Let’s face it, 2020 was a dud. There were some decent games, sure, but the year itself? Not so good. And most of us were trapped inside, unable to play the vast majority of the best new stuff released last year (I’m looking at you Twilight Imperium IV: Prophecy of Kings).
But now it’s 2021 and while we don’t know what it will hold just yet, the list of upcoming game releases is long and exciting. Here’s a rundown of our 50 most anticipated releases scheduled to come out this year.
1. Heroquest
View on BoardGameGeek2. Descent: Legends of the Dark
3. Lizard Wizard
4. Dinosaur World
5. Dinosaur Island: Rawr n’ Write
6. Darwin’s Journey
7. Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles
8. Weather Machine
9. Hallertau
10. Mercado de Lisboa
11. Hamburg
12. Amsterdam
13. Furnace
14. Flourish
15. Terraforming Mars The Dice Game
16. The Adventures of Robin Hood
17. The Great Wall
18. Dominant Species Marine
19. Hadrian’s Wall
20. Golem
21. Carnegie
22. Arkwright: The Card Game
23. Streets
24. Coffee Traders
25. Kokopelli
26. Zapotec
27. Tabannusi: Builders of Ur
28. Praga Caput Regni
29. Maglev Metro
30. Weimar: The Fight for Democracy
31. Brazil Imperial
32. Cape May
33. Shamans
34. Citta-Stato
35. Crescent City Cargo
36. Rurik Stone and Blade
37. Glenmore II: Highland Games
38. Cartographers Heroes
39. Paladins of the West Kingdom: City of Crowns
40. Clash of Cultures: Monumental Edition
41. War of the Ring: Kings of Middle Earth
42. Grand Austria Hote: Let’s Waltz!
43. On Mars: Surviving Mars – Cooperative Expansion
44. Robinson Crusoe: The Book of Adventures
45. Madeira Collector’s Edition
46. Railroad Ink: Yellow/Green
47. Agropolis
48. Teotihuacan: Expansion Period
49. Concordia Solitaria
50. Fantastic Factories: Manufactions
51. Transatlantic II
52. Tokyo Expansions
View Osaka Metro Expansion on BoardGameGeek
View Tokuo Tsukiji Expansion on BoardGameGeek
Bonus Picks
Below are some picks from last year’s list that haven’t yet released. These are all expected in 2021 as well, though, we included them on the 2020 list.
7th Citadel
1861/67
Aegean Sea
Ankh: Gods of Egypt
Burgle Bros 2
Return to Dark Tower
Frosthaven
Kemet Blood and Sand
Legacies
Namiji
Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile
Transhumanity
Venice
Anachrony: Fractures of Time
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