Whether it's for empowerment and representation, or just a taste of something new, here are 10 of the best video games that have female leads.

Top 10 Games with Female Leads

<p>Developer <a href="https://whatoplay.com/developers/modus-games-llc" title="Modus Games LLC">Modus Games</a> has officially come out with a narrower release window for their unique <a href="https://whatoplay.com/switch/jrpg" title="Nintendo Switch JRPGs">JRPG</a>, Cris Tales. The upcoming game is now expected to release on the <a href="https://whatoplay.com/pc" title="PC Games">PC</a> and consoles sometime in  July.</p>

<p>To accompany this announcement, Modus Games has also released a new trailer. The almost 2-minute trailer is a quick overview of the game's remarkable 2D universe and its characters and villains.</p>

<p>Check it out below:</p>

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<p>Pre-orders are now available for its Standard Edition at $39.99 and Collector's Edition at $99.99.</p>

<p>The Collector's Edition consists of the base game, a 60-page art book, a plush of the cute frog sidekick, Matias, plus stickers, pins, art prints and bonus digital downloads of wallpapers and avatars.</p>

<p>Not only is Cris Tales cute, it has also caught everyone's attention for incorporating classic JRPG mechanics into their unique time-bending gameplay that lets players control past, present, and future to gain advantage in combat.</p>

<p>Cris Tales is set to release on <a href="https://whatoplay.com/pc/cris-tales" title="Cris Tales on PC">PC</a>, <a href="https://whatoplay.com/switch/cris-tales" title="Cris Tales on Switch">Switch</a>, <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps4/cris-tales" title="Cris Tales on PS4">PS4</a>, <a href="https://whatoplay.com/xbox-one/cris-tales" title="Cris Tales on Xbox One">Xbox One</a>, <a href="https://whatoplay.com/xbox-series-x/cris-tales" title="Cris Tales on Xbox Series X">Xbox Series X</a> and <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps5/cris-tales" title="Cris Tales on PS5">PS5</a>. Find more cute games coming in July in our list of <a href="https://whatoplay.com/switch/upcoming" title="Upcoming Switch Games">Upcoming Switch Games</a>.</p>


Cris Tales is Coming to PC and Consoles This July

LEGO has spanned decades in the videogame industry, and there’s just so many LEGO titles to choose from. To help you find the best fit for your tastes and needs, here’s a list of the top 10 LEGO games to play today.

10 Best LEGO Games on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch

<p>Blockchain gaming is gonna have some fierce competition with the imminent arrival of <a href="https://whatoplay.com/blockchain/age-of-rust">Age of Rust</a>, an indie RPG from SpacePirate Games which is set to debut on Steam this March 19th along with a virtual bounty hunt that will have a combined Bitcoin (BTC) and non-fungible token (NFT) prizepool worth almost $1M.</p>

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<p>The virtual bounty hunt will consist of players going on a treasure hunt in the game's vast 250,000km2 landscape. The largest bounty on offer is 20 BTC which is roughly around $650,000 today---a huge jump since game's conception in 2014 when Bitcoin was worth roughly $800.</p>

<p>Next to the grand prize is a bounty of 4 BTC, followed by smaller bounties and other non-fungible tokens in the form of items and weapons. Once bounties are discovered, these will disappear from the game and will be owned by players who found them.</p>

<p>Wishlist the game to get a notification upon launch and begin the hunt as soon as it launches.</p>

<div class="direct-quote"><p>As one of the 22nd’s century’s most prolific weaponized cipher-hackers, you were sequenced and stored away for future use. Forgotten for centuries, you wake up in the year 4424 to the desolate and dilapidated remnants of humanity’s once great creation. In a post-apocalyptic wasteland with a healthy dose of cyberpunk aesthetics, you must fight, hide and hunt for special items to help you survive and progress through perplexing puzzles.</p> 

<p>But Age of Rust is more than just a danger-fraught journey with secrets to uncover and treasure troves to progress; it’s an immersive, cryptocurrency-enriched experience with an innovative new class of weapons and items with real-world value and blockchain-verified ownership, which can be used in various games across the metaverse.</p></div>

<p>Apart from being a blockchain game with huge prizes at stake, Age of Rust's graphics and premise is also worth noting. It's visually appealing on a level that most blockchain games haven't quite reached. Its futuristic, cyberpunk settings feel immersive and will be great company in the long journey ahead.</p>

<p>The first of a total of 3 planned seasons will consist of up to 40 hours of gameplay. Players will explore the massive digital universe, search for treasure, fighting monsters, and solving an array of puzzles. The 40 hours of total gameplay for the season does not include the discovery of all the bounties. </p>

<p>With developers estimating that it will take years to complete, the road to the grand prize bounty may not be as easy as it's advertised. Although, I wouldn't put it past dedicated hunters.</p>

<p>Age of Rust is set to release on Steam on March 19th. For more on blockchain games, check out our <a href="https://whatoplay.com/blog/cryptowars-interview">interview with Cryptowars creator</a>, Matias Nisenson.</p>


SpacePirate Games is heating up the blockchain competition with Age of Rust this March 19.

Age of Rust, A Blockchain-based RPG, Will Launch with a $1M Bounty Hunt on March 19th

<p>Bad detective work is welcome in <a href="https://whatoplay.com/developers/frogwares">Frogwares</a> upcoming open-world adventure, <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps4/sherlock-holmes-chapter-one">Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One</a>, according to their recent 5-minute Q&A video on their official Youtube channel.</p>

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<p>Addressing a question from fan Giuseppe Pirozzi about whether players will be free to make mistakes and declare the wrong person guilty, Frogwares compared the new experience with their successful 2014 title Sherlock Holmes Crimes and Punishments.</p>

<p>"In each main quest you’ll have several different suspects, and usually you can make deductions that either of them could be responsible for the crime. It depends on how many clues you have found, and how you interpret their context and piece them together.” Frogwares continues with, “it’s possible to fail your investigation, but the story will go on regardless."
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<p>This bodes very well for the open-world experience of the new Sherlock-based title, and it works with the game's premise of Sherlock building up his detective cred in his early days.</p>

<p>The 5-minute Q&A covered more fan questions about quests, endings, and costumes. You can find the complete transcript of the video on their <a href="https://frogwares.com/sherlock-holmes-chapter-one-your-questions-answered-pt-1/">website</a>.</p>

<p>Frogwares has had a spotty history of titles, with their last two games, <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps4/the-sinking-city">The Sinking City</a> and <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps4/sherlock-holmes-the-devils-daughter">Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter</a>, described as promising games with poor execution. Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One will hopefully be a refinement of that.</p>

<p>Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One is set to release on <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps4/sherlock-holmes-chapter-one">PS4</a>, <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps5/sherlock-holmes-chapter-one">PS5</a>, <a href="https://whatoplay.com/xbox-one/sherlock-holmes-chapter-one">Xbox One</a>, Xbox Series X|S, and PC sometime in 2021. Find more games in our updated lists of <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps4/upcoming">Upcoming PS4 Games</a> and <a href="https://whatoplay.com/xbox-one/upcoming">Upcoming Xbox One Games</a>.</p> 

Frogwares answers fans in 5-minute Q&A video

Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One Will Let You Get Cases Wrong

<p><a href="https://whatoplay.com/developers/grinding-gear-games">Grinding Gear Games</a> latest expansion <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps4/path-of-exile-echoes-of-the-atlas">Path of Exile: Echoes of the Atlas</a> has just become the most successful expansion of the series so far, setting the record for the most simultaneous players at launch. Their launch last January 15 netted  265,250 players at the same time, becoming the 4th most popular game on Steam that day. 
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<p>It has only been ten days since Echoes of Atlas' release, but it has caused an uptick in player numbers—11% higher than the Delirium expansion's launch in March during the height of the global lockdown.
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<p>For a game that was first released in 2013, Path of Exile has had a pretty consistent player base over the years and it’s still considered one of the largest online action RPGs today.</p>

<p>This consistency in quality and content releases reflects well on the ethos and methodology that Grinding Gear games has. With an upcoming sequel, Path of Exile 2, coming this year, it's ever more important to show that the developers will continue to push the envelope for the series.</p> 

<p>Path of Exile is available on the <a href="https://whatoplay.com/pc/path-of-exile">PC</a>, <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps4/path-of-exile">PS4</a>, and <a href="https://whatoplay.com/xbox-one/path-of-exile">Xbox One</a>. Check out our list of <a href="https://whatoplay.com/xbox-one/upcoming">Upcoming Xbox One Games</a> and <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps4/upcoming">Upcoming PS4 Games</a> for a closer look at what's coming in 2021.</p>

Path of Exile: Echoes of the Atlas has just become the most successful expansion of the series so far

Grinding Gear Games Breaks Records with Path of Exile: Echoes of the Atlas

<p>Fallen Legion Revenants, the upcoming <a href="https://whatoplay.com/switch/upcoming/action" title="Upcoming Switch Action Games">action-based</a> <a href="https://whatoplay.com/switch/upcoming/rpg" title="Upcoming Switch RPG Games">RPG</a>, has just launched their demo for players on the <a href="https://whatoplay.com/switch" title="Switch Games">Switch</a> and the <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps4" title="PS4 Games">PlayStation 4</a>. To accompany this announcement, <a href="https://whatoplay.com/developers/nis-america" title="NIS America">NIS America</a> has released a launch trailer which you can watch below:</p>

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<div class="direct-quote">The world is wrapped in miasma. A flying castle is mankind's last refuge. While the world is inhabited by beasts mutated by a plague, this is welkinCastle cut off from this danger. Lucien, a charismatic politician who lives behind the thick walls, discovers an ancient book and the secrets it contains of old weapons, the specimens that can transform into Sentient soldiers. Somewhat reluctantly, Lucien allies with Revenant Rowena, who is looking for a way back to life so that she can take care of her living son. Together they make a pact to overthrow the mad tyrant who controls Welkin.</div>

<p>Fallen Legion Revenants marks the second entry in the series created by Indonesian studios Mintsphere and Yummy Tummy. This sequel follows an entirely new cast of characters in a brand new <a href="https://whatoplay.com/switch/adventure" title="Adventure Switch Games">adventure</a> in the series.</p> 

<p>Instead of the original's Princess Cecille and Legatus Laendur, Revenants will revolve around Lucien and Revenant Rowena who use their unique abilities and motivations to take back Welkin Castle--the last refuge in a world overrun by mutated beasts.</p>

<p>There's a certain air of campiness in its mobile game-like visuals. And, although the series has earned pretty middling ratings, it has earned praise for its combat system and gameplay.</p>

<p>Fallen Legion Revenants is set to release on the <a href="https://whatoplay.com/switch/fallen-legion-revenants" title="Fallen Legion Revenants on Switch">Switch</a> and <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps4/fallen-legion-revenants" title="Fallen Legion Revenants on PS4">PS4</a> on February 16, 2021. For more games, check out our list of <a href="https://whatoplay.com/switch/upcoming" title="Upcoming Switch Games">Upcoming Switch Games</a> and <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps4/upcoming" title="Upcoming PS4 Games">Upcoming PS4 Games</a>.</p>


Demo launch trailer shows us what to expect

Fallen Legion Revenant Demo Now Available on Switch and PS4

<p>The remaster to <a href="https://whatoplay.com/developers/thq-nordic" title="THQ Nordic">THQ Nordic's</a> <a href="https://whatoplay.com/pc/rpg" title="RPG PC Games">RPG</a>, Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-reckoning, has officially been announced for the <a href="https://whatoplay.com/switch" title="Switch Games">Nintendo Switch</a> and it's coming sooner than expected.</p>

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<p>Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-reckoning is slated to release on March 16th next month and it will mark the title's handheld debut as well as it's first time on a Nintendo console.</p>

<div class="direct-quote">“The hit RPG returns! From the minds of the bestselling author R.A. Salvatore, Spawn creator Todd McFarlane, and <a href="https://whatoplay.com/pc/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion" title="Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion on PC">Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion</a> lead designer Ken Rolston, comes Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning. Remastered with stunning visuals and refined gameplay Re-Reckoning delivers intense, customizable RPG combat inside a sprawling game world. Uncover the secrets of Amalur, from the vibrant city of Rathir to the vast region of Dalentarth to the grim dungeons of the Brigand Hall Caverns. Rescue a world torn apart by a vicious war and control the keys to immortality as the first warrior ever to be resurrected from the grips of death.”</div>

<p>The original game, which came out on the PC in 2012, was renowned for its deep lore, satisfying combat, expansive content. This will all be true for this remaster, especially with the promised new improvements on gameplay and the inclusion of three DLCs: The Teeth of Naros, Legend of Dead Kel and Weapons and Armor bundles.</p>

<p>Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-reckoning follows a number of big <a href="https://whatoplay.com/pc/open-world" title="Open World PC Games">open world</a> RPGs entering the Switch's lineup. <a href="https://whatoplay.com/pc/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt" title="The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt on PC">The Witcher 3</a> was notably ported into the handheld console, and for a game renowned for its graphics, it did need to make some compromises in visuals in order to translate its vast world into a portable experience.</p>

<p>With THQ Nordic promising an improved graphical fidelity in Re-reckoning, it will be interesting to see how well it performs on its first handheld port.</p>

<p>Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-reckoning is currently available on <a href="https://whatoplay.com/pc/kingdoms-of-amalur-re-reckoning" title="Kingdoms of Amalur Re reckoning on PC">PC</a>, <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps4/kingdoms-of-amalur-re-reckoning" title="Kingdoms of Amalur Re reckoning on PS4">PS4</a>, and <a href="https://whatoplay.com/xbox-one/kingdoms-of-amalur-re-reckoning" title="Kingdoms of Amalur Re reckoning on Xbox One">Xbox One</a>. In the meantime, you can find more games in our list of <a href="https://whatoplay.com/switch/upcoming" title="Upcoming Switch Games">Upcoming Switch Games</a>.</p>

The portable version of the lore-filled action RPG is right around the corner

Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-reckoning Goes Handheld on the Switch on March 16th

<p>The official release for <a href="https://whatoplay.com/developers/rockfish-games" title="Rockfish Games">Rockfish Games</a> <a href="https://whatoplay.com/new/open-world" title="New Open World Games">open-world</a> looter-shooter sequel, Everspace 2, is a step closer now that it's out on <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/1128920/EVERSPACE_2/">Steam Early Access</a> and <a href="https://www.gog.com/game/everspace_2">GOG Games</a> in Development.</p>

<p>This announcement was released alongside a gorgeous Early Access Launch trailer that only fuels the excitement further. You can watch the video below:</p>

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<p>Those who purchase the EVERSPACE 2 Early Access will explore the first two of eight planned star systems of the final game. This will stretch out to over 25 hours worth of story content, both from the main campaign as well as several side missions.</p>

<p>On top of the content available at launch, the team also plans to add more features to the release through quarterly updates. These will include new star systems, subclasses, customizations, and more over the next 12 to 18 months of continued development.</p>

<p>The Early Access launch is priced at $39.99 / €37.99 / £31.99.</p>

<div class="direct-quote">In EVERSPACE 2, players continue the story of Adam Roslin, a cloned military space pilot. Players will experience Adam’s journey as he learns what it means to transition from a clone with unlimited lives, yet persistent memories, and to become a unique individual where death has real consequences. Adam’s journey will be shaped through meaningful relationships with interesting companions as he discovers that life is only worth-living if there is also something worth dying for.</div>

<p>Everspace 2 is set to release on the <a href="https://whatoplay.com/pc/everspacetm-2" title="EVERSPACE 2 on PC">PC</a>, <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps4/everspacetm-2" title="EVERSPACE 2 on PS4">PS4</a>, and <a href "https://whatoplay.com/xbox-one/everspacetm-2" title="EVERSPACE 2 on Xbox One">Xbox One</a> in 2022. Find more games in our respective lists for upcoming <a href="https://whatoplay.com/pc/upcoming" title="Upcoming PC Games">PC</a>, <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps4/upcoming" title="Upcoming PS4 Games">PS4</a>, and <a href="https://whatoplay.com/xbox-one/upcoming" title="Upcoming Xbox One Games">Xbox One</a> games.</p>

<h2>Related pages</h2>
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  <li><a href="https://whatoplay.com/switch/everspacetm-2/">Everspace 2 for Switch</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://whatoplay.com/upcoming/">Upcoming video games list</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://whatoplay.com/new/">New video games list</a></li>
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EVERSPACE 2 Launches Early Access with a Gorgeous Trailer

<p>Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town shows off a host of new customizations in the latest previews from <a href="https://whatoplay.com/developers/marvelous-aql" title="Marvelous AQL">Marvelous</a> USA's publishing brand <a href="https://whatoplay.com/developers/xseed-games" title="Xseed Games">XSEED Games</a>.</p>

<p>The character creator in Pioneers of Olive Town is the series' most detailed yet, allowing players to change up the character's skin, eye, and hair color, as well as their hairstyle, face shape, and individual facial features.</p>

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<p>These can be changed later with a quick visit to the Olive Town's beauty salon which provides access to more customization options. </p>

<p>These makeovers come alongside their selection of seasonal outfits which range from warm winter clothes, to breezy summer outfits. These outfits are available to players regardless of gender.</p>

<p>The new customizations cover the farm life, too. Just like <a href="https://whatoplay.com/switch/animal-crossing-new-horizons" title="Animal Crossing New Horizons">Animal Crossing: New Horizons</a>, the setting for Pioneers of Olive Town will also be a seaside lot where you'll upgrade from small tents to grand mansions decorated with paths, fences, and bridges. </p>

<p>More previews and information is available on the Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Mineral Town <a href="http://www.storyofseasons.com/PoOT/">official website</a>.</p>

<p>Life <a href="https://whatoplay.com/switch/simulation" title="Simulation Switch Games">simulation</a> games have been a huge comfort in the pandemic and Marvelous is stepping up to the plate. </p>

<p>This is the second title from the series to be released this year. The first being <a href="https://whatoplay.com/switch/story-of-seasons-friends-of-mineral-town" title="Story of Seasons Friends of Mineral Town">Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town</a>, a full remake of the gameboy title released under the Harvest Moon banner.</p>

<p>Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town is set to release on the <a href="https://whatoplay.com/switch/story-of-seasons-pioneers-of-olive-town" title="STORY OF SEASONS Pioneers of Olive Town">Switch</a> in North America on March 23. Go to our <a href="https://whatoplay.com/switch/upcoming" title="Upcoming Switch Games">Upcoming Switch Games</a> list for more updates on the most anticipated titles.</p>

Outfits and farm customizations will also be available

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