10 Upcoming AA Games That EXCITE US

[@Wildemut]

Family is so important to Vin he went back in time to be with his ancestors.

[@derekcunningham6032]

He is his own great x50 grandfather?!

[@Bosfhyfee]

To Dom

[@carr0302]

This.

[@shinichiizumi2242]

plot for F10 leaked???

[@TheHighBrew]

FAMILY

[@blightsurvival]

Thank you so much Gameranx for including us in this amazing list of games! They all look incredible, and we can't wait to see what these talented teams have in store. And a huge thanks to everyone in the comments for the kind words about our game Blight: Survival, it truly means the world to us!

[@gameranxTV]

Our pleasure!

[@LlamaDuck2211]

It looks like an awesome game, too!

[@kirechix]

Will you only release on PC?

[@bofett74]

Xbox would be ideal. For me 😊

[@cheatmode13]

Please release on consoles 🤞🏽ever since the first dead island came out I've been waiting for a medieval version

[@yusufmq5280]

Never thought I’d see the day that I’d genuinely be more excited to click on a top 10 AA list than a top 10 AAA one.

[@galerusgg9243]

I played closed beta for The First Berserker Khazan and it was awesome. Perfect blend of Lies of P and Nioh. Just, amazing. Game jumped to my top 3 most anticipated game of 2025 after that.

[@KevinoftheCosmos]

Vin Diesel did not need to be in Ark 2 as anything but a voice actor. That's such a bizarre choice for a survival game.

[@ParrishWebber]

Pretty sure he loves that game. Not really up to anybody but him and the developers to say how much of a role he plays.

[@geekinoffamolly8230]

@@ParrishWebberhow is ark considered AA

[@Vict0reeaH]

Agreed

[@hailhummus]

Def immersion breaking

[@ParrishWebber]

@@geekinoffamolly8230 Seperat question but to be honest not really something I know anything about. I’m guessing they added them because either AA or AAA is a bit arbitrary or maybe they looked at other factors like team size and what not.

[@AustinT97]

Expedition 33 has all of the tools to be a success, in my opinion. Great voice cast, good and interesting gameplay, and an interesting setting with great visuals. Fingers crossed that it sticks the landing on day 1.

[@tacobell393]

Kingmakers gives me Helldivers 2 vibes in that it seems to blend insanity with hilarity. It looks fun as long as it it's optimized and runs well.

[@gameranxTV]

🤞

[@bronzin1445]

The dev reverse engineered the engine so that the AI and NPCs runs of the GPU rather than the CPU; hence why they’re able to render literal armies on screen with little to no performance hitches

[@bakersmileyface]

Looks like the kind of game that will be amazing for the first 5-10 hours, but get boring and repetitive real fast.

[@bronzin1445]

@@bakersmileyface lol no

[@Xilent1]

HellDivers like instead of Souls Like??

[@OneRandomVictory]

Expedition 33 is at the top of my list but The Alters and The Precinct have my eyes as well.

[@NiceDiggz]

100% Agree

[@stuartmorley6894]

All three sound cool, though Expedition and Alters feel like they might be a really good fun, play them then your done vibe.

[@itsbw8858]

Literally. I had no idea I'd be interested in any of those three games, but now they're my most anticipated upcoming games.

[@davidlubkowski7175]

Expedition 33 is really appealing visually and the turn based combat so far looks good

[@DarkForce2024]

Yes, and it is priced at $49.99, that already gets a +1 in my book.

[@sjsharp2007]

Yea hI'm lookin gforward to Expedition 33 as well.

[@stuartmorley6894]

Edge had a good interview with the team behind it in the last issue. Made me even more excited because they clearly love what they are making and seem like they know what they want it to be. And what they don't want it to be which is equally good.

[@jasontaylor4802]

My thoughts exactly. Looks incredible, and the gameplay loop looks pretty fun as well. Definitely looking forward to it now.

[@KonradDelong]

FYI: The name "Jan Dolski" (from The Alters) is unambigously male in polish (translates to "John", not "Jen"). I'm pretty sure they would go by "him" in vast majority of the variants :P

[@phoebe2810]

This. Also, Jan is pronounced as Yaan.

[@theisaacpigg27_32]

Yea, the description on Steam even says 'Himself'

[@Lawrence_Talbot]

Time for Falcon to pull a Barv

[@ScareTactics1773]

Non-american names confuse americans.

[@hans953]

Funny, bc it's the same in Dutch. Jan means John and is very much a guy's name :)

[@garfrockbreadtroll]

3:20 IS THAT THE FAMILY MAN? MR FAST AND FURIOUS? THE DISEAL OF VIN HIMSELF?

[@Bundle_of_grundles]

No but actually why is vin gasoline in ark 2 lmao

[@walidhalmy9369]

WE WILL DO IT AS A FAMILY

[@GrainGrown]

"DISEAL"?

[@donkey9113]

only OG's know him as Riddick

[@kirank287]

THE FATHER

[@DragonsDream]

Expedition 33 has Jennifer English (Shadowheart's actor) in it, so that's good enough to give it a try 👍🏻

[@Ypervoliko]

i hope you guys start a new playlist called "older games review" in the future

[@gameranxTV]

Thanks for the suggestion.

[@Ypervoliko]

love your before you buy videos. they are really great. but when i see some older videos i realise some of them need some recheck or update you know! they are not complete pictures of a game since no games come out in a complete state these days! sad reality.. 😅

[@SerPodrick]

Blight Survival is now on my radar. Impressive visuals and animations can go a long way

[@blightsurvival]

We appreciate the love!

[@piotrlampkowski6169]

@@blightsurvival Guys, do everything possible to make this game happen, bcs it looks crazy, awsome, and fun as hell (literally!)

[@BenWoyak]

Yeah I still remember the first time I saw that video and thought the gameplay was a cut scene.

[@dylannavarro6283]

Hi Falcon, it’s folks

[@gameranxTV]

Hey

[@eggonyoutube7399]

@@gameranxTVhi folks

[@VolfKami]

Hi

[@ares12351]

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[@chisaten]

Clair Obscura's combat reminds me of The Legend of Dragoon. I loved those button press combo attacks in LoD so much, that is one of the main reasons that I want to get this new game.

[@Djnostyle]

Came here to say that. LoD is my favorite game of all time and anything even remotely similar combat-wise has me sold.

[@devindozier4043]

Clair Obscur Expedition 33 is the game I'm looking forward to the most! Hopefully this kick-off the return of Turn-style combat

[@Lockes87]

Gives me Legend of Dragoon fighting vibes with the button press combos.

[@DoomWalker42]

I can't wait for Crimson Desert. If it delivers on the trailers and footage they showed off then it will be my favourite RPG in recent years. It's got Witcher 3 vibes with amazing graphics and so many RPG mechanics.

[@gameranxTV]

🤞

[@gameranxTV]

👍

[@amnerislopez]

I have been so hyped about this game since I heard about it a couple of years ago! But the 50 minute gameplay they released recently put me off a bit. I’m hoping it’s an early version and the game comes out in a better state.

[@KiikoVT]

The Alters and Expedition 33 are my 2 most anticipated games for next year and I fully believe that they will be "Game of the Year" contenders! I cannot wait to play both of them!

[@jinnyplays]

To be Frank? Frank Sinatra? Frank Castle? Frank West? WHAT FRANK ARE WE BEING?

[@InsomniaticVampire]

Hopefully Frank West

[@UncommonSense-wm5fd]

It's called an expression, did you not pay attention at school?

[@jinnyplays]

Play attention in school, kids!☝️🤓 Maybe you should play attention to your grammar and spelling.

[@andrewcorey9882]

@@UncommonSense-wm5fd r/swoosh

[@MrKaYo323]

Whomp whomp

[@darkone9206]

One that excited me was slitterhead, it was just released, I know a lot of people haven't really been too interested in it but i've been enjoying it, idk what it is about it, most people will ignore it or probably get it on sale if they wish to play, it is just a unique experience with gameplay elements I'd love to see in other games

[@darianstarfrog]

We gotta support new ideas, I'm definitely going to buy it..

[@woofspider330]

It looks really interesting, and I'll probably end up getting it.

[@LightlySaltedPatty]

Darkest of Days is the underrated video game that reminds me of Kingmakers. You travel back in time and you use modern weapons too. It was on XBox 360 and I think PC back in 2009.

[@GAMINGWITHSHADOW6969]

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 gameplay and environment looks incredibly immersive, and the art style is stunning!

[@hypoxxi5505]

Jan in The Alters is a male. Not a she.

[@Reiner_Miller]

Looks like Falcon hasn't seen the trailer)

[@Lawrence_Talbot]

Look like Flacon needs to pull a Barv for misgendering

[@OnwardToMail]

n the beginning he acknowledges Jan is a guy, but then every other time after he refers to Jan as a "her" or a "she."

[@christopher_munn]

Quality has been slipping lately in these video lists from this channel. Not too long ago this channel didn’t even mention Metaphor in one of its New Games for x month lists. A lot of overused catch phrases, as well. Each error alone could be just human error, but in combination it’s falling into weird AI chat bot territory. Not an accusation, just something you see on AI bot channels.

[@Pizmagic]

That alters game looks cool as hell . Great video man. Long live falcon!

[@joet6434]

Some of those AA gamey games look fun. Inzoi looks big budget quality which makes me think it's not AA but that matters not aslong as the finished game releases & is fun to play. Kingmakers i was aware of & i look forward to it, kind of reminds me of Army of Darkness a little, with much improved Boomsticks! Clair Obscur looks atlus stylish with its commands, the mix of turnbased mixed with real-time alters looks fun. The precinct looks fun, looks like a little like American Fugitive, will be interesting to check out. Showa looks like a mix styles & presented in a madcap way which is refreshing to see in the somewhat stale AAA studios unwilling to take risks. Nice countdown guys, i hope we get to see some of them bear fruit.

[@simonebravo5026]

The Precinct is developed by the same studio if I'm not wrong. If they deliver a slightly more convincing story and more sensible quests, I'll consider it a AAA game easily!

[@Slomoshun4u]

This damn Falcon is turning into a parrot. He said, "To be Frank" once, sometimes twice per game. Either that or him and his editor have an inside joke to see how many weird but subtle things they can say without anybody catching on. Well I'm on to you, Bird!

[@JackFranco95]

I picked up on that and checked comments for this reason, it has to be done intentionally haha

[@kylejones3932]

He says "to be frank" like 5 times a video for some time now, lol. Not really sure why

[@IPM71]

@@kylejones3932 Maybe his real name is Frank ?

[@USCavalry1]

It’s okay bro

[@TomasMaldonado93]

and his comparisons with souls-like makes my eyes roll, he can just say "action rpg"

[@rockgill443]

Blight survival looks unreal

[@gameranxTV]

yep 🤞

[@bronzin1445]

@@rockgill443 I just hope you can solo. We have way too many online games that force co-op play down your throat (I’m looking at you Darktide)

[@Seismo2077]

Cause it is. There is nothing new for more than a year

[@GrifftheDude]

Dumb question, what is a rogue-like game?

[@blightsurvival]

Thank you! We have an ever-growing team of talented devs working hard on its development!

[@Marx1684]

11:17 This game looks amazing.

[@Gambit_41]

Looks awesome 🤩 day one on xbox game pass 💪

[@patg6205]

I guess vin diesel found his new family

[@gameranxTV]

😂

[@rollorollyrolla9568]

Lmao 😂😂😂😂

[@0ptimusLime]

Im so hyped for Kingmakers. Looks like just a straight up fun game.

[@garfrockbreadtroll]

falcon said zoi so many times i thought this was the oggy and the cockroach intro

[@admiralcasual1712]

I get this. 😅

[@arthurfleck629]

The last thing I was expecting to see in this comment section was a reference to Oggy And The Cockroaches, that’s so awesome hahaha.

[@garfrockbreadtroll]

@@arthurfleck629 you a real one knowing Oggy and the gang lol

[@garfrockbreadtroll]

@@admiralcasual1712 you real asf for that

[@Notsogeekgeek]

10 9 and 8 + Precinct + Blight survival + the Alters, they all look and sound amazing!

[@elyssa.c90]

Already wishlisted Clair Obscure 33. Very excited for this one!

[@deneguil-1618]

Same! And the fact that it's from my hometown makes it even better for me!

[@Incalor]

Expedition 33, First Berserker and Showa American Story are the highlights. Especially Showa, I mean, one of the sidequests is apparently to find a hooker willing to sit on an NPC's face. Hell of a concept.

[@aleh3627]

Showa is interesting because it's actually made in Chongqing china, despite being about the USA.

[@RamblinRick_]

Thanks to this video, just added Blight Survival to Steam Wishlist

[@blightsurvival]

Thank you so much, we really appreciate it!

[@eliasaboujaoude2465]

@@blightsurvivalI will buy it but I wish that there is a magic system in it, like spells are implemented and not just a sword.

[@Captain.AmericaV1]

Kingmakers has been on my radar for a while. Can't wait for it. Looks wild 😜😜😂😂

[@100littlecurses]

Kindgmaker reminds me of "Darkest of Days"- similar premise where you travel to historical moments to keep the timeline

[@shifu9276]

Inzoi looks fun as. I could see myself playing it for a solid 3-5 minutes.

[@dalamar5502]

Kingmaker looks like it will be a blast. Just some good old mindless fun

[@vinceely2906]

For how long though? I want a good weekend and popping back once in while. Just worried it’s going to be 2 hours and done.

[@dalamar5502]

@@vinceely2906 I really dont care how long it looks like something a person will come back to for simple mindless fun when they are trying to decide to play next

[@cetus835]

Please do more lists like this! I love AA games and somehow so many good ones get by me because they don't get the exposure that "mainstream"/"AAA🤮" games do

[@JohnnyVincent420]

12:00 that game gives me GTA CTW vibes, probably because of the top down camera and the cel shaded graphics.

[@tahmid4785]

1:47 Inzoi is basically adults playing house

[@lilbuddy324]

Reminds me of PlayStation home back in the day

[@TakarieZan]

Showa American Story was on my wishlist so long that I had thought that game DIED. When I saw the trailer this past month I was so hyped. Other than that I appreciate this video because Inzoi and the precinct was not on my radar. Expedition 13 also loos amazing

[@wyntersYT]

Falcon hears dodging, parrying and blocking: Souls like.

[@claytonroberson4813]

Dark souls is very much dodging parrying and blocking 😂 quite literally what u do the whole game. Besides walking which ark survival 2 also has. So they're actually very similar 😶‍🌫️

[@HippieMinded92]

This whole list of AA games seems very exciting tbh, hope they all do well! I look forward to trying some for sure.

[@aaronkidd8072]

Woot woot Sunday funday 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@manolizerg]

i'm excited for showa, hope it doesn't let me down (hard to achieve tbh) LOVE YOU FALCON ✨

[@anuvette]

0:12 what game is that?

[@anuvette]

oh nvm

[@superscottochristie]

Trumps America

[@RotundHero30]

Oh I was about to say it's probably khazan the first berserker ( I didn't finish the video yet so he may say it lol)

[@reuben8686]

@@superscottochristieL

[@bearcataquatic]

I am very hyped for clair obscur like I haven't for a long time. God I hope it meets expectations...

[@madguruJ]

Kingmakers: Evil Dead 3

[@bronzin1445]

This…is my BOOMSTICK!!

[@therealestMSG]

The beats in the intro to this video goes hard. Pleasant surprise 😮

[@TheChrisLouis]

3:26 Conan Exiles.

[@rue_pardox]

I had to open my phone to rush to comments for this

[@Aaadapro]

Honestly almost all the games presented here sounds like bangers to me and I hope they live up to my expectations

[@weeveepee7654]

As of late I prefer double A games. They are usually very ambitious and want to make a name for there selves and also garnish a following. Looking forward to all these titles

[@GrainGrown]

*their

[@weeveepee7654]

@GrainGrown thanks alot! Next time I'll remember how important it is to be grammatically correct in the youtube comments 😊 your a lifesaver

[@GrainGrown]

@@weeveepee7654 *Thanks *a lot *KZbin *You're *. Keep learning English, kiddo.

[@rendezvousonmemorylane]

@@GrainGrown LMAO This is crazy 🤣🤣🤣

[@seba19762]

Kudos for the video! I feel I went to an alternate universe where videogames are fun and good again...

[@ashb3808]

No KCD 2??

[@stevenfisher7828]

This is one of the games I'm looking forward to in 2025

[@janisgustavian]

im shocked It's not listed

[@Benden01]

Haven't heard of Clair Obscur before, immediately wishlisted it. Game look really promising.

[@PanikedReactions]

6:15 bro, it’s November 2024. Later this year?

[@danielwoodhall3533]

On Steam the release date is this year, they haven’t specified an actual date

[@Nexkbeard]

I am ridiculously excited for the precinct since they released the first trailer for it a couple years ago, no idea why but I have a feeling it’s going to be awesome

[@whosaidthat84]

Take a shot every time Falcon says "to be frank."

[@matteste]

AA games are such an underappreciated group of games. Some of my favorite games in recent years have been in that space. The stuff a game such as Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous was able to pull of was nothing short of amazing.

[@I_oAwaits]

Anymore, I mostly prefer indie/AA games for so many reasons.

[@gameranxTV]

👍🏼

[@ollitsacnomar]

"An action strategy sandbox game" is a hilarious way to describe Kingmakers.

[@eduardobenassi3072]

Casting Vin Diesel is such a dumb move. Holy shit 😂 So many solid mocap actors and you go for that guy.

[@f1jones544]

It only takes about 7 minutes to capture his range so he's actually cheaper in the end.

[@Stormyy6310]

it's not, Vin Diesel is allegedly an actual ark players and has over 1000h, high chances that he was not that expensive or even possibly cheap

[@eduardobenassi3072]

@@Stormyy6310 That's the argument? Sheesh guy 😂

[@lordtemplar9274]

Kingmakers looks awesome 👍. i hope it runs well with so many enemies in an open environment.

[@MrNK1411]

I used to think the concept of the game in Free Guy is pretty weird because no one actually wants to see a bunch of NPC doing NPC things, but with Inzoi and the SIM, I'm thinking my perception might be wrong

[@codenamedoggo8550]

free guy is more like gta tho cause the players do whatever the hell they want but like I like ur point

[@ystacalden]

free guy is more like the modern day equivalent of the skyrim the people who mod it so they can roleplay blacksmiths etc want

[@po-cf1ut]

Interesting list! Stoked for Subnautica 2 + Blight Survival... wasn't aware of the Alters which also looks intriguing.

[@gameranxTV]

Hey glad we were able to point that one out!

[@swiatowidciesslak6249]

7:20 The problem is, that first Subnautica "full" gamers need for lonesome. So Subnautica-co-op, where you literally have to interact with other people, might be a recipe for disaster.

[@irishlad1367]

Nah I say there's a choice between solo or co op

[@swiatowidciesslak6249]

@@irishlad1367 If you say so.

[@irishlad1367]

​@swiatowidciesslak6249 what you mean "if you say so" their past 2 games were solo, now they're adding multiplayer, doesn't mean they're removing solo, use your head

[@swiatowidciesslak6249]

@irishlad1367 I meant, that I know too little about the subjekt, to create my own conclusion.

[@LuisRicardo1981]

Hey Falcon. Love this video dude. Your energy is 10/10

[@DamakriaStudios]

Me: I need to go out. Ill turn off the PC- Gameranx: Guess what mf

[@NOTABOT123-jm2lr]

same

[@gameranxTV]

😅

[@RHQ7]

I played the alters demo and it had me hooked with the story and the alternate lifepath thing. It's probably one of my most anticipated game.

[@kingshadow8782]

Heck Yeah!

[@Nope-ity-nope-nope]

Diesel is a real bro and a real nerd. My man!

[@danielschmaderer]

Kingmakers looks amazing. That one is absolutely top of my list from this video.

[@ade9654]

The Alters has me genuinely excited. It looks so unique and very clever.

[@LCInfantry]

Glad you did the “excite us” thing. Makes you sound less bias unironically when you don’t talk about a game that ends up really kicking off.

[@AT1972ASDF]

1:46 Hmm yes, very nice. Lady looks directly at me. Oh, sorry. Pretty realistic sim right there 👍

[@time_makes_music]

The way I'm so hyped for Kingmakers 💯💯!!!

[@redsoul_41]

I'm really hyped up for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. 😊

[@pulletbroof4566]

Am actually really excited for the open world sims game. It looks like my peak gaming imaginations as a kid, that feeling is what excites me alot

[@darianstarfrog]

Showa Showdown will eat all these for breakfast . So much hype in one trailer..

[@gameranxTV]

Nice! Hope it delivers for you! :D

[@SuperLocrian]

The Demo for The Precinct was Awesome! Very Excited for it. Kingmakers gives me fantastic Army of Darkness vibes - Come Get Some!

[@arenkai]

Expedition 33 looks delightful and the music is already god like !

[@gameranxTV]

Solid picks!

[@PattharGamerzps5]

Nice gameplay bro 👍👍

[@kevinl3351]

Absolutely stoked for kingmakers

[@Eramaeis]

The First Berserker looks awesome 🙌

[@JacobKelsey-t4b]

The "and shit" on the king makers got me lol. 😂

[@yoman9832]

I’m very excited for most of these games, especially Subnautica 2, Ark 2, Kingmakers, and Shoto!! Mother Fing SUBNAUTICA 2!!!!

[@tobiastheblueman]

11:20 oh, shit! I just turned 33 this year 😳 lets hope they find that monolith. I sure do like living lol

[@ransom--]

That Clair Obscur game is an AA release? That looks crazy good.

[@-zahir-7320]

The first thing that popped into my mind when you talked about the background and stories of The Alters is Joel Edgerton's Dark Matter. Would be great to play a base building game with the TV-show's story line in mind.

[@landonewts]

Some really exciting new titles coming out, with some real creativity in their premise. This is cool! Oddly, of all these, I might play Showa: An American Story first. Not my usual style or type of game, but looks really promising. Along with a decent slate of larger games coming up, gonna be a lot to hunker down with.

[@oldsk0ol]

Kingmakers gives me the "This is my BOOMSTICK!" vibe.

[@alexblanchard5050]

Clair Obscur looks incredible. So glad it's turn based. Feels like a next gen old school final fantasy 😀

[@Roccondil]

4:00 Darkest of Days was a game that tried to do this, some sort of time travely sci-fi thing where you'd join major turning-point battles and eventually get non-period sci-fi weapons by the end of the missions, I can't remember if you take on the role of a time traveler or a soldier of the era who is given the non-period armaments.

[@simonsjodin6062]

I’m so stoked about the Precinct! I hope it will be good and runs well on a Rog Ally X!

[@gameranxTV]

Fingers crossed it delivers!

[@BoondockRoberts]

I haven't been disappointed with Vin as a voice actor yet. "suuuupermaaaan"

[@Faunatic97]

Nice list, didn't have many of those on my radar