February may well be the shortest month of the year, but that's not to say the month is short on quality games hitting the Steam store.
During the last month we saw the likes of One Piece Odyssey, Lone Ruin, Dead Space, and two Persona ports land on Steam.
Now, we've gone through all of the upcoming releases planned for this month ahead — and today we're going to look through some of the February 2023 highlights.
Let's get to it.
✨ February 2023 Steam Games
Deliver Us Mars
🗓️ Out February 2
🔗 Steam Page
🎮 Steam Deck: Verified
A polished single-player 3D sci-fi adventure set on the surface of Mars. It's the follow-up to the award-winning 'Deliver Us the Moon'.
Your Only Move Is Hustle
🗓️ Out February 2
🔗 Steam Page
🎮 Steam Deck: TBC
A seemingly deep and detailed 2D fighting game with a highly creative sandbox mode for creating your own 'epic' fight scenes.
Perish
🗓️ Out February 2
🔗 Steam Page
🎮 Steam Deck: Verified
This looks like someone made a multiplayer FPS in a FromSoftware game. The result is a stylish and gory looking shooter for up to four players.
Hogwarts Legacy
🗓️ Out February 10
🔗 Steam Page
🎮 Steam Deck: Verified
An epic, open-world action RPG set in the Harry Potter universe. Sure looks the part — but it's an unavoidable truth that buying it will put money directly in the hands of J.K. Rowling, a now prominent anti-transgender voice.
Here's some Hogwarts: Legacy alternative games you may want to consider on Steam Deck.
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Wanted: Dead
🗓️ Out February 14
🔗 Steam Page
🎮 Steam Deck: TBC
A gory 'hack and slasher meets third-person shooter' cyberpunk adventure game from the makers of Ninja Gaiden and the Dead or Alive games. You play as 'Lt. Hannah Stone' a Hong Kong cop trying to uncover a big corporate conspiracy.
It's described as a 'love letter to the sixth generation of consoles' with 'lo-tech 90s retro futurism' vibes.
Blanc
🗓️ Out February 14
🔗 Steam Page
🎮 Steam Deck: TBC
This is a rather charming looking co-op adventure game that follows the journey of a wolf cub and fawn. It has a strong, stark hand-crafted visual identity which helps it stand out too.
Wild Hearts
🗓️ Out February 16
🔗 Steam Page
🎮 Steam Deck: Unsupported
A new take on the 'hunting genre' — this upcoming 3D action-adventure game from Koei Tecmo and EA will likely appeal to Monster Hunter fans. You're tasked with using 'ancient tech' in a fantasy/medieval Japanese setting to hunt down giant beasts. It has cross-play co-op too.
(It's been confirmed that Wild Hearts will not have Steam Deck support at time of launch.)
Atomic Heart
🗓️ Out February 16
🔗 Steam Page
🎮 Steam Deck: TBC
Humans living in harmony with loyal robots — what could go wrong? This looks like a very cool retro future sci-fi adventure (ala BioShock) set in an alternative 1950s Soviet Union.
Like A Dragon: Ishin!
🗓️ Out February 21
🔗 Steam Page
🎮 Steam Deck: Verified
This is a remake of a 10 year old Yakuza spin-off game — but it's one that is new to audiences outside of Japan. In an early preview, Liv Ngan at Eurogamer notes that it "retains the core of what Yakuza fans dearly love about the series, all with a fresh lick of paint". Expect samurai swordfighting in 1860s Japan.
Company of Heroes 3
🗓️ Out February 23
🔗 Steam Page
🎮 Steam Deck: TBC
Real-time strategy war set in the Mediterranean. Described as "the ultimate package of action, tactics and strategy".
Octopath Traveler II
🗓️ Out February 24
🔗 Steam Page
🎮 Steam Deck: Verified
The beauty of Square-Enix's HD-2D graphics returns with a follow-up to the oddly literal-named hit RPG from 2018. The first game sold over 3 million copies, so this one is likely to do rather well too.
"In this faraway realm, eight travelers hailing from different regions venture forth for their own reasons. Step into their shoes and explore the land as you see fit, using their unique talents to aid you along your journey."
Clive 'N' Wrench
🗓️ Out February 24
🔗 Steam Page
🎮 Steam Deck: TBC
A 3D buddy platformer (ala Banjo, Jak & Daxter or Yooka-Laylee) featuring a rabbit and a monkey who go time traveling. The time travel aspect opens up plenty of varied locations for platforming action.
Looking for more? See what games are on the horizon for the rest of the year:
Kevin Wammer
