The best PC games of 2016 are a long way from decided, but what are the contenders? We’ve raked the internet in pursuit of the games due to be released over the next 12 months and assembled them into this handy list, which includes links to our preview coverage, release dates and other helpful details. If you’re searching for something to look forward to in the new year, read on.
Games are eligible for the list regardless of the type of release due, which means we’ve included games which are coming to early access over the next 365 days as well as those planning to celebrate their final versions. The list is split into categories, and these links will take you to each of them:
Action Games
Lots of games feature explosions, but there is a difference between ordering a unit of soldiers to create that explosion from high above the battlefield and creating that explosion yourself then walking away from it without looking back. This section is for the latter kind.
Alekhine’s Gun
Genre
Stealth, Third Person, Action
Release date
February 9th 2016
What is it?
Formerly known as Death To Spies 3 before changing its name, Alekhine’s Gun follows a similar stealth-spy-Hitman-esque format to its spiritual forerunners. Set primarily in the 1960s with flashbacks to World War II, levels take place around the globe and are based upon real historical events such as the Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Kennedy assassiantion.
Stealth, Third Person, Action
Release date
February 9th 2016
What is it?
Formerly known as Death To Spies 3 before changing its name, Alekhine’s Gun follows a similar stealth-spy-Hitman-esque format to its spiritual forerunners. Set primarily in the 1960s with flashbacks to World War II, levels take place around the globe and are based upon real historical events such as the Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Kennedy assassiantion.
Hitman
Genre
Stealth, Action
Release date
March 11th 2016
What is it?
The sixth entry and prequel to the stealth ‘em up series that aims to recapture the wonder of earlier instalments. Adam was impressed by its Prequel and sixth entry to the longstanding stealth ‘em up series which aims to recapture the creative magic of earlier instalments. This time round, the linear levels of most recent entry Absolution have been axed with the larger, more imaginative mini-sandboxes of Blood Money set to return. Adam was impressed with the segment he saw mid-last year.
Stealth, Action
Release date
March 11th 2016
What is it?
The sixth entry and prequel to the stealth ‘em up series that aims to recapture the wonder of earlier instalments. Adam was impressed by its Prequel and sixth entry to the longstanding stealth ‘em up series which aims to recapture the creative magic of earlier instalments. This time round, the linear levels of most recent entry Absolution have been axed with the larger, more imaginative mini-sandboxes of Blood Money set to return. Adam was impressed with the segment he saw mid-last year.
Escape From Tarkov
Genre
MMO, First Person, Third Person, Shooter, Simulation, RPG(MMOFTSSRPG)
MMO, First Person, Third Person, Shooter, Simulation, RPG(MMOFTSSRPG)
Release date
Q1 2016
What is it?
This story-oriented, survival shooter sees fictional Russian city Tarkov ravaged by war and brought to ruin, before becoming locked in military conflict. Only by exploring its 16 square kilometer open-world can you hope to escape as you seek to avoid angry factions, life-threatening injuries and illnesses, exhaustion and radiation poisoning.
Q1 2016
What is it?
This story-oriented, survival shooter sees fictional Russian city Tarkov ravaged by war and brought to ruin, before becoming locked in military conflict. Only by exploring its 16 square kilometer open-world can you hope to escape as you seek to avoid angry factions, life-threatening injuries and illnesses, exhaustion and radiation poisoning.
Rise of The Tomb Raider
Genre
Action-Adventure
Release date
January 29 2016
What is it?
Once upon a time Xbox One exclusive, Rise Of The Tomb Raider sees Lara Croft making a welcomed return to PCs in the sequel to 2013’s reboot Tomb Raider. This means more crafting, improvised weaponry, acrobatic puzzle platforming, and incredulous acts of murder; with a nifty new weather cycle to boot.
Action-Adventure
Release date
January 29 2016
What is it?
Once upon a time Xbox One exclusive, Rise Of The Tomb Raider sees Lara Croft making a welcomed return to PCs in the sequel to 2013’s reboot Tomb Raider. This means more crafting, improvised weaponry, acrobatic puzzle platforming, and incredulous acts of murder; with a nifty new weather cycle to boot.
Shooting Games
Click to fire weapon. All shooters are action games, but not all action games are shooters, so these games get a category all of their own. If what you’re after is guns, lots of guns – whether top-down, 2D, first-person, third-person or anything else – then this is the category for you.
Far Cry Primal
Genre
Shooter, RPG
Release date
February 23rd 2016
What is it?
The latest island explorer from Ubisoft, this time set in the Stone Age. Trailers so far have shown spears in lieu of automatic weapons and tameable wooly mammoths instead of rideable elephants. Given the era in which Primal is set, it’ll likely contain less in the way political warfare, and more in the way of physical warfare, if its Mature rating is anything to go by
Shooter, RPG
Release date
February 23rd 2016
What is it?
The latest island explorer from Ubisoft, this time set in the Stone Age. Trailers so far have shown spears in lieu of automatic weapons and tameable wooly mammoths instead of rideable elephants. Given the era in which Primal is set, it’ll likely contain less in the way political warfare, and more in the way of physical warfare, if its Mature rating is anything to go by
Paragon
Genre
Shooter
Release date
Early 2016
What is it?
The new project and upcoming MOBA from Epic – the guys behind Gears Of War and Unreal – that launched with much mystery before being confirmed to include “5v5. Three lanes. Jungles. Minions. Towers. Cores,” in the most MOBA-est of delayed descriptions. It’s expected to enter paid Early Access in the first half of this year before entering open beta in the summer.
Shooter
Release date
Early 2016
What is it?
The new project and upcoming MOBA from Epic – the guys behind Gears Of War and Unreal – that launched with much mystery before being confirmed to include “5v5. Three lanes. Jungles. Minions. Towers. Cores,” in the most MOBA-est of delayed descriptions. It’s expected to enter paid Early Access in the first half of this year before entering open beta in the summer.
Shadow Warrior 2
Genre
First-Person, Shooter
Release date
TBA 2016
What is it?
Set fives years after the events of 2013’s Shadow Warrior, the sequel sees single player return, but is complimented this time round by a new and optional four player co-op mode. While it’s very much more of the same, the most notable difference here is that protagonist Lo Wang can now revisit past enemies to upgrade his skillset.
First-Person, Shooter
Release date
TBA 2016
What is it?
Set fives years after the events of 2013’s Shadow Warrior, the sequel sees single player return, but is complimented this time round by a new and optional four player co-op mode. While it’s very much more of the same, the most notable difference here is that protagonist Lo Wang can now revisit past enemies to upgrade his skillset.
Battlefield 5
Genre
First-person, Shooter, Multiplayer
Release date
TBA 2016
What is it?
Now that Star Wars Battlefront is done and dusted, EA now turn their heads to their next war-torn, camo-donning shooter Battlefield 5: Armageddon. Not too much to go on as yet but EA CFO Blake Jorgensen said this alongside the game’s announcement last year: “What we’ve said is that our intention over the next couple of years is to have a first-person shooter as one of the core titles. This year, obviously, it’s Star Wars Battlefront. Next year, it’s another Battlefield title.”
First-person, Shooter, Multiplayer
Release date
TBA 2016
What is it?
Now that Star Wars Battlefront is done and dusted, EA now turn their heads to their next war-torn, camo-donning shooter Battlefield 5: Armageddon. Not too much to go on as yet but EA CFO Blake Jorgensen said this alongside the game’s announcement last year: “What we’ve said is that our intention over the next couple of years is to have a first-person shooter as one of the core titles. This year, obviously, it’s Star Wars Battlefront. Next year, it’s another Battlefield title.”
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