Top 7 Games to Look Forward to at the Beginning of 2023
Now that 2023 is finally upon us, there’s a ton of great gaming to look forward to. From returning series and remakes to all-new IPs, the year ahead looks to be incredibly promising for gamers of all strikes.
Here are the top 7 titles you’ll want to keep on your radar for the first few months.
Fire Emblem Engage (Switch - January 20)
Fire Emblem has become an annual release for Nintendo, with each title being better than the last. In Engage, you play as a brave new hero who can summon and fight alongside legendary Fire Emblem protagonists like Marth, Roy, Ike, Corrin, and Byleth. Each will help you and your armies claim victory in the series’s iconic turn-based battles.
Fire Emblem Engage: The Final Preview
Forspoken (PS5/PC - January 24)
Forspoken is a brand-new IP from Luminous Productions and Square Enix filled with ambition. In this one-of-a-kind fantasy title, you play as Frey, a young woman from present-time New York who is taken to a magical fantasy world where she receives powers from a sentient gauntlet. Combat and traversal look to be the main focal points of this action game but the story also looks promising.
Forspoken [PS5/PC] Cinematic Trailer
Dead Space (PS5/Xbox/PC - January 27)
To everyone's delight, EA's Motive Studios has been hard at work on a new version of Dead Space, one of the finest horror games of all time. This "rebuilt" version retains the original's foundation but does away with loading times and in-app purchases, and it may even include more content that never made it into the original.
Dead Space [PS5/XSX/PC] Official Gameplay Trailer
Hogwarts Legacy (PS5/Xbox/PC - February 10)
Hogwarts Legacy is the Wizarding World simulator that many have been craving for years. In this open-world action title, you’ll create your own Hogwarts student and take part in an original story set in the late 1800s, well before Harry Potter’s adventures. From learning and upgrading spells to taking part in classes, this game aims to fully engross us in the world J.K. Rowling brought crafted.
HOGWARTS LEGACY New Gameplay Demo 14 Minutes 4K
Wild Hearts (PS5/Xbox/PC - February 17)
Wild Hearts is a giant monster-slaying adventure filled with larger-than-life battles, innovative traps and weapons, and a wide variety of breathtaking environments for you to explore and conquer. In this game, you’ll go on an exciting adventure through the fantastical kingdom of Azuma where a slew of creatures known as "Kemono" lurk in every corner.
Wild Hearts New Official Gameplay Demo 8 Minutes (4K)
Like a Dragon: Ishin (PS5/PS4/Xbox/PC - February 21)
After much delay, Ryu ga Gotoku Ishin! is coming to English-speaking shores. With an original debut on PS3 and PS4 in 2014, the cult classic Yakuza game is getting a complete remake when it arrives in 2023, this time under the new name Like a Dragon: Ishin. This Yakuza spin-off transports us from modern-day Japan to the samurai age, where the series’s trademark ridiculous, over-the-top action will be taken to entirely new heights.
Like A Dragon: Ishin! - 10 Minutes of Gameplay | TGS 2022
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty (PS5/PS4/Xbox/PC - March 3)
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is the newest game from Team Ninja, the creators of the Nioh action role-playing game series, and it combines mystical and historical themes. It’s a dark fantasy action game based on the Chinese Three Kingdoms world that has all of the trappings of a Souls-like game including an intense and nuanced combat system you’ll need to master in order to survive its challenges.
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty - 10 Minutes of Exclusive New Gameplay | IGN First