Below you will find a list of all of the upcoming 2021 titles to Watch from Deep Silver, Devolver Digital, Dotemu, and more publishers:
Modus Games
○ Releasing: Early 2021
○ Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC, Google Stadia
○ Use time-controlling powers to change the course of both battles and the entire world in this era-hopping RPG. Cris Tales’ stunning art style, unique mechanics, and time-bending story make it one for the ages. Relive the past, save the present and change the future.
○ Releasing: 2021
○ Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC
○ Just try and hold on to your last shred of sanity in this upcoming psychological horror game. In Sound Mind will leave you stunned as you discover surreal horrors around every corner, and will stick with you long after you finish playing.
○ Releasing: Currently in Early Access
○ Platforms: PC
○ Arm yourself with any weapon you can find, because this is going to get messy … and furry. Super Animal Royale is the most adorably violent battle royale game on the market. With its new shift to a free-to-play model, it’s the perfect time for newcomers to jump into the delightfully grim 2D action.
The Irregular Corporation
○ Releasing: Summer 2021
○ Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
○ The rural village Rainy Woods seems like the happiest town on earth when New York-based photographer Naomi moves there. However, as she begins to settle into her new life, she quickly learns that shapeshifting residents are only the beginning of what Rainy Woods has in store for her. Renonwed creator SWERY’s newest title will take you on a wild journey that will leave its mark on the industry.
● Balsa Model Flight Simulator
○ Releasing: Early 2021
○ Platforms: PC
○ Design your dream model plane and take to the skies. With an unprecedented level of control in how your plane is designed along with plenty of fun challenges, Balsa Model Flight Simulator will keep you coming back for more.
● TOHU
○ Releasing: Early 2021
○ Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
○ Explore beautiful landscapes, solve intricate puzzles and discover the truth about a mysterious little girl and her mechanical alter-ego, Cubus, in TOHU. Fall in love with this endearing duo as they set out to save their planet from evil in this stunning puzzler.
○ Releasing: 2021
○ Platforms: PC
○ Build up your colony, protect it from invaders, and keep your villagers happy. With a unique art style and incredibly immersive gameplay, Going Medieval is a colony-building sim like no other.
Deep Silver
● Chorus
○ Releasing: 2021
○ Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Google Stadia, PC
○ Nara was once the Circle’s deadliest warrior. Now, she’s their most wanted criminal. In order to complete her journey to take down the cult that created her, you’ll need to harness her incredible abilities and master piloting her sentient starfighter in this stunning space-combat shooter.
○ Releasing: January 29, 2021
○ Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, Google Stadia
○ The gods of this world have abused their power for long enough; it’s time to assemble a crew and fight them head-on. Slick combat and challenging battles will keep tension high in Gods Will Fall, and with difficulty shifting between every playthrough, toppling these divine powerhouses will be anything but easy.
○ Releasing: March 2021
○ Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
○ Choose your hero and begin your journey across an engrossing open world. Along the way you’ll be faced with moral dilemmas, tough turn-based challenges, and compelling stories. With so much to offer, King’s Bounty II can’t come soon enough.
● Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame 4
○ Releasing: March 11, 2021
○ Platforms: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, Google Stadia
○ Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame 4 is a faithfully exhilarating recreation of the 2020 Monster Energy Supercross season. Thrilling races, an in-depth customization system and the fan-favorite Track Editor ensure this will be the best version of Supercross yet.
○ Releasing: 2021
○ Platforms: PC
○ Evil is coming to the Carpathian mountains. If you hope to survive it, you must build up your settlement and care for the needs of your villagers. Night is Coming’s deep, complex systems will have fans hooked when the time comes to brave the night.
○ Releasing: 2021
○ Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch
○ Beware of the dog! Not because it bites, but because it’s equipped with an arsenal of lasers, rockets and cybernetic enhancements. Do you really need any more info than that to be excited for this charming bark-em-up?
Rebellion
○ Releasing: First half of 2021
○ Platforms: PC
○ Build your evil lair, hire your evil minions, and prepare your evil plans for evil world domination in the evilest of evil games, Evil Genius 2. Underneath your casino cover operation lies a massive lair filled with villains that are readying themselves to take down the forces of justice and RULE THE WORLD. Don’t even dare think of skipping this game.
Devolver Digital
○ Releasing: 2021
○ Platforms: PC
○ Step back into the shoes of Lo Wang to defeat the impossibly powerful ancient dragon that you’ve accidentally awakened (great work). Take down enemies with your massive array of firearms, slash through them with your katana in thrilling open combat arenas, and zip through a beautifully lethal world via grappling hook.
○ Releasing: 2021
○ Platforms: PC
○ Weird West’s frontier isn’t home to just gunslingers, but also fantastical creatures. Journey through the origin stories of multiple heroes, but never let your guard down; every single choice you make will have consequences and implications for the entire world.
○ Releasing: 2021
○ Platforms: PC, Switch
○ Do you have what it takes to cheat your way to the top? From the developers of the Reigns series, cheat your way through card games and avoid getting caught in the striking, hand-drawn world of Card Shark. Make your moves carefully though, as inelegant tricksters aren’t long for this world.
● Olija
○ Releasing: Early 2021
○ Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
○ Armed with a legendary harpoon, a shipwrecked man fights to escape the brutal country of Terraphage. Along with other castaways, this outsider must engage in razor-sharp combat if he has any chance of making it home. Also, craft magical hats. Not just regular hats – magical ones.
○ Releasing: Currently in Early Access
○ Platforms: PC
○ A mysterious fog called the Blight has corrupted the land, leaving the world in peril. In order to save humanity, three-hero parties must band together to venture through monstrous dungeons. Customize your mage, warrior or assassin and prepare yourself to face the Blight.
○ Releasing: Currently in Early Access
○ Platforms: PC
○ Cloned colonists have become a commodity in the world of Ragnorium, and your crew of said colonists are on their pioneering journey into the harsh outer reaches of space to build a self-sustaining society while attempting to survive an oncoming Holy Crusade. Make the proper choices to keep your settlement safe from invaders.
Motion Twin
○ Releasing: Q1 2021
○ Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Mobile
○ The latest paid DLC update to Dead Cells, Dead Cells: Fatal Falls will bring a plethora of new content to the title including new biomes, bosses, and weapons that will keep runs as exciting as they were when the game first released.
Dear Villagers
○ Releasing: 2021
○ Platforms: PC
○ Set in a stunning, greyscale world, Cendres: A Survival Journey stars a small band of survivors struggling to survive a harsh, unforgiving reality. Difficult choices will unveil the true limits to your morality as you fight to keep your crew intact. If you aren’t careful, you can lose a comrade in the blink of an eye.
○ Releasing: Spring 2021
○ Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox, PC
○ Immerse yourself in the stunning land of Heryon as Daryon and Selene search for a cure to the Corrosion that is destroying their world. Unique, turn-based gameplay, a crew of diverse characters and a beautiful open world sets Edge of Eternity apart from its peers.
○ Releasing: 2021
○ Platforms: Xbox One, PC
○ The Forgotten City is an underground paradise which will cease to exit the moment a crime is committed. Unfortunately, someone is scheming; until you can figure out who it is and stop them, you’ll be stuck in an endless time loop. You must save the Forgotten City.
○ Releasing: 2021
○ Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, PC
○ Defy deletion in Recompile’s digital Metroidvania-style world, navigating branching storylines that slowly reveal the nature of the Mainframe you’re inside of. Will you help the rest of the inhabitants, or will you escape on your own?
Dotemu
○ Releasing: 2021
○ Platforms: PC
○ Relive the ancient city-building days in Pharaoh: A New Era. This from-the-ground-up remake of Sierra’s classic city builder features a stunning art style with 4K HD visuals. Build your city to withstand disasters, crises and invasions, and you might just become one of the most revered pharaohs of all time.
○ Releasing: 2021
○ Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC, Google Stadia
○ Experience radical hand-drawn art, gnarly new moves, and staggering showdowns while bumping a ‘90s-style soundtrack. What more could you ask for from a sequel to a beloved arcade cult classic?
The Arcade Crew
○ Releasing: 2021
○ Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch
○ Lead defensive efforts within humanity’s final Haven in a cataclysmically devastated world. Navigate tactical combat while managing the Haven’s fortifications and buildings as you fight to survive a relentless onslaught of beasts.
○ Releasing: 2021
○ Platforms: Google Stadia, PC
○ Set out as misfit twin orphans to find their vanished guardian and save the world in this gorgeous RPG brawler. Brave otherworldly dungeons at night and earn advantages even teenagers would think are cool by hanging out in town during the day. Young Souls’ hand-drawn art style is a stunning backdrop to an action-packed story that is full of heart.