2023 was a messy and horrible year that, despite itself, gave us some excellent games. You could even argue that this year gave us too many games! If you were looking for a break to catch up on what you missed, well, next year doesn’t seem to be offering much of a reprieve—at least not at the outset. Big titles like Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Helldivers 2, Suicide Squad, Tekken 8, and Skull & Bones (and more) are all dropping early in the year.
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Historically, the first two or three months of the year are not the busiest time for video game releases. Sure, you always get a few big and small games early on (like Elden Ring dropping in February 2022), but often it’s a quiet time, letting us all catch our breaths before the next wave of big titles. Recently, this has started to change—in 2023’s first months we got the Dead Space Remake, Hogwarts Legacy, and Hi-Fi Rush. And this trend looks to be continuing in 2024. Within just the first eight weeks of the new year, over a dozen notable games are launching, many of which I’m excited to play.
Here are some of the games arriving in January and February:
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown — January 18
- The Last of Us Part II Remastered –-January 19
- Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy — January 25
- Tekken 8 — January 26
- Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth — January 26
- BlazBlue Entropy Effect — January 31
- Granblue Fantasy: Relink — February 1
- Persona 3 Reload — February 2
- Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League — February 2
- Helldivers 2 — February 8
- Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden — February 13
- Mario Vs. Donkey Kong — February 16
- Skull and Bones — February 16
- Nightingale — February 22
- Pacific Drive — February 22
- Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons Remake — February 28
- Star Wars Dark Forces Remaster — February 28
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth — February 29
Can 2024 compete with 2023’s historic output?
Of all the games dropping over the next two months, I’m probably most excited for Prince of Persia, the next entry in the Final Fantasy VII remake saga, Helldivers 2,
