82 New Upcoming Xbox Series X/S Games of 2023

After years of PlayStation domination in the console gaming market, Xbox is getting back into the race with several studio acquisitions and great exclusives coming out soon. From Ark 2 to Starfield, here are the best upcoming Xbox Series X/S games of 2023.

Disclaimer: The Chant and The Day Before was removed as they are no longer expected in 2023 or failed to keep their spot on this list.

#82 Mordhau

Developers: Triternion
Publisher: Triternion
Platform: PS4 Xbox One PS5 XSX|S
Release date: June 2023

The medieval period of history is one that many games love to use, and Mordhau is no different. But the focus on the combat separates this title from the rest. The game wants you to dive in and participate in all sorts of medieval combat.

That includes going to war against scores of other players, taking part in sieges, and seeing how well you do.

Another key element of the game is customization. You’ll have plenty of options for building and controlling your character and their fighting style. Build who you want, and then go to war!

So are you ready to go medieval on some fools?

#81 Bendy and the Dark Revival

Developers: Joey Drew Studios / Kindly Beast
Publisher: Joey Drew Studios / Kindly Beast
Platform: PS4 Xbox One PS5 XSX|S
Release date: March 01, 2023

Have you ever thought that it would be weird to be chased by the animated creatures of the show you loved to watch? Well, in Bendy and the Dark Revival, that “weirdness” will soon become a nightmare you wish to escape!

The game features a woman named Audrey who has been sucked into an animation studio in another world. But nothing is as it should be here. There are no “people,” just beings infused with ink. Moreover, the “Demon” they worship lurks in the halls and looks for you.

To escape, you must search the studio, evade monsters and the Demon, and solve puzzles to unlock more areas.

Will you make it out alive?

#80 Endless Dungeon

Developers: Amplitude Studios
Publisher: SEGA
Platform: PC PS4 Xbox One PS5 XSX|S
Release date: May 18, 2023

When you’re trapped in a space station and the only way out is to go through hordes of monsters in a procedurally-generated dungeon, you have your work cut out for you.

Endless Dungeon lets you live out that scenario and take it on in various ways. Within the station, you’ll meet up with other heroes that can help you fight the swarms of aliens that want nothing more than to take out you and your crystal. What crystal? Oh, it’s your means of escape and something you must protect at all costs!

You can load up with friends and fight until you can’t anymore, or you can take on everything solo and see how you do!

#79 Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

Developers: Team Ninja
Publisher: Koei Tecmo
Platform: PC PS4 Xbox One PS5 XSX|S
Release date: Mach 03, 2023

Many video game titles have depicted the time of the Three Kingdoms in various ways. But in Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, you’ll have a dark fantasy twist on the tale being told. You are a simple man from a militia attempting to save the realm from doom.

Dark creatures plague the Three Kingdoms, seeking to bring the powerful dynasty to its knees. You can prevent this, but to do so, you must unleash your inner power!

You’ll wield the power of a blade and mighty magic and be able to summon divine entities to help you in battle. The better you do, the more your morale will grow! Fight until the kingdoms are free!

#78 The Invincible

Developer: Starward Industries
Publisher: 11 bit studios
Platforms: PC PS5 XSX|S
Release: 2023

You are Yasna, an astrobiologist sent to the world called Regis III to explore and unearth many of its secrets.

However, upon arriving, you soon find yourself in a desperate search for the other crewmates that were supposed to be there. As you search for them, you’ll find several other beings you can interact with or choose not to.

As you wander the world, your choices will help determine your fate and what happens next. Will you be able to overcome what lurks within this planet? Or will you be like your fellow astronauts and disappear? Jump in and find out!

#77 Crash Team Rumble

Developer: Toys for Bob
Publisher: Activision Blizzard
Platforms: PC Xbox One PS5 XSX|S
Release: 2023

Crash is back! But this time, he’ll be teaming up with friends and enemies to take on friends and enemies! In Crash Team Rumble, you and your allies will pick a character from the franchise and set out to collect the most wumpa fruit possible.

Your rivals will be doing the same, so you’ll need to stay sharp, take them down so they can’t get more, and hit their base to make them lose what they have!

Each round will test your skills and see how well you all work as a team. Will you be able to pull off the win? Jump in and find out!

#76 Remnant II

Developer: Gunfire Games
Publisher: Gearbox Publishing
Platforms: PC PS5 XSX|S
Release: August 2023

If you were a fan of the previous game in the series, you’d enjoy Remnant II. The title puts you once more in the thralls of humanity that are on the edge of destruction. Monsters from other worlds plague the planet, and you must travel to new worlds and dimensions to get what you need to fight them off.

Each world you visit will have its special set of challenges, weapons, monsters, etc. In addition, you can do various things in those worlds, so don’t be afraid to try things out to see what they do.

Mix and match your weapons and gear to adapt to every situation, as there are plenty of massive beasts to take down.

#75 Level Zero

Developer: DogHowl Games
Publisher: tinyBuild Games
Platforms: PC PS4 Xbox One PS5 XSX|S
Release: 2023

Asymmetrical multiplayer games have been popping up all over the place in recent years. Level Zero is another attempt to add some fresh ideas to the genre.

In the game, four scientists have traveled through space to a new world in hopes of expanding humanity’s reach. But instead, they found beings who want nothing more than to kill them!

This 2v4 title will have some of you controlling the scientists and attempting to restore the power functions to the station you’re on. Light is the aliens’ only weakness, and you must handle your limited resources wisely.

The other two players are the aliens, who must be competent to kill everyone on board.

#74 The Plucky Squire

Developer: All Possible Futures
Publisher: Devolver Digital
Platforms: PC PS5 XSX|S Switch
Release: 2023

Who doesn’t love a storybook adventure? The Plucky Squire gives you one, but it also delivers a unique twist on the genre. In the game, you are Jot, a warrior of a storybook that happily lives out the story within his pages.

However, the book’s villain soon realizes that he’s destined to lose because he’s in a book. So, to change the narrative, he kicks Jot and his allies into the 3D world so he can dominate the 2D one.

In the 2D and 3D planes, you’ll take on foes, solve puzzles, and attempt to restore everything to how it should be!

#73 Age of Empires IV

Developer: Relic Entertainment / World’s Edge
Publisher: Xbox Game Studios / Microsoft Studios
Platforms: XSX|S
Release: 2023

If you’ve wanted to play Age of Empires IV on consoles, you’re in luck because it finally has a console edition for you to try. Moreover, the console version plays just as well as the PC version, which means you’ll get plenty of options for playing and dominating the world.

The game focuses on you controlling one of ten civilizations. Then, over 500 years, you’ll attempt to build them up into one of the biggest empires the world has ever known. You’ll need to build massive cities, manage resources, and fight off rival nations!

Will you be able to raise a mighty empire?

#72 Blue Protocol

Developer: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Publisher: Amazon Games
Platforms: PC PS5 XSX|S
Release: 2023

Many games have you seeking the truth about your past, and Blue Protocol is a game that embraces that plot. But in this MMORPG, you’ll have plenty of people to help you along your journey, and you’ll get to take on plenty of monsters along the way.

The combat is meant to be deep yet simple to use. You’ll also be able to customize your character so that they look and play how you want them to. When you’re set, you can team up with other players to defeat massive bosses, complete dungeons, and more.

So if you need a new MMORPG in your life, this one might fit the bill.

#71 Phantom Fury

Developer: Slipgate Ironworks
Publisher: 3D Realms
Platforms: PC PS5 XSX|S Switch
Release: 2023

Sometimes you want to play a game that doesn’t take itself seriously yet delivers an incredible action-packed experience. Phantom Fury is one such title that does that. The game puts you as Shelly “Bombshell” Harrison, a woman who has been brought out of a coma so that she can save the world!

Her mission is to travel the United States and search for the item known as the “Demon Core.” If she’s able to find it, humanity might yet be saved!

Stated to be an “action movie” and a “road movie,” the game will take you to various players and give you different objectives in each one. Additionally, you’ll have dozens of weapons to take down foes.

#70 Atlas Fallen

Developer: Deck13 Interactive
Publisher: Focus Entertainment / Focus Home Interactive
Platforms: PC PS5 XSX|S
Release: May 16, 2023

We don’t like sand. It’s coarse and irritating, it gets everywhere, and you likely know what we’re quoting here. Regardless, Atlas Fallen puts you in a land where the sands seem to span in every direction. One might even feel as though they go on forever.

Within these sandy areas are the truths you must find to understand this world fully. You’ll go across them, find items, fight monsters, and see what more this land offers.

The more enemies you kill, the more you can craft a unique playstyle. See what the sands can offer, and explore until you learn the truth about this place.

#69 The First Descendant

Developer: Nexon
Publisher: Nexon
Platforms: PC PS4 Xbox One PS5 XSX|S
Release: Aug 2023

If you’re looking for a shooter title with excellent visuals and a compelling story, The First Descendant might be one to gander at.

The title puts you in a world where invaders try to wipe out humanity. You are a “Descendant,” a warrior with special powers who can battle these beings. You’ll team up with other players to wander the world, fight bosses, and keep the continent you’re on safe.

We weren’t kidding about teaming up to defeat bad guys. The title has a 4-player co-op for you to enjoy. So with each Descendant being different, you’ll have plenty of options on how to fight and what path to choose to achieve victory.

#68 Routine

Developer: Lunar Software
Publisher: Raw Fury Games
Platforms: PC Xbox One XSX|S
Release: 2023

What if we told you that in an alternate future, humanity already has a base on the moon? Would you want to go visit a place like that? Well, in Routine, you’ll find out that’s not necessarily a good idea. The base made by humanity suddenly goes dark, and you’re sent in to find out why.

The problem is that there’s something else there, and they think you are the dangerous entity.

The title aims to give you an atmospheric and intense experience as you roam around the station. Of course, the enemy could be anywhere, and when it finds you, you’ll have to think quickly to get away from it in one piece!

#67 Replaced

Developer: Sad Cat Studios
Publisher: Coatsink Software
Platforms: PC Xbox One XSX|S
Release: 2023

What happens when something that isn’t alive becomes alive in a costly way? You’re about to find out.

Replaced is set in a dystopian alternative Earth where humanity has endured multiple events that have caused devastation. In addition, the whole world is corrupt, and you play an AI called “R.E.A.C.H.” who finds itself trapped in a human body!

Stuck in a form it doesn’t want. It must roam around a city to learn the truth and see if life is possible in a place like Phoenix City.

A deep and dark story awaits you, as does a free-flow combat system that you’ll need to use to the fullest to survive!

#66 Stray Blade

Developer: Point Blank Games
Publisher: 505 Games
Platforms: PC PS5 XSX|S
Release: April 20, 2023

Many games like to take you to a new and exciting land to see what it holds. But in Stray Blade, they take things in a bit different direction. They bring you to a new land and then kill you. But don’t worry! You get brought back to life. It’s just that you’re stuck on that island until you can figure out how to restore the place to what it once was!

As you roam throughout the land, you’ll learn its history and witness the events that turned it into the barren and lifeless place you now reside in.

But be careful! Evil entities are in this place, and you’ll need to use the advanced combat system to take them out, so you don’t die! You know, again.

#65 RIPOUT

Developer: Pet Project Games
Publisher: 3D Realms
Platforms: PC PS5 XSX|S
Release: 2023

There are plenty of space shooters that give you a horrifying experience in an intentional way and let you use various unique weapons. But in RIPOUT, things are a bit different. How? Well, your main weapon is a bioweapon, which is alive.

It’s true. Your gun in the game is a living weapon, and you can choose how to use it. You can have it simply be a gun that blasts enemies, or you can let it go animalistic on foes and eat the spare parts left after they’re dead.

Additionally, you can fuse with the weapon to increase your abilities. So yeah, the game is really “out there,” but that might intrigue you to try it.

#64 Disney Speedstorm

Developer: Gameloft
Publisher: Gameloft
Platforms: PC PS4 Xbox One PS5 XSX|S Switch
Release: 2023

Disney has not been shy about making racing titles, and other genres, featuring their beloved characters. If you wish to experience a new racing game with characters from Disney and Pixar films, you’ll want to try Disney Speedstorm.

But the game is more than picking a character and a car and going down the track. Each character has stats that you can boost to make them more effective.

Whether you play solo or with friends, you’ll want to use your character, car, and track to your advantage, so you come in first! It’s a fun game, so why not grab some friends and give it a chance?

#63 Dune: Awakening

Developer: Funcom
Publisher: Funcom
Platforms: PC PS5 XSX|S
Release: 2023

After the success of the modern adaptation of the hit book, it’s not surprising that multiple games are piggybacking off the movie’s acclaim. One of them will let you live a life on Arrakis and see how you survive on it. Welcome to Dune: Awakening.

Thousands of other players will inhabit Arrakis with you, and it’s your job to make your character stand out. Start with the deep options of the character customization menu. Then, once you’ve made the being you want to be, set out into the sands and build a reputation for yourself. Make allies, defeat enemies, and use the world and those around you to your advantage, so you are on top!

#62 Warhammer 40000: Boltgun

Developer: Auroch Digital
Publisher: Focus Entertainment
Platforms: PC PS4 Xbox One PS5 XSX|S Switch
Release: 2023

If you’ve been playing video games set in the Warhammer 40K universe, you know that the series has multiple genres that it dives into to liven up the experience and keep things fresh. However, if you want to see the franchise go “old-school” in the video game sense, get Warhammer 40000: Boltgun.

We say this because the game puts you in an FPS experience reminiscent of the first FPS titles ever made.

As a Space Marine, you’ll head from room to room and area to area to take out the demons of Chaos and even Chaos Space Marines!

Wield your weapons without mercy and kill them in the name of honor and fun.

#61 The Valiant

Developer: Kite Games
Publisher: THQ Nordic / Nordic Games
Platforms: PS4 Xbox One PS5 XSX|S
Release: 2023

The Crusades were a massive part of history, but to those who lived them, they were a never-ending nightmare that scarred many and killed more.

In The Valiant, you play one such Crusader who swore off the ways of war in an attempt to find peace. However, when one of his former brothers unearths something that mortals weren’t meant to harness, he’s called back into action to stop him from claiming the power of the gods.

You’ll recruit warriors as you scour the land and put them into action in squad-based RTS combat. Will you be able to stop the danger that is coming? Jump in and find out!

#60 Miasma Chronicles

Developer: The Bearded Ladies
Publisher: 505 Games
Platforms: PC PS5 XSX|S
Release: 2023

There’s always a new kind of post-apocalyptic adventure to dive into, and Miasma Chronicles is one that might intrigue you based on its premise. In this game’s future, America is ripped apart by a substance known as Miasma.

You play a young man named Elvis, who was left in a small town by his mother with only two things to protect him. The first was a robot that would be his “older brother.” The second was a glove that could let him control the Miasma.

Wanting answers about your mother, the world, and your destiny, you will embark on a journey with your robo-brother to find the truth and maybe learn some other things along the way.

#59 PayDay 3

Developer: Starbreeze AB
Publisher: Prime Matter
Platforms: PC PS5 XSX|S
Release: 2023

It’s time to put on the mask and get your reward!

PayDay 3 is the follow-up to one of the best co-op shooters ever. The previous entry in the franchise dared you to think several moves ahead to get rich by executing the best heists possible. With the third entry, you and your crew will come out of retirement to deal with a serious threat.

But that doesn’t mean there isn’t money to be had. You’ll still take on heists. You’ll just be doing them in a new location and with new opportunities to score big. Do you think you have what it takes to make it rain?

#58 System Shock Remake

Developer: Nightdive Studios
Publisher: Prime Matter
Platforms: PC PS4 Xbox One PS5 XSX|S
Release: 2023

One of the most influential RPGs is getting a remake, which means you better have it on your wishlist!

The System Shock Remake is being done by Nightdive Studios and will completely rebuild the game from the ground up so that you’ll get the best graphics possible while not abandoning what made the original so great.

The title puts you as one of the last humans on Citadel Station. The AI of the station, SHODAN, has taken over and warped the people of the station into cyborgs. The AI seeks to do the same to Earth, so you must stop it!

If you never got to play the original, this remake is one you must try.

#57 The Wolf Among Us 2

Developer: Telltale Games
Publisher: Telltale Games
Platforms: PC PS4 Xbox One PS5 XSX|S
Release: 2023

The wolf is back. The Wolf Among Us 2 from the reborn Telltale Games will bring back Bigby and put him on a new case that can change everything for him and the fairy tale beings he protects.

The sequel is set six months after the first title, and Bigby will have to work through a new mystery that puts Fabletown and New York City in danger. Unfortunately, not much is known about who we’ll see within the game, but one screenshot did showcase Bigby punching out the Tin Man, so that might be a taste of what’s to come.

Like before, your choices will determine what happens next and the fate of Bigby and Fabletown. So choose your words and actions carefully.

#56 Instinction

Developer: Hashbane
Publisher: Hashbane
Platforms: PC PS4 Xbox One PS5 XSX|S
Release: 2023

You might not be able to guess what Instinction is about based on its name, so we’ll help you out. It’s a prehistoric game laced with narrative elements and action gameplay. The cinematic experience will feature you as April Summers, an adventurer who must roam a land full of dinosaurs to undercover the truth while fighting her personal demons.

But you must be careful. You might find yourself against something long extinct yet still alive at any moment. You can change between first and third-person cameras to give yourself more of a view. So explore this mysterious realm and see what awaits inside!

#55 Wild Hearts

Developer: Omega Force / Koei Tecmo
Publisher: Electronic Arts Inc.
Platforms: XSX|S
Release: February 17, 2023

When it comes to games where you hunt monsters, you’ll want to ensure you have a challenge and there’s always another monster to fight. In Wild Hearts, you’ll be put in a land where monsters have run wild and wield the forces of nature within them! Unfortunately, this extra power has made them dangerous to all but the most powerful of hunters.

Thankfully, that includes you. You’ll wield special technology and venture into the world to battle the monsters. As you defeat them, you’ll get materials to improve your character and thus get to face more dangerous challenges.

Will you be able to save the land from the monsters? Or will you become the next meal?

#54 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

Developer: Forgotten Empires / World’s Edge
Publisher: Xbox Game Studios / Microsoft Studios
Platforms: Xbox One XSX|S
Release: January 31, 2023

Many games stand the test of time and can get even better with a modern remaster. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is one of those games, and now it’s on consoles for you to enjoy! The title lets you command some of the greatest empires in history and expand them across 1000 years of it!

The title comes with the main story content and the DLC that gave you even more to do and races to command!

Build up your mighty empires and see how they fair against the various cultures and tribes you meet. The game boasts 200 hours of gameplay, so you’ll want to start it soon.

#53 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon

Developer: FromSoftware
Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Platforms: PC PS4 Xbox One PS5 XSX|S
Release: 2023

One of the surprises from The Game Awards, FromSoftware is ditching their Souls-like titles for the moment to get into the mech genre!

While little is known about Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon currently, the tease we’ve gotten looks good and emphasizes the mechs you’ll be controlling. The game promises to give full control over the mechs and allow you to do various actions in combat to topple the enemy.

There will no doubt be many mech options and customization choices for you to partake in so you can overcome any obstacle. So stay tuned. This is likely going to get very epic.

#52 Sifu

Developer: Sloclap
Publisher: Sloclap
Platforms: Xbox One XSX|S
Release: March 2023

Sifu is a very different kind of martial arts game than ones of the past. The title’s story focuses on a young student whose master was killed. He’ll go after those in the group that took his master’s life to seek revenge.

The twist is that you can’t be a punching bag for bad guys and expect to live. Instead, you have to parry, block and strike your foes down before they get too many hits on you. But when you die, you’ll come back older and have access to more abilities at the cost of your health bar.

So be the precise martial artist you need to be to avenge your master and look really cool doing it!

#51 Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown

• Developer: Kylotonn / KT Racing
• Publisher: Nacon / Bigben Interactive
• Platforms: PC PS5 XSX|S Switch
• Release: 2023

There are plenty of driving games out there for you to partake in. But Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown tries to give you more than a simple “racing title” can give you. It wants you to have a driving experience that everyone can enjoy. So, for example, you’ll be able to have fun in races, it’s true. But you’ll also be able to drive around the game’s world and take in all the sights and sounds that are there.

You can even bring in your friends and form a “driving party” that will go on for as long as you want. So why not drive some of the most luxurious cars possible in a beautifully rendered world?

#50 Wanted: Dead

• Developer: Soleil
• Publisher: 110 Industries
• Platforms: PC, PS4, XBOX One XSX|S
• Release: February 14, 2023

When conspiracies are built, it’s up to those willing to take them down to fight for the rest of us. Wanted: Dead is a mix of a hack-n-slash game with a third-person shooter that is wrapped up in a grand story.

You’ll play the leader of a special police unit called the Zombie Unit. You have stumbled onto a conspiracy that reveals how Hong Kong is really being controlled.

Not content to let things lie, you grab your unit and race into action to take them down. Utilize brutal melee combat mixed with shooting mechanics to infiltrate the hideouts of the conspiracy and take out all that get in your way.

#49 I.G.I Origins

• Developer: Antimatter Games
• Publisher: Toadman Interactive
• Platforms: PC, PS4, XBO
• Release: 2023

A prequel to the 2000 title, I.G.I Origins, will feature you as Michael King. You’re a former soldier who is brought in by MI6 to house a new directive that can help further save the world from threats. You’ll be given a vast arsenal to get the job done and the freedom to do the job your way.

You can go in guns blazing to take down foes, or you can do the stealthy way and take everyone down without being caught!

However, as the missions go on, the questions about what is really going on will build. What would you do if the people controlling you are the real enemy?

#48 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

• Developer: Sumo Nottingham
• Publisher: Gun Interactive
• Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
• Release date: 2023

There have been a lot of horror games as of late that have tried to capture the feeling of fleeing from a horrifying entity or working together to take them down. Enter The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, a game based on the hit movie based on the real life actions of the Slaughter family. And now…you can be them, or try and run from them.

Yes, if you are one of the potential victims you’ll need to run away, collect tools to make your escape and then do just that. Or, you can be one of the Slaughter family and have to track down your prey so you can kill them.

You’ll find out if you’re a victim or a free spirit when the game comes out.

#47 Hyenas

• Developer: Creative Assembly
• Publisher: Sega
• Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, PC
• Release date: 2023

In the future, the Earth is dead, and people live on Mars. Though we do need some clarification there, the RICH people live on Mars. The ones who have hoarded all the wonders of the old world and were so powerful that they basically put the rest of humanity on a floating trash bin.

But you’re not going to let that stand, now are you? Exactly! You are one of the Hyenas, a group of people who go into the compounds of the rich and take the stuff that they like so you the people can have it for yourselves.

There are multiple hyena groups out there, so be sure to get the best stuff for yourself before they take it first!

#46 Skull & Bones

• Developer: Ubisoft
• Publisher: Ubisoft
• Platforms: PC, PS5, X/S
• Release date: March 9, 2023

Skull & Bones was unveiled to be a pirate tactical action game. Players will take the role of commanding your ship, searching for loot, battle, and avoiding the law. The game was mainly showcased with players going around the oceans on a ship, so there didn’t look much in terms of freely roaming around on land. Initially, the previous development update had this game coming out towards the end of 2022. Unfortunately, Ubisoft required more time to work on the project which pushed the game back to March of 2023.

#45 I, the Inquisitor

• Developer: The Dust
• Publisher: The Dust
• Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, PS5, PC
• Release: TBA 2023

I, the Inquisitor is an exciting-looking adventure game set in a truly dark and interesting fantasy world. The story centres on an alternative version of history, in which Jesus didn’t actually die during his crucifixion. Instead, he reacted with fury after returning to life as a wrathful god, determined to enact revenge on his persecutors. From there, centuries’ worth of his inquisitors continued to violently enforce faith upon non-believers, thus creating a dark and tyrannical world of biblical rule. In I, the Inquisitor, players will take on the role of one of these inquisitors during the 1500s, in an adventure that’s sure to be packed with ethical dilemmas and challenging moral decisions. This looks like a game with plenty of exploration, combat and excellent choice-and-consequence-based storytelling. 

#44 Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty

• Developer: CD Projekt Red
• Publisher: CD Projekt Red
• Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, PS5, PC
• Release: TBA 2023

Cyberpunk 2077 hasn’t had the best of runs since its launch back in December of 2020. In fact, it’s almost two years since its arrival and yet the game is still not 100% fixed. However, CD Projekt Red isn’t going to give up on the content that it wants to make for the title. As proven by the reveal of the Phantom Liberty DLC.

The teaser for it shows V signing on with the “New United States of America”, and going on a mission for them as a result. But Johnny Silverhand thinks that this is a “bad idea”. You’ll have to see which side is right when the DLC comes out in 2023.

#43 ARC Raiders

• Developer: Embark Studios
• Publisher: Embark Studios
• Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, PS5, PC
• Release: TBA 2023

ARC Raiders is an upcoming free-to-play co-op shooter, where the action takes place in third-person mode as opposed to many of the popular FPS-style shooter games. Set in a ravaged world under threat from an otherworldly, mechanised onslaught from space known as ARC, the game pits players against the destructive powers of the robotic invaders. Co-op gameplay is a must in this title, although there’s also plenty of opportunity for exploration, scavenging and gear customisation as you fend off the sky-based threat that continually falls upon you and your squad. ARC Raiders looks like a great game for those who enjoy online multiplayer action in a futuristic setting.

#42 Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes

• Developer: Rabbit & Bear Studios
• Publisher: 505 Games
• Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows
• Release date: 2023

Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes is the latest entry in the Eiyuden Chronicles series. This new JRPG is a collaboration between Yoshitaka Murayama (Suikoden I & II) and Junko Kawano (Suikoden I & IV). It takes place in Allraan, a continent housing several nations and cultures. One of these nations edged out the others and discovered a powerful technology that amplifies magic.

As for most JRPGs, the story is key to Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes. The game also offers a vast world to explore, from bustling towns to creepy caves. Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes features turn-based combat for teams of six, with various AI commands to customize the fighting style of each hero.

#41 Atlas Fallen

• Developer: Deck13 Interactive
• Publisher: Focus Entertainment
• Platforms: PC
• Release: 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, and give humanity the ability to do everything themselves again.

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. The combat is said to be truly powerful in the grandest of ways. So test it out to see how it works!

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!

#40 Warhammer 40000: Space Marine II

• Developer: Saber Interactive
• Publisher: Focus Entertainment
• Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC
• Release date: TBA

The Warhammer 40K franchise is one of the most expansive in the entire gaming world, and that’s saying something. But each one has its own flair and style that can’t be denied.

Warhammer 40000: Space Marine II is the sequel to the hit Space Marine title from years back, and once again, you’ll be a soldier of the Imperium tasked with bringing peace to the galaxy…by literally slaughtering all who would dare try and disrupt it.

You’ll be a one-man army more or less as you go from planet to planet as you face off against the Tyranid Hordes and try to bring peace to the galaxy and glory to the Imperium.

For a space marine, there is only war, and their war is about to start up again.

#39 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 next year, as Destiny 2 Lightfall will be arriving next February, and it’s promising quite a bit.

Not the least of which is 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. But just how good it’ll be will depend on how it is when it launches next year.

#38 Gothic 1 Remake

• Developer: Alkimia Interactive, THQ
• Publisher: THQ Nordic
• Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC
• Release date: TBA

The Gothic franchise is actually a bit bigger than most people remember. But the key thing here is that the games have been deep and full of story and fun to be had.

Now, a new studio has been made with the express purpose to go and make a Gothic 1 Remake and design it to be both completely modern, and yet one that adheres to what is the original game. We’ve seen a lot of remakes as of late, and some of them do indeed push the games beyond what they were before.

So, can this one live up to the hype? We’ll have to wait and see!

#37 Alone in the Dark

• Developer: Pieces Interactive
• Publisher: THQ Nordic
• Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC
• Release date: TBA

While many might not remember it, it was Alone in the Dark that helped set the tone for franchises like Resident Evil and Silent Hill. Bringing horror to video games in a way that wasn’t done before.

It eventually fell to the wayside, but something like that doesn’t stay buried for long. And now, THQ Nordic has revealed that Alone in the Dark will be coming back via their studio, and the team behind it are behind games like Amnesia and Soma, meaning that they are minds that are adapted for horror.

There isn’t much known about the game outside of it being called Alone in the Dark. But the team are aiming to build a modern horror masterpiece. So be on the lookout for more info.

#36 Path of Exile 2

• Developer: Grinding Gear Games
• Publisher: Grinding Gear Games
• Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows (TBC)
• Release date: TBA

Path of Exile 2 brings a new storyline that goes alongside the one from 2013’s Path of Exile. This new seven-act storyline leads to the same Atlas endgame as the original opus but brings new mechanics and enhancements to the original game.

This new game is set 20 years after the previous one. Society has been slowly rebuilding after the death of Kitava, but the thirst for power of some greedy persons began to corrupt Wraeclast once again. Path of Exile 2 features 19 new classes, a new Skill Gem system, a brand new range of equipment, as well as various improvements to the core system of the game.

#35 Atomic Heart

• Developer: Mundfish
• Publisher: Mundfish
• Platform: PC, PS4, PS5, XBO, X/S
• Release: 2023

Atomic Heart is an upcoming FPS set in an alternative 1955 timeline. Here the Soviet Union is thriving with technological advances. Players are stepping into the role of a mentally-unstable KGB agent called P-3. Here, the government tasks P-3 to figure out what’s going on with a facility that recently went quiet. Upon arrival, you’ll deal with machines that have gone rogue. You’ll need to gather whatever scraps you’ll find along the way to tweak your weapons further to fight against these enemies, all while scavenging for clues of what happened before your arrival.

#34 Layers of Fears

• Developer: Bloober Team, Anshar Studios
• Publisher: Bloober Team
• Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows
• Release date: Early 2023

Layers of Fears is the third installment in the Layer of Fear series. It is a direct follow-up to Layers of Fears 2, a psychological horror game in which an actor follows the instructions of an unseen director aboard a ship.

Compared to the first two games in the series, Layers of Fears appears significantly more terrifying. Its reveal trailer depicts a spooky manor with burning paintings, chains, and many unexplained mysteries. Layers of Fears will play with your nerves as you uncover all the mysteries behind this creepy manor.

#33 Tom Clancy’s The Division: Heartland

• Developer: Red Storm Entertainment
• Publisher: Ubisoft
• Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows
• Release date: TBA

There’s been a lot of mystery around The Division Heartland, as we know it’ll take place within The Division universe, but what is the game truly about? Well, we now know that it’ll take place in Silver Creek, a place that has come under attack from hostile forces.

Now, you’ll have to go and make a stand with your fellow members of The Division in order to take back this place and show the “heartland of America” will not be taken over so easily.

No doubt there will be all sorts of missions for you to do in the game, so be ready as they’re going to be doing some closed tests that you might just get to be a part of!

#32 Exoprimal

• Developer: Capcom
• Publisher: Capcom
• Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows
• Release date: 2023

Exoprimal is a PvEvP game featuring exosuits and dinosaurs. Yes, the game mixes a futuristic version of humans with prehistoric creatures. Because why not?

Exoprimal’s main game mode sets two teams of five players against one another as they attempt to defeat dinosaurs and accomplish various goals. For these missions, players can choose an exosuit, each with its own advantages, such as the ability to tank, heal, or obliterate everything. Exoprimal’s obvious primary foes are dinosaurs, but players must also watch out for each other since PvP combats are a part of the game.

#31 XDefiant

• Developer: Ubisoft San Francisco
• Publisher: Ubisoft
• Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows, Stadia, Amazon Luna
• Release date: 2023 (TBC)

Ubisoft is trying to get its share of the FPS arena shooter market with XDefiant. Formerly known as Tom Clancy’s XDefiant, this free-to-play, fast-paced arena shooter revolves around factions inspired by Tom Clancy’s popular franchises.

The factions, also called Defiant, all come from other Tom Clancy games. The Wolves come from Ghost Recon, the Echelon are from Splinter Cell, while the Outcasts and the Cleaners both come from The Division. Each of these factions has its own abilities, weapons, and items. Ubisoft employees describe the game as “fast-paced firefight meets punk rock mosh pit,” whatever that means. 

#30 Crysis 4

• Developer: Crytek
• Publisher: Crytek
• Platforms: TBA
• Release date: TBA

Another title that has been long rumored is that of Crysis 4. The original Crysis trilogy put you in a superpowered exosuit and dared you to stop multiple alien invasions in a variety of locations.

The fun was that you could upgrade the suit however you wanted and thus would be able to augment the player character to be who you really wanted it to be. We have confirmation that Crytek is working on Crysis 4, and even dropped a small teaser earlier in the year to highlight that.

What new abilities will you get? What new threats are on the way that you have to stop? We’ll find out more soon hopefully.

#29 RoboCop: Rogue City

• Developer: Teyon
• Publisher: Nacon
• Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows
• Release date: June 2023

Have you ever dreamt of becoming part man, part machine, all cop? This fantasy will come true with RoboCop: Rogue City, an FPS coming to Xbox Series X/S in June 2023.

This game lets you play as the iconic RoboCop, as he is facing various enemies threatening the city of Old Detroit. You will have to handle hostage situations, bank robberies, as well as gangs and punks aiming to take over the crime-ridden streets of Old Detroit. Developer Teyon promises a compelling narrative in which RoboCop must seek out the truth in a world rife with greed and corruption.

#28 Aliens Dark Descent

• Developer: Tindalos Interactive
• Publisher: Focus Entertainment
• Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows
• Release date: 2023

The newest project starring the most well-known alien in video games, Aliens: Dark Descent, was unveiled at Summer Game Fest 2022. In contrast to Alien: Isolation, you won’t need to constantly check your radar to avoid a murderous alien. Aliens: Dark Descent features aliens, plural. 

Players control a Marine unit that is fending off waves of aliens. Aliens: Dark Descent’s specific gameplay is still unknown, but it appears to be a fast-paced cooperative FPS with the objective of shooting as many aliens as you can.

#27 Black Myth: Wu Kong

• Developer: Game Science
• Publisher: Game Science
• Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows 
• Release date: 2023

Black Myth: Wu Kong is an upcoming action RPG inspired by a 16th-century Chinese novel called Journey to the West. The narrative of the game is based on the adventures of the Monkey King, a famous mythical character who is one of the novel’s primary characters.

In the game, this powerful monkey is referred to as the “Destined One.” He bears several abilities, such as the power to turn into a swamp of flying insects or transform into a giant monster. During his adventures, he will face various opponents, from headless monks to a powerful white dragon.

#26 Perfect Dark

• Developer: The Initiative, Crystal Dynamics
• Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
• Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows
• Release date: 2023 (TBC)

Among the various remakes coming to Xbox Series X/S in 2023 is a franchise that began on Nintendo 64. Perfect Dark, an FPS developed by Rare in 2000, is getting a reboot this year. Xbox promised this Perfect Dark reboot would provide an “AAAA” experience, whatever that means.

Perfect Dark is a Microsoft exclusive. We don’t know much about the game yet, but if it is anything like the original game it should feature interstellar wars, aliens, reptile-like creatures, and evil human companies. The reveal trailer also shows pyramids, so chances are we’ll travel to Egypt at some point.

#25 Valheim

• Developer: Iron Gate Studio
• Publisher: Coffee Stain Publishing
• Platforms: Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows, Linux
• Release date: Q2 2023

Two years after breaking records on Steam, Valheim is finally reaching Xbox Series X/S in 2023. This survival sandbox game takes place in Valheim, a fictional world from Norse mythology where slain Vikings go to prove themselves worthy of the halls of Valhalla.

You start the game naked in this foreign land. Enemies are everywhere around, from boars to giant trolls. Your first goal will be to build a settlement to protect yourself from the outside threats and eventually get something to cover your bare skin. Once you’re settled, you will have to complete various challenges and clear out dungeons to find a way to reach Valhalla.

#24 Kerbal Space Program 2

• Developer: Intercept Games
• Publisher: Private Division
• Platforms: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows
• Release date: 2023

There are plenty of great space games coming out to the Xbox Series X/S in 2023. One of them is Kerbal Space Program 2, the sequel to the popular space sandbox game from 2015.

Kerbal Space Program 2 builds on the elements that made the first game so well-liked while also introducing new tools and mechanics. This sequel introduces new propulsion methods, habitation modules to build houses on the surface of a planet, orbital and planetary colonies, as well as interstellar travel. Additionally, it adds a multiplayer mode so that you can take on the stars with buddies.

#23 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

The Minecraft universe keeps on expanding. After the dungeon crawler Minecraft Dungeons, a new game comes to expand the franchise. Minecraft Legends is an action-strategy game where you are the only hope to repel hordes of piglins and prevent the Nether from invading the Overworld.

Your objective is to build defenses to thwart the corruption that is spreading. Creepers, zombies, skeletons, and all of the default opponents you encounter in Minecraft join you in defending the Overworld. And according to its reveal trailer, Minecraft Legends also includes its fair share of horseback riding.

#22 Pragmata

• Developer: Capcom
• Publisher: Capcom
• Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows
• Release date: 2023

Pragmata is a tough game to describe. Capcom revealed a single trailer for this game, and it would be a euphemism to say it’s confusing. 

The trailer begins in an empty version of New York City. The protagonist, wearing a space suit, walks down these streets when a little girl and her holographic cat appear. Then a satellite breaks the ceiling of Earth, shattering gravity, and everyone ends up on the Moon. Even if the story remains blurry at this time, the graphics and overall premise of Pragmata seem interesting. This dystopian sci-fi adventure game is still a mystery, but one worth uncovering.

#21 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

Yep, it’s true! Dead Island is alive once again! The game was revealed once more at Gamescom and it honestly has a release date of February 2023. So that means we technically don’t have too long to wait until you can play it!

As for the gameplay itself, that wasn’t shown in the return trailer. But, there were a lot of zombies shown, as well as the new setting of the game with a very chill protagonist. Given how the first game was, you can likely expect a lot of violence and a lot of weapons that you can use to try and get the zombies to go away.

#20 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl

• Developer: GSC Game World
• Publisher: GSC Game World
• Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows
• Release date: 2023

For the first time in its history, a S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game is coming to consoles. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl, the fourth game in the series, will release on Xbox Series X/S in 2023. This new title aims to revive the series, which stopped in 2009 with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl was supposed to come out in 2012 as Call of Pripyat’s sequel, but was canceled on the year of its intended release. The game is now back on track, with a release window set in 2023.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl is an FPS set in the post-apocalyptic Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Mutated monsters and stalkers are roaming around this open world, and it is up to you to take part in a non-linear journey to decide the fate of this zone.

#19 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: Fallen Order gets a sequel in 2023 with Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. This new game continues the adventures of Cal Kestis, five years after the events of the original game.

At the end of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, the Empire and the Inquisitors were chasing Cal throughout the galaxy. He managed to escape and destroyed a token leading to Force-sensitive children. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor picks up the story five years later, but we don’t know yet what happened in the meantime.

#18 State of Decay 3

• Developer: Undead Labs
• Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
• Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows
• Release date: 2023 (TBC)

In 2013, Undead Labs release its very first game, State of Decay. The game quickly became a commercial success, leading Xbox to purchase the studio right after the release of State of Decay 2 in 2018. Five years later, a new game comes to complete the series: State of Decay 3.

We don’t know much about the game, besides a trailer released back in 2020. This third opus seems to focus on survival in hostile frozen territory, as the trailer follows a huntress that comes into contact with an undead deer.

#17 Tekken 8

• Developer: Bandai Namco Studios
• Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
• Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC
• Release date: TBA

The Tekken franchise is one of the longest-running, and most endearing, fighting game franchises out there, and for good reason. The series is known for its brutal fighting system, fun characters, and a fierceness about it that puts it above other franchises.

Tekken 7 is widely hailed as the best in the line because of not only its story, but the overall focus on gameplay and customization to make sure everyone enjoyed it. Now, Tekken 8 must try to top it, and the reveal trailer showed that things are picking up right where they left off. Jin and Kazuya are at it once more, and the game looks beautiful.

#16 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 going to be one of the titles in the franchise, but there will be a few key difference this time around.

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.

Baghdad will be big enough to have a lot of fun in, so you’ll want to check this out when it arrives.

#15 Resident Evil 4

• Developer: Capcom
• Publisher: Capcom
• Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows
• Release date: March 24, 2023

U.S. government special agent Leon S. Kennedy is back in 2023 with the remake of  Resident Evil 4. The game goes over the events of the original 2005’s Resident Evil 4 but takes the horror side up a notch.

Leon S. Kennedy is sent on a mission to rescue the daughter of the U.S. President, who was kidnapped by a mysterious Spanish cult. His journey leads him to a rural village in Spain, where people seem to worship a mind-controlling parasite. The revamped graphics of the remake make Resident Evil 4 even scarier than before.

#14 Dead Space

• Developer: Motive Studios
• Publisher: Electronic Arts
• Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows
• Release date: January 27, 2023

Dead Space, the iconic space horror game, is back with a remake in 2023. The story is the same as the original game. Isaac Clarke, a space engineer, is a crewman aboard a repair vessel assigned to a massive planetary mining ship. 

But of course, this game doesn’t simply revolve around Clarke fixing things. The crew goes on to investigate a distress call when they are attacked by mutated human corpses. Clarke needs to find a way to survive, help his crewmates, and uncover the mysteries lying in space.

#13 Alan Wake 2

• Developer: Remedy Entertainment
• Publisher: Epic Games Publishing
• Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows
• Release date: 2023

13 years after the original Alan Wake, the eponymous novelist is back for more adventures in 2023. The original game followed the adventures of Alan Wake as he tries to uncover the mysteries behind his wife’s disappearance. The game was an action-adventure game with six episodes, each with its plot twists and cliffhangers. Alan Wake 2 won’t be like that.

Unlike its predecessor, Alan Wake 2 is not an action-adventure game with horror elements, but a real survival horror game. If you haven’t played the original game, then don’t worry. Remedy Entertainment stated that there is no need to play Alan Wake to understand its sequel.

#12 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 in 2023. 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. If this game is a brand new story and is not connected to Harry Potter and You-Know-Who, 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.

#11 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

Diablo is back, and this time it is not a controversial pay-to-win mobile-only game. Diablo IV continues the story of its predecessor, Diablo III. Cultists have conjured a new threat, Lilith, and your mission is to slay as many demons as possible on your way to defeat Lilith. You won’t be alone in your mission to defeat this menace, as Diablo IV is an online-only game.

The gameplay mechanics in Diablo IV are the same as those in the earlier games in the series. The game features a brand new open world that contains five different regions, each with their procedurally generated dungeons, random events, and monsters crawling everywhere. 

#10 Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II

• Developer: Ninja Theory
• Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
• Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows
• Release date: 2023

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II was first announced back in 2019, alongside the reveal of the Xbox Series X. This game is a sequel to 2017’s Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, which follows the story of Senua, a character struggling with psychosis and the voices in her head.

During The Game Awards 2021, Ninja Theory shared an impressive trailer for Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II. Senua is leading a group into a cave to try and trap a giant. Their mission failed and the giant awaken, destroying everything in his wake. The exact story of this sequel is still a mystery, but Senua and the voices in her head are back with a new adventure powered by Unreal Engine 5.

#9 Street Fighter 6

• Developer: Capcom
• Publisher: Capcom
• Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows 
• Release date: 2023

Seven years after Street Fighter 5, one of the most popular fighting game series is back in 2023 with a new opus. Street Fighter 6 brings a revamped look at returning characters, introduces new ones, and packs new mechanics to an already well-liked fighting game.

Street Fighter 6 brings a new mechanic to use in battle: Drive. Once fully charged, players can activate the Drive mode to perform deadly attacks on their opponents. The only downside is that it leaves them stunned afterward, giving the enemy an occasion to fight back. On top of the traditional fighting mode, Street Fighter 6 adds two new additional modes: Battle Hub and World Tour. Battle Hub is an online lobby where players can socialize, whilst World Tour is a single-player story mode featuring a 3D world to explore.

#8 Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League

• Developer: Rocksteady Studios
• Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
• Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows
• Release date: Spring 2023

The developers of the Batman: Arkham series are back with a brand new game. Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League follows the adventure of a team of supervillains as they are forced to cooperate to save Metropolis from an alien threat.

This action-adventure game features four well-known DC supervillains: Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Captain Boomerang, and King Shark. Each member of the squad has their own special abilities that they use to fight opponents around an open-world Metropolis. Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League looks like a funny take on the usual superheroes’ adventures.

#7 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: 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 happening.

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?

#6 Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

• Developer: Ubisoft
• Publisher: Ubisoft
• Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows, Amazon Luna, Google Stadia
• Release date: 2023

In 2009, James Cameron directed Avatar, a science fiction movie about an alien planet and the human threat looming over its blue-skinned habitants. Avatar remains to this date the highest-grossing film of all time, topping Avengers: Endgame and Titanic. This popular movie finally gets a sequel this December and with it a brand new video game called Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. If this game was meant to release alongside the movie, Ubisoft decided to push back its release date to 2023 to “make it perfect.”

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora puts you in the shoes of a Na’Vi, one of the blue guys from the planet Pandora. The human forces of the RDA are threatening the peace of your planet and forcing you to embark on a journey to the Western Frontier of Pandora.

#5 Forza Motorsport 2023

• Developer: Turn 10 Studios
• Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
• Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows
• Release date: Spring 2023

The iconic Xbox-exclusive racing franchise is back in 2023 with a brand new game. Six years after Forza Motorsport 7, Xbox announced the eighth entry in the series, simply called Forza Motorsport.

This reboot keeps everything that made Forza Motorsport popular: gorgeous cars, iconic tracks, and fast-paced races. Technically speaking, this new Forza Motorsport renders in a 4K resolution, runs at a 60hz refresh rate, and includes ray tracing for even better graphics. The game also features a dynamic time of the day mechanic that can change the ambient track temperature and have a direct effect on tire grip.

#4 Redfall

• Developer: Arkane Studios
• Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
• Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows
• Release date: 2023

Redfall is one of the most anticipated games coming out to Xbox Series X/S in 2023. This new FPS from Arkane Studios takes place in the fictional island town of Redfall, Massachusetts. Vampires are crawling the streets and the surviving humans are worshipping them. 

The game can be played either solo or with three other players. Everyone can choose between the four available characters, each having their own superpowers like the ability to become invisible, summon items, or shoot thunderbolts. Their mission is to slay everyone around, vampires and humans alike.

#3 Ark 2 

• Developer: Studio Wildcard, Grove Street Games
• Publisher: Studio Wildcard
• Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows
• Release date: 2023

Ark 2 is a sequel to Ark: Survival Evolved, a 2017 action-adventure survival game. In the original game, you began naked on a stranded island filled with dinos. The sequel is more of a PvE adventure with what Studio Wildcard calls “Souls-like melee combat.”

The story of Ark 2 takes place on an alien planet, sometime after the events of Genesis: Part 2, the fifth and final paid DLC expansion pack released for ARK: Survival Evolved. Ark 2 is a Microsoft exclusive, so you will need to play either on PC or Xbox Series X/S if you want to see a primitive version of Vin Diesel riding a dinosaur.

#2 Dragon Age: Dreadwolf

• Developer: BioWare
• Publisher: Electronic Arts
• Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5
• Release date: TBA

Yes, it’s true, we’re actually getting progress on the next Dragon Age title. Which is good because if you recall, the last mainline Dragon Age title came out about 10 years ago now!

There were rumors about Dragon Age 4 for years, and then Bioware fell into a funk in which Mass Effect Andromeda and Anthem came out, so many are hoping that the now titled Dragon Age: Dreadwolf will be the game that will help pull them from said funk and push them back to the legendary game developer status that they had.

There’s still precious little known about the game as a whole, but if it follows the path of the previous games, you can expect a massive RPG experience.

#1 Starfield

• Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
• Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
• Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows
• Release date: Q1/Q2 2023

The creators of Skyrim and Fallout are back with Starfield, a brand new IP set in space where you can visit over 1,000 planets and create your own story with impactful choices.

This new game will be the first IP developed by Bethesda in over 25 years. The hype is real, but it could easily backlash at Starfield. Bethesda promises an immersive story spanning the entire universe, the ability to explore countless planets in over 100 star systems, as well as full customization of the main character and their ship. If they deliver what they promised, Bethesda could release a serious GOTY contestant. If not, we may live another backlash such as the one against No Man’s Sky or Cyberpunk 2077.

Disclaimer: This list was updated on 9/6/22 to include new entries.