According to the list of new games for 2023, this is the year when the new generation hits its stride. Sony and Xbox have planned massive platform exclusives for the year, including Starfield and Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. That isn’t to say Nintendo isn’t actually swinging for the fences, with an all-new reputed Zelda game set to release in the spring and a slew of new PC games.
So, whether it’s the highly anticipated upcoming Xbox Series X and PS5 games, or the generous helping of forthcoming Switch games in the pipeline, there’s plenty to look forward to regardless of the platform you own. With recent announcements like the top upcoming CD Projekt Red games and a slew of new Silent Hill titles, there will be no shortage of great games in 2023 and beyond.
Our list of all the upcoming games for 2023 and beyond is listed by release date.
Forspoken
The Luminous Productions team includes some of the Final Fantasy 15 developers. Forspoken is the studio’s first adventure, and it tells the story of Frey, a young woman from city of New York who generally finds herself in the hostile world of Athia. Forspoken features many established writers, including Gary Whitta, Alison Rhymer, Todd Stashwich, and Amy Hennig, magic powers, parkour, and otherworldly creatures.
Platform(s): PS5, PC
Release date: January 24, 2023
Dead Space remake
Motive Studios at EA has indicated that it has been working on a remake of the original Dead Space, which is regarded as one of the top horror games of all time. This eminent version has been “rebuilt” from the source material, but it no longer has loading screens, is free of microtransactions, and may even include some extra content cut from the original. This will undoubtedly be the best game version yet, arriving exclusively on next-generation consoles and PC.
Platform(s): PS5, Xbox Series X, PC
Release date: January 27, 2023
Dead Island 2
Dead Island 2 has risen from the (un)dead, with a new developer and a firm release date. This is Dambusters’ take on the respective Dead Island franchise, and it’s a top-action RPG that asks you to ‘thrive, not just to survive in a zombie-infested Los Angeles. The story appears filled with personality and fun, with six playable heroes, each with unique skills and valuable resistance to the zombie virus. There are also distinct zombie types, and the combat is dripping with gore.
Platform(s): Xbox Series X, PS5, PS4, PC, Xbox One
Release date: February 3, 2023
Hogwarts Legacy
While not a direct suggestion of the Harry Potter books, Hogwarts Legacy draws heavily from the lore. You’ll play as a Hogwarts student in the 1800s, hundreds of years before Harry and co were born, but you’ll no doubt get up to plenty of wizardry mischief. Because it’s an open-world RPG, there’ll be plenty to discover.
Platform(s): PC, PS5, Xbox Series X
Release date: February 10, 2023
Atomic Heart
Atomic Heart has been actually on our radar for several years. This ambitious FPS-RPG hybrid from Mundfish has always appeared to be too good to be accurate, as if it were a somewhat wild mash-up of the vibes carried by BioShock, Fallout, and Far Cry. But Atomic Heart is nearing completion, with Mundfish collaborating with publisher Focus Entertainment to release the game in the world – and on Xbox Game Pass – on February 21, 2023.
Platform(s): Xbox Series X, PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox One
Release date: February 21, 2023
Like a Dragon: Ishin
Ry ga Gotoku Ishin! has ultimately made its way to English-speaking territories. The cult classic Yakuza game debuted on PS3 and PS4 in 2014 and is getting a complete remake on PS5 and PC in 2023 under the new eminent title Like a Dragon: Ishin. Expect plenty of ridiculous action as this Yakuza spin-off transports us from modern-day Japan to the samurai era.
Platform(s): PS5, PS4 PC
Release date: February 21, 2023
Company of Heroes 3
Relic Entertainment is set to release a long-awaited sequel nine years after the release of Company of Heroes 2, promising to be bigger and better in every kind of way. Company of Heroes 3 looks like a fantastic mix of tactics,, action, and strategy, with the real-time battle system generally pushed to its limits to include next-generation destructible environments. Company of Heroes 3 could be the best strategy game of 2022, and we’ll find out soon enough.
Platform(s): PC
Release date: February 23, 2023
Skull and Bones
Sea of Thieves may be one of many open-world pirate games on the market; Ubisoft’s Skull and Bones is also launching, with a much more realistic take on high-seas pirate battles. Skull and Bones are essentially Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag without the Assassins, as it’s being adeptly developed by much of the same acumen team behind Black Flag, and highly promises a sprawling solo campaign as you vie for control of the Indian Ocean in the 18th century. But the real focus appears to be online player-versus-player ship battles, in which each player controls their own warship in team-based fleet battles. Among the cannon fire will be supernatural elements, such as the top colossal tentacles of a great terrifying kraken lurking in the deep.
Platform(s): PS5, Xbox Series X, PC
Release date: March 9, 2023
Resident Evil 4 Remake
Resident Evil 4 Remake is soon coming. The much-rumored, eagerly-anticipated modern take on the iconic survival horror will “primarily preserve the essence of the original game” but modernize the whole gameplay, “reimagine” the storyline and adeptly deliver the kind of graphics that the RE Engine has showcased in recent years.
Platform(s): PS5, Xbox Series X, PC
Release date: March 24, 2023
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is set to return us to Hyrule for another adventure with Link, but this time Nintendo is taking things a step further by enabling us to explore the skies above. While we got to see some gameplay for the sequel – which still needs an official title – at E3 2021, there’s still a lot of mystery surrounding what it will include, especially regarding the story. While it was initially scheduled for release in 2022, Nintendo recently announced that it will be available in spring 2023.
Platform(s): Switch
Release date: May 12, 2023
