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13 Cool Games You'll Be Playing This Spring

  • Forget <i>50 Shades</i> – true masochists should skip that nonsense and hop into bed with the latest controller-throwing action-RPG from the makers of the legendary <i>Souls</i> games. But while <i>Bloodborne</i> is undoubtedly difficult, it’s also incredibly rewarding and chock full of things to kill. And things that will kill you.
    1/13

    Bloodborne (March 24 | PS4)

    Forget 50 Shades – true masochists should skip that nonsense and hop into bed with the latest controller-throwing action-RPG from the makers of the legendary Souls games. But while Bloodborne is undoubtedly difficult, it’s also incredibly rewarding and chock full of things to kill. And things that will kill you.
  • The crazy, cel-shaded world of <i>Borderlands</i> comes to the Xbox One and PS4 in this compilation, which crams <i>Borderlands 2</i>, <i>Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel</i>, and every piece of DLC for both games into one package. That’s a lot of Claptrap, and you can never get too much Claptrap.
    2/13

    Borderlands: The Handsome Collection (March 24 | Xbox One, PS4)

    The crazy, cel-shaded world of Borderlands comes to the Xbox One and PS4 in this compilation, which crams Borderlands 2, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, and every piece of DLC for both games into one package. That’s a lot of Claptrap, and you can never get too much Claptrap.
  • Long for the glory days of <i>Baldur’s Gate</i>? A Kickstarter hit developed by the RPG masters at Obsidian Entertainent, <i>Pillars of Eternity</i> is a throwback to the days of isometric parties and tough-as-nails tactical combat. It’s also getting <a href="http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/pillars-of-eternity" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:rave reviews.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">rave reviews.</a>
    3/13

    Pillars of Eternity (March 26 | PC)

    Long for the glory days of Baldur’s Gate? A Kickstarter hit developed by the RPG masters at Obsidian Entertainent, Pillars of Eternity is a throwback to the days of isometric parties and tough-as-nails tactical combat. It’s also getting rave reviews.
  • Fans of <i>Metroid</i>-style action-adventure games should stick this indie game on their spring shortlist. But it doesn’t just channel old-school greats like <i>Rygar</i> and <i>Contra</i> – it channels their glitches, too, and lets you exploit broken game code to progress through its alien world.
    4/13

    Axiom Verge (March 31 | PS4, PS Vita, PC)

    Fans of Metroid-style action-adventure games should stick this indie game on their spring shortlist. But it doesn’t just channel old-school greats like Rygar and Contra – it channels their glitches, too, and lets you exploit broken game code to progress through its alien world.
  • Opening Day is April 5, giving Sony’s annual baseball sim a nice head start. Significant updates to the lighting, animations, and even the grass patterns in each stadium should result in another beauty, while an RPG-like mode complete with unlockable, stat-boosting gear should give you plenty to (big league) chew on.
    5/13

    MLB 15 The Show (March 31 | PS4, PS Vita, PS3)

    Opening Day is April 5, giving Sony’s annual baseball sim a nice head start. Significant updates to the lighting, animations, and even the grass patterns in each stadium should result in another beauty, while an RPG-like mode complete with unlockable, stat-boosting gear should give you plenty to (big league) chew on.
  • The first game built specifically for Nintendo’s New 3DS XL, this port of the 2012 Wii hit brings deep, lengthy role-playing to the handheld. To enjoy its real-time combat and huge open world, however, you’ll need a new portable – it won’t run on older 3DS models.
    6/13

    Xenoblade Chronicles 3D (April 10 | New 3DS XL)

    The first game built specifically for Nintendo’s New 3DS XL, this port of the 2012 Wii hit brings deep, lengthy role-playing to the handheld. To enjoy its real-time combat and huge open world, however, you’ll need a new portable – it won’t run on older 3DS models.
  • Get over here and check out the latest version of the legendary fighting game. It’s got all the carnage we’ve come to expect, but brings a few new twists, from ever-evolving online challenge Towers to a meta-game that lets you represent one of the game’s warring clans in a global battle. But mostly, it’s about doing terriblly painful things to perfectly good warriors.
    7/13

    Mortal Kombat X (April 14 | PC, PS4, Xbox One)

    Get over here and check out the latest version of the legendary fighting game. It’s got all the carnage we’ve come to expect, but brings a few new twists, from ever-evolving online challenge Towers to a meta-game that lets you represent one of the game’s warring clans in a global battle. But mostly, it’s about doing terriblly painful things to perfectly good warriors.
  • Gamers have had a hard time watching the PC release of the massively successful open-world crime game get pushed back countless times, but it looks like it’s really happening this April. It’s not just a port of the console version, either: the PC <i>GTA V</i> adds weapons, vehicles, wildlife, and graphics capable of displaying in 4K resolution. If you’ve got the rig, consider Los Santos for Spring Break.
    8/13

    Grand Theft Auto V (April 14 | PC)

    Gamers have had a hard time watching the PC release of the massively successful open-world crime game get pushed back countless times, but it looks like it’s really happening this April. It’s not just a port of the console version, either: the PC GTA V adds weapons, vehicles, wildlife, and graphics capable of displaying in 4K resolution. If you’ve got the rig, consider Los Santos for Spring Break.
  • The second and final act of Tim Schafer and Double Fine’s point-and-click adventure hits the PC. Sony fans, however, can play the entire thing – Act One and Act Two - on their PS4 or Vita on the same date. No matter where you play it, you’ll doubtlessly dig this old-school adventure game’s beautiful graphics, terrific writing, and tricky puzzles.
    9/13

    Broken Age: Act 2 (April 28 | PC, PS4, PS Vita)

    The second and final act of Tim Schafer and Double Fine’s point-and-click adventure hits the PC. Sony fans, however, can play the entire thing – Act One and Act Two - on their PS4 or Vita on the same date. No matter where you play it, you’ll doubtlessly dig this old-school adventure game’s beautiful graphics, terrific writing, and tricky puzzles.
  • One of 2014’s best shooters get prequeled. Set years before the events of <i>Wolfenstein: The New Order,</i> <i>The Old Blood</i> drops you back into the boots of BJ Blazkowicz, who must once again show Nazi scum the shooty end of various guns as he tracks down General Deathshead.
    10/13

    Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (May 5 | PC, PS4, Xbox One)

    One of 2014’s best shooters get prequeled. Set years before the events of Wolfenstein: The New Order, The Old Blood drops you back into the boots of BJ Blazkowicz, who must once again show Nazi scum the shooty end of various guns as he tracks down General Deathshead.
  • If you like your role-playing games epic, mature, and filled with a combination of swordplay and magic, <i>The Witcher 3</i> should be high on your wish list. It’s been delayed a few times, but with a game this ambitious – it’s 30 times the size of <i>The Witcher 2</i> - that’s probably a good thing.
    11/13

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (May 19 | PC, Xbox One, PS4)

    If you like your role-playing games epic, mature, and filled with a combination of swordplay and magic, The Witcher 3 should be high on your wish list. It’s been delayed a few times, but with a game this ambitious – it’s 30 times the size of The Witcher 2 - that’s probably a good thing.
  • Shoot and swim through colored ink in this playful take on the shooter genre. <i>Splatoon</i> is classic Nintendo: nonviolent, inventive, and tons of fun. But with no mascots to support it, it’s anybody’s guess how it will fare once it hits shelves in May.
    12/13

    Splatoon (May 2015 | Wii U)

    Shoot and swim through colored ink in this playful take on the shooter genre. Splatoon is classic Nintendo: nonviolent, inventive, and tons of fun. But with no mascots to support it, it’s anybody’s guess how it will fare once it hits shelves in May.
  • The massively-multiplayer role-playing game makes its way to consoles this season, bringing with it all the updates and content additions from the PC version. That includes going totally subscription-free, so you won’t need to cough up extra cash each month to roam around Tamriel.
    13/13

    The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited (June 9 | Xbox One, PS4)

    The massively-multiplayer role-playing game makes its way to consoles this season, bringing with it all the updates and content additions from the PC version. That includes going totally subscription-free, so you won’t need to cough up extra cash each month to roam around Tamriel.
Forget <i>50 Shades</i> – true masochists should skip that nonsense and hop into bed with the latest controller-throwing action-RPG from the makers of the legendary <i>Souls</i> games. But while <i>Bloodborne</i> is undoubtedly difficult, it’s also incredibly rewarding and chock full of things to kill. And things that will kill you.
The crazy, cel-shaded world of <i>Borderlands</i> comes to the Xbox One and PS4 in this compilation, which crams <i>Borderlands 2</i>, <i>Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel</i>, and every piece of DLC for both games into one package. That’s a lot of Claptrap, and you can never get too much Claptrap.
Long for the glory days of <i>Baldur’s Gate</i>? A Kickstarter hit developed by the RPG masters at Obsidian Entertainent, <i>Pillars of Eternity</i> is a throwback to the days of isometric parties and tough-as-nails tactical combat. It’s also getting <a href="http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/pillars-of-eternity" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:rave reviews.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">rave reviews.</a>
Fans of <i>Metroid</i>-style action-adventure games should stick this indie game on their spring shortlist. But it doesn’t just channel old-school greats like <i>Rygar</i> and <i>Contra</i> – it channels their glitches, too, and lets you exploit broken game code to progress through its alien world.
Opening Day is April 5, giving Sony’s annual baseball sim a nice head start. Significant updates to the lighting, animations, and even the grass patterns in each stadium should result in another beauty, while an RPG-like mode complete with unlockable, stat-boosting gear should give you plenty to (big league) chew on.
The first game built specifically for Nintendo’s New 3DS XL, this port of the 2012 Wii hit brings deep, lengthy role-playing to the handheld. To enjoy its real-time combat and huge open world, however, you’ll need a new portable – it won’t run on older 3DS models.
Get over here and check out the latest version of the legendary fighting game. It’s got all the carnage we’ve come to expect, but brings a few new twists, from ever-evolving online challenge Towers to a meta-game that lets you represent one of the game’s warring clans in a global battle. But mostly, it’s about doing terriblly painful things to perfectly good warriors.
Gamers have had a hard time watching the PC release of the massively successful open-world crime game get pushed back countless times, but it looks like it’s really happening this April. It’s not just a port of the console version, either: the PC <i>GTA V</i> adds weapons, vehicles, wildlife, and graphics capable of displaying in 4K resolution. If you’ve got the rig, consider Los Santos for Spring Break.
The second and final act of Tim Schafer and Double Fine’s point-and-click adventure hits the PC. Sony fans, however, can play the entire thing – Act One and Act Two - on their PS4 or Vita on the same date. No matter where you play it, you’ll doubtlessly dig this old-school adventure game’s beautiful graphics, terrific writing, and tricky puzzles.
One of 2014’s best shooters get prequeled. Set years before the events of <i>Wolfenstein: The New Order,</i> <i>The Old Blood</i> drops you back into the boots of BJ Blazkowicz, who must once again show Nazi scum the shooty end of various guns as he tracks down General Deathshead.
If you like your role-playing games epic, mature, and filled with a combination of swordplay and magic, <i>The Witcher 3</i> should be high on your wish list. It’s been delayed a few times, but with a game this ambitious – it’s 30 times the size of <i>The Witcher 2</i> - that’s probably a good thing.
Shoot and swim through colored ink in this playful take on the shooter genre. <i>Splatoon</i> is classic Nintendo: nonviolent, inventive, and tons of fun. But with no mascots to support it, it’s anybody’s guess how it will fare once it hits shelves in May.
The massively-multiplayer role-playing game makes its way to consoles this season, bringing with it all the updates and content additions from the PC version. That includes going totally subscription-free, so you won’t need to cough up extra cash each month to roam around Tamriel.
Ben Silverman
Updated

Thanks to some brutal delays in 2014, we’ve already seen some pretty big games thus far in 2015. But the year’s just getting started, and typically spring is a bigger season than winter for gamers. So what’s coming? Thaw out with these upcoming releases. (All games due out between March 20 and June 21. You know, spring!)