Everything shown at The Game Awards 2023

The Game Awards 2023 have come to a close, and it was another night filled with trophies and trailers. Even before the show started, there was a sheer glut of game reveals to watch.

Everything shown during The Game Awards 2023 pre-show

Josef Fares and Hazelight’s origins return in a new form, as Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is getting a remake developed by Avantgarden. Expect to struggle balancing dual-stick efforts with all the tears flowing on February 28, 2024.
Daniel Mullins, the dev behind Inscryption, revealed the next project for the studio: Pony Island 2: Panda Circus. Suffice to say, I can’t wait for this one. It looks just as mechanically eerie as the original Pony Island that put me onto this studio.

Color Gray Games, hot off The Case of the Golden Idol, has another mystery around the golden statue in The Rise of the Golden Idol. Quite a few surprises to kick this show off, and it’s welcome!
We’ve got one more surprise in a new game from Finji and Sweet Baby: a third-person action/adventure game with some ghostly vibes called Usual June. That’s set for 2025.
The Odd Gentlemen have an accessible music journey in Harmonium: The Musical. There’s some really neat ideas here, from the great tunes to use of sign language throughout.
From the makers of Dead Cells comes Windblown, headed for PC early access in 2024. It seems like a co-op action brawler with a ton of character. It’ll be interesting to see how this turns out.
The violet hyper-rhythm game Thumper gets a follow-up in Thrasher, a new but equally surreal and aggressive-looking game, in 2024. Heck yes.
World of Goo goos again with The World of Goo 2. Our own Timothy Monbleau says he’ll only play it if it’s on WiiWare, and I gotta say, I agree with him.

We close out the pre-show with a new look at Metaphor: ReFantazio, the new RPG from the makers of Persona 3 through 5. It’s got a lot of new gameplay footage and a new release window of Fall 2024, and also looks fantastic. On to the show!

Everything shown during The Game Awards 2023

Exodus is the debut sci-fi time-bending game from Archetype Entertainment. It’s from a team of BioWare veterans, and will apparently have Matthew McConaughey in it. No word on a release timeline yet.
God of War Ragnarok gets some DLC, Valhalla, for free on December 12. Seems like a good reason to pick the axe back up and go back to warrin’.
Big Walk is a new game from the Goose Game studio House House, and it’s a cooperative adventure. Given their proclivity for immediately engaging mayhem, I’m intrigued. That’s targeting 2025.
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is getting a demo on January 11. I was pleasantly surprised by the demo at SGF 2023, and I think you should have this on your radar as we head into the new year.
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II shows up with a new trailer and now targets 2024 for a launch. It’s been a long road for this Xbox game, but hopefully it sticks the landing as well as the first did.

Ikumi Nakamura takes the stage again to show what her studio, Unseen, has been up to. It’s called Kemuri, and though we didn’t get to see much, it looks fantastic just from the slice here. I’m keen to see where this goes.
Moon Studios, the makers of the Ori series, debut a new action RPG dubbed No Rest For The Wicked. It’s a different vibe from Ori, but after the excellence that was that duology, this could be one to watch.
Sega has thrown the kitchen sink at retro-heads everywhere, announcing a ton of new games in beloved series like Shinobi, Golden Axe, Crazy Taxi, and Jet Set Radio. Surprise!
Remember there’s a new Budokai game on the way? Well, it’s called Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, and it looks like some classic Budokai action. No release window for this yet.
Supermassive Games’ Dead By Daylight crossover game is called The Casting of Frank Stone, and it looks positively creepy. Get excited for your actions to have horrible, horrible consequences in 2024.

Bah gawd, that’s the Mana font! Square Enix is back with a new entry in the series, dubbed Visions of Mana. Rather than read my words, which would be positively enthused for this development, read up resident Mana fan Timothy’s take on it here. That’s set for 2024.
Team Ninja’s Rise of Ronin sets a date for March 22, 2024. Which is exciting, but heads into a stacked Q1 2024, and directly against a release date for Dragon’s Dogma 2. March is going to be a good one for action RPG fans, I guess.
Hideo Kojima and Jordan Peele take the stage to show off OD. I’m still not really sure what it is. There were famous people and faces, and then screaming. Sure!
Jurassic Park Survival asks, could you really survive Jurassic Park? I’m really not sure why people keep trying to, when the evidence doesn’t support their success. But you can still try in Survival, when it arrives on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
Black Myth: Wukong also appeared, to lock in a launch date of August 20, 2024. It still looks like a giant, electrifying action game, though recent reports about the studio might have shifted the tone around it.
Warframe is queueing up some new content with Whispers in the Walls, which features two Game Award-nominated voice talents in Ben starr and Neil Newbon. Is there any better reason to check Warframe out than that? Whispers arrives on December 13.

Tales of Kenzera: ZAU is a colorful, gorgeous-looking new Metroidvania under the EA Originals label, and looks like it’s worth keeping an eye on when it lands on April 23, 2024.
Don’t Nod and the team behind Life is Strange are back with more angst and emotions in Lost Records: Bloom & Rage. It ticks plenty of boxes fans of the Strange series probably dig, so hopefully it comes together just as well for late 2024.
The First Berzerker: Khazan is an action RPG in the DNF universe. I’m still not sure what all that entails, but it seems neat for those who dig DNF / Dungeon & Fighter. It’s headed to PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
We get some new Final Fantasy VII Rebirth footage amid an orchestra presentation, and it still looks fantastic. I think that’s our first peek at Cid? Anyways, that’s set to carry on with the remake trilogy in February. Also, Apex Legends gets a crossover with FF7 on January 9.
We get a brief tease of Honkai Star Rail‘s new area and characters, as well as some new monsters coming to Monster Hunter Now.
Blink and you’ll miss it, but Skull and Bones finally arrives on February 16, 2024. For real. Seriously, this time.

In a match made in vampire heaven, Arkane Lyon is crafting Marvel’s Blade, putting their own spin on the vampire hunter as Marvel pushes further into video games. Not many details were shown, but this does seem like a fantastic proposition.
Lightspeed LA’s Steve C. Martin is here to talk about a new project, The Last Sentinel. Not much info for now, but it looks pretty neat.
Nexon’s The First Descendant promises some sci-fi battles and eerie robot designs in summer 2024.
Zenless Zone Zero will arrive in 2024. That’s it, that’s all we know.
For the mecha sickos, Mecha Break looks like a fun indulgence in crafting, flying, and scrapping. All those lasers and missiles certainly seem like a good time. A closed alpha test is on the way for that.
Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2 arrives on September 9, 2024. So if you’ve been eager to stomp on some tyranids and wield a chainsaw sword, that will be the date to do it, and not a second sooner.
The creators of GTFO announce a new chapter coming to the game, as well as a new game. It’s another heist project, called Den of Wolves. Not much info, but looks neat.
There’s another extraction shooter on the way too, in Exoborne. More is coming in 2024 on that, though the extraction genre is definitely starting to feel crowded.
Matt Mercer takes the stage to present Asgard’s Wrath 2, a sequel to Asgard’s Wrath. It’s a VR game that’s got some fantasy vibes, and it arrives on December 15, 2023.
We get a quick look at the Fallout TV show again, and more importantly, Walton Goggins.
Palia heads to Nintendo Switch, for free, on December 14.

Light No Fire is the next big project from No Man’s Sky team Hello Games, and it’s no less ambitious, attempting to create a massive singular world. I respect this team’s drive to keep chasing massive, titanic goals. No release date or window yet, though.
RTS project Stormgate wants to bring back the glory days of StarCraft, and i say we let them try. The team is targeting a summer 2024 launch, and is currently on Kickstarter.
Elphelt Valentine is the next combatant to enter the ring in Guilty Gear Strive, trading the bridal gown for idol attire. Plus, Strive is getting a three-on-three team battle mode. Sounds interesting. Elphelt is out on December 8, while team battles hit sometime next year in 2024.
Final Fantasy XVI is getting two pieces of DLC. One, Echoes of the Fallen, shadow-drops tonight. The other, The Rising Tide, arrives sometime in spring 2024.
Remedy, while accepting the award for Best Game Direction, announces that New Game Plus is coming to Alan Wake 2 on December 11. Love a good podium surprise!
The Finals from Embark joins the shadow-drop train, as the new shooter is out tonight. Boot that up if you’re looking for a post-Game Awards hang-out game with pals, I suppose.
For one final announcement at The Game Awards 2023, Capcom takes the stage to reveal Monster Hunter Wilds, a new entry in the legendary Monster Hunter series that arrives in 2025. I already love the chocobo-like bird you ride around everywhere, plus all the giant monster fighting.

But just because the show’s over, doesn’t mean the drops don’t stop. GOTY award winner Baldur’s Gate 3 stealthily dropped for Xbox Series X|S after the show ended. Man, imagine if they hadn’t won? That would’ve been awkward.

Those are all the big highlights from The Game Awards 2023. Let us know what some of your favorites were down below!

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