Star Control: Origins (Stardock): 2017 (second half)
The first Star Control game since Stardock purchased the name rights from Atari. This prequel will follow a similar action-adventure structure to the prior games, with galaxies to explore, aliens to meet, and weirdness to encounter.
2018 – 2019
A Way Out (Hazelight): 2018
Josef Fares (Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons) is writing and directing this co-op only prison break title. Get Leo and Vincent out of there, together.
Anthem (BioWare): 2018
Anthem, it turns out, is an open-world cooperative action-RPG. Players are “Freelancers”, who go outside the walls of the city into the dangerous wilderness beyond to… do missions, and stuff. Looks a bit like BioWare’s take on Destiny.
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (Project Aces): 2018
The Unreal Engine 4 powered entry in the Ace Combat series was recently pushed back to 2018.
BattleTech (Harebrained Schemes): Early 2018
Jordan Weisman’s turn-based videogame adaptation of his own BattleTech universe is due next year.
Biomutant (Experiment 101): Early 2018
Former Just Cause devs return to the open world with an RPG about adorable creatures who can recode their genetic structures and do martial arts.
Code Vein (Bandai Namco): 2018
Third-person action RPG set in a vampyric dystopia. Has more than a hint of Anime Bloodborne about it. Made by the God Eater team.
Crackdown 3 (Reagent Games): Spring 2018 – Windows 10 only
Not mentioned during Microsoft’s E3 2016 show, but confirmed afterwards, Crackdown 3 will be another title appearing on PC as a Windows 10 exclusive. Now with more Terry Crews.
The Crew 2 (Ubisoft): Q2 2018
Ubisoft’s open world driving title gets a sequel in 2018.
Darksiders 3 (Gunfire Games): 2018
The Darksiders series continues, with Fury embarking on a quest to destroy physical versions of the Seven Deadly Sins. One for Catholics everywhere.
Devil May Cry HD Collection (Capcom): 13 March 2018
All of the first three Devil May Cry titles in a bundle. Hopefully better versions than the 2012 HD Collection.
Dragon Ball FighterZ (Arc System Works): 26 January 2018
Goku and his chums come to the PC in a 2D fighting game by Arc System Works.
Dynasty Warriors 9 (Omega Force): 13 February 2018
Dynasty Warriors is back again in 2018, with an open world map and a new combo system.
The Fall Part 2: Unbound (Over The Moon): Early 2018
Part two of the side-scrolling puzzle-adventure trilogy, in which artificial intelligence ARID gains control over a new set of robots. Now due in 2018.
Far Cry 5 (Ubisoft): 27 March 2018
The Far Cry series gets a fifth outing (well, fifth one with a number on it) later in 2017. Set in Montana. It’s you versus a doomsday cult.
Final Fantasy XV (Square Enix): Early 2018
Coming to the PC with all the Season Pass stuff bundled in, and a special first-person mode.
GreedFall (Spiders): 2018
17th Century Europe meets nature magic on the island of GreedFall in the latest Spiders RPG.
GTFO (10 Chambers): 2018
Payday 2 designers return with another four player co-op title. This time against aliens.
Jurassic World Evolution (Frontier Developments): Summer 2018
Now it’s your turn to try to keep the dinosaurs contained. New city/park builder from Frontier.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance (Warhorse Studios): 13 February 2018
Currently running a beta, but confirmed to now be coming in 2017. Still, it’s likely that people with that early build will continue to see updates up to release for this medieval-themed RPG. A fairly sizable earner on Kickstarter, Kingdom Come is going for period accuracy, first-person melee combat and classless character progression. Sounds (loosely) like Mount & Blade, which is not a bad point of reference by any means.
Mega Man 11 (Capcom): Late 2018
A new 2.5D Mega Man title, on the way to PC.
Metro Exodus (4A Games): ‘Autumn’ 2018
Artyom is the protagonist once more, and the game has the survivors fleeing the ruins of the Moscow Metro “on an epic, continent-spanning journey.”
Monster Hunter World (Capcom): 2018
This Monster Hunter kind of spin-off is coming to PC after consoles (so after ‘Early 2018’).
Mugsters (Reinkout Games): 2018
An ‘action-packed puzzler’ in which you rescue prisoners and escape from aliens in sandbox levels. Vehicles, traps, and physics will all aid (or hinder) you.
Ni no Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom (Level-5): 23 March 2018
Releasing at the same time as the PS4 version, this (seemingly) stand-alone sequel will be on PC too. Help King Evan unite the world and liberate his cat people. Studio Ghibli staff are involved again, so it looks lovely.
One Piece: World Seeker (Ganbarion): 2018
Open world title in which you control Luffy on a new island.
Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire (Obsidian): Q1 2018 (estimated)
The sequel to Obsidian’s Pillars of Eternity will send you (and some familiar companions) to the Deadfire Archipelago. The God Eothas has awoken and is none too pleased with rumours of his demise.
Pit People (The Behemoth): Q1
Battleblock Theater and Castle Crashers have done awfully well for Behemoth and Pit People. The game will be fully released at the start of 2018 after entering Early Access in Janury 2017.
Project Hospital (Oxymoron Games): 2018
The hospital sim makes a return. In this game, players will have to build their own hospital or use predefined templates before jumping in as a doctor to heal the sick. There will be stacks of objects to fill the hospital with before getting down to the task of management.
Sea of Thieves (Rare): 20 March 2018 – Win 10 only
Rare’s pirate MMO arrives on Windows 10 in March 2018.
Shenmue 3 (Ys Net): Q3/Q4 2018
It’ll be a while before we’re taking forklift jobs and looking for more sailors.
Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption (Dark Star Game Studios): Q1 2018
Boss-rush action RPG title (Dark Souls, not Diablo) where you have to level down before each encounter.
Skull and Bones (Ubisoft): Fall 2018
Swashbuckling, open world multiplayer pirate title.
SoulCalibur VI (Bandai Namco): 2018
SoulCalibur returns in 2018, in a sixth numbered installment.
State of Decay 2 (Undead Labs): Spring 2018 – Windows 10 only
Undead Labs’ popular open world zombies-and-antsy-survivors title is getting a sequel. The good news is this one adds four player co-op. The bad news is it’ll be Windows 10 only on PC.
System Shock (Nightdive): 2018
Nightdive will be “rebooting and re-imagining” the great System Shock in 2018. Most of the additions appear cosmetic or functional in nature (modern graphics, mouse controls), level design seems like it will largely remain unaltered.
Thief of Thieves (Skybound): Early 2018
One of Robert Kirkman’s other comic book series’ becomes a game in 2018. You’ll follow the thiefy development of Celia, from her early years to becoming an accomplished sneak. The trailer gives it a ‘Season One’ subheading, so this may be episodic.
Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia (Creative Assembly): 2018
Stand-alone title in the Total War series set in Britain, 878 AD. The Viking invasion is over, but many factions still vie for power.
Tropico 6 (Limbic Entertainment): 2018
El Presidente is back, with a different developer at the helm.
Vampyr (DONTNOD): Spring 2018
Vampyr is an action-RPG set in 1918 London, and you take the role of Jonathan Reid, a doctor and World War I veteran coming to terms with – and seeking a cure for – his vampirism. Now due in 2018.
The Walking Dead: The Final Season (Telltale): 2018
Clementine will take the lead roll in what promises to be the conclusion of Telltale’s Walking Dead saga. Due in 2018.
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 (Fatshark): Q1 2018
Those damn rats have teamed up with Chaos this time. Your five heroes return to more co-op action, this time with new career options and new foes to crush.
Warhammer 40K: Gladius – Relics of War (Proxy Studios): 2018
4X Warhammer 40k game from the folks at Slitherine. Space Marines, Imperial Guard, Orks, and Necrons will be your launch factions.
We Happy Few (Compulsion): 13 April 2018
The Joy-filled streets of Wellington Wells are currently hosting a first-person Early Access survival game. But it’s supposed to gain a narrative at launch.
Witchfire (The Astronauts): 2018
The Astronauts (Ethan Carter) are returning to their Painkiller/Bulletstorm roots for a fantasy shooter.
The Wolf Among Us: Season Two (Telltale):Q3 2018
Bigby will return in another episodic season, due in the second half of 2018.
World War Z (Saber Interactive): 2018
The Quake Champion devs are making a World War Z game of some sort, as announced at the Game Awards 2017.
In the Valley of the Gods (Campo Santo): 2019
A new first-person exploration game from the makers of Firewatch. Egypt is the setting. It’s set for 2019 so it’s a way off.
Star Citizen (Cloud Imperium): Lost In Space
The much talked about epic PC space game from Chris Roberts and Cloud Imperium. We’ve shoved it into development limbo because the way things are going we have no idea when the game will actually be complete.
Note that the PC Game Release Date List 2017 is updated throughout the year as often as possible. If you spot a new release date we need to add or change let us know in the comments.
Update: The new 2018- 2019 Release Sate List is now Live
