Here’s Every Video Game Release Date For 2023
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I have awoken from my sliced ham and prosecco-induced holiday slumber and am ready to acknowledge (with only a little bit of a tremor) that we are in a new year. New year, new me? No. Spiral ham and prosecco remind me that it’s okay for some things to always remain the same. New year, new set of video game release dates? You bet.
Last year’s game announcements helped me collect an ocean’s worth of dates and titles to share in a comprehensive list, but since we are so early into 2023—and more eternally, because even careful plans get delayed—you’ll notice that some exact dates or titles are missing, or even might end up changing.
This list will get refreshed as we get deeper into the year and learn more exact dates and I learn more about iPads, as a separate side project. Studios can email me with announcements at [email protected] for potential inclusion in this list, too. In the meantime, here’s every game you have to look forward to in 2023.
What games are coming out in 2023?
A lot.
January
Scrap Riders — January 9 (PC, Switch)
Fears to Fathom — January 9 (PC)
Glimmer in Mirror — January 10 (PC)
Children of Silentown — January 11 (PC)
Drago Noka — January 11 (PC)
GROSS — January 11 (PC)
Dragon Ball Z Kakarot — January 13 (PS5, Xbox Series X/S)
One Piece Odyssey — January 13 (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
A Space for the Unbound — January 19 (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Persona 3 Portable — January 19 (PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC)
Persona 4 Golden — January 19 (PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC)
Colossal Cave — January 19 (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC)
Fire Emblem Engage — January 20 (Switch)
Monster Hunter Rise — January 20 (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S)
Forspoken — January 24 (PS5, PC)
OddBallers — January 26 (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC, Amazon Luna)
Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life — January 26 (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC)
Dead Space — January 27 (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition — January 31 (Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S)
Inkulinati — January 31 (Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC, Mac)
Raiden 4 x Mikado Remix — January 31 (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Season: A Letter to the Future — January 31 (PS4, PS5, PC)
Birth — January TBA (PC)
February
Cuddly Forest Friends — February 2 (Switch)
Deliver Us Mars — February 2 (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Hogwarts Legacy — February 10 (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Blanc — February 14 (Switch, PC)
Wanted: Dead — February 14 (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Theatrhythm Final Bar Line — February 16 (Switch, PC)
Tales of Symphonia Remastered — February 17 (Switch)
A Weekend in Puzzleburg — February 17 (PC)
Wild Hearts — February 17 (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Atomic Heart — February 21 (Atomic Heart, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Like a Dragon: Ishin! — February 21 (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Digimon World: Next Order — February 22 (Switch, PC)
Horizon Call of the Mountain — February 22 (PSVR2)
Resident Evil Village — February 22 (PSVR2)
Blood Bowl 3 — February 23 (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC)
Company of Heroes 3 — February 23 (PC)
Sons of the Forest — February 23 (PC)
Kirby’s Return To Dreamland Deluxe — February 24 (Switch)
Octopath Traveler 2 — February 24 (PS4, PS5, Switch, PC)
Destiny 2: Lightfall — February 28 (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Scars Above — February 28 (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
March
The Last of Us Part 1 — March 3 (PC)
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty — March 3 (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Melon Journey: Bittersweet Memories — March 7 (PC)
Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse — March 9 (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC)
Skull and Bones — March 9 (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure — March 14 (U.
S.) (PS4, Switch, PC)
Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon — March 17 (Switch)
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor — March 17 (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Have a Nice Death — March 22 (Switch, PC)
Resident Evil 4 — March 24 (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Bat Boy — March 30 (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC)
Chicken Journey — March TBA (PC)
Highwater — March TBA (PC)
April
Meet Your Maker — April 4 (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection — April 14 (PS4, Switch, PC)
Star Trek: Resurgence — April 15 (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
God of Rock — April 18 (PC)
Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores — April 19 (PS5)
Afterimage — April 25 (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC)
Roots of Pacha — April 25 (PC)
Dead Island 2 — April 28 (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Mail Time — April TBA (Switch, PC)
May
Midautumn — May 9 (PC)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom — May 12 (Switch)
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League — May 26 (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
June
Esophaguys — June 1 (PC)
Street Fighter VI — June 2 (PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Diablo IV — June 6 (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Final Fantasy XVI — June 22 (PS5)
July
The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie — July 7 (PS4, PS5, Switch, PC)
TBA 2023
Alan Wake II (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Aliens: Dark Descent (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Amnesia: The Bunker (PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Ark 2 (Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Assassin’s Creed Mirage (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC, Amazon Luna)
Atlas Fallen (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC)
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandors (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Baldur’s Gate 3 (PC)
Blazing Strike (PS4, PS5, Switch, PC)
Blue Protocol (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
BOSSGAME: The Final Boss Is My Heart (PC)
Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC)
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Death Stranding 2 (PS5)
Decarnation (PC)
Disney Illusion Island (Switch)
Disney Speedstorm (Switch, PC)
Dune: Awakening (PC)
Earthblade (PC, TBA)
Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC)
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (PS5)
Forza Motorsport (Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Gord (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
Gunbrella (Switch, PC)
Hades II (PC, TBA)
Hellboy: Web of Wyrd (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC)
Hollow Knight Silksong (Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC, Mac, Linux)
Homeworld 3 (PC)
Hyenas (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Hyper Light Breaker (PC)
Immortals of Aveum (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Infinity Nikki (PS4, PS5, PC, iOS, Android)
Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Layers of Fear (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Lies of P (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Lightyear Frontier (Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
The Lords of the Fallen (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (PS5)
Minecraft Legends (Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC)
Nightingale (PC)
Palworld (PC)
Pikmin 4 (Switch)
Planet of Lana (Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Pragmata (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Pupperazzi (Switch)
Redfall (Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Remnant II (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Risk of Rain Returns (Switch, PC)
RoboCop: Rogue City (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC)
SCHiM (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC, Mac, Linux)
S.
T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl (Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Sea of Stars (PS4, PS5, PC)
Starfield (Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Suikoden I & Suikoden II Remaster (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC)
Tekken 8 (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Thirsty Suitors (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC)
Tron Identity (PC)
V Rising (PC)
Valheim (Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Venba (Switch, PC)
Where Winds Meet (PC)
Witchfire (PC)
What are you most looking forward to playing this year?
Video Game Release Dates 2023
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- TBA 2023 Release Dates
2023’s gaming calendar has shaped up to be something of a banger, and the hits just keep coming! A litany of promising AAA properties spanning franchise reboots, hotly anticipated newcomers, and high-profile sequels has already set the tone pretty aptly, and more release dates are dotting the schedule on a near-weekly basis.
Even VR enthusiasts are getting their own personal treasure trove this year, with the PSVR 2 hitting shelves in late February. It’s going to be an exciting year, folks.
RELATED: DualShockers’ Most Anticipated Games Coming In 2023
And if you’re looking to keep up with the inevitable release date shuffle that every year brings, then you’re in the right place. DualShockers stays on top of what’s coming when, and we’ll be updating this calendar regularly to keep you well aware of when the apple of your eye is gonna drop from the gaming tree.
January 2023 Release Dates
2023 unabashedly kicks off with a buffet catered to anime and JRPG fans, then keeps horror aficionados holding their breath for the entirety of the month with the hotly anticipated remake of Dead Space. Let’s hope it lands a bit better than Callisto Protocol did.
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Date |
Title |
Platforms |
|---|---|---|
|
January 13 |
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot |
PS5 | Xbox Series X/S |
|
January 13 |
One Piece Odyssey |
PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | PC |
|
January 19 |
A Space For The Unbound |
PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | Switch | PC |
|
January 19 |
Colossal Cave |
PS5 | Xbox Series X/S | Switch | PC |
|
January 19 |
Persona 4 Golden |
PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | Switch |
|
January 19 |
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable |
PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | Switch |
|
January 20 |
The House of the Dead Remake |
PS5 |
|
January 20 |
Fire Emblem Engage |
Switch |
|
January 20 |
Monster Hunter Rise |
PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One |
|
January 24 |
Forspoken |
PS5 | PC |
|
January 24 |
Risen |
PS4 | Xbox One | Switch |
|
January 25 |
Hi-Fi RUSH |
Xbox Series X/S | PC |
|
January 26 |
MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries — Rise of Rasalhague |
PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | PC |
|
January 27 |
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin — Different Future |
PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | PC |
|
January 27 |
Dead Space Remake |
PS5 | Xbox Series X/S | PC |
|
January 31 |
Valiant Hearts: Coming Home |
iOS | Android |
|
January 31 |
Age Of Empires 2: Definitive Edition |
Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One |
|
January 31 |
Inkulinati (Early Access) |
Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | PC |
|
January 31 |
Season: A Letter to the Future |
PS5 | PS4 | PC |
|
January 31 |
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake |
PS4 | Xbox One | Switch | PC |
|
January 31 |
Powerwash Simulator |
PS5 | PS4 | Switch |
February 2023 Release Dates
February’s got an interesting and lengthy roster — including a bundle of VR goodness accompanying PSVR 2’s February 22 arrival — but it’s difficult to imagine we won’t spend the entirety of the month talking about Hogwarts Legacy.
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Date |
Title |
Platforms |
|---|---|---|
|
February 2 |
Deliver Us Mars |
PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | PC |
|
February 10 |
Hogwarts Legacy |
PS5 | Xbox Series X/S | PC |
|
February 14 |
Wanted: Dead |
PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | PC |
|
February 14 |
Blanc |
Switch | PC |
|
February 16 |
Theatrhythm Final Bar Line |
PS4 | Switch |
|
February 17 |
Tales of Symphonia Remastered |
Switch |
|
February 17 |
Wild Hearts |
PS5 | Xbox Series X/S | PC |
|
February 21 |
Atomic Heart |
PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | PC |
|
February 21 |
Like A Dragon: Ishin! |
PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | PC |
|
February 22 |
After the Fall |
PSVR 2 |
|
February 22 |
Horizon Call of the Mountain |
PSVR 2 |
|
February 22 |
The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR |
PSVR 2 |
|
February 22 |
Pistol Whip |
PSVR 2 |
|
February 22 |
Hello Neighbor: Search & Rescue |
PSVR 2 | PSVR | PC |
|
February 22 |
Digimon World: Next Order |
Switch | PC |
|
February 23 |
Blood Bowl 3 |
PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | Switch | PC |
|
February 23 |
Company of Heroes 3 |
PC |
|
February 23 |
Sons of the Forest |
PC |
|
February 24 |
Clive ‘N’ Wrench |
PS5 | PS4 | Switch | PC |
|
February 24 |
Kirby’s Return To Dream Land Deluxe |
Switch |
|
February 24 |
Octopath Traveler 2 |
PS5 | PS4 | Switch | PC |
|
February 24 |
Kerbal Space Program 2 (Early Access) |
PC |
|
February 28 |
Destiny 2: Lightfall |
PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | PC |
|
February 28 |
Scars Above |
PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | PC |
March 2023 Release Dates
Pirates, Jedi, and Zombies sounds like a competitive brawler for the ages.
But really, it’s just the month of March. Sold, either way.
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Date |
Title |
Platforms |
|---|---|---|
|
March 3 |
Creed: Rise to Glory |
PSVR 2 |
|
March 3 |
The Last Of Us Part 1 |
PC |
|
March 3 |
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty |
PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | PC |
|
March 9 |
Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse |
PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | Switch | PC |
|
March 17 |
Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon |
Switch |
|
March 17 |
Star Wars: Jedi Survivor |
PS5 | Xbox Series X/S | PC |
|
March 22 |
Have a Nice Death |
Switch | PC |
|
March 24 |
EA Sports PGA Tour |
PS5 | Xbox Series X/S | PC |
|
March 24 |
Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End and the Secret Key |
PS5 | PS4 | Switch | PC |
|
March 24 |
Resident Evil 4 Remake |
PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | PC |
|
March 28 |
Crime Boss: Rockay City |
PC |
|
March TBA |
Amnesia: The Bunker |
PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | PC |
|
March TBA |
System Shock |
PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | PC |
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April 2023 Release Dates
Hogwarts Legacy starts us off with a retroactive last-gen jump, sure, but all eyes are on Horizon Forbidden West’s next DLC chapter and Dead Island 2 in April’s latter half.
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Date |
Title |
Platforms |
|---|---|---|
|
April 4 |
Hogwarts Legacy |
PS4 | Xbox One |
|
April 4 |
Meet Your Maker |
PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | PC |
|
April 14 |
Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection |
PS4 | Switch | PC |
|
April 18 |
God of Rock |
PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | Switch | PC |
|
April 18 |
Minecraft Legends |
PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | Switch | PC |
|
April 19 |
Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores |
PS5 |
|
April 28 |
Dead Island 2 |
PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | Switch | PC |
May 2023 Release Dates
May might be a sparse month as of right now, but with Tears of the Kingdom and Kill The Justice League on the docket, who gives a damn about quantity? May’s all about quality, baby.
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Date |
Title |
Platforms |
|---|---|---|
|
May 2 |
Age of Wonders 4 |
PS5 | Xbox Series X/S | PC |
|
May 2 |
Redfall |
Xbox Series X/S | PC |
|
May 12 |
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom |
Switch |
|
May 26 |
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League |
PS5 | Xbox Series X/S | PC |
June 2023 Release Dates
2022 was all about February’s roster, but it’s looking like 2023’s big star may well be June with its triumvirate of titanic, high-profile releases — Street Fighter 6 will dominate fighting game discourse for years to come, and the RPG crowd’s seeing what are likely default GOTY contenders with Diablo 4 and Final Fantasy 16.
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Date |
Title |
Platforms |
|---|---|---|
|
June 2 |
Street Fighter 6 |
PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | PC |
|
June 5 |
The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom |
PC |
|
June 6 |
Diablo IV |
PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | PC |
|
June 20 |
The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom |
PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One |
|
June 22 |
Final Fantasy XVI |
PS5 |
July 2023 Release Dates
July’s current sole inhabitant of note is the Switch port of Hogwarts Legacy — though we’ll undoubtedly have more to share as we plow through the year.:strip_icc()/pic3804109.jpg)
Stay tuned!
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Date |
Title |
Platforms |
|---|---|---|
|
July 7 |
The Legend of Heroes: Trails Into Reverie |
PS5 | PS4 | Switch | PC |
|
July 25 |
Hogwarts Legacy |
Switch |
August 2023 Release Dates
Larian’s latest target window for the hotly anticipated (and long-awaited) Baldur’s Gate 3 draws all eyes for August, though it is, to be frank, the only release date to look at as of this writing. Perhaps another contender will come along to fight for its seat on the hype train as the months peel away!
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Date |
Title |
Platforms |
|---|---|---|
|
August TBA |
Baldur’s Gate 3 |
PC |
September 2023 Release Dates
Nobody’s home for September as of yet, but check back soon!
October 2023 Release Dates
The spookiest month currently lacks denizens for 2023, but stay tuned with us for further announcements!
November 2023 Release Dates
November currently has only one release date, but we’ll certainly be thankful when we have some more reveals to share! Get it? Because.
.. never mind.
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Date |
Title |
Platforms |
|---|---|---|
|
November 10 |
The Day Before |
PS5 | Xbox Series X/S | PC |
December 2023 Release Dates
And, finally, the most wonderful time of calendar year 2023 is also dry for release dates. But we’ll undoubtedly have more to share as the year roars on!
|
Date |
Title |
Platforms |
|---|---|---|
|
December TBA |
Mina the Hollower |
PC |
TBA 2023 Release Dates
- After Us (PS5 | Xbox Series X/S | PC)
- Age of Empires IV (Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One)
- Alan Wake 2 (PS5 | Xbox Series X/S | PC)
- Aliens: Dark Descent (PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | PC)
- Anger Foot (PC)
- ARC Raiders (PS5 | Xbox Series X/S | PC)
- Ark 2 (Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | PC)
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | PC)
- Assassin’s Creed Mirage (PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | PC)
- Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (PS5 | Xbox Series X/S | PC)
- Bomb Rush Cyberfunk (Switch | PC)
- Bounty Star (PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | PC)
- Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile (iOS | Android)
- Cocoon (Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | Switch | PC)
- Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus and Butterfly (PS4 | Xbox One | Switch)
- Company of Heroes 3 (PS5 | Xbox Series X/S)
- Crash Team Rumble (PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One)
- Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania (PS4 | Xbox One | Switch | PC)
- Disney Illusion Island (Switch)
- Dordogne (Switch | PC)
- Dune: Spice Wars (PC)
- Everspace 2 (PS4 | Xbox One | PC)
- Exoprimal (PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | PC)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (PS5)
- Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn (PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | PC)
- Forza Motorsport (Xbox Series X/S | PC)
- Gunbrella (Switch | PC)
- Hollow Knight: Silksong (PS5 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | Switch | PC)
- Homeworld 3 (PC)
- Hyper Light Breaker (PC)
- I Am Jesus Christ (PC)
- Inkulinati (Switch)
- Kerbal Space Program 2 (PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | PC)
- Killer Klowns From Outer Space: The Game (PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | PC)
- Layers of Fears (PS5 | Xbox Series X/S | PC)
- Lies of P (PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | PC)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (PS5)
- Mortal Kombat: Onslaught (iOS | Android)
- Moving Out 2 (PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | Switch | PC)
- Oxenfree 2 (PS5 | PS4 | Switch | PC)
- Palworld (Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | PC)
- Payday 3
- Pepper Grinder (Switch | PC)
- Pikmin 4 (Switch)
- Pragmata (PS5 | Xbox Series X/S | PC)
- Remnant 2 (PS5 | Xbox Series X/S | PC)
- Skull and Bones (PS5 | Xbox Series X/S | PC)
- S.
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T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl (Xbox Series X/S | PC) - Starfield (Xbox Series X/S | PC)
- Starship Troopers: Extermination (PC)
- SteamWorld Space Build (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch, PC)
- Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown (PS5 | Xbox Series X/S | Switch | PC)
- The Expanse: A Telltale Series (PC)
- The Plucky Squire (PS5 | Xbox Series X/S | Switch | PC)
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | PC)
- The Wolf Among Us 2 (PS5 | PS4 | Xbox Series X/S | Xbox One | PC)
- The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch, PC)
- Viewfinder (PS5 | PC)
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (PS5 | Xbox Series X/S | PC)
NEXT: DualShockers Most Anticipated RPGs Coming In 2023
Spire with scenes.
Indies’ Lies — DTF Games
A powerful turn-based card game that reminded me of Slay the Spire. Lots of characters, maps, enemies. There is a global progression of heroes and difficulty. No spoiler review.
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The game is announced for platforms: Android, Windows.
LYRICAL INTRODUCTION
The game was very delivered in early access, but I decided to wait with the review. The project caused enthusiasm, but I didn’t want to jinx it or something and pour out premature doxology. They promised Russian localization of the story mode, and in general — to finish it. Unusually for himself, he became a kind of waiter and vigilantly monitored the state of affairs. Yesterday there was a release, which means it’s time to talk about the game that impressed me so much at the start and analyze the state of affairs, what we managed to implement, what not, as a whole, the feeling. nine0003
Plot
Available, but not standard.
Each hero has his own story of adventures (10,000 words per brother), which open as you progress. De facto, this is one of the game modes.
I got to the plots as a release hero.
GAMEPLAY
Gameplay is a turn-based card game.
At the start (in fact — a big race) choose the difficulty. It’s not so easy with her. There are twenty gradations of difficulty, they are sequentially opened after winning the previous one. Descriptions — what exactly will change, unfortunately, no. They just write that there will be more difficult battles. nine0003
There are three (four with the Alrayan Undertow expansion) starting campaigns common to all heroes. Each of them is a sequence of three locations that must be overcome in roguelike mode. This means that when you lose, nothing (except for the unfortunate hero) is lost, but nothing (global leveling) is gained either.
Description of one of the campaigns.
We choose the main character, to whom this passage will be credited in case of success.
There are nine characters to choose from, divided into three conditional classes — magicians, shooters, assassins. The Alrayan Undertow expansion will add another class — barbarians and three new heroes. nine0003
Heroes differ greatly in properties and fighting style. There are detailed descriptions of each character — starting cards and talents.
One of the heroes.
At the start, there is also a rather key choice of the camp (one of the three proposed). The action will entail situational consequences in the form of some bonuses and cards, but this is not the main thing. Upon successful completion, the camp will affect achievements, which, in turn, make up a global progression. nine0003
An important choice, although I didn’t understand it at first.
Level maps in roguelike mode are randomly generated and represent paths from hexes filled with activities.
At the end, the boss is waiting, and each new run, the boss will be randomly selected from the general list of bosses.
Typical roguelike location.
When the starting campaign is completed, the story mode will open for the hero. Everything is designed a little differently here, but it happens the same way as in the roguelike mode, with one significant difference — here we are told plots (approximately 10,000 words per hero), and in case of victory we get, albeit not entirely clear, a global progression. nine0003
Location in story mode.
Consider what activities we expect during the passage.
The basis of the game, of course, is battles . The fights are ingenious, you need to be very good at navigating your deck, describing the properties of the cards, at least roughly simulating the combos that we will try to make.
Fight-fight-fight.
Turn-based card battles and, in general, quite standard for the genre. There is energy per turn, for which we play cards from the hand, the cards themselves, consumable and wearable items.
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There are simple rules that you need to understand in order to achieve victory. For example, in the normal case, the shield created on this turn will end at the beginning of the next. From time to time (sometimes inappropriately) training pictures will be shown, so it’s very easy to figure it out.
Thank you, of course, for the detailed description, but this is the second boss, I already figured out how the cards move.
In my opinion, the peculiarity of this particular game is its great richness in terms of the nuances of using cards, as well as the variety of effects that can affect the combatants in the most unexpected way. Something like this: in the first turn, any damage dealt is doubled (that is, you must not carry out some kind of noob attack, which will be tantamount to losing a turn), if a certain character hits from the back row, then he does it twice, and a combo of three played cards at the end of which will be needed — will additionally cause a burn.
And this is a fairly standard mini-combo, of which there can be a couple per turn. nine0003
It is very good that descriptions of cards and any effects are available in the form of convenient context menus, without them it would be impossible to remember this variety.
Eyes run wide sometimes from abundance. And that’s just passives on one unit.
Opponents are divided into three groups — simple, elite and bosses. I can not say that they are very different functionally at a low level of complexity. Bosses are fatter and can throw some kind of unpleasant debuff or self-buff, but nothing more. nine0003
The saddest thing that can happen in a battle or an event is getting cursed. These are harmful (negatively affect the hero when playing + you have to do it) or garbage (do not cause direct harm, but spoil the deck) cards that clog the deck and prevent you from fighting at full strength.
During the battle, their approximate further actions are shown above the heads of the enemies, whether they will attack (moreover, it is indicated who will be beaten or all together with an AOE-shkoy), or defend themselves or conjure something.
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The final boss of the mage’s story mode.
At first, only our hero participates in fights, and then helpers are randomly added to the team (heroes from the main list, only weakened). They can significantly influence the course of battles with their skills.
In the story mode, assistants are added one at a time (you can take or not take to the squad), and when passing through the roguelike part, there is a choice of three options (you can read in detail who is capable of what). Auxiliary units and the hero are placed in the formation (far row, front and middle) depending on the intended style of combat. nine0003
Options.
As a reward for battles, we get gold, new cards and runes, sometimes talent points, consumables or quest items (in story mode).
Loot Fullhouse.
Text events happen quite often . Here you have to read descriptions of events and options for actions that will lead to certain results.
They can have a very significant impact on the passage, by clicking a little there is a chance to get, for example, one or even two talent points. But you should not rejoice too much, as a rule, something very good contains some kind of bug in the kit. Something like the fact that the hero climbed over the rocks (-10hp), the stones were sharp (-10hp more) and found a bag of coins (+50gold). nine0003
Text event. Here, by the way, all options are good. But that doesn’t happen often.
Trader plays an important role. The most important thing to strive for is the purchase of talent points. The price for them will increase every time inside the race, then they are worth it. The rest — insofar as you can buy, but you can not bathe.
Shop.
Blacksmith allows you to create «runes» and embed them in cards with cells. In this game, the same cards are called runes, but which can be inserted into other cards, but until they are inserted, they hang (sometimes useful, sometimes clog it) in the deck.
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Some runes are obviously useful, like keeping a card in hand between turns to save some top hit. Some are neither fish nor meat (the addition of a unit of energy, but the card leaves the deck until the end of the battle), and some do not understand at all what they are made for (the card goes to the end of the battle after winning back and also, besides, until the end of the battle).
Forging.
Normally, there are healing altars before boss fights. Here you can:
— Completely heal one companion. nine0003
— All our fighters for 35% of their lives.
— Remove one curse.
The functionality of the altars can be enhanced by leveling the hero.
Altar.
There are two types of bleeding . One takes place inside the races and is reset after completing any mode (roguelike and story). The second is a tricky and not very powerful, at first glance, global progression.
When completing campaigns, the hero gains talent points that can be spent in a large development tree.
Interestingly, the same type of hero (for example, the magician Albert) does not have the same talents on the tree, and, moreover, they can be different in general. That is, there is a decent replenishable (from this below) pool of talents for each hero that can be obtained randomly. The only exception is the starting, innate talents, they are always the same. nine0003
End of the skating rink, almost everything is open. And this is generally a different tree, relative to the last race.
Strengthening inside the races also occurs along the line of a set of new cards and the installation of runes in them. Sometimes you can copy or transmute (replace a card with any random one) cards.
What to choose…
The global progression is powerful and at the same time — not obvious. It consists in the fact that, having passed the story mode, the hero can gain achievements in one or another camp (there are many of them). Achievements here are a wagon and three small carts.
For their discovery, they are rewarded with new cards and talents, which will now be able to meet the heroes in the game. nine0003
It doesn’t seem like much of a buff, but experience has shown that certain cards or talents can dramatically change the course of battles.
One card received, talent and another card to be earned.
GALLOPING IN EUROPE
Alrayan Undertow add-on brings some serious content. That’s plus a campaign, one class (barbarians) and three new heroes with their own stories, another 10,000 words each.
By the way, they promise to give it away for free if you buy the game before January 23rd. nine0003
Powerful additive.
Once they were given to play a mini-game «find two identical cards». Whatever you find will be given.
Not enough moves — you have to guess right away.
A LITTLE ABOUT SAD
I was waiting for the game to be translated into Russian at least before the release, but, alas, it has not been completely done yet.
So there are no problems in terms of playing, but in the history mode there is a lot of text and not all of it is immediately clear. nine0003
Translation available:
— Maps and their properties.
— Text events inside the roguelike mode.
— Descriptions of heroes and their properties.
— Descriptions of monsters and their properties.
No translation:
— Dialogs in story mode.
— Text events and parts of descriptions in story mode.
Loose.
Consider the pros and cons of the game, sum up.
POS:
+ Nice graphics.
+ Good music and sound accompaniment.
+ Successfully combined roguelike mode and plot.
+ Many kinds of heroes.
+ Many types of enemies and bosses.
+ A huge number of cards and their combinations when making combos.
+ Many types of consumables.
+ Interesting battles.
+ Difficulty increases smoothly.
+ There are autosaves.
If you urgently need to interrupt, then the race will not start from scratch, but comfortably. nine0003
+ Russian localization of part of the text.
WHAT CAN BE BOTH A PLUS AND A MINUS:
± Only the stubborn will reach the plot. Personally, it took me 3 hours for one hero. Heroes 9. That is, about 27-30 hours, so that everyone can open the story mode only. Despite the fact that he didn’t lose at all, except for the case when he did it on purpose, in order to understand the consequences.
± Personally, I don’t like almost the whole blacksmith and his runes. They are made somehow stupidly and of little use, except for a couple of runes. But there is a possibility that I am stupid and have not figured it out yet. nine0003
MINUSES:
— The Russian localization of the text is not fully carried out. Without translation, the plots and story modes remained. The required level of knowledge of English is intermediate or slightly lower. Personally, I just barely drove into what was happening, although this does not interfere with playing at all — we go from activity to activity.
— Numerous irregularities in the text, which is translated into Russian. There are no special problems with understanding, but I regularly saw mistakes.
— You cannot take screenshots in Steam by pressing F12. nine0003
OBJECTIVE CONCLUSIONS
Game with turn-based card battles. A large amount of content: heroes, enemies/bosses, plots, good pumping inside the race and promising global progression. Very nice design, good soundtrack.
SUBJECTIVE CONCLUSIONS
The game is purely stylistically reminiscent of Slay the Spire, but, in fact, they are completely different games.
The spire suffocated me in about an hour. Five runs with plus or minus the same results. Well, what’s the point in continuing if the limit of my intellectual capabilities is already clear? scored. nine0003
But here is another matter. Victories follow victories, they let you play. I would say that Indies’ Lies is Slay the Spire, but for those who don’t want to beat their heads against the wall of difficulty, but want to play for fun.
At the same time, there is an excellent variability of races even with the same heroes (temporary pumping will be different, as well as enemies / bosses). We are slowly opening up new cards and talents, making story modes available / running storylines, and if you get involved and your soul requires difficulties, then you can arrange a challenge for yourself with 20 gradations of difficulty. nine0003
In general, I highly recommend it for review. And if the Russian localization is also completed, then it will be super in general.
Something like that.
PS: Probably didn’t cover all the aspects, might have missed something. I will be glad to supplement / correct the review or answer questions in the course of communication in the comments.
PPS: The review was written based on the results of 20 hours of overcoming. This included a full playthrough with one hero on release (10 hours) and one time roguelike mode in early access (10 hours, it wasn’t harder, I just got dumb and slow).
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PPPS: Steam game page.
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