Today is January 2nd, 2026, and for gamers, the year is already in full throttle. If 2025 felt busy, 2026 is on another level entirely. From January through December, nearly every major publisher has something massive lined up including long-awaited sequels, new IPs, major remakes, fresh hardware, and the release that will dominate the entire industry conversation: Grand Theft Auto 6.
Here's the full month-by-month release calendar for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and the new Switch 2.
Emmanuel Umahi
January 2026
Pathologic 3 (PC) — Jan 9
Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch 2) — Jan 15
The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Switch 2) — Jan 15
BrokenLore: Unfollow (PC, PS5) — Jan 16
2XKO (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) — Jan 20
Arknights: Endfield (Android, iOS, PC, PS5) — Jan 20
MIO: Memories in Orbit (PC, PS5, Switch, Switch 2, Xbox Series X) — Jan 20
Dynasty Warriors: Origins (Switch 2) — Jan 22
Final Fantasy 7 Remake (Switch 2, Xbox Series X) — Jan 22
Highguard (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) — Jan 26
Core Keeper (Switch 2) — Jan 28
The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin (Android, iOS, PC, PS5) — Jan 28
Cairn (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) — Jan 29
I Hate This Place (PC, PS5, Switch, Xbox Series X) — Jan 29
Code Vein 2 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) — Jan 30
Front Mission 3 Remake (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) — Jan 30
February 2026
Starsand Island (PC, PS5, Switch 2, Xbox Series X) — Feb 1
Norse: Oath of Blood (PC) — Feb 3
Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined (PC, PS5, Switch, Switch 2, Xbox Series X) — Feb 5
Menace (PC) — Feb 5
My Hero Academia: All’s Justice (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) — Feb 6
Nioh 3 (PC, PS5) — Feb 6
Mewgenics (PC) — Feb 10
Romeo is a Dead Man (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) — Feb 11
Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch 2, Xbox Series X) — Feb 11
BlazBlue Entropy Effect X (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) — Feb 12
Mario Tennis Fever (Switch 2) — Feb 12
High on Life 2 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) — Feb 13
Reanimal (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) — Feb 13
Death Howl (PS5, Switch 2, Xbox Series X) — Feb 19
Ys X: Proud Nordics (PC, PS5, Switch 2) — Feb 20
Tides of Tomorrow (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) — Feb 24
No Sleep For Kaname Date (PS4, PS5) — Feb 26
Tokyo Xtreme Racer (PS5) — Feb 26
Resident Evil 7 biohazard (Switch 2) — Feb 27
Resident Evil Requiem (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) — Feb 27
Resident Evil Village (Switch 2) — Feb 27
Tales of Berseria Remastered (PC, PS5, Switch, Xbox Series X) — Feb 27
March 2026
World of Warcraft: Midnight (PC) — March 2
Coffee Talk Tokyo (PC, PS5, Switch, Xbox Series X) — March 5
Never Grave: The Witch and the Curse (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox Series X) — March 5
Pokémon Pokopia (Switch 2) — March 5
Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly Remake (PC, PS5, Switch 2, Xbox Series X) — March 12
John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) — March 12
Replaced (PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) — March 12
Solasta 2 (Early Access) (PC) — March 12
Monster Hunter Stories 3 (PC, PS5, Switch 2, Xbox Series X) — March 13
Crimson Desert (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) — March 19
Mouse: P.I. for Hire (PC, PS5, Switch, Switch 2, Xbox Series X) — March 19
Screamer (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) — March 26
Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) — March 27
Marathon (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) — TBA
Slay the Spire 2 (PC) — TBA
April 2026
Tiny Bookshop (PS5) — April 10
Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) — April 16
Pragmata (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) — April 24
Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) — April 28
Invincible VS (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) — April 30
Saros (PS5) — April 30
May 2026
Paralives (Early Access) (PC) — May 25
007 First Light (PC, PS5, Switch 2, Xbox Series X) — May 27
Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight (PC, PS5, Switch 2, Xbox Series X) — May 29
September 2026
Halloween (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) — Sept 8
Phantom Blade Zero (PC, PS5) — Sept 9
November 2026
Grand Theft Auto 6 (PS5, Xbox Series X) — Nov 19
Major 2026 Games Still Without Dates
Includes: Marvel’s Wolverine (PS5, Fall 2026), Fable, Forza Horizon 6, Gears of War: E-Day, Halo: Campaign Evolved, Subnautica 2, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, The Duskbloods, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, SacriFire, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, South of Midnight, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, and over 100 more currently scheduled for 2026.
Emmanuel Umahi
