2021 video game release calendar

Thank goodness 2020 is in the past, eh? The year wasn’t exactly short of quality games, but things are starting to get a bit brighter as we look ahead to the 2021 video game release calendar. Next-gen titles are finally beginning to rear their sheepish heads, dropping into the gaming calendar after hefty delays and claiming that they’re arriving fashionably late. So long as they actually work when they release – we’re looking at you, Cyberpunk – we certainly won’t complain. You’ll find the complete 2021 video game release calendar below, though we’ll aim to update it throughout the year as more games and release dates are confirmed.

2021 video game release calendar

2021 promises to bring us Halo Infinite, Hitman 3, Deathloop, Monster Hunter Rise, and much more. There are plenty of releases for both the PS4/Xbox One generation Feel free to scan through calendar at your own pace, or skip to the months and timeframes you’re interested in via the links below

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• August
• October
• Early 2021
• Summer 2021
• TBC 2021

January video game release dates

• King Arthur: Knight’s Tale (PC) - Jan 12
• MXGP 2020 (PS5) - Jan 20
• Hitman 3 (PS5/Xbox Series X/PS4/Xbox One/PC/Stadia) - Jan 20
• Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake (PS5/Xbox Series X/PS4/Xbox One/PC) - Jan 21
• Ride 4 (PS5/Xbox Series X) - Jan 21
• Encodya (PC) - Jan 26
• Stronghold: Warlords (PC) - Jan 26
• The Medium (PC/Xbox Series X) - Jan 28 
• Everspace 2 (PC) - Jan

February video game release dates

• Cultist Simulator (Switch) - Feb 2
• Outriders (PS5/Xbox Series X/PS4/Xbox One/PC) - Feb 2
• Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood (PS5/Xbox Series X/PS4/Xbox One/PC) - Feb 4
• Nioh Remastered (PS5) - Feb 5
• Nioh 2 Complete Edition (PS4/PC) - Feb 5
• Nioh 2 Remastered Complete Edition (PS5) - Feb 5
• The Nioh Collection (PS5) - Feb 5
• Ampersat (PC) - Feb 6
• Death Crown (Switch/PS4/Xbox One) - Feb 11
• Little Nightmares 2 (Switch/PS4/Xbox One/PC) - Feb 11
• Gal Gun Returns (Switch/Xbox One/PC) - Feb 12
• Super Mario 3D World with Bowser’s Fury (Switch) - Feb 12
• Far Cry 6 (PS5/Xbox Series X/PS4/Xbox One/PC/Stadia) - Feb 18
• Persona 5 Strikers (Switch/PS4/PC) - Feb 23
• Riders Republic (PS5/Xbox Series X/PS4/Xbox One/PC/Stadia) - Feb 25
• Bravely Default 2 (Switch) - Feb 26
• Destruction AllStars (PS5) - Feb

March video game release dates

• Harvest Moon: One World (Switch) - Mar 2
• Yakuza: Like a Dragon (PS5) - Mar 2
• Sea of Solitude: Director’s Cut (Switch) - Mar 4
• Monster Energy Supercross: The Official Videogame 4 (PS5/Xbox Series X/PS4/Xbox One/PC/Stadia) - Mar 11
• Returnal (PS5) - Mar 19
• Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town (Switch) - Mar 23
• Balan Wonderworld (Switch/PC) - Mar 26
• It Takes Two (PS5/XboX Series X/Switch/PS4/Xbox One/PC) - Mar 26
• Monster Hunter Rise (Switch) - Mar 26
• Disco Elysium: The Final Cut (PS5/PS4/PC/Stadia) - Mar
• Fearmonium (PC) - Mar
• Kena: Bridge of Spirits (PS4/PS5/PC) - Mar

April video game release dates

• Guilty Gear Strive (PS5/PS4/PC) - Apr 9
• Humankind (PC/Stadia) - Apr 22
• NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… (PS4/Xbox One/PC) - Apr 23
• Curse of the Sea Rats (PS5/Xbox Series X/Switch/PS4/Xbox One/PC) - Apr

May video game release dates

• Hood: Outlaws & Legends (PS5/Xbox Series X/PS4/Xbox One/PC) - May 10
• Rune Factory 5 (Switch) - May 20
• Deathloop (PS5/PC) - May 21 

June video game release dates

• Back 4 Blood (PS5/Xbox Series X/Switch/PS4/Xbox One/PC) - Jun 22
• Solar Ash (PS4/PS5/PC) - Jun

August video game release dates

• Heavenly Bodies (PS4/PS5/PC) - Aug

October video game release dates

• Stray (PS5/PC) - Oct
• Ghostwire: Tokyo (PS5/PC) - Oct

Early/Spring 2021 video game releases - dates to be confirmed

• Aragami 2 (PS5/Xbox Series X/PS4/Xbox One/PC) - Early 2021
• Black Legends (PS5/Xbox Series X/Switch/PS4/Xbox One/PC) - Q1 2021
• Blood Bowl 3 (PS5/Xbox Series X/Switch/PS4/Xbox One/PC) - Early 2021
• Blue Fire (Switch/PS4/Xbox One/PC) - Q1 2021
• Braid Anniversary Edition (PS5/Xbox Series X/Switch/PS4/Xbox One/PC) - Early 2021
• Chinatown Detective Agency (PC) - Early 2021
• Control Ultimate Edition (PS5/Xbox Series X) - Early 2021
• Darq: Complete Edition (PS5/Xbox Series X/Switch/PS4/Xbox One/PC) - Q1 2021
• Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (PS5/Xbox Series X/Switch/PS4/Xbox One/PC) - Spring 2021
• Mass Effect: Legendary Edition (PS4/Xbox One/PC) - Spring 2021
• Roller Champions (Switch/PS4/Xbox One/PC) - Early 2021 

Summer 2021 video game releases - dates to be confirmed

• Foreclosed (PS5/Xbox Series X/Switch/PS4/Xbox One/PC) - Q2 2021
• Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny (Switch) - Summer 2021
• Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin - Summer 2021
• Neo: The World Ends with You (Switch/PS4) - Summer 2021

TBC 2021 video game releases

• Battlefield 6 (PS5/Xbox Series X/PC)
• Bear and Breakfast (Switch/PC)
• Blind Fate: Edo no Yami (Switch/PS4/Xbox One/PC)
• Boyfriend Dungeon (Switch/PC)
• Bright Memory Infinite (Xbox Series X/Xbox One/PC)
• Bus Simulator 21 (PS4/Xbox One/PC)
• Card Shark (Switch/PC)
• Chivalry 2 (PS4/Xbox One/PC)
• Chorus (PS5/Xbox Series X/PS4/Xbox One/PCStadia)
• Cris Tales (PS5/Xbox Series X/Switch/PS4/Xbox One/PC/Stadia)
• CrossfireX (Xbox Series X/Xbox One/PC)
• Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course DLC (Switch/Xbox One/PC)
• Cyberpunk 2077 (PS5/Xbox Series X)
• Darkest Dungeon 2 (PC)
• Dark Envoy (PS4/Xbox One/PC)
• Dustborn (PS5/Xbox Series X/PC)
• Goodby Volcano High (PS5/PS4/PC)
• Gotham Knights (PS5/Xbox Series X/PS5/Xbox One/PC)
• Gran Turismo 7 (PS5)
• Halo Infinite (Xbox Series X/Xbox One/PC)
• Hogwarts Legacy (PS5/Xbox Series X/PS4/Xbox One/PC)
• Horizon Forbidden West (PS5/PS4)
• Hytale (PC)
• Lord of the Rings: Gollum (PS5/Xbox Series X/PC)
• Maquette (PS4/PS5/PC)
• Martha is Dead (PS5/Xbox Series X/PS4/Xbox One/PC)
• Marvel’s Avengers (PS5/Xbox One)
• Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries (PC)
• Metal: Hellsinger (PS5/Xbox Series X/PS4/Xbox One/PC)
• No More Heroes 3 (Switch)
• Rainbow Six Quarantine (PS4/Xbox One/PC)
• Resident Evil Village (PS5/Xbox Series X/PC) - Expected April
• Season (PS5/PC)
• Sherlock Holmes Chapter One (PS5/Xbox Series X/PS4/Xbox One/PC)
• Skull & Bones (PS4/Xbox One/PC)
• Sword of the Necromancer (PS5/Xbox Series X)
• The Ascent (Xbox Series X/Xbox One/PC)
• The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes (PS5/Xbox Series X/PS4/Xbox One/PC)
• The Witcher 3 (PS5/Xbox Series X)
• Twelve Minutes (Xbox One/PC)
• Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 (Xbox Series X/PS4/Xbox One/PC)

And that completes our 2020 video game release calendar! There’s a lot to look forward to throughout the year, but we’re still waiting to find out the exact dates for a lot of the biggest titles on the way. Here’s hoping it’s a drastic improvement inside and outside of gaming for all of us. Enjoy 2021, folks, and good luck to those still hunting a next-gen consoles!