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

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 (February 11, 2025)

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, the sequel to the sleeper indie action-RPG will be coming soon to PC. You are Henry, a young man hailing from Skalitz who has recently witnessed his beloved parents murdered by an unknown assailant.

With Henry's heart burning with sadness and rage, he begins a journey to explore the vast lands of 15th-century Behomia to destroy his parent's killer while encountering many characters, conspiracies, and conflicts.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 | Coming soon to Steam

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 | Coming soon to Steam

Play as the young Henry of Skalitz and embark on a journey filled with revenge, drama, treachery, and self-discovery as you strive to avenge your parents' unjust murder.

Sid Meier's Civilization VII (February 11, 2025)

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Sid Meier's Civilization VII is the seventh mainline entry in the long-running Civilization franchised developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K Games. In this 4X strategy game, you are put in command of a small civilization and are tasked with raising up to become one of the mightiest Empires on Earth.

How you choose to go about your mission is up to you. Will you be a peaceful ruler that focuses building alliances and trade deals with other nations or will you be a cold-blooded tyrant and raise an army to conquer the world by force?

Sid Meier's Civilization VII | Coming soon to Steam

Sid Meier's Civilization VII | Coming soon to Steam

Sid Meier's legendary strategy game series returns with a new mainline title that promises to feature improved graphics, new gameplay mechanics, and quality-of-life improvements.

Assassin's Creed Shadows (February 14, 2024)

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After many years of requests from fans, Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed franchise is going to Japan for its next mainline entry, Assassin's Creed Shadows. This game will be set in late Sengoku-era Japan and will have players assume the role of two protagonists, each with unique gameplay styles and intertwined stories.

These protagonists are Naoe Fujibayashi, a shinobi assassin traveling across to seek vengeance for her massacred village. And Yasuke, a legendary African samurai seeking a new purpose after serving the infamous warlord, Nobunaga Oda.

As Naoe, you will experience Assassin's Creed's traditional stealth-based gameplay as you work to assassinate your foes without being seen. Meanwhile, playing as Yasuke will feel more like an action game as you charge into battle head-on and use your samurai skills to block, parry, and cut enemies down.

Assassin's Creed Shadows | Coming soon to Ubisoft

Assassin's Creed Shadows | Coming soon to Ubisoft

Strike foes from the shadows as Naoe the shinobi or confront mighty foes head as Yasuke the samurai in the latest entry of the Assassin's Creed franchise, Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Avowed (February 18, 2025)

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Avowed is an upcoming first-person RPG brought to you by Obsidian Entertainment, the makers of critically-acclaimed games like Fallout: New Vegas, Grounded, The Outer Worlds, and more.

Set in the fantasy world of Eora, you play as an envoy to the kingdom of Aedyr. Recently, there have been troubling rumors of a vile plague spreading throughout the Living Lands and you have been sent to investigate it. What follows is an epic adventure filled with danger and mystery as you try to this mystical region from being destroyed.

Avowed | Coming soon to Steam

Avowed | Coming soon to Steam

Become the savior of the Living Lands in Avowed. Explore a fantastical land filled with unsolved mysteries and magical phenomena, customize your character's playstyle to fend off its dangerous wildlife, and make critical decisions that could impact the story.

Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (Part 1 - February 18, 2025, Part 2 - March 18, 2025)

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Lost Records: Bloom & Rage is an upcoming narrative adventure developed and published by DON'T NOD. In 1995, four close high-school friends became involved in a horrifying event that caused them to split apart and never speak again.

27 years later, fate has conspired to reunite these souls once more as the dark secrets of their past have caught up to them.

This game will be released in two parts. Part 1 will launch on February 18, 2025, and Part 2 will launch on March 18, 2025.

Lost Records: Bloom & Rage | Coming soon to Steam

Lost Records: Bloom & Rage | Coming soon to Steam

Unravel a dark mystery and help four high-school friends confront their scarred past in Lost Records: Bloom & Rage.

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (February 21, 2025)

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is a standalone, action-adventure spin-off of SEGA's long-running Like a Dragon franchise where you play one of the most beloved character in the franchise, Goro Majima.

After being stranded on a remote island in the Pacific and losing his memories of who he is and how he got there, Goro Majima puts together a pirate crew to help him get back what he lost while exploring the sea for legendary treasure along the way. However, he and his crew will have to watch their backs for bloodthirsty pirates are aiming to sink for their ship and rob them of their lives.

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii | $59.99 at GreenManGaming (Steam) | $59.79atCDKeys (Steam)

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii | $59.99 at GreenManGaming (Steam) | $59.79 at CDKeys (Steam)

Help the ex-yakuza Goro Majima traverse the Seven Seas to retrieve his lost memories and fend off gangs of modern pirates in over-the-top land and sea battles in Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.

Monster Hunter Wilds (February 28, 2025)

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Monster Hunter Wilds is the next big entry in Capcom's best-selling Monster Hunter series and will be the first title to be developed exclusively for the next-gen platforms. Get ready for turbulent winds as you will be hunting monsters in scorching deserts wracked with terrible sandstorms and thunderstorms.

Monster Hunter Wilds | Coming soon to GreenManGaming (Steam)

Monster Hunter Wilds | Coming soon to GreenManGaming (Steam)

Prepare to go wild for the next entry in the Monster Hunter series, Monster Hunter Wilds. Learn to ride new mounts, discover new wonderous ecosystems, and hunt new terrifying monsters.

Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter (February 2025)

Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter announcement screenshots

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Return to the dark world of rats and steel in Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter, the sequel to the critically acclaimed action-RPG by Odd Bug Studio, Tails of Iron. Players once again assume the role of the protagonist Arlo as he embarks on a new journey to save his kingdom of ratfolk from being destroyed by a horde of bat-like monsters called the Dark Wings.

This new adventure will take players to the unexplored, hostile frozen wastelands, gather resources to upgrade their abilities and gear, and challenge nasty, difficult bosses in brutal soulslike combat.

Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter | Coming soon to Steam

Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter | Coming soon to Steam

Journey to uncharted lands to save the Ratdom from the bloodthirsty Dark Wings in Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter. Discover new weapons to customize your playstyle, complete dozens of sidequests to earn special rewards, and master a complex combat system to defeat challenging foes.

Alexander Cope

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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