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14 best upcoming games of 2023

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By Shivam Rai Published 12 months ago 8 min read
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14 best upcoming games of 2023
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1.The legend of Zelda : Tears of the kingdom

A direct sequel to the greatest game of the generation, if not all time ? The intalment of The Legend Of Zelda looks set to build upon the groundbreaking sandboxopen world of Breath of the Wild's Hyrule, by literally building a whole other world in the skies above.

Apart from a few very cryptic teasers that show off glimpses of Link's new tools, including what looks like a way of reversing time, we still dont really know what to expect from this game.

2.Marvel's Spider-Man 2

One of the most popular PlayStation exclusives of one of the most popular exclusives of one of the most popular superheroes, a sequel to Marvel's Spider Man is a no-barrier. Following the well-recieved Miles Morales expansion, it also makes sense that this time you'll be able to play as both peter Parker and Miles' versions of the web slinger as they take on new villains Kraven the Hunter and fan favourite Venom.

Little else has been revealed so far, though we're hoping for a more interesting shake-up of the open world formula to accompany the already awesome feeling of swinging around the city.

3.Star Wars Jedi : Survivor

For many, the ultimate power fantasy of any Star Wars game is to wield a lightsaber a Jedi, which was the biggest selling point for 2019's Star Wars Jedi : Fallen Order, even if it felt a bit derivative cobbling bits of Unchartered and Sekiro, although at least the saber combat is somewhat more forgiving that the latter.

4.Starfield

Bethesda's first major new open world IP since THE ELDER SCROLLS AND FALLOUT, STARFIELD sounds galactically colossal in scope. It's then perhaps no surprise that the game was delayed from its original November 11 date in 2022, hopefully to break the studio's reputation for buggy releases or avoid comparisons with the divisive lauch of another vastly ambitious space sim NO MAN SKY

5.Street Fighter 6

Fighting games feel like that specialist dying breed, but if anything's going to reinvigorate the genre then STREET FIGHTER 6 is going to be the one.

With a bold hyper-real style and a more accessible control option, early hands-on already reveal a supremely polished fighting game with exciting new systems. But the ability to create your own fighter to take to an expansive single-player mode and an online battle hub is what's going to build a confident new platform for both veteran fighting game fans and a new generation.

6.Minecraft Legends

Minecraft looks to further assert its claim to the free time of kids (and adults) everywhere with the MINECRAFT LEGENDS. In what is perhaps the biggest change up in the game's history, Minecraft Lgeneds takes the form of an action strategy game that pits player against a horde of piglins that wish to dominate the Overworld. As it's Minecraft, there's little chances of this spin-off failing, but we're keen to see if it captures the failing, but we're keen to see if it captures the imagine as mucch as the original little did.

7.Final Fantasy XVI

2023 is a big year for Final Fantasy fans, with two titles to get excited for, including Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. But for a completely brand new experience, Final Fantasy XVI has us most hyped.

With a more mature tone that’s more inspired by Western fantasy like The Witcher or God of War, it’s a controversial departure for the long-running Japanese RPG series although we can still expect a big epic involving crystals and the legendary summoned Eikons.

While it looks like your lead protagonist Clive will still have allies during his journey in a story that spans multiple timelines, this is also a predominantly single-player real-time action-oriented affair. But when the battle director’s credits include Devil May Cry and the criminally underrated Dragon’s Dogma, you know it’s going to be good.

8.Redfall

After the critical success of innovative timeloop shooter Deathloop, here’s another unique twist from developer Arkane (this time from its Austin-based studio). Redfall is the name of Massachusetts town overrun by a legion of vampires created from a scientific experiment gone wrong.

Playing as a group of survivors, this isn’t just Left 4 Dead with blood suckers. Redfall is actually a completely open-world setting that players are free to play seamlessly in single-player as well as in co-op multiplayer while the threats will also include fighting human cultists. Besides experimenting with a variety of weapons and loadouts, it’s going to be the worldbuilding and characters, including a biomedical engineering graduate with telekinetic powers, that will keep you immersed as you uncover the town’s mysteries.

And after recently taking a greater glimpse at Redfall‘s gameplay during Xbox and Bethesda’s Developer Direct showcase, we couldn’t be more hyped for this vampiric shooter.

9.Diablo IV

We’re all used to the addictive loop of grinding dungeons and amassing better loot to become even more powerful to take on even more powerful enemies to get even better loot. So what better than to have the grandaddy of this devilish design to make its long-awaited return?

Diablo IV is a return to first principles of top-down dungeon crawling albeit now with a more open-world design. Despite the bird’s eye distance, the graphics you see can also be seen in greater detail when the camera swoops in for breathtaking cinematic cutscenes. That attention to detail also means that besides customising your character’s class-based abilities, you can also the transmog system to make them look exactly how you want.

10.Hollow Knight

Made by just a team of three people, Hollow Knight is an indie Metroidvania that has just grown and grown in cult status since first releasing in 2017. Unsurprisingly then, anticipation for its follow-up Silksong has reached fever pitch.

Set in a haunted world of bugs, but presented in a gorgeous hand-drawn style, you play as the nimble Hornet, previously a deadly antagonist in the original game, facing all-new enemies and all-new challenges as you try and making your way up to the top of the kingdom you’ve been imprisoned in.

We still don’t know when Silksong will release, or whether Team Cherry will just drop it out of the blue, but at least throughout all the agonising wait, it’s been confirmed for every major platform, including Game Pass on day one.

11.S.T.A.L.K.E.R.2 : Heart Of Chornobyl

The fourth game in the Stalker series from Ukranian dev GSC Game World, Heart of Chornobyl will send you back into the exclusion zone around the infamous nuclear power station to survive, shoot monsters, and take on weird radioactive anomalies. The original game, released back in 2007, featured a hive-mind created from seven linked scientists, so who knows what the team has come up with to top that.

A first-person game set in a true open world, Heart of Chornobyl is being developed for the Unreal Engine 5. It should look excellent by taking advantage of the latest graphics technology, including ray-tracing.

12.Bladur's Gate 3

Baldur’s Gate 3 has been in Early Access for what seems like forever, but it’s finally been given a release date. And the signs look good. Part of the trend for modern sequels to cherished game series from yesteryear (the previous Baldur’s Gate release was in 2000) this comes from Larian Studios, the dev behind the Divinity: Original Sin games.

As a result, it’s looking like becoming the definitive Baldur’s Gate experience. It’s a top-down role-playing game set in a fantasy world based on the D&D 5th Edition rules. Your character, whatever you choose to be, has been infected with a brain parasite, and travels the world trying to get it removed. It’s a pretty specific plot, yes, but Baldur’s Gate 3 is set to be one of the biggest releases of 2023.

13.Everspace 2

Everspace 2 is another game that’s spent lots of time honing itself in Early Access before being officially released. It comes from Rockfish Games, and is essentially an open-world RPG that looks like a space shooter.

While you do have a character underneath it all, your main avatar in Everspace 2 is your ship, which you can outfit with all kinds of weapons and devices. The latter act almost like magic spells, causing huge damage to enemy ships if used in combat, while you can recruit companions who will give you perks such as cheaper ship repairs or more energy in battles.

There’s a lot of customisation on offer, plus a universe with trading, missions, and wrecked spacecraft to explore, but it’s not a complex simulation. It’s not even a seamless open world, with zones separated by loading screens and hyperspace jumps.

14.Lies of P

There’s no shortage of Pinocchio adaptations out there, but somehow the wooden boy persists in influencing new generations. His latest outing comes in Lies of P, which looks to Batmanify the Italian folkloric tale by making the original story darker than it already is. You play as Pinocchio, or ‘P’ in this instance, who wakes up in a train station with a single note beside them that reads ‘Find Mr. Geppetto. He’s here in the city.’ That may sound like a Hitman contract, but it isn’t. Rather, Lies of P takes place in an alternate Victorian era, and Pinocchio is rocking a robotic arm that can be upgraded with new weaponry and robot killing gadgets. The gameplay seems to take influence from Kingdom Hearts, but if Sora was transported to revolution-era France. We just hope it lives up to its lofty expectations.

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