The biggest video games coming out in June 2024

June is a quiet month for gaming. For nearly 25 years, gaming journalists have been traveling to Los Angeles for the Electronic Entertainment Expo, crawling through the busy, noisy show floor and diving into the often-too-cold conference rooms to drink half-full bottles of water. I used to split my time on . And a meeting with the developer.

But with the departed E3 now in the rearview mirror, Summer Games Fest has become a less formal, less centralized and more selective version of its predecessor. Because these events are packed with gaming news for a month, actual game releases are often slow.

But this month, along with a big release that can’t be ignored in the form of the long-awaited expansion pack for Elden Ring, there are smaller games worth checking out. Here’s what to expect in June:

NOTE: All games listed below are traditional or “Web2” video games. As far as we know, there are no cryptocurrency or blockchain elements.

Destiny 2: Final Form

Release date: June 4
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S

Destiny 2’s ongoing story has been building up to this moment for years. Final Shape could wrap up ongoing Destiny storylines and open up Bungie’s slate to start new ones or even announce Destiny 3. (Don’t worry, we don’t know anything you don’t know.)

Along with wrapping up the current storyline, this expansion introduces the Prismatic subclass, allowing you to combine Arc, Solar, Void, Statis, and Strand abilities into the perfect subclass to suit your own design.

Star Wars: Hunter

Release date: June 4
Platform: Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch

Star Wars Outlaws, scheduled for release later this summer, is getting all the attention right now, but it’s not the only Star Wars game coming soon. Star Wars: Hunters comes out in June.

Get your video game buzzwords ready. This is a free-to-play, player-versus-player competitive arena game featuring entirely new characters cast from a familiar mold. Character types include Wookie, Trandoshan, and Rodian. There are bounty hunters, Jedi, and scavengers.

You’ll choose from a diverse roster of characters to take part in modes you know and love from other games. There’s a team deathmatch style mode called Squad Brawl, a Domination style mode called Power Control, and a Capture the Flag or Far Away style game called Trophy Chase. Again, the game is free and included on all of the most popular mobile platforms, so it’s worth a look if you want to experience Star Wars right now.

Killer Clowns from Space: The Game

Release date: June 4
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S

Horror movies are almost the perfect subject for asynchronous multiplayer. While some players appear powerful and immortal, others are hapless victims with no choice but to escape. The formula works in Dead by Daylight and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Game, but no one would have bet on the 1988 cult classic horror film “Killer Clowns from Outer Space” getting its own adaptation.

In this adaptation, three players control one of five unique Klowns, a race of evil clown-like aliens who have come to Earth to prey on humans, while the other seven players play as the townsfolk of Crescent Cove and must evade the Klowns and their kin. do. A laughably terrible weapon. The movie includes a popcorn bazooka, cotton candy cocoon, sentient balloon animals, shadow puppets that shrink people, and more. In zombie movies, aim for the head. In Klown movies, you aim for the nose.

still waking up from the depths

Release date: June 18
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S

Set in December 1975, Glasgow electrician Caz McLeary becomes trapped on an oil rig off the coast of Scotland when disaster strikes. As McLeary, players must survive not only dangerous weather and a deteriorating oil rig, but also the pursuit of a mysterious monster currently aboard the rig. With Still Wakes the Deep, developer The Chinese Room returns to narrative horror. The studio previously worked on Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, Dear Esther, and Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture.

Elden Ring: Shadow of Edtree

Release Date: June 21
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S

Just like Elden Ring players avoiding Fire Giant, other games are also avoiding the release of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. Elden Ring was one of the most reviewed and best-selling games of 2022, so this expansion is almost certain to be huge.

This expansion introduces expansive new areas to explore, new weapons and equipment to use, and new enemies and bosses to kill and defeat repeatedly. The new region, the Land of Shadow, is said to be as large as Elden Ring’s first region, Limgrave. It’s not that big compared to the full Elden Ring map, but the Elden Ring map is huge, so expect a lot to do.

Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD

Release Date: June 27
Platform: Nintendo Switch

Readers based in the United States may remember Luigi’s Mansion 2 as Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon. This name was launched in the United States in 2013. Elsewhere it was simply called Luigi’s Mansion 2. Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD is a Nintendo 3DS game for the Switch with new visuals, but most of the rest of the game remains the same. The game also features cooperative multiplayer for up to four players.

Editor: Andrew Hayward