2026 video game release dates: PS5, PS4, Xbox, PC and Switch

2025 is almost at an end, and what a year it's been. But the only thing that means for us is that a whole new year of incredible games is just around the corner.

2025 gave us some incredible games, from Death Stranding 2 and Donkey Kong Bananza to Hades 2, Silent Hill f, and of course, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

We even had a couple of console releases this year, with the Nintendo Switch 2 finally arriving, as well as Xbox's ROG Xbox Ally handheld.

But if you're curious what incredible video game releases are coming in 2026, here are all the release dates you can look forward to across every platform!

December 2025 video game release dates

• MARVEL Cosmic Invasion (PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch) - 1st December
• Destiny 2: Renegades (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) - 2nd December
• Assassin's Creed Shadows (Nintendo Switch 2) - 2nd December
• Blood: Refreshed Supply (PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch) - 4th December
• Football Manager 2026 Touch (Switch 2, Switch) - 4th December
• Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (Switch 2, Switch) - 4th December
• Octopath Traveler 0 (Switch 2, Switch) - 4th December
• Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (PS5) - 8th December
• Skate Story (PC, PS5, Nintendo Switch 2) - 8th December

January 2026 video game release dates

• Hytale Early Access (PC) – 13th January
• Streetdog BMX (PC) – 14th January
• The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon (PC, PS5, PS4, Switch 2, Switch) – 15th January
• Brokenlore: Unfollow (PC, PS5) – 16th January
• MIO: Memories In Orbit (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch 2, Switch) – 20th January
• Arknights: Endfield (PC, PS5, Mobile) – 22nd January
• Final Fantasy VII: Remake Intergrade (Switch 2) - 22nd January
• Dynasty Warriors: Origins (Switch 2) - 22nd January
• Hermit and Pig (PC) – 23rd January
• Banquet For Fools (PC) – 23rd January
• Escape from Ever After (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch 2, Switch) – 23rd January
• Highguard (PC, PS5) – 26th January
• The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 28th January
• Cairn (PC, PS5) – 29th January
• I Hate This Place (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 29th January
• Code Vein 2 (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 30th January

February 2026 video game release dates

• Unemployment Simulator 2018 (PC) – 3rd February
• Dragon Quest VII Reimagined (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch 2, Switch) – 5th February
• Ghost Gunners (PC) – 6th February
• My Hero Academia: All's Justice (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 6th February
• Nioh 3 (PS5) – 6th February
• Mewgenics (PC) – 10th February
• Romeo is a Dead Man (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 11th February
• Mario Tennis Fever (Switch 2) – 12th February
• Ride 6 (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 12th February
• High on Life 2 (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 13th February
• Reanimal (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch 2) – 13th February
• Demon Tides (PC) – 19th February
• Styx: Blades of Greed (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 19th February
• Ys X: Proud Nordics (PC, PS5, Switch 2) – 20th February
• Tides of Tomorrow (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 24th February
• Tales of Berseria Remastered (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch 2, Switch) – 26th February
• Resident Evil Requiem (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch 2) – 27th February

March 2026 video game release dates

• Pokémon Pokopia (Switch 2) – 5th March
• Never Grace: The Witch and the Curse (PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, Switch 2, Switch) – 5th March
• Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch 2) – 12th March
• Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch 2) – 13th March
• Crimson Desert (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 19th March
• Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch 2, Switch) – 19th March
• Ghost Master: Resurrection (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 20th March
• Copa City (PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS5) – 26th March
• Screamer (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 26th March

April 2026 video game release dates

• ShantyTown (PC) – 16th April
• Pragmata (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 24th April
• Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred (PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4) – 28th April
• Invincible VS (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 30th April
• Saros (PS5) – 30th April

May 2026 video game release dates

• 007 First Light (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch 2) – 27th May
• Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch 2) – 29th May

June 2026 video game release dates

• Nocturne (PC) – 30th June

July 2026 video game release dates

• Peace Island (PC) – 1st July

September 2026 video game release dates

• Phantom Blade Zero (PC, PS5) – 9th September

November 2026 video game release dates

• Grand Theft Auto 6 (Xbox Series X/S, PS5) – 19th November

December 2026 video game release dates

• Beautiful Light (PC) – TBC

2026 video game release dates TBC

• Directive 8020 (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
• Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave (Switch 2)
• Danganronpa 2x2 (Switch 2, Switch)
• Yoshi and the Mysterious Book (Switch 2) - Spring 2026
• Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (Switch 2) - Spring 2026
• Super Mario Wonder: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park (Switch 2) - Spring 2026
• The Duskbloods (Switch 2)
• IKUMA - The Frozen Compass (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S)
• Onimusha: Way of the Sword (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S)
• Star Wars: Zero Company (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S)
• Rhythm Heaven Groove (Switch 2)
• Sea of Remnants (PC, PS5)
• Enter the Gungeon 2 (PC, Switch 2)
• Game of Thrones: War for Westeros (PC)
• Frostrail (PC)

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TBC video game release dates

The following games are confirmed to be in development but do not have official release dates as of yet:

• Fable (Xbox Series X/S) - 2026
• DECAPOLICE (Switch, PS5, PS5, PC) - 2026
• Thick as Thieves (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) - 2026
• Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet (PS5)
• Okami 2 (platforms TBC)
• Tides of Annihilation (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
• Project Robot (platforms TBC)
• Game of Thrones: Kingsroad (iOS, Android)
• Stranger than Heaven (platforms TBC)
• Virtua Fighter 6 (platforms TBC)
• Turok Origins (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S)
• Stage Fright (PC)
• Catly (Switch, PC, Apple Watch)
• Assassin's Creed Jade (iOS, Android)
• Beyond Good and Evil 2 (platforms TBC)
• Big Walk (platforms TBC) - 2025
• Cyberpunk 2 (platforms TBC)
• Dangerous Driving 2 (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch)
• Den of Wolves (PC)
• The Elder Scrolls 6 (platforms TBC)
• Everwild (PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S)
• Exoborne: Master the Apocalypse (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
• Exodus (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
• Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 (platforms TBC)
• Gears of War: E-Day (Xbox Series X/S, PC)
• Human Fall Flat 2 (platforms TBC)
• Jurassic Park: Survival (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
• Kemuri (platforms TBC)
• Last Sentinel (platforms TBC)
• Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior (PC)
• John Carpenter's Toxic Commando (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S)
• Judas (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S)
• Light No Fire (platforms TBC)
• Little Devil Inside (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S)
• Marvel's Wolverine (PS5)
• Mass Effect sequel (platforms TBC)
• Masters of Albion (PC)
• Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Volume 2 (platforms TBC)
• New Resident Evil (Resi 9) (platforms TBC)
• OD (Xbox Series X/S)
• Off the Grid (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S)
• Perfect Dark (PC, Xbox Series X/S)
• Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S) - 2026
• Physint (platforms TBC)
• Reanimal (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S)
• Shadows of the Damned Remastered (platforms TBC)
• Skate 4 (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows)
• Star Wars Eclipse (platforms TBC)
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake (PC, PS5)
• Silent Hill: Townfall (platforms TBC)
• Terminator Survival Project (platforms TBC)
• Throne and Liberty (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S)
• Tom Clancy's The Division: Resurgence (iOS, Android)
• Transformers: Reactivate (PC and consoles TBC)
• The Witcher 4 (platforms TBC)
• The Witcher Canis Majoris (platforms TBC)
• The Witcher Sirius (platforms TBC)
• Where the Winds Meet (PS5)

Recently released games

While waiting for those upcoming games to drop, you might wonder if you've missed some big games in recent months. With that in mind, these are the video game release dates that may have passed you by over the last few months.

November 2025 video game release dates

• Europa Universalis 5 (PC) - 4th November
• Windstorm: The Legend of Khiimori (PC) - 4th November
• Football Manager 26 (PC, Mac, Xbox, PS4, PS5, mobile) - 4th November
• Cairn (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) - 5th November
• Dinkum (PC, Switch) - 5th November
• Unbeatable (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) - 6th November
• Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment (Switch 2) - 6th November
• Syberia - Remastered (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) - 6th November
• Goodnight Universe (Switch 2, Switch) - 11th November
• Anno 117: Pax Romana (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) - 13th November
• Yakuza Kiwami (Switch 2) - 13th November
• Yakuza Kiwami 2 (Switch 2) - 13th November
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 (PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One) - 14th November
• Where Winds Meet (PC, PS5) - 14th November
• Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero (Switch 2, Switch) - 14th November
• Deadpool VR (PC) - 18th November
• Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault (PC) - 19th November
• Kirby Air Riders (Switch 2) - 20th November

October 2025 video game release dates

• Ghost of Yotei (PS5) - 2nd October
• Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Switch 2) - 2nd October
• Neon Inferno (PC) - 2nd October
• Borderlands 4 (Switch 2) - 3rd October
• Digimon Story: Time Stranger (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) - 3rd October
• Little Nightmares 3 (PC) - 9th October
• Little Nightmares 3 (PS5, Xbox Series X/S) - 10th October
• Battlefield 6 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) - 10th October
• Just Dance 2026 Edition (Switch 2, Switch) - 14th October
• Pokémon Legends: Z-A (Switch) - 16th October
• Keeper (PC, Xbox Series X/S) - 17th October

• Escape Simulator 2 (PC) - 17th October
• Ninja Gaiden 4 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) - 21st October
• Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) - 21st October
• Jursassic World Evolution 3 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) - 21st October
• Double Dragon Revive (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S) - 23rd October
• Persona 3 Reload (Switch 2) - 23rd October
• Once Upon a KATAMARI (Switch 2, Switch) - 24th October
• The Outer Worlds 2 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) - 29th October
• ARC Raiders (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) - 30th October
• Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch) - 30th October
• Mina the Hollower (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, Switch) - 31st October

September 2025 video game release dates

• Hirogami (PC, PS5) - 3rd September
• Hell is Us (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC) - 4th September
• Star Wars Outlaws (Switch 2) - 4th September
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: The Order of Giants DLC (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) - 4th September
• Hollow Knight: Silksong (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, Switch) - 4th September
• Cronos: The New Dawn (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2) - 5th September
• Daemon x Machina: Titanic Scion (PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch 2) - 5th September
• Everybody's Golf Hot Shots (PC, PS5, Switch) - 5th September
• Garfield Kart 2: All You Can Drift (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) - 10th September
• Borderlands 4 (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC) - 12th September
• Donkey Kong Bananza: DK Island & Emerald Rush DLC (Switch 2) - 12th September
• LEGO Voyagers (PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Switch) - 15th September

• Assassin's Creed Shadows Claws of Awaji DLC (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) - 16th September
• skate. (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) - 16th September (Early Access)
• Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor (PC) - 17th September
• Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter (PC, PS5, Switch) - 19th September
• Towa and the Guardians of the Sacret Tree (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2) - 19th September
• Baby Steps (PC, PS5) - 23rd September
• Hades 2 (PC, Switch 2, Switch) - 25th September
• Silent Hill f (PC, PS5) - 25th September
• Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch) - 25th September
• NBA Bounce (PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One) - 26th September
• EA Sports FC 26 (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch) - 26th September
• Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac (Switch 2, Switch) - 26th September
• Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection (PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch 2, Switch) - 29th/30th September
• Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles (PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, Switch) - 30th September

And that's your lot. We'll be sure to update this page as more video game release dates are confirmed for 2025 and beyond. We certainly won't be short of things to play in the coming months!

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