From Star Wars to Minecraft – The biggest gaming releases for April 2023

WHILE many people are still playing last month’s big hit, Resident Evil 4, many are waiting for April’s games to launch.

There are a number of big games from popular series coming this month, and DLC for a major series will be released.

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From Minecraft to Star Wars, there’s a game for everyone coming out this month.

Here’s the biggest games releasing in April 2023.

Meet Your Maker

In a unique twist, every level of Meet Your Maker is developed by the users.

A build-and-raid game, you can play solo or in co-op to raid others’ handmade levels.

Set in a post-apocalyptic world, it relies on the ingenuity of the community for its success.

Meet Your Maker will be released on April 4 for PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC

EA Sports PGA Tour

It has been a long time since EA Sports, the developer best known for FIFA, has developed a golf game.

Lately, 2K has taken over the job, but after eight years EA Sports is back with PGA Tour.

With more courses than the 2K counterpart, PGA Tour hopes to bring the most realistic golf game yet.

EA Sports PGA Tour will launch on April 7 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

Ghostwire: Tokyo

The spiritual successor to The Evil Within, Ghostwire: Tokyo is a first-person action adventure game.

Originally a timed exclusive for PlayStation, it is now free to be released for Xbox players.

Use psychic and paranormal abilities to take down the enemies on the streets of Tokyo.

Ghostwire: Tokyo will be released for Xbox Series X|S on April 12.

Minecraft Legends

Minecraft Legends brings the building the series is known for to the tower defence genre.

Team up with players online and spend time building a fort with good enough defences to fend off the enemy.

You are then tasked with going to the other team’s fort and seeing which will topple first.

Minecraft Legends will launch on April 18 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, and PC.

Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores DLC

Horizon Forbidden West originally launched in February, 2022, and now the Burning Shores DLC is here.

It’s been described as a large-scale expansion, where Aloy goes to LA to deal with a sinister threat.

Set in a future where robotic animals roam the land, Aloy is the hero we need.

Horizon Forbidden West’s DLC is a PS5 exclusive releasing on April 19.

Dead Island 2

Another game that takes place in a post-apocalyptic LA, Dead Island is coming this month.

Initially set to release in 2015, it’s been over a decade in development.

It hopes to improve dramatically on the gameplay of the original, with all new ways to take out zombies.

Dead Island 2 will launch on April 21 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp

Another delayed game, the remake of the first two Advance Wars games is coming in April.

Combined together in this one package, Advance Wars is a classic series of turned-based strategy games.

Originally released for the Game Boy Advance, the series has been improved for modern consoles.

Advance Wars 1+2 is a Nintendo Switch exclusive releasing on April 21.

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is the long-awaited sequel to Fallen Order.

Cal Kestis returns as our protagonist, as the Empire continues to hunt down the survivors of Order 66.

New enemies will emerge to wipe out the Jedi and stop Kestis and his quest to protect the galaxy.

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor will launch on April 28 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

Written by Georgina Young on behalf of GLHF.