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Learn all about the biggest 2023 video game releases!
Did you know that there are about 3.09 billion gamers around the world?
This means that almost one-half of the planet enjoys playing video games!
2023 is going to be a year of huge and highly-anticipated game releases, and the number of active gamers is likely to increase even further.
We’ll share the top 2023 game releases to look forward to, along with confirmed release dates (plus some that could come out at any time!)
January Video Game Releases
1. Dead Space Remake
Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X and S, PS5
Release Date: January 27, 2023
Dead Space is a classic among fans of horror games.
The original game was released in 2008, and it garnered a large following (for a good reason!), but the 2023 version takes the game to a whole new level.
If you’re not familiar with Dead Space, here’s a quick introduction to the game.
You play as Isaac Clarke, an engineer who finds himself on a spaceship infested with Necromorphs — scary, murderous creatures. You and your team need to defeat the enemies, fix the communication malfunction on the ship and survive.
Needless to say — the game is visually stunning.
Dead Space Remake stays true to the original story, but there are some nice new surprises that make it all the more compelling. For example, Isaac is no longer the silent character. He can talk and he looks more realistic than before.
The game features some spine-chilling moments that fans of the horror genre will surely appreciate!
February Video Game Releases
1. Hogwarts Legacy
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S
Release Date:
- February 10, 2023
- April 4 for PS4 and Xbox One
- July 25, 2023 for Nintendo Switch
Arguably the most anticipated game in early 2023, Hogwarts Legacy is an action role-playing game (RPG) set in the 1890s.
The game puts you in charge of a fifth-year student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
You can choose a house for your character, have them make friends, master spells, tame fantastic beasts, make potions and fight powerful enemies.
Since the story is set in the 19th century, you won’t run into Harry Potter and his friends, but that doesn’t mean you won’t enjoy experiencing Hogwarts’ magic with your witch or wizard!
2. Wild Hearts
Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X and S, PS5
Release Date: February 16, 2023
Wild Hearts is an action role-playing game in which your character explores the wilderness to hunt down gigantic beasts called Kemono.
You can tackle the beasts either on your own or with your friends.
Wild Hearts is a Karakuri-type of game, meaning you get to craft tools and mechanisms from the resources you collect to defeat the beasts.
As the game progresses, you get to learn new combos, so you can be more efficient during the fights.
The game features magical visuals inspired by feudal Japan, so if that’s something you like, we urge you to check out Wild Hearts!
March Video Game Releases
1. The Last Of Us Part I
Platforms: PC
Release Date: March 28, 2023
The Last Of Us Part I is a remake of the 2013 game The Last Of Us.
The game was released in September 2022 on PS5 with the Windows version set to launch in March 2023.
If you don’t know the game from before, you may have watched the fantastic TV show The Last Of Us, which was based on the game.
The game follows Joel, a smuggler, and Ellie, a young kid, as they embark on a journey across the United States.
They live in a world destroyed by a fungal outbreak that turned the majority of humans into scary cannibalistic monsters.
Joel and Ellie must reach a resistance group called Fireflies, but that’s not going to be easy given the danger that both the infected and hostile survivors pose.
2. Resident Evil 4 Remake
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S
Release Date: March 24, 2023
Resident Evil 4 Remake is a remake of the 2005 game Resident Evil 4.
The remake of the beloved horror game has improved graphics, offers more control schemes than the original and has enhanced character designs.
If you’re not familiar with Resident Evil from before, here’s a little premise for you.
You play as U.S. agent Leon Kennedy. You’re tasked with saving Ashley Graham, daughter of the U.S. president, from a Spanish village.
The village is controlled by Los Illuminados, a cult that worships an ancient parasite.
April Video Game Releases
1. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X and S
Release Date: April 28, 2023
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is a single-player action-adventure game set five years after the events of the first part of the game, called Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
You play as Cal Kestis, a Jedi Padawan.
The end of the first game sees Cal face Darth Vader.
Cal survives and then decides to destroy the Holocron and its data.
With the Jedi Order purged and Order 66 executed, your mission is to put the galaxy back in order and have it regain balance.
The game promises to be a real treat for all Star Wars fans and we can’t wait to play it in April!
May Video Game Releases
1. The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Release Date: May 12, 2023
The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom is an upcoming Nintendo adventure game scheduled for a May 12 release.
The game is a sequel to the popular Breath Of The Wild, in which you, i.e., the amnesiac character Link, returns to Hyrule.
Tears Of The Kingdom will undoubtedly feature quests and puzzles bound to awaken your imagination and challenge your creativity, all while you enjoy the game’s beautiful graphics.
2. Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X and S
Release Date: May 26, 2023
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League is an upcoming action-adventure game you can play with up to four players.
You get to explore the open-world city called Metropolis as Harley Quinn, King Shark, Deadshot or Captain Boomerang.
The four DC super-villains are on a mission to protect the world from the Justice League — a team of DC’s greatest superheroes, including Batman and Superman (both of which are confirmed to appear in the game).
The Justice League is brainwashed and controlled by the Brainiac who plans on invading the Earth.
June Video Game Releases
1. Street Fighter 6
Platforms: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S, PS4, PS5,
Release Date: June 2, 2023
The latest installment in the popular fighting game series, Street Fighter 6 includes three game modes — Fighting Ground, Battle Hub and World Tour.
Fighting ground lets you select between three control types, depending on your skill level.
The Battle Hub is the place where players gather. You can go there to look for other players to fight against or have your avatar play arcade games.
World Tour is a single-player mode in which your character can explore the streets of Metro City. As you explore your surroundings, you’ll likely run into masters who can teach you useful fight techniques and skills!
2. Diablo IV
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S
Release Date: June 6, 2023
Diablo IV is the highly-anticipated sequel of Blizzard’s Diablo series.
The plot takes place several decades after Diablo III, in which the battle between Heaven and Hell continues. Hatred is one of the game’s main motifs and you will have to face it in many shapes and forms throughout the game.
Lilith, daughter of Mephisto, is resurrected, and she will be your enemy.
You’ll have to pursue her through Sanctuary, and as you do, you’ll gain better skills and weapons the more enemies you face.
Diablo IV will be an open-world and online-only game, which means that you will be able to interact with other players.
Expectations are high from Diablo IV and we can’t wait to see if the game lives up to the brilliance of its predecessors!
August Video Game Releases
1. Baldur’s Gate III
Platforms: PC
Release Date: August 2023
The story of Baldur’s Gate III is set 120 years after the events of Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows Of Amn.
This is an RPG in which you can either select a primary character from a pool of characters with stories created by the game developers, or make your own character.
The story sees you held captive by mind flayers, but that changes soon and your adventure begins.
The Baldur series is based on Dungeons & Dragons roleplay and the game has garnered a cult following through the years.
It’s been 20 years since the second sequel, and we’re excited to get our hands on the new installment in August!
2023 Video Game Releases With No Dates Confirmed
1. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Platforms: PC, PS 5, Xbox Series X and S
Release Date: 2023
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is the sequel to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine.
This is a third-person shooter game that, at the moment of writing this article, doesn’t have a confirmed release date.
It’s been announced that the game will be released sometime in 2023 and we just hope that it doesn’t get pushed to a 2024 release.
What we do know is that Captain Titus is coming back and this time, we’ll see him promoted to a Primaris Space Marine.
Tyranids will be your main enemies, but it’s possible that other enemy fractions appear.
2. Starfield
Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X/S
Release Date: 2023
Starfield is one of the most anticipated games of 2023.
The game will be Bethesda’s biggest release in the last 25 years. They’re the studio behind The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4, so the expectations are certainly high.
The story is set some twenty years after the Colony War between the United Colonies and Freestar Collective.
The game promises to let you explore more than a thousand planets in a newly-created universe. As you go about your quests, you’ll find yourself resolving some of life’s largest mysteries.
3. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Platforms: PS5
Release Date: Fall 2023
Peter Parker, Miles Morales and Venom are all coming back in the sequel to the hugely-successful Marvel’s Spider-Man game.
Another villain that will appear in the game is Kraven the Hunter, so you know that Peter and Miles will have their hands full and will have to fight together to defeat the bad guys!
