Where You’ll Hear Jennifer English Next: Every Upcoming Game Featuring the Best Performance Winner

Jennifer English just snagged Best Performance at this year's Game Awards for playing Maelle in 'Clair Obscur: Expedition 33'. Not exactly a shocker if you've been paying attention: she was Shadowheart in 'Baldur's Gate 3' and Latenna in 'Elden Ring' — both were Game of the Year winners when they launched. At this point, it's starting to feel like putting Jennifer in your game is the gaming equivalent of carrying a rabbit's foot.

Quick refresher on why you know her

She's built a reputation on roles that stick with you — complicated, wounded, quietly dangerous characters who end up running the table when awards season hits. So if you're wondering what she's doing next after Maelle, there are a few projects you might want to keep an eye on.

1348 Ex Voto

This one's an action-adventure set in a grim, 14th-century-inspired corner of Medieval Italy. The lead is Aeta, a knight errant played by Alby Baldwin, who sets off to rescue someone very close to her: Bianca, voiced by Jennifer English. It sounds like Bianca is central to the whole journey, so expect Jennifer to be more than a cameo here.

Combat is third-person and grounded in Historical European Martial Arts, with the moveset built through performance capture from trained actors. You can switch between one-handed and two-handed stances, which should matter when you're chewing through armored threats in plague-era Italy.

Release timing is a little messy in the marketing, but here's the simple version: the developer is Sedleo, and the current target is early 2026. If you saw talk about it landing 'next year,' that lines up with that window.

Tides of Annihilation

Think Arthurian legend crashed into a post-apocalyptic London. Jennifer English plays Gwendolyn, the city's lone survivor, navigating a warped version of the capital after an invasion from... somewhere else. The pitch includes fighting towering Knights in the ruins and recruiting a squad: you'll be able to command more than ten knights, each with their own skills, and pull off coordinated, showy team attacks.

This one got a lot of chatter after its reveal because the visuals looked wild, and because Jennifer is the lead. Developer is Eclipse Glow Games. No release date — it could be next year, or it could take longer. It definitely looks ambitious, which is exciting and also usually code for 'don't carve anything into stone yet.'

Soulframe

From Digital Extremes — the studio behind 'Warframe' — 'Soulframe' is a free-to-play fantasy action RPG/MMO that's currently in its Preludes phase. Translation: it's an in-development, alpha-like slice you can poke at while they build the larger game.

Jennifer English voices Aurora, the Fey Empress of Eldveil — that was confirmed during Devstream 11. You play as an Envoy and grow your power by mastering Weapons, Pacts, and Virtues while protecting a realm called Midrath from invading conquerors and their corruption. It's only on PC for now, with consoles planned. No release date yet, but tonally it's aiming for something very different from 'Warframe.'

Which one are you most curious about: grimy medieval rescue mission, apocalyptic Arthurian London, or moody fantasy MMO with a Fey Empress? Tell me where you're leaning — and yes, I'm also wondering if the GOTY streak continues.