2DUpcoming Video Games
Video Games Encyclopedia by Gamepressure.com
A list of Upcoming 2D video games sorted by release date.
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Symphonia
Arcade 05 December 2024
A music-themed platformer. Symphonia stars Philemon, a violinist traversing a musical world, assembling an orchestra to stop the silence the land is falling into.
Caves of Qud
RPG 05 December 2024 (early access since 15 July 2015)
Caves of Qud is a game combining mechanics of RPGs and roguelikes. We end up in post-apocalyptic world with salt deserts, which is partially generated. It's up to us how we will use our environment and how our story in each session will play out.
Pixelshire
RPG December 2024
Farming RPG with elements of action adventure game and life sim. In Pixelshire we find ourselves on the Arcadia continent, which we can freely roam. Apart from that game allows us to run our own farm or store and take care of development of the whole title town.
Streets of Rogue 2
Action December 2024 (early access since 31 December 2024)
The second installment in a series of sandbox action games with roguelike elements. Streets of Rogue 2 tasks us with overthrowing a corrupt president, giving us tons of freedom in how to achieve our objective.
Sunkissed City
RPG December 2024
A 2D RPG focused on socializing and exploring an open city. Sunkissed City is set in Apollo City, where we'll get to know the people and take part in various events, such as fishing and farming.
Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist
Action 23 January 2025 (early access since 25 March 2024)
A two-dimensional metroidvania platformer. Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist is a sequel to Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights. It features Lilac as the new protagonist and it offers various new gameplay features, including voice overs and difficulty levels changes.
Hazelnut Bastille
Action January 2025
A 2D action-adventure game with pixel-art visuals, inspired by a subgenre known as metroidvania. Developed by the American Aloft Studio, Hazelnut Bastille is an attempt to recreate the best features of 2D games released in the 90s for SNES. The creators brought both an adequate visual style and a fitting soundtrack, but they also limited the aspect ratio to 4:3 for example.
Faeland
Action January 2025 (early access since 05 December 2023)
Metroidvania, in which we play the role of a talented hunter trying to save the kingdom from extinction. The action takes place in a fantastic world full of people, orcs and other creatures.
Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate
Action 13 February 2025
The remastered version of a 2013 brawler. Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate tasks us with defeating the villainous Phantom. The game runs on the Unreal Engine 5, introduces new content and many improvements across the board.
Nighthawks
RPG February 2025
Nighthawks is a text RPG in which we play the role of a young vampire trying to survive in a world where humanity has learned the truth about the existence of bloodthirsty people. The game places great emphasis on the storyline, offering a non-linear adventure and forcing us to make difficult choices.
N1RV Ann-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
Adventure February 2025
N1RV Ann-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is the next installment in the future visual novel that focuses on the problems of customers visiting the bar, where as a result of customized drinks we can influence their lives.
Heavydelic
Adventure February 2025
Heavydelic stands out with its unique, sci-fi surreal graphic style. It was developed by a freelance artist - Slovak cartoonist Tomas Ciger, nicknamed Eniac.
Moth Kubit
RPG February 2025
A top-down 2D RPG about an insect working in a corporate office. Moth Kubit revolves around talking to NPCs, solving puzzles and experiencing the unusual story.
Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter
Action February 2025
A sequel of a well-received title, combining elements of action adventure, RPGs and soulslikes. Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter has us play as Arlo who is the Warden of the Wastes. We explore cold northern regions, trying to deal with a new threat of the Dark Wings.
Burden of Command
RPG March 2025
A tactical RPG developed by Green Tree Games - an independent studio supported by Chris Avellone - the co-creator of such classics as Fallout 2 or Planescape Torment. The player gets acquainted with a story of the 7th US Infantry Regiment (the Cottonbalers) that goes through 18 missions based on historical events. The experience focuses mainly on commanding soldiers.
Damnview: Built from Nothing
Strategy March 2025
Unusual production with the open world, which is a two-dimensional simulator of.... a citizen of the city. Our task is to survive in an unfriendly, capitalist environment. Instead of fighting, the title offers, for example, the possibility of running a taxi or working in a shop. Elections and friendships are of great importance.
The Last Starship
Strategy March 2025 (early access since 15 February 2023)
Strategy game in which we build our own spaceship from scratch and command its crew, taking part in various missions. The Last Starship was developed by the indie studio Introversion Software - authors of such projects as Prison Architect or Uplink.
Wanderlost
Action March 2025
Survival action game with RPG elements. In Wanderlost we find ourselves in a postapocalyptic America overrun by zombies, and during the game we deal mainly with the fight for survival: acquiring food and resources, making equipment and expanding the base.
Fabular: Once upon a Spacetime
RPG March 2025 (early access since 10 November 2022)
Fabular: Once upon a Spacetime is a techno-fantasy action RPG, in which we control a knight exploring a randomly generated galaxy from the deck of a spaceship. Combat takes place in 2D and we use mainly cold weapons.
Yes, Your Grace: Snowfall
Strategy March 2025
The second installment in a series of strategy game by Brave at Night. Yes, Your Grace: Snowfall has us playing as the ruler of a fantasy kingdom, making difficult choices and leading his army to battle.
Bionic Bay
Arcade March 2025
A pixel-art 2D platformer largely based on playing with the laws of physics. Bionic Bay allows us to control a scientist trying to escape from an ancient biomechanic world. We use our parkour skills, but we also manipulate gravity to avoid dangers and solve puzzles.
Bioid
Adventure 07 April 2025
Bioid is a surreal adventure game where we explore a space library full of unusual worlds and characters. In the game we lead a small hero and try to stop parasitic thorns.
Rose and Locket
Action April 2025
Action platform game of the metroidvania type. In Rose & Locket we find ourselves in the underworld inspired by Mexican folklore, which we explore as an outlaw trying to free her daughter's soul.