Game Rant’s 20 Most Anticipated Games of 2016

Now that we’re approaching the end of 2015, it’s time to look forward to all the titles we’re most excited for that are releasing next year. As it turns out, 2016 is going to be host to a huge amount of titles, from multi-platform juggernauts to highly anticipated exclusives. Due to an unfortunately large amount of game delays, several of the names in this year’s list have also made an appearance on our Most Anticipated Games of 2015 post, though there are also lots of new titles to look forward to.
Without any further ado, here are Game Rant’s 20 Most Anticipated Games of 2016.

Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

A prequel to the 2008 parkour-based game, Mirror’s Edge, this latest project from DICE reveals Faith’s origins, as she travels in style around the futuristic city of Glass. Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst promises more of the same gameplay as its predecessor but will remove the previous game’s weak gun combat, in place of a new free-flowing melee system.

Catalyst also reportedly introduces a new multiplayer element to the game and while it’s not the standard multiplayer modes that gamers are used to, it’s exciting to think that players will be able to see traces of each other’s presence in their story experience.

Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst will release on May 24th for the PC, PS4 and Xbox One.

With this year’s release of The Nathan Drake Collection, more and more PlayStation users are now looking forward to Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End‘s release. Unfortunately, the latest in the Naughty Dog series was delayed from its 2015 release date in order for the developers to perfect the game’s ending and will now launch in April of next year.

Uncharted 4 will bring about the end to the tale of Nathan Drake’s adventures, which means that this final game will be one last chance for Naughty Dog to pull out all the stops as the story concludes.

Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End will release on April 26th, exclusively for PS4.

Street Fighter V

The Street Fighter franchise has been mostly well received over its history and the latest in the series, Street Fighter IV, was no exception. With most major reviews placing the game over the 9/10 mark, the 2014 edition, Ultra Street Fighter IV, is known for being one of the best fighting games of all time.

Street Fighter V is the start of a whole new chapter for the series, releasing with several never-seen-before characters, new mechanics and a massive graphical overhaul. The recent beta testing periods have even sparked speculation that this Street Fighter game may even contain some sort of story elements in addition to the popular multiplayer.

Street Fighter V will release on February 16th for the PS4 and PC. It will also support cross-platform play.

Quantum Break

The first of our list to be coming to the Xbox One, Quantum Break also got an honorable mention in 2015’s Most Anticipated Games list. The game follows the story of two men with the ability to manipulate time after an experiment gone wrong, which causes the world’s chronology to fall apart.

Initially set to release in 2014, Quantum Break has been on gamers’ radars for quite some time, with fans of developer Remedy Entertainment begging for more info . Now as we rapidly approach the release date, the developers have released a brand new cinematic trailer to get gamers excited once again for the story-driven game.

Quantum Break will release on April 5th, exclusively for the Xbox One.

Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst