2020 Games Preview: 40 Notable Releases Including Cyberpunk 2077, The Last of Us Part II, and More

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – January 22, 2020

In the gallery above, find details on the most-anticipated games that are expected to be released for PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, and PC during 2020. (They're listed in alphabetical order.) While our list only includes games with confirmed release dates or that seem more likely than not to come out this year, you'll also find some of the more remote possibilities for 2020 compiled at the end of the gallery.

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77 Humankind

Out tbd for PC. The newest 4X strategy game from Amplitude Studios (Endless Space, Endless Legend) ditches the sci-fi and fantasy settings of its prior games for historical accuracy, making Humankind something much closer to the competing Civilization series. Choose from 60 different historical cultures—which can be combined in unique ways to give you, dare we say it, endless possibilities—and grow your civilization from the Neolithic age to the present day and beyond. While full details haven't been revealed yet, Humankind sounds like more than a mere Civilization clone. You'll be able to shift your civilization's culture (say, from Egyptians to Vikings) as the eras progress, and there is just one victory condition: a new concept called "Fame" (which remains hidden to you as you play) that may actually allow a greater variety of paths to success—or, at least, some surprising victories.

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