January 2023 Top 10 Video Game Releases
LONE RUIN
Description: Lone Ruin is a spell-based roguelike twin-stick shooter with a focus on replayability. Play as an explorer who seeks a mysterious ancient power and venture in a ruined magical city, built atop a source of magic used by olden mages to power and transform themselves. Dive deeper and deeper, battling your way through twisted creatures, utilising your very own magic abilities to ultimately reach the center of the Lone Ruin.
Release Date: January 12, 2023
Platform: Switch, PC
Developer: Cuddle Monster Games
Publisher: Super Rare Originals
Genre: Action Rougelike, Arena Shooter
Industry Rating: Everyone
VENGEFUL GUARDIAN: MOONRIDER
Description: Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is a side-scrolling action platformer that channels the golden age of classic 16-bit action games in a full-throttle quest for revenge. Created to defend a totalitarian state, the Moonrider rejects its programming and now seeks vengeance on its creators.
Release Date: January 12, 2023
Platform: PlayStation 4, Playstation 5, Switch, PC
Developer: JoyMasher
Publisher: The Arcade Crew
Genre: Hack & Slash, Retro, Action
Industry Rating: Teen
ONE PIECE ODYSSEY
Description: A new RPG from the hugely popular manga and anime series ONE PIECE, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the series! The famed pirate, Monkey.D.Luffy, better known as Straw Hat Luffy, and his Straw Hat Crew, are sailing across the New World in search of the next island and the next adventure that awaits them. But during their voyage they are caught in a storm and shipwrecked. They find themselves washed up on a lush tropical island surrounded by constantly raging storms...
Release Date: January 13, 2023
Platform: PlayStation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC
Developer: Ilca
Publisher: Bandai Namco
Genre: Role-Playing, JRPG, Adventure
Industry Rating: Teen
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COLOSSAL CAVE
Description: Colossal Cave is an exciting point & click adventure into a mysterious cavern - a re-imagining of the celebrated text adventure by Will Crowther & Don Woods. Acclaimed game designer Roberta Williams brings you her vision of the game that inspired her to create her own legendary games.
Release Date: January 19, 2023
Platform: PlayStation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC
Developer: Cygnus Entertainment
Publisher: Cygnus Entertainment
Genre: Adventure, Exploration, Point & Click
FIRE EMBLEM ENGAGE
Description: Summon valiant heroes like Marth and Celica with the power of Emblem Rings and add their power to yours in this brand-new Fire Emblem story. Aside from merging appearances, Engaging lets you inherit weapons, skills, and more from these battle-tested legends. The turn-based, tactical battle system returns with a fresh cast of characters you can customize and Engage to carefully craft your strategy.
Release Date: January 20, 2023
Platform: Switch
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Strategy, Role-Playing
Industry Rating: Teen
FORSPOKEN
Description: Forspoken follows the journey of Frey, a young New Yorker transported to the beautiful and cruel land of Athia. In search of a way home, Frey must use her newfound magical abilities to traverse sprawling landscapes and battle monstrous creatures.
Release Date: January 24, 2023
Platform: Playstation 5, PC
Developer: Square Enix
Publisher: Square Enix
Genre: Action, RPG, Exploration
HITMAN WORLD OF ASSASSINATION
Description: HITMAN 3 will become ‘HITMAN World of Assassination’, which will also include access to HITMAN 1 and HITMAN 2 through our existing Access Pass system. Current HITMAN 3 owners will get a free upgrade to HITMAN World of Assassination on all platforms. They are drastically simplifying the purchase experience for new players. HITMAN World of Assassination will be the single available option to start playing. Essentially, these two changes will mean that all new players and existing HITMAN 3 owners will have the same base content ownership. There will be no more confusion over which edition to buy, what content you own, how to redeem Legacy packs or import locations, etc.
Release Date: January 26, 2023
Platform: PlayStation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC
Developer: IO Interactive
Publisher: IO Interactive
Genre: Action, Shooter, Stealth, Sandbox
Industry Rating: Mature
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DEAD SPACE ( REMAKE )
Description: The sci-fi survival-horror classic Dead Space returns, completely rebuilt from the ground up to offer a deeper, more immersive experience. This remake brings jaw-dropping visual fidelity, suspenseful atmospheric audio, and improvements to gameplay while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.
Release Date: January 27, 2023
Platform: Playstation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC
Developer: Motive Studio
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Genre: Action, Horror, Shooter, Sci-Fi
Industry Rating: Mature
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SEASON: A LETTER TO THE FUTURE
Description: Leave home for the first time to collect memories before a mysterious cataclysm washes everything away. Ride, record, meet people, and unravel the strange world around you. Immerse yourself in the world of Season, a third-person atmospheric adventure bicycle road trip game.
Release Date: January 31, 2023
Platform: PlayStation 4, Playstation 5, PC
Developer: Scavengers Studio
Publisher: Scavengers Studio
Genre: Adventure, Mystery, Narrative, Exploration
Industry Rating: Everyone
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS: THE COSMIC SHAKE
Description: Wish-granting Mermaid’s Tears in the hands of SpongeBob and Patrick… What could go wrong? Sure, the very fabric holding the universe together could come undone, opening portals into wild Wishworlds. But that’s nothing our favorite sponge can’t handle- with the right cosmic costume!
Release Date: January 31, 2023
Platform: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
Developer: Purple Lamp
Publisher: THQ Nordic
Genre: Action, Platformer
Industry Rating: Everyone 10+
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