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Best New Games in 2021: 54 of the Most Anticipated Releases

This is the part where I write an introduction about how 2020 was a tough year for everyone but here’s to 2021 even though realistically it will probably be just as shite if not more so. On the more positive side, there’s some genuinely cracking games to look forward this year and we’ve picked out 54 of the most anticipated titles on people’s radars.

Check out our 98 minute video extravanganza above of pure, no commentary trailers with all the fat trimmed. Or, for a quick written list, keep scrolling for all the games ordered by their (expected) release date at the time of upload. Game titles link to the relevant trailer.

Note that inevitably some of these release dates and platforms will have changed since this was posted.

January

JAN20
HITMAN 3 (PC, PS4, PS5, PSVR, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch, Stadia)
JAN28
The Medium (PC, Xbox Series X/S)

February

FEB11
Little Nightmares 2 (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch)
FEB12
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Switch)
FEB26
Bravely Default 2 (Switch)

March

MAR18
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
MAR19
Returnal (PS5)
MAR26
It Takes Two (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
Monster Hunter Rise (Switch)
Balan Wonderworld (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch)
MARTBC
Kena: Bridge of Spirits (PC, PS4, PS5)
Skull & Bones [PC, PS4, Xbox One]

April

APR1
OUTRIDERS (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X)
APR22
Humankind (PC)
APR30
Pokémon Snap (Switch)

May

MAY21
Deathloop (PC, PS5)

Spring

SPRING
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch)
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition [PC, PS4, Xbox One]

June

JUN22
Back 4 Blood (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S)
JUNTBC
Solar Ash (PC, PS4, PS5)

October

OCT
GhostWire: Tokyo (PC, PS5)
Stray (PC, PS5)

Fall

FALLTBC
Halo Infinite (PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X)

Confirmed 2021

Chorus [PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X]
Evil Dead: The Game (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch)
God of War Ragnarok [PS4? PS5]
Gotham Knights (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X)
Horizon: Forbidden West [PS4, PS5]
The Lord of the Rings – Gollum (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X)
No More Heroes 3 (Switch)
Open Roads (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S)
The Outlast Trials [TBA]
Psychonauts 2 (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
Resident Evil Village [PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S]
Riders Republic (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Stadia)
Ruined King: A League of Legends Story [PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch]
Sable [PC, Xbox Series X]
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 [PC, Xbox Series X/S]
Shadow Warrior 3 (PC)
Shin Megami Tensei V (Switch)
Stalker 2 [PC, Xbox Series X/S]
12 Minutes [PC, PS4, Switch]
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X)
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide [PC, Xbox Series X/S]

Expected 2021

Age of Empires 4 [PC]
Elden Ring (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch)
Far Cry 6 [PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Stadia, Luna]
Hollow Knight: Silksong [PC, Switch]
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 [Switch]
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart [PS5]
Season [PC, PS5]
Gran Turismo 7 [PS5]

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