The season of wishlist-making has arrived and we’re ringing it in with our own lengthy lineup of games we’re dying to play. During today’s first-ever PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted showcase, we counted down the 25 most-anticipated games right now as decided by The Council.
Our group of 70 experts includes PC Gamer writers, gaming content creators, and industry professionals—we got votes from developers like Brenda Romero, Dean Hall, Tim Schafer, and prominent content creators to forge our “nice” list of upcoming games.
We unfurled the big list with shoutouts from our voting council members, messages from developers, and some new trailers and information that developers have allowed us to share with you first. You can watch the entire showcase on YouTube or get the short version here in our coutdown roundup.
But most of us have wishlists even longer than just the 25 biggest games on the horizon, so we packed the showcase with dozens of other games that we’re looking forward to. Catch all the new trailers and announcements here: first up are the big 25, and below that you’ll find our wishlist of other upcoming games (and some surprise launches) that also joined the show.
The 25 Most Wanted Countdown
#25: Still Wakes The Deep
#24: Sword of the Sea
#23: Holstin
#22: Persona 3 Reload
#21: Harold Halibut
#20: Star Wars Outlaws
#19: Skate Story
#18: Menace
#17: Avowed
#16: Dragon’s Dogma 2
#15: Frostpunk 2
#14: Gloomwood
#13: Grand Theft Auto 6
#12: Tekken 8
#11: Hollow Knight: Silksong
#10: Marathon
#9: Path of Exile 2
#8: Homeworld 3
#7: Haunted Chocolatier
#6: Pacific Drive
#5: Helldivers 2
#4: Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth
#3: Hades 2
#2: Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
#1: Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Our #1 PC Gamer Most Wanted game is Stalker 2, as chosen by our full illustrious council of voters. According to our panel of over 70 experts, this is the big one. The upcoming survival horror FPS from GSC Game World is the follow-up to a classic PC experience that fans have been waiting to play for over a decade. At Gamescom this year, Phil Savage got to play a 15-minute demo and walked away feeling that “the Zone is as hostile as ever” but even darker and moodier than the original with its graphics and lighting.
The journey to see Stalker 2 into the world has been met with increasing challenge in the past two years, as GSC Game World continued development from its local office in Kyiv during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. GSC developers shared a message for Stalker fans at the end of the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted, thanking them for their passion and trust.
Stalker 2 is currently expected to launch in the first quarter of 2024, and we’re all eagerly awaiting its time to shine.
Read more: As Stalker 2 is awarded “Most Wanted” game, Ukrainian CEO says the game aims to “convey Ukraine’s unbreakable spirit to the world”
The PC Gamer Wishlist
In between the Most Wanted countdown, we also got to show off new trailers and announcements for 36 other games that we’re looking forward to. Click through to hear more about each game, including interviews with developers and hands-on with demos.
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