We’re entering 2017 with a slow month in gaming. No major games are making their debut, until the second week of the month. However, several developers are releasing long-anticipated sequels to popular games.

Gravity Rush 2 (PS4): January 20th

The reconstruction of the city of Hekseville is taking place after a former incident, caused by former mayor D’nelica. This causes a strange disturbance in gravity. Taking place where the first game, Gravity Rush, left off, main characters, Kat and Raven, return. Kat, the gravity princess, begins an investigation with Raven and a new character, Syd, who is a police officer. The area is hit by a gravity storm on an unprecedented scale, causing the three to be sucked into a gravitational whirlpool. The three arrive in a strange mining settlement, known as Banga village. Director, Keiichiro Toyama, stresses immersion with Gravity Rush 2. Toyama says the key to this is expanding the universe and making Kat and her surroundings feel more alive. For example, the new city in the game is more lively and colorful, and Kat will be able to chat with the city’s inhabitants, throw gang signs, and people will react organically. Environments will be destructible.

Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment

Developers: SIE Japan Studio & Project Siren

Genre: Single-player action-adventure, action role-playing

Resident Evil VII: Biohazard (PC, PS4, PSVR, Xbox One): January 24th

Set in the southern United States in a city known as, Dulvey, Louisiana, protagonist, Ethan Winters, is on the hunt for his missing wife, Mia. This leads him to a severely neglected plantation, home of the Baker family. Ethan is a civilian, who, unlike Resident Evil characters before him, offers few combat skills. Playing from a first-person perspective, players will have access to a variety of weapons including pistols, shotguns, flamethrowers, explosives and chainsaws in the fight against enemies described as mutant creatures] However, according to developers, players should not expect a “gun fest”. Other notable mechanics of previous Resident Evil games, including puzzle-solving, resource management, and healing herbs are also confirmed to appear in the game.

Publisher: Capcom

Developer: Capcom

Genre: Single-player survival horror

Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 (PS4, Xbox One) : January 27th

The game takes place in modern-day with a series of conflicts between three hostile factions. A proxy war and a civil war in Georgia also begin. Players take control of American Marine Captain, named Jonathan North, as he proceeds to Georgia to find and eliminate its intruder, with whom he shares a dark past, in order to prevent another Cold War.

Publisher: CI Games

Developer: CI Games

Genre: Single-player first-person shooter, tactical shooter

Also this month:

Rise & Shine (PC, Xbox One) – January 13

Disgaea 2 (PC) – January 31

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Sabotage DLC (PS4) (30 days early) – January 31

Next month, it appears as though things will be picking up. February will be bringing us new Halo, Sniper and Lego games making their appearance. See you next month, when we take an in depth look at the games that will modernize 21st century gaming.