Release dates: every video game confirmed for 2020

Just looking at the sheer number of big, highly-anticipated games coming in 2020, there’s very little chance the year will disappoint.

2020 is about to kick off, and as we do every year, we’re bringing you a round-up of all the video game release dates in one place. So many games originally shooting for 2019 got pushed back to the new year, to say nothing of the many other heavy-hitters aiming for launch in 2020.

The year will hopefully be one to remember, though we do hope the real world doesn’t screw things up too much.

January

Kicking things off in 2020 is a healthy release schedule in January. Capcom is once again the first to strike with the Iceborne’s PC launch. If Monster Hunter is not your thing, you may be tempted by Warcraft 3: Reforged, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, or the Re Mind DLC for Kingdom Hearts 3.

Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training (Switch) – January 3 (EU)
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne expansion (PC) – January 9
The Blind Prophet (PC) – January 10
Atelier Dusk Trilogy Deluxe Pack (PC, PS4, Switch) – January 14
Tokyo Mirage Sessions FE Encore (Switch) – January 17
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – January 17
Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – January 21
Moons of Madness (PS4, Xbox One) – January 21
Kingdom Hearts 3: Re Mind DLC (PS4, Xbox One) – January 23/25
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Remastered Edition (PS4, Switch, Android, iOS) – January 23
Journey to the Savage Planet (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – January 28
Warcraft 3: Reforged (PC) – January 28
Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire (PS4, Xbox One) – January 28
Through the Darkest of Times (PC) – January 30
Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls (PC) – January
Uragun – Steam Early Access (PC) – January
Cook, Serve, Delicious 3 (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – January

February

February starts off slow with Yakuza 5 Remastered, and Zombie Army 4. Things ramp up towards the end with Iron Man VR, the console release of Two Point Hospital, and One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows.

Zombie Army 4: Dead War (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – February 4
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – February 4
Yakuza 5 Remastered (PS4) – February 11
Necronator: Dead Wrong – Steam Early Access (PC) – February 13
Darksiders Genesis (PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – February 14
Warriors Orochi 4 Ultimate (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – February 14
Street Fighter 5: Champion Edition (PC, PS4) – February 14
Dreams (PS4) – February 14
Bayonetta & Vanquish 10th Anniversary Bundle (PS4, Xbox One) – February 18
Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition (Switch) – February 20
Two Point Hospital (PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – February 25
Conan Chop Chop (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – February 25
Infliction: Extended Cut (PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – February 25
Overpass (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – February 27
Marvel’s Iron Man VR (PS VR) – February 28
Romance of The Three Kingdoms 14 (PC, PS4) – February 28
One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – February 28
Dungeon Defenders: Awakened (Switch) – February

March

In what’s quickly becoming known as early October, March this year is well and truly stacked. Final Fantasy 7 Remake opens things up in the first week, before Nioh 2, Doom Eternal, Bleeding Edge, Persona 5 Royal and more take over.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake (PS4) – March 3
Ori and the Will of the Wisps (PC, Xbox One) – March 11
Nioh 2 (PS4) – March 13
My Hero One’s Justice 2 (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – March 13
La Mulana 1 & 2: Hidden Treasures Edition (PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – March 17
PC Engine Core Grafx mini/ TurboGrafx-16 mini (PC) – March 19
Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch) – March 20
Fairy Tail (PC, PS4, Switch) – March 20
Doom Eternal (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – March 20
Doom 64 (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – March 20
Bleeding Edge (PC, Xbox One) – March 24
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – March 27
Persona 5 Royal (PS4) – March 31
Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord – Steam Early Access (PC) – March

April

The onslaught continues in April, which is now vying to feature the same volume of highly-anticipated games. So far, we have confirmed dates for Resident Evil 3, Cyberpunk 2077, Gears Tactics, Trials of Mana, and more.

Resident Evil 3 (PC, Xbox One, PS4) – April 3
Cyberpunk 2077 (PC, Xbox One, PS4) – April 16
Trials of Mana (PC, PS4, Switch) – April 24
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 – Road to Boruto (Switch) – April 24
Predator: Hunting Grounds (PC, PS4) – April 24
Gears Tactics (PC) – April 28
Minecraft: Dungeons (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – April

May

Usually, game releases tend to quiet down in May. Not this year, though, because Marvel’s Avengers, The Last of Us Part 2, and Wasteland 3 are all going to be fighting over our time (and attention) in May. Fast & Furious: Crossroads, Maneater, and Amazon’s MMO, New World, complement the remainder of May’s offering.

Marvel’s Avengers (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Stadia) – May 15
Wasteland 3 (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – May 19
Maneater (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – May 22
The Last of Us Part 2 (PS4) – May 29
Fast & Furious: Crossroads (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – May 29
New World (PC) – May

Early 2020

No one knows for certain where the period of “early 2020” really ends, but we reckon the first quarter is a fair guess. Below, we’ve listed all games shooting for release in Q1 along with the more ambiguous “early 2020” target.

Days of War – official launch (PC) – early 2020
Bubble Bobble Friends 4 (Switch) – early 2020 [North America]
The Vale (PC) – early 2020
Warlander (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – early 2020
Spellbreak (PC, PS4) – early 2020
KungFu Kickball (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – early 2020
Touch Type Tale (PC) – early 2020
Hellpoint (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – early 2020
Cloudpunk (PC) – early 2020
Phogs (PC, Xbox One, Switch) – early 2020
Cake Bash (PC) – early 2020
Ostranauts (PC) – early 2020
Signs of the Sojourner (PC) – early 2020
Reky (PC) – early 2020
Boundary (PC, PS4) – Q1
Table Manners (PC) – Q1
The Complex (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – Q1
Bite The Bullet (PC, Xbox One, Switch) – Q1
Colt Canyon (PC) – Q1
Ary and the Secret of Seasons (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – Q1
Relic Hunters Legend – Steam Early Access (PC) – Q1
Broomstick League – Steam Early Access (PC) – Q1
Comanche – Steam Early Access (PC) – Q1
Nine Witches: Family Disruption (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – Q2

Q3, spring and summer 2020

While the games below do not yet have solid release dates, their creators are hoping to put them out around either spring or summer. This section covers the June – September period, including Q3.

Spacebase Startopia (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – Q3
Dying Light 2 (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – spring
Project Sakura Wars (PS4) – spring
Endzone: A World Apart – Steam Early Access (PC) – spring
Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars (PC) – spring
Empire of Sin (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – spring
Phantasy Star Online 2 (PC, Xbox One) – spring [North America]
Warborn (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – spring
Inertial Drift (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – spring
Omno (PC, PS4, Switch) – spring
Insurgency: Sandstorm (PS4, Xbox One) – spring
Grounded (PC, Xbox One) – spring
Iron Harvest (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – September 1
Outriders (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – summer
Planet Coaster (PS4, Xbox One) – summer
Remothered: Broken Porcelain (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – summer
Ghost of Tsushima (PS4) – summer
Tell Me Why (PC, Xbox One) – summer

Q4, fall and holiday 2020

Holiday 2020 is a special time not just because of the festivities, but also because it’s a start of a new console generation. Launch games and the consoles themselves should eat up this period, to say nothing of re-releases and the like.

Port Royale 4 (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – Q4
Monstrum 2 (PC) – Q4
Dark Alliance (PC, consoles) – fall
Axiom Verge 2 (Switch) – fall
Halo Infinite (PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X) – holiday
PS5 console launch – holiday
Xbox Series X console launch – holiday
The Forgotten City (PC, Xbox One) – winter
Dark Envoy (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – late 2020
Godfall (PC, PS5) – late 2020
Everspace 2 – Steam Early Access (PC) – late 2020

Other games expected in 2020

You’ve now reached the – as it currently stands – longest section of this entire list. Games that do not fit into any of the above categories will end up here, until they hopefully graduate with a proper release date, or get pushed back to the following year.

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – 2020
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands (PC) – 2020
A Total War Saga: Troy (PC) – 2020
Watch Dogs: Legion (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Stadia) – 2020
Gods & Monsters (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, Stadia) – 2020
Rainbow Six Quarantine (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – 2020
Streets of Rage 4 (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – 2020
The Waylanders (PC) – 2020
Babylon’s Fall (PS4) – 2020
Bake ‘n Switch – Steam Early Access (PC) – 2020
Yakuza 0 (Xbox One) – 2020
Yakuza Kiwami (Xbox One) – 2020
Yakuza Kiwami 2 (Xbox One) – 2020
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix (Xbox One) – 2020
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue (Xbox One) – 2020
Kerbal Space Program 2 (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – 2020
13 Remake (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – 2020
Raji: An Ancient Epic (PC, Xbox One) – 2020
Evil Genius 2: World Domination (PC) – 2020
Spiritfarer (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – 2020
Encodya (PC) – 2020
Chicken Police (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – 2020
Bravely Default 2 (Switch) – 2020
Ultra Age (PS4) – 2020
Partisans (PC) – 2020
West of Dead (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – 2020
Alder’s Blood (PC) – 2020
Sports Story (Switch) – 2020
Those Who Remain (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – 2020
The End of the Sun (PC) – 2020
Airborne Kingdom (PC) – 2020
Prodeus (PC) – 2020
Craftlands Workshoppe (PC) – 2020
Doom Eternal (Switch) – 2020
The Outer Worlds (Switch)
Metamorphosis (PC) – 2020
Yes, Your Grace (PC) – 2020
Humanity (PS4, PS VR) – 2020
The Settlers (PC) – 2020

More 2020 games

Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos (PC) – 2020
Going Under (PC) – 2020
Gearshifters (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – 2020
Art of Rally (PC) – 2020
Legends of Runeterra (PC, mobile) – 2020
League of Legends: Wild Rift (Mobile) – 2020
Rogue Company (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – 2020
Knights of Honor 2: Sovereign (PC) – 2020
Scourgebringer (PC) – 2020
My Beautiful Paper Smile (PC) – 2020
Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer’s Legacy (PC) – 2020
Per Aspera (PC) – 2020
Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – 2020
The Good Life (PC) – 2020
Gamedec (PC) – 2020
After the Fall (PS VR, PC VR) – 2020
Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise (Switch) – 2020
Humankind (PC) – 2020
Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Yakuza 7) (PS4) – 2020
Cris Tales (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – 2020
Roller Champions (PC) – 2020
Way to the Woods (PC, Xbox One) – 2020
RPG Time: The Legend of Wright (PC, Xbox One) – 2020
Othercide (PC) – 2020
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition (Switch) – 2020
Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Mega Mix (Switch) – 2020
Ghostrunner (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – 2020
Disintegration (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – 2020
No More Heroes 3 (Switch) – 2020
Star Renegades (PC) – 2020
Twin Mirror (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – 2020
Chivalry 2 (PC) – 2020
Mars Horizon (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – 2020
Tales of Arise (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – 2020
Microsoft Flight Simulator (PC, Xbox One) – 2020
Crossfire X (Xbox One) – 2020
N1RV ANN-A (PC, PS4, Switch) – 2020
Creaks (PC) – 2020
Tails of Iron – 2020
Recompile (PC) – 2020
Little Nightmares 2 (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – 2020
The Eternal Cylinder (PC, consoles) – 2020

Yet more 2020 games

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – 2020
Transient (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – 2020
Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – 2020
Sable (PC, Xbox One) – 2020
Digimon Survive (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – 2020
Stronghold: Warlords (PC) – 2020
Read Only Memories: Neurodiver (PC) – 2020
The Riftbreaker (PC) – 2020
Surgeon Simulator 2 (PC) – 2020
Minute of Islands (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – 2020
Psychonauts 2 (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – 2020
Destroy All Humans (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – 2020
Tribes of Midgard (PC) – 2020
Disaster Report 4 (PC, PS4, Switch) – 2020
Carrion (PC, Consoles) – 2020
Distant Kingdoms (PC) – 2020
Crusader Kings 3 (PC) – 2020
Windjammers 2 (PC, Switch, Stadia) – 2020
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout (PC, PS4) – 2020
Embr – Steam Early Access (PC) – 2020
Shelter 3 (PC) – 2020
Skatebird (PC, Switch) – 2020
Ready or Not (PC) – 2020
Lunacy: Saint Rhodes (PC) – 2020
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – 2020
No Straight Roads (PC, PS4) – 2020
Snowrunner (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – 2020
Mineko’s Night Market (PC, Switch) – 2020
Haven (PC, PS4, Switch) – 2020
HyperBrawl Tournament – Steam Early Access (PC) – 2020
Darksburg (PC) – 2020
Naraka: Bladepoint (PC) – 2020
Summer in Mara (PC, PS4, Switch) – 2020
Moving Out (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – 2020
Blood Bowl 3 – 2020
Crimson Desert (PC) – 2020

2021, TBD and beyond

Sometimes, games are announced very early into their development, and may not yet have projected release dates. We’re going to round those all up below, right along with projects aiming to drop 2021.