Who doesn’t love a good war game. Stopping a deadly force, reclaiming what rightfully belongs to you, and saving innocents from destruction,war games not only offer fun competitive gameplay, but a compelling narrative. 2017 is here and it’s time to look at the upcoming video games worth keeping an eye out for. In this list we picked out some of the best games that will be centered around a war.
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Mass Effect: Andromeda
Developer: BioWare
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platforms: PC, PS4, XB1
Release Date: Q2 2017
The next installment of the Mass Effect franchise will be launching during the second quarter of 2017. From what we know so far, Mass Effect: Andromeda will be taking place hundreds of years after the events of Mass Effect 3.
Set within the Andromeda Galaxy, players take on the role of an N7 Special Forces soldier who is set to be a Pathfinder. These Pathfinders are an operative task force that is in charge of discovering new planets for the Human species to colonize.
Nier: Automata
Developer: PlatinumGames
Publisher: Square Enix
Platforms: PC, PS4
Release Date: TBA 2017
Nier: Automata is an upcoming action role-playing video game. Taking place after the fourth ending of the previously released Nier installment, Nier: Automata follows YoRHa, androids sent to Earth in order to fight the invading force in a proxy war.
Being set in an open world environment, players will control multiple characters with combat mainly focused on melee weapons. Unfortunately, while Japan has a confirmed release date within 2017, a specific western release date was not officially revealed.
Kingdom Come Deliverance
Developer: Warhorse Studios
Publisher: Warhorse Studios, Deep Silver
Platforms: PC, PS4, XB1
Release Date: TBA 2017
Developers Warhorse Studios is attempting to deliver a historically accurate and realistic video game set in the medieval Kingdom of Bohemia. Gamers may notice the period-accurate armor, clothing, combat techniques, and even real-world castle recreations.
In the video game’s campaign, the old king of Bohemia had passed with his heirs lacking the ability and power to secure the throne. Using this opportunity to take advantage and claim the rights, the old king’s brother takes control of Bohemia.
Players will be taking on the role of a blacksmith’s son whose family had been murdered by an invading army. With revenge burning in his heart, the son seeks out his family’s killer while also restoring the throne to the rightful heir.
Halo Wars 2
Developer: 343 Industries, Creative Assembly
Publisher: Microsoft Studios
Platforms: PC, XB1
Release Date: February 21, 2017
The sequel to Halo Wars, Halo War 2, will be launching in February of 2017. With this installment of the Halo franchise, Halo Wars 2 takes place nearly thirty years after the events of Halo Wars and shortly after the events of Halo 5: Guardians.
With the Spirt of Fire declared lost with all hands, the crew emerges from their cryosleep at the Ark. It’s here that the crew runs into a new Alien faction known as the Banished, a group that broke away from the Covenant after their demise.
Space Hulk: Deathwing
Developer: Streum on studio, Cyanide
Publisher: Focus Home Interactive
Platforms: PC, PS4, XB1
Release Date: TBA 2017 (PS4, XB1)
Technically, Space Hulk: Deathwing will be available for gamers in 2016, but only on the PC platform while a console release will not be available until sometime in 2017. This upcoming video game by developers Streum on studio and Cyanide will be based on the Warhammer 40,000 universe, though more specifically, this is a video game based off a board game known as Space Hulk.
Within Space Hulk: Deathwing, players take the role of a Space Marine who will head out and face off against threats in the Space Hulk. These Space Hulks are made of mangled asteroids, shipwrecks, and other debris that end up along the currents of the Warp.
These locations are said to hold treasure and ancient lost technologies, but they are also often flooded with enemy forces leaving it up to a special division of the Space Marines to help clear out and retrieve the loot inside.
Vikings: Wolves of Midgard
Developer: Games Farm
Publisher: Kalypso Media Digital
Platforms: PC, PS4, XB1
Release Date: TBA 2017
Vikings: Wolves of Midgard is an upcoming action-RPG that will be taken place in the Shores of Midgard. Players will be taking on the role as the clan chief of the Ulfung, otherwise known as the Wolves of Midgard.
As the world becomes invaded by Jotan, you’re goal is to get rid of the undead creatures that only serve as a means of total world destruction. While featuring a single-player story mode, there is an online co-op allowing friends to work together.
Battalion 1944
Developer: Bulkhead Interactive
Publisher: Bulkhead Interactive
Platforms: PC, PS4, XB1
Release Date: May 2017
Battalion 1944 is an upcoming video game based on World War II, from a development team composed of former AAA developers, Bulkhead Interactive. Developers are hoping that Battalion 1944 will recapture the enjoyment spent from some of the classic multiplayer shooters such as Call of Duty 2 and Medal of Honor.
After a successfully Kickstarter campaign, Bulkhead Interactive has been working on a release that will allow players to fight in real world locations such as the streets of Carentan or the forests of Bastogne. Furthermore, there is no emphasis on grinding, but rather a focus on the players and their skills.
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3
Developer: CI Games
Publisher: CI Games
Platforms: PC, PS4, XB1
Release Date: April 4, 2017
If you enjoyed the past Sniper installments then you’ll find that the third installment, Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3, will look and play better than ever. Developers are really pushing to release a triple AAA video game with their third installment.
Players will take on the role of a retired American Marine named Johnathan North. The nation is in shambles with a Cold War closing in along with a proxy war and civil war taking place in Georgia.
In the video game narrative, players will be heading out to Georgia to take out its intruder though it seems that our protagonist shares a dark past with this unknown individual.
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