The 2023 PC Gaming Show was a Sean “Day[9]” Plott joined by an AI Frankie Ward to debut new trailers, reveals and gameplay videos for upcoming and newly announced games.
Alongside never-before-seen games like Earthless, Last Train Home, Chimera, Sand, and Dread Pilots, the show also saw a long-awaited look at Dune: Awakening to cap the show-off.
Here are all the trailers and news from the PC Gaming Showcase 2023.
Frostpunk 2
Looking more dire and grimy than its predecessor, Frostpunk 2 is set to release in 2024 on PC.
Teardown
You’ll be able to build things up now in Teardown thanks to an upcoming “creative mode.” But you’ll also be able to tear those things down, of course
Nivalis
This is a new story trailer for the upcoming cyberpunk life-sim showcasing the different kinds of activities and people you can meet while playing the game.
Jumplight Odyssey
Here’s your first look at combat in Jumplight Odyssey, and you’ll soon be able to check it out for yourself when a demo debut on PC during Steam Next Fest on June 19th.
Road to Vostok
A slow build of tension revealed a newly updated demo is available now for Road to Vostok.
Ebenezer and the Invisble World
A very strange idea as “Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol, but a Metroidvania” wasn’t what I expected to see anytime soon, but that’s exactly what Ebenezer and the Invibsle World is, and this hand-drawn game has a demo out now.
Warhaven
Another look at Warhaven during the PC Gaming Show gave a taste of the 16v16 combat, and you’ll be able to try it yourself during Steam Next Fest from June 19th.
D.O.R.F.
A throwback RTS, D.O.R.F. looks like something for the hardcore genre fans.
Sulfur
In Sulfur, you’re working your way through dungeon levels, getting better loots, and must extract to keep it all. Die, and you’ll lose all you have. The game also features a cartooney and a unique art style.
Saleblazers
Play with up to eight friends in co-op while working to build your shop in this survival-shop-sim.
Saleblazerss is releasing in Early Access on September 29th.
Eternights
A new trailer for Eternights revealed that the game will release in September 2023.
Pax Dei
Drawing inspiration from Finland, this upcoming MMORPG, or as the developer is calling “social sandbox”, with a folklore focus.
Stampede: Racing Royale
Combine a kart racer with a battle elimination game, and that’s Stampede: Racing Royale. Sixty players race simultaneously, with 20 being eliminated after each round. And it’s got all the typical kart racers elements like power-ups and speed boosts.
Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life
You can now sign up to take part in the upcoming Alpha for Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life later this year.
Path of Exile II
Following the short clip seen at Summer Game Fest, here’s another one in a different area of the game.
Ferocious
Here’s a fresh developer walkthrough and look at Ferocious, which is a dino-focused action adventure game sure to intrigue Jurassic Park and Peter Jackson’s King Kong fans.
Island of Insight
This puzzle game looks like The Witness, but with others thanks to the shared world experience.
Lords of the Fallen
A new trailer for Lords of the Fallen showed how the spirit of the Souls games is being injected into Lords of the Fallen, which is set to release this October.
Naheulbeuk’s Dungeon Master
Defend dungeons, don’t raid them in this twist on the genre.
Mariachi Legends
This pixel-art action game is set in Mexico and has you taking on a sinister gang as a detective.
Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin
Realms of Ruin is a new RTS Warhammer game, with a beta coming on July 7th.
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
Here’s a first look at the sequel to Citizen Sleeper, a critical success a few years ago. You’ll play again as Sleeper as your adventure continues once again to escape the chains of those trying to keep you under control.
Critter Cove
This very cute topical life sim looks parts Animal Crossing but in a bigger world.
Hidden Door
This is an AI-based game where you pick a property, and it writes a tabletop game for you. Still trying to figure out licensing, legality or how I feel about: like most AI things these days.
Dread Pilots
From the team behind Don’t Starve and Griftlands comes Dread Pilots, which features a great art style from the team once again, but this time it’s an adventure to survive in space.
Miasma Chronicles
Here’s a new trailer for Miasma Chronicles, which is out now.
Undead Inc.
You’re the bad guy in Undead Inc., a game where you’re the leader of the big evil corporation making zombie viruses in horror movies and games.
Altered Alma
Another new take on Metroidvania here with Altered Alma, which is being marketed as a “Space Opera Metroidvania,” and the game does seem to have a bit of a space feel.
Invector: Rythm Galaxy
A new Invector game has you once again racing down a brightly coloured track, but this time you can do it with others, with support for up to four players in co-op.
The Invincible
I’m not sure what’s going on in this sci-fi adventure, as there’s a lot of mystery. That could be a good thing!
Park Beyond
A new trailer for Park Beyond showcased the type of rides you can construct in your parks.
Pathfinder: Gallowspire Survivors
Based on the popular tabletop RPG, Pathfinder: Gallowspire Survivors lets you play with a companion for this adventure: pick your class, and then there’s in this action roguelike.
Diesel Legacy
This looks like a 2.5D fighting game set in a steampunk-ish setting
Parcel Corps
Go hard or go home in Parcel Corps, which lets you ride your parcel-delivering bike and do more crazy stunts to make your deliveries on time.
Fabledom
Here’s a fresh trailer for the recent release of the “Art of Soldiery” and a tease of the upcoming “Gallantry & Bartering” update.
30XX
With the boppiest music of the show, the Mega Man-inspired 30XX has announced it is leaving Early Acess for a full launch in August.
Chimera
Chimera is a sci-fi survival sim set on an alien planet by the team behind Green Hell.
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
A brand new trailer reveals the release date for Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew, the upcoming stealth tactics game. A demo will also be available during Steam Next Fest before the release on August 17th.
Exo Rally Championship
From the Australian team behind Exo One comes a new game in fast-paced space racing titled Exo Rally Championship. In this game, you’re road racing in space, amongst untamed planets and their rocky, dangerous and uncharted lands.
Stormgate
The developer of Stormgate runs through a match of their upcoming RTS Stormgate, which is being made as a game anyone can jump into but with a high-ceiling skill cap.
Fortunes Run
A demo update for Fortune’s Run is out now, with the Early Access release coming on September 1st, and to celebrate, here’s a new trailer for the cyberpunk FPS.
Hell Let Loose
A new update to the historical FPS, Hell Let Loose, is coming soon. Objective Mode is a shorter, faster-paced game mode with 25 players on each team. This trailer shows the new map “Brecourt Manor” and the Objective Mode.
Upcoming Games Montage
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Atomic Picnic
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Jorel’s Brother and the Most Important Game of the Galaxy
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Mullet Madjack
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Gaucho and the Grassland
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Revival: Recolonization
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Nova Lands
Vampire Survivors
The 1.5 update (out now) for Vampire Survivors will add some new weapons like the “GoldFinger” and a spinning wheel that’ll trigger random events.
Baldur’s Gate 3 Animated Short
A short from comedy group Mashed debuted during the PC Gaming Show that looked at the funny side of fantasy epics like Baldur’s Gate.
Baldur’s Gate 3
This new dev diary takes a deeper look at the upcoming game and how developer Larian Studio worked to reimagine the city and world of Baldur’s Gate. There’s a deeper effort to fill the cities with things to grab players’ attention, but also characters that all have their own stories at each corner.
Baldur’s Gate 3 will release on August 31st.
Ember Knights
Early Access roguelike Ember Knights will release into 1.0 next month on July 18th.
TerraTech Worlds
Build your custom vehicle and explore alien planets to collect resources, build upon your vehicle and more in TerraTerra Worlds, which is releasing into Early Access later this year.
Macabre
Team up with three other players and attempt to work together to find weapons and gear and survive long enough to escape from the horrors of a forest and the lodge’s safety.
Earthless
Grid-based combat and deck building is the cross genres for this roguelike strategy game where you control a colony of ships in outer space.
Nova Roma
Nova Roma is a new city builder focused on Rome.
Last Train Home
Set during the Russian Civil War, Last Train Home is part real-time-strategy and part management game where you’ll be working to guide an armoured train home while protecting it and participating in fire-fights when needed. The game is inspired by true stories, and the trailer definitely has a historical feeling to it.
My Friendly Neighborhood
Imagine a survival horror game, but you’re fighting to fend off the cast of Sesame Street, and that’s what My Friendly Neighborhood looks like to me.
F1 Manager 2023
A new mode in F1 Manager 2023 will let you relive key moments from the current F1 season, which will be massive for F1 gearheads.
Breeathedge 2
In this sequel, things are less linear and instead focused on a survival sandbox element as you build your spaceship up, manage and work with your crew and attempt to survive on visits to different planets. The trailer is rather silly with how it’s edited and gets across the tone the game is going for.
Bloomtown
What looks at first like a cozy life-sim soon turns dark as the missing children poster appears on screen, and what seems like an alternative dimension is revealed. With the cast of characters then adventuring into the dark world, the turn-based action features a T-Rex summon. A lot is going on here.
Sand
The pitch: alternate future where the Austro-Hungarian empire discovered interplanetary travel on the eve of World War 1. That’s very unique but also very confusing. The game is, however, very proudly made in Ukraine, and I’d like to know more.
Dune: Awakening
The team at Funcom talk about how the combat and exploration will work in the upcoming survival, open-world MMO game, Dune: Awakening. The team aims to create a Dune experience where you’ll be building towards controlling Spice’s flow on Arakis and ensuring there’s always something to do, which is super-important in MMOs.
That’s everything from the massive PC Gaming Show for 2023. If you’d like to watch the show in full with all the interludes, check it out below.
What was your favourite trailer from this year’s show? Or your favourite piece of news? Let me know in the comment section below.
