2023 games: All the upcoming 2023 game releases on PC

Want a rundown of all the upcoming PC games of 2023? 2023 is here, folks. And it looks like this year is going to be a monumental one for games, with news of hundreds of fantastic-sounding PC games releasing across 2023. From Starfield to The Last Of Us, from Redfall to Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, there's an awful lot to be excited about as a PC gamer in 2023.

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)
• Stray Blade - April 20, 2023 (Action-adventure game with fast melee combat)
• 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)

TBA games

• Flintlock: The Siege Of Dawn - Early 2023 (Soulslike where you fight gods with guns)
• Killer Klowns From Outer Space - Early 2023 (Asymmetrical clown horror game)
• Forza Motorsport - Spring 2023 (The first non-Horizon Forza game in 6 years)
• Teslagrad 2 - Spring 2023 (2D adventure platformer with electricity-based puzzles)
• Banchou Tactics - Q1 2023 (Isometric turn-based RPG set in gangster high school)
• Crimson Tactics - Q1 2023 (Turn-based tactics in a medieval high fantasy world)
• Nemire - Q1 2023 (Turn-based tactics RPG where you're the villain)
• Oxygen - Q1 2023 (City builder set in a post-apocalypse with no oxygen)
• Railroads & Catacombs - Q1 2023 (Roguelite deckbuilder, with trains)
• Rin: The Last Child - Q1 2023 (Eerie metroidvania set in a dark fairytale-esque world)
• Shardpunk: Verminfall - Q1 2023 (Bunker-set XCOM-like with steampunk weapons)
• The Gap - Q1 2023 (Sombre family-oriented walking sim)
• Wildfrost - Q1 2023 (Deckbuilding roguelite set on a frozen tundra)
• Arcadian Atlas - Summer 2023 (Isometric pixel-art tactics RPG)
• Atelier Marie Remake - Summer 2023 (Remake of the very first Atelier game)
• Bomb Rush Cyberfunk - Summer 2023 (Musical skateboarding graffiti-painting)
• Cyber Knights: Flashpoint - Q2 2023 (Cyberpunk CRPG commanding a group of mercs)
• Lakeburg Legacies - Q2 2023 (Village management and lineage sim by The Last Spell devs)
• Planet Of Lana - Q2 2023 (Beautiful adventure platformer in a world of machines)
• The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum - Q2-Q3 2023 (Play as Gollum!)
• House Flipper 2 - Q3 2023 (Renovate even more houses)
• Outpost: Infinity Siege - Q3 2023 (Ambitious first-person wave defence with TD elements)
• Return - Q3 2023 (2D platformer about returning to your home planet after 200 years)
• Songs Of Conquest - Q3 2023 (Turn-based strategy and kingdom management)
• Dark And Darker - Q4 2023 (Dungeon-crawling Tarkov-like with melee combat and traps)
• Ghostrunner 2 - Q4 2023 (Sequel to the wall-running sci-fi slash-em-up)
• Wayfinder - Late 2023 (Fantasy MMO from the Battle Chasers: Nightwar devs)
• Alan Wake 2 - 2023 (Sequel to Remedy's 2010 psychological horror game)
• Aliens: Dark Descent - 2023 (Squad-based tactics RTS in the Alien universe)
• Alliance Of The Sacred Suns - 2023 (Crusader Kings, but in space)
• Anger Foot - 2023 (Loud angry FPS where your main weapon is your kick)
• ARK 2 - 2023 (Long-awaited sequel to everyone's favourite dino-em-up)
• Assassin's Creed: Mirage - 2023 (A return to Assassin's Creed roots)
• Atlas Fallen - 2023 (Desert-based action RPG with sand-based magic)
• Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora - 2023 (Ubisoft's first-person Avatar open-world RPG)
• Banishers: Ghosts Of New Eden - 2023 (Story-focused action RPG with ghosts)
• Blue Protocol - 2023 (Bandai Namco and Amazon's answer to Genshin Impact)
• Boundary - 2023 (A PvP FPS set in outer space with no gravity)
• Bramble: The Mountain King - 2023 (Horror-tinted Norse-inspired adventure game)
• Broken Roads - 2023 (Disco Elysium-esque RPG set in post-apocalyptic Australia)
• Capes - 2023 (XCOM-like about superheroes in a world where villains won)
• Chrono Odyssey - 2023 (Ambitious fantasy MMORPG by South Korean studio NPIXEL)
• Cocoon - 2023 (World-hopping puzzle game by ex-Limbo/Inside dev)
• Creature Keeper - 2023 (Cute old-school Pokemon-like)
• Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - 2023 (Cyberpunk expansion starring Idris Elba)
• Demonschool - 2023 (University-set tactics RPG with demons)
• Desktop Dungeons: Rewind - 2023 (Modern remake of the old tower defence game)
• Dune: Spice Wars - 2023 (Excellent Dune RTS by Northgard devs leaves Early Access)
• Dungeons 4 - 2023 (Make and maintain giant dungeons in this city-builder)
• Earth From Another Sun - 2023 (FPS RPG sandbox about galactic domination)
• Edge Of Sanity - 2023 (2D survival game with Darkest Dungeon vibes)
• El Paso, Elsewhere - 2023 (Retro neo-noir 3rd-person shooter about vampires)
• For The King 2 - 2023 (Sequel to the popular turn-based co-op roguelite RPG)
• Gord - 2023 (Challenging real-time survival colony sim)
• Howl - 2023 (Into The Breach-esque turn-based tactics)
• HYENAS - 2023 (Sci-fi multiplayer FPS by Creative Assembly)
• Hyper Light Breaker - 2023 (Fully 3D sequel to Hyper Light Drifter)
• Immortals Of Aveum - 2023 (Flashy FPS with magic instead of guns )
• Industries Of Titan - 2023 (Off-world industrial city-builder from Necrodancer devs)
• Inkbound - 2023 (Vibrant turn-based roguelite from Monster Train devs)
• Jumplight Odyssey - 2023 (Roguelite starship colony sim)
• Kaku: Ancient Seal - 2023 (Cute and colourful open-world action adventure)
• Layers Of Fears - 2023 (Exploration horror sequel to Layers Of Fear 1/2)
• Laysara: Summit Kingdom - 2023 (Gorgeous mountain-side city-builder)
• Lies Of P - 2023 (Soulslike with Pinocchio)
• Lightyear Frontier - 2023 (Tranquil off-world farming game... with mechs)
• Lollipop Chainsaw - 2023 (Remake of the original hack-n-slasher)
• Lord Of The Rings: Return To Moria - 2023 (LOTR dwarven survival crafting game)
• Manor Lords - 2023 (Grand strategy city-builder with Total War-style battles)
• Mars First Logistics - 2023 (Drone-building game about ferrying items across Mars)
• Men Of War 2 - 2023 (WW2 RTS sequel to the 2009 original)
• Miasma Chronicles - 2023 (Action-adventure RPG by Mutant Year Zero devs)
• Moving Out 2 - 2023 (Sequel to the hectic physics-based furniture moving sim)
• Off The Grid - 2023 (NFT cyberpunk battle royale by Neill Blomkamp)
• Oxenfree 2 - 2023 (Equally eerie sequel to the beloved exploration game)
• Palworld - 2023 (Open-world Pokemon-like with survival crafting elements)
• Paper Trail - 2023 (Ingenious puzzle game about folding paper)
• Park Beyond - 2023 (Ambitious park management sim)
• Path Of Exile 2 - 2023 (Sequel to the enormous free-to-play action RPG)
• Payday 3 - 2023 (Highly anticipated co-op shooter sequel)
• Pepper Grinder - 2023 (2D platformer about dolphin-diving through the earth)
• Ravenlok - 2023 (Fairytale-esque action RPG)
• Replaced - 2023 (2D side-on action adventure set in a grimy sci-fi world)
• Risk Of Rain Returns - 2023 (Remaster of the original 2D Risk Of Rain)
• Rōnin Trail - 2023 (Atmospheric voxel soulslike set in Japan)
• Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew - 2023 (Mimimi's new magical stealth-em-up)
• Shadows Of Doubt - 2023 (Detective stealth game set in fully simulated city)
• Skate Story - 2023 (Stylised skateboarding exploration, with demons)
• Snufkin: Melody Of Moominvalley - 2023 (Hand-drawn musical adventure game)
• Solium Infernum - 2023 (Hellish turn-based grand strategy)
• Songs Of Glimmerwick - 2023 (Witch-y RPG where magic is performed through song)
• Starfield - 2023 (Bethesda's new space epic RPG)
• SteamWorld Build - 2023 (SteamWorld city-builder with literal depth)
• Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown - 2023 (Vroom vroom across 1:1 scale Hong Kong)
• The Division Heartland - 2023 (New free-to-play third-person looter shooter)
• The Expanse: A Telltale Series - 2023 (Telltale narrative game set in the Expanse universe)
• The Invincible - 2023 (Atompunk first-person adventure game)
• The Iron Oath - 2023 (Solid turn-based tactics RPG)
• The Lords Of The Fallen - 2023 (Fight demons in the dark fantasy soulslike sequel)
• Townseek - 2023 (Cheerful airship exploration and management game )
• Tron: Identity - 2023 (Mystery visual novel set in the TRON universe)
• Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun - 2023 (90s-style FPS set in the Warhammer universe)
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 - 2023 (Sequel to the WH hack-n-slash game)
• Wartales - 2023 (Open-world tactics RPG by Northgard devs)
• Wizard With A Gun - 2023 (Co-op sandbox survival with Don't Starve vibes)
• Zoria: Age Of Shattering - 2023 (Classic dungeon-crawling CRPG)
• A Highland Song - TBA (Adventure platformer with lovely watercolour-like visuals)
• After Us - TBA (Journey-esque adventure in a post-human world)
• AK-xolotl - TBA (Play as an axolotl in this colourful Isaac-like roguelite)
• Armored Core 6: Fires Of Rubicon - TBA (FromSoft returns to their pre-Souls mech series)
• Crimson Desert - TBA (Open-world action game set in Black Desert universe)
• Crown Wars: The Black Prince - TBA (Turn-based strategy set in the 100 Years' War)
• Dreamsettler - TBA (Surreal internet simulator by Hypnospace Outlaw devs)
• Everywhere - TBA (Insanely ambitious GTA-like by former GTA devs)
• Final Fantasy 16 - TBA (The latest in probably the world's best-known RPG series)
• Flashback 2 - TBA (30-years-later sequel to the 1992 platformer)
• Forever Skies - TBA (Subnautica, but high up in post-apocalypse clouds)
• Frostpunk 2 - TBA (City-builder sequel set on an iced over Earth)
• Hades 2 - TBA (Supergiant's first ever sequel!)
• Harold Halibut - TBA (Indie walking sim set on a city-sized colony spaceship)
• Hollow Knight: Silksong - TBA (Much-awaited sequel to the beloved soulslike platformer)
• Homeworld 3 - TBA (Modern sequel to the highly regarded 00's sci-fi RTS)
• Honkai: Star Rail - TBA (Sci-fi tactics RPG from the creators of Genshin Impact)
• Hytale - TBA (Long-awaited Minecraft-like by the Hypixel devs)
• Little Kitty, Big City - TBA (Feline walking simulator)
• Lorn's Lure - TBA (Parkour through an abandoned megastructure)
• Metal Slug Tactics - TBA (Isometric roguelite tactics game in the Metal Slug series)
• Moonlight In Garland - TBA (Cosy sandbox life sim)
• My Time At Sandrock - TBA (Wholesome life sim set in the wild west)
• N1RV Ann-A - TBA (Cyberpunk bartending visual novel)
• NAIAD - TBA (Relaxing puzzle adventure about floating downriver)
• Nighthawks - TBA (Dark visual novel about being a vampire)
• Nightingale - TBA (Steampunk fantasy survival game by ex-Bioware devs)
• OPUS: Prism Peak - TBA (Take photos while lost in a dreamlike world)
• Party Animals - TBA (Cute physics-based party game where you play as pets)
• Pixel Tactics Online - TBA (Grid-based pixel art turn-based tactics)
• Prince Of Persia: Sands Of Time Remake - TBA (Bringing the original to a modern audience)
• Remnant 2 - TBA (Soulslike sequel to Remnant: From The Ashes)
• Rift of the Necrodancer - TBA (Rhythm roguelite spinoff of Crypt Of The Necrodancer)
• Rogue North - TBA (Top-down survival shooter set in frozen Canadian warzone)
• Romancelvania - TBA (Quirky vampire dating sim)
• SCHiM - TBA (Puzzle game about jumping between shadows)
• Shapez 2 - TBA (3D sequel to the minimalist factory-builder)
• She Dreams Elsewhere - TBA (Surreal monochrome RPG about dreams)
• Silent Hill 2 - TBA (Remake of the 2001 survival horror game)
• Silent Hill: Townfall - TBA (Mysterious new Silent Hill game)
• Skull And Bones - TBA (Ubisoft's new yo-ho-yo-ho simulator)
• Sorry We're Closed - TBA (Story-driven survival horror with multiple choices)
• Techtonica - TBA (3D first-person factory-builder set underground)
• Tempest Rising - TBA (Old-school RTS set on Earth after a nuclear apocalypse)
• Terra Nil - TBA ("Reverse city-builder" about turning ruined land lush again)
• The First Descendant - TBA (Sci-fi third-person co-op shooter made in UE5)
• The Last Spell - TBA (Turn-based tactics They Are Billions)
• The Outlast Trials - TBA (Cold War-era horror prequel to Outlast 2)
• The Wandering Village - TBA (City-builder set on the back of a giant creature)
• The Wolf Among Us 2 - TBA (Long-awaited sequel to Telltale's dark fairytale)
• Thirsty Suitors - TBA (Fight your exes in turn-based battles)
• Under The Waves - TBA (Story-driven underwater exploration game)
• Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 - TBA (Vampires!)
• Viewfinder - TBA (Mind-bending first-person puzzle game about photos)
• Voidtrain - TBA (Survival crafting game set on an interdimensional train)
• Witchbrook - TBA (Witchcraft life sim RPG by Chucklefish)
• Witchfire - TBA (Fantasy roguelite shooter with guns and magic)
• Wood And Weather - TBA (Cute god simulator with fantastic god hand animations)
• Zenless Zone Zero - TBA (Urban fantasy RPG by Genshin Impact devs)