The video game trailer burnout is getting real, or so my eyes (and brain) are telling me. The Future Games Show is a long showcase at the end of a long day so it could be easy to overlook some games or the presentation as a whole. But let’s not do that! There are loads of narrative-heavy goodies here, and a lot of games already available or launching soon.

Game highlights

Nobody Wants to Die (Critical Hit Games)

Single-player interactive noir narrative Nobody Wants to Die is set in a dystopian New York City, 2329. Death isn’t really a thing anymore. But immortality comes at a price… and someone better pay up. Experience the neo-noir-inspired game through the first-person perspective of a detective. The narrative explores themes of transhumanism and immortality in a time and place where death is nothing but a distant memory.

Nobody Wants to Die will be released for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series later this year.

Farlands (Jandusoft)

An intergalactic farming sim with charming pixel art graphics, Farlands is likely very appealing to fans of titles like Stardew Valley. Chop weeds, build a community, and chart the stars for resources to save your local star system from destruction.

Farlands will be released in Early Access for PC via Steam on July 24.

Parcel Corps (Billy Goat Entertainment, Secret Mode)

Parcel Corps is like Premium Rush in video game form, minus Joseph Gordon-Levitt. (Yeah, it was only a matter of time before he became relevant enough to mention… not gonna lie, I’ve been waiting for this moment.) It is an extreme sports courier simulator. So again, couriers are becoming the heroes we all know they can be!

Parcel Corps will be released for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series on September 3.

The Casting of Frank Stone (Supermassive Games, Behaviour Interactive)

You know, I can’t say I ever thought I’d be writing about Dead by Daylight, yet here we are! At least, kind of: Supermassive Games is developing The Casting of Frank Stone, a single-player horror adventure experience (“experiences” are big this year) set in the iconic world of Dead by Daylight. Create your own story for a young group of filmmakers recording a movie at a murder site steeped in tragedy. Guide them through eerie settings and shocking twists, dodging death at every turn. It all starts with a missing child, but the focus soon shifts to a serial killer.

The Casting of Frank Stone will be released for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series later this year.

Full list of featured games

• Bogdan’s Cross – coming soon for PC via Steam
• First Dwarf (Star Drifters) – launching on June 19 in Early Access for PC via Steam
• Nobody Wants to Die (Critical Hit Games) – launching in 2024 for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series
• Detective Dotson – launching in 2024 for PC via Steam
• Once Human – launching on July 9 for PC via Steam/Epic
• In Synk (Clock Out Games, Kwalee Gaming) – launching for PC via Steam
• Dredge: The Iron Rig (Black Salt Games, Team17) – launching on August 15 for PC via Steam/GOG, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series, Xbox One
• Diabolical Rogue (GD Studio Inc) – available now in Early Access for PC via Steam/Epic
• DDS2 (Movie Games S.A.) – launching on June 20 for PC
• Starvaders (Joystick Venture, Playworks) – coming soon for PC via Steam
• Clockwork Ambrosia (Omega Intertainment) – launching for PC via Steam
• Sword of the Necromancer: Resurrection (Grimorio of Games) – launching in 2024 for PC, consoles
• Antonblast (Summitsphere) – launching on November 12 for PC, Nintendo Switch
• Farlands (Jandusoft) – launching on July 24 in Early Access for PC via Steam
• Bog Boy Boxing (Soupmasters) – coming soon for PC via Steam
• Parcel Corps (Billy Goat Entertainment, Secret Mode) – launching on September 3 for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox One
• Screenbound – coming soon for PC via Steam
• Tales of the Shire – iOS/Android via Netflix
• Don’t Starve Together – iOS/Android via Netflix
• Lab Rat – iOS/Android via Netflix
• Netflix Stories: Perfect Match – iOS/Android via Netflix
• Netflix Stories: Emily in Paris – iOS/Android via Netflix
• Netflix Stories: Selling Sunset – iOS/Android via Netflix
• Too Hot to Handle 3 – iOS/Android via Netflix
• Rotwood – iOS/Android via Netflix
• Harmonium: The Musical – iOS/Android via Netflix
• Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit – iOS/Android via Netflix
• The Dragon Prince: Xadia – iOS/Android via Netflix
• Happy Bastards – coming soon for PC via Steam
• The Relic: First Guardian (Project Cloud Games) – coming soon for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox
• Hell of an Office (43 Studios, Joystick Ventures) – launching on October 3 for PC via Steam
• The Operator (Bureau 81) – launching for PC via Steam
• Deliver Us Home (Keoken Interactive) – launching for PC via Steam
• The Precinct (Fallen Tree Games, Kwalee Gaming) – launching on August 15 for PC via Steam/Epic, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series
• Motor Doom (Hobo Cat Games) – coming soon for PC
• Angeline Era (Melos Han-Tani, Marina Kittaka, Analgesic Productions) – launching in 2025 for PC
• 10 Dead Doves (Duonix Studios) – launching in 2024 for PC
• Servonauts (Maxart Games) – coming soon for PC, Nintendo Switch
• Dystopika (Voids Within, Unikat Label) – launching in Q2 2024 (which is very nearly over) for PC
• Guntouchables (Game Swing) – launching in Q4 2024 for PC
• Wild Bastards (Blue Manchu, Maximum Entertainment) – launching in 2024 for PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series
• Metal Suits: Counter Attack (Eggtart Inc) – launching in Q4 2024 for PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series
• Duck Detective: The Secret Salami (Happy Brocolli) – available now for PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch, Xbox; mobile ports launch later this year
• Sacrifire (Pixelated Milk) – launching for PC via Steam
• Warhammer 40K: Space Marine II – launching on September 9 for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series
• Goat Simulator 3: Multiverse of Nonsense (Coffee Stain North) – DLC launching on June 19 for PC via Steam/Epic/Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series
• Schim (Ewoud van der Werf, Nils Slijkerman) – launching on July 18 for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox
• World’s Worst Handyman (Baby Lumberjack) – launching in September 2024
• Judero – launching for PC via Steam
• Hermit and Pig (Heavy Lunch Studio) – launching for PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch
• Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream (Nordcurrent Labs, River End Games) – coming soon for PC via Steam/Epic, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series
• Run From Mummies – launching in Q4 2024 for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5
• Mandragora (Primal Game Studio) – launching in 2024 for PC, consoles
• Dustborn – launching on August 20 for PC via Steam/Epic, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series, Xbox One
• Enter the Chronosphere (Effort Star, Joystick Ventures) – launching for PC via Steam
• Toy Tactics (Kraken Empire, Joystick Ventures) – launching September 19 for PC via Steam
• Linkito (Kimeria Games, Playdigious Originals) – launching on July 23 for PC via Steam
• Pneumata (Deadbolt Interactive, Perp) – launching in Q3 2024 for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox
• Sonokuni (Don Yasa Crew, Kakehashi Games) – coming soon for PC via Steam
• Eternal Strands (Yellow Brick Games) – launching for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series
• Starship Troopers: Extermination: Carnage on Planet X-11 (Offworld) – available now for PC via Steam
• The Casting of Frank Stone (Supermassive Games, Behaviour Interactive) – launching in 2024 for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series
• Nikoderiko: The Magical World (Vea Games, Knights Peak) – launching in 2024 for PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo, Xbox
• Bodycam (Ri) – available now for PC via Steam

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