Upcoming PC games 2024: Best new titles coming to Steam and your Windows PC

Eternal Strands (TBA)

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Eternal Strands is an action-adventure game where you play as Brynn the Weaver, an individual capable of manipulating the elements through magic. Many ages ago, Brynn's people were driven out from their ancestral homelands by ancient, rampaging monsters the size of buildings.

Enraged at this injustice, Brynn embarks on a quest to find a way to retake their people's homeland and topple the monsters that now reside there. To accomplish this, you will need to master your powers so you can manipulate the elements to your advantage such as conjuring bridges made of ice to traverse gaps or redirect incoming fire attacks back at your foes.

Eternal Strands | Coming soon to Steam

Eternal Strands | Coming soon to Steam

Become the magic-wielding Weaver and embark on a dangerous journey to slay towering monsters and reclaim your people's lost homeland in Eternal Strands.

Exodus (TBA)

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Exodus is an upcoming third-person shooter where you play as a Traveller, a special operative/explorer trained to trained the galaxy and pilot ships through lightspeed travel. Your goal is to explore the universe for powerful weapons and allies that can help humanity fend off Celestials, a race of hostile aliens seeking to destroy the human race.

The game will feature intense firefights and an emotionally gripping story where travelling via lightspeed will cause years or decades to pass on your homeworld while you tour through space.

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Exodus | Coming soon to PC

Become the Traveller and brave the dangers of lightspeed travel to save humanity from extinction in Exodus.

Fairgame$ (TBA)

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Fairgame$ is a multiplayer-focused heist game developed by Haven Studios where you play as criminals looking to make it big in the criminal underworld by pulling off risky heists. You and your team of crooks will break into exotic locales, smash their security systems and steal the valuable riches lying inside to set your crew for life. However, you will need to work fast as rival gangs are looking to swipe the goods before you do.

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Fairgame$ | Coming soon

Gather your friends and grab your gadgets and guns to pull off the biggest heists before your enemies can in Fairgame$.

Gears of War: E-Day (TBA)

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Gears of War: E-Day is a prequel to the iconic third-person shooter franchise that revolutionized the genre – Gears of War. In this game, players will bear witness to Emergence Day, the horrifying event where the Locust Horde first appeared and attacked humanity in brutal fashion.

As a younger Marcus Fenix, you and your best friend Dom Santiago will be thrust head-first into the warzone and fight off the brutal Locust in a desperate attempt to save Sera from destruction.

Gears of War: E-Day | Coming soon to Steam

Gears of War: E-Day | Coming soon to Steam

Experience the early days of the war against the Locust and witness the beginning of the Gears of Wars’ epic saga in Gears of War: E-Day.

Hangry (TBA)

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Hangry is a Hack and Slash title with RPG-elements where you play as a grizzled space mercenary named Hangry. In this game, you have been hired by a chef called Goutra to travel the universe, hunt giant alien monsters, and bring back their meat to Goutra so he can cook the finest meals for the criminal underworld.

Hangry | Coming soon to Steam

Hangry | Coming soon to Steam

Eat your way to the top of the criminal underworld in Hangry. Battle challenging alien beasts in fast-paced hack and slash combat, bring their meat to Goutra for lucrative rewards, and upgrade your strength by consuming the cooked-up meat of your enemies.

Herdling (TBA)

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Herdling is an atmospheric exploration game developed by Okomotive and published by Panic. In this game, you play as a young boy who has befriended a herd of large, beautiful creatures called Calicorns. With your animal herding skills, you take it upon yourself to guide the Calicorns on a grand expedition across vast landscapes to find a new home for them.

Herdling | Coming soon to Steam

Herdling | Coming soon to Steam

Experience an emotional tale of trust, wonder, and friendship in this relaxing adventure game brought to you by the creators of the FAR series and the publisher of the critically acclaimed indie title, Firewatch.

Hotel Barcelona (TBA)

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Hotel Barcelona is upcoming 2.5D action game made in collaboration between SUDA51 and SWERY65. You are trapped in a time loop where you forced to relive the same day being hunted by monsters and serial killers for eternity. You must battle through these horrors and call upon your past selves to help you break free of the timeloop.

Hotel Barcelona | Coming soon to Steam

Hotel Barcelona | Coming soon to Steam

Unleash your inner demons and murder your way to freedom in Hotel Barcelona. Master a fast-paced combat system, traverse deadly levels, and battle insane foes from horror movie slasher villains to giant killer sharks.

IKARO: Will Not Die (TBA)

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IKARO: Will Not Die is a fast-paced action game with roguelike elements that is a spiritual successor to the critically acclaimed 2D shoot ‘em up, Velocity 2X. In this game, you will be running and fighting non-stop through action set pieces where you will defy gravity, fight hordes of bad guys, and parkour your way through sci-fi locales laden with death traps.

IKARO: Will Not Die | Coming soon to Steam

IKARO: Will Not Die | Coming soon to Steam

Outmaneuver armies of foes and show the world you will never die in IKARO: Will Not Die, an action-packed roguelike made by the creators of the Velocity series and Powerwash: Simulator.

Infinity Nikki (TBA)

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Infinity Nikki is an open-world adventure game with dress-up elements and is the fifth major installment of Papergames’ long-running Nikki franchise. In this game, you play as titular Nikki as she embarks on another adventure to explore an alternate universe version of her homeland, Miraland.

Along with her friend Momo, Nikki will discover wonderous sights, take on complex puzzles, and unlock new magic powers by donning cute and beautiful dresses.

Infinity Nikki | Pre-register at official website

Infinity Nikki | Pre-register at official website

Journey to the magical land of Miraland and discover all its magical secrets in Infinity Nikki.

Jurassic Park: Survival (TBA)

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Jurassic Park: Survival is an upcoming first-person survival thriller developed by Saber Interactive and published by Warner City Studios LLC and Amblin Entertainment, Inc. This game is set one day after the events of the original Jurassic Park movie and has you play as an original character called Dr. Maya.

She's an InGen scientist who got left behind on Isla Nublar and must find a way to escape before she gets eaten by all the dinosaurs that have escaped the titular Jurassic Park.

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Jurassic Park: Survival | Coming soon to Steam

Relive the exciting terror of the classic Jurassic Park movies from a first-person perspective in Jurassic Park: Survival.

King of Meat (TBA)

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King of Meat is a fast-paced, hack and slash, party game where players compete in a gameshow where the winner gains eternal fame and fortune while the losers meet a gruesome fate. To win, contestants must fight their way through trap and monster-filled dungeons designed by players and make it to the end goal before anyone else does.

King of Meat | Coming soon to Steam

King of Meat | Coming soon to Steam

Compete in a bloody gameshow with high mortality rates, blaze a trail across player-made dungeons to win fabulous prizes, and create your own dungeon to see if other players can beat it online in King of Meat.

Alexander Cope
Contributor — Gaming

Alexander Cope is a gaming veteran of 30-plus years, primarily covering PC and Xbox games here on Windows Central. Gaming since the 8-bit era, Alexander's expertise revolves around gaming guides and news, with a particular focus on Japanese titles from the likes of Elden Ring to Final Fantasy. Alexander is always on deck to help our readers conquer the industry's most difficult games — when he can pry himself away from Monster Hunter that is! 

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