Most Anticipated Games of 2024

On this final page, we enjoy looking back at how well our hopes played out over the last year. Let's see how well our most anticipated games for 2023 turned out!

Assassin's Creed Mirage
72/100: "Assassin’s Creed Mirage is a decent return to the series’ roots that puts stealth and free-running parkour back into focus. While it has several issues, and Basim’s story is uninspired, many will still appreciate silently exploring a smaller sand castle."

Atomic Heart
60/100: "Atomic Heart’s captivating Soviet robo-topia crumbles under the weight of a poorly delivered story, clunky action, unnecessary open-world traversal, and a glut of technical issues."

Baldur's Gate 3
85/100: "Baldur's Gate 3 is a great cRPG that manages to meet the lofty expectations of the franchise name. With excellent writing, engaging story, flexible player choice and compelling mechanics, even its minor second-half stumbles can't prevent the game from getting some of the highest rolls in the genre." The title also won our 2023 GOTY!

Diablo IV
83/100: "Thanks to an enjoyable combat loop and wonderfully dark environments, Diablo IV is a great blend of the previous two games in the series that brings a slew of basic MMO features while preserving the core tenets of the franchise."

Final Fantasy XVI
72/100: "Final Fantasy XVI continues to push the series into a new direction. While it has a well-realized setting, good characters, satisfying combat, and excellent cinematic large scale battles, the slow pacing, lackluster RPG elements and barebones optional content grind the excitement to a halt too often."

Hades II
The game didn't make it to a 2023 launch window, and is again on our list!

Marvel's Spider-Man 2
82/100: "With familiar but still great gameplay that has a few new moves, strong presentation, and a mostly engaging story which gets better in the second half, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is a crowd-pleasing blockbuster sequel that's worth playing for any superhero fan."

Replaced
The game didn't make it to a 2023 launch window.

Resident Evil 4 remake
84/100: "Resident Evil 4’s excellent variety, involving combat, and rollercoaster pacing makes it one of the best in the series and a faithful recreation, mired by a parasitic companion and a few weird franchise tropes."

Sea of Stars
82/100: "Sea of Stars may pinch its influences from numerous 16-bit titles like Chrono Trigger, but the gameplay feels neither stale or old. The gorgeous 2D environments and bizarre cosmic-esque plot will hold players' attention for the whole 35-40-hour runtime."

Slime Rancher 2
The game didn't make it to a 2022 or 2023 launch window - and is once again on our most anticipated list!

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
The game didn't make it to a 2022 or 2023 launch window - and is once again on our most anticipated list!

Starfield
86/100: "Starfield is a grand interstellar adventure with exciting pockets of exploration, detailed cities, interesting side quests, memorable characters, competent action, and fun ship building. Despite minor issues, it gracefully blends Bethesda’s trademark gameplay with the wonders of space."

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
88/100: "The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom improves and expands upon its fantastic predecessor in several ways. Link's new abilities provide significant, and excellent, changes to the core gameplay. Even the narrative offers an interesting backstory the land of Hyrule, while also giving Zelda time to shine. It's one of the best titles that the Nintendo Switch has to offer."

Thanks for reading our annual prediction article, and we can only dream if 2024 ends up half as good as 2023 was!