After the holidays are over, the beginning of the year often can be a slow time for video game releases, yet January 2023 is filled with games of all genres for all platforms, including the Dead Space remake and One Piece Odyssey. Psychological horror games, multiplayer party games, simulators, action-adventure, or even ports of old favorites to new consoles are all on the calendar for this month. Stave off the winter blues by checking out some of these new games.
A few games on this list may look familiar as several titles like Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden are re-releasing for modern consoles. The month also brings remakes aside from Dead Space, such as Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life. However, plenty of new releases will be showing up as well.
What To Expect From Game Releases In January 2023
Family-friendly games ranging from SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake to KartRider: Drift will help keep kids occupied during those winter storms. Meanwhile, players who enjoy being scared will enjoy the psychological horrors of Chasing Static or Surviving the Abyss. Several shooters, action-adventure games, and more will be released this month as well, including the turn-based RPG One Piece Odyssey.
All The Games Releasing In January 2023
Below is the calendar of all the new releases kicking off the year in January 2023. There is something for everyone on this list with a huge range of gaming possibilities. It even includes the title that many have been anticipating, the new ARPG with magic and parkour, Forspoken.
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Title |
Release Date |
Platforms |
|---|---|---|
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Scrap Riders |
Jan 9 |
Switch, PC |
|
Path of the Midnight Sun |
Jan 10 |
PC |
|
Children of Silentown |
Jan 11 |
Switch, PC, PS4, Xbox One |
|
KartRider: Drift |
Jan 11 |
PC, iOS, Android |
|
Aquatico |
Jan 12 |
PC |
|
Lone Ruin |
Jan 12 |
Switch, PC |
|
Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider |
Jan 12 |
Switch, PC, PS4 |
|
SimRail - The Railway Simulator |
Jan 13 |
PC |
|
SpaceBourne 2 |
Jan 13 |
PC |
|
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot |
Jan 13 |
PS5, Xbox Series X/S |
|
One Piece Odyssey |
Jan 13 |
PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
|
UnderDungeon |
Jan 13 |
Switch, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
|
Surviving the Abyss |
Jan 17 |
PC |
|
Farlanders |
Jan 17 |
PC |
|
Re:Call |
Jan 17 |
Switch, PC, Xbox Series X/S |
|
Definitely Not Fried Chicken |
Jan 18 |
PC |
|
A Space for the Unbound |
Jan 19 |
Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
|
Colossal Cave |
Jan 19 |
Switch, PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S |
|
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable |
Jan 19 |
Switch, PC, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
|
Persona 4 Golden |
Jan 19 |
Switch, PC, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
|
Fire Emblem Engage |
Jan 20 |
Switch |
|
Candle Knight |
Jan 20 |
PC |
|
Monster Hunter Rise |
Jan 20 |
PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
|
Forspoken |
Jan 24 |
PC, PS5 |
|
Warlander |
Jan 24 |
PC |
|
Mahokenshi |
Jan 24 |
PC |
|
Risen |
Jan 24 |
Switch, PS4, Xbox One |
|
Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life |
Jan 26 |
Switch, PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S |
|
OddBallers |
Jan 26 |
Switch, PC, PS4, Xbox One |
|
Dead Space |
Jan 27 |
PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S |
|
Atone: Heart of the Elder Tree |
Jan 27 |
Switch, PC, PS4 |
|
Raiden 4 x Mikado Remix |
Jan 31 |
PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
|
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition |
Jan 31 |
Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
|
SEASON: A Letter to the Future |
Jan 31 |
PC, PS4, PS5 |
|
We Were Here Forever |
Jan 31 |
PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
|
Superfuse |
Jan 31 |
PC |
|
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake |
Jan 31 |
Switch, PC, PS4, Xbox One |
Perhaps January is going to be cold and stormy and players need some cozy games to play by the fire. Or, they may be lucky enough to need a handheld game to take to the beach. Either way, there are plenty of new releases, including the terrifying reimagining of Dead Space or the Straw Hats' dragon quest in One Piece Odyssey, for everyone to kick off the year of gaming right and help everyone stay away from those winter blues.
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