The Future Games Show Spring Showcase and the brand-new FGS Live from GDC hit screens on March 20, packed with game reveals, release date drops, and developer deep dives! Hosted by Jennifer English (Shadowheart, Baldur’s Gate 3) and Nolan North (Nathan Drake, Uncharted Series), the main show was a non-stop ride through the latest and greatest in gaming. Meanwhile, Jules and Nathan held things down at FGS Live from GDC with even more exclusive content.
Missed it? No worries! You can catch all the trailers on the Future Games Show YouTube channel or start wishlisting games via the Steam Sale and Epic Games Store pages.
Here’s a full rundown of everything that was announced!
Lost Rift WORLD PREMIERE
The show kicked off with the world premiere trailer for Lost Rift, a supernatural survival game set on a desert island boasting PvP and PvPvE gameplay. It’s coming to Steam Early Access later this year.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
A character trailer for the upcoming turn-based RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 introduced Maelle, a rapier-wielding survivor played by Jennifer English. It’s coming to PC, PlayStation and Xbox on April 24.
ANIMAL USE PROTOCOL
The horror maestros behind the STASIS series are back with Animal Use Protocol, a survival horror puzzle adventure starring a hyper-intelligent chimp and their rat companion. It’s coming soon to PC.
Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny
A developer diary for the upcoming Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny remaster which focused on the game’s new difficulty setting, “Hell” mode. It’s coming to PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch on May 23, 2025.
NITRO GEN OMEGA
A gameplay trailer for Nitro Gen Omega – a tactical RPG where you build a mech, fill it with mercenaries and engage in turn-based battles. It’s coming to PC in 2025.
The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time
The developers of The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time explained this metafictional deduction puzzle game. Players can unravel the mystery themselves when the demo drops on April 25, 2025.
I Hate This Place WORLD PREMIERE
Bloober Team and Skybound Entertainment joined forces to reveal I Hate This Place, an open-world survival game based on the Kyle Starks comic of the same name. It’s coming to PC in 2025.
Once Upon A Puppet
Once Upon A Puppet is a puzzle platformer where you tangle with the strings of fate as a plucky marionette. It’s coming to PC and consoles on April 23, 2025.
Revenge of The Savage Planet
The live-action trailer concerned the Ding Ding Influencer Accelerator Program, or D.I.A.P.E.R. for short. The chaotic co-op action-adventure is coming to PC, PlayStation and Xbox on May 8.
INAYAH – Life After Gods
ExoGenesis Studios shared the launch trailer for Inayah: Life After Gods, a mysterious Metroidvania in which you chart the ruins of a high-tech civilization. It’s coming to PC later this month.
Deathground
Deathground received a brand-new gameplay trailer, illuminating the latent tension in this dinosaur survival horror game. It’s coming to PC later this year.
Kingmakers ONE TO WATCH
Redemption Road Games provided an overview of Kingmakers. In this anachronistic siege simulator, you take on knights with modern weaponry and drive trucks through cavalry fields. It’s coming to PC in 2025.
Elsewhere Electric WORLD PREMIERE
Games by Stitch revealed Elsewhere Electric – an asymmetrical puzzle game where you explore an abandoned facility, with one player on a mobile phone and another in virtual reality. It lands on Steam and Meta in summer 2025.
System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster
The System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster from Nightdive Studios is landing on June 26 for PC and consoles. Mark your calendars for a catch-up with this historic immersive sim.
GOG Preservation Program
GOG are committing to maintaining classic games for future generations with the GOG Preservation Program. The show revealed a few more games coming to the program, including Silent Hill 4: The Room, Fallout 2 and many more. Head to GOG.com to find out more.
Chains of Freedom
A gameplay trailer gave us a glimpse at the grimdark world behind this tactical military shooter. It’s coming to PC, PlayStation and Xbox on April 15.
Billie Bust Up
Thanks to a musical number, we learned more about Billie Bust Up’s story. This fantastical 3D platformer is coming soon to PC.
Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree
The wicked bosses and powerful magic of dark fantasy action RPG Mandragora were on full display in a gameplay trailer. It’s coming to PC, PlayStation and Xbox on April 17.
Bionic Bay
A new gameplay trailer introduced us to the atmospheric biomechanical world of Bionic Bay, a speedrunning platformer with competitive multiplayer. The game is coming soon to PC and PlayStation 5, but in the meantime, a new demo is available on Steam.
Shelf Heroes WORLD PREMIERE
Shelf Heroes is a brand new roguelite shooter with deck building elements that evokes the aesthetic style of Toy Story and Small Soldiers. The reveal trailer debuted during the show.
NEIGHBORS: Suburban Warfare
NEIGHBORS: Suburban Warfare has players reaffirming their property boundaries with backyard brawls and pigeon poop bombs. It’s coming to Steam Early Access on April 17.
Hawthorn
The developers of Hawthorn provided a gameplay overview, which included rats flying on owls and otters drinking pints. This wonderfully whimsical game is coming to Kickstarter soon.
INDUSTRIA 2
Industria 2 is a grimdark sci-fi adventure inspired by the Half-Life series. The show included a tense but beautiful gameplay trailer. It’s coming soon.
Romestead WORLD PREMIERE
Rebuild the Roman empire—but watch out for zombies! That’s the premise of one of the most exciting world premieres in the show, Romestead. This adorable open-world survival game is coming soon, but you can wishlist it now.
South of Midnight ONE TO WATCH
South of Midnight made it onto our Ones To Watch list, so Compulsion Games popped up to let viewers know what to expect from the studio’s epic Deep South action-adventure. South of Midnight is coming to Xbox and PC on April 8, 2025.
PIONER
Pioner is a Stalker-like MMO FPS where players encounter anomalies and fight to survive across haunted landscapes. A new gameplay trailer dropped during the show, noting that the game is coming to PC in 2025.
Hell Clock
Hell Clock is a roguelike ARPG that puts a dark fantasy twist on Brazilian history. A gameplay trailer aired during the show, revealing a brand-new Steam demo for intrigued viewers to explore. It’s coming soon to PC.
Rivals Hover League
Chaotic vehicular combat reigns supreme in the latest trailer for Rivals Hover League, an adrenaline-pumping PVP experience where you boost and blast your way around the battlefield. It’s coming soon, so make sure it’s on your wishlists.
Finding Frankie
A gore-soaked story trailer for Finding Frankie brought us into the world of this spine-chilling parkour platformer, where you’re taunted by a team of terrifying animatronics. It’s coming to consoles on April 15.
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord War Sails Expansion
A stunning in-engine trailer revealed the War Sails expansion for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, bringing naval combat and an all-new Viking-inspired faction to the game. It lands on PC and consoles this June 17.
WILL: Follow The Light
WILL: Follow The Light is an Unreal Engine 5 sailing adventure with aurora vistas and an intrigue-filled narrative. A slice of seafaring gameplay cropped up during the show. Wishlist the game on PC and consoles.
Cloudheim
Noodle Cat Games provided an overview of Cloudheim. It’s a post-Ragnarok survival game with co-op, crafting and physics-based combat. It’s coming to PC, PlayStation and Xbox later this year.
Section 13
A brand new gameplay trailer for Section 13. This is a twin-stick roguelite shooter where you fend off waves of vicious monsters, and it’s coming to PC, PlayStation and Xbox in May 2025.
METAL EDEN
An adrenaline-pumping gameplay trailer for cyberpunk shooter Metal Eden landed. Players take on the role of an advanced battle android and tear through a derelict orbital city in this single-player adventure, which is coming to PC and Xbox on May 6.
Bandit Trap
Bandit Trap is a family-friendly multiplayer experience where you take turns looting or protecting a series of cartoon homes by dodging or placing all manner of quirky boobytraps. A story trailer revealed the premise behind all the mayhem. Bandit Trap is coming soon to PC.
Neon Abyss 2
Boasting infinite item synergies and cyber mythological trappings, a new gameplay trailer appeared in the show. It’s coming soon to PC, but you can check it out now via the single-player open playtest on Steam.
The Last Caretaker
Safeguard the future of humanity in The Last Caretaker, a survival game starring a lonely robot. It’s coming soon to PC.
Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days
Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days is a side-scrolling psychological horror game set during a zombie outbreak. A release date trailer aired, revealing a Steam early access launch date of April 9.
Locomoto
Locomoto is a cosy conductor simulator where you manage a train full of adorable anthropomorphic passengers. A new trailer revealed that the game will launch on April 8 for PC, with a Nintendo Switch release coming later this year.
KARMA: The Dark World
A new trailer for Karma: The Dark World dug into the game’s thrilling alt-history narrative, where you play an agent of The Thought Bureau and dive into the minds of the accused. It’s coming to PC and PlayStation 5 on March 27.
Ones to Play Montage
The Ones to Play Montage spotlights a series of games that you can play on Steam after the showcase ends including Eclipsium, White Knuckle, Weeny Wise, Paper Sky, Mother Machine and Artis Impact.
Frosthaven WORLD PREMIERE
The legendary tabletop game Frosthaven is getting a virtual adaptation. It’s coming soon to PC, so make sure it’s on your wishlists.
STAND-ALONE
STAND-ALONE is a cyberpunk action game where you download new skills from your enemies after defeating them. A new trailer revealed STAND-ALONE is coming to Steam in Summer 2025.
Mecha BREAK
Mecha BREAK is a multiplayer armoured brawler where you vie to control the skies and duel with exoskeletal enemies. A trailer pointed towards the game’s upcoming Open Beta. Mecha BREAK is coming to PC and Xbox later this year.
Fretless – The Wrath of Riffson
Tune a corrupted world into harmony in Fretless: The Wrath of Riffson, a turn-based RPG where you defy enemies with deadly licks and riffs. A new trailer revealed more gameplay. It’s coming to PC on May 22.
Crown Gambit
Crown Gambit is a card-based combat game where you guide a medieval kingdom through the political turmoil of succession. A new gameplay trailer gave us a taste of its atmospheric world. Crown Gambit is coming to PC in Summer 2025.
RAEV Kingdom on the Distant Shores WORLD PREMIERE
RAEV Kingdom on the Distant Shores, a cute cartoon city builder set in a kingdom full of foxes, was revealed during the show. It’s coming soon to PC, so make sure it’s on your wishlists.
REANIMAL ONE TO WATCH
Developers from Tarsier provided an overview of the game’s narrative and gameplay, which involves siblings escaping an island full of haunted creatures. REANIMAL is coming soon to PC and consoles.
FBC: Firebreak
Remedy Entertainment shared the first gameplay trailer for FBC: Firebreak – a session-based co-op shooter set in the world of Control where you and up to three friends embark on anomaly-busting jobs, like repelling monsters made of sticky notes. It’s coming to PC, PlayStation and Xbox in Summer 2025.
Cronos: The New Dawn
An alternate-history thriller from Bloober Team, Cronos: The New Dawn is a time-travelling survival horror game where you extract essence from the victims of a mysterious apocalypse. A developer diary provided an overview of the game’s narrative. It’s coming to PC and consoles in 2025.
Painkiller WORLD PREMIERE
Painkiller is back! Saber Interactive and 3D Realms are developing a brand-new game based on the legendary 2004 purgatorial shooter. It’s coming to PC and consoles in Fall 2025.
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