December 2024 rounds out a legendary year for gaming with new December events in established games like Overwatch and Fallout 76 - to new highly anticipated titles like Infinity Nikki and Delta Force. Here are all of the best games releasing in December 2024!
December 2nd, 2024 will be the last day to participate in the first Overwatch: Classic event! From November 12th to December 2nd, a new Classic event will be available from the Arcade where players can go back to the 1.0 Patch of Overwatch for some unranked nostalgic rounds.
Players will be able to form teams without class limits, letting you create crazy combinations of tanks, DPS, and heals during this limited time event.
On December 3rd, the Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete edition is releasing for iOS and Android. Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is a cult favorite in the Animal Crossing franchise with some players saying it's even better than Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
This mobile game is getting a Complete Edition available on iOS and Android app stores next month. In Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, players can work as a manager for a small campsite, fish, catch bugs, and collect outfits and furniture.
Delta Force is a highly anticipated PvP and PvE shooter releasing for PC on December 4th, and is planned for release on all other platforms in early 2025. Delta Force will be launching with three complete game modes - a campaign, an extraction mode, and a large scale PvP arena with multiple teams.
Delta Force is a free-to-play first person shooter with two separate timelines, one taking place in 1993 and the other in 2035. This upcoming title will feature single-player, MMO, online PvP, online co-op, and cross-platform multiplayer. Will it be enough to compete with other free-to-play shooters like the Last Descendant?
Infinity Nikki is an upcoming cozy game that I've seen all over Tiktok. It seems like a ton of major cozy game streamers have been given early access keys to the game and have been highlighting its beautiful graphics and open world. Infinity Nikki is being marketed as "The Coziest Open World Game."
Infinity Nikki features a charming open world with all kinds of cozy activities like fishing, pet grooming, and fashion contests. This upcoming cozy game releases on all platforms - iOS, Android, PC, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 - on December 5th, 2024.
The creators of Final Fantasy are releasing an entirely new RPG called Fantasian Neo Dimension on December 5th. Fantasian Neo Dimension was originally released in 2021 for the Apple Arcade and has been remastered for console.
Fantasion Neo Dimension features a turn-based battle system, a haunted soundtrack from the Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu, and a lengthy campaign set in a multi-dimensional universe. This game will be releasing for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch on December 5th.
Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island is an upcoming cozy game releasing on December 5th. In Mythwrecked, the player washes up on the shore of a mythical island home to the Greek gods. The Greek gods have lost their memory, and they need your help to restore the island.
Mythwrecked has cozy graphics that remind me of Coral Island, and this sandbox game contains all kinds of characters to develop relationships with. Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island releases for Xbox, PC, and Nintendo Switch on December 5th, 2024.
Little Big Adventure: Twinsen's Quest is a remake of the 1994 classic game. In Little Big Adventure, Twinsen is the least likely person to save the world, but the task falls to him. Players will use a magical tunic and ball to explore an expansive world, meet new allies, and complete his quest.
Little Big Adventure features cozy graphics that cozy gamers will love! This game released on PC, Nintendo Switch, and Playstation in November, and will also release on Xbox on December 5th, 2024.
Fallout 76 is releasing its Gleaming Depths update on December 5th, 2024. This update that was teased at QuakeCon will feature Fallout 76's first true dungeon. The dungeon with an imposing serpent-like boss will require forming a party with other players.
Other updates to Fallout 76 include CAMP pets. Now you'll be able to keep a furry companion at your CAMP to watch over the place while you adventure!
The highly anticipated Path of Exile 2 is releasing in early access on PC, Xbox Series X, and PlayStation 5 on December 6th, 2024. After years of new patches and updates, Path of Exile is releasing a stand-alone sequel game, Path of Exile 2. Although this will be a separate game, developers say that servers for both games will be supported.
PoE is a free-to-play game that resonates with gamers that also love Diablo, Last Epoch, and World of Warcraft. Any purchases made in either game will also be account bound and shared between the two, further encouraging players to keep playing PoE alongside PoE 2.
Marvel Rivals is another highly anticipated game releasing on December 6th, 2024. Super heroes and super villains from the Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, X-Men, and other Marvel universes collide in this epic shooter.
Marvel Rivals will be a free-to-play PvP shooter with teams where players can become their favorite hero or villain from across the Multiverse.
Lapin is a cozy game that's releasing for the Nintendo Switch on December 8th, 2024. After construction forces them from their home, five rabbits must explore a new and dangerou world until they find a new home. This indie cozy game features ethereal animation and moving dialogue.
First announced at QuakeCon, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is the most highly anticipated game of Winter 2024. This Indiana Jones story falls between the Raiders of the Lost Ark and the Last Crusade.
Explore the Vatican, the pyramids of Egypt, sunken jungle temples, and more in this massive upcoming RPG! Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is releasing on December 9th, 2024 for PC and Xbox, and for the PlayStation 5 in April 2025.
The Cabin Factory is a horror game releasing on December 12th that I've also seen all over Tiktok. The Cabin Factory has been pushing a ton of advertising ahead of its release on PC. In this Japanese horror game, you're in charge of inspecting log cabins to see if they're haunted or not. This short game is inspired by liminal spaces like the Backrooms.
Fairy Tale 2 is the highly anticipated sequel to the first Fairy Tale game and brings players back to the Alvarez Empire Arc for an adventure. Players will be able to not only control Natsu and Lucy but will be able to play as all the members of the Fairy Tale guild! This game also brings an open world map that players can explore in any order they choose.
Fairy Tale 2 releases on December 13th, 2o24 for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and the Nintendo Switch.
Happy Potter: Quidditch Champions is finally releasing on the Nintendo Switch sometime in December 2024. Nintendo Switch players will be able to play Quidditch all the way up to the Quidditch World Cup, seeing famous characters like Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermoine Granger along the way.
Cozy gamers that also own Hogwarts Legacy will receive a bonus pack when they download Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions!
Finally, The Necromancer's Tale is a gothic RPG that I've had on my wishlist since January, and it's finally releasing on PC sometime in December 2024. Become a Necromancer and commune with the dead in this party-based RPG with combat similar to Baldur's Gate 3.
Players will use all the tools at their disposal to learn the secrets of over 150 in game NPCs. Every conversation matters and impacts the end of the game. Conduct occult rituals and try to stop your descent into madness as you continue honing your powers as a Necromancer!
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