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- #37 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- #36 Remnant II
- #35 Tchia
- #34 Wild Hearts
- #33 Season: A Letter to the Future
- #32 Crash Team Rumble
- #31 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
- #30 Star Wars: Tales from Galaxy Edge Enhanced Edition
- #29 Aliens Dark Descent
- #28 The Valiant
- #27 Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
- #26 Like a Dragon Ishin
- #25 Octopath Traveler 2
- #24 Atomic Heart
- #23 Dead Island 2
- #22 Atlas Fallen
- #21 Lords of the Fallen
- #20 Exoprimal
- #19 Destiny 2 Lightfall
- #18 Stray Blade
- #17 The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Chapter 2 Retribution
- #16 RoboCop: Rogue City
- #15 Assassin’s Creed Mirage
- #14 Resident Evil 4
- #13 Alan Wake 2
- #12 Layers of Fears
- #11 Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
- #10 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- #9 Dead Space
- #8 Diablo IV
- #7 Final Fantasy XVI
- #6 Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- #5 Minecraft Legends
- #4 Hogwarts Legacy
- #3 Horizon Call of the Mountain
- #2 Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
- #1 Street Fighter 6
2022 was a great year for gaming, with major titles like Elden Ring and Horizon Forbidden West coming to the PlayStation 5. But don’t worry: 2023 seems just as promising! Here are best new upcoming PlayStation 5 games you cannot miss.
Disclaimer: The Chant and The Day Before was removed from this list.
#37 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Developer: FromSoftware
Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Platforms: PC PS4 Xbox One PS5 XSX|S
Release: August 25, 2023
Are you ready for the next evolution in mech titles? Would you like to see a return to the franchise that helped establish one of the best video game developers out there? If so, prepare yourself for Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon!
That’s right! FromSoftware is brought back into its beloved mech franchise for the first time in a decade. With their new experiences from other titles, they aimed to deliver an epic mech combat experience featuring omni-directional fights where you’ll have to be on your toes to survive.
Whether you play the main storyline or go up against your friends, you must outfit your mech the best way possible to get out alive!
#36 Remnant II
Developer: Gunfire Games
Publisher: Gearbox Publishing
Platforms: PC PS5 XSX|S
Release: July 25, 2023
Are you ready to once again help lead humanity against unbelievable foes? Remnant II follows up the hit co-op title that’ll put you and others in a fight for all of existence! We mean that literally as your foe wishes to destroy all of reality!
So yeah, you should probably stop them from doing that.
Whether you play alone or with others, you’ll outfit your character to be the best fighter they can be. Use new systems and a foray of weapons to take the fight to them. Don’t be afraid to mix and match what you can access, as it might be the key to taking down future foes!
#35 Tchia
Developer: Awaceb
Publisher: Awaceb
Platforms: PC PS5 PS4
Release: March 21, 2023
Tchia is an action-adventure title that follows a young girl. When her father gets kidnapped, Tchia sets out to rescue him. Fortunately, our brave protagonist has a power that will make her journey a bit easier. Players will find Tchia possesses the ability of soul jumping. This will allow the protagonist to jump into different animals and even inanimate objects. By jumping into these different animals or objects, Tchia will have a new means to solve puzzles or even defend herself from the hostilities of the world. For instance, players can take to the skies as a bird, dig for treasures beneath the surface as a dog, or simply roll down hills as an old vehicle tire.
#34 Wild Hearts
Developer: Omega Force / Koei Tecmo
Publisher: Electronic Arts Inc.
Platforms: PC PS5 XSX|S
Release: February 17, 2023
Wild Hearts is a game that puts players against massive monsters known as the Kemono. Here you’ll use the Karakuri, a technology that allows players to craft up new weapons and traps in their aid to take down the Kemono. Like Monster Hunter, players will craft gear such as armor and weapons to take out even more fearsome beasts that roam the world. This game can be played either solo or with the aid of a friend, so get with your group online and start hunting down these behemoths.
#33 Season: A Letter to the Future
Developer: Scavengers Studio
Publisher: Scavengers Studio
Platforms: PC PS4 PS5
Release: January 31, 2023
Season: A Letter to the Future is an adventure game that puts players into the role of a young woman venturing off from her secluded village. Taking on the world armed with just her bicycle, our protagonist’s goal is to record the world. Collect memories, meet new people and uncover the world around you. It’s all to mark down before a cataclysm takes everything away. If you want an emotional journey that’s heavy on a narrative-focused adventure, then this game is well worth the purchase.
#32 Crash Team Rumble
Developer: Toys for Bob
Publisher: Activision Blizzard
Platforms: PS4 Xbox One PS5 XSX|S
Release: June 20, 2023
Are you ready to play Crash Bandicoot and his friends in another wacky adventure? If so, you’ll want to get Crash Team Rumble. The game is a 4v4 battle title that has you doing things differently than you’d expect.
After you assemble your team of four, you’ll head out into the battlefield and attempt to get as much Wumpa Fruit as possible! If you get more than your opponent, you win!
But beware! You’ll need to defend your stash to keep foes away from it, and head into enemy territory to screw with their supply! Will you be able to win with your friends?
#31 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
- Developer: Gun Interactive
- Publisher: Sumo Digital
- Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, PC
- Release: August 18, 2023
Described as “a game based on true events,” The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a new game built upon the foundations of one of cinema’s most notorious stories. The game is based upon the classic movie from 1974 and allows players to take on the role of one of the heinous Slaughter family themselves, or of one of their victims. The game is a third-person horror adventure with an asymmetrical style of gameplay that will test players’ skills of both survival and determination. If escaping the demented grasp of Leatherface is your thing, or if you fancy a go on the iconic chainsaw yourself, then this game should push all your buttons.
#30 Star Wars: Tales from Galaxy Edge Enhanced Edition
- Developer: ILMxLAB
- Publisher: ILMxLAB
- Platforms: PC, PSVR2
- Release date: 2023 (PSVR2)
Star Wars: Tales from Galaxy Edge is a VR title that is set in the galaxy far, far away that is Star Wars. This game initially came out in 2020 for the Oculus Quest, but was since picked up to deliver a new enhanced version for the latest PlayStation VR2 headset.
You’ll take on missions, make alliances, fight deadly enemies, and more, all so you can call yourself a hero by the time the game is done. If you have the latest PS VR2 headset then this is definitely one of the games you’ll need to add to your library.
#29 Aliens Dark Descent
- Developer: Tindalos Interactive
- Publisher: Focus Entertainment
- Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows
- Release date: June 20, 2023
Aliens: Dark Descent is the latest project starring the most popular alien in gaming. Unlike Alien: Isolation, you won’t have to hide from a bloodthirsty alien by checking your radar compulsively. Aliens: Dark Descent features aliens, plural.
Set nearly two decades after the events of the original trilogy, humanity continues to battle against swarms of Xenomorphs. You’re leading a crew in this real-time tactics game against a new Xenomorph threat that had appeared hit the moon of Lethe. Will you survive and lead your crew to victory or just be another victim to these deadly alien parasites?
#28 The Valiant
- Developer: Kite Games
- Publisher: THQ Nordic
- Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, PC
- Release: July 11, 2023
Set in 13th century Europe and the Middle East, The Valiant takes players on an adventure that encompasses themes of medieval brotherhood and redemption. As a real-time strategy game that focuses on commanding squads, players will get to experience intense action as an ex-knight of the crusades who finds himself being drawn back to the horrors of war he swore to leave behind.
The game encourages players to build and develop their squads in order to locate a missing set of precious relics throughout the main single-player campaign. The Valiant also has a cooperative “last man standing” mode for three players to take part in, facing off against hordes of enemies with increasing waves of difficulty. This will be a great game for those looking forward to an epic medieval-era adventure, especially if RTS games are their thing.
#27 Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
- Developer: CD Projekt Red
- Publisher: CD Projekt Red
- Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, PS5, PC
- Release: September 25, 2023
Are you ready to go back to Night City? If so, get ready because Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty is here and is ready to make up for the misadventures you likely had when the original title came out in 2020.
That’s right. CD Projekt Red has been working for three years to not only fix their past mistakes but give players an expansion that they could truly be proud of. In the DLC, you’ll go to the mysterious section of Night City called Dogtown. You’re tasked with saving the President after their convoy crash-landed there.
Doing so many ensure your future. Or it could get you killed.
#26 Like a Dragon Ishin
- Developer: Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio
- Publisher: Sega
- Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
- Release date: February 2023
The Yakuza series has come in many forms over the years, and the fanbase has long loved it for that. But, there was a title that has loomed in the background that was “lost” to time, and they’ve been begging for it to come back. Now, it’s finally happened.
Like a Dragon Ishin will take the legendary Yakuza characters and put them out of their element by going to the 1860s in a fictional version of Kyoto, Japan. Here, you’ll embody a familiar face, but with a different story. One of a man who is determined to take Japan out of its Shogunate state and lead it to a new era!
Will you be “like a dragon” and ensure it happens?
#25 Octopath Traveler 2
- Publisher: Square Enix
- Developer: Square Enix
- Platform: PC, Nintendo Switch, PS5, PS4
- Released: February 24, 2023
The original Octopath Traveler title helped set the stage for all the 2.5 HD titles that have come since. So it’s only fitting that the game that started it all would get a true sequel.
Octopath Traveler 2 will take place in a new world, and will feature 8 new characters with 8 very different stories to tell. From a dancer wanting to bring joy to the world, to a scholar seeking vengeance on the man who ruined his life, to a cleric trying to find her lost memories, all will be told here.
What’s more, that game has even more refined graphics and more interaction between the 8 heroes than we got in the first game.
#24 Atomic Heart
- Developer: Mundfish
- Publisher: Mundfish
- Platform: PC, PS4, PS5, XBO, X/S
- Release: 2023
Many developers wonder if single-player titles are “dying” or “aren’t worth making” anymore. Well, Atomic Heart is proof that they’re doing just fine. Not long after its release, the game had millions of players within it, and plenty of people are talking about it.
The game occurs in an alternate history where the Russians built a utopia. But things fell apart when their robots went haywire, and their mutant experiments broke loose.
You play the man trying to survive the madness while learning what happened in the “utopia.” Then, prepare to use a vast arsenal of weapons and abilities to take out foes and experience what this “wonderland” offers.
#23 Dead Island 2
- Developer: Dambuster Studios
- Publisher: Deep Silver
- Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5
- Release date: February 3, 2023
Dead Island 2 was a game that most of us thought would stay in development hell. It took years to get the sequel for Dead Island finally, and multiple development studios were involved at some point. But fortunately, Dambuster Studios was able to bring this game out into the marketplace, and we’re able to rip through countless undead zombies. For those who might be unaware, Dead Island 2 takes place a few years after the original game’s events.
Much like the first installment, players are presented with the opportunity to pick from various protagonists, each with unique attributes. From there, you’re dropped into the now-quarantined California state. A new zombie plague has struck, leaving the citizens to reach an extraction point within Los Angeles. You soon find yourself immune from the zombies; your blood could be the key to finding a cure.
Now you’ll need to melee your way through countless different zombies in hopes of getting rescued. If you enjoy bashing through the undead, it’s worth pointing out the FLESH system Dambuster Studios implemented in this game. Here you’ll get a system that can replicate various blows showing off damage to the skin, muscle, and bone. Here’s hoping you’re not afraid of a little blood; by little, we mean a lot!
#22 Atlas Fallen
- Developer: Deck13 Interactive
- Publisher: Focus Entertainment
- Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S
- Release: August 10, 2023
The world of Atlas Fallen is one where the gods have corrupted everything, and as a result, it’s up to humanity to rise back up and challenge the paradigm.
You’ll be given great abilities in Atlas Fallen. As you’ll have to use both the powers of the sand of your world, as well as the essence of the enemies you defeat in order to grow stronger. Whether you take on the task of redeeming the world yourself, or ask a friend to lend a hand to defeat monsters, your grand journey awaits you!
#21 Lords of the Fallen
- Developer: Hexworks
- Publisher: CI Games
- Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, PS5, PC
- Release: October 13, 2023
An action RPG and sequel to the original Lords of the Fallen game, Lords of the Fallen takes place in an epic medieval world of fantasy, where a fallen god rules with a rod of iron. The game will make use of dark fantasy in both its aesthetics and in its storytelling, which aims to build on the previous game’s popularity. Lords of the Fallen will also make use of a revised and more challenging system of combat, which may see the game stick to the previous title’s soulslike format. Players here are once again fighting off a dark lord that has risen and broken through to the world of the living.
#20 Exoprimal
- Developer: Capcom
- Publisher: Capcom
- Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows
- Release date: June 14, 2023
Exoprimal is a PvPvE FPS mixing futuristic exosuits and dinosaurs. An artificial intelligence called Leviathan is threatening the world. Your goal is to find a way to destroy it by slashing countless dinosaurs on your way, from T-Rex to Triceratops and Raptors.
The main game mode of Exoprimal pits two teams of five players as they need to slay dinos and complete various objectives. Players can select an exosuit for these missions, each having its own perks, whether to tank, heal, or blow everything up. If dinosaurs are the obvious main enemies to defeat in Exoprimal, beware of other players as well as the game features PvP battles.
#19 Destiny 2 Lightfall
- Developer: Bungie
- Publisher: Bungie
- Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4
- Release date: February 28, 2023
If you’ve been waiting for the next big piece of DLC in Destiny 2, well, the wait will be over as Destiny 2 Lightfall is here.
Here you’re tossed into a Cyberpunk-style city that is set on Neptune of all places. What’s more, Calus is back as a villain, and that means that it’s truly time to start off the final part of the “light versus dark” saga that Destiny has been building up for quite some time now.
There are other aspects here too that’ll get players excited, including new subclasses, the new city to explore, and more.
#18 Stray Blade
- Developer: Point Blank Games
- Publisher: 505 Games
- Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows
- Release date: April 20, 2023
Stray Blade is an action RPG with intense combat and lots of exploration. You play as an adventurer that found Acrea the Lost Valley, a mysterious place that legends say holds many powers. But unfortunately, just as you found this miraculous land, you die.
Time passes and you are brought back to life. It is now up to you to discover the mysteries of the Valley of Acrea with your new faithful companion, a Xhinnon wolf called Boji. On top of exploring the valley and unveiling its mysteries, you will have to fight various enemies, invest points in your talent tree, and restore peace to this war-torn place.
#17 The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Chapter 2 Retribution
- Developer: Skydance Interactive
- Publisher: Skydance Interactive
- Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows
- Release date: March 21, 2023
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners, the VR survival horror FPS filled with zombies, received a new chapter this year. It continues the story introduced in the original 2020 chapter, where the undead flooded the ruins of New Orleans.
In The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Chapter 2 Retribution, you are hunted by the Axeman, a foe who wants to chop you to bits. On top of that bad guy, The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Chapter 2 Retribution features plenty of zombies to slay, an even bigger New Orleans to explore by day and night, and a new faction of survivors to meet.
#16 RoboCop: Rogue City
- Developer: Teyon
- Publisher: Nacon
- Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5m Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows
- Release date: November 2, 2023
The part man, part machine, all cop is back to sweep the crime-ridden streets of Old Detroit. RoboCop: Rogue City is an FPS letting you empty your clip on bad guys as the iconic RoboCop.
There is plenty to do for a cyborg police officer in this city of Old Detroit. RoboCop, aka you, will have to deal with bank robberies, hostage situations, and the gangs and punks trying to take control of the streets. Developer Teyon promises an interesting story where RoboCop has to uncover the truth in a world riddled with corruption and greed.
#15 Assassin’s Creed Mirage
- Developer: Ubisoft
- Publisher: Ubisoft
- Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
- Release date: 2023
Are you ready to go back to where it all began once again? Assassin’s Creed Mirage is here to take you back and return the playstyle to the beginning.
In Assassin’s Creed Mirage, you’ll play as Basim 20 years before the events of Valhalla, and this time you’ll see him in the ancient version of Baghdad. But the “return to the beginning” will be a reference to the gameplay. It’ll be about the original three building blocks of the series. The stealth, the assassinations, and parkouring all over the city.
#14 Resident Evil 4
- Developer: Capcom
- Publisher: Capcom
- Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows
- Release date: March 24, 2023
18 years after its original release, Resident Evil 4 is back in 2023 with a new remake. Just like in the original game, this remake follows the story of US agent Leon S. Kennedy on a mission to rescue the daughter of the President of the United States.
Ashley Graham, the damsel in distress, has been abducted by a Spanish cult worshipping an ancient parasite. Of course, as this is a Resident Evil game, Leon S. Kennedy will need to fight various creepy enemies on his way to save the First Daughter. If the original game was already quite spooky, the remake is even scarier. The character design is terrifying, the atmosphere is tenser than it used to be, and the environment is darker than ever.
#13 Alan Wake 2
- Developer: Remedy Entertainment
- Publisher: Epic Games Publishing
- Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows
- Release date: October 27, 2023
In 2010, Remedy Entertainment released Alan Wake. This action-adventure game follows thriller novelist Alan Wake as he tries to uncover the mysteries behind his wife’s disappearance. 13 years later, this game finally gets a sequel in 2023 with Alan Wake 2.
Unlike its predecessor, Alan Wake 2 will be a survival horror game instead of an action game with horror elements. Players who don’t know the original game will be able to play this one, as Remedy Entertainment stated that there is no need to play Alan Wake to understand its sequel so you’ll get a standalone experience here.
#12 Layers of Fears
- Developer: Bloober Team, Anshar Studios
- Publisher: Bloober Team
- Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows
- Release date: June 15, 2023
The Layers of Fears is the third title in the Layers of Fear series. It is a direct sequel to Layers of Fear 2, a psychological horror game where an actor follows the instructions of an unseen director aboard a ship.
Layers of Fears is even scarier than the other two titles in the series. Explore a creepy manor filled with chains, burning paintings, and a lot of unexplained mysteries. Story is important in Layers of Fear games, so this new title should twist your mind and chill you to the core.
#11 Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
- Developer: Team Ninja
- Publisher: Koei Tecmo
- Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, PC
- Release: March 3, 2023
From the developers of Nioh comes Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, an adventure packed with action and dramatic storytelling that takes place in late-era Han Dynasty China. Based upon the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty will see players stepping into the shoes of a heroic militia soldier who must overcome great odds during their mysterious missions across the Kingdom. In a land that’s overcome with destruction, chaos and deadly enemies, players will experience an epic narrative and action-based gameplay during their adventures through the game’s world. This is an intriguing-looking new game that’s teeming with supernatural elements as well as lots of Chinese mythology and folklore.
#10 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- Developer: Respawn Entertainment
- Publisher: Electronic Arts
- Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows
- Release date: 2023
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor picks up the story of Cal Kestis five years after the events of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. The Empire and the infamous Inquisitors chased him down throughout the galaxy. Cal destroyed a token leading to Force-sensitive children, and that was the end of his story so far. That is, until Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. This game keep the same mechanics as its predecessor, mixing immersive lightsaber battles with some puzzles to serve a story that will become canon in the Star Wars universe.
#9 Dead Space
- Developer: Motive Studios
- Publisher: Electronic Arts
- Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows
- Release date: January 27, 2023
In 2008, players discovered a now-iconic horror space game series: Dead Space. 15 years and six games later, Motive Studios brought Dead Space back with a remake of the original game.
The Dead Space remake keeps the same plot as the original game. The story takes place in the 26th century and follows the adventures of engineer Isaac Clarke. He is assigned to a repair vessel that goes to a planetary mining ship to investigate a distress call. The ship is under attack by mutated human corpses, and Isaac needs to survive and save the crewmates.
#8 Diablo IV
- Developer: Blizzard Entertainment, Vicarious Visions
- Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
- Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows
- Release date: 2023
After the controversial release of Diablo Immortal and its pay-to-win model, the popular ARPG from Blizzard is back with a new opus. Diablo IV continues the story of its predecessor, Diablo III. Cultists summoned a new threat, Lilith, and your goal is to slay countless demons and defeat Lilith.
Diablo IV features on the same mechanics as the previous entries in the Diablo series. The game includes five different classes, relying either on physical strength or magic. The action of Diablo IV spans five different regions filled with monsters, dungeons, and random events.
#7 Final Fantasy XVI
- Developer: Square Enix
- Publisher: Square Enix
- Platforms: PlayStation 5
- Release date: June 22, 2023
Four years after taking us on a road trip in Final Fantasy XV, the popular JRPG series is back with a brand new title. Final Fantasy XVI is darker than its predecessor, filled with monsters and evil humans who want to shatter the peace of the fantasy world of Valisthea.
The staples of all Final Fantasy games are here: nations on the verge of conflict, powerful summons like Ifrit and Titan, several monsters to slay, some magic, and of course a charismatic hero ready to save the world.
#6 Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Developer: Insomniac Games
- Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Platforms: PlayStation 5
- Release date: October 20, 2023
Spidey is back to swing around Manhattan in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, set to release in 2023 on PlayStation 5. This sequel continues the story of Peter Parker and Miles Morales, as the two friendly neighborhood Spider-Men have to stop supervillains from wreaking havoc in New York City.
Among the bad guys threatening NYC is Venom, the alien symbiote that had his own movie back in 2018. Venom won’t be the only villain starring in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, as Insomniac Games confirmed Peter and Miles will need to face several enemies.
#5 Minecraft Legends
- Developer: Blackbird Interactive, Mojang Studios
- Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
- Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows
- Release date: 2023
Minecraft Legends is an action strategy game inspired by one of the most popular sandbox games ever, Minecraft. It keeps the iconic block structure of the original game but adds a more strategic aspect to the game as you need to lead your own army into combat.
The Nether’s corruption is growing and your goal is to set up defenses to stop it. Joining you to protect the Overworld are all the usual enemies you meet in Minecraft: creepers, zombies, skeletons, all united under a single banner: yours.
#4 Hogwarts Legacy
- Release date: February 10, 2023
- Developer: Avalanche Software
- Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and Series S, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows
- Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Good news for those who waited for their Hogwarts letter without ever receiving it: you will finally be able to join the wizarding school. At least, in a video game.
Hogwarts Legacy is an open-world action RPG that turns you into an apprentice wizard. The game is set in the late 1800s, and you play as a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This game is a brand new story and is not connected to Harry Potter and You-Know-Who. But it keeps the iconic locations and experiences of the Wizarding World. You can choose your house, cast spells, brew potions, fly on a broom, and wander around the Forbidden Forest and Hogsmeade Village.
#3 Horizon Call of the Mountain
- Developer: Guerrilla Games, Firesprite
- Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Platforms: PlayStation VR2
- Release date: TBA
If you have the latest PlayStation VR headset offering then you might be keen on picking up the Horizon title that was developed for it. Horizon Call of the Mountain follows the adventure of a new character in the series, Ryas. This disgraced former Carja soldier is searching for redemption, and his journey will take him throughout the lands of the Carja and Nora homelands.
#2 Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
- Developer: Ubisoft
- Publisher: Ubisoft
- Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows, Amazon Luna, Google Stadia
- Release date: 2023
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is an upcoming open-world action-adventure game inspired by James Cameron’s popular movie. You play as a Na’vi, one of the blue guys from the planet Pandora. The RDA, a human non-governmental organization, is threatening the peace of the planet. Your goal to push them back will embark you on a journey across the Western Frontier of Pandora.
If Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora was meant to release alongside James Cameron’s movie in December 2022, Ubisoft decided to push back its release date to make it “perfect.”
#1 Street Fighter 6
- Developer: Capcom
- Publisher: Capcom
- Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows
- Release date: 2023
On top of the traditional fighting mode, Street Fighter 6 brings two new additional modes: World Tour and Battle Hub. World Tour is a single-player story mode with a 3D world to explore, while Battle Hub is an online lobby for players to hang out together. Fights are also revamped with a new feature of Street Fighter 6 called Drive. This charging bar allows characters to perform deadly attacks but stuns them afterward. A powerful tool than can also backlash in the wrong hands.
Disclaimer: This article was updated on 10/19/23 as we continue to adjust this list with new entries or remove games due to delays or failure to captivate audiences.