Here are the 2019 PC games we’re looking forward to the most.
Spring, like that squad you didn’t spot in PUBG, has sprung. In the meantime, there’s plenty of new games to help welcome Mother Earth’s rebirth through May and beyond. This month brings us the sheer badassery of Lu Bu in Total War: Three Kingdoms, while Rage 2 lets you slice mutants into a fine ragù. Cat lovers also finally get their justice in ESO: Elsweyr in June.
We’ve organized our massive guide to upcoming 2019 PC games by the month they’re scheduled to release. For the games that don’t have a release date yet (and there’s a ton of them), check out the TBA page. We’re constantly updating this guide with new games and release dates, so make sure to check back often. Looking for something to play right now? Then check out our guide to the best PC games or the best free games on Steam. And to make them really shine, check out our roundup of the best graphics cards.
On this first page we’ve listed out the new games coming to PC in May 2019 that you should keep an eye on. And below May’s games, you’ll find a quick guide to 2019’s biggest new games, from Borderlands and Halo to Spelunky 2 and Hollow Knight: Silksong.
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May 2| Storm in a Teacup| Link| HorrorThe BioShock comparisons are inescapable, but you can’t say Close to the Sun doesn’t nail that art deco spookhouse vibe. Instead of Ayn Rand making a libertarian mess of things, it’s Nikola Tesla who has created a flying (floating?) utopia housing the world’s brightest scientists, until things go horribly wrong as they are wont to do. You’re a journalist hunting for her lost sister, so expect a more straightforward survival horror experience without the Big Daddy combat. It’s an Epic Store exclusive. Steel Division 2
May 2| Eugen Systems| Steam| StrategySteel Division 2 is big. Like, 1:1 scale big. This means you’ll mix turn-based, broad strokes war planning with RTS tactical battles, melding infantry, tank, and air combat on a dizzying scope. This time around you’ll be plotting out the Soviet-led Operation Bagration in Belarus. Read our huge preview here. Yakuza Kiwami 2
May 9| SEGA| Link| Action RPGJRPG best boy Kiryu Kazama is back once again, and this time he gets to punch a tiger in the face. When not raising PETA’s hair, he’s punching and kicking street thugs, desperately stopping all-out clan wars, and taking in the tourist attractions of a rebuilt and high def Sotenbori and Kamurocho. My favorite bit of new content is a “Majima Saga” that fills in the gaps between Yakuza 0,1, and now Kiwami 2, and if you played 0, it’s got one of the more surprisingly heartfelt narrative moments in recent gaming history. Rage 2
May 14| id Software/Avalanche| Link| FPSThis surprise sequel features the talents of Mad Max developers Avalanche Software. You’re a ranger wandering the jungles and deserts of the wasteland, fighting to take back your home from the masochistic Authority gang. You’ll splice, dice, and make nice with a ton of beefy monster trucks and gyrocopters, and collect weapon upgrades that push your machine to its limit. A Plague Tale: Innocence
May 14| Asobo Studio| Link| Action AdventureA young girl and her brother are trying to make their way through medieval France, but they’ve got ruthless soldiers and ridiculously huge swarms of plague rats hunting them down. The tech behind the rats is pretty impressive (and creepy), so expect plenty of gore, horror, and using light sources to solve puzzles and ward off the buggers. Sniper Elite V2 Remaster
May 14| Rebellion| Link| Stealth-ShooterOne of four — count ‘em four — Sniper Elite titles currently in the works, including Sniper Elite 5 and a VR game. The V2 remaster gets some modern day upgrades like a camera mode (perfect for capturing the expression of newly de-groined Nazis), new characters, and 16-player multiplayer, all for $35. Might as well read Phil’s old review. Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love
May 16| Artifex Mundi| Link| Point-and-Click AdventureIf you were looking for a goofy point-and-click adventure that lets you live out a world where Donald Trump (or at least a similarly blonde blowhard) actually wants to spy on Russia, well…you found it.
