After some deliberation and voting, our most anticipated games of 2023 are being unveiled! We're starting with titles that garnered honorable mentions; these nominees received a significant amount of votes but fell just short of making the cut. Come back tomorrow to start the countdown of WorthPlaying's 20 most anticipated titles of 2023!

Hogwarts Legacy is an open-world, single-player, action-RPG set in the 1800s wizarding world.

Help legendary horror icon Jason Voorhees stalk and slay campers across 100+ puzzle levels in a hilariously off kilter puzzle game.

In Skull and Bones, players take command of their own warship to live the ultimate pirate experience alongside their friends. Become a legend of the open ocean.

SimRail - The Railway Simulator is an advanced railway simulator where you master high-speed long-distance EMU, heavy freight hauls and suburban trains.

Inspired by H.P Lovecraft, Eresys is a horror co-op game for up to four players.

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) announce the nominees for its 26th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, show co-hosted by Greg Miller (Kinda Funny Games) and Stella Chung (IGN).

Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:

• Aurora's Journey And The Pitiful Lackey [PC/PS4/PS5]
• Dungeon Munchies [Switch/PS4/PS5] Physical Edition
• Finnish Army Simulator [PC] Early Access Launch
• One Piece Odyssey [PC/PS4/PS5/XSX]
• Pillazon [PC] Early Access Launch
• The King Of Fighters XV [PC/PS4/PS5/XOne/XSX] v1.62 Update

Goose Goose Duck is a game of social deduction where you and your fellow geese must work together to complete your mission.

A completely new spinoff from the Dragon Quest series, Dragon Quest Treasures explores the childhood of the siblings Mia and Erik from Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age.

With a trio of sleuths at your disposal, it's your job to right one of history's wrongs in Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey, a narrative adventure designed to unearth the secrets behind Whitechapel's most famous son.

Featuring spectacular melee combat and exciting gunplay, Wanted: Dead is set in a dark and dangerous version of sci-fi Hong Kong where you will need sharpened skills to survive.

Shoulders Of Giants is a sci-fi roguelike that features a sword-wielding robot and a gunslinging space frog working together to defeat a great evil.

Set during WW1, Trenches is a horror survival game with an atmospheric setting that is a stark reminder of a period that will send chills down your spine.

Based on the popular Netflix series Kingdom, Kingdom: The Blood is a third-person action/K-zombie horror multiplayer game.

Packing a punch with stunning visuals, a revolutionary footwork system, and deep strategy, Undisputed aims to be the most authentic boxing experience to date.

Green Hell is a first-person, psychological survival simulator set in the uncharted depths of the sweltering Amazon rainforest.

Season: A letter to the future is a third-person atmospheric adventure bicycle road trip game.

Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:

• Aquatico [PC]
• Arcade Paradise [PC/PS4/PS5/Switch/XOne/XSX] Kung Fury: Street Rage DLC
• Breakers Collection [PC/PS4/PS5/Switch/XOne/XSX]
• Drago Noka [PC/Switch]
• Gatewalkers [PC/PS4/XOne]
• Lone Ruin [PC/Switch]
• Marvel Future Fight [Android/iOS] Sector 13 Content Update
• NeverAwake [PC/PS4/PS5/Switch] v1.1 Update
• Pokémon Scarlet/Pokémon Violet [Switch] Unveils New Pokémon Species
• Rogue AI Simulator [PC]
• Sailing Era [PC]
• Skul: The Hero Slayer [PC] Free Dark Mirror expansion
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – The Adventure Game [Board Game]
• Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege [PC/PS4/PS5/XOne/XSX] Blackbeard's Deadman + Thorn's Becky Lynch Bundles
• Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider [PC/PS4/PS5/Switch]
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links [Android/PC/iOS] 6th Anniversary Celebration Campaign

Set in a storybook kingdom of trolls, knights, and princesses, Fabledom offers a warm, upbeat approach to the city builder.