Video game release calendar

ArcheAge Chronicles

Early Access launch of XLGAMES' action MMORPG, at 11pm GMT

Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered

Remaster of Pipeworks' 2002 kaiju fighter, published by Atari, with new online multiplayer

Loftia

Solarpunk MMO launches in early access

CRYMELIGHT

FURYU's action roguelike set in an afterlife where girls confront their sins

Genshin Impact

Version 7.2 "Hour of Ruin": a new region in eastern Snezhnaya, Mitya and Valeriy join the roster

Theos: Cities of Myth

Launch of the pantheon-themed strategic city builder

VOID/BREAKER

Leaves Early Access and launches on consoles

World of Warcraft: Forever

Launch, included in the WoW subscription

Chivalware

Release of Regal Pigeon's roguelite, published by Dotemu and The Arcade Crew

Dominus Gladiatus

Gladiator management sim from Brain Seal, published by PlayWay

Dungeon Munchies 2

Early Access launch on Steam

Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School

Release on PC and PS5

Eternal Palace Sakura

Action roguelite launching simultaneously on Switch and PC

Faraway

Console and PC release of Steph Thirion's arcade puzzle game (Annapurna Interactive)

Meadgard

Release on PC (Steam)

Next of Kin: Epiphany

Detective Dennis Monroe hunts the "Epiphany Killer", from Spelkväll Games

PAYDAY: Aces High

Release of the co-op VR heist game, $24.99

Shelterra the Skyworld

MAGITEC's turn-based JRPG on a floating continent, published by KEMCO

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Full remake with voiced cutscenes and orchestral music, Switch 2 exclusive

Where the Seeds Fall

Release on PS5, Switch 2 and PC

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4

Season 1 launches

Soulframe

Digital Extremes' online action RPG opens to every PC player for free, solo or in four-player co-op, alongside a large content update

Dreadmoor

Early access on PC, expected to last 6 to 12 months

1999TOKOYO Building

PC release (Kodansha)

Football Manager 27

New instalment of the SEGA and Sports Interactive management sim

Hillthorn

Release on PC (Steam)

MARVEL Cosmic Invasion

The Siege of Castle Doom expansion: Invisible Woman and Doctor Doom playable, new game mode

Monster Train 2

Final DLC The Punished adds a new clan

Nocturnal 2

Sunnyside Games' metroidvania sequel, on PC via Steam

Shrek 2 Remastered

Aspyr's remaster of the 2004 game, date given for PS5

Warhammer Survivors

Official Warhammer bullet heaven from the Boltgun developers, over 40 playable champions, demo out now

Honkai: Star Rail

Version 4.7 "Now, Lay Laughter to All Stars"

Springs, Eternal

Fullbright's new game (Gone Home)

Tekken 8

Roger Jr. DLC character for Season 3 Character Pass owners, for everyone a few days later

The Vast White

Release on PC (Steam)

BALL x PIT

Risen Ballbylon expansion

Pikmin 4

Switch 2 Edition with new Dandori Academy content

UnderMire

PC release

Fool King

Early Access launch of Loot Donkey's autobattler, published by Firefly Studios

HARMA

Early Access launch of IndirectShine's retro dark fantasy co-op roguelike deckbuilder, published by Astrolabe Games, with four-player online co-op

Littlelands

Steam early access for HyperMegaPixel's cosy farming life sim

Spirit Crossing

Spry Fox's cosy MMO launches, from the Cozy Grove studio

Eletta

Release on PC (Steam)

Melvor Idle 2: A RuneScape Adventure

Steam Early Access launch of Games by Malcs' idle RPG sequel, now an official RuneScape spinoff published by Jagex

Disney Dreamlight Valley

The Keepsake Sea paid expansion: five new villagers, three biomes and a merfolk form

Grand Theft Auto VI

Worldwide launch

Zombie Police: Midsummer Unhappy New Year

PC release announced for November 2026, exact day still to be confirmed; Switch version later

Arctic Drive

Early Access launch of the co-op 4×4 survival game on the ice

Appulse

Release on Steam (Raw Fury, Le Rado)

Fortnite

Chapter 8 begins (leaked date, not official)

GrimKeep

Roguelite dice-builder set in a nightmare fairytale from Resolution Games, demo out now

Dune: Awakening

Free Blood and Ice expansion: new Polar Sink map, tundra and ice cap

Hela: of Mice & Magic

Windup's 3D co-op adventure as a little mouse, published by Knights Peak

Blind Descent

Early Access release on PC

RuneScape

RuneScape Reignited: a new permanent character type with its own economy and no paid progression, plus free access to members' worlds until 12 December

Aeterna Lucis

Sequel to Aeternum Game Studios' metroidvania Aeterna Noctis

Cronos: The New Dawn

Cronos: Lazarus story DLC

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World

New Dragon Quest Monsters entry

Dumpster Gang

Release of the four-player co-op raccoon sandbox, on Game Pass

Edge of Memories

Release pushed back to 3 December

FreeStyle Football 2

PC release

PowerWash Simulator 2

Barbie Pack, five levels to clean up in Malibu, £6.50

Rayman Legends Retold

Launch of the 3D reimagining of Rayman Legends (moved from 1 October)

The Road of Dust and Sorrow

Release of Painted Black Games' pixel-art horror game

Thief: The Dark Project Remastered

Nightdive Studios' remaster of Looking Glass Studios' 1998 stealth classic, published by Atari, £24.99

Waltz and Jam

Release of Flyway Games' title, co-published with KRAFTON

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV

Return of the Dawn of War RTS series

Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Switch 2 Edition in 4K/60fps with a new hero and Heroes' Vault mode

Acts of Blood

Beat ’em up, PC release (consoles in 2027)

Petit Planet

HoYoverse's free-to-play cozy life sim

Guns of Eschaton

Release on PS5, Xbox Series and PC

Marathon

Symbiosis: first permanent PvE mode, reworked Perimeter, new Bishop shell

A-Train 9 PRIME LINE

The “ultimate edition” of ARTDINK's railway simulation, on PC

World of Warcraft: Forever

First raids open, five weeks after the 4 November launch

Angelian Trigger

PC release (PS5 in 2027)

Attack on Titan 3

Koei Tecmo's third Attack on Titan action game

Professor Layton and the New World of Steam

Eighth mainline Professor Layton, set a year after The Unwound Future

Path of Exile 2

Leaves early access, 1.0 release

Frostpunk 2

The Surge, the third expansion, a story-driven campaign in a new valley with a resource that opens up automation

Silver Palace

Free-to-play open-world action RPG built around detective cases, published by Elementa

BrokenLore: ASCEND

Serafini Productions' horror game launches

Armatus

Action roguelite shooter

Emberville

Early Access on PC, delayed by Cygnus Cross the day before its planned 27 October 2026 launch

Ember & Blade

Early access on Steam and Epic Games Store

The Hambagu Shop

Launch

Danganronpa 2×2

Danganronpa 2 revamp with a new-scenario Slayhem mode

Terranigma

Remaster of Enix's SNES classic

Stranger Than Heaven

New action-adventure IP from RGG Studio (Like a Dragon), on Game Pass day one

Titan Quest II

1.0 launch out of early access, alongside the console versions

Usual June

Release of Finji's action-adventure, delayed from 28 October

Arizona Sunshine

Third-person, non-VR remake

Forza Horizon 6

First Premium Expansion on all platforms, plus PS5 early access for the Premium Edition

Lelu

Release on Xbox Series, Switch 2 and PC

Cleaner Company

Release of the co-op deep space cleaning sim

Hollow Home

Release on PC (Steam)

PRISON OF HUSKS

Release of Glass Head Dolls' game set in the Painted World of Lysiane, new demo available

Fate/EXTRA Record

Remake of Type-Moon's RPG, playable demo shown at Tokyo Game Show 2026

Geometry Rift: Apocalypse

A father and son's neon shooter, somewhere between Geometry Wars and Vampire Survivors; date given in the demo announcement, the studio now only says 2027

Metroid Ravenous

2D sequel to Metroid Dread by MercurySteam, Switch 2 exclusive

Tropico 7

New Tropico

Until Dawn 2

Until Dawn sequel by Firesprite and AdHoc Studio

Witchbrook

Chucklefish's magical life sim launches

Elta: Defy All Gods

Release of the action platformer, demo available now

Muramasa: Revenant Blades

Vanillaware's Muramasa returns

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction

Release of Bitmap Bureau's retro beat 'em up

Metro 2039

New Metro from 4A Games, back in post-apocalyptic Moscow

Sagas of Lumin

Dragon-riding action RPG from Elos Games And Arts

Outward 2

Early Access launch on PC

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis

New UE5 remake of 1996's Tomb Raider

God of War Laufey

God of War spin-off starring Laufey (Faye)

Romancing SaGa 3: Destinies United

Remake of Romancing SaGa 3

Persona 4 Revival

Full remake of Persona 4 (Switch 2 version 20 May 2027)

Psikyo Memories

Psikyo shoot 'em up collection

Fable

Playground Games' Fable reboot (Premium early access 18 February)

Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold

Final Fantasy XIV's sixth expansion, early access from 19 February

Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember

Sequel to Team Ninja's soulslike

Gundam Rogue Orbit

New Gundam action game from Bandai Namco

Grave Seasons

Narrative farming sim with a horror twist, published by Blumhouse Games

Shadow of the Road

Turn-based tactical RPG set in a feudal Japan of magic and machines, delayed to 10 March 2027, published by Owlcat Games

Trainwatch

Release of Harvester Games' title, published by 11 bit studios

The Apothecary Diaries: The False Imperial Brother

Mystery adventure based on The Apothecary Diaries series

ReVamp

Castle-defence roguelite from Digital Sun (Moonlighter) where you play as Dracula

Exodus

Archetype Entertainment's sci-fi RPG

Final Fantasy VII Revelation

Final chapter of the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy

The Grimm Reapress and the Drearytale Monster

Western release of NIS America's storybook adventure, from the team behind The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince