2025 was a year of contradictions. Many of the previously confirmed game releases were delayed. The downfall of bloated AAA projects mixed with the birth of scrappy indie hits. AI controversy mixed with genuine innovation. The top-game anticipation is being endlessly delayed, while the Switch 2 smashed records. It was chaos, but it was also kind of beautiful chaos.

What I learned covering games this year is that the industry is evolving. The old model, massive teams, massive budgets, quarterly earnings calls, live-service games that treated players like whales to be milked, that model is dying. What's replacing it is messier, more creative, more human. Some people will win big in this new world. Others will get left behind. But the games themselves? They might actually get better.

2026 is going to be the year we find out if that's true. It's going to be the year GTA 6 will finally be released. It's going to be the year cloud gaming actually goes mainstream. It's going to be the year we see if AI can be used responsibly. And it's going to be the year Nintendo will compete for the name of greatest hardware with the newbie - Steam Machine.

And it's definitely going to be the year TheGeekyThings continues to reveal confirmed game release dates for 2026.

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December
• Unconfirmed

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Credits: The Game Bakers

DuneCrawl - PC - January 5

StarRupture - PC - January 6

Past Fate - PC - January 7

Ancient Farm - PC - January 8

Bots & Mods - PC - January 8

Cakey’s Twisted Bakery - PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S - January 8

I Am Future - PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch - January 8

AiliA - PC - January 9

Go Kart Island - Nintendo Switch - January 9

Spear - Xbox Series X|S - January 9

Big Hops - PC - January 12

LOW VALUE JOB - PC - January 12

Nom Nom: Cozy Forest Café - PC - January 12

Quarantine Zone: The Last Check - PC - January 12

MaSzyna - PC - January 14

Streetdog BMX - PC - January 14

The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon - PC - January 15

Chaos Method - VR - January 15

Craftlings - PC - January 15

Philna Fantasy - PC - January 15

Factory Planner - PC - January 16

Bail Force: Cyberpunk Bounty Hunters - PC - January 16

BrokenLore: UNFOLLOW - PC, PlayStation 5 - January 16

Rhythia - PC - January 16

On-Together: Virtual Co-Working - PC - January 19

Blightstone - PC - January 20

MIO: Memories in Orbit - PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch - January 20

LORT - PC - January 21

Tailside: Cozy Cafe Sim - PC - January 21

SEGA FOOTBALL CLUB CHAMPIONS - PC - January 22

Bladesong - PC - January 22

Destroyer Burger - PC - January 22

DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS - Nintendo Switch 2 - January 22

FINAL FANTASY VII Remake - Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 - January 22

Hermit and Pig - PC - January 22

Liar Masks - PC - January 22

MAVRIX - PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S - January 22

Nova Roma - PC - January 22

Perfect Tides: Station to Station - PC, Nintendo Switch, Mac - January 22

Turnbound - PC - January 22

War in Spain 1936-39 - PC - January 22

Escape from Ever After - PC - January 23

The Gold River Project - PC - January 23

Adaptory - PC - January 26

GrowBud - PC - January 26

Highguard - PC - January 26

Rightfully, Beary Arms - PC, Xbox Series X|S - January 27

Car Service Together - PC - January 28

Labyrinth of Touhou Tri -The Dreaming Girls & The Mysterious Orbs- - PC - January 28

Lanesplit - PC - January 28

Steel Century Groove - PC - January 28

Cairn - PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 - January 29

CODE VEIN II - PC - January 29

Don't Stop, Girlypop! - PC - January 29

Dusk Index: Gion - PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch - January 29

I Hate This Place - PC - January 29

The Midnight Walkers - PC - January 29

The Perfect Pencil - PC - January 29

Team Fortress 2 Classified - PC - January 30

Vampires: Bloodlord Rising - PC - January 30

Arcadium – Space Odyssey - PC, Mac - January 2026

Battlewrights - PC - January 2026

CrocApoca!! Crocodile maiden at the End of the World - PC - January 2026

Drunkard Simulator - PC - January 2026

Emberbane - PC - January 2026

Fear The Timeloop - PC - January 2026

Halcyon Days at Taoyuan - PC - January 2026

House 2 - PC - January 2026

Jaws: Retro Edition - PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch - January 2026

Lost Isle - PC - January 2026

Magic Forge Tycoon - PC, Mac - January 2026

NAMAKORIUM - PC - January 2026

Plentiful - PC - January 2026

Strategos - PC - January 2026

Sugoi Adventure! DragonSlayer - PC - January 2026

Tasty Planet: Final Bite - PC, Mac - January 2026

TR-49 - PC - January 2026

Woodland Werewolf - PC - January 2026

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Credits: Sunsoft

Starsand Island - PC - February 1

The 18th Attic - PC - February 2

Pax Autocratica - PC - February 2

Tearscape - PC - February 2

EverSiege: Untold Ages - PC - February 3

NORSE: Oath of Blood - PC - February 3

Unemployment Simulator 2018 - PC - February 3

4PGP: Four-Player Grand Prix - Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 - February 5

Deus Ex Remastered - PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 - February 5

DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined - PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 - February 5

Evil Inside VR - VR - February 5

MENACE - Early Access, PC - February 5

Nioh 3 - PC - February 6

Dawncaster - PC, Mac - February 6

My Hero Academia: All's Justice - PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S - February 6

Mewgenics - PC - February 10

Lost and Found Co. - PC - February 11

ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN - PC - February 11

Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties - PC - February 11

ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard - PC - February 12

BlazBlue Entropy Effect X - PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch - February 12

Cash Cleaner Simulator - PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S - February 12

Hakuoki SSL ~Sweet School Life~ - Nintendo Switch - February 12

Mario Tennis Fever - Nintendo Switch 2 - February 12

RIDE 6 - PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S - February 12

High on Life 2 - PC, Xbox Series X|S - February 13

REANIMAL - PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 - February 13

Welcome to Doll Town - PC - February 13

ASTROBOTANICA - PC - February 16

Styx: Blades of Greed - PC - February 19

Dead In Antares - PC - February 19

Death Match Love Comedy! - PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch - February 19

Demon Tides - PC, Nintendo Switch - February 19

Gear.Club Unlimited 3 - Nintendo Switch 2 - February 19

Gumball in Trick-Or-Treat Land - PC - February 19

SealChain: Call of Blood - PC - February 20

Tides of Tomorrow - PC - February 24

City Hunter - PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 - February 26

Raiden Fighters Remix Collection - PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch - February 26

Fall of an Empire - PC - February 26

Harbor - PC - February 27

Resident Evil Requiem - PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 - February 27

Sword of the Necromancer Collection - PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch - February 27

Tales of Berseria Remastered - PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch - February 27

The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin - PC, PlayStation 5 - February 28

Path of Mystery: A Brush with Death - Nintendo Switch - February 2026

The Midnight Walk - PS5 Physical Edition - PlayStation 5 - February 2026

YUME ROOF - PC - February 2026

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Credits: Pearl Abyss

The Abbess Garden - PC - March 2

The Legend of Khiimori - PC - March 3

Age of Barbarians Chronicles - PC - March 5

Coffee Talk Tokyo - PC - March 5

Dysplaced - PC - March 5

Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse - PC - March 5

FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE - PC - March 12

John Carpenter's Toxic Commando - PC - March 12

Solasta II - Early Access, PC - March 12

Remnant Protocol - PC - March 12

Replaced - PC, Xbox Series X|S - March 12

RoadOut - PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch - March 12

Monster Hunter Stories™ 3: Twisted Reflection - PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 - March 13

Altiros - PC - March 15

Saint of Chains - PC - March 17

Crimson Desert - PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Mac - March 19

DYNASTY WARRIORS 3: Complete Edition Remastered - PC - March 19

MOUSE: P.I. For Hire - PC - March 19

Warplanes: WW1 Sky Aces - PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch - March 20

Screamer - PC - March 26

Copa City - PC - March 26

Otome Daoshi -Fighting for Love- - Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 - March 26

The Bus - PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S - March 26

Mega Man Star Force™ Legacy Collection - PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch - March 27

Cooking Simulator 2: Better Together - PC - March 2026

Cursed Blood - PC - March 2026

DarkSwitch - PC - March 2026

Detective '26 - PC - March 2026

DrainSim - PC - March 2026

Echoes of Mora - PC - March 2026

Ghost Master: Resurrection - PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch - March 2026

Incantation - PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch - March 2026

Lapistasia - PC - March 2026

Mistfall Hunter - PC - March 2026

Neopets: Mega Mini Games Collection - PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch - March 2026

No Vacation for an Executioner - PC - March 2026

OPUS: Prism Peak - PC - March 2026

Pengpong - PC - March 2026

Peregrino - PC - March 2026

Shadows of Chroma Tower - PC - March 2026

SimplePlanes 2 - PC - March 2026

Slay the Spire 2 - PC - March 2026

Subsequence - PC - March 2026

The Light of the Darkness: ORIGINS - PC - March 2026

The Weeping Swan: Ten Days of the City's Fall - PC - March 2026

Virtual Driving School - PC - March 2026

Windstorm: The Legend of Khiimori - PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 - March 2026

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Credits: Capcom

ArcAInia - The Fall of Sans Serif - PC - April 1

SpaceSlog - PC - April 3

Tiny Bookshop - PlayStation 5 - April 10

Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss - PC - April 16

Shanty Town - PC - April 16

PRAGMATA - PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 - April 24

Invincible VS - PC - April 30

Beyond Enemy Lines - Vietnam - PC - April 2026

Clockwork Ambrosia - PC - April 2026

Cursed Blood - PC - April 2026

Fishbowl - PC - April 2026

Winx Club: The Magic is Back - PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch - April 2026

Yunyun Syndrome!? Rhythm Psychosis - PC - April 2026

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Credits: IO Interactive

Paralives - Early Access, PC, Mac - May 25

World of Magic: Rise of Magic - PC - May 25

The Relic: The First Guardian - PC - May 26

007 First Light - PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 - May 27

LEGO® Batman™: Legacy of the Dark Knight - PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 - May 29

Lunar Strike - PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S - May 2026

Mars Tactics - PC - May 2026

Rancher: A new life - PC - May 2026

Tri6: Infinite 2 - PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S - May 2026

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Nocturne - PC - June 30

Stardust - PC - June 2026

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Credits: NIS

Peace Island - Early Access, PC - July 1

Hono Gurashi no Niwa - July 30

Love in Space - PC - July 2026

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The August game release dates list is still being prepared

Game developers are putting in the work!

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Credits: S-GAME Studio

Halloween - PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S - September 8

Phantom Blade Zero - PC, PlayStation 5 - September 9

EA Sports FC 26 - PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 - September 26

Once again, game developers are putting in the effort!

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The list of October game release dates is still being finalized.

Animas - PC - October 2026

Steel Ark - PC - October 2026

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Credits: Rockstar Games

Grand Theft Auto VI - PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S - November 19

We're finalizing the November game release dates.

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Credits: Deep Worlds SA Games

December's game release schedule is yet to be confirmed.

Beautiful Light - PC - December 2026

Knights Province - PC - December 2026

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Credits: Flatrock Games

ALL WILL FALL: Physics-Based Survival City Builder - PC - Q1 2026

Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes - PC - Q1 2026

Bouncemasters 2: Pengu Throw - PC - Q1 2026

Breathedge 2 - PC - Q1 2026

CarX Drift Racing Online 2 - PC - Q1 2026

Cheap Car Repair - PC - Q1 2026

Citystate Metropolis - PC - Q1 2026

Clawed - PC - Q1 2026

Crown of Greed - PC - Q1 2026

Dark Light: Survivor - PC - Q1 2026

Dead Weight - PC - Q1 2026

Duel Corp. - PC - Q1 2026

Esoteric Ebb - PC - Q1 2026

Fate Trigger - PC - Q1 2026

Final Sentence - PC - Q1 2026

Fractured Mind - PC - Q1 2026

Gecko Gods - PC - Q1 2026

Half Sword - PC - Q1 2026

I Am Jesus Christ - PC - Q1 2026

Infinitum: The Backrooms Story - PC - Q1 2026

NO BACKUP - PC - Q1 2026

P.O.N. - PC - Q1 2026

Pao Pao - PC - Q1 2026

Roadside Research - PC - Q1 2026

s&box - PC - Q1 2026

Spark in the Dark - PC - Q1 2026

Task Force Admiral - Vol.1: American Carrier Battles - PC - Q1 2026

The Bornless - PC - Q1 2026

THE CUBE, SAVE US - PC - Q1 2026

Voidling Bound - PC - Q1 2026

Agefield High: Rock the School - PC - Q2 2026

As One We Survive - PC - Q2 2026

Fantastic Haven - PC - Q2 2026

Mariachi Legends - PC - Q2 2026

Redemption of the Damned - PC - Q2 2026

Rubinite - PC - Q2 2026

Shift At Midnight - PC - Q2 2026

EVE Vanguard - Early Access, PC - Q3 2026

Outward 2 - PC - Q3 2026

PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant - PC - Q3 2026

Road Diner Simulator - PC - Q3 2026

'83 - Early Access, PC - Q4 2026

Systemic War - PC - Q4 2026

ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE - PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S - 2026

Active Matter - PC - 2026

Among the Trolls - PC - 2026

Another Hero's Adventure - PC - 2026

Ardenfall - PC - 2026

ASCENDANT - PC - 2026

ATMOSFAR - PC - 2026

Beast of Reincarnation - PC - 2026

Bendy: The Cage - PC - 2026

Beyond Astra - PC - 2026

Beyond These Stars - PC - 2026

Big Walk - PC - 2026

Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement - PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S - 2026

Bloody Hell Hotel - PC - 2026

Brass Rain - PC - 2026

Bunker Builder Simulator - PC - 2026

BUS: Bro u Survived - PC - 2026

Capital Command - PC - 2026

Carnival Hunt - PC - 2026

Chronicles: Medieval - PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S - 2026

Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival - PC - 2026

CONTROL Resonant - PC - 2026

CrisisX - PC - 2026

Danganronpa 2x2 - PC - 2026

Decrepit - PC - 2026

Detained: Too Good for School - PC - 2026

Dinoblade - PC - 2026

Directive 8020 - PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S - 2026

Drill Keeper - PC - 2026

DRUG Schedule - PC - 2026

Emberville - PC - 2026

Enginefall - PC - 2026

Espiocracy - PC - 2026

Far Far West - PC - 2026

Farm Renovator - PC - 2026

Farmer's Dynasty 2 - PC - 2026

Five Laps at Freddy's - PC - 2026

Forsaken Realms: Vahrin's Call - PC - 2026

Forza Horizon 6 - PC, Xbox Series X|S - 2026

Fragile Existence - PC - 2026

Frostrail - PC - 2026

Gallipoli - PC - 2026

Game of Thrones: War for Westeros - PC - 2026

Gilded Destiny - PC - 2026

Gods, Death & Reapers - PC - 2026

Hela - PC - 2026

Hell Let Loose: Vietnam - PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S - 2026

IKUMA: The Frozen Compass - PC - 2026

It Works: Electronics Repair Simulator - PC - 2026

Jianghu Simulator - Early Access, PC - 2026

JOIN US - PC - 2026

Junxions - PC - 2026

Lay of the Land - PC - 2026

Liminal Point - PC - 2026

Loftia - PC - 2026

LumenTale: Memories of Trey - PC - 2026

Luna Abyss - PC - 2026

Machine Mind - PC - 2026

Medieval Frontiers - PC - 2026

Melvor Idle 2 - Early Access, PC, Mac - 2026

Metropolis 1998 - PC - 2026

Mixtape - PC - 2026

Modulus - PC - 2026

Moonlight Peaks - PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S - 2026

Mortal Shell II - PC - 2026

MUDANG: Two Hearts - PC - 2026

Neverway - PC - 2026

Nivalis - PC - 2026

Onimusha: Way of the Sword - PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S - 2026

ONTOS - PC - 2026

Orc Warchief: Strategy City Builder - PC - 2026

Our Life: Now & Forever - PC - 2026

over the hill - PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 - 2026

Permafrost - PC - 2026

Plague Lords - PC - 2026

Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy - PC - 2026

Revelation of Decay - PC - 2026

Road Kings - PC - 2026

Rune Fencer Illyia - PC - 2026

Sea of Remnants - PC - 2026

Servant of the Lake - PC - 2026

Showa American Story - PC - 2026

Sintopia - PC - 2026

Skyclimbers - PC - 2026

Solarpunk™ - PC - 2026

SpaceCraft - PC - 2026

SpeedRunners 2: King of Speed - PC - 2026

STAR WARS: Galactic Racer™ - PC - 2026

STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expeditions - PC - 2026

Stellar Trader - PC - 2026

Subnautica 2 - Early Access, PC, Xbox Series X|S - 2026

Sunkissed City - PC - 2026

Super Meat Boy 3D - PC - 2026

Teamfight Manager 2 - PC - 2026

Tears of Metal - PC - 2026

Tempus Triad - PC - 2026

Tenebris Somnia - PC - 2026

The Last General - PC - 2026

THE LIFT: Supernatural Handyman Simulator - PC - 2026

The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu - PC - 2026

The Secret of Weepstone - PC - 2026

The Way of Wrath - PC - 2026

Transport Fever 3 - PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S - 2026

Tropico 7 - PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S - 2026

Truckful - PC - 2026

UNDEFEATED: Genesis - PC - 2026

Vacation Cafe Simulator - PC - 2026

Valor Mortis - PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S - 2026

Vikings Dynasty - PC - 2026

Wanderburg - PC - 2026

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 - PC - 2026

Warhammer Survivors - PC - 2026

WILL: Follow The Light - PC - 2026

Witchbrook - PC, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 - 2026

Witchspire - PC - 2026

ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies - PC - 2026