward to in 2023, listed by release date.
Recent PC game releases
Cities: Skylines II (October 24, 2023)
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City: Skylines II is a sequel to the beloved city-builder game, Cities: Skylines. Use your imagination to design your own city, manage its economy to help bring new citizens that will help it prosper, and improve the infrastructure of its buildings to new heights of architectural engineering.
The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria (October 24, 2023)
The Lord of the Rings franchise shall receive its first-ever survival-crafting spin-off game in the form of The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria. The fan-favorite dwarf, Gimli Lockbearer has called upon you and fellow dwarves to begin an expedition into the Mines of Moria and recover your kind's lost treasures.
However, you must keep your guard at all times as this once great dwarven kingdom is now crawling with all manner of beasts and monsters looking to prey upon any unsuspecting travelers that venture into their lair.
Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 (October 24, 2023)
Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 is a collection cataloging the greatest hits of Konami's legendary stealth action franchise — Metal Gear. This bundle contains the iconic Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.
In addition, this collection also features the original MSX versions of Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, the NES version of Metal Gear, and Snake's Revenge.
Ark: Survival Ascended (October 25, 2025)
ARK: Survival Ascended is a reimagining of the beloved, long-running open-world, multiplayer survival game, ARK: Survival Evolved. In this game, you wake up to find yourself stranded on a mysterious island filled with advanced technology and pre-historic dinosaurs.
You must learn to live off the land, craft weapons and shelter, tame wild dinosaurs to become your pets, and form tribes with other players to help you overcome the challenges ahead and reach the top of the food chain.
Stray Souls (October 25, 2023)
Stray Souls is an upcoming survival-horror game that features a soundtrack composed by Akira Yamaoka whose works include composing soundtracks for the Silent Hill series, Shadows of the Damned, The Medium, and more.
Set in the haunted town of Aspen Falls, you play as a young teenager named Daniel. After inheriting a home from his grandmother, Daniel is unwittingly pulled into a bleak adventure where he must confront horrifying monstrosities and uncover secrets behind his family history and his own past.
Ghostrunner 2 (October 26, 2023)
Ghostunner 2 is a fast-paced action game where you play as the Ghostrunner, a cyborg vigilante that dispenses justice upon the wicked. One year has passed since the previous game and the evil Keymaster has been slain for their misdeeds. Unfortunately, a new threat is on the rise and a cult of AI-driven cyber ninjas have appeared to replace the Keymaster. Now it is up to you to stop these cyber ninjas from growing too powerful. You'll need to secure peace for your home city for good.
Alan Wake 2 (October 27, 2023)
Back in 2010, Remedy Entertainment released an episodic horror, shooter game that touched on psychological terror via paranormal opponents but allowed players to fend it off with satisfying combat. Now Alan Wake 2 continues the story.
In the first game, Wake — a best-selling thriller novelist — came to a small town called Bright Falls with his wife, Alice, in the hopes of getting over writer's block. However, while there his wife disappears and Wake realizes that he's written a whole novel but doesn't remember doing so. Now in the sequel, he's on a mission against paranormal enemies to save Alice.
2023 PC games: Release dates confirmed
Jusant (October 31, 2023)
Jusant is an upcoming puzzle-adventure game where you aim to the reach the top of rocky tower that stretches all the way to the heavens. The journey will be long and gruelling as you must be careful where to climb or you will fall to your doom.
Along the way, you will encounter a watery companion named Ballast and discover bits and pieces of a long lost civilization that used to live on this tower many eons ago.
RoboCop: Rogue City (November 2, 2023)
RoboCop: Rogue is an FPS being developed by Teyon and published by Nacon. Based on the classic RoboCop movie franchise, you play as Alex Murphy (a.k.a. RoboCop) as he is tasked with taking down a new wave of criminals causing chaos in Old Detroit.
The Talos Principle 2 (November 2, 2023)
The Talos Principle 2 is a puzzle adventure game set in a world where humanity no longer exists. Robots now rule the Earth and one day, one of these robots (whom you play as) comes across an ancient temple-like structure that may be one of the last surviving human-made buildings on the planet. Wanting to satisfy their curiosity, the robot enters the structure to investigate it, but little do they know that the secrets they will find will be more than they bargained for.
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (November 8, 2023)
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name is an action-adventure game that explores what the series' long-time protagonist Kiryu Kazuma was up to in between Yakuza 6 and Yakuza: Like a Dragon. After getting caught up in yet another life-threatening conspiracy, Kiryu Kazuma fakes his death and abandons his name in order to protect his family from the yakuza.
However, a mysterious individual is conspiring to bring our protagonist out of hiding by forcing Kiryu (now going by the codename "Joryu") into a conflict that he cannot ignore.
Broken Roads (November 14, 2023)
Broken Roads is a CRPG set in a post-apocalyptic future where you explore a ruined Australia. You play as a survivor living in this blighted wasteland and your goal is simply to survive as best you can.
Along your journey, you will meet a wide range of characters in the Outback. Some may join you on your journey, while others may try to kill you and loot your corpse for food. By using an advanced morality system called Moral Compass, you can decide the fate of these characters and determine if you wish to help them, disregard them, or kill them off to take their stuff.
Persona 5 Tactica (November 17, 2023)
Persona 5 Tactica is a strategy-RPG spinoff of Persona 5, one of the most popular games in Atlus Persona franchise. In this game, the Phantom Thieves are pulled into an alternate reality that is under tyrannical rule.
They are approached by a mysterious revolutionary named Erina who requests the Phantom Thieves's aid in freeing her world from the tyrants' subjugation.
Worldless (November 21, 2023)
Worldless is a side-scrolling platformer where you fight enemies in turn-based battles. You play as a non-defined being exploring a world where the laws of physics and reality have yet to be set in stone. Your goal is to explore this shapeless realm, learn and evolve, and fight disturbing creatures barring your path to ascension.
The Thaumaturge (December 5, 2023)
The Thaumaturge is an upcoming, isometric RPG with turn-based combat developed by Fool's Theory and published by 11 bit studios. You play as a Thaumaturge, a magically-gifted individual who has the power to perceive and tame mysterious and demonic creatures called Salutors.
Together with your otherworldly companion, you will embark a quest through a dark alternate version of 20th-century Warsaw where you will uncover dark conspiracies, engage in battle with dark forces that can warp your mind, and confront man's inner demons.
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (December 7, 2023)
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is an upcoming open-world, first-person adventure game being developed by Ubisoft. Set in the fantastical sci-fi universe of James Cameron's Avatar movie franchise, you play as a member of an alien species called Na'vi.
In this game, you must explore the Western Frontier to reconnect with your people's culture and defend them from the human-run RDA corporation, who wish to enslave the Na'vi for nefarious purposes.
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader (December 7, 2023)
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is an upcoming cRPG set within the grim-dark future of the Warhammer 40,000 universe. As the space-faring Rogue Traders, you will explore the cosmos to smite foes and bring in profits in the name of the God Emperor.
Alone in the Dark (January 16, 2024)
Alone in the Dark is an upcoming survival horror game developed by Pieces Interactive and published by THQ Nordic. Set in 1920s America, you follow two protagonists — Edward Carnby and Emily Hartwood. The young Emily Hartwood has enlisted the services of Edward Carnby, a private detective, to help her find her missing uncle.
Their investigation takes them to the Derceto Manor, a place where mentally ill people are taken to seek help. Little do our heroes know that this manor hides dark, terrifying secrets that are best undiscovered and decrepit, ancient creatures lie in wait to prey upon them.
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (January 18, 2024)
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a new 2D-Metroidvania side-scrolling spin-of Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia series. As the Persian warrior Sargan, your goal is to travel to Mount Qaf and survey this cursed land for the missing Prince Ghassan. You will fight engage enemies in acrobatic sword fights, jump and dodge your way through traps, and use time magic to solve puzzles and overcome life or death situations.
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (January 26, 2024)
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is the next major installment of the Like a Dragon franchise and will once again be an RPG as it stars Yakuza: Like a Dragon's Ichiban Kasuga in the leading role.
Ichiban is on a quest to find his missing mother, and his only lead to her whereabouts lies in Hawaii. Joined by Kazuma Kiryu, Ichiban will need to use all his wits and brawling skills to survive the criminal underworld of Hawaii and uncover a conspiracy that will change his and Kiryu's lives forever.
Granblue Fantasy: Relink (February 1, 2024)
Granblue Fantasy: Relink is an action-RPG spin-off of Cygames’ Granblue Fantasy franchise. Set in a fantasy world you play as a band of adventurers called Grandcypher traveling the land in search of adventure.
On your travels, you come across a mysterious girl named Lyria who is being pursued by the evil Erste Empire and wishes to exploit her hidden magic powers for their own ends. You take her into your crew to protect but little do you realize that in doing so, you set in motion events that will reshape your destiny.
Persona 3 Reload (February 2, 2024)
Persona 3 Reload is an upcoming remake of Persona 3, the third major entry of Atlus' Persona franchise. You play as a young teenager attending Gekkoukan High School and gets wrapped in a bizarre adventure where he must help his fellow classmates investigate a supernatural phenomena called the Dark Hour.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (February 2, 2024)
Anyone who loved the Batman Arkham series will be eager to check out Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League as both are made by Rocksteady Studios. The story follows members of the Suicide Squad who are super criminals that the government controls by threatening to detonate bombs placed in each of their heads if they disobey.
Harley Quinn, Deadshot, King Shark, Deathstroke, and more are given the task to take down the Justice League whose most notable members are Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and The Flash, among others.
It's worth noting that this game features the final performance of the late Kevin Conroy — the talented voice actor who portrayed Batman for several video games, shows, and movies since the 90s. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League releases sometime in 2023.
Helldivers 2 (February 8, 2024)
Helldivers 2 is co-operative, multiplayer-focused third-person shooter developed by Arrowhead Game Studios AB and published by PlayStation PC LLC. You play as Helldivers, a group of elite soldiers tasked with defending Super Earth from alien invaders by traveling into the enemies’ territory and blowing them up before they have a chance to invade.
Tomb Raider I-III Remastered (February 14, 2024)
Tomb Raider I-III Remastered is a collection of HD remasters of the original Tomb Raider trilogy from the PlayStation One. Experience Lara Croft debut adventures with a fresh coat of polished graphics, improved controls, and new levels never seen before on consoles.
Nightingale (February 24, 2024)
Nightingale is an upcoming open-world survival game created and published by Inflexion Games. You play as a Realmwalker, an explorer specialized in exploring magical Fae realms. Your goal is travel through the Fae realms in order to reach Nightingale, the last remaining human city known to man, and seek refuge there.
Destiny 2: The Final Shape (February 27, 2024)
The long running “Light and Dark Saga” will soon draw to a close in Destiny 2: The Final Shape. This game is the latest expansion of Destiny 2 and will feature the return of Cayde-6, a popular character who many players thought had perished during the events of the Destiny 2: Forsaken expansion.
Manor Lords (April 26, 2024)
Manor Lords is an upcoming strategy game developed by Slavic Magic and published by Hooded Horse. You play as a medieval lord and your goal is to grow your humble village into a prosperous city, then raise an army to conquer the neighboring regions to expand your ever-growing empire.
Path of Exile 2 (June 7, 2024)
Path of Exile 2 is a sequel to the critically-acclaimed ARPG developed and published by Grinding Gear Games. Set in the dark fantasy world of Wreaclast, you play as a mighty warrior charged with a mission to save the land from being corrupted by sinister magic.
Explore the world of this free-to-play online world alone, or gather a team of players in 6-player co-op parties for a better chance of survival.
PC games in 2023: Release dates to be confirmed
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (Winter 2023)
Warhammer fans and those who love a good hack-n-slash are eagerly looking forward to the release of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. This is a third-person shooter that centers on taking down Tyranid hordes while playing as a brutal Space Marine. You'll be sent off to various planets with different missions to accomplish.
In addition to guns, players have access to various weapons which they can use to mutilate dangerous enemies in quick succession. Work to acquire new items, level up, and save mankind from imminent doom. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 releases some time in 2023.
Lil’ Guardsman (2023)
Lil’ Guardsman is a social deduction adventure game where you play as Lil, a little girl watching over the kingdom’s gates while her father is away. As a guardsman, your job will be to keep watch and judge dozens of characters to see who will be allowed into the kingdom or be sent to jail for illegal trespassing.
Vampire: the Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 (Fall 2024)
After two decades, the cult vampire RPG, Vampire: the Masquerade - Bloodlines, will finally be getting a sequel in 2024. Players will take the role of a Kindred vampire and do whatever it takes to survive within the cold, dangerous streets of Seattle.
#BLUD (2024)
#BLUD is an ARPG developed by Exit 73 Studios and published by Humble Games. You play as Becky Brewster, a high school girl who is the latest descendant in an ancient family of vampire hunters. When a vampiric invasion comes crashing down on your hometown of Carpentersville, you must take up your trusty hockey stick and magic spells to protect your fellow townsfolk and beat up the evil bloodsuckers.
33 Immortals (2024)
33 Immortals is an upcoming co-op-focused, Roguelike action game developed and published by Thunder Lotus. God has given you your final sentence and damns you to hell for all eternity for your sins. Rather than accept your fate, you decide to strike back against God by gathering an army of up to 33 other players and storm God's stronghold to reclaim your freedom.
Another Crab's Treasure (2024)
Another Crab's Treasure is a Soulslike adventure title created by Aggro Crab. You play as Kril the hermit crab and you are on a quest to retrieve your shell which has repossessed without your consent. To get it back, you will need to search the ocean floor for it and battle any aggressive crustations and sea creatures you find along the way.
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy (2024)
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy is a collection of the 4th, 5th, and 6th major entries in Capcom's Ace Attorney series. This collection of games is largely centred around Apollo Justice, a defence attorney who fights to defend the innocence of his clients and expose corruption in the justice system.
Ara: History Untold (2024)
Ara: History Untold is a 4X strategy game developed by Oxide Games and published by Xbox Game Studios. You are the leader of a nation and your goal is to guide your people through the ages and raise them up to become the greatest civilization on Earth. You will cultivate farmlands, create wondrous forms of art, engage in diplomacy, and defend your nation from invading rivals.
Avowed (2024)
Avowed is an upcoming first-person RPG brought to you by Obsidian Entertainment, the makers of critically-acclaimed games like Fallout: New Vegas, Grounded, The Outer Worlds, and more.
Set in the fantasy world of Eora, you play as an envoy to the kingdom of Aedyr. Recently, there have been troubling rumors of a vile plague spreading throughout the Living Lands and you have been sent to investigate it. What follows is an epic adventure filled with danger and mystery as you try to this mystical region from being destroyed.
Bloomtown: A Different Story (2024)
Bloomtown: A Different Story is a JRPG set in the quiet and quaint, 1960s Americana-style town of Bloomtown. However things are not as peaceful what they seem as incidents of missing children are rising and there have been sightings of horrifying monsters lurking within the town.
Two young kids named Emily and Chester have taken it upon themselves to investigate these strange events and locate the missing children. Little do they know that their investigation will be more than they've bargained for as they forced to confront the living manifestations of their inner demons and those of the townsfolk.
Blue Protocol (2024)
Bandai Namco Entertainment presents Blue Protocol — an upcoming free-to-play MMORPG set in the realm of Regnas. Players take on the role of adventurers who cannot remember their point of origin. To unravel this mystery, players will band together to explore Regnas, uncover its many secrets, and confront ravenous beasts and evil villains.
Broken Sword Parzival's Stone & Broken Sword Shadow of the Templars: Reforged (2024)
The classic point-and-click adventure game series, Broken Sword, is making a grand return in 2024 with a new entry, Broken Sword Parzival's Stone, and a remaster of the first title in the series.
Broken Sword Parzival's Stone sees the series' iconic dynamic duo of George Stobbart and Nicole Collard getting tangled up in a conspiracy involving the mythical Holy Grail. As they travel the world to find this legendary item, they will be accosted at every turn by business entrepreneurs, government agencies, treasure hunters, corporations, and quantum physics.
Broken Sword Shadow of the Templars: Reforged is a remaster of Broken Sword Shadow of the Templars that remakes the original with upgraded HD graphics and quality-of-life improvements. This game follows the adventures of George Stobbart, an American tourist who almost gets murdered by an exploding bomb dropped by a mysterious clown. Not wanting to take this injustice lying down, George Stobbart begins a quest to bring his would-be murderer to justice while getting caught up in a conspiracy involving the Knights Templar along the way.
Cat Quest: Pirates of the Purribean (2024)
Cat Quest: Pirates of the Purribean is an action-adventure game where you play as a swashbuckling purr-ivateer in hopes of becoming the world's greatest pirate. You'll sail the treacherous Purribean seas and find the Northern Star, a mythical treasure that is worth a fortune to those who can find it and sell it.
Crimson Desert (2024)
Crimson Desert is an upcoming open-world adventure game created by the makers of Black Desert and is set in the same universe. As the wandering mercenary, Macduff, your goal is to travel the land of Pywell and take up quests and bounties so you can earn enough money to survive this harsh world.
Dungeons of Hinterberg (2024)
Dungeons of Hinterberg is an upcoming action-adventure title where you play as Luisa, a law trainee who decides to take a vacation in the Austrian Alps to take a break from her stressful corporate career. Unfortunately for her, the Austrian Alps are under attack by hordes of monsters pouring out of dungeons in the village of Hinterberg.
Take up a sword and a tourist guide, and venture forth into the Dungeons of Hinterberg to save the village and so you can back to your vacation.
Dustborn (2024)
Dustborn is an upcoming action-adventure where you play as Pax, a woman with the power to literally weaponize her words to reshape the world around her. Together with your ragtag crew, you will embark on an epic road-trip across the Divided States of America in the hopes that you may find a better life.
Empire of the Ants (2024)
Based on a novel of the same name by Bernard Werber, Empire of the Ants is a real-time strategy game/ant colony simulator where you lead an army of ants. You will explore the outside for food and materials to build your base, avoid being trampled by hostile weather, and fight against predators looking to devour your kind.
Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail (2024)
Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail is the fifth expansion to Square Enix's long-running MMORPG, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. After saving the world from The Final Days, the Warrior of Light and their compatriots, the Scions of the Seventh Dawn, embark on a journey to a continent known as "The New World."
This new expansion will take players on a more light-hearted adventure compared to FFXIV: Endwalker, where they will explore new lands, participate in a contest of champions, and perhaps discover the fabled lost city of gold.
Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition (2024)
Horizon Forbidden West, the sequel to the critically-acclaimed Horizon Zero Dawn, will soon be coming to PC in the form of Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition. Aloy, the young hunter protagonist from the first game, is on an adventure to the Forbidden West to uncover the truth behind why human civilization collapsed.
Her journey will be filled with danger and excitement as she takes new weapons to hunt the robotic beasts of unexplored frontiers.
Hotel Barcelona (2024)
Hotel Barcelona is upcoming 2.5D action game made in collaboration between SUDA51 and SWERY65. You are trapped in a time loop where you forced to relive the same day being hunted by monsters and serial killers for eternity. You must battle through these horrors and call upon your past selves to help you break free of the timeloop.
John Carpenter's Toxic Commando (2024)
John Carpenter's Toxic Commando is an upcoming first-person shooter directed by John Carptenter, a world-renowned movie director who worked on classic films such as Halloween (1979), The Thing (1982), Escape from New York, and more.
In this 80's-movie style adventure, you play as the Toxic Commandos and your mission is to save the Earth from annihilation by destroying an eldritch abomination called the Sludge God and its horde of freakish undead ghouls.
Lightyear Frontier (2024)
Lightyear Frontier is a tranquil farming simulator that takes place on a planet in the far depths of space. In this game, you set off to begin a career as an intergalactic farmer cultivating alien crops, building a new home, and exploring the wilderness to uncover this world's long-lost history.
Little Nightmares 3 (2024)
Little Nightmares 3 is an upcoming horror-themed platformer developed by Supermassive Games and published by Bandai Namco Europe S.A.S. In this third entry in the Little Nightmares series, you must help a pair of children escape from a cruel, horrible land known as Nowhere so they find a better life.
This game will feature all the trademark scares and intricate platforming that fans have come to love about Little Nightmares. Except this time, you don't have to face your fears alone because Little Nightmares 3 will allow to play with a friend in two-player online co-op for the first time in the series history.
Metaphor: ReFantazio (2024)
Metaphor: ReFantazio is a brand new IP from Atlus and it is their first, purely fantasy-themed JRPG. Not much is currently known about this mysterious yet grand JRPG other than it is being developed by the core team behind Persona 3, 4, and 5 and that it will take in a gritty yet fantastical fantasy world.
In addition, the small story snippets we can gleam from the Xbox Games Showcase 2023 trailer is that Metaphor: ReFantazio will involve a band of heroes working together to defy fate, uncover dark conspiracies, and protect a kingdom from falling to ruin.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (2024)
Microsoft's ground-breaking flight simulation series prepares to soar to greater heights in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. This new title shall the use power of cloud data, machine learning and the Asobo Studio engine to produce some of the most advanced graphics and immersive gameplay the series has witnessed to date.
Monolith: Requiem of the Ancients (2024)
Monolith: Requiem of the Ancients is an upcoming action-RPG where you play as a cute little warrior named Astor. Armed with magical power called the Runic Swarm, you are tasked with saving the world of Gliese from evil forces threatening to destroy it.
Octopath Traveler (2024)
Octopath Traveler 2 is an upcoming JRPG where the player assumes the role of eight protagonists and guides them through the lands of Solistia. Experience tales of tragedy, mystery, war and adventure as you help these travelers fulfill their life goals.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl (2024)
In this post-apocalyptic open-world FPS game, players take on the role of a S.T.A.L.K.E.R (Scavengers, Trespassers, Adventurers, Loners, Killers, Explorers and Robbers), who has entered the huge Chornobyl Exclusion Zone. Here there are powerful items to acquire, dangerous mutants to fight off, and warring factions to be warry of.
One of the things that makes STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl so compelling is that the decisions you make throughout the course of the story affect what happens. You can also explore in any way you see fit as this is a nonlinear adventure. STALKER 2 is expected to launch by December 2023.
Second Wave (2024)
Second Wave is a free-to-play MOBA hero-shooter where players fight an endless war for dominance in the world of Armantia. Learn the history of this world and the characters you play by participating in a variety of competitive PvP game modes and be rewarded with lore and glory.
Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 (2024)
After the success of Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, it came as no surprise that a sequel was in the works. But now with Xbox Game Studio as the publisher it's only coming to PC and Xbox and will not be on PS5.
Very little is known about the exact plot at present, but trailers show that Senua isn't alone like she was for the first game. The story likely contains more references to a war between the invading Vikings and Senua's people, the Orkneymen. We also know thanks to Ninja Theory, that the developer has been working alongside mental health experts to know how best to understand Senua's psychosis, which is why she hears voices and sees hallucinations. At any rate, it looks like it will be a powerful tale.
Star Wars Outlaws (2024)
Star Wars Outlaws an open-world Stars Wars being made in collaboration with Lucasfilm Games Ltd. and Ubisoft. You play as Kay Vess, a petty scoundrel struggling to get by in life. One day, she decides she's had enough of her lifestyle and takes off on a journey across the galaxy along with her friend Nix to start a new life.
Still Wakes the Deep (2024)
Still Wakes the Deep is an upcoming first-person horror game being developed by The Chinese Room and published by Secret Mode. The game takes on an oil rig where its crew are stranded there thanks to a violent storm cutting access to the outside world.
As one of the oil rig workers, your job is to help the crew survive until you can be rescued. However, an unknown, horrifying creature has snuck onboard the oil rig and is killing off your crew mates while causing damage to the oil rig, threatening to sink it.
The Plucky Squire (2024)
The Plucky Squire is an action-adventure game about a young storybook hero named Jot fighting to defeat the evil Humgrump. Humgrump eventually discovers that as the villain of a child’s storybook, he is destined to fail forever at the hands of the good guys.
With this knowledge, Humgrump decides to defy fate by using his magic to kick Jot and his friends out of the book and into the real world. Jot must now find a way to get back, rescue his lost friends, and stop Humgrump before he ruins the book’s happy ending forever.
The Wolf Among Us 2 (2024)
The sequel to the gritty detective game that released back in 2013 is finally coming out this year. Based on the Fables comics created by Bill Willingham, the story follows the Sheriff of Fabletown, Bigby Wolf, as he seeks to solve murders and mysteries while interacting with the fairy tale characters who live in New York City.
Don't expect a happily ever after, though. Fairytale characters have to do some drastic things to get by in the real world and you're bound to uncover some serious depravity. Not to mention, Bigby Wolf tends to turn into a wolf himself when he gets upset. The Wolf Among Us 2 is set to release sometime in 2024.
Towerborne (2024)
Towerborne is an upcoming action-adventure, hack n' slash game developed by Stoic Studio and published by Xbox Game Studios. Amidst the war-torn ruins of the City of Numbers lies The Belfry, a tower where humanity takes refuge to hide from the hordes of monsters lurking outside its walls.
You play as an Ace, a hero reborn from the spirit realm that is said that will bring salvation to humanity and destroy the monsters preying upon them.
Altheia: The Wrath of Aferi (TBA)
Altheia: The Wrath of Aferi is upcoming action-adventure game where you play as a Guardian swordsman aided by an Arcane monk. Their goal is to travel the world of Atarassia, befriend ancient spirits, learn the values of teamwork, and defend their home from an all-consuming force known as the Void.
Beneath (TBA)
Beneath is a survival horror game where you play as a deep-sea diver named Noah Quinn. You find yourself stranded in the middle of the ocean aboard a seemingly abandoned frigate with no immediate means of escape in sight.
However, you discover that this ship is not abandoned — it has been attacked and is now infested with disgusting monsters and nightmarish horrors beyond comprehension. Now you must find a way to escape before you succumb to creatures lurking within.
Citizen Sleepers 2: Starward Vector (TBA)
Citizen Sleeper 2 is a cyberpunk RPG developed by Jump Over The Age and published by Fellow Traveller. In this sequel to Citizen Sleeper, players will find themselves adrift in space trying to survive, searching for a reliable crew to man their ship, and avoid being captured by corrupt corporations.
Closer the Distance (TBA)
Closer the Distance is an emotional slice-of-life simulator that tells the story of the citizens of Yesterby. In this small, humble town, its people are suffering many forms of grief ranging from losing loved ones or damaged relationships. As the young woman Angela, you have the power to help these people heal their pain and mend their relationships by using a mysterious ethereal power to guide their emotions.
Chrono Odyssey (TBA)
Chrono Odyssey is an MMORPG set in the fantastical world of Setera. This land is under siege by a destructive force of monsters called The Void and only you and your companions have the power to stop them.
Armed with the ability to control time and years of martial arts and magic training, you set off to defend the land of Setera from The Void's ravenous beasts and uncover the secret behind your mysterious time-manipulating powers.
Clockwork Revolution (TBA)
InXile Entertainment, the makers behind the Wasteland series has unveiled a new time-traveling first-person RPG called Clockwork Revolution. Set in the steampunk city of Avalon, you discover a device that sends you back in time to earlier points in Avalon's history.
Through various interactions and decisions in the past, your actions will incur a butterfly effect that will alter Avalon's future. Some of these changes can be small and insignificant while others can drastically alter Avalon to the point where it becomes a shadow of its former self.
Destiny 2: The Final Shape (TBA)
The long running “Light and Dark Saga” will soon draw to a close in Destiny 2: The Final Shape. This game is the latest expansion of Destiny 2 and will feature the return of Cayde-6, a popular character who many players thought had perished during the events of the Destiny 2: Forsaken expansion.
Dragon's Dogma 2 (TBA)
Capcom’s cult action-RPG, Dragon Dogma, will finally be getting a sequel after over a decade of anticipation and speculation. Like its predecessor, Dragon’s Dogma 2 will follow the story of The Arison, a person who has had their heart ripped out by an ancient Dragon and is cursed with immortality until they can defeat it.
Players will set forth on new adventures where they will encounter new monstrous foes, explore new uncharted lands, and call forth Pawns to assist them in battle and help them defeat the Dragon who cursed them.
Dreamers (TBA)
Dreamers is a relaxing adventure game where you play as three on a journey of self-discovery through a dreamlike world. Along the way you will meet characters will offer you aid in return for fulfilling tasks for them, encounter obstacles and puzzles that need to be solved in order to progress, learn the true values of comradery and adventure.
Enshrouded (TBA)
Enshrouded is an open-world survival game with action-RPG elements set in the ruined land of Embervale. As one of the last surviving members of an ancient race called the Flameborn, you are tasked with journeying out into the world to discover why your people have been brought to the brink of extinction and hopefully bring peace and prosperity back to Embervale.
Fairgame$ (TBA)
Fairgame$ is a multiplayer-focused heist game developed by Haven Studios where you play as criminals looking to make it big in the criminal underworld by pulling off risky heists. You and your team of crooks will break into exotic locales, smash their security systems and steal the valuable riches lying inside to set your crew for life. However, you will need to work fast as rival gangs are looking to swipe the goods before you do.
IKARO: Will Not Die (TBA)
IKARO: Will Not Die is a fast-paced action game with roguelike elements that is a spiritual successor to the critically acclaimed 2D shoot ‘em up, Velocity 2X. In this game, you will be running and fighting non-stop through action set pieces where you will defy gravity, fight hordes of bad guys, and parkour your way through sci-fi locales laden with death traps.
Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior (TBA)
Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior is a hack n' slash game with strategic elements developed by Sand Door Studio and published by Quantic Dream. You play as Imë, a warrior blessed by the Goddess of Time with the ability to bend time to your will. The Goddess has appointed you to become the Lysfanga, a guardian who watches and protects the realm of Antala from evil.
Your mission as Lysfanga is to track down The Raxes — an ancient evil force that has escaped their captivity. You must find the Raxes and destroy them before they rain destruction upon the realm.
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (TBA)
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess is a brand new action game IP from Capcom that is said to harken back to its more artistic titles like the PlayStation 2 classic, Okami and Shinsekai: Into the Depths. You play as a warrior who is tasked with escorting a Stone Spirit Maiden across the land and helping her purify it of demonic spirits corrupting it.
Marathon (TBA)
Marathon is a first-person shooter being developed and published by Bungie and it will be the first entry in Bungie’s Marathon series since 1996’s Marathon Infinity. Unlike its single-player predecessors, this new title will be a PVP extraction game with a story and setting unrelated to the 1990s Marathon trilogy.
You are a Runner, a robotic mercenary sent to investigate a ghost spaceship floating next to a derelict space colony and retrieve any intact treasures, artifacts, or AI programs inside. However, you will have to contend with rival mercenaries and pirates looking to plunder the ship for themselves.
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater (TBA)
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is an upcoming remake of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, one of the most critically-acclaimed and beloved entries in the legendary Metal Gear Solid series. While no gameplay has been shown yet, it has been confirmed it will remain faithful to the stealth-action gameplay formula of the original Snake Eater.
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater takes place during the height of the Cold War in 1968 and has the player assume the role of a secret government agent codenamed “Naked Snake.” His mission is to retrieve a Russian scientist named Dr. Nikolai Stepanovich Sokolov who has been kidnapped and forced to work on a secret superweapon for the USSR. What follows is an unforgettable adventure filled with political intrigue and intense action as Snake must adapt to the harsh environment he is thrust into and battle highly dangerous, elite soldiers to complete the mission.
Mouse (TBA)
Mouse is an upcoming first-person-shooter inspired by film-noir movies, 90s FPS, and 1930s rubber hose-style cartoons. As the hard-boiled detective John Mouston, you are on a case to take down criminal gangs who have turned your home city into a cesspool of corruption, crime and betrayal.
My Lovely Empress (TBA)
My Lovely Empress is a visual novel/empire management simulator where you play as the Emperor of the Crimson Empire. As Emperor, you are tasked with ensuring the well-fare of your people, build ties with neighbouring nations, and form alliances with mystical creatures known as Yaoguai.
However this game offers you a choice: You can either fulfil your duties as Emperor without question or abuse your position of power to sacrifice the souls of your subjects in a dark ritual to revive your dead mother, the former Empress.
Neva (TBA)
Neva is an emotional and artistic 2D side-scroller where you play as Alba, a young warrior who adopts a wolf cub after a traumatic battle with monsters claimed the life of its parent. Now they must learn to work together to survive in a once-peaceful world that is now rife with decay and strife.
Phantom Blade Zero (TBA)
Phantom Blade Zero is an upcoming action-RPG set in a bleak world where demonic occultism, Chinese martial arts, and steampunk technology collide. You play as Soul, a deadly assassin working for the secretive organization known as “The Order.” One day, Soul was framed for murdering “The Order’s” patriarch and is quickly chased off by his former comrades.
He almost dies from a grievous injury during the chase but is saved at the last second by a wandering healer. Unfortunately, the cure is only temporary as it will hold back Soul’s death for 66 days. With little time remaining, Soul embarks on a quest for revenge to kill the mastermind behind his master’s murder before his life is snuffed out.
Project Tower (TBA)
Project Tower is a third-person shooter where you taken prisoner by an alien force that has conquered Earth called the Hiks. You imprisoned inside a tower and are forced to become target practice for Hik soldiers getting ready to invade other planets.
To escape this predicament, you will need to escape your cell, grab a weapon and shoot a path to freedom through the Hiks.
Roman Sands RE:Build (TBA)
Roman Sands RE:Build is a strange adventure/RPG/visual novel/horror game developed by Arbitrary Metric and published by Serenity Forge. One day, you wake up to find yourself trapped on a holiday retreat filled with eccentric and crazy people.
In order to find a way back home, you must perform tasks for these characters as refusing is too dangerous an option, and explore the retreat for an emergency exit so you can get out before The Sun arrives to consume you.
Sand Land (TBA)
Sand Land is an upcoming action-RPG based on the manga series created by manga artist/writer Akira Toriyama, whose most famous works include Dr. Slump and Dragon Ball. Play as the demonic Beelzebub and drive across a desert wasteland in search of the Legendary Fountain to save this land from succumbing to a terrible drought.
Scarlet Deer Inn (TBA)
Scarlet Deer Inn is a platforming-adventure set in a world inspired by Slavic legends. You play as Elise, a mother caring for her two children in a quaint little village. But things are not what they seem as this village hides a dungeon filled with ghastly monsters and dark secrets that best left forgotten.
Stellaris Nexus (TBA)
Stellaris Nexus is an upcoming 4X turn-based strategy game developed by Whatboy Games and published by Paradox Interactive. In this game, you choose one of many space-faring factions and venture forth to the far corners of the galaxy to expand your empire's influence and territory.
However, you will be forced to confront opposing factions who don't take kindly to your existence. Will you try gain to their allegiance to form a deadly alliance? Or will you wage war against them to make sure no one threatens the safety of your faction? The choice is yours.
South of Midnight (TBA)
South of Midnight is an upcoming third-person adventure game being developed by Compulsion Games and published by Xbox Games Studios. Set in the American Deep South, you play as Hazel, a young woman who has the power to commune with spirits and the afterlife.
When a supernatural disaster lays waste to your hometown, you are sent on a journey to investigate the cause of this event and expel any evil spirits you find back to the spirit world along the way.
Skull and Bones (TBA)
This pirate action-adventure game initially drew inspiration from Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag but has since been developed with a new direction to become its own thing. Players take on the role of an outcast and then work to fight and claw their way up the ranks until they are known as notorious pirates.
You can battle other ships, obtain loot, fight monstrous animals, and more while surviving life on the treacherous seas. Both solo play and multiplayer is available in either PvE or PvEvP.
Spirit of the North 2 (TBA)
Spirit of the North 2 is a sequel to Merge Games’ critically acclaimed, Spirit of the North, a third-person action-adventure game where you play as a red fox travelling through mystical lands. In this game, you once again play as a red fox journeying through a ruined world to find its way back home. Along the way, you will become embroiled in a quest to rescue legendary guardian beasts that have been imprisoned by an evil shaman named Grimnir.
The Explorator (TBA)
The Explorator is a first-person adventure game where you play as an explorer traveling to Ospolis island to uncover the long-lost city of Atlantis. However, this expedition will be no walk in the park as all manner of dangerous goblins and monsters inhabit the island and deadly traps have been placed to eliminate the island’s intruders.
THE FINALS (TBA)
THE FINALS is a free-to-play, competitive first-person shooter where you form teams with other players to compete in a virtual game show to win cash prizes and fame. To win, players must eliminate the competition by any means necessary. Those means include the mundane like unloading buckets of lead on enemies, or creative methods like destroying the environment to trap foes or crush them under crumbling buildings.
Throne & Liberty (TBA)
Throne & Liberty is a free-to-play MMORPG set in the world of Solisium. In this game, players can explore a vast world filled with ancient unsolved mysteries, transform into animals to traverse grand environments and take part in gigantic battles where they will face armies of enemies.
Undead Inc. (TBA)
Undead Inc. is an upcoming business management simulator developed by Rightsized Games and published by Team17. Take control of a subsidiary of Endswell Medical Corporation and use its financial and resources to create technologically advanced medicine to the public and create weaponized viruses in secret and sell in illicit trade deals to rake in the profits.
Should a viral outbreak occur or the local authorities discover your illegal activities, it is up to you to rectify the situation by any means necessary.
Yes, Your Grace: Snowfall (TBA)
Yes, Your Grace: Snowfall is an upcoming kingdom management game with RPG-elements created and published by Brave At Night. You play as the king of a kingdom inspired by Slavic-folklore and it is your duty to help it survive and prosper in a cruel world filled with monsters.
So much to look forward to
This year is filled with some of the most highly-anticipated PC games of the decade. Of course, most people have Starfield at the very top of their list as it's the first new universe to come from Bethesda in 25 years. With the number of hits under the developer's belt, we're expect great things from this sci-fi game.
More games will doubtless be announced as time goes on and we'll continue to add to this list. So check back regularly to see what the best PC games of 2023 are.
