If you’ve been fixated on upcoming triple-A titles like Dishonored 2, Watch Dogs 2, Civilization VI and Battlefield 1, a few amazing games may have slipped under your radar.
From independently-developed Kickstarter hits to gritty multiplayer survival experiences, these are a few games you may not have known were releasing this year.
Divinity: Original Sin 2
December 2016
Divinity: Original Sin 2 is a sequel to the criticially-acclaimed Divinity: Original Sin, and is also being funded through Kickstarter.
Developed by Larian Studios, Original Sin 2 will preserve the refined RPG mechanics of the first game while adding exciting multiplayer features and an intriguing storyline.
Mount and Blade II: Bannerlord
TBA 2016
Mount and Blade II: Bannerlord is the much-anticipated upcoming installment of the Mount and Blade franchise.
Featuring an addictive mix of role-playing and real-time-strategy gameplay, Mount and Blade II: Bannerlord allows you to experience medieval fantasy warfare from the perspective of a lord.
Players will recruit a band of soldiers, form an army, negotiate with lords and kings, and conquer land in the pursuit of wealth or personal glory.
Tyranny
TBA 2016
Tryanny is an upcoming classic role-playing game created by Obsidian Entertainment, the same development team behind games such as Pillars of Eternity, Arcanum, Planescape: Torment, and Baldur’s Gate.
Featuring a world full of conflict and moral ambiguity, Tyranny promises a classic role-playing experience complete with an interesting story and a striking art style.
Cossacks 3
20 September 2016
Cossacks 3 is the long-awaited third game in the Cossacks series, and is being developed by the folks behind the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. trilogy.
The Cossacks games are a unique take on the RTS genre, featuring fast-paced gunpowder era combat and thousands of individual units.
Escape From Tarkov
TBA 2016
Escape from Tarkov is a gritty multiplayer survival game which mixes the best features of The Division and DayZ.
The game’s graphics are strikingly realistic, and it includes an exhaustively complex weapon customisation system.
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