Everything announced at the Future Games Show at Gamescom Presented by Sid Meier’s Civilization VII
Aug. 21, 2024Recap all the major announcements from a jam-packed Fall showcase
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A gameplay trailer for the gun-fu brawler SPINE spin-kicked its way into the showcase lineup. The trailer was scored by Le Castle Vania, of John Wick fame. SPINE is coming soon to PC and consoles.
The Explorator is a shooter that blends hand-crafted 2D animation with luscious 3D worlds. Explore a lost city and unravel its mysteries - while blasting through an army of goblins. If that sounds up your street, The Explorator is coming soon, with a demo available on Steam.
Black Myth Wukong is a stunning soulslike inspired by Chinese mythology, and the game’s adrenaline-pumping launch trailer aired during this year’s Future Games Show at Gamescom. It’s out now on PC and consoles.
A world premiere trailer revealed Croak, a cartoon platformer from developers and animators with previous credits on Cuphead and Rick and Morty. It’s coming soon to PC.
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Ravenswatch is the next game from the team behind Curse of the Dead Gods. It’s a cooperative action roguelike where you strive to save a corrupted world. It’s launching out of early access on September 26, with a console release coming in the Fall.
Created with consultation from Starcraft professionals, Zero Space is a cinematic, real-time strategy game where your campaign choices will change the galaxy’s fate. It’s coming soon to PC.
Akimbot is a buddy cop platformer in the vein of Ratchet and Clank, and the game’s launch trailer popped up during the Future Games Show at Gamescom. It’s out on August 29 for PC and consoles.
Antistatic Studios swung by the Future Games Show at Gamescom to provide a deep dive into Phantom Line. It’s a creepypasta-inspired co-op anomaly-hunting game, and it’s coming soon to PC.
An exclusive gameplay trailer for Caravan Sandwitch provided a window into its Provence-punk sci-fi world. Studio Plane Toast’s sci-fi driving adventure is coming soon to PC.
As part of a collaboration with Amazon, The Future Games Show at Gamescom aired a new character spot for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2, focusing on Elrond’s journey. We’ll find out more when the new season comes to Amazon Prime on August 29. A special section devoted to four hotly-anticipated upcoming fantasy games followed the drop- our picks included Metaphor Re: Fantazio, Monster Hunter Wilds, Dragon Age: The Veilguard and Fable.
Tripwire Interactive shared a gameplay trailer for Rogue Waters, the tactical roguelite pirate odyssey. Board vessels and tame beasts to rule over the seven seas when it launches on PC this September 30.
A gameplay trailer for the ARPG Dwarven Realms gave viewers a sense of the game’s mob density and epic boss fights. If you want to check it out, it’s in early access, with a full launch coming on September 27.
A Saturday morning cartoon-themed trailer introduced viewers to Dimensionals. It’s a roguelike deck builder with comic book cutscenes, and a demo is available on Steam now.
DFUSE is an FPS MOBA mashup that offers strategic warfare evocative of Counter-Strike. A new trailer provided a window into the adrenaline-pumping action and pointed towards a Closed Alpha in October.
A narrative-focused trailer for Bloomtown: A Different Story gave viewers an overview of this eerie, turn-based, pixel-animated adventure game. It’s coming to PC and consoles in September.
All On Board is an immersive tabletop platform that allows you to play board games with your friends in VR. It’s coming soon to SteamVR and Meta Quest.
Exoborne is an open-world extraction shooter buffeted by inclement weather events. During the Future Games Show at Gamescom, Sharkmob developers provided some insights (and gameplay) to feast on. It’s coming soon to PC and consoles, but you can sign up on the official website to participate in future playtests.
The rip-roaring party game chaos of Faaast Penguin debuted during the Future Games Show at Gamescom. It’s Fall Guys with flightless birds, and you can check it out when it launches on PC and consoles in September.
Bossa Studios provided a first look at gameplay from Lost Skies, the sky-faring co-operative survival game where you set up shop on a series of floating islands. It’s soaring onto PC soon.
The FGS Spotlight montage returned during our Gamescom show, throwing the focus onto six exciting upcoming games that should definitely be on your radar. The Gamescom guestlist included Endzone 2, Tormenture, Swap/Meat, Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age, Stormforge, and Dark Sky.
A world premiere trailer revealed Maui the Shapeshifter, an action platformer with a shapeshifting protagonist. It’s coming soon to PC.
A penguin party brawler for up to 8 players, Los Pingheros is a frosty free-for-all from the team at Hectiq. It’s coming soon to PC and consoles.
The Indie Elevator Pitch submission platform launched during this year’s Future Games Show Summer Showcase to help spotlight up-and-coming indie games. During our Gamescom show, we picked out four of the best pitches we’ve received to share with the world: Necro Story, Projected Dreams, SwordAI and Haunted Paws.
A world premiere trailer revealed Echoes of Mystralia, the sequel to Borealys Games' Mages of Mystralia. It’s an action roguelike with a modular spell crafting system, coming soon to PC.
God Save Birmingham is an open-world survival game set in 14th-century Birmingham, where players must deal with the shambling subjects of an undead plague. A new trailer revealed that it’s coming soon to PC.
A new trailer for Beyond Galaxyland revealed that the retro-futurist fantasy RPG will be released for PC and consoles on September 24, later this year.
All the games featured in the Future Games Show Ones to Play montage have a demo attached that you can check out on Steam. Tiny Glade, Miniatures, Anima Flux, Office Fight, and Wilmot Works It Out made the cut for this year’s Gamescom Showcase.
Thunderful sent over the launch trailer for Steamworld Heist 2, the turn-based steampunk battler with an upgradable ragtag crew. It’s out now on PC and consoles.
Sunset Hills is a globe-trotting adventure game where you play as a novelist pup, and a new trailer revealed that it was shadow-dropping during the show. It’s out now on PC, with a console release coming soon.
A comical trailer for Squirrel With A Gun detailed the sandbox chaos players can engage in in this absurd rodent-led shooter. It’s coming to PC on August 29 and will be released on consoles later this year.
A chilling trailer for One-Eyed Linkho immersed viewers into the dark world of this greyscale psychological horror experience. It’s coming soon, so wishlist it on Steam.
A world premiere trailer for Retrieval, 333 Studios' cinematic horror adventure. Coming soon.
A gameplay trailer for Survival Machine kicked off the Future Games Show Expansion Pack. In this unique adventure game, you’ll fend off zombie hordes and develop a mobile fortress with your friends. It’s coming soon to PC.
Sharkmob developers dropped by the Future Games Show Expansion Pack to reveal more about Exoborne, the studio’s climate apocalypse extraction shooter. It’s coming soon to PC and consoles.
Traverse an ancient forest and complete physics-based driving challenges in Truckful, a weight distribution driving simulator with a chunky art style. It’s coming soon to PC.
A new trailer for Memoriapolis aired during the Future Games Show Expansion Pack. It’s an immersive simulator in which you construct the ultimate city, nurturing culture and building wonders to create the capital of capitals. Memoriapolis will launch into early access on August 29th.
A brand new trailer for Skydance’s Behemoth revealed a blood-pumping VR boss battle against an enormous horned beast. There’s more where that came from when it launches later this year on November 14.
A mascot platformer with music by Donkey Kong Country’s David Wise, Nikoderiko: The Magical World leapt into the Future Games Show Expansion Pack lineup with a thrilling new trailer. It’s coming to consoles in October.
A montage of exciting upcoming games aired during the Future Games Show Expansion Pack, including Blackthorn Arena: Reforged, Dive the Depths and Huaxia: Warring States.
Big Moxi Games dropped by the Future Games Show Expansion Pack to demystify Wardens Rising. It’s a spacefaring, genre-blending bonanza, an ARPG shooter that combines MOBA and tower defence elements. It’s coming soon to PC and consoles.
Mandragora is a sidescrolling soulslike with spine-chilling enemy designs, and an all-new trailer dropped during the Future Games Show Expansion Pack. It’s coming to PC and consoles later this year.
Red Soul Games dialled up the atmosphere with a new trailer for Post Trauma, the studio’s Silent Hill-inspired psychological horror adventure. It’s coming to PC and consoles on October 29.Check out ALL of the games in theFuture Games Show at Gamescom on our Steam pageincluding links to new playable demos
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