When a past hero is engaged, Alear inherits their weapons and skills.Įngage follows 2019’s excellent Fire Emblem: Three Houses, which earned a 9.5 from IGN. This latest mainline Fire Emblem allows players to summon, or “engage,” heroes from the series' past, including original protagonist and Smash Bros. The Switch exclusive introduces an all-new protagonist to the series in the red-and-blue-haired Alear. Nintendo kicks off a busy start to the year with Fire Emblem Engage on January 20.
Games expected to move out of Early Access in 2023, such as Baldur’s Gate 3 and Disney Dreamlight Valley, are also excluded. Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (2023-2024) and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (“next winter”), for example, have release windows that expand into 2024 and therefore aren’t included. Only games with officially announced 2023 release dates/windows were considered for this list. As we enter the new year, we’ve channeled that excitement into this list of 2023’s 44 biggest games, listed chronologically by release date. With dozens of games delayed to 2023, a greater emphasis on new-gen hardware, and at least one major exclusive from each platform holder, next year easily houses the most exciting games lineup since the changing of the console guard in 2020.
