gamescom Opening Night.
By Genre.

• Genigods: Nezha — PC, PS5 — soulslike action RPG (some blogs wrote this as “Demigods”)
• Valor Mortis — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S — first-person soulslike
• Nodusfall — platforms TBA — dark fantasy co-op action RPG (HoYoverse)
• Ananta — PC, PS5, iOS, Android — urban open-world action RPG
• Crimson Desert Enhanced — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S — open-world action RPG (free 2.0 update, not a separate SKU)
• The Blood of Dawnwalker — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S — open-world dark fantasy action RPG
• Exodus — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S — sci-fi third-person action RPG
• Monster Hunter Outlanders — iOS, Android — open-world hunting action RPG
• Showa American Story — PC, PS5 — third-person action RPG
• Path of Exile 2 — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S — isometric action RPG (1.0 launch)
• TARAE: The Unbound — PC, PS5 — top-down dark fantasy action RPG
• Final Fantasy VII Revelation — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2 — action RPG
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2 — open-world action RPG (free upgrade, 29 Sep)
• The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2 — action RPG expansion (show closer)

• Acornia: Mirror Worlds — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2 — action-adventure with shop management
• TankRat — PC, PS5 — vehicular action-adventure RPG
• Murals — PC — isometric action-adventure
• Onimusha: Way of the Sword — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S — samurai action-adventure
• Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S — narrative action-adventure
• Tides of Annihilation — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S — action-adventure hack-and-slash
• Control Resonant — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S — third-person action-adventure
• Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S — dark fantasy open-world action-adventure
• 1001: Threads of Mizan — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2 — co-op Arabian fantasy action-adventure
• Hitman: World of Assassination — PC, PS5/PS4, Xbox Series X|S/One, Switch — stealth sandbox (Snoop Dogg elusive target, “The Herbalist”)
• 1666: Amsterdam — PC (consoles after 1.0) — dark historical action-adventure
• ZOOPUNK — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S — dieselpunk action-adventure

• Gears of War: E-Day — PC, Xbox Series X|S — third-person cover shooter
• PUBG: DED.NET — PC, consoles TBA — roguelite multiplayer FPS
• Metro 2039 — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S — post-apocalyptic survival FPS
• Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2 (later) — co-op third-person shooter
• Turok: Origins — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2 — co-op third-person shooter
• Exterminauts — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S — co-op looter shooter
• NO LAW — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S — cyber-noir open-world FPS RPG
• The Defiant — PC, consoles unspecified — WWII single-player FPS

• Worms: Galactic Tactics — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2 — turn-based tactics roguelike
• Humankind 2 — PC — turn-based 4X strategy
• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Tactics — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S — single-player turn-based tactics
• Game of Thrones: War for Westeros — PC — real-time strategy
• Afterworld — PC — post-apocalyptic 4X grand strategy
• Mewgenics — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2 — turn-based tactics roguelike
• Gravhounds — PC, Xbox Series X|S — co-op action roguelite base-builder
• Heroes of Might and Magic III Remake — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S — turn-based fantasy strategy

• Aniimo — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, iOS, Android — free-to-play open-world creature collector
• Sea of Remnants — PC, PS5, iOS, Android — free-to-play turn-based seafaring RPG
• Silver Palace — PC, iOS, Android (consoles TBA) — Victorian open-world detective RPG
• Aion 2 — PC (mobile in Asia) — free-to-play fantasy MMORPG
• Project ZETA — PC — tactical hero arena PvP
• Cinder City — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S — open-world third-person shooter MMO
• Roco Kingdom — PC, iOS, Android — creature-collector MMORPG

• Train Sim World 7 — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S — train simulation
• RollerCoaster Tycoon: Wonderworks — PC (Early Access first), consoles TBA — theme park management sim
• Petit Planet — PC, iOS, Android — cozy life simulation
• Road Kings — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S — open-world truck simulation
• LEGO Skylines — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2 — cozy city-builder
• Transport Fever 3 — PC, Mac, Linux, PS5, Xbox Series X|S — transport tycoon sim

• Perceptum — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S — first-person psychological horror
• Silent Hill: Townfall — PC, PS5 — first-person psychological horror
• Dust: Origins — PC (consoles TBA) — isometric sci-fi survival horror
• ONTOS — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S — first-person sci-fi psychological thriller
• There Are No Ghosts at the Grand — PC, Xbox Series X|S (Game Pass) — musical renovation-sim horror

• Elta: Defy All Gods — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S — sci-fi action platformer
• Mariachi Legends — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch — metroidvania
• Mega Man: Dual Override — PC, PS5/PS4, Xbox Series X|S/One, Switch, Switch 2 — action platformer
• Rayman Legends Retold — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2 — 2D co-op platformer

• Age Twisters — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2 — two-player co-op adventure
• Lofsöng — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S — atmospheric exploration puzzle adventure
• Pony Island 2: Panda Circus — PC — metafictional puzzle adventure

• Stage Tour — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2 — plastic-instrument music rhythm
• Crazy Taxi: World Tour — PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2 — arcade driving

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