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

Upcoming PC games 2024
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We have been graced with a line-up of amazing games over the past few years and that winning streak is looking to continue well into 2024. PC gamers in particular have been blessed with some of the best games of the decade released exclusively on PC platforms. These exceptional titles hail from all kinds of genres including action-adventure games, strategy games, RPGs, visual novels, shooters, MMOs, and much more.

If you’re the kind of gamer who prefers playing with the best gaming keyboards or the best controllers for PC, we have prepared a list of all the major upcoming PC games coming soon in 2024 and beyond (order by release date).

Throne & Liberty (October 1, 2024)

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Throne & Liberty is a free-to-play MMORPG set in the world of Solisium. In this game, players can explore a vast world filled with ancient mysteries, transform into animals to traverse grand environments, and take part in gigantic battles where they will face armies of enemies.

Throne & Liberty | Free to play at Steam

Throne & Liberty | Free to play at Steam

Become an adventurer and tour the world of Solisium to earn riches, slay horrific monsters, and even become a king or queen in the free-to-play MMORPG, Throne & Liberty.

Kill Knight (October 3, 2024)

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Kill Knight is an upcoming top-down shooter inspired by classic arcade shooters like DOOM and isometric action games like Hades. You are the Kill Knight, an individual who has been betrayed, murdered, and reanimated as an undead corpse confined in the nightmarish Abyss.

In this eldritch world, you are condemned by unknown forces to arm yourself with a huge arsenal of weapons and armor, traverse five floors of the Abyss to slaughter armies of demonic monsters and destroy The Last Angel.

Kill Knight | $13.49 at GreenManGaming (Steam)

Kill Knight | $13.49 at GreenManGaming (Steam)

Master your inner demons, gather an arsenal of weapons, slaughter demonic hordes, and slaughter The Last Angel in the vain hopes of escaping eternal damnation in Kill Knight.

Until Dawn remake (October 4, 2024)

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Supermassive Games’ classic 2015 horror game, Until Dawn will soon be remade for a new generation of gamers on PC. This game follows the story of eight young adults who travel to an isolated ski lodge located deep in the mountains to commemorate the death of two of their friends who died due to a cruel prank going horribly wrong.

Soon afterwards, our protagonists get trapped in the mountains and are slowing being killed off one by one by an unknown assailant out for blood. The player must choose critical choices throughout the story to help our protagonists survive or else they will not live until dawn.

Until Dawn | $59.99 at GreenManGaming (Steam)

Until Dawn | $59.99 at GreenManGaming (Steam)

Guide eight characters through a dark slasher horror story and determine who will live or die in this enhanced remake of Until Dawn.

Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred (October 8, 2024)

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Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred is the first expansion of the dark, Action-RPG, Diablo 4. This game will have players traveling to the jungle lands of Nahantu to stop the machinations of Mephisto, one of the most dangerous villains in the Diablo franchise.

This expansion will include new locales, new playstyles, and introduce a brand new class to the Diablo series called the Spiritborn

Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred | Coming soon to Steam

Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred | Coming soon to Steam

Discover the power of the new Spiritborn class, take on new dungeons, enemies, and PvE co-op challenges, and stop the wicked plots of Mephisto in Diablo 4's Vessel of Hatred DLC expansion.

Silent Hill 2 (October 8, 2024)

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Blooper Team’s remake of Konomi’s iconic survival horror game, Silent Hill 2, will be making its way onto PC. Relive James Sunderland’s tragic tale as he ventures into the haunted town of Silent Hill to investigate the origins of a letter sent by his late wife Mary.

Along the way, you will encounter a cast of disturbed characters, wrack your brain to complete mind-bending puzzles, and bear witness to unimaginable horrors bent on ripping his being asunder.

Silent Hill 2 | $69.99 at GreenManGaming (Steam)

Silent Hill 2 | $69.99 at GreenManGaming (Steam)

Return to Silent Hill to experience the iconic, haunting story of Silent Hill 2 reimagined for modern audiences with improved graphics, a new over-the-shoulder camera, and a reworked combat system.

Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO (October 10, 2024)

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Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO is the latest entry in Dragon Ball's sub-series of 3D arena fighting games known as Budokai Tenkaichi. This game will feature a gorgeous, cell-shaded art style, the biggest roster of playable Dragon Ball characters, and an over-the-top combat system that will let players recreate iconic battles from Dragon Ball's storied legacy.

Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO | Coming soon to Steam

Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO | Coming soon to Steam

Go Super Saiyan and blast your rivals to the next dimension with a mighty Kamehameha in Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO.

Metaphor: ReFantazio (October 11, 2024)

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Metaphor: ReFantazio is a brand new IP from Atlus and it is their first, purely fantasy-themed JRPG, developed by the core team behind the Persona series.

The United Kingdom of Euchronia has fallen into disarray as its king has been murdered in cold blood by an assassin. Soon afterward, a powerful magic spell called Royal Magic was conjured and embroiled the world in a grand tournament where the winner would claim the throne of Euchronia.

You play as the bodyguard and childhood friend of Euchronia's prince, who is suffering from a curse and has been presumed dead after a tragic event. Your goal is to lift the prince's curse and gather an army of allies to help the prince win the tournament so he can restore peace to Euchronia.

Metaphor: ReFantazio | Coming soon to Steam

Metaphor: ReFantazio | Coming soon to Steam

Embark on a grand through Atlus' very first fully-fantasy adventure in Metaphor: ReFantazio, a new JRPG being developed by the makers of the popular Persona series.

Neva (October 15, 2024)

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Neva is an emotional and artistic 2D side-scroller where you play as Alba, a young warrior who adopts a wolf cub after a traumatic battle with monsters claimed the life of its parent. Now they must learn to work together to survive in a once-peaceful world that is now rife with decay and strife.

Neva | Coming soon to Steam

Neva | Coming soon to Steam

Experience the heartbreaking tale of a young woman fighting to keep her friend safe from the cruel, unforgiving world in Neva. They will journey across beautifully hand-drawn environments, battle otherworldly demons hunting them down for sport, and learn life lessons on what it means to be a family.

Unknown 9: Awakening (October 18, 2024)

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Unknown 9: Awakening is a third-person adventure game where you play as Haroona, a woman gifted with the unnatural power to travel into an alternate dimension called the Fold. Your goal in this game is to explore the Fold to uncover its origins and its connection to you while fending off a secret organization called the Ascendants who plan to use Fold to rewrite history in their image.

Unknown 9: Awakening | Coming soon to Steam

Unknown 9: Awakening | Coming soon to Steam

Travel to an unknown reality and master reality-warping powers to discover the truth and save the world from a secret society in Unknown 9: Awakening

Lynked: Banner of the Spark (October 22, 2024)

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Lynked: Banner of the Spark is an upcoming roguelike-action game where you and a team of superheroes band together to save the world from the rebellious Combots. Rescue friendly robots to help you build a base of operations where you can craft powerful weapons, call your friends to form 3-man parties in online co-op, and fight through hordes of killer robots to protect humanity and discover the truth behind the Banner of the Spark.

Lynked: Banner of the Spark | Coming soon to Steam

Lynked: Banner of the Spark | Coming soon to Steam

Team up with your friends and embark on an action-packed thrill ride to save the natural world from the rampaging Combots in Lynked: Banner of the Spark.

No More Room in Hell 2 (October 22, 2024)

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No More Room in Hell 2 is an 8-player co-op action-horror game developed and published by Torn Banner Studios. In this time, you and other players must band together to survive the zombie apocalypse by scavenging for weapons and scare supplies of ammo and health kits.

What makes this time unique among other zombie shooters is that No More Room in Hell 2 features permadeath, meaning that if a player dies all their progress is lost and they'll have to start again with a new character.

No More Room in Hell 2 | Coming soon to Steam

No More Room in Hell 2 | Coming soon to Steam

The zombie apocalypse has arrived and the raging hordes of zombies are here to eat you and your friend. Coordinate with your teammates, risk life and limb to find weapons, and fight back the undead in intense 8-player co-op missions in No More Room in Hell 2.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (October 25, 2024)

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The blockbuster Call of Duty: Black Ops series is back with a sixth new entry that promises to take the Call of Duty franchise to new heights of excitement and immersion. Take part in an epic single-player spy-thriller campaign where you must go rogue to protect the US government from being destroyed within. Then take your FPS skills online to challenge the best of the best in action-packed 2v2 or 6v6 multiplayer matches across 16 new maps.

In addition, the fan-favorite Zombies horde co-op mode will be making a return in this entry along with two new maps for players to mow down zombies in.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 | Coming soon to Steam

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 | Coming soon to Steam

An intense single-player campaign filled with clock-and-dagger espionage, fast-paced 6v6 multiplayer game modes, and the return of Zombies co-op mode. All this and more will await Call of Duty fans in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.

Sonic X Shadow Generations (October 25, 2024) 

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Sonic X Shadow Generations is an upcoming remaster of Sonic Generations, one of the most beloved 3D Sonic games in the franchise. Not only will the graphics and gameplay be enhanced for modern platforms, but it will also include new content where you get to play as Shadow the Hedgehog and relive classic boss fights and levels from his namesake game and Sonic Adventure 2.

Sonic X Shadow Generations | Coming soon to Steam

Sonic X Shadow Generations | Coming soon to Steam

Live and learn the best moments of Sonic's gaming history with Sonic X Shadow Generations, a remaster of Sonic Generations that includes new content featuring Shadow the Hedgehog.

Life is Strange: Double Exposure (October 29, 2024)

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Life is Strange: Double Exposure is the next major entry in the critically acclaimed Life is Strange series and features the return of Max Caulfield, the protagonist from the very first game now grown up and attending university. After discovering her Safi murdered in cold blood, Max decides to use her mysterious power to rewind time in order to save them.

However, something goes wrong and instead of turning back time – Max can now jump into a parallel timeline where Safi is still alive and under threat of being murdered again. Max must learn to harness her new ability to explore both timelines to find out who the killer is and stop them before they can strike again.

Life is Strange: Double Exposure | Coming soon to Steam

Life is Strange: Double Exposure | Coming soon to Steam

Discover a brand power to jump between alternate realities and solve a murder mystery case to save your best friend’s life in both timelines in Life is Strange: Double Exposure.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard (October 31, 2024)

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Bioware’s iconic Dragon Age franchise is coming back with a new action-RPG adventure called Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Set many years after the events of Dragon Age: Inquisition, you play as the Veilguard, a prophesied hero who is destined to protect the world of Thedas from an apocalyptic calamity.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard | Coming soon to Steam

Dragon Age: The Veilguard | Coming soon to Steam

Explore the magical yet treacherous world of Thedas, form a party of mighty heroes, battle horrifying foes from beyond the Veil, and make tough moral decisions that will decide the fate of countless lives in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered (October 31, 2024)

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Guerrilla Games’ critically-acclaimed action-adventure title from 2017, Horizon Zero Dawn, will be getting a HD remaster for modern systems later this year. Join the young hunter Aloy on her quest to uncover her past while fighting off robot-dinosaurs in beautiful yet treacherous post-apocalyptic world.

The Remastered edition will include 4K resolution graphics, improved lightning, the accessibility features from Horizon Forbidden West and more.

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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