10 Exciting Upcoming Video Games (You’ve Probably Never Heard Of)

7. Outer Wilds

Depending on how open your mind is, the premise of Outer Wilds will either sound enticing or off-putting. Setting the player's astronaut down on an unknown planet just twenty minutes before a local sun goes supernova and kills them, the game will have us continually playing that same imminent death sequence over and over and over.

Bored by that prospect? Don't be. Outer Wilds will be a well-packed game that encourages the player to learn more, rather than simply relying on linear character growth to do it for them. As you replay the section repeatedly, you'll be able to explore the local galaxy in an attempt to find information. Why is the astronaut there? Why is the sun about to go supernova? And who are the mysterious, local alien race?

The secrets you uncover will help you go further with each new turn. Finding an observatory that contains launch codes will allow you to pilot a rocket into space and discover more secrets before the sun burns you up and you start again, again. Sequences like this are key to the gameplay in Outer Wilds and, if you have the patience, an immensely rewarding experience will await you.