Why is 2023 such a stacked year for game releases? Well, the industry is still suffering a knock-on effect from the pandemic, with numerous upcoming games pushing their release dates back time and again. A lot of the games in our enormous most anticipated games of 2023 list were also present in our 2022 list. If you’re struggling to keep track of all the delays and release dates for the dozens upon dozens of games you’re excited to try out this year, fear not. Below we’ll walk you through the current release schedule for well over 200 upcoming PC games releasing in 2023, with short descriptions for each one. So have a scroll through and see what catches your eye!
2023 upcoming PC games release schedule
January
Aquatico - January 12, 2023 (Build your own underwater cities) One Piece Odyssey - January 13, 2023 (Colourful anime RPG set in the One Piece universe) SimRail: The Railway Simulator - January 13, 2023 (The latest, most advanced train sim) Surviving The Abyss - January 17, 2023 (Manage an underwater cloning facility) Farlanders - January 17, 2023 (Satisfying turn-based Mars-terraforming sim) Persona 3 Portable - January 19, 2023 (The 2006 Persona game comes to PC) Tortuga: A Pirate’s Tale - January 19, 2023 (Sail the seas in this turn-based strategy sim) Rain World: Downpour - January 19, 2023 (Expanding gaming’s greatest ecosystem) A Space For The Unbound - January 19, 2023 (A pixel art adventure game set in Indonesia) Colossal Cave - January 19, 2023 (Reimagining the old text adventure game from 1976) Forspoken - January 24, 2023 (Big magical action-RPG with a focus on traversal) Mahokenshi - January 24, 2023 (Samurai turn-based tactics game on a lovely hex map) Warlander - January 24, 2023 (Cartoon-esque third-person Chivalry) Hitman: World Of Assassination - January 26, 2023 (Combining all 3 games into 1) Dead Space Remake - January 27, 2023 (The classic sci-fi horror story returns) Atone: Heart Of The Elder Tree - January 27, 2023 (Hand-drawn adventure in Norse myth) Inkulinati - January 31, 2023 (Medieval ink-based Darkest Dungeon) Warhammer Age Of Sigmar: Soul Arena - January 31, 2023 (Warhammer autobattler) Superfuse - January 31, 2023 (Bright and gory sci-fi Diablo-like)
February
Deliver Us Mars - February 2, 2023 (Atmospheric story-driven Mars adventure) Clash: Artifacts Of Chaos - February 9, 2023 (Martial arts game in the Zeno Clash universe) Hogwarts Legacy - February 10, 2023 (Open-world Harry Potter RPG set in the 1800s) Wanted: Dead - February 14, 2023 (Cyberpunk slasher/shooter from Ninja Gaiden devs) Pharaoh: A New Era - February 15, 2023 (Remake of the beloved 1999 city-builder) Elderand - February 16, 2023 (Demonic metroidvania) Wild West Dynasty - February 16, 2023 (Build your own wild west ranch) Wild Hearts - February 16, 2023 (Dynasty Warriors devs take on Monster Hunter) Birth - February 17, 2023 (Collect bones and organs in this weird lonely puzzle game) The Settlers: New Allies - February 17, 2023 (Reboot of the city-builder series) Atomic Heart - February 21, 2023 (Bright, baffling, chaotic robot-filled FPS) Like A Dragon: Ishin! - February 21, 2023 (Samurai slash-em-up set in the Yakuza universe) Redemption Reapers - February 22, 2023 (Dark fantasy sim with tactical battles) Aces & Adventures - February 23, 2023 (Fully voiced poker-esque deckbuilder) Company Of Heroes 3 - February 23, 2023 (WW2 real-time tactics sequel) Blood Bowl 3 - February 23, 2023 (The latest iteration of OrcBall) Sons Of The Forest - February 23, 2023 (Crafting survival sequel, with added cannibals) Atelier Ryza 3 - February 24, 2023 (Rounding off the Japanese RPG trilogy) Kerbal Space Program 2 - February 24, 2023 (Try and fail to send Kerbals into space) Octopath Traveler 2 - February 24, 2023 (Sequel to the 2018 turn-based JRPG) The Pale Beyond - February 24, 2023 (Choice-driven management survival set on the ice) Destiny 2: Lightfall - February 28, 2023 (The newest expansion approach-eth) Scars Above - February 28, 2023 (Explore an alien world in this 3rd person shooter)
March
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty - March 3, 2023 (Defeat giant bosses from Chinese myth) Dead Cells: Return To Castlevania - March 6, 2023 (Castlevania-inspired Dead Cells DLC) Have A Nice Death - March 22, 2023 (Hades-y roguelite platformer exits Early Access) Storyteller - March 23, 2023 (Cute puzzle game about creating stories from panels) PGA Tour - March 24, 2023 (EA’s newest major golf sim) Resident Evil 4 - March 24, 2023 (A modern reimagining of the original) Crime Boss: Rockay City - March 28, 2023 (FPS crime game with a Hollywood cast) The Last Of Us Part 1 - March 28, 2023 (The story of Joel and Ellie comes to PC) Dredge - March 30, 2023 (Eldritch fishing aventure game) The Great War: Western Front - March 30, 2023 (Ambitious, complex WW1 RTS) System Shock Remastered - March ??, 2023 (Remake of the iconic 1994 sci-fi horror)
April
Meet Your Maker - April 4, 2023 (FPS raiding game with huge focus on building) Everspace 2 - April 6, 2023 (Slick space pilot looter shooter sequel) God Of Rock - April 18, 2023 (Over-the-top competitive rhythm-based fighting game) Minecraft Legends - April 18, 2023 (Minecraft, but it’s a tactical strategy game) Ad Infinitum - April 20, 2023 (WW1-set psychological horror game) Dead Island 2 - April 21, 2023 (Sequel to the bombastic zombie-fighting RPG) Roots Of Pacha - April 25, 2023 (Charming Stone Age Stardew Valley-like) Afterimage - April 26, 2023 (Striking hand-drawn metroidvania) The Last Case Of Benedict Fox - April 27, 2023 (Metroidvania set in a Lovecraftian world) Star Wars Jedi: Survivor - April 28, 2023 (Continuing the tale of Jedi Cal Kestis and BD-1) Mask Of The Rose - April ??, 2023 (Fancy dating sim by the Sunless Sea/Skies devs) Lichenvale - April ??, 2023 (90s-style fast-paced hack-n-slash) Star Trek: Resurgence - April ??, 2023 (Cinematic story game in the Star Trek universe) Untamed Tactics - April ??, 2023 (Turn-based RPG set in Untamed Feral Factions universe)
May
Age Of Wonders 4 - May 2, 2023 (Triumph’s latest high fantasy 4X game) Redfall - May 2, 2023 (Far Cry-esque co-op FPS from Dishonored devs) Hometopia - May 5, 2023 (Build, decorate, and share your perfect home) Darkest Dungeon 2 - May 8, 2023 (Grim stress simulator comes out of Early Access) Midautumn - May 9, 2023 (Stylish dungeon-crawler set in Grandma’s basement) Amnesia: The Bunker - May 16, 2023 (FPS horror game set in a WW1 bunker) Endless Dungeon - May 18, 2023 (Amplitude’s reimagining of Dungeon Of The Endless) Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League - May 26, 2023 (Rocksteady. Nuff said.) Arran: The Book Of Heroes - May ??, 2023 (Stylish Diablo-like in dark fantasy setting) WrestleQuest - May ??, 2023 (Pixel art wrestling RPG, reminiscent of Punch Club)
June
Street Fighter 6 - June 1, 2023 (The latest in Capcom’s venerable fighting series) Diablo 4 - June 6, 2023 (Lilith, Daughter Of Hatred, is up to no good) Ghostware: Arena Of The Dead - June 24, 2023 (A wizard trapped you in a retro FPS) Ages Of Cataria - June ??, 2023 (Pretty little casual village sim and story generator) Book Of Hours - June ??, 2023 (A no-combat occult RPG by Cultist Simulator devs) RoboCop: Rogue City - June ??, 2023 (Protect the innocent and uphold the law)
July
The Legend Of Heroes: Trails Into Reverie - July 7, 2023 (The 2020 JRPG’s English release)
August
City Of Murals - August 16, 2023 (A crazy colourful roguelite with giant fuzzy spiders) Sea Of Stars - August 29, 2023 (Pretty retro turn-based RPG) Baldur’s Gate 3 - August ??, 2023 (Larian’s massive RPG exits Early Access) Nimoyd - August ??, 2023 (Pretty isometric crafting survival sandbox)
September
War Of Dragnorox - September 1, 2023 (Free fantasy MMO controlled by live DMs) Mall Craze - September 19, 2023 (A bright and busy mall management sim)
October
There are currently no games of note scheduled for an October release. But check back soon and it may be a different story!
November
Twilight Wars - November 9, 2023 (Darkest Dungeon-esque cyberpunk dungeon crawler) The Day Before - November 10, 2023 (MMO survival game set in zombie-overrun USA)
December
Call Of Myth - December 11, 2023 (Lovecraftian CCG where sanity is a key resource) Castle Manager - December ??, 2023 (Fallout Shelter-y medieval castle management sim) Paradize Project - December ??, 2023 (Project Zomboid but with zombie mind-control) Stalker 2: Heart Of Chornobyl - December ??, 2023 (Atmospheric FPS set in Chernobyl)
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title: “2023 Games All The Upcoming 2023 Game Releases On Pc” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-16” author: “Richard Shetlar”
Why is 2023 such a stacked year for game releases? Well, the industry is still suffering a knock-on effect from the pandemic, with numerous upcoming games pushing their release dates back time and again. A lot of the games in our enormous most anticipated games of 2023 list were also present in our 2022 list. If you’re struggling to keep track of all the delays and release dates for the dozens upon dozens of games you’re excited to try out this year, fear not. Below we’ll walk you through the current release schedule for well over 200 upcoming PC games releasing in 2023, with short descriptions for each one. So have a scroll through and see what catches your eye!
2023 upcoming PC games release schedule
January
Aquatico - January 12, 2023 (Build your own underwater cities) One Piece Odyssey - January 13, 2023 (Colourful anime RPG set in the One Piece universe) SimRail: The Railway Simulator - January 13, 2023 (The latest, most advanced train sim) Surviving The Abyss - January 17, 2023 (Manage an underwater cloning facility) Farlanders - January 17, 2023 (Satisfying turn-based Mars-terraforming sim) Persona 3 Portable - January 19, 2023 (The 2006 Persona game comes to PC) Tortuga: A Pirate’s Tale - January 19, 2023 (Sail the seas in this turn-based strategy sim) Rain World: Downpour - January 19, 2023 (Expanding gaming’s greatest ecosystem) A Space For The Unbound - January 19, 2023 (A pixel art adventure game set in Indonesia) Colossal Cave - January 19, 2023 (Reimagining the old text adventure game from 1976) Forspoken - January 24, 2023 (Big magical action-RPG with a focus on traversal) Mahokenshi - January 24, 2023 (Samurai turn-based tactics game on a lovely hex map) Warlander - January 24, 2023 (Cartoon-esque third-person Chivalry) Hitman: World Of Assassination - January 26, 2023 (Combining all 3 games into 1) Dead Space Remake - January 27, 2023 (The classic sci-fi horror story returns) Atone: Heart Of The Elder Tree - January 27, 2023 (Hand-drawn adventure in Norse myth) Inkulinati - January 31, 2023 (Medieval ink-based Darkest Dungeon) Warhammer Age Of Sigmar: Soul Arena - January 31, 2023 (Warhammer autobattler) Superfuse - January 31, 2023 (Bright and gory sci-fi Diablo-like)
February
Deliver Us Mars - February 2, 2023 (Atmospheric story-driven Mars adventure) Clash: Artifacts Of Chaos - February 9, 2023 (Martial arts game in the Zeno Clash universe) Hogwarts Legacy - February 10, 2023 (Open-world Harry Potter RPG set in the 1800s) Wanted: Dead - February 14, 2023 (Cyberpunk slasher/shooter from Ninja Gaiden devs) Pharaoh: A New Era - February 15, 2023 (Remake of the beloved 1999 city-builder) Elderand - February 16, 2023 (Demonic metroidvania) Wild West Dynasty - February 16, 2023 (Build your own wild west ranch) Wild Hearts - February 16, 2023 (Dynasty Warriors devs take on Monster Hunter) Birth - February 17, 2023 (Collect bones and organs in this weird lonely puzzle game) The Settlers: New Allies - February 17, 2023 (Reboot of the city-builder series) Atomic Heart - February 21, 2023 (Bright, baffling, chaotic robot-filled FPS) Like A Dragon: Ishin! - February 21, 2023 (Samurai slash-em-up set in the Yakuza universe) Redemption Reapers - February 22, 2023 (Dark fantasy sim with tactical battles) Aces & Adventures - February 23, 2023 (Fully voiced poker-esque deckbuilder) Company Of Heroes 3 - February 23, 2023 (WW2 real-time tactics sequel) Blood Bowl 3 - February 23, 2023 (The latest iteration of OrcBall) Sons Of The Forest - February 23, 2023 (Crafting survival sequel, with added cannibals) Atelier Ryza 3 - February 24, 2023 (Rounding off the Japanese RPG trilogy) Kerbal Space Program 2 - February 24, 2023 (Try and fail to send Kerbals into space) Octopath Traveler 2 - February 24, 2023 (Sequel to the 2018 turn-based JRPG) The Pale Beyond - February 24, 2023 (Choice-driven management survival set on the ice) Destiny 2: Lightfall - February 28, 2023 (The newest expansion approach-eth) Scars Above - February 28, 2023 (Explore an alien world in this 3rd person shooter)
March
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty - March 3, 2023 (Defeat giant bosses from Chinese myth) Dead Cells: Return To Castlevania - March 6, 2023 (Castlevania-inspired Dead Cells DLC) Have A Nice Death - March 22, 2023 (Hades-y roguelite platformer exits Early Access) Storyteller - March 23, 2023 (Cute puzzle game about creating stories from panels) PGA Tour - March 24, 2023 (EA’s newest major golf sim) Resident Evil 4 - March 24, 2023 (A modern reimagining of the original) Crime Boss: Rockay City - March 28, 2023 (FPS crime game with a Hollywood cast) The Last Of Us Part 1 - March 28, 2023 (The story of Joel and Ellie comes to PC) Dredge - March 30, 2023 (Eldritch fishing aventure game) The Great War: Western Front - March 30, 2023 (Ambitious, complex WW1 RTS) System Shock Remastered - March ??, 2023 (Remake of the iconic 1994 sci-fi horror)
April
Meet Your Maker - April 4, 2023 (FPS raiding game with huge focus on building) Everspace 2 - April 6, 2023 (Slick space pilot looter shooter sequel) God Of Rock - April 18, 2023 (Over-the-top competitive rhythm-based fighting game) Minecraft Legends - April 18, 2023 (Minecraft, but it’s a tactical strategy game) Ad Infinitum - April 20, 2023 (WW1-set psychological horror game) Dead Island 2 - April 21, 2023 (Sequel to the bombastic zombie-fighting RPG) Roots Of Pacha - April 25, 2023 (Charming Stone Age Stardew Valley-like) Afterimage - April 26, 2023 (Striking hand-drawn metroidvania) The Last Case Of Benedict Fox - April 27, 2023 (Metroidvania set in a Lovecraftian world) Star Wars Jedi: Survivor - April 28, 2023 (Continuing the tale of Jedi Cal Kestis and BD-1) Mask Of The Rose - April ??, 2023 (Fancy dating sim by the Sunless Sea/Skies devs) Lichenvale - April ??, 2023 (90s-style fast-paced hack-n-slash) Star Trek: Resurgence - April ??, 2023 (Cinematic story game in the Star Trek universe) Untamed Tactics - April ??, 2023 (Turn-based RPG set in Untamed Feral Factions universe)
May
Age Of Wonders 4 - May 2, 2023 (Triumph’s latest high fantasy 4X game) Redfall - May 2, 2023 (Far Cry-esque co-op FPS from Dishonored devs) Hometopia - May 5, 2023 (Build, decorate, and share your perfect home) Darkest Dungeon 2 - May 8, 2023 (Grim stress simulator comes out of Early Access) Midautumn - May 9, 2023 (Stylish dungeon-crawler set in Grandma’s basement) Amnesia: The Bunker - May 16, 2023 (FPS horror game set in a WW1 bunker) Endless Dungeon - May 18, 2023 (Amplitude’s reimagining of Dungeon Of The Endless) Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League - May 26, 2023 (Rocksteady. Nuff said.) Arran: The Book Of Heroes - May ??, 2023 (Stylish Diablo-like in dark fantasy setting) WrestleQuest - May ??, 2023 (Pixel art wrestling RPG, reminiscent of Punch Club)
June
Street Fighter 6 - June 1, 2023 (The latest in Capcom’s venerable fighting series) Diablo 4 - June 6, 2023 (Lilith, Daughter Of Hatred, is up to no good) Ghostware: Arena Of The Dead - June 24, 2023 (A wizard trapped you in a retro FPS) Ages Of Cataria - June ??, 2023 (Pretty little casual village sim and story generator) Book Of Hours - June ??, 2023 (A no-combat occult RPG by Cultist Simulator devs) RoboCop: Rogue City - June ??, 2023 (Protect the innocent and uphold the law)
July
The Legend Of Heroes: Trails Into Reverie - July 7, 2023 (The 2020 JRPG’s English release)
August
City Of Murals - August 16, 2023 (A crazy colourful roguelite with giant fuzzy spiders) Sea Of Stars - August 29, 2023 (Pretty retro turn-based RPG) Baldur’s Gate 3 - August ??, 2023 (Larian’s massive RPG exits Early Access) Nimoyd - August ??, 2023 (Pretty isometric crafting survival sandbox)
September
War Of Dragnorox - September 1, 2023 (Free fantasy MMO controlled by live DMs) Mall Craze - September 19, 2023 (A bright and busy mall management sim)
October
There are currently no games of note scheduled for an October release. But check back soon and it may be a different story!
November
Twilight Wars - November 9, 2023 (Darkest Dungeon-esque cyberpunk dungeon crawler) The Day Before - November 10, 2023 (MMO survival game set in zombie-overrun USA)
December
Call Of Myth - December 11, 2023 (Lovecraftian CCG where sanity is a key resource) Castle Manager - December ??, 2023 (Fallout Shelter-y medieval castle management sim) Paradize Project - December ??, 2023 (Project Zomboid but with zombie mind-control) Stalker 2: Heart Of Chornobyl - December ??, 2023 (Atmospheric FPS set in Chernobyl)
