The 10 most anticipated video games of 2020

The 10 most anticipated video games of 2020

The last year of the current generation of consoles is loaded with releases such as Cyberpunk 2077, The Last of Us II or Final Fantasy VII Remake.

This 2020 is the year in which the current generation of consoles will give way to new machines that will go on sale in recent months, but in the video game world this does not mean that launches are going to slow down, just the opposite. The beginning of the decade will be marked by the arrival of games long awaited , titles that exploit the power of PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, but also the first releases for the new PlayStation 5 and Xbox X Series .

From among the hundreds of games that will hit stores this 2020 we select ten of the most anticipated. The following list includes titles for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X, PC and VR .

Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Platforms: Xbox One and Windows 10
RELEASE DATE: MARCH 11

We have waited too long for the sequel to Ori and the Blid Forest and, if nothing goes wrong, in a matter of weeks we can finally immerse ourselves in the world of Ori and the Will of the Wisps . This 2D platformer, action and exploration game developed by the Viennese Moon Studios will once again stand out for its overwhelming artistic design. From its very launch day it will be available for free to all users of the Xbox Game Pass service , a further demonstration of why Microsoft's on-demand gaming service is the most popular at the moment.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
RELEASE DATE: MARCH 20


After a 2019 riddled with releases, Nintendo has a duty to continue offering good exclusives for its console and this Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a key title. It is one of its most appreciated franchises from the Japanese company and this will be its premiere on Nintendo Switch. The game promises to meet the expectations of the millions of fans that this series has around the world. This time, players will have to start a new life on a desert island and one of their main innovations will be the mechanics of creating and collecting resources.

Half-Life: Alyx
Platforms: VR for PC (HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Windows Mixed Reality)
RELEASE DATE: MARCH


Half-Life: Alyx is the jump into virtual reality in this acclaimed series of first-person action games. More than fifteen years after the influential Half-Life 2, a milestone in video game history, we will be able to revisit the streets of the dystopian City 17. However, now the adventure will be more immersive than ever and, in the same way As Valve revolutionized video game narrative with the previous two installments, Alyx could be the killer app that VR needed. Many of us will have to save to be able to buy a computer and a virtual reality device and enjoy this game in good condition.


Final Fantasy VII Remake
Platforms: PlayStation 4
RELEASE DATE: MARCH 3 (DELAYED UNTIL APRIL 10)

The remake of the Final Fantasy VII is pure spectacle. The expected return of this classic Japanese role-playing game, released more than twenty years ago for the first PlayStation, is another of the games that will mark this 2020. Square Enix knows that it has something big on its hands and, for that reason, they have raised a launch that will take place through different deliveries . The one that will come this year will take place in the iconic futuristic city of Midgar.

The Last of Us Part II
Platform: PlayStation 4
RELEASE DATE: MAY 29

The Last of US: Part II is the long-awaited sequel to the critically acclaimed adventure released in 2013 by Californian studio Naughty Dog and which promises to squeeze the technical capabilities out of the Sony console. This time around, the game will be set five years after the events of the first game and will put the player in the shoes of Ellie , the young survivor of the original title. The incredible level of detail of the visual section is the first thing that attracts attention, but we must not forget the enormous contrast in the adult tone and in the way of narrating that exists between what has been seen of this game and the other titles .

Cyberpunk 2077
Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Stadia

RELEASE DATE: APRIL 16 (DELAYED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 17)

The new open-world role-playing game from the creators of the The Witcher trilogy , currently in vogue thanks to the Netflix series , impresses with its monumental re-creation of a dystopian future , the futuristic city of Night City. This dystopian world was born out of a classic role-playing game of pencil, paper and dice, created by the American Mike Pondsmith and published in 1988. Cyberpunk 2077It has become a regular on the lists of the most anticipated games but, luckily, it seems that this will be the last time it will appear on them. Its launch in the last days of the current generation of consoles is reminiscent of the Grand Theft Auto V, that is, that great blockbuster called to become a best seller both in current machines and in the following ones.

Platform: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
RELEASE DATE: END OF 2020

Halo Infinite is destined to become the great standard - bearer of Xbox X Series . The new Master Chief adventure will resume the events of Halo 5: Guardians and premiere the Slipspace graphics engine. What can we expect from this new installment? At the moment the game has not been seen in action, but the trailer that was published in the last edition of the E3 fair was made with the game's own engine.

Twelve Minutes
Platforms: PC and Xbox One
RELEASE DATE: 2020


Twelve Minutes , the new interactive narration of Annapurna Interactive created by the Portuguese artist Luis Antonio (The Witness), is the best demonstration that it is not always necessary to have all the budget and resources in the world to surprise the player. A good idea and attractive aesthetics can be much more shocking than all the pranks and explosions that most video games tend to carry out. The Californian producer has a keen eye for selecting her games (What Remains of Edith Finch, Gorogoa, Florence, Donut County) and this haunting story about a man caught in a time loop has already got our full attention.


Microsoft Flight Simulator
Platforms: Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Windows 10
RELEASE DATE: 2020


Almost fifteen years after its last version, this 2020 will return the classic Flight Simulator , the most popular aviation simulator of all time. Each new trailer for the game is more spectacular than the last. This new release will use satellite data and take advantage of cloud computing on Microsoft's Azure servers to recreate a hyper-realistic version of planet Earth. In addition, the game will be included in the Xbox Game Pass and can be downloaded for both PC and Xbox.

Dogs Legion
Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One
RELEASE DATE: 2020

After Ubisoft postponed the release of all its great games at the end of last year, there is much expectation to see how the passage of time will have sat for games like this Watch Dogs Legion . The game developed by Ubisoft Toronto will be set in post-Brexit London deep in turmoil. The main novelty in terms of mechanics will be the possibility of being able to put yourself in the shoes of any character in the game world, an innovative feature that has generated a lot of expectation.