List of New PC Games Coming Out in 2016: Page 7 of 13

Because 2016 is just right around the corner!
Because 2016 is just right around the corner!


Action/Adventure

Lego Marvel's Avengers

Release date: January 26

Lego Marvel’s Avengers is, by far, the biggest Marvel game ever. It boasts over 200 playable characters hailing from the cinematic universe and comics, both. The gameplay will consist of lots and lots of fighting, and using bricks to build new objects, from the trivial to the fantastic.

Firewatch

Release date: February 9

Firewatch is an atmospheric video game where you, a fire lookout, must explore the wilderness to solve a baffling mystery surrounding an attack on the tower you have been stationed at. Your only companion is a woman whom you communicate with via your walkie-talkie. Depending on your choices, your relationship with her can evolve in various ways. An intriguing, not to mention a unique, entry in 2016’s list of games.

Far Cry Primal

Release date: March 1

The Stone Age: a savage time rarely visited in games. Imagine going head-to-head with megafauna ranging from the sabretooth tiger to the gargantuan woolly mammoth. Or surviving a vast, untamed land teeming with forests, swamps, and rival tribes eager to use your skin to make tents. Set in the open world of Oros, you’ll also be crafting primitive yet deadly weapons, growing your own tribe, and mastering the element of fire. Prehistory has never been this thrilling! So sharpen that ax, because there are caveman skulls that need splitting!

Mirror’s Edge Catalyst

Release date: May 24

In Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, you once again play as Faith, a ridiculously agile woman who trades the use of guns for sweet parkour skills, so you can count on lots of running, jumping, climbing, vaulting, sliding, and zip-lining. And, because it’s set in an open world, every objective can now be reached via several non-linear paths. Definitely sounds like it’s well worth the wait!

Ark: Survival Evolved

Release date: June

Tired of running from zombies? How about fleeing for your life from ravenous dinosaurs? In Ark: Survival Evolved, you must work, either solo or with friends, to survive wild creatures and other natural hazards. This means establishing a base, crafting weapons, scavenging for items, and even taming dinosaurs. With around 60 types of dinosaurs, this game makes Jurassic World look like a visit to Japan’s bunny island.

No Man’s Sky

Release date: June

There’s one dream every sci-fi nerd lives for: the opportunity to sails between the stars, to explore the great void of the cosmos. No Man’s Sky, promises such an experience. With a virtual universe boasting more than 18 quintillion planets – each world with its own ecosystem – you’ll get all the exploration you crave. To top it all off, you can share your adventures and discoveries with friends, upgrade your gear, purchase starships, and defend yourself against Sentinels. It’s going to be grand.

Californium

Release date: Q1

Inspired by renowned author Philip K. Dick’s writings, Californium puts in you in the shoes of a writer named Elvin Green, whose reality is crumbling around him. You’ll have to explore a surreal, ever-changing world where nothing is what it seems, where fantasy and the familiar merge. A mindboggling game replete with beautiful psychedelic, comic book-like visuals.

ABZU

Release date: To be announced

ABZU is a mesmerizing underwater adventure, where you explore the depths of the ocean to encounter strange, majestic creatures and discover long dormant secrets. Of the games lined up for release in 2016, this is definitely one of the most hauntingly beautiful.

Adrift

Release date: To be announced

In Adrift, you play as an astronaut who awakens floating in the zero gravity of space. Trouble is, you don’t remember how you got there. You’ll therefore have to explore the wreckage of a space station to piece together clues about what transpired to leave you hovering helplessly above Earth, and hopefully repair an escape vessel so you can go home – all the while making sure you don’t asphyxiate due to lack of oxygen. It’s like the movie Gravity, except this time, you’re the one calling the shots.

Below

Release date: To be announced

Below is a brutally difficult game in which a warrior explores and survives the subterranean depths of a mysterious island. Features excellent combat and permanent death.

Crossing Souls

Release date: To be announced

Play as five different characters – each one with unique skills – to solve puzzles, defeat enemies, and explore vastly different worlds and time periods.

Goliath

Release date: To be announced

You’re whisked away into a world built on the ashes of a hundred extinct civilizations, a war-torn land replete with giant, rampaging monsters and belligerent factions. But it’s not so bad. You have a giant robot fist! And you can build robots – lots and lots of robots – from the mountains of junk scattered across the procedurally generated realms. Goliath can be enjoyed solo or with friends, so ready yourself for robot-building, monster-smashing fun!

Headlander

Release date: To be announced

You are a disembodied head, and the last human being in the cosmos. To learn about your mysterious past, you must journey through retro-futuristic worlds where machines reign supreme. Your ability to control the bodies of automations by attaching your head to them will surely come in handy in this action-packed side-scrolling adventure!

Hellblade

Release date: To be announced

Inspired by Celtic myth, Hellblade puts you in the shoes of the warrior Senua, who must battle through a gauntlet of demonic monstrosities, which are actually the manifestations of her own psychotic delusions. Boasts an incredible battle system and terrifying enemies.

Hob

Release date: To be announced

Enter a realm in peril in Hob, an adventure game set in a world steeped in mystery. A gorgeous adventure game whose story is told entirely through momentous events and the actions of its characters.

Lumo

Release date: To be announced

A modern reimagining of classic isometric games such as Knightlore and Solstice, Lumo promises action, puzzle-solving, and of course, lots of adventure.

Mafia III

Release date: To be announced

An open-world gangster game set in the late 1960s, Mafia III has you play a war veteran who seeks to avenge his friends, who were murdered by a mob. Introduce cops to your fist, riddle goons with bullets, steal stuff, and crash cars into other cars in this explosive Mafioso story.

Night in the Woods

Release date: To be announced

In this side-scrolling adventure game, you play an anthropomorphic cat named Mae, who has to explore the cartoon world of Possum Springs by running, jumping, and interacting with its cute animal denizens. A game boasting wonderfully animated visuals, Night in the Woods also features branching storylines that are influenced by whom you choose to makes friends with and other choices.

Rise of the Tomb Raider

Release date: To be announced

The 2013 Tomb Raider reboot gave us a more realistic Lara, and a memorable adventure that saw her transform from a frightened girl to a hardened woman who wasn’t afraid of getting blood on her hands. Rise of the Tomb Raider continues her story in a quest that spans the globe, and which has our heroine delving into dusty tombs and dodging hungry wolves in the snowy wilderness. The Xbox One release has already gotten rave reviews, so we can’t wait for the PC version!

Sea of Thieves

Release date: To be announced

Sea of Thieves is a multiplayer game in which players assume the roles of pirates. And what is it that pirates are known for? Why, swashbuckling and high adventure, of course! Journey through islands riddled with traps, then set sail on the high seas with your buddies to take on rival pirates. The game will also allow players to craft their own stories using a plethora of tools, ensuring every adventure is unique.

Star Citizen

Release date: To be announced

It’s a little tough trying to place this game under a single genre category, because in truth, the ambitious Star Citizen is a lot of things: a space trading simulation, a first-person shooter (on foot and in the cockpit of a spaceship), a sandbox game, and an MMO. The amount of freedom you’re given to do whatever you want in its massive, persistent universe – which you can enjoy alone or with thousands of other players – is staggering. Oh, and it looks gorgeous, to boot.

Tacoma

Release date: To be announced

From the creators of Gone Home is Tacoma, a game about being stranded on an abandoned space facility. Through exploration, you’ll piece together clues to determine what transpired to bring the station to its present state, and maybe even the fate of the crew, itself.

The Town of Light

Release date: To be announced

What is life like behind the walls of a mental asylum? Inspired by real horror stories involving the fates of mental patients in the early 1900s, The Town of Light promises a disturbing and unflinchingly real experience for gamers.

Where the Water Tastes Like Wine

Release date: To be announced

Set in dreamlike version of the American wilds, Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is a game of exploration, travel, and stories.

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