This page is a work in progress and will be continuously revised. Please note that some titles are expected for release through 2014 and beyond. F.Y.I.: After a game comes out, then please do one of the following: 1) If we can agree a game was good, add to the appropriate system page. 2) If the consensus is that "shit sucks", well, just delete it.
Multiplatform
Box | Title | Genre | Description | Release date |
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90s Arcade Racer | Racing | An indie developer's love letter to all the deliciously colorful and over-the-top arcade racers from Sega's finest era. Trailer |
Q4 2014 Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, iOS, Wii U | |
CodeSpells | RPG | Kickstarter-funded online RPG that lets you customize your wizard's spells freely by programming them yourself. Trailer |
TBA Windows, OS X, Linux | |
Cyberpunk 2077 | RPG | In a gritty near-future, megacorporations control America after the socioeconomic collapse. From the makers of The Witcher. Teaser trailer |
2015 Windows, PS4, Xbox One | |
Drift Stage | Racing | Indie nostalgic racing game. Imagine Ridge Racer redone with the color palette of a Commodore 64. Trailer | TBA Windows, OS X | |
Dying Light | Survival/action | From the same team that made Dead Island. Do parkour all over the vast, zombie-overrun urban ruins. Has open environments and a realistic day/night system... and when the dark comes, shit gets real. | Jan 2015 Windows, PS4, Xbox One | |
Elysian Shadows | RPG | Indie old-school-but-modernized 2D RPG with real time combat (possibly action-RPG), set in a fantasy world where magic and technology clash. | TBA Windows, OS X, Linux, Ouya, Android, iOS, Dreamcast | |
Final Fantasy XV | Action RPG | Oh, look! It only took 8 years! FFXV, formerly known as Final Fantasy Versus XIII, has being announced at this year's E3 after a lot of speculation. First, the name change happened because, aside from being part of the Fabula Nova Crystallis mythos, this has nothing to do with XIII.
Second, supposedly this title will mark a departure from the standard FF games, not only resorting to a darker and grittier atmosphere but also completely getting rid of the remains of the ATB system seen in XIII and its sequels: The trailer released displays an action-oriented combat system similar to that used in the Kingdom Hearts franchise and FFIV. While no release date has being confirmed yet, we know that Square probably means business this time because they are already thinking about direct sequels to XV. |
TBA PS4, Xbox One | |
Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign- | Fighting | Finally Arc Sys did stop milking XX. Continuing the style of frantic fighting action from previous games, the game is now presented in cel-shaded graphics, which use limited animation to replicate the feel of 2D sprites whilst allowing for more dynamic camera movement.Trailer | Arcade: out now
PS3, PS4: Dec 2014 | |
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number | Action | It's Hotline Miami. It can't get |
TBA 2014 Windows, Linux, OS X, PS4, Vita | |
Kingdom Hearts 3 | Action RPG | ITS KINGDOM HEARTS 3. | TBA PS4, Xbox One | |
Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC, The | JRPG | The long awaited sequel of Trails in the Sky is finally coming (SC stands for Second Chapter), while the first game is also approaching Steam in the next following weeks. | WW: Summer 2014 Windows, PSP | |
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain | Stealth/Sandbox/Being a badass | Takes place some time after Peace Walker. Jack Bauer is now the voice of Snake. E3 2013 Trailer
Roughly 200 times larger than Ground Zeroes, and returns features missing from Phantom Pain, like the return of Cardboard Boxes! |
Q1 2015 Windows, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One | |
Mighty No. 9 | Action/platform | Kind of a Mega Man spiritual sucessor, |
April 2015 Windows, Linux, OS X, PS3, PS4, Vita, Wii U, 3DS, Xbox 360, Xbox One | |
Overgrowth | 3D platformer / beat 'em up | Sequel to Wolfire's furry indie hit Lugaru. The world is in anarchy since Turner killed the corrupted rabbit king who was selling them out to the wolves. Little else is known about the plot now, but the setting is much richer, with different species, vast open environments, improved graphics, and a realistically brutal combat system.
THE WORK OF ONE WHO CONSORTS WITH BEASTS! |
TBA Windows, OS X, Linux | |
Phantasy Star Online 2 | MMORPG | The sequel to the much beloved Phantasy Star Online. PC, and recently also confirmed for a PSVita release, iOS, and tablet release, with shared servers between the two consoles and a Free 2 Play system that isn't complete bullshit. Gameplay looks promising, for an MMO. Since Sega has poor track record with western Phantasy Star games, you might prefer to just play the Japanese version with a translation patch right now. /vg/ server is Ship 4, general English server is Ship 2. Western released officially delayed according to PSO World. Speaking of which, folks over there aren't too optimistic about the International\NA\EU version of the game due to the lack of updates seem in previous games, so it might not be that bad of an idea to just stick to the Japanese version entirely. Reminder: The English patches available right now are unofficial, which means that you //might// get in trouble for messing with the game's client; Learn what you need with Youtube guides if you don't like this kind of risk. | Japan: Out now. Elsewhere: ??? Windows, Vita | |
Pier Solar HD | RPG | Kickstarter-funded HD re-release of the indie-Sega Genesis game. | 2014: Windows, OS X, Linux, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, Ouya, Dreamcast | |
Pillars of Eternity | RPG | Kickstarter-funded traditional Western-style RPG, by the same team of South Park: The Stick of Truth. | Q4 2014: Windows, OS X, Linux | |
Project CARS | Racing | A very realistic racer with some astonishing graphics. From the team that made NFS Shift. | Q1 2015: Windows, Linux, PS4, Xbox One, Wii U | |
Project Phoenix | SRPG | This is it. A phenomena made possible by crowd-funding. A real time SRPG made by a team of many veterans from both the West and Japan. Early development videos show solid ideas that trod down their own path and refuse to fulfill the checklist of mainstream video game mechanics. Unfortunately, the multiplayer stretchgoal was not met, so bear with that. Its main release platform will be the PC, which is unheard of from a Japanese game like this.
The Kickstarter page basically said this team wanted to break away from the corporate side of studios, which explained why this collaboration was possible in the first place. Oh yeah, and old man Uematsu is still alive and rocking, apparently. |
Mid-2015 Windows, Linux, OS X, PS4, PS Vita, Android, iOS | |
R.A.T.S | Top-down Survival/Stealth Game | R.A.T.S is a real-time action-survival stealth game where the player races against the clock to rob banks around the world. It offers the possibility to train and equip the hero with the loots found in the levels. Equipment allow new way to solve the scenario while the game features random events and non-linear missions. | Q3 2014 Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, iOS. | |
Star Citizen | Space sim | One of the biggest crowd-funded projects ever: an online multiplayer space trading & combat simulator from the creator of Wing Commander. | Q1 2015 Windows, Linux | |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Action-RPG | Geralt's saga comes to an end. Now in a much larger and fully open world to explore.
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Q1 2015 Windows, PS4, Xbox One (OS X / Linux ports hinted, but not confirmed) | |
Torment: Tides of Numenera | RPG | Hey, remember Planescape: Torment? Yeah, besides updating your journal, it was that little game written better than any goddamn book they told you to read back in highschool with a script big enough to actually be a novel, but they couldn't make a sequel because sales sucked. Fast-forward to the future a.k.a right now, and the Kickstarter project to produce a second game has been backed to heavens and beyond. With over $ 4 millions in their hands, 465% of the amount they asked for, and a excellent setting to work with, the devs either make another masterpiece or their asses are in for some True Death. | Q4 2015 Windows, OS X, Linux | |
Toybox Turbos | Racing | Remember Micro Machines? This is Micro Machines in everything but the name. Trailer | Nov 2014 Windows, PS3, Xbox 360 | |
Unreal Tournament | FPS | A reboot of the series, with the same old deathmatch fun, fully modern Unreal Engine 4 graphics, and free! Not some fake "free to play" that is actually "pay to win", the game is really completely gratis for players. Any catch? Only this: there will be a marketplace for the community, modders can make their stuff free or paid, and Epic will take a cut from the paid stuff. | TBA Windows, OS X, Linux | |
Valkyria Chronicles | SRPG/TPS | Mostly a strategy RPG a la Fire Emblem, but allows you to manually control each unit on their turn, in third-person shooter form. A very anime story that dips into drama, romance and comic relief with a pseudo-magical wartime backdrop. Every recruit has their own traits and personality. Pleasant watercolor-like visuals and sound effects. Definitely a successful genre experiment with somewhat unbalanced difficulty (leaning towards overly easy), worth a look for SRPG or RPG fans. Sequels on PSP, the 2nd is localized but the 3rd is not. | PS3: out now. Windows: Nov 2014 | |
Vane | Action-adventure | From a group of developers who were working on The Last Guardian but left because that one is clearly never coming out. Expect something in the same vein, that is, like Ico and Journey. Trailer | TBA Windows other systems TBA | |
Ys VIII | Action-RPG | Finally, a full sequel to the Ys series instead of another remake from a old version (though a remake of Ys V could've been nice). This one will come out for both the Vita and PS4. | TBA 2015 Vita, PS4 |
Microsoft
Xbox One
Box Art | Title | Genre | Description | Release Date |
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D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die | Adventure? | A title made by Swery65, otherwise known as the man behind the cult classic Deadly Premonition. Needless to say, it looks like a wildride. Note: despite the similar title, it is not related at all to the "D" horror adventure series by Kenji Eno. The very moment it got a release date was the moment it was announced. |
OUT NOW | |
Halo: The Master Chief Collection | FPS | Unsure about getting Halo 5 because you've missed any of the four previous ones? Problem solved. | Nov 2014 | |
Halo 5: Guardians | FPS | Continuing the "reclaimer saga", and featuring a new character to go along with Master Chief. | Fall 2015 | |
Quantum Break | TPS | A time travel experiment goes wrong and gives three people time-manipulating powers. However, one of them turns evil. From the creators of Max Payne, looks very promising. Trailer | 2015 | |
Raiden V | Shoot 'em Up | A new sequel to the Raiden series after a long time. For now it will be a Xbone exclusive, but who knows? Not much details aside from that. | TBA 2015 | |
Sunset Overdrive | TPS | The year is 2027, and a new energy drink has caused a mutant outbreak. A very colorful, comedic, over the top third person shooter; from the trailer, the gameplay seems to be a mix of Dead Rising, Jet Grind Radio, and Prototype. Made by Insomniac Games, and since |
Fall 2014 |
Nintendo
Wii U
Box Art | Title | Genre | Description | Release Date |
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Bayonetta 2 | Hack 'n' Slash/Being fabulous | Bayonetta is back, and still looking good. Or so they say. Exclusively on the Wii U, and that's not likely to change (it is published by Nintendo so you might as well ask for mario on PS4/Xbox One).
E3 2013 Trailer |
OUT NOW | |
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker | Platform/Puzzle | 3D Mario spin-off, builds upon Captain Toad levels in 3D World. E3 2014 Trailer |
Q4 2014 | |
Devil's Third | Third Person Shooter/Hack and Slash | Made by Tomonobu Itagaki, of Dead or Alive and modern Ninja Gaiden fame. Seems generic at the moment, but let's wait a while and see if it can get better. E3 2014 Trailer |
TBA | |
Dragon Quest X | RPG w/ MMO aspects | The big wait for fans is over, as DQ10 has been revealed. Quite a bit has been modified over traditional norms, making it something like a suped-up version of 9, but even more expanded and expansive. The game requires you to be online to play, yet lets you give and receive help from others. There's still quite a bit to reveal, but we do know that the main game will be significantly longer than 9's, and more huge than 8, which was massive. Check here for all the currently known details. The Wii U version will have extra graphical power over the Wii version and seems to be able to continue from the Wii version via data transferal. Also, you can use the Tablet controller for off-screen play, keyboard, and possibly other stuff. | Japan: Out Now Worldwide: ??? | |
Fatal Frame V | Survival Horror | Well shit, it's been a while since we last saw this franchise especially since we never got the fourth game or the remake of II. Details are scarce right now, but the franchise will also include a movie, a comic, a novel and an American version of the movie (lol. but no, seriously; that's going to be a thing). Trailer. | Japan: September 2014 | |
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse | Platform | Same gameplay of Canvas Curse for DS. E3 2014 Trailer |
TBA 2015 | |
Mario Maker | Platform | Create your own 2D Mario levels! You can switch between 8-bit SMB and NSMBU styles. [s]Now you can throw your LittleBigPlanet copy in the garbage![/s] E3 2014 Trailer |
TBA 2015 | |
Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem | Probably an SRPG | Aw shit, nigga. The only information available is that it's being made by Atlus and Intelligent Systems, so expect it to be a turn based RPG. And no Purse Owner for you. | TBA | |
Splatoon | Third Person Shooter | An Online Third Person Shooter? By Nintendo? Oh boy, here we go! Looks promising. |
Q1 2015 | |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | Fighting | It seems that this version will be released after the 3DS version. The roster lineup will remain the same while the stages will be completely different including past stages. Designs for both Battlefields will be different. Boss batltes may be encountered in some stages like the Wily Castle stage where Yellow Devil may make an appearance. Online multiplayer will be available for the Wii U version. The Wii LAN Adapter (sold separately) is highly recommended for smooth connections. There are two game modes for online known as For Fun to cater to casualfags and For Glory which caters to tourneyfags (every stage has a Final Destination variant now). Global Smash Power, Sakurai's idea of a leaderboard ranking system, shows how many people the player has outscored rather than actual ranking. Characters that had transformations are now their own separate characters. (i.e. Samus, Zero Suit Samus, Zelda, Sheik, etc.) Direct 4.8.2014 |
Worldwide: Q4 2014 | |
The Legend of Zelda (tentative name) |
Action-Adventure | Holy shit, watch the trailer. | TBA 2015 | |
Xenoblade Chronicles X | RPG | Xenoblade with FUCKING TRANSFORMING MECHS HOLY SHIT. Expansive fields and vistas that live up to its predecessor and looks absolutely goregeous, plus what looks like more of the same solid combat and possibly online multiplayer! Announcement Trailer, Second Trailer, E3 2014 Trailer |
TBA 2015 | |
Yoshi's Wooly World | Platformer | Yoshi's Island + Kirby's Epic Yarn. Made by KEY's devs as well. | Q1 2015 |
Nintendo 3DS
Screenshot | Title | Genre | Description | Release Date |
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Dragon Quest Monsters: Iru and Luca’s Marvelous Mysterious Keys | RPG/Monster Sim | Remake of the second Dragon Quest Monsters game. Much like the Terry's Wonderland remake it likely won't be released in the west, but you never know. | JP: Out Now
Worldwide: TBA | |
Fantasy Life | RPG | You can do anything? | JP: Out now EU: Sep 26 NA: Oct 24 | |
Kaio: King of Pirates | Action RPG | The first of a pirate-theme planned TRILOGY, and This is an effort between Keiji Inafune’s Intercept/Comcept studio and Marvelous AQL. Re-tells Romance of the Three Kingdoms in a sea-faring epic with all types of animals, designed after characters and their descendants like Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Cao Cao, and more. Inafune promises “I will not disappoint you” in the official website, which has BOTH Japanese and English text choices. Update: It's all but official that this game is coming overseas. Maybe? I still wanna believe... | JP: TBA 2014
US: TBA | |
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate | Action RPG | Motherfucking monster hunting! Like most Monster Hunter sequels it's an "expansion" to the previous Monster Hunter, adding new weapons, armors, monsters, and a whole lot of new stuff. | JP: Out Now
Worldwide: March 2015 | |
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth | RPG | This probably isn't the Persona title you were expecting. The artstyle is radically different than in previous entries, and the combat looks more like it was from Etrian Odyssey than regular Persona, which makes sense since it was from the same director. For whatever reason though, Shinji and Blue-Haired Jesus are seen in the trailer. Maybe this is just non-canon? Trailer |
JP: June 5, 2014 Worldwide: November 2014 | |
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire | RPG/Monster Sim | Hoennfags get their wish! The remakes to Ruby and Sapphire have been confirmed, and are coming out later this year. Little else is known, but expect 3D graphics, new features and lots of trumpets. Take a gander. |
US/Japan: November 21 2014 Europe: November 28 2014 | |
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS | Fighting | Finally, it has a release window although it will be earlier than the Wii U version. Most of the game will run in 60fps even in 3D (some assist trophies and Pokemon will run at 30fps). The roster lineup will be the same as the Wii U version while stages will be completey different between the two. Online multiplayer will be available. A new game mode exclusive to the 3DS version called Smash Run is introduced as a 4-player battle game set in a dungeonlike stage full of power-ups. Direct | JP: September 13 2014
NA/EU: October 3 2014 |
Sega
Dreamcast
Box | Title | Genre | Description | Release date |
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Ghost Blade | shoot 'em up | A Kickstarter-funded manic shooter, quite reminescent of DonPachi. Designed by René Hellwig (Dux, Last Hope, Gunlord, Fast Striker) so you know this is hardcore stuff. | October 2014 | |
Hypertension: Harmony of Darkness | FPS | It began as a remake of ultraviolent DOS classic Blood, but then it was turned into something more original (but every bit as ridiculously brutal). Runs on hyper3DGE, a heavily updated version of the good old Doom engine. Trailer | Q4 2014 | |
SLaVE | FPS | Like a first-person Robotron 2084. Trailer | Q2 2015 | |
Twist It | puzzle | A commercial indie puzzle game. Little else is known at this point. | TBA |
Mega Drive / Genesis
SNK
Neo Geo
Box | Title | Genre | Description | Release date |
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Razion | Shooter | Yet another indie shmup from NG:DEV.TEAM (Dux, Last Hope, GunLord, Fast Striker, Neo XYX). No mention of Dreamcast port at this time, but who knows? Trailer |
Autumn 2014 |
Sony
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
Box Art | Title | Genre | Description | Release Date |
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Bloodborne | 3D action RPG | Another gory, grisly romp from the same guy who made Demon's Soul and Dark Soul. Trailer. | February 2015 | |
Deep Down | RPG | From fucking Capcom, a new IP with a game that has aspects of Dragon's Dogma. Made with their new Confirmed to be a Free To Play title. Be cautious. |
TBA | |
Driveclub | Driving/Racing | From Evolution Studios, the devs of World Rally Championship and MotorStorm, is a car-racing game that's said to be 10 years in the making. From a visual standpoint, it's definitely quite impressive, boasting some nifty graphics both of the cars and the racing environments. Looks to be something of a mix to "racing" and "driving", like a franken-combo of Gran Turismo and OutRun. You can challenge other players via in-game invites or with an app made for the game. Settings mentioned were time of day, weather, track, numbers of participants, and types of challenges. The first person view is shown from in the car proper, versus the camera being on the front hood. | Soon™ | |
Until Dawn | Horror | It's a generic Teen Horror movie but as a video game. Expect isolated cottages, power outages and youngsters |
2015 |
PlayStation Vita
Box Art | Title | Genre | Description | Release Date |
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Freedom Wars | TPS/Action | Sony Japan's exclusive for PS Vita. Freedom Wars takes place on Earth, in the year 102013, overpopulation has become such an issue that a drastic measure has been implemented: anyone arrested for any crime is found guilty, regardless of whether or not they actually are, and forced to battle giant monsters as punishment. Not much info on gameplay yet, other than it looks like a futuristic Monster Hunter (in terms of battling giant monsters) with guns and eight player co-op. Promotional Video | JP: 2014 | |
Legend of Heroes VII: Zero No Kiseki Evolution | RPG | Probably never leaving Japan, but what the hell. Upgraded remake of the PSP RPG, let the music tell you why it's good. | JP: Now | |
Persona 4: Dancing all Night | Rythym | Directly picks up after Persona 4, but not in a way you would expect. Done by the same guys who did Project Diva. Features Brotag dancing like the ballin motherfucker he is, so you know you want to buy this. Trailer |
JP: Fall 2014 | |
Phantasy Star Nova | Action RPG | Set in the same universe as PSO2 but with a brand new story, Nova is a story-driven campaign sharing PSO2's gameplay but allowing you to play offline, or co-op with 3 more people. Most notable addition is 'Gigantes' which are giant monsters that you can take down. Being developed by Tri-Ace.
While you're still waiting to play Phantasy Star Online 2, might as well import this in the meantime. Trailer |
JP: 2014 | |
Tokushu Houdoubu | Adventure | Nippon Ichi's 20th Anniversary game for Vita. You are a reporter and investigate cases about UFOs and ghosts and other paranormal stuff. True story. | JP: Now |
PC
Box | Title | Genre | Description | Release date |
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Armikrog | point and click adventure | A Kickstarted-funded adventure from Doug TenNapel, the creator of Earthworm Jim and Neverhood! | TBA | |
Assetto Corsa | Racing | An Italian racing simulator with an emphasis on extreme realism and extensive modability, from the creators of netKar Pro and Ferrari Virtual Academy. Trailer | TBA | |
Fighting is Magic | Fighting | When a dinky My Little Pony fangame seemed to be turning out much, MUCH better than Gameloft's officially licensed pay-to-win casual dreck, Hasbro's lawyers tried to crush it, but something crazy happened: the show's own creator, Lauren Faust, joined the team to design fully original characters, and Lab Zero gave them a free license to the Skullgirls engine. A crowdfunding campaign is expected for later this year. | TBA | |
Hatred | TPS | Remember Postal? I mean the first one, which was 100% serious about being a murder simulator, not the tongue-in-cheek sequels. Well, this looks like a spiritual sequel to it. Trailer | TBA | |
Starbound | Sandbox/RPG? | It's like Terraria, but in SPAAAAACE! Check out their site for details. It's here: http://playstarbound.com/ | ||
Toxikk | FPS | A fast-paced arena FPS from a German indie studio that takes a very strong inspiration from classics like Quake 3 and Unreal Tournament. It offers no leveling, no cover system, no classes, no iron sights, no bullshit! "Frag like it's 1999" is what they promise. Trailer | Q4 2014 |
Mobile
Screenshot | Title | Genre | Description | Release date |
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Terra Battle | Strategy RPG | A fast-paced, constantly evolving, free-to-play puzzle/strategy RPG from a team of Final Fantasy veterans like Hironobu Sakaguchi, Yoshitaka Amano, and Nobuo Uematsu. trailer |
Oct 2014 Android, iOS |