Release dates: every video game confirmed for 2021

It’s time to look forward to another year of video games.

2021 is finally about to kick off, the perfect excuse for us to forget all about the dreaded 2020. As we do every year, we also intend to keep track of all upcoming games pencilled in for 2021 and beyond in this page.

2021 promises to be a big year, though not quite on the same level as 2020. We’ve just had two major console launches in 2020, after all, alongside some of the most anticipated games in The Last of Us Part 2, Marvel’s Avengers, and Cyberpunk 2077 – even if a few ended up being disasters. Nevertheless, the coronavirus pandemic forced many developers to push their games back to 2021, so we should see a healthy season of – hopefully – polished games that keep us entertained all year.

If you missed our 2020 game release dates list, you can view it at the link.

As always, the new list won’t take its proper form until a bit deeper into the year. For now, here are all the games targeting 2021 and beyond.

January

We begin the New Year with what looks to be a buzzing January. It’s not especially busy, but that only means we’ll have plenty of time to savour games like Hitman 3, Everspace 2, and The Medium.

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King Arthur: Knights Tale – Steam Early Access (PC) – January 12
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game – Complete Edition (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, Stadia) – January 14
Hitman 3 (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Stadia) – January 20
Ender Lilies – Steam Early Access (PC) – January 21
Gravity Heroes (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – January 22
Encodya (PC) – January 26
Stronghold: Warlords (PC) – January 26
The Medium (PC, Xbox Series X/S) – January 28
Everspace 2 – Steam Early Access (PC) – January

February

February picks up the pace a little bit, even if it largely follows a similar cadence to January. People Can Fly’s Outriders drops during the month, alongside the Nioh remasters/re-releases, Little Nightmares 2, and Persona 5 Strikers. The mysterious PS5 exclusive Destruction All Stars is also pegged for February.

Outriders (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) – February 2
Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S) – February 4
Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition (PC) – February 5
The Nioh Collection (PS5) – February 5
Little Nightmares 2 (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – February 11
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Switch) – February 12
Persona 5 Strikers (PC, PS4, Switch) – February 23
Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection (Switch) – February 25
Riders Republic (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Stadia) – February 25
Bravely Default 2 (Switch) – February 26
Destruction All Stars (PS5) – February
Century: Age of Ashes – Steam Early Access (PC) – February
Capcom Arcade Stadium (Switch) – February

March

Usually, March is a bit busier than this, but there are still a few notable releases this March. The biggest is, of course, Monster Hunter Rise on Switch. Housemarque’s Returnal arrives mid-way through, and we have other games like It Takes Two, and the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake to look forward to.

Harvest Moon: One World (Switch) – March 5
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – March 18
Returnal (PS5) – March 19
Tunche (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – March 23
It Takes Two (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – March 26
Monster Hunter Rise (Switch) – March 26
Balan Wonderworld (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch) – March 26
King’s Bounty 2 (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – March
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut (PC, PS4, PS5) – March

April and May

We decided to bundle the two months together for now, since not too many games are shooting for release in April or May just yet. That said, a number of big games are due out then, such as the Nier remaster, Guilty Gear Strive, Deathloop, Humankind, Hood: Outlaws & Legends and more.

Guilty Gear Strive (PC, PS4, PS5) – April 9
Humankind (PC) – April 22
Nier Replicant (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – April 23
Hoa (PC, Switch) – April
Hood: Outlaws & Legends (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S) – May 10
Deathloop (PC, PS5) – May 21

Q1 and early 2021

As is always the case, a number of games have the more fuzzy Q1/early 2021 release target, though we expect them to either slot into one of the early months or get pushed back. So far, that’s Weird West, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Blood Bowl 3, the often delayed Lego Star Wars Skywalker Saga and a few more.

Read Only Memories: Neurodiver (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – Q1
Monstrum 2 (PC) – Q1
Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer’s Legacy (PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) – Q1
Kena: Bridge of Spirits (PC, PS4, PS5) – Q1
Aragami 2 (PC, PS4, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) – early 2021
Weird West (PC) – early 2021
Speed Limit (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – early 2021
Blood Bowl 3 (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch) – early 2021
Earth Defence Force: World Brothers (PS4, Switch) – early 2021

Spring, summer and first half of 2021

Spring and summer every year are usually popular for game releases, but most of the games below still need to nail down proper dates before we can move them under the various other months.

Back 4 Blood (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S) – June 22
Uragun – Steam Early Access (PC) – Q2
New World (PC) – spring
Spacebase Startopia (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – spring
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch) – spring
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin (Switch) – summer
Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny (PS4, Switch) – summer
The Good Life (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – summer
Wrath: Aeon of Ruin (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – summer
Scarlet Nexus (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) – summer
Evil Genius 2: World Domination (PC) – first half
Axiom Verge 2 (Switch) – first half

Fall and late 2021

Fall is always busy, even if it may not look like it now with so few games targeting release then. Below, you’ll find those alongside all other games dropping late into the year.

Halo Infinite (PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) – fall
Kerbal Space Program 2 (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – fall
Crimson Desert (PC) – winter
GTA 5 (PS5, Xbox Series X) – second half 2021

More 2021 games

Guess what? The majority of 2021’s games don’t have release dates or targets, so the few sections below will include everything aiming/hoping for release at some point before 2021 is over.

The Lord of the Rings – Gollum (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) – 2021
Endling (PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One) – 2021
No More Heroes 3 (Switch) – 2021
Relic Hunters Legend – Steam Early Access (PC) – 2021
Young Souls (Stadia) – 2021
Mineko’s Night Market (PC, Switch) – 2021
Dark Envoy (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – 2021
The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S) – 2021
Tribes of Midgard (PC, PS5) – 2021
Apex Legends (Switch) – 2021
Kingpin: Reloaded (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – 2021
Magic: Legends (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – 2021
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) – 2021
Shin Megami Tensei 3 Nocturne HD Remaster (Switch) – 2021
Ghostwire: Tokyo (PC, PS5) – 2021
Gamedec (PC) – 2021
Open Roads (PC) – 2021
Touch Type Tale (PC) – 2021
Crossfire X (Xbox One) – 2021
Psychonauts 2 (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – 2021
Dark Alliance (PC, consoles) – 2021
The Ascent (PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) – 2021
Scorn (PC, Xbox Series X) – 2021
Blood Bowl 3 (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch) – 2021
Digimon Survive (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – 2021
Cris Tales (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, Stadia) – 2021
Jett: The Far Shore (PC, PS4, PS5) – 2021
Rune Factory 5 (Switch) – 2021
Omno (PC, PS4, Switch) – 2021
Minute of Islands (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – 2021
Roller Champions (PC) – 2021
Hogwarts Legacy (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S) – 2021
Chivalry 2 (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) – 2021
Shin Megami Tensei 5 (Switch) – 2021
Shadow Warrior 3 (PC) – 2021

Other games expected in 2021

The Settlers (PC) – 2021
Untitled God of War sequel (PS5) – 2021
Unknown 9: Awakening – 2021
The Riftbreaker (PC) – 2021
Evil West (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S) – 2021
Gotham Knights (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) – 2021
Echo Generation (PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) – 2021
Hello Neighbor 2 (PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) – 2021
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (PC, Xbox Series X) – 2021
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete Edition (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) – 2021
Lost in Random (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – 2021
Goodbye Volcano High (PC, PS4, PS5) – 2021
Icarus (PC) – 2021
Scavengers (PC) – 2021
Oddworld: Soulstorm (PC, PS4, PS5) – 2021
Far Cry 6 (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Stadia) – 2021
Rainbow Six Quarantine (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – 2021
Sable (PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) – 2021
The End of the Sun (PC) – 2021
Horizon: Forbidden West (PS4, PS5) – 2021
Resident Evil Village (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) – 2021
Metal: Hellsinger (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) – 2021
Skatebird (PC, Switch) – 2021
Stray (PC, PS5) – 2021
Conan Chop Chop (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – 2021
The Eternal Cylinder (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – 2021
Solar Ash (PC, PS4, PS5) – 2021
Curse of the Sea Rats (PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One) – 2021
A Rat’s Quest (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – 2021
IGI: Origins (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – 2021
Backbone (PC) – 2021
The Wild at Heart (PC, Xbox One) – 2021
Martha is Dead (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) – 2021
Exomecha (PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) – 2021
Chorus (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Stadia) – 2021
Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Switch) – 2021

2022, TBD and beyond

Believe it or not, we already have a number of games targeting 2022 for their release. This list will also include all other games without release targets. Basically, what you couldn’t find above should be found below.

Pragmata (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) – 2022
The Callisto Protocol – 2022
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) – 2022
The Wind Road (PC, Xbox One)
N1RV ANN-A (PC, PS4, Switch)
The Gunk (PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X)
Avowed (PC, Xbox Series X)
Fable (PC, Xbox Series X)
Windjammers 2 (PC, Switch, Stadia)
Forza Motorsport (PC, Xbox Series X)
Under a Porcelain Sun (PC)
Diablo Immortal (Android, iOS)
Away: The Survival Series (PC, PS4)
Tunic (PC, Xbox One)
Star Child (PS VR)
The Vale (PC, Xbox One)
Insurgency: Sandstorm (PS4, Xbox One)
Eastward (PC, Switch)
9-5 (PC)
Boundary (PC, PS4)
Recompile (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X)
Naraka: Bladepoint (PC)
Perfect Dark (PC, Xbox Series X/S)
Cyber Shadow (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch)
Final Fantasy 16 (PS5)
Dying Light 2 (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
State of Decay 3 (PC, Xbox Series X)
The Wolf Among Us 2
The Witcher: Monster Slayer (iOS, Android)
Soundfall (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch)
Overwatch 2 (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
Diablo 4 (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
The Video Game Machine (PC)
Deadstick (PC)
Endless Dungeon (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch)
Stalker 2 (PC, Xbox Series X)
Gran Turismo 7 (PS5)
Tails of Iron
Project Athia (PC, PS5)
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (PS5)
The Outlast Trials (PC)
Herogrinder: Tactical Combat Arenas (PC)
Genesis Noir (PC, Xbox One)
Nine Witches: Family Disruption (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch)
Hovershock (PC)
Sports Story (Switch)
Monster Safari – Steam Early Access (PC)
Cyber Hook (PC, Switch)
Mythbusters: The Game (PC)
Dead Static Drive (PC, Xbox One)
Watch This Space – Steam Early Access (PC)
Rauniot (PC)
Project 007
Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown
Steelrising (PC, consoles)
Pokemon Unite (Switch, iOS, Android)
Enemy on Board (PC)
Eldest Souls (PC, Switch)
Commander Keen (Android, iOS)
Midnight Ghost Hunt (PC)
Elden Ring (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
Scarf (PC)
Babylon’s Fall (PC, PS4)
Tales of Arise (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
New Pokemon Snap (Switch)
Buildings Have Feelings Too (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch)
When I Was Young (PC)
Project Resistance (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
Viro Move (Vive, Rift)
Tavern Keeper (PC)
Triwave – Steam Early Access (PC)
Homeworld 3 (PC)
Savior (PC)
Season (PC, PS5)
Children of Silentown (PC)
Twelve Minutes (PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X)
83 (PC)
Songs of Conquest (PC)
Cat Lady (PC)
Synced: Off Planet (PC)
Giants Uprising – Steam Early Access (PC)
Rustheart
Winter Ember
The Elder Scrolls: Legends (PS4, Xbox One, Switch)
Wonder Parade (PC, Switch)
Racing Apex (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
Everwild (PC, Xbox Series X)
Untitled The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel (Switch)
Detective Pikachu (Switch)
Witchfire (PC)
Sniper Elite VR (Rift, Quest, PS VR, SteamVR)
Silent Night (PC)
GUTS (PS4, Xbox One)
Routine (PC)
Hollow Knight: Silksong (PC, Switch)
In the Black (PC)
Neopolis (PC, PS4)
Bright Memory: Infinite (PC, Xbox Series X)
The King of Fighters 15
Shovel Knight Dig
Baldo (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch)
Fringe Wars (PC, Xbox One)
Ruined King: A League of Legends Story (PC, consoles)
Hyper Sports R (Switch)
Bayonetta 3 (Switch)
Lost Soul Aside (PC, PS4)
Skin Deep (PC)
Hellblade 2: Senua’s Saga (Xbox Series X)
Biomutant (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
Metroid Prime 4 (Switch)
Above (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch)
Age of Empires 4 (PC)
Vanguard: Fight for Rudiarius (PC, Mobile, VR)
The Last Night (PC, Xbox One)
Phantom Brigade (PC)
Project Awakening (PS4)
Plan 8
Dokev
How Do You Know Mr. Blue?
Beyond Good and Evil 2
Untitled Avatar game
Starfield
The Elder Scrolls 6
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