The Game Awards 2024: All the new space and science fiction games at the fair

The Game Awards 2024 ceremony (December 12) was one of the best in years, offering plenty of surprises and welcome updates on the video games we’ve all been wondering about. That also meant learning more about upcoming space games and being shocked by new revelations that made our sci-fi loving hearts very, very happy. These are the projects to keep an eye on in 2025 and beyond.

In addition to new game reveals and new looks at ongoing projects, we also have updates to receive Mech break ahead of its spring 2025 release (an online mech-based action game that had a pretty solid beta) – and so on Helldivers 2is the long-awaited third enemy faction and a new batch of content (all free) that only just appeared when the trailer dropped. Democracy won’t spread throughout the cosmos, so get to work.

“Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet” (Naughty Dog)

Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet – Announcement Trailer | PS5 Games – YouTube

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Naughty Dog’s return to science fiction marked the end of the ceremony and was arguably one of the biggest reveals of the evening. After being stuck in the universes of The Last of Us and Uncharted for nearly two decades, a new IP has entered the chat (four years in the making). Unfortunately, no release window has been announced.

The story of “The Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet” is about “a dangerous bounty hunter” named Jordan A. Mun. The keynote? She ends up alone and stranded on the distant, mysterious planet Sempiria, a world “whose communication with the outer universe was severed hundreds of years ago.”

‘Project: Robot’ (genDESIGN)

Project: Robot – Reveal Trailer (Studio behind Ico & Shadow of the Colossus) | The Game Awards 2024 – YouTube

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If you were wondering about Fumito Ueda (Ico, Shadow of the Colossus) and his team, who have been absent since 2016’s The Last Guardian, we got an interesting answer last night. We’ve all been treated to an atmospheric teaser trailer that shows a cloaked person climbing what looks like a mech as some sort of natural disaster approaches on a barren world.

Nothing more is known at this time, but we’re all excited to hear more about what’s next from one of gaming’s greatest minds. There is no release window for this game either. In fact, Project: Robot is a placeholder title. So don’t expect this one to be released any time soon.

Turok: Origins (Sabre Interactive)

Turok: Origins – Announcement Trailer – YouTube

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While Nightdive Studios’ OG trilogy remasters have been fantastic, Turok has long been in a strange position when it comes to getting new entries. You may remember the down-to-earth reboot in 2008, which was somewhat successful but didn’t spawn a new saga. A third-person shooter reboot from Universal and Saber Interactive has emerged out of nowhere, and it looks pretty interesting.

The game is described as a co-op adventure that can also be played solo and features “advanced weapons” and “powers that evolve your suit.” It’s another complete reboot of the canon (or so it seems). After such a long absence, it could be just what the franchise needs. There are dinosaurs to fight, and an alien invasion is on the horizon. What more do you need at this stage? After Saber’s spectacular work on Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2, we’re willing to bet on it. Expect it to release in 2025.

“The Outer Worlds 2” (Obsidian Entertainment)

The Outer Worlds 2 – Official Gameplay Trailer | The Game Awards 2024 – YouTube

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After its announcement in 2021, we hadn’t heard anything about the sequel to 2019’s first-person RPG The Outer Worlds. Well, we have good news for you! The Game Awards gave us a look at the game with actual gameplay for the second time ever and even promised a 2025 release window.

It looks suitably fun, colorful and exciting. However, there are still no details about the crew that will accompany us on our journey to the stars this time. Despite the superficial similarities, this isn’t a twist on Starfield’s formula, but it could be a nice alternative for those looking for something more focused on deeper roleplaying.

“Borderlands 4” (gearbox software)

Borderlands 4 | Official First Look – YouTube

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After the terrible Borderlands movie, fans were eagerly awaiting news about the fourth installment of the long-running Borderlands looter-shooter game series to wash away the bad taste.

Although the initial CG intro features a slightly different visual style, the actual gameplay footage depicts a Borderlands game that is appropriately Borderlands-esque. Mind you, the new vault hunters don’t exactly wow with their designs, but we haven’t even met them yet; A lot could change between now and the undetermined release date in 2025.

“Steel Hunters” (Wargaming Group)

STEEL HUNTERS – GAMEPLAY DISCOVERY – YouTube

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After a short CG intro, a pretty explosive trailer for Steel Hunters was unveiled. Alpha testing has been reported to be happening for some time now, but not much has been publicly disclosed. Now we know that it will be a free-to-play PvPvE shooter with big mech battles that feel both fast-paced and difficult.

The official Steam page for Steel Hunters states that six “duo teams” will compete against each other in an attempt to get out of the “hunting grounds” of “a verdant but desolate earth.” The sci-fi setting alone looks enticing and the mech designs look great and quite varied. If Wargaming treats this project with the same care as World of Warships and Tanks, we could be looking at another entry in the list of the best mech games of all time.

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The Game Awards 2024: All the new space and science fiction games at the fair

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