It’s been a great year for games in a variety of genres, including challenging souslike Black Myth Wukong, open-world heist-athon Star Wars Outlaws, and indie idle game sensation Rusty’s Retirement. And we’re just getting started!
Now that we’re in September, we’ve entering the fall gaming season with a gauntlet of huge releases, including long-awaited sequels, a new Zelda game, and even a retro platformer starring the Rugrats.
Check out the list of our most eagerly anticipated games still to come in 2024!
Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland
Uh, a Rugrats game in 2024? Yep! Adventures in Gameland is a 2D platformer inspired by the classic 90s Nickelodeon animated series. Play as Tommy, Chuckie, and the gang as they explore their make-believe worlds. The gameplay is also retro-inspired, playing like a classic NES platformer. In fact, players can swap between the modern art style and an 8-bit pixelated style straight out of the late 80s.
Release: September 10
Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Switch, and Xbox
Funko Fusion
Those square-shaped, collectible Funko dolls have been pretty darn popular for years, showcasing every corner of pop culture in that distinct style. Funko Fusion looks to harness that successful LEGO game energy from former developers at LEGO game studio TT Games. Zany, cooperative action gameplay that stars characters from Back to the Future, Jurassic Park, Scott Pilgrim, The Walking Dead, and Voltron? Yes please!
Release: September 13
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S (Nov. 15 for Switch)
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
While being spoiled by gigantic open world Zelda games over the last several years, you may have missed the excellent remake of Link’s Awakening. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom aims to continue that top-down art style in an all-new adventure that actually stars Zelda. Yes, the first main Legend of Zelda game to star the titular Princess! Zelda uses new magical skills to create echoes of creatures and objects, using them to solve puzzles and ultimately save Link.
Release: September 26
Platforms: Switch
Metaphor: ReFantazio
Persona fans already have their eyes on Metaphor: ReFantazio, the first game from Studio Zero, which features the former Persona series director, character designer, and composer. Unlike Persona’s modern urban setting, Metaphor is set in a medieval fantasy world of fairies, islands, and airships – er, legships? But don’t worry, our hero can still awaken fantastical creatures and use them in colorful, stylistic squad battles.
Release: October 11
Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Xbox
Super Mario Party Jamboree
You know what you’re going to get with a new Mario Party game: zany mini-games, chaotic board game tables, and lots of screaming and yelling from your couch. Super Mario Jamboree is the 13th game in the series, and will feature seven boards and over 100 mini-games — the largest of any Mario Party game to date.
Release: October 17
Platforms: Switch
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
It’s been ten years since we explored the fantasy world of Thedas in Dragon Age: Inquisition, and RPG fans are hungry for more BioWare goodness. Dragon Age: The Veilguard continues the story from Inquisition with many familiar faces, along with an all new cast of quirky characters we’re sure to fall in love with.
Release: October 31
Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Xbox
Planet Coaster 2
Frontier Developments has made some of our favorite sim management games, from Planet Zoo to Jurassic World Evolution. Planet Coaster 2 is an eight-years later sequel to the best modern theme park sim. The sequel adds fully functioning water parks, including lazy rivers, rides, and water coasters.
Release: November 6
Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Xbox
Mario & Luigi: Brothership
The Mario & Luigi RPG series has been dormant for far too long — and Nintendo knows it! Mario & Luigi: Brothership continues the series beloved trend of combining Mario platforming with turn-based RPG combat and puzzles.
Release: November 7
Platforms: Switch
Farming Simulator 25
The first new Farming Simulator since 2021 promises some major additions, including baby farm animals, dynamic weather such as hail and tornadoes, more crops and animals, and new East Asian farmland. The series is praised for its realism and authenticity, including over 400 officially licensed machines and items.
Release: November 25
Platforms: PC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox
Indiana Jones And The Great Circle
Set in the middle of the original Indiana Jones series, The Great Circle pits the whip-wielding archeologist on a world-spanning adventure as he hunts down mysterious artifacts while avoiding (and thwarting) the evil Axis Powers in the years leading to World War 2. Developed by MachineGames, best known for the Wolfenstein reboot, and published by Bethesda.
Release: December 6
Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Xbox
Lego Horizon Adventures
We’ve seen Lego games based on Harry Potter, Star Wars, and Marvel. This holiday, we’ll get a LEGO spinoff of one of our favorite gaming series: Horizon! Beloved heroine Aloy returns in a LEGO-fied version of post-apocalyptic Earth, with robot dinosaurs and tribal humans. Like other LEGO games, Horizon Adventures will support two-player co-op. And it’s a very rare Sony-published game coming to a Nintendo platform.
Release: Q4 2024
Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Switch
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