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Want to know when you can play the year’s best upcoming video games? Lucky for you, we’ve rounded up all the biggest video game release dates of 2021 into one handy calendar. Whether you play on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, or Nintendo Switch, there are a lot of titles on the way to each platform this year in the form of brand-new releases, classic re-releases, ports, and DLC. This list should contain all the games you’re looking for in the upcoming months, but we’ll continue updating it throughout the year to make sure it remains current with the latest news, so be sure to bookmark this page and check back routinely for the latest on this year’s biggest upcoming games.
We tried to include as many games as we could, but if you see a favorite missing from the list, feel free to let us know in the comments below! If you’re looking for release dates narrowed down by platform, check out 2021’s biggest PlayStation game releases, Xbox game releases, Nintendo Switch game releases, and PC game releases.
October 2021 release dates
October 5 – Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, PC)October 5 – Jett: The Far Shore (PS5, PS4, PC)October 7 – Far Cry 6 (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, Stadia)October 8 – Metroid Dread (Switch)October 8 – Nintendo Switch (OLED Model)October 12 – Back 4 Blood (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, PC)October 22 – The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC)October 26 – Guardians of the Galaxy (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, PC)October 26 – Solar Ash (PS5)October 28 – Age of Empires IV (PC)October 28 – Rider’s Republic (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, PC)October 29 – Mario Party Superstars (Switch)
November 2021 release dates
November 4 – Just Dance 2022 (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, PC)November 5 – Call of Duty: Vanguard (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC)November 9 – Forza Horizon 5 (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC)November 11 – Grand Theft Auto Online (PS5, Xbox Series X|S)November 11 – Grand Theft Auto V (PS5, Xbox Series X|S)November 12 – Shin Megami Tensei V (Switch)November 19 – Battlefield 2042 (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC)November 19 – Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Switch)November 23 – Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker (PS5, PS4, PC)
December 2021 release dates
December 3 – Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp (Switch)December 3 – Chorus (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, Stadia)December 8 – Halo Infinite (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC)
Big Games Confirmed for 2021
Below you can find a list of the biggest games that don’t have specific release dates but are confirmed to release sometime in 2021. We’ll be moving each of these games into the release date sections above as soon as official release dates and windows become available.
Braid: Anniversary Edition (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, PC)Clockwork Aquario (PS4, Switch)CrossfireX (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One)Digimon Survive (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC)Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, PC)Evil Dead: The Game (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, PC)Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach (PS5, PS4, PC)Goodbye Volcano High (PS5, PS4, PC)The Good Life (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC)Little Nightmares 2 (PS5, Xbox Series X|S)MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One)Ruined King: A League of Legends Story (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC)Sam & Max: This Time It’s Virtual (PC)Shadow Man Remastered (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC)Shadow Warrior 3 (PC)Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC)Shredders (Xbox Series X)Temtem (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch)Unknown 9: Awakening (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC)The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete Edition (PS5, Xbox Series X|S)Windjammers 2 (Switch, PC, Stadia)
