When it comes to upcoming PC games, we're looking spoilt for choice this year. While some major releases, such as Homeworld 3 and Paradox's Life By You have sadly suffered delays, there's still plenty on the near horizon for you no matter your genre of choice. One of the beauties of PC gaming is how diverse its offerings can be, and you'll find the list below is proof of that.
Not only do we finally have a release date for the Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, there are life sims, flight sims, and other new action-adventures to look forward to in 2024. If you're looking for something to play while you wait for your most anticipated upcoming PC games, you should check out our picks for the best Steam games and best games to play on a laptop – not to mention a collection of the absolute titans of the genre in our best PC games list. For now though, let's take a look at all the new PC games that need to be on your radar for 2024 and beyond.
Upcoming PC games 2024
Homeworld 3
Developer: Blackbird Interactive
Release date: May 13 2024
The Homeworld series is one of the most iconic and beloved real-time strategy series of all-time, and developer Blackbird Interactive is finally delivering a sequel – 10 years after Relic delivered Homefront 2. Boasting an expansive campaign, a co-op mode with a roguelike structure, and new combat systems which are built around a 3D ballistics system, Homeworld 3 looks to be every bit the game franchise fans have been waiting for. If what we've played of it already is any indication, Homeworld 3 could be one of the best RTS games of 2024.
Hellblade 2
Developer: Ninja Theory
Release date: May 21, 2024
Senua is making a grand return in Hellblade 2. Having made peace with her past to find self-acceptance at the end of the first game, Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 sees our Pict heroine venturing out to Viking territory to bring the fight to the enemy. Developer Ninja Theory has given us a closer look at its dark fantasy take on her new Icelandic environs, where Senua will be meeting friend and foe alike on a quest to avenge her slaughtered family – and we can't wait to see what her "revamped combat system" will entail. This Xbox-exclusive action-puzzler thankfully doubles as an upcoming PC game, meaning you'll be able to get your hands on Senua's next adventure on Steam as well as Xbox Game Pass for PC when Hellblade 2 launches in late May.
Life By You
Developer: Paradox Tectonic
Release date: June 5, 2024
Paradox Interactive announced Life By You with a very brief teaser which gives us a glimpse of what looks set to be an alternative to The Sims. The initial trailer shows off a virtual house and family, with house building tools and mechanics that certainly appear to share similarities with the popular life sim. What stands out the most, though, is the more open looking world not unlike the structure of The Sims 3, with a car driving through a city, and shots of a beach. Not much more was revealed and we're still waiting on further details, but Life By You has certainly caught the attention of Sims fans.
Still Wakes the Deep
Developer: The Chinese Room
Release date: June 18, 2024
Upcoming first-person horror game Still Wakes the Deep is on the way from Bloodlines 2 developer The Chinese Room. It looks like a uniquely isolating kind of aquatic horror experience, set on an oil rig in the middle of the ocean. With furious waves lashing against the vessel and not another soul in sight (in the trailer, at least), Still Wakes the Deep is looking pretty terrifying already, and we can't wait to get our hands on this desolate upcoming horror game when it finally launches in June.
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC
Developer: FromSoftware
Release date: June 20, 2024
At long last, the Elden Ring DLC is launching this year. This upcoming PC game might be an expansion to the best FromSoftware game ever, but in many ways, it's its own beast. The developer has been hard at work on Shadow of the Erdtree for years now, and although we've known of its existence for a long time, the DLC was only formally revealed in February 2024. The response has been understandably thunderous, with legions of Tarnished flocking back to the game in preparation for the continuation of Miquella's story this June.
Black Myth: Wukong
Developer: Game Science
Release date: August 20, 2024
If you're into Soulslikes, you'll want to keep Black Myth: Wukong on your radar. This upcoming PC game is an action-RPG set amid the fantastical world of Chinese folklore. Playing as the Destined One (aka the Monkey King), your task will be to venture out across harsh terrain to face even harsher foes on a quest to uncover the truth behind a long-lost legend. It sounds vague and mysterious enough, but with dynamic magic-infused melee combat and a host of unique powers available to the Destined One, Black Myth: Wukong looks like one punishing game like Elden Ring for FromSoftware fans to anticipate in 2024.
Star Wars Outlaws
Developer: Massive Entertainment
Release date: August 30, 2024
The brand new upcoming Star Wars game from Ubisoft has a name, and Star Wars Outlaws looks set to bring a very different kind of adventure in a galaxy far, far away when it launches later this summer. Stepping out into the Outer Rim as an all-out scoundrel and space bandit, this is a rare time we won't be playing a jedi but an action hero of an entirely different ilk. Expect to blast through hosts of enemies, or stealth right past them, to complete contracts for clients and be the best outlaw in the universe.
Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Developer: GSC Game World
Release date: September 5, 2024
We should have had Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl in our hands by now, although the Russian invasion of Ukraine has severely impacted development and caused a delay into 2024. However, Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl's September launch this year will certainly be worth the wait, with developer GSC Game World pushing for a broader, and more expansive rendering of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone in this long-awaited sequel. It looks absolutely stunning, the combat looks weighty and complex, and the new mutants and anomalies are utterly terrifying.
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33 Immortals
Developer: Thunder Lotus
Release date: TBC 2024
This Hades-like isometric roguelike is casting its net wide, as 33 Immortals is a 33-player hack n'slash action-adventure where you rally against almighty power. It'll be a battle of massive proportions compared to what you might be familiar with in Supergiant's smash hit dungeon crawler, as all 33 of you must work together to survive hordes of monsters before going toe-to-toe with the deities themselves.
Ark 2
Developer: Studio Wildcard
Release date: TBC 2024
With Ark 2, Studio Wildcard is building on the success of Ark: Survival Evolved and delivering a massive sequel with heaps of potential. The campaign is set to star noted Ark superfan Vin Diesel, while the game itself will feature a larger play space, more dynamic world events and dinosaur AI, and overhauled progression and survival systems. With Ark 2 being built with Unreal Engine 5, this could be one of the best looking games of 2024 – now we're just waiting on a release date.
Avowed
Developer: Obsidian Entertainment
Release date: Q3/Q4 2024
One of the most exciting upcoming Xbox exclusives coming to PC in 2024 is Obsidian's Avowed. The first-person RPG takes place in the studio's Pillars of Eternity universe, but this time, we'll be seeing the world of Eora in a whole new light. With a combination of magic and melee combat skills at our disposal, as well as the help of numerous companions to meet on our journey, Avowed promises the kind of thrilling narrative-driven experience we'd expect from the Pentiment and Outer Worlds developer. Will we go rogue and give in to the mysterious disease permeating the kingdom, or fight back for Eora? The choice will be yours when Avowed launches at an as-yet unknown date in 2024.
Concord
Developer: Firewalk Studios
Release date: TBC 2024
Concord so far doesn't even have a Steam page, but Firewalk Studios and PlayStation Studios have confirmed that a PC release is expected for this mysterious shooter. We only have a teaser trailer to go on for the time being, revealing that it's a new sci-fi shooter with seriously cool vibes. It's a PvP multiplayer FPS but apart from that we don't really know what exactly you'll be doing, so stay tuned for more on this one.
Clockwork Revolution
Developer: inXile
Release date: TBC 2024
One of the coolest-looking upcoming PC games is Clockwork Revolution, a steampunk action adventure that resembles BioShock Infinite. There's no official release date just yet, but what we saw at the 2023 Xbox Games Showcase gives us reason to get excited. Right now it's expected to launch sometime in 2024, so it's definitely one to add to your list.
Flintlock: Siege of Dawn
Developer: A44 Games
Release date: TBC 2024
Developer of A44 Games, the developer behind the delightful soulslike Ashen, is an all-new RPG that'll see you venture into a sprawling fantasy world. Where Flintlock: Siege of Dawn has caught our eye so far is in the rhythm to its combat, where you're able to master a range of magical weapons and abilities to fend off powerful creatures. Flintlock: Siege of Dawn looks great, has an interesting approach to exploration, and really killer combat.
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Developer: Team Cherry
Release date: TBC 2024
Team Cherry started out by developing DLC for Hollow Knight, one of the best metroidvania games of the modern era, and the scope of the project quickly spiralled out of control. That's why, after numerous delays, we're getting Hollow Knight: Silksong in "early 2024". The long-awaited sequel will feature all new combat mechanics, characters, and worlds to learn and explore, and despite all these years of waiting, we're still excited to jump back in.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Developer: MachineGames
Release date: TBC 2024
The new Indiana Jones game from the creators of Wolfenstein finally has a name. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is an upcoming PC game many of us have been begging for since we we were kids, and thank goodness it'll be launching on Xbox Game Pass for PC on day-one. This first-person action-adventure sees Indy in full swing, complete with the help of his trusty whip to get him out of sticky situations. Following an extended gameplay reveal earlier in 2024, we know now to expect The Great Circle before the year is out – and we'll be crossing our fingers until then.
Little Nightmares 3
Developer: Supermassive Games
Release date: TBC 2024
Bandia Namco's unnerving horror-platformer series is back. We heard from Little Nightmares 3 developer Supermassive Games at Gamescom 2023, where they told us all about what it's like to be spearheaded the third instalment. We know the first chapter takes us through the arid plains of Necripolis, with the horrifying Monster Baby chasing down our two new protagonists Low and Alone. LN3 will also be the first in the series to go the multiplayer route, with it being an optional game mode if you want to play the game with friend via local couch co-op.
Lost Records: Bloom and Rage
Developer: Don't Nod
Release date: TBC 2024
The studio that brought us Vampyr and Life is Strange is returning with another meaningful narrative adventure. Set partly in 1995, this nostalgic adventure introduces us to four friends as they make memories and grow closer in the mid 90s before jumping ahead 27 years later. All we know is that a "long buried secret" is the catalyst for their reunion, though it also is why they vowed to never speak again.
Neva
Developer: Nomada Studios
Release date: TBC 2024
If you loved Nomada Studios' last game, Gris, then it looks like Neva is going to be entirely your jam. It tells the story of a woman who forges a lifelong bond with a giant wolf in a dying world. It's essentially a game about the relationship between children and parents, with you having to care for the young wolf as it grows against a backdrop of environmental devastation.
Towers of Aghasba
Developer: Dreamlit Inc
Release date: TBC 2024
Towers of Aghasba is from a new studio called Dreamlit Inc. It'll see you building your own vast settlement and associated ecosystems on a fantasy island. You can create your civilization however you want, but you'll have to think about maintaining the island's ecosystem at the same time. If you don't, you'll have the literal gods to answer for, which is quite the take on your usual city-builder.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2
Developer: The Chinese Room
Release date: TBC 2024
It's been two decades since the first game, but Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines 2 is intended to launch in mid-2024. The much-anticipated sequel to a cult classic RPG, Bloodlines 2 has emerged from a rocky developmental period with tons to show for it, including post-alpha gameplay, four playable vampire clans upon release, and plenty of planned DLC to boot. Bloodlines 2 is a "neo-noir thriller" that will see us step into the shoes of customizable main character Phyre, a recently re-awoken Elder vampire who finds themselves in the middle of a very different Boston Camarilla than they remember. As a powerful child of the night grappling with the newness of the modern world, this might just be the vampire RPG experience we've been waiting for since Troika Games' original.
Windblown
Developer: Motion Twin
Release date: TBC 2024
One upcoming PC game we have our eye on is Windblown, a new rogue game in development from the studio that brought us Dead Cells. On its Steam page, Motion Twin describes it as a "lightning-fast action roguelite" where you "become the ultimate killing machine". That's pretty heavy stuff for a game that looks this cute and vibrant. Windblown will also support multiplayer mode on launch, making it one to watch for any hack n'slash fans who like to squad up.
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Assassin's Creed: Codename Red
Developer: Ubisoft Quebec
Release date: TBC
Truth be told, we're not sure when we will be seeing Assassin's Creed: Codename Red. It's the next big RPG title amid the upcoming Assassin's Creed games from Ubisoft, set in feudal Japan. We will also get the choice between two protagonists - one male, one female. Whether that will be on a rotating, mission-specific basis like in AC Syndicate or a fixed choice circa Assassin's Creed Odyssey is yet to be seen. We're hoping to see Red sometime in 2024/25, but with nothing confirmed by the developer yet, you'll have to watch this space.
Fable 4
Developer: Playground Games
Release date: TBC
Playground's upcoming RPG Fable will be the fourth ever game in the series, but the very first under the new developer after Lionhead Studios folded six years after Fable 3. We'd originally thought it a long-awaited sequel, but more recent cinematic sneak peeks from Playground Games have revealed Fable to be more of a series reboot. It's still set in the glittering medieval fantasy kingdom of Albion, still features that crass tongue-in-cheek British sense of humor we loved about the original trilogy, but the new Fable game is set to bring it into the 2020s with style. There's still no word yet on when the game might launch, but we're keeping an ear to the ground for this one.
Fairgames
Developer: Haven
Release date: TBC
Fairgame$ - as it's officially styled - is a new heist game from Jade Raymond's new studio Haven. It's been born from the gang's desire to create a PvP game with emergent sandbox gameplay, where you'll be breaking into forbidden locations dotted all over the world. Prize open safes and vaults, fill your pockets, and even discover billionaire's hidden plans for secret stuff along the way.
Haunted Chocolatier
Developer: ConcernedApe
Release date: TBC
Following the unbelievable success of Stardew Valley, developer Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone has the freedom to work on whatever he wants to. Which is one reason why Haunted Chocolatier has so easily captured our attention. In this upcoming RPG, we'll be taking on the role of a chocolate maker living in a fantasy castle, and we're already in love with it. Spooky settings, a cool visual style, and a smart iteration of the core Stardew systems make this one of the most highly anticipated new PC games out there - even if we have no idea when we could possibly be seeing it.
Marathon
Developer: Bungie
Release date: TBC
Marathon is the revival of Bungie's shooter that was in development before Destiny. It's an extraction shooter, we guess in the vein of Escape from Tarkhov or Rainbow Six Extraction. We're already loving the art style, and with Bungie's shooting at the heart, this one is going to be one to pay attention to. Rumor has it the Marathon remake release date has been pushed to 2025, so it might be some time yet before we get our hands on Bungie's revival.
Marvel's Blade
Developer: Arkane Studios
Release date: TBC
A standout moment from The Game Awards 2023 was the announcement that Marvel's Blade is in development. The teaser trailer lets on very little, save that the iconic vampire hero of comic book legend is to make his long-awaited return to video games at some point in the next few years. Being made in tandem with Xbox, it's not expected to load outside the Xbox Series X or PC platforms. A bummer for Sony fans, but good news for us PC players keen to sink our teeth into a dynamic single-player experience.
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
Developer: Konami
Release date: TBC
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is the long-awaited remake of Metal Gear Solid 3. According to the developer, it's going to be a faithful story recreation, but offer players evolved gameplay and visuals. However, looking at some of the screenshots so far, it's a pretty faithful protrayal of some of those original environments too.
Phantom Blade 0
Developer: S-Game
Release date: TBC
Phantom Blade 0 is a hack-n-slash RPG that's "the spiritual rebirth of the original Rainblood". It's an Unreal Engine 5 creation, which is allowing it to be much larger and richer than the source material, without losing its core. Set in the Phantom World, you'll blend Chinese Kungfu, with occult arts, and other powers that make Phantom Blade 0 a little different. You play as assassin, Soul, who's been framed for murdering the patriarch of a powerful organization known only as The Order. Technically he's been brought back from the dead, but now only has 66 days left to find out who framed him in the first place.
South of Midnight
Developer: Compulsion Games
Release date: TBC
We've seen hide nor hair of Compulsion Games since South of Midnight was announced during 2023's summer Xbox Showcase, but this upcoming PC game is still front of mind. A short cinematic teaser trailer introduced us to the folklore-steeped world of this deep South action-adventure, and there's not much more we know about it just yet. The We Happy Few developer seems to have been sitting on this one for awhile now, so all we can do is wait patiently for more news!
Sword of the Sea
Developer: Giant Squid
Release date: TBC
You'd be forgiven if you thought this was Journey 2. It's close, and made by some of the same people. Sword of the Sea is brought to you by Giant Squid, which has delivered Abzu and The Pathless to date, and it sees you playing as a character called Wraith. You'll be zooming around an abandoned realm on a Hoversword (yes you read that right), exploring the Necropolis of the Gods, but also trying to avoid the leviathans that dwell there. It looks exceptionally beautiful and zen, and we can't wait to see more.
Witchbrook
Developer: Chucklefish
Release date: TBC
Will 2024 be the year we finally see Witchbrook, the new life sim from developer Chucklefish? We certainly hope so, as Witchbrook looks to be an utterly charming experience. You'll take on the role of a witch in training, and then be given the freedom to define your route to graduation. Stunning pixel art, deep progression systems, and smart expansions of everything Chucklefish learned working with ConcernedApe on Stardew Valley. Witchbrook looks like a magical adventure you won't want to miss out on.
