Clifford Games: Release dates: every game confirmed for 2017

The countdown to 2017’s big game releases has already begun…

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Release dates: every game confirmed for 2017

2017 is shaping up to be a strong year for new releases, book-ended by a new Resident Evil in January and ending with a new Red Dead Redemption sometime later in the year. In between there’s the return of massive franchises such as Mass Effect, console exclusives like Detroit: Become Human, and the continued vibrancy of cool releases from the indie scene.

We’ve put together this list of games for every title confirmed for PS4, Xbox One and PC over the coming 12 months, as well as the addition of some of the more interesting or high-profile releases on other platforms, including those for Nintendo’s new console, the Switch. We’ll also note all major DLC updates for the biggest games too.

We’ll update this throughout the year, juggling dates as games are announced and delayed, and as others are nailed down to specific months of the year. Now, what are you looking forward to playing?

January

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January starts strong with the return of Resident Evil, while the end of the month includes DLC for Infinite Warfare, the full release of last year’s Hitman episodes and our first look at Conan: Exiles.

Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Future Tone (PS4) – January 10
Rise & Shine (PC, Xbox One) – January 13
Rise & Shine (Xbox One, PS4) – January 13/January 17
Pit People (PC, Xbox One) early access – January 13
Fate/EXTELLA: The Umbral Star (PS4, Vita) – January 17
The Flame in the Flood (PS4) – January 17
She Remembered Caterpillars (PC) – January 17
Gravity Rush 2 (PS4) – January 20
Dragon Quest 8: Journey of the Cursed King (3DS) – January 20
Halo Wars 2 Blitz open beta (PC, Xbox One) – January 20-30
Hunter’s Legacy – January 20 Xbox One/January 24 PS4
The Turing Test (PS4) – January 23
Tales of Berseria (PS4, PC) – January 24/27
Resident Evil 7 (PC, PS4, PSVR, Xbox One) – January 24
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue (PS4) – January 24
Yakuza 0 (PS4) – January 24
Memoranda (PC) – January 25
Towerfall Ascension (Xbox One) – January 25
Rocketbirds 2: Evolution (PC) – January 26
Imprint-X (PC, Mobile) – January 26
Days of War Steam Early Access (PC) – January 26
For Honor closed beta (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – January 26-29
Double Dragon 4 – January 29 PS4/ January 30 PC
Wells (PC, Xbox One) January 30
Conan Exiles – Steam Early Access (PC) – January 31
Disgaea 2 (PC) – January 31
Dynasty Warriors: Godseekers (PS4, Vita) – January 31
Divide (PS4) – January 31
Linelight (PC, PS4) – January 31
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Sabotage DLC (PS4) (30 days early) – January 31
Quote – Steam Early Access (PC) – January 31
Hitman: The Complete First Season (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – January 31

February

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Ubisoft’s co-op online brawler For Honor shows promise for February, along with Xbox One exclusive Halo Wars 2 and the bombastic return of Sniper Elite. Some of us are holding out for Night in the Woods too.

Diluvion (PC) – February 2
Alwa’s Awakening (PC) – February 2
Fire Emblem Heroes (Android) – February 2
Ghost Recon: Wildlands closed beta (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – February 3-6
Nights of Azure (PC) – February 7
Uncanny Valley (PS4, Vita, Xbox One) – February 7 PS4/February 10 Xbox
Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book (PC) – February 7
The Wild Eight – Steam Early Access (PC) – February 8
Nioh (PS4) – February 7 NA, February 8 EU/UK
Quarantine – Steam Early Access (PC) – February 9
Brut@l (PC) – February 9
For Honor (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – February 14
Sniper Elite 4 (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – February 14
All the Delicate Duplicates (PC) – February 17
Halo Wars 2 (PC, Xbox One) – February 21
Psychonauts VR In the Rhombus of Ruin (PSVR) – February 21
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – A Criminal Past DLC (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – February 23
Ys Origin (PS4, Vita) – February 21
Berserk Berserk and the Band of the Hawk (PC, PS4, Vita) – February 21
Night in the Woods (PC, PS4) – February 21
Hollow Knight: Beneath and Beyond – (PC) – February 24
Stories Untold (PC) – February 27
Horizon Zero Dawn (PS4) – February 28 US/March 1 EU, UK
Torment: Tides of Numenera (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – February 28
Desync (PC) – February 28
The Division: DLC 3 Last Stand & update 1.6 (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – February 28
Total War: Warhammer – Bretonnia faction (PC) – February 28
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Series – A New Frontier season pass retail (PS4, Xbox One) – February 28

March

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March is going to be the month that Nintendo launches a brand new console onto the market. There’s a lot we don’t know about the Switch, but hardware launches are always exciting times so we expect a pretty lively month as publishers confirm their games for launch day. If that’s not your bag, Ubisoft is dropping new Tom Clancy spin-off Ghost Recon: Wildlands.

Robo Recall (PC Oculus Rift) – March 1
Nintendo Switch console launch – March 3
I Am Setsuna (Switch) – March 3
Just Dance 2017 (Switch) – March 3
Super Bomberman R (Switch) – March 3
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Wii U, Switch) – March 3
1-2 Switch (Switch) – March 3
World of Goo (Switch) – March 3
Human Resource Machine (Switch) – March 3
Little Inferno (Switch) – March 3
Snipperclips (Switch) – March 3
Ghost Recon: Wildlands (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – March 7
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (PC, Xbox One) – March 7
Lego Worlds (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – March 7
Nier: Automata (PS4) – March 7 NA/March 10 EU
Verdun – (Xbox One) – March 8
Danganronpa 1&2 Reload (PS4) – March 14 NA, March 17 EU
Dead Rising 4 (Steam) – March 14
Styx: Shards of Darkness (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – March 14
Battlefield 1 – They Shall Not Pass (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – March 14 for Premium, March 28 for everyone else
Senran Kagura Estival Versus (PC) – March 17
Nier: Automata (PC) – March 17
Turok 2 (PC) – March 17
Mass Effect: Andromeda (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – March 21 NA/ March 23 EU
Troll and I (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – March 21
This is the Police (PS4, Xbox One) – March 22
Holobunnies: Pause Café (PC) – March 22
Toukiden 2 (PC, PS4, Vita) – March 21 NA/24 EU
Rock Band VR (Oculus) – March 23
Zero Escape: The Nonary Games (PC) – March 24
Dreamfall Chapters (PS4, Xbox One) – March 24
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix (PS4) – March 28
Vikings – Wolves of Midgard (PC, PS4) – March 28
Strafe (PC) – March 28
MLB The Show 17 (PS4) – March 28
Old Time Hockey (PC, PS4) – March 28
Dark Souls 3: The Ringed City DLC (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – March 28
Snake Pass (PC, PS4, Swith, Xbox One) – March 29
Thimbleweed Park (PC, Xbox One) – March 30
Routine (PC) – March
88 Heroes (PS4) – March
Has-Been Heroes (Switch) – March
Flatout 4: Total Insanity (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – March/April

Q1 / early 2017

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As the year rolls on we’ll be able to define these titles by month when publishers confirm their release dates, but in the meantime these are all pegged for the first three months or “early 2017”. Expect some to be pushed back. We’re holding out for Mass Effect: Andromeda around this time as the big release in early 2017.

The Fall Part 2: Unbound (PS4) – Q1 2017
Everspace – full release (PC, Xbox One) – Q1 2017
Faeria (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – Q1 2017
Black the Fall (PC, consoles) – Q1 2017
Shock Tactics (PC) – Q1 2017
Friday the 13th: The Game – (PC) – early 2017
NeuroVoider (PS4, Xbox One) – early 2017
Mirage: Arcane Warfare (PC) – early 2017
Voodoo Vince: Remastered (Xbox One) – early 2017
Shadow Warrior 2 (PS4, Xbox One) – early 2017
Strafe (PS4) – early 2016
Impact Winter (PC) – early 2017
Victor Vran (PS4, Xbox One) – early 2017
The Church in the Darkness (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – early 2017
Blackwood Crossing (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – early 2017
Aaero (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – early 2017
Hand of Fate 2 (PC, PS4) – early 2017
Megaton Rainfall (PS4, PSVR) – early 2017
The Jackbox Party Pack 3 (Switch) – early 2017

April

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The mad platform antics of Yooka-Laylee has been piquing our interest for long enough, so we’re glad to see this project from ex-Rare staffers is nailed down for April. Persona 5, Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 and a remaster of Bulletstorm won’t go unnoticed, either.

Drawn to Death (PS4) – April 4
Persona 5 (PS4) – April 4
Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – April 7
Yooka-Laylee (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – April 11
Stardew Valley Collector’s Edition (PS4, Xbox One) – April 11
The Sexy Brutale (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – April 12
SUDA51’s The Silver Case remaster (PS4) – April 18 NA/April 21 EU
Syberia 3 (PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One) – April 20 EU/April 25 NA
Micro Machines World Series (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – April 21
Outlast 2 (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – April 25
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – April 25
Dragon Quest Heroes 2 (PC, PS4) – April 25 NA/April 28 EU
Puyo Puyo Tetris (PS4, Switch) – April 25 NA/ April 28 EU
Dawn of War 3 (PC) – April 27
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Switch) – April 28
Constructor (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – April 28
Little Nightmares (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – April 28
Portal Knights (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – April 28
Lock’s Quest (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – April

Q2 / Spring 2017

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Namco’s Little Nightmares leads the releases during a quiet period, but we’re also intrigued by Sonic Mania, Cuphead and the release of Lego City Undercover around this time.

Conan Exiles – Xbox Game Preview (Xbox One) – spring 2017
Lego City Undercover (PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One) – spring 2017
Sonic Mania (PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One) – spring 2017
Gorogoa (iOS, PC) – spring 2017
Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception (PS4, Vita) – spring 2017
Arms (Switch) – spring
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ (Switch) – spring
Rollcage official launch (PC) – spring 2017
The Golf Club 2 (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – spring 2017
Disgaea 5 Complete (Switch) – spring 2017
Cities: Skylines (Xbox One) – spring 2017
What Remains of Edith Finch (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – spring 2017
Redeemer (PC) – spring 2017
Prey (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – May 5
Birthdays: The Beginning (PC, PS4) – May 9
Injustice 2 (PS4, Xbox One) – May 16
Farpoint and PlayStation VR Aim Controller – (PSVR) – Mary 16
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (3DS) – May 19
Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada (PC, PS4) – May 23
Get Even (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – May 26
Ultra Street Fighter 2: The Final Challengers (Switch) – May 26
Star Trek: Bridge Crew (PSVR, Rift, Vive) – May 30
Rime (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – May
The Surge (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – May
Tekken 7 (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – June 2
The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – June 6
Dirt 4 (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – June 9
Final Fantasy 14: Stormblood (PC, PS4) – June 20
Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls (PS4) – June 23 EU/June 27 NA
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (1-3 remasters) (PS4) – June 30
HyperBrawl Tournament – Steam Early Access (PC) – June
Cuphead (PC, Xbox One) – mid 2017
Celeste (PC, PS4) – mid 2017
Final Fantasy 12: The Zodiac Age (PS4) – July 11
Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls (PC) – July 27
Agony (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – Q2 2017
Gas Guzzlers Extreme – (PS4) – Q2 2017
Elite: Dangerous – (PS4) – Q2 2017
Don’t Starve Mega Pack – (PS4, Xbox One) – Q2 2017
Valkyria Revolution – (PS4, Vita, Xbox One) – Q2 2017
Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles – (PC, PS4) – Q2 2017
Fallen Legion – (PS4, Vita) – first half 2017
The Culling – Game Preview (Xbox One) – first half 2017

The rest of 2017

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There are a lot of releases due between summer and the end of the year, but it’s a little too early for publishers to nail down dates in most cases. So as much as we’re expecting big hitters like Red Dead Redemption 2, Dawn of War 3, Crackdown 3 and Star Wars: Battlefront 2, we’re treating them all as fluid and would expect some on this list to slip into 2018.