The Upcoming Gaming Landscape
As the digital sunrise of 2024 beckons, the gaming industry is preparing to unfold another year of immersive adventures and virtual challenges. Following a year that introduced us to gaming giants like Baldur’s Gate 3 and Diablo 4, 2024 is poised to deliver its own repertoire of anticipated titles. With a list boasting of Dragon’s Dogma 2, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, it’s clear the digital playground is set to expand with new narratives, characters, and worlds.
Spotlight on New Releases
Among the first to greet gamers in January 2024 are exciting titles like “Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth” and “Bulletstorm VR,” setting the stage for a year filled with diverse gaming experiences. These releases promise to take players through fantastical realms and adrenaline-pumping action sequences. Notably, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is set to make its grand debut in February, continuing the legacy of its celebrated predecessors.
January:
- Bulletstorm VR (PC, PS5, Quest) — Jan. 18
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) — Jan. 18
- Another Code: Recollection (Switch) — Jan. 19
- The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered (PS5) — Jan. 19
- Howl (PS5, Xbox Series X) — Jan. 23
- Enshrouded (PC) — Jan. 24 (early access)
- Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy (PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One) — Jan. 25
- Under-Night In-Birth 2 Sys:Celes (PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, PC) — Jan. 25
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) — Jan. 26
- Tekken 8 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) — Jan. 26
- One Punch Man: World (Android, iOS, PC) — Jan. 31
- Palworld (PC) — TBA (early access)
February
- Granblue Fantasy: Relink (PC, PS4, PS5) — Feb. 1
- Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC) — Feb. 2
- Persona 3 Reload (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) — Feb. 2
- Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) — Feb. 2
- Helldivers 2 (PC, PS5) — Feb. 8
- Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (PS5, Xbox Series X, PC) — Feb. 13
- Ultros (Mac, PC, PS4, PS5) — Feb. 13
- Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered Starring Lara Croft (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) — Feb. 14
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Switch) — Feb. 16
- Skull & Bones (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) — Feb. 16
- Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance (PC) — Feb. 21
- King Arthur: Knight’s Tale (PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) — Feb. 22
- Nightingale (PC) — Feb. 22 (early access)
- Open Roads (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) — Feb. 22
- Pacific Drive (PC, PS5) — Feb. 22
- Sons of the Forest (PC) — Feb. 23
- Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island (Switch) — Feb. 27
- Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons Remake (PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) — Feb. 28
- Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) — Feb. 28
- Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (PS5) — Feb. 29
- Islands of Insight (PC) — TBA
March
- The Outlast Trials (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) — March 5
- Homeworld 3 (PC) — March 8
- Unicorn Overlord (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox Series X) — March 8
- Outcast – A New Beginning (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) — March 15
- Alone in the Dark (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) — March 20
- Dragon’s Dogma 2 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) — March 22
- Princess Peach: Showtime! (Switch) — March 22
- Rise of the Ronin (PS5) — March 22
- South Park: Snow Day (PC, PS5, Switch, Xbox Series X) — March 26
- Earthlock 2 (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) — TBA
April
- Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) — April 23
- Tales of Kenzera: Zau (PC, PS5, Switch, Xbox Series X) — April 23
- SaGa Emerald Beyond (Android, iOS, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch) — April 25
- Braid, Anniversary Edition (Android, iOS, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) — April 30
June
- Destiny 2: The Final Shape (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) — June 4
August
- Black Myth: Wukong (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) — Aug. 20
September
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) — Sept. 9
2024 Games without Release Date
- 33 Immortals (PC, Xbox Series X)
- Anger Foot (Linux, Mac, PC)
- Animal Well (PS5, Switch, PC)
- Ara: History Untold (PC)
- Ark 2 (PC, Xbox Series X)
- Avowed (PC, Xbox Series X)
- Baby Steps (PC, PS5)
- Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story (PC, Switch)
- Black Myth: Wukong (PC) — summer 2024
- Blade Chimera (PC, Switch) — spring 2024
- Blue Protocol (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X)
- Cat Quest 3 (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X)
- Cities: Skylines 2 (PS5, Xbox Series X) — spring 2024
- Concord (PC, PS5)
- Contra: Operation Galuga (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) — early 2024
- Core Keeper (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X)
- Death Trick: Double Blind (Switch)
- Dustborn (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X)
- Earth Defense Force 6 (PC, PS4, PS5) — spring 2024
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X)
- Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn (Xbox Series X)
- Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X)
- Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) — summer 2024
- Foamstars (PS4, PS5) — early 2024
- Frostpunk 2 (PC)
- Funko Fusion (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X)
- Ghost Bike (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X)
- GreedFall 2: The Dying World (PC, PS5)
- Hades 2 (PC) — Q2 2024 (early access)
- Harold Halibut (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) — early 2024
- Heavenly Bodies (Switch)
- Hotel Barcelona (Xbox Series X)
- Hyper Light Breaker (PC) (early access)
- John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X)
- Killer Klowns From Outer Space: The Game (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X)
- Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link (Android, iOS)
- Lightyear Frontier (PC, Xbox Series X)
- Little Kitty, Big City (PC, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X)
- Little Nightmares 3 (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X)
- Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X)
- Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) — late 2024
- Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD (Switch) — summer 2024
- Menace (PC)
- Metal Gear Solid ∆: Snake Eater (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X) — fall 2024
- Mewgenics (PC)
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (PC, Xbox Series X)
- Moonstone Island (Switch) — spring 2024
- MultiVersus (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X)
- Neva (PC, PS5, Switch, Xbox Series X)
- Nine Sols (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch) — Q2 2024
- No Rest for the Wicked (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X)
- On Your Tail (PC, Switch)
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Switch)
- Paper Trail (Android, iOS, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X)
- Penny’s Big Breakaway (PC, PS5, Switch, Xbox Series X)
- Pepper Grinder (PC, Switch)
- Planet of Lana (PC, Switch)
- Replaced (PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X)
- Reka (PC)
- The Rise of the Golden Idol (Android, iOS, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X)
- SaGa: Emerald Beyond (Android, iOS, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch)
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 (PC, Xbox Series X)
- Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch)
- Silent Hill 2 remake (PC, PS5)
- Skate Story (PC)
- Songs of Silence (PC, consoles) — spring 2024
- SpellRogue (PC)
- Spy x Anya: Operation Memories (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch)
- STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl (PC, Xbox Series X) — Q1 2024
- Star Wars: Hunters (Android, iOS, Switch)
- Star Wars Outlaws (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) — late 2024
- Stellar Blade (PS5)
- Still Wakes the Deep (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X)
- Stormgate (PC) — summer 2024 (early access)
- Suikoden 1 & 2 HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars (PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem untitled game (consoles TBA, PC)
- Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X)
- Thank Goodness You’re Here! (PC, PS5, Switch)
- The Casting of Frank Stone (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X)
- The First Descendant (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) — summer 2024
- The Gecko Gods (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch) — spring 2024
- The Plucky Squire (PC, PS5, Switch, Xbox Series X)
- The Star Named EOS (PC, Switch)
- The Wolf Among Us 2 (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X)
- Thrasher (PC VR, Quest)
- Towers of Aghasba (PC, PS5)
- Toxic Crusaders (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X)
- Urban Myth Dissolution Center (PC, Switch)
- Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) — fall 2024
- Visions of Mana (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X)
- Wild Bastards (PC)
- Windblown (PC)
- World of Goo 2 (TBA)
- World of Warcraft: The War Within (Mac, PC)
- Zenless Zone Zero (Android, iOS, PC)
The Console Horizon
Adding to the anticipation, Nintendo’s rumored launch of the Switch’s successor might redefine gaming mobility and graphics, marking a pivotal shift in handheld gaming. As always, release dates and game launches are subject to change, but the consistent updates from platforms like Polygon ensure that enthusiasts stay in the loop with the latest gaming news.
Diverse Platforms, Diverse Adventures
The array of platforms from Nintendo Switch to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X promises to cater to every gamer’s preference. Whether it’s reliving classics remastered for the new generation or diving into new, expansive worlds, the options are vast and varied. The commitment to updating and expanding beloved franchises like World of Warcraft and Destiny 2 indicates a year that not only introduces new adventures but also enriches the existing ones.
Looking Ahead
As we navigate through the early months of 2024, the gaming industry’s roadmap looks more exciting than ever. With each new release, developers are pushing the boundaries of storytelling, graphics, and player engagement. The continuous stream of content and updates is a testament to the industry’s dynamism and its unwavering commitment to delivering memorable gaming experiences.
In this digital renaissance, both veteran gamers and newcomers have a lot to look forward to. The year promises a blend of nostalgia with cutting-edge innovation, ensuring that every turn brings a new surprise or a cherished memory. So, gear up, choose your titles, and dive into the digital odyssey that 2024 promises to be!
