Compared to some other entertainment industries, gaming has not been impacted quite as severely by the situation that has come to define 2020. Although certain games like The Last of Us Part II have been delayed, the majority seem to be maintaining their course.

Along with potentially the launch of the next console generation, 2020 is absolutely stacked with games, many of which have yet to receive a fixed release date but are expected to drop sometime during the coming months. While Halo Infinite and Bravely Default 2 are unlikely to be overlooked, some games slated for a 2020 release have been somewhat forgotten.

10 Babylon’s Fall

Blasphemous as it might be to overlook anything by PlatinumGames, Babylon’s Fall has slipped somewhat through the cracks. Since it was announced in 2018, not a lot of new information has been revealed about the action game, although a later teaser trailer did do a fantastic job of showing that – when it comes to the combat – Babylon’s Fall is most definitely a PlatinumGames product.

Already delayed from its planned 2019 release, Babylon’s Fall should presumably come out this year; however, the lack of a release date or any significant recent updates are somewhat disheartening.

9 Biomutant

Developed by Experiment 101 and set to be published by THQ Nordic, Biomutant is a promising action RPG set in a fantasy world where the Tree of Life has become polluted. Naturally, it is the protagonist’s job to heal the tree’s roots and defeat any creatures along the way.

While Experiment 101 is a new studio, it consists of former Avalanche Studios members, who naturally have experience crafting fun open-worlds thanks to the Just Cause franchise.

8 Outriders

Even with the backing of a publisher like Square Enix, Outriders seems destined to fly under the radar, even though the third-person shooter/RPG does look like it could be a lot of fun. Developed by People Can Fly, the studio behind Painkiller, Outriders takes place on a hostile planet that humans are trying to colonize. Suffice it to say, things do not go as planned.

With the studio’s pedigree, the gunplay should at least be above average, but Outriders’ success might come down to how well it handles its RPG mechanics. Hopefully, that question will be answered by the end of 2020.

7 Tales Of Arise

Bandai Namco’s Tales of… JRPG series has its die-hard fans who are always on the lookout for the next entry, but the franchise has never quite managed to reach the mainstream success of Dragon Quest or Final Fantasy.

A stand-alone entry striving to be the series’ most accessible release to date, Tales of Arise aims to revamp the franchise’s core gameplay while retaining what made its predecessors so great. Similar to Tales of Berseria, Arise’s story looks set to have a more mature tone.

6 Yakuza: Like A Dragon (Worldwide Release)

Even as Sega’s recent release schedule runs the risk of overexposing the once underappreciated franchise, a new Yakuza game is still a cause for celebration. The seventh numbered entry in the series, Yakuza: Like a Dragon has been out for a couple of months in Japan, but a worldwide release date has yet to be narrowed down beyond “coming soon.” 2020 seems likely, though.

With a new protagonist, a different setting, and turn-based combat replacing Yakuza’s standard beat ’em up gameplay, Like a Dragon marks a pretty significant departure from its predecessors.

5 Destroy All Humans! (Remake)

An alien invasion franchise that has the invader as the protagonist, Destroy All Humans! is a cult series that spawned four installments during the 2000s. After more than a decade of inactivity, THQ Nordic is reviving the license with a remake of 2005’s original entry.

Putting aside the pretty awful final two sequels, the original two Destroy All Humans! games have aged surprisingly well; therefore, a remake with improved visuals, tightened controls, and even more creative ways to spread chaos should be a slam dunk.

4 Beyond A Steel Sky

1994’s Beneath a Steel Sky is comfortably one of the greatest cyberpunk adventure games of all time. After all these years, a sequel to the point-and-click classic is excepted to be released sometime in 2020; that said, Beyond a Streel Sky will be a vastly different experience to its predecessor.

The sequel will still be a story-driven adventure game, but players should expect to have quite a bit more control. Beyond a Streel Sky has big expectations to meet.

3 Orcs Must Die 3

Google Stadia is the joke of the console market, which is naturally not great news for Orcs Must Die 3, one of the platform’s only exclusives. Due to coming out on a console that not many people own or seem to want, Robot Entertainment’s sequel has been mostly ignored.

Orcs Must Die! has always been a niche franchise; that said, the first two games are among the better tower defense titles on the market. The third one looks set to expand even more on the previous games’ solid foundations, even if few people end up playing it.

2 Digimon Survive

Originally slated for a 2019 release to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the Digimon anime, Digimon Survive has been indefinitely delayed. As frustrating as that news is, the strategy RPG is still expected to be available by the end of 2020.

Continuing the franchise’s love for genre-hopping, Digimon Survive is a full-blown tactical RPG, something that is (almost) a first for the license. Promising a darker story and some pretty stunning anime-esque visuals, Digimon Survive is a game to keep an eye on.

1 No More Heroes III

Travis Touchdown’s comeback is imminent! Putting aside the divisive Travis Strikes Back, No More Heroes III will be the first proper entry in the franchise since 2010. This time around, Travis is going up against superpowered aliens who are pretending to be heroes. Along with a story that raises the stakes compared to the previous games, the combat should hopefully offer more variety.

No More Heroes III is the type of game that will probably make quite a splash once it is released, especially since the Nintendo Switch is not overstocked in hack and slash titles. Hopefully, 2020 is Travis’ year.

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