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09.01.2024 - 20:53 / screenrant.com
2024 is looking to be a strong year for action games, with major titles likeand filling out the early months of the year — but in a genre as broad as action, there are plenty of upcoming games outside the major titles that have potential. With a variety of both sequels and original releases, 2024's upcoming action games range from those more purely focused on their combat to those that take a broader approach, mixing in gameplay from other genres.
While many of this year's (and next year's) upcoming games have already been announced, including several of 2024's most anticipated action games, many of them haven't received specific release dates yet. Additionally, it's likely that some games might be announced and released within the year as well, like 2023's surprise release of near the end of January. Notably, most of 2024's confirmed action game release dates fall within the first quarter of the year, with other announced games having either unspecified 2024 release dates or being planned to launch in later quarters.
Thefirst quarter of 2024 holds the majority of the games with known release dates, including highly anticipated RPGs like and. Other notable highlights include from Team Ninja (, ),, and. Notably, however, while has previously been announced for early 2024, the game has been prone to delays and may end up coming out in later parts of the year, and games like and have had notoriously troubled development cycles.
The list of every action game planned to be released in Q1 2024 is as follows:
Game Title
Release Date
Platforms
January 11
Switch (port)
January 18
PC, Switch, PS4/5, Xbox One & X/S
January 19
PS5
January 23
PC
January 25
PS4/5 (port)
January 31
PC
February 1
PC, PS4/5
February 2
PC, PS5, Xbox X/S
February 8
PC, PS5
February 13
PC, PS5, Xbox X/S
February 13
PC, PS4/5
February 14
PC, Switch, PS4/5, Xbox One & X/S
February 16
PC, PS5, Xbox X/S
February 21
PC
February 27
PC
February 28
PC, Switch, PS4/5, Xbox One & X/S
February 29
PS5
March 22
PC, PS5, Xbox X/S
March 22
Switch
March 22
PS5
March 26
PC, Switch, PS5, Xbox X/S,
Q1
PC, Xbox X/S
Less action titles have been confirmed for the second quarter of 2024, but especially notable are, an action-heavy metroidvania previously announced at the 2023 Game Awards, and the highly-anticipated, the first-ever direct sequel made by Supergiant Games and an action roguelike set to release in Q2 of 2024. Of the listed titles, and are notably the only games without specific release dates, with set for an unspecified April release, and planned to enter Early Access in a to-be-announced date in the second quarter of 2024.
The list of every action game planned to release in Q2 2024 is as follows:
Game Title
Release Date
Platforms
April 25
PC,
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