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All upcoming video games (PS5, Xbox, Switch, Switch 2, PC): 2025 and beyond

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Keeping track of every new video game release is a nearly impossible task. Games are constantly being announced, delayed, rereleased on new platforms, remastered, canceled — you get the point. With the upcoming games lineup constantly shifting on PC,  Switch 2, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5, and mobile, it can be hard to find games to look forward to playing (and to budget for) in the coming months.

Despite the herculean task of tracking an entire year of video game release dates, we’re giving it our best shot. Check out this month-by-month schedule of new video game releases. We’re focusing mainly on highly anticipated titles with concrete release dates, but will also include little-known indies and keep an eye on launch plans for games way out in the distance, like Grand Theft Auto 6 or games that are still very early on in development like Hogwarts Legacy 2 or The Last of Us Part 3. If you’re looking to get a quick glance at the future of video games, including cross-platform games, this is the place. We’ll keep this list updated and as accurate as possible at regular intervals.

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2025 release dates

Believe it or not, we’re already in the second half of 2025. The first half was packed with amazing games, but the second half looks even stronger. We’ll be sure to note games that have expected or rumored release windows alongside games with solid launch plans.

Atsu riding through a golden field in Ghost of Yotei.
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October release dates

  • Ghost of Yotei – (PS5) – October 2
  • Digimon Story: Time Stranger (PS5, XSX, PC) – October 3
  • Little Nightmares 3 (PS5, XSX, Switch, Switch 2, PC) – October 10
  • Battlefield 6 (PS5, XSX, PC) – October 10
  • Pokémon Legends: Z-A (Switch, Switch 2) – October 16
  • Keeper (XSX, PC) – October 17
  • Ninja Gaiden 4 (PS5, XSX, PC) – October 21
  • Double Dragon Revive (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, XSX, PC) – October 23
  • Jackbox Party Pack 11 (PS5, XSX, PC) – October 23
  • The Outer Worlds 2 (PS5, XSX, PC) – October 29
  • Dragon Quest 1 and 2 HD-2D Remake (PS5, XSX, Switch, Switch 2, PC) – October 30
  • Mina The Hollower (Switch, Switch 2, PC) – October 31

November release dates

December release dates

  • Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (Switch, Switch 2) – December 4
  • Toxic Crusaders (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, XSX, Switch, PC) – December 4

TBD 2025 games

  • Ark 2
  • Crimson Desert
  • Gears of War: E-Day
  • Judas
  • Styx: Blades of Greed
  • 2XKO
  • Powerwash Simulator 2
  • Marvel Cosmic Invasion
  • Moonlighter 2

2026 release dates

2026 is getting closer and closer, so we already have an outline of the first few months of releases.

January release dates

  • Code Vein 2 (PS5, XSX, PC) – January 30

February release dates

  • Dragon Quest VII REimagined (PS5, XSX, Switch, Switch 2, PC) – February 5
  • Nioh 3 (PS5) – February 6
  • Mario Tennis Fever (Switch 2) – February 12
  • Resident Evil Requiem (PS5, XSX, Switch 2, PC) – February 27

March release dates

  • Saros (PS5) – March 20
  • 007 First Light (PS5, XSX, Switch 2, PC) – March 27

May release dates

  • GTA 6 (PS5, Xbox Series X/S) – May 26

TBD 2026 games

Jesse Lennox
Jesse Lennox
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Jesse Lennox covers all things gaming but has a specific interest in all things PlayStation, JRPGs, and experimental indies…
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