most exciting upcoming games for 2020 and beyond

most exciting upcoming games for 2020 and beyond

Here’s all the most exciting upcoming games for 2020 and beyond on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC

With the number of games on this list of upcoming games of 2020, it’s going to be a huge year for gaming. So many highly anticipated games are coming to take up a large chunk of your time, such as Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Cyberpunk 2077, Final Fantasy 7 Remake, and The Last of Us 2 (to name a few), and that’s before we even get to PS5 and Xbox Series X.

There’s also a variety of exciting indie releases to watch out for in 2020, such as the time-looping thriller 12 Minutes, the dungeon-crawling love fest Boyfriend Dungeon, and the touching, cosy management sim, Spiritfarer. And if you can believe it, that’s barely scratching the surface of the frankly massive and ever-growing list of stellar games.

This list covers all of the most exciting releases we’ll be seeing in 2020 on a variety of platforms, and from the way it’s already shaping up, it’s going to be a very big year for exciting game releases. We also look beyond the year to more releases we can hardly wait to get our hands on:

Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Platform(s): PC, Xbox One

Release date: March 11, 2020

Ori and the Blind Forest is an absolutely enchanting game, with gorgeous, hand-painted backdrops, an affecting story, and the kind of demandingly difficult 2D platforming that’s hard to put down. And fortunately, this gem is getting a sequel: Ori and the Will of the Wisps, which takes us back to Ori’s beautiful but treacherous world and shows us new regions and creatures in the lush Nibel forest. Details are still hazy, but it looks like Ori will be teaming up with a purple-feathered owl whose species seems to have been wiped out (save for one) by some calamity.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Platform(s): Switch

Release date: March 20, 2020

Ah, Animal Crossing. Folks have been dreaming about a new entry in the adorably gentle little life sim since New Leaf floated onto the 3D. Thankfully Nintendo answered all our prayers when they finally announced a new adventure by the name of Animal Crossing: New Horizons that’s set to make its way to the Switch in 2020. And it already looks amazing. Set on a deserted tropical island, you get yourself the Nook Inc Getaway package and aboard a plane to go on the best long-term vacation. With crafting, oodles of customisation, and so many new features coming to the world of Animal Crossing, we can’t wait to reunite with Tom Nook and Isabelle.

Doom Eternal

Platform(s): PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch

Release date: March 20, 2020

Of course a sequel to 2016’s Doom reboot is happening. Not only was it a magical comeback for FPS veteran developer id Software, but the game’s flippant approach to contemporary game design and indulgent storytelling was a breath of fresh air in a claustrophobic corridor of play-it-safe products. Doom Eternal will bring the horrors of Hell to the Terra Firma itself, and Doomguy is not happy about it. Ready your trigger fingers for another epic battle with the underworld’s pantheon of demonic fiends and nasties.