20 Next-Gen Games to Board the Hype Train For

11. Senuaโ€™s Saga: Hellblade II

Itโ€™s been a while since Iโ€™ve watched a trailer multiple times, but after seeing this at The Game Awards last December I couldnโ€™t help but return to it in awe. This is really the first time where I was โ€“ for even just a moment โ€“ duped into believing that this trailer was actually live-action. If this is a glimpse of what games will look like in Unreal Engine 5, I canโ€™t wait to see what else developers will do with it.

12. Scarlet Nexus

Scarlet Nexus is being referred to by its developers as Brain Punk, which sort of makes sense when you read the developerโ€™s explanation of the title. Itโ€™s a Bandai Namco game that looks like itโ€™ll be bringing fast-paced Platinum-style anime action to next-gen, and we thank them for that.

13. Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart

Sony has really been putting Insomniac to work since acquiring them after the runaway success of 2018โ€™s Spider-Man, launching with Miles Morales and using the next installment in the studioโ€™s flagship franchise to show off the PS5โ€™s custom Solid State Drive capabilities. Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart is scheduled for the PS5 โ€œlaunch window,โ€ so hopefully weโ€™ll be able to jump into the boots of our favorite lombax sooner rather than later.

14. Far Cry 6

Far Cry 6 was recently understandably delayed as it was scheduled for February and has only seen this very shiny and suave cinematic trailer without any gameplay. The inclusion of Giancarlo Esposito is particularly exciting, but what fans are really excited for is Far Cryโ€™s wanton destruction with the power of next-gen hardware. Hopefully, the game will include or match some of Far Cry 2โ€™s amazing little details.

15. Call of the Sea

Call of the Sea gives off some serious Bioshock-on-an-island vibes at first but looks like it will ultimately offer more head-scratching puzzle-solving more than rootinโ€™s-shootinโ€™ steampunk-inspired action. Thatโ€™s not at all a bad thing, and the developer has expressly said that the game is inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft, but wonโ€™t be a horror game. A bold move Cotton, letโ€™s see if it pays off for them.

16. Praey For the Gods

Itโ€™s been a long time since Praey for the Gods was fully funded on Kickstarter, followed by the studio having to alter a word in the title due to a lawsuit from Bethesda alleging that people may get it confused with their IP Prey (which would never, ever happen). The dev team has been regularly updating their fans and backers through social media over the past few years, and it looks like weโ€™ll finally get this arctic Shadow-of-the-Colossus-like sometime in the new year on new hardware.

17. Overwatch 2

Blizzard officially announced Overwatch 2 at Blizzcon back in 2019, and itโ€™s hard not to look forward to everyoneโ€™s 2016 Game of the Year. Hopefully, Blizzard can keep their foot out of their mouth long enough to let people actually enjoy the game. Iโ€™m particularly looking forward to finally playing a game with a stage in my hometown of Toronto!

18. Returnal

Returnal has to be the most promising new IP coming up for the PS5. A sci-fi roguelike from the creators of Resogun with what seems to be a focus on narrative with strong strokes of Lovecraftian cosmic horror โ€“ you can absolutely count me in.

19. Everwild

We donโ€™t know a whole lot about Everwild yet. We know that itโ€™s super gorgeous, itโ€™s made by Rare, and that the gameโ€™s director recently left the project. Hereโ€™s hoping we see some gameplay soon, but in the meantime, these cinematic trailers are absolutely delectable eye candy and do a great job of keeping me curious about the game.

20. God of War: Ragnarok

Okay, in all honesty, I am not counting on God of War: Ragnarok coming out in 2021. Sony is currently targeting a late 2021 release date, but we all know how this goes โ€“ it will absolutely get delayed into 2022, and I will eat my sweaty boxer shorts if it actually does launch in 2021. Still, you canโ€™t keep people from being stoked about the follow up to 2018โ€™s Game of the Year.

Which of these games are you super hyped for? Anything we missed that youโ€™re looking forward to? As always, let us know what you think in the comments, and stay tuned to COGconnected for all your gaming news!

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