Upcoming Game Releases (2026): Every Big Launch by Date

The biggest upcoming game release is Grand Theft Auto VI, which Rockstar Games has set for Thursday, November 19, 2026, on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, the week after Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra, which Grinding Gear Games set for 2:00 PM Eastern on Friday, November 13. After GTA VI, the big dates are Dawn of War IV and Thief: The Dark Project Remastered (December 3), Monster Hunter Wilds on Switch 2 (December 4), Path of Exile 2’s full release (December 11), and then Stranger Than Heaven (January 15), Titan Quest II (January 19), and Witchbrook and Tropico 7 (both January 28).

Below is every big launch from November 13 through the end of January 2027, grouped by week for November and December, with platforms, prices where the publisher or an official store lists them, and the demos and early access windows worth knowing about. Every set date in this calendar was checked against the publisher, the platform holder or the official store listing on November 13, 2026. The bigger dates later in 2027 and the games still waiting on a day follow, and the big launches since October 23, from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 to Metaphor: ReFantazio and Pikmin 4 on Switch 2, sit in their own section near the end. If you want November ranked rather than listed by date, see our biggest games coming out in November 2026.

Week of November 9

Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra (3.30)

Release date: Friday, November 13, at 2:00 PM Eastern (11:00 AM Pacific). Platforms: PC and consoles. Price: free to play.

Grinding Gear Games’ next Path of Exile 1 expansion was fully revealed at ExileCon on November 6, and GGG’s launch post put the realms down for patching at 12:00 PM Eastern, two hours before the servers open on PC and consoles at the same moment. A new league is when lapsed players come back, and it removes Scarabs, as our Scarabs story explains. Our guide to the 3.30 release time converts the start for every region, our Covens of Umbra story covers the name reveal, and our best league starter builds are ready for day one.

Week of November 16

Grand Theft Auto VI

Release date: Thursday, November 19. Platforms: PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Price: $79.99 for the Standard Edition and $99.99 for the digital-only Ultimate Edition on the PlayStation Store, the Microsoft Store and the Rockstar Store.

Rockstar Games lists it for November 19, with no PC version announced. It unlocks at midnight local time country by country, which is 12:00 AM Eastern in the US, as our GTA 6 release time guide lays out. Digital pre-orders have been able to preload since November 10, and boxed copies ship from November 12, as our preload guide explains. Rockstar confirmed on November 10 that the game targets 30fps on both consoles, with extra visual upgrades on PS5 Pro, and YouTube is streaming the launch for 24 hours from 12:00 AM Eastern with Rockstar, as our livestream story explains. Compare the two versions in our GTA 6 editions guide, check what to do first on release day, and find everything else on our GTA 6 guides hub, which grows once the game is out.

Also this week:

• Spirit Crossing, November 16. Spry Fox’s life sim MMO, from the makers of Cozy Grove, launches on Switch 2 and Switch as a console exclusive, per Nintendo’s store and its Indie World recap, and on PC the same day, per its Steam page.
• Crusader Kings III: Silk and Silver, November 17. Paradox’s next Major Expansion adds playable merchant families and Republics on PC for $29.99 (our story); the rest is in our Crusader Kings 3 guides.
• Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor’s Knockout, November 17. The paid expansion adds the Brawler, a dwarf who fights with fists of steel, and a free update launches alongside it (our story).
• Melvor Idle 2: A RuneScape Adventure, November 17. The idle RPG sequel, published by Jagex, enters Steam Early Access (our story).
• Moonlight Peaks on PS5, November 17. XSEED Games’ vampire life sim arrives digitally on PS5 for $34.99, with 20% off for PlayStation Plus members in launch week and a two-hour trial for Premium members (our story).
• Disney Dreamlight Valley: The Keepsake Sea, November 18. Gameloft’s paid expansion turns you into a Merfolk and adds three island Biomes (our story).
• The Binding of Isaac: Repentance+ on consoles, November 19. Nintendo’s US store lists the Switch 2 version for that day, and Nicalis is bringing the complete game, with four-player online co-op, to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S as well.
• Once Human Season 5: Dissonant Resonance, November 19. Starry Studio’s free-to-play survival game starts a season built around sound, with a four-player colossus raid (our story).

Week of November 23

The week after GTA VI is a quiet one:

• Stellaris: Willpower, November 23. Paradox’s next Stellaris expansion, built around Ideologies, launches on PC for $24.99 alongside the 4.6 update; our Willpower story covers what it adds.
• Company of Heroes 3: Operation Torch, November 25. Relic’s 15-mission single-player campaign follows the US Army into North Africa, on Steam (our story).
• HUNGER open beta, November 27 to 29. Good Fun Corporation’s free open beta comes a few days before the game’s December 3 Early Access launch (our story).

Week of November 30

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV

Release date: Thursday, December 3, with a 3-Day Early Unlock from November 30 for the Commander Edition. Platform: PC (Steam). Price: $59.99 on Steam, with 10% off pre-orders.

KING Art and Deep Silver’s real-time strategy sequel brings back the Blood Ravens. Our guide to the release date, time and early access explains each edition’s unlock, our commander breakdown covers who leads each faction, and our answer on PS5, Xbox and Game Pass covers consoles. More is in our Warhammer 40,000 guides.

Thief: The Dark Project Remastered

Release date: Thursday, December 3. Platforms: PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch. Price: $29.99 on Steam.

Nightdive Studios rebuilds the 1998 Looking Glass classic in its KEX Engine with the Thief Gold missions included, and the launch version adds The Tarnished Mirror, an all-new campaign that Nightdive, Eidos-Montréal and Atari treat as official Thief canon. Our release date story has the full mission list.

Monster Hunter Wilds (Switch 2)

Release date: Friday, December 4. Platform: Nintendo Switch 2. Price: Capcom lists a 25% pre-order discount on the standard edition on the Nintendo eShop until December 3.

Capcom’s 2025 hunting game reaches Nintendo’s console with a free Prologue Demo already on the eShop. The demo covers the real opening up to the end of Chapter 1-3, including the full character creator, as our demo and pre-order story explains.

Also this week:

• Dune: Awakening: Blood and Ice, December 1. Funcom’s free expansion opens a frozen new map, the Polar Sink, on PC, PS5 and Xbox (our story); our Dune: Awakening guides cover the rest.
• Fallout 76: World Pets, December 1. Bethesda’s update lets you adopt, name and customize a pet companion (our story).
• Cities: Skylines II: Park Adventures, December 2. Iceflake Studios’ first original expansion adds a Park District tool on PC for $19.99 (our story).
• Rayman Legends Retold, December 3. Ubisoft moved its remake from October 1, and Nintendo’s store lists the Switch 2 version for December 3; it also comes to PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
• Edge of Memories, December 3. Midgar Studio’s action RPG, published by Nacon, launches on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, with the PlayStation Store listing the Standard Edition at $39.99, and its Act 1 demo is back on Steam.
• Cronos: Lazarus, December 3. Bloober Team’s $9.99 story DLC for Cronos: The New Dawn arrives on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, with a Switch 2 version planned for Q1 2027 (our story).
• HUNGER, December 3. The multiplayer extraction RPG from the creators of Hell Let Loose enters Steam Early Access at 10:00 AM GMT (5:00 AM Eastern).
• A Game About Digging a Hole Together, December 4. The co-op sequel launches on PC (Steam), Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC and Game Pass, per Xbox’s showcase recap.
• Petit Planet, December 4. HoYoverse’s cozy life sim launches on PC and mobile on December 4 (UTC+8), per its official site, with a Switch 2 version to follow in 2027 (our story).

Week of December 7

Path of Exile 2 (Full Release)

Release date: Friday, December 11 (Pacific time). Platforms: PC and consoles. Price: free to play from launch.

Grinding Gear Games’ 1.0 release ends Early Access and makes the game free-to-play, with two new classes, the Shadow and the Duelist, and the final two campaign acts. Our guide to when the free-to-play release starts has the likely start time, our Shadow class story covers the ExileCon reveal, and our sign-up rewards guide explains the free cosmetics for registering before launch. The rest is in our Path of Exile 2 guides.

Also this week:

• Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader: Processional of the Damned, December 8. Owlcat’s fourth and final story expansion (our story).
• Marathon: Symbiosis, December 8. Bungie’s update adds a PvE-only mode and a Team Deathmatch test, with an Open Play Week from December 8 to 15, per the PlayStation Blog (our story).
• Riders Republic on Nintendo Switch 2, December 9. Ubisoft’s extreme sports game arrives on Switch 2, and Offline Play reaches every platform the same day (our story).
• Pokemon Pokopia Expansion Pass Part 2, December 9. Dazzling Decorations, the second part of the paid pass, needs the free version 3.0.0 update first (our story); more is in our Pokemon guides.

Week of December 14

• Frostpunk 2: The Surge, December 14. 11 bit studios’ third expansion sends your people to a mysterious valley “on frozen American soil,” per its Steam page (our story).
• Warframe: Tau, date still to come. Digital Extremes says “Coming December 2026 to All Platforms” but has not named the day, as our Tau guide explains, and its last Devstream of the year, on November 27, goes deeper into Tau; the rest is in our Warframe guides.

We know of no other big launch dated for the last two weeks of December as of November 13.

January 2027

Stranger Than Heaven

Release date: Friday, January 15, 2027, per SEGA (Steam’s US listing shows January 14, the usual worldwide unlock landing the evening before in the Americas). Platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, Xbox Cloud Gaming and PC (Steam). Price: $69.99 on Steam, and coming to Game Pass, per SEGA.

This is the new game from RGG Studio, the team behind Like a Dragon, published by SEGA, and Game Pass members can play it on day one.

Titan Quest II

Release date: Tuesday, January 19, 2027, with 96 hours of advance access from January 15 for console Standard and Ultimate Edition pre-orders. Platforms: PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Price: $59.99 Standard and $79.99 Ultimate on consoles; on PC, where it is already in Early Access, $39.99 now and $49.99 at 1.0, per THQ Nordic.

Grimlore Games’ action RPG sequel leaves Early Access on PC and reaches consoles for the first time. Owners of the original Titan Quest on Xbox or PlayStation get a 10% loyalty discount on the Standard Edition, as our pre-order story explains.

Witchbrook

Release date: Thursday, January 28, 2027. Platforms: PC (Steam), PS5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2.

Chucklefish’s pixel-art life sim casts you as the newest witch in the seaside town of Mossport, studying at Witchbrook College, and Nintendo describes it as playable by up to four players online. The PS5 version was added for day one when Chucklefish set the date, as our release date story explains. For something cozy to play until then, see our best cozy games of 2026.

Tropico 7

Release date: Thursday, January 28, 2027. Platforms: PC (Steam, Epic Games Store and the Kalypso Store), Xbox on PC, Xbox Series X|S and PS5. Price: $54.99 on Steam, with 10% off pre-orders.

Kalypso Media and Gaming Minds Studios’ city-building sequel puts you back in charge of the island as El Presidente. Pre-orders opened on October 20, and on PlayStation the pre-order discount is for PlayStation Plus members only, as our pre-order story explains.

Also in January:

• Emberville, January 7. Cygnus Cross’s pixel-art action RPG enters Steam Early Access after its delay from October 27 (our story).
• Slime Rancher 2 on Nintendo Switch 2, January 2027. Nintendo has given a month but no day yet, with an exclusive in-game item (our story).

Later in 2027 and Dates Still Unconfirmed

The biggest dates already set after January, each from the publisher or its official store listing:

• Metro 2039, February 4. 4A Games and Deep Silver’s sequel is $69.99 on Steam; our editions guide compares what each one includes, and the rest is in our Metro guides.
• Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, February 12. Crystal Dynamics and Flying Wild Hog, published by Amazon Game Studios; the developer has clarified how long it is.
• Persona 4 Revival, February 18. Atlus’s remake comes to PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam’s US listing shows February 17), with the Switch 2 version following on May 20, per Atlus, as our release date story explains. Our Persona 4 guides cover the original in the meantime.
• Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold, February 23. Square Enix’s expansion has early access from February 19 for digital pre-orders, as our early access guide and editions guide explain.
• Fable, February 23. Playground Games’ new Fable is $69.99 on Steam; our Fable release guide covers everything confirmed, and our Fable guides cover the classics.
• Shadow of the Road, March 10. Owlcat Games moved the turn-based RPG out of November, and its Steam page now lists March 10.
• 007 First Light on Nintendo Switch 2, March 18. IO Interactive confirmed the date on October 14 (our story).
• The Apothecary Diaries: The False Imperial Brother, March 18. KOEI TECMO’s mystery adventure comes to Switch 2, Switch, PS5 and PC (Steam’s US listing shows March 17); our release date story lists the bonuses.
• Final Fantasy VII Revelation, April 8. Square Enix’s finale to the remake trilogy, which has Vincent and Cid playable.
• Stronghold 4 (Early Access), April 20. Firefly Studios moved it from December 7 (our story).
• God of War Laufey, May 20. Santa Monica Studio moved its PS5 game from February 16 on November 4.

Big games with only a window, as of November 13:

• The Duskbloods, 2027. FromSoftware moved the Switch 2 exclusive out of 2026 on October 29 and has not named a day.
• Coral Island on Nintendo Switch 2, this winter. Stairway Games says it launches with Update 1.4, Kids Grow Up (our story).
• Conan Exiles Enhanced on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, early 2027. Funcom says existing console owners get it free (our story).
• Pratfall on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Switch 2, early 2027. Daedalic promises full cross-play (our story).
• Car Mechanic Simulator 2027, Q1 2027. Red Dot Games renamed it from Car Mechanic Simulator 2026 when it slipped (our story).
• Enshrouded on Xbox Series X|S, spring 2027. Keen Games has not named a day; the PC and PS5 versions are out, and the rest is in our Enshrouded guides.
• Golf With Your Friends 2, 2027. The team missed its fall 2026 window (our story).
• Petit Planet on Nintendo Switch 2, 2027. HoYoverse has not given the Switch 2 version a date; the PC and mobile versions come first, on December 4.
• The Wolf Among Us Remastered on Nintendo Switch. Telltale delayed the Switch version and says only that it will launch at a later date.
• Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 on Switch 2. Auroch Digital says this version comes “at a later date” and has not named a day.

Recently Released

The big launches since October 23, newest first, with the day each came out.

Metaphor: ReFantazio (Switch 2)

Released: Thursday, November 12. Platform: Nintendo Switch 2. Launch price: from $39.99 on Nintendo’s US store.

Atlus’s fantasy RPG from the team behind Persona got its first Nintendo version, and our Switch 2 performance guide covers how it runs, with the rest in our Metaphor: ReFantazio guides.

Pikmin 4: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Dandori Academy

Released: Thursday, November 12. Platform: Nintendo Switch 2. Price: $9.99 for the upgrade pack if you already own Pikmin 4 on Switch, on Nintendo’s US store.

Nintendo’s upgrade added sharper visuals, voice commands for Oatchi and Dandori Academy, as our guide to how Dandori Academy works explains, and more is in our Pikmin guides.

Football Manager 27

Released: Tuesday, November 10. Platforms: PC (Steam, Epic Games Store and the Xbox PC app), Xbox Series X|S, PS5, FM27 Mobile on Netflix and FM27 Touch on Apple Arcade. Price: $59.99 on Steam, and included with Game Pass on PC and Xbox.

Sports Interactive’s management sim launched on every platform at once, so start with our best tactics and formations and the rest of our Football Manager guides.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Switch 2)

Released: Thursday, November 5. Platform: Nintendo Switch 2. Launch price: $59.99 digital, $69.99 physical on Nintendo’s US store.

Nintendo’s rebuild of the 1998 classic debuted with a Metascore of 96. Our Ocarina of Time remake review covers how it plays, our rundown of everything that changed lists the differences, and our Zelda guides cover the dungeons and collectibles.

World of Warcraft: Forever

Released: Wednesday, November 4. Platforms: Windows and Mac (Battle.net). Price: needs an active World of Warcraft subscription or Game Time.

Blizzard’s rebuilt Azeroth replaces realms with rulesets, so start with our WoW Forever ruleset guide and how to play; the rest is in our World of Warcraft guides.

The Wolf Among Us Remastered

Released: Thursday, October 29. Platforms: PC (Steam and Epic Games Store), PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, with the Switch version delayed. Launch price: $24.99.

Telltale’s noir adventure returned with enhanced visuals, a black-and-white Noir Mode and five playable Deleted Scenes. Our price and owner discount story covers the launch deals, and the rest is in our Wolf Among Us guides.

Phantom Blade Zero

Released: Thursday, October 29, S-GAME’s official date (it unlocked at 10:00 PM Eastern on October 28 in the Americas). Platforms: PS5 and PC (Steam, Epic Games Store and others). Launch price: $59.99 on Steam.

S-GAME’s “kungfupunk” action RPG follows Soul, a warrior framed for his master’s murder with 66 days left to live. Our Phantom Blade Zero guides start with the physical release question.

Minecraft (Nintendo Switch 2)

Released: Tuesday, October 27. Platform: Nintendo Switch 2.

Mojang’s Switch 2 version brings Vibrant Visuals, and a digital Switch copy upgrades to the digital Standard Edition for free in most regions until January 31, 2027, per Mojang, as our free upgrade guide explains. More is in our Minecraft guides.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4

Released: Friday, October 23. Platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC (Steam, Battle.net and the Xbox app). Launch price: $69.99 standard on Steam, with a Vault Edition also sold.

This year’s Call of Duty is set during a North Korean invasion of the Korean Peninsula and launched with Campaign, Multiplayer and DMZ. Our guide to which edition to buy and the rest of our Call of Duty guides cover the launch questions.

Also released since October 23, newest first:

• Marvel Rivals Season 11, November 13. NetEase’s hero shooter added Nightcrawler as its new hero, as our Season 11 patch notes story explains, and our battle pass rewards guide lists what the pass unlocks.
• Sonic Pico Park, November 12. The co-op puzzle series teamed up with Sonic for 2 to 8 players on Switch 2, Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC (Steam); our cross-platform answer covers playing together.
• Barbie Rewind, November 12. Digital Eclipse’s collection of 16 Barbie games released between 1991 and 2007, published by Atari, launched on Steam; our list of every game included has the full lineup.
• Warhammer Survivors, November 10. Auroch Digital’s bullet-heaven game launched on PC (Steam), PS5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Switch 2 and mobile for $7.99; our best build for each universe is the place to start, and the rest is in our Warhammer 40,000 guides.
• Shrek 2 Remastered, November 10. Aspyr’s remaster of the 2004 co-op game launched on PC (Steam and Epic Games Store), PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2 and Switch for $29.99; our online co-op answer and Shrek guides cover the rest.
• Hard West 2 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, November 10. The 2022 Wild West tactics game reached consoles, per a press release from Klabater, Good Shepherd Entertainment and Ice Code Games (our story).
• EVE Online: Fractured Skies, November 10. Fenris Creations’ second Theaters of War expansion reworked Factional Warfare, as our Fractured Skies story explains.
• Stellar Blade Complete Edition on Switch 2, November 5. SHIFT UP’s action game arrived with its collaboration content included; our Switch 2 performance guide explains the frame rate, and the rest is in our Stellar Blade guides.
• Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: Encore Edition, November 5. The first native Nintendo version, on Switch 2, as our Encore Edition guide explains.
• Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School, November 5. Coin Crew Games’ co-op escape room sequel launched on PC, PS5 and Xbox, and on Game Pass; see our Escape Academy 2 guides.
• Where the Seeds Fall, November 5. Cygames’ first CygamesEdge game launched on PS5, Switch 2 and PC (our story).
• VOID/BREAKER 1.0, November 4. Stubby Games’ roguelite shooter left Early Access on PC and reached PS5 and Xbox Series X|S; see our VOID/BREAKER guides.
• Lightyear Frontier 1.0, November 4. FRAME BREAK’s mech farming game left Early Access on PC (Steam) and Xbox Series X|S; see our Lightyear Frontier guides.
• ArcheAge Chronicles and Loftia, November 3. Both entered Early Access that evening: ArcheAge Chronicles on Steam for Windows at $29.99, and Loftia on PC and Mac. Our ArcheAge guides and Loftia guides cover the first hours.
• Zero Parades: Director’s Cut on consoles, November 3. ZA/UM’s espionage RPG reached PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Switch 2; see our Zero Parades guides.
• Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered, November 3. Atari and Pipeworks’ kaiju brawler remaster launched on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2 and PC (our launch story); see our Godzilla guides.
• Mouthwashing on consoles, October 29. Wrong Organ’s horror game reached Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Game Pass, PS5, PS4 and Nintendo Switch; see our Mouthwashing guides.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the biggest upcoming game releases? Grand Theft Auto VI on November 19 is the biggest by far. After it come Dawn of War IV and Thief: The Dark Project Remastered (December 3), Monster Hunter Wilds on Switch 2 (December 4), Path of Exile 2’s full release (December 11) and, in January, Stranger Than Heaven, Titan Quest II, Witchbrook and Tropico 7.

What games come out this week? Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra closes out the week of November 9 on Friday, November 13, with servers live from 2:00 PM Eastern, after Football Manager 27 (November 10) and Metaphor: ReFantazio and Pikmin 4 on Switch 2 (November 12). The week of November 16 brings Spirit Crossing (November 16), Crusader Kings III: Silk and Silver, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor’s Knockout, Melvor Idle 2 and Moonlight Peaks on PS5 (November 17), Disney Dreamlight Valley: The Keepsake Sea (November 18), and Grand Theft Auto VI, The Binding of Isaac: Repentance+ on consoles and Once Human Season 5 (November 19).

What is the next big game release? Grand Theft Auto VI, on Thursday, November 19, is the next big launch once Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra opens its servers at 2:00 PM Eastern on November 13. After GTA VI, the next big dates are Dawn of War IV and Thief: The Dark Project Remastered on December 3.

What is the biggest game coming out in November 2026? Grand Theft Auto VI, on November 19 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Our November 2026 ranking puts the rest of the month in order.

What are the biggest games coming out in December 2026? Dawn of War IV and Thief: The Dark Project Remastered (December 3), Monster Hunter Wilds on Switch 2 (December 4) and Path of Exile 2’s free-to-play full release (December 11) lead the month, with Rayman Legends Retold (December 3), Petit Planet on PC and mobile (December 4), Riders Republic on Switch 2 (December 9) and Frostpunk 2: The Surge (December 14) also dated. Warframe: Tau is due in December without a day yet.

When does GTA 6 come out? Rockstar lists Grand Theft Auto VI for November 19, 2026, on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. It unlocks at midnight local time, which is 12:00 AM Eastern in the US, and digital pre-orders can preload now.

Which upcoming games are on Game Pass at launch? A Game About Digging a Hole Together joins Game Pass on December 4, per Xbox Wire, and SEGA says Stranger Than Heaven comes to Game Pass at its January 15 launch. Football Manager 27 has been on Game Pass since its November 10 launch. Grand Theft Auto VI is not on Game Pass or PS Plus, as our GTA 6 Game Pass guide explains.

Which upcoming games can I play early? Monster Hunter Wilds has a free Prologue Demo on the Switch 2 eShop, Edge of Memories has its Act 1 demo back on Steam, PlayStation Plus Premium members get a two-hour Moonlight Peaks trial from November 17, HUNGER has a free open beta from November 27 to 29, and Marathon has an Open Play Week from December 8 to 15. Dawn of War IV’s Commander Edition unlocks on November 30, console pre-order owners can start Titan Quest II on January 15, and Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold’s early access opens on February 19.

Why does Steam show some games a day early? It usually means the game unlocks at one moment worldwide, which lands on the previous evening in the Americas. That is why Steam’s US listing shows January 14 for Stranger Than Heaven, which SEGA dates January 15, and February 17 for Persona 4 Revival, which Atlus dates February 18. Check your platform’s store page for the exact unlock hour in your region.

Which big games came out recently? Metaphor: ReFantazio and Pikmin 4 on Switch 2 (November 12), Football Manager 27 (November 10), Ocarina of Time on Switch 2 and Stellar Blade on Switch 2 (November 5), World of Warcraft: Forever (November 4), The Wolf Among Us Remastered and Phantom Blade Zero (October 29), Minecraft on Switch 2 (October 27) and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (October 23) are all out now.