2021 is shaping up to be an incredible year for video games. It will be the first full year where the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X are in people's homes. There are some exciting games lined up for those platforms, as well as for PC and Nintendo Switch. We're expecting to see games like Resident Evil Village, Gotham Knights, and maybe even the next God of War. We'll be keeping track of the major 2021 video game release dates below, so keep it here for a constantly updated list of upcoming games.

Last updated on January 22, 2021 at 12:11 a.m. PT.

January 2021 video game release dates

• Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues [PC] - January 5, 2021
• Supermash [PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch] - January 13, 2021
• Down in Bermuda [PC, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, Switch] - January 14, 2021
• MXGP [PS5] - January 14, 2021
• Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game Complete Edition [PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, Stadia] - January 14, 2021
• Jet Kave Adventure [PC, Xbox Series X, Xbox One] - January 15, 2021
• Jumpala [PC] - January 19, 2021
• Watch Me Stream My Mental Breakdown [PC] - January 19, 2021
• Hitman 3 [PC, PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One, Stadia] - January 20, 2021
• Jet Kave Adventure [PC, Xbox Series X, Xbox One] - January 21, 2021
• Marble Duel [Xbox Series X, Xbox One] - January 21, 2021
• RIDE 4 [PS5, Xbox Series X] - January 21, 2021
• Shing! [Xbox One, Switch] - January 21, 2021
• Skul: The Hero Slayer [PC] - January 21, 2021
• Unspottable [Xbox Series X, Xbox One, Switch] - January 21, 2021
• Cyber Shadow [PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Switch] - January 26, 2021
• Project Winter [Xbox Series X, Xbox One] - January 26, 2021
• Stronghold: Warlords [PC] - January 26, 2021
• Auto Chess [PS4] - January 27, 2021
• Disjunction [PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch] - January 28, 2021
• Märchen Forest [PC, PS4, Switch] - January 28, 2021
• The Medium [PC, Xbox Series X] - January 28, 2021
• The Yakuza Remastered Collection [Xbox One, PC] - January 28, 2021
• Super Meat Boy Forever [PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One] - January 2021

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February 2021 video game release dates

• Control [PS5, Xbox Series X] - February 2, 2021
• Outriders [PC, PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One] - February 2, 2021
• Habroxia 2 [PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, Vita] - February 3, 2021
• Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood [PC, PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One] - February 4, 2021
• Nioh Remastered: The Complete Edition [PS5] - February 5, 2021
• Nioh 2 Remastered: The Complete Edition [PS5] - February 5, 2021
• Nioh 2: The Complete Edition [PS4] - February 5, 2021
• The Nioh Collection [PS5] - February 5, 2021
• Little Nightmares 2 [PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch] - February 11, 2021
• Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury [Switch] - February 12, 2021
• Anodyne 2: Return to Dust [PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One, Switch] - February 18, 2021
• Curse of the Dead Gods [PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch] - February 23, 2021
• Persona 5 Strikers [PC, PS4, Switch] - February 23, 2021
• Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection [Switch] - February 25, 2021
• Riders Republic [PC, PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One, Stadia] - February 25, 2021
• Wing of Darkness [PC, PS4, Switch] - February 25, 2021
• Bravely Default 2 [Switch] - February 26, 2021
• Century: Age of Ashes [PC] - February 2021
• Destruction All Stars [PS5] - February 2021

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March 2021 video game release dates

• Harvest Moon: One World [PC, PS4, Switch] - March 2, 2021
• Yakuza: Like A Dragon [PS5] - March 2, 2021
• Sea of Solitude: Director's Cut [Switch] - March 4, 2021
• Two Point Hospital: JUMBO Edition [PS4, Xbox One, Switch] - March 5, 2021
• Samurai Shodown [Xbox Series X] - March 16, 2021
• Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake [PC, PS4, Xbox One] - March 18, 2021
• Returnal [PS5] - March 19, 2021
• Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town [Switch] - March 23, 2021
• Yakuza 6: The Song of Life [PC, Xbox One] - March 25, 2021
• Balan Wonderworld [PC, PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One, Switch] - March 26, 2021
• It Takes Two [PC, PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One] - March 26, 2021
• Monster Hunter Rise [Switch] - March 26, 2021
• Disco Elysium: The Final Cut [PS5] - March 2021
• Tunche [Switch] - March 2021

April 2021 video game release dates

• Guilty Gear Strive [PC, PS5, PS4] - April 9, 2021
• Humankind [PC] - April 22, 2021
• NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... [PC, PS4, Xbox One] - April 23, 2021

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Games with unannounced release dates

• 30XX [PC]
• Airborne Kingdom [PC]
• Alaloth: Champions of the Four Kingdoms [PC]
• Alba: A Wildlife Adventure [Switch]
• Ambition: A Minuet in Power [PC]
• Among Trees [PC]
• Ark 2 [PC]
• Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace [PC]
• Axiom Verge 2 [Switch]
• Back 4 Blood [PC] - June 22, 2021
• Backbone [PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC, Mac]
• Baldur's Gate 3 [PC]
• Bayonetta 3 [Switch]
• Beyond a Steel Sky [Switch, PC, iOS]
• Beyond Good & Evil 2
• Blankos Block Party [PC]
• Blightbound [PC]
• Blood Bowl 3 [PC]
• Boyfriend Dungeon [PC, Switch]
• Cake Bash [PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch]
• Calico [PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch]
• Call of the Sea [PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X]
• Cardaclysm [PC]
• Cartel Tycoon [PC]
• Chicken Police [PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch]
• Chivalry 2 [PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X]
• Chorus [PC, PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One]
• Crimson Desert [PC]
• CrossfireX [Xbox One]
• Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course DLC [PC, Xbox One, Switch]
• Curved Space [PC, PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One, Switch]
• Dark Envoy [PC, PS4, Xbox One]
• Darkest Dungeon 2 [PC]
• Deathloop [PC, PS5]
• Diablo 4
• Disco Elysium: The Final Cut [Xbox Series X, Switch, Stadia]
• Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny [Switch]
• Dwarfheim [PC]
• Dying Light 2 [PS4, Xbox One, PC]
• Eastward [PC, Switch]
• Elden Ring
• The Elder Scrolls 6
• Eldest Souls [PC, Switch]
• Endless Dungeon [PC, PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Switch]
• Everwild [PC, Xbox One]
• Evil Dead: The Game [PC]
• Evil Genius 2: World Domination [PC]
• Fae Tactics: The Girl Who Destroyed the World [PC, Switch]
• Far Cry 6
• Fights in Tight Spaces [PC]
• Fisti-Fluffs [PC, Switch]
• Garden Story [PC, Switch]
• Ghostwire: Tokyo [PC, PS5]
• Gnosia [Switch]
• God of War: Ragnarok [PS5]
• GoNNER 2 [PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch]
• Gotham Knights [PC, PS5, Xbox Series X]
• Grand Theft Auto 5 [PS5]
• Grounded [Xbox One, PC]
• Goodbye Volcano High [PC, PS5, PS4]
• Gotham Knights [PC, PS5, Xbox Series X]
• Griftlands: Nintendo Switch Edition [Switch] - Summer 2021
• Halo Infinite [PC, Xbox Series X, Xbox One]
• Happy Game [PC, Switch]
• Hellpoint [PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch]
• Hogwarts Legacy [PC, PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One]
• Hollow Knight: Silksong [PC, Switch]
• Hood: Outlaws and Legends [PC, PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One] - May 10, 2021
• Horizon Forbidden West [PS5]
• Icarus [PC]
• Jett: The Far Shore [PS5]
• Kena: Bridge of Spirits [PS5, PC]
• Kerbal Space Program 2 [PC]
• Knight Squad 2 [PC, Xbox One]
• League of Legends: Wild Rift [iOS, Android]
• Legend of Keepers [PC]
• LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga [PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch]
• Little Devil Inside [PS5]
• Loop Hero [PC]
• Lost at Sea [PC]
• Maid of Sker [PC, Xbox One, PS4]
• Magic: Legends [PC]
• Metroid Prime 4 [Switch]
• Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin [Switch]
• Monstrum 2 [PC]
• Night Call [Xbox One, Switch, PC]
• No More Heroes 3 [Switch]
• Oddworld: Soulstorm [PC, PS5, PS4]
• Olija [PC, Switch]
• Overwatch 2
• Per Aspera [PC]
• Perfect Dark [PC, Xbox Series X]
• Paradise Killer [PC]
• Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory [PS4, Xbox One]
• Planet Coaster [PS4, Xbox One]
• Popup Dungeon [PC]
• Potionomics [PC]
• Pragmata [PS5]
• Prodeus [PC]
• Project Athia [PS5]
• Project Wingman [PC]
• Psychonauts 2 [PC, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One]
• Pupperazzi [PC]
• Puzzle Quest 3 [PC]
• Rainbow Six Quarantine [PS4, Xbox One, PC]
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart [PS5]
• Returnal [PS5]
• Resident Evil: Village [PC, PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One] - May 7, 2021
• Ring of Pain [PC]
• Roller Champions [PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch]
• Ruined King: A League of Legends Story [PC]
• Rune Factory 5 [Switch]
• Sable [PC, Xbox One]
• Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual [PC]
• Scarlet Nexus [PC, PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One]
• Scavengers [PC]
• Season [PS5]
• Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 [PC, Xbox Series X]
• Session [Xbox One, PC]
• Shadow Warrior 3 [PC]
• She Dreams Elsewhere [PC, Xbox One, Switch]
• Shovel Knight: Dig [PC]
• Skatebird [PC, Xbox One, Switch]
• Skull & Bones [PS4, Xbox One, PC]
• Songs of Conquest [PC]
• Solar Ash [PS5]
• Spiritfarer [PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC]
• Sports Story [Switch]
• Starfield
• Stray [PS5]
• Subnautica [Switch]
• Subnautica: Below Zero [PC, Switch]
• Surviving The Aftermath [PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch]
• Tales of Arise [PS4, Xbox One, PC]
• Tchia [PC]
• Temtem [PC, PS5, Xbox Series X, Switch]
• The Ascent [PC, Xbox One]
• The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos [PC, PS4, Xbox One]
• The Eternal Cylinder [PC, PS4, Xbox One]
• The Forgotten City [PC, Xbox One]
• The Lord of the Rings: Gollum [PC, PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One, Switch]
• The Riftbreaker [PC, PS4, Xbox One, PS5, Xbox Series X]
• The Signifier [PS4, Xbox One, PC]
• The Settlers [PC]
• The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe Edition [PC]
• The Witcher III: Wild Hunt Complete Edition [PS5, Xbox Series X]
• Trash Sailors [PC]
• Valheim [PC]
• Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 [PC, PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One]
• Very Very Valet [Switch]
• Vigil: The Longest Night [PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch]
• Voidtrain [PC]
• Waking [PC, Xbox One]
• Warhammer 40K: Darktide [PC, Xbox Series X]
• Weird West [PC]
• Xuan Yuan Sword VII [PC, PS4]
• You Suck at Parking [PC]

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There are a lot of exciting games set to release in the year ahead. We'll endeavor to keep this guide updated regularly as a new release date is announced. Be sure to return to this page regularly for all of the games releasing in 2021.