I wish I could tell you the Grand Theft Auto 6 PC release date, but we'll have to settle for the console date for now.

There are still a lot of games left to come in 2025—October alone is full of Steam wishlist heavy-hitters—but we’re close enough to the end of the year to start mapping out our 2026 gaming plans.

It’s still rather early, so our 2026 new games calendar doesn’t have a ton of dates set in stone yet, but what immediately jumps out at me is the year’s return trip to not one but two cities from an era of gaming that still has a chokehold on me. Get in loser, we’re going to Raccoon City… and then Vice City. Hold your applause, I’ll be here all of 2026.

If you need help with planning elsewhere, we’ve still got you covered with our 2025 game release calendar and handy Steam Sale dates for reference. Otherwise, it’s onto the new games of 2026 list we go.

The biggest games of 2026

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How’s the new games calendar shaping up for 2026?

We haven’t even finished this year’s holiday season, but we’ve already got a decent idea of what early 2026 looks like for big game releases. While January is light for now, February starts piling it on with Deus Ex Remastered, Nioh 3, and Resident Evil Requiem. Then Crimson Desert finally finds a month to call home in March with 007 First Light right on its heels.

It’s probably safe to assume most new games will try and steer clear of the days and weeks around Grand Theft Auto 6’s release date on May 26. That’s just for consoles, but even without a PC launch window it’ll be hard for much else to break through all the noise around Vice City’s big return.

Biggest games launching in 2026

Resident Evil Requiem | February 27Capcom takes us back to Raccoon City soon with Resident Evil Requiem, and director Koshi Nakanishi says the next Resi stars a new lead, Grace Ashcroft. I’m all about another leading lady, but I just have one burning question for him that keeps me up at night: When will I see Leon again?

Crimson Desert | March 19Crimson Desert’s first launch delay was back in 2021, but it sounds like the March 2026 date is its for-real-this-time plan. It’s the first singleplayer game from the studio behind Black Desert Online, and one my colleague Harvey Randall called “an absolute riot” in his Crimson Desert preview.

007 First Light | March 27007 First Light is a Bond story set early in his career, before he earned his reputation for being a smooth, smug bastard. It’s fittingly from the Hitman studio IO Interactive—a team with plenty of experience making espionage action adventure games.

Grand Theft Auto 6 (Consoles) | May 26Who knows when GTA 6 will launch for PC, but I can’t ignore Rockstar’s return to Vice City during the wait. Rockstar is already counting its chickens before they’ve hatched, too, calling GTA 6 “the largest game launch in history,” in a job posting.

New PC games in January 2026

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Code Vein 2 (Image credit: Bandai Namco)

New games in January

January 6 StarRupture (Steam) Extraterrestrial base-building and survival in early access January 15 Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon (Steam) The Trails Through Daybreak 2 sequel January 28 The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin (Steam) Open world RPG gacha based on the manga series January 30 Code Vein 2 (Steam) Anime soulslike sequel

New PC games in February 2026

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Resident Evil Requiem (Image credit: Capcom)

New games in February

February 5 Deus Ex Remastered (Steam) An RPG classic with QoL upgrades February 5 Nioh 3 (Steam) Samurai action-RPG sequel February 5 Menace (Steam) XCOM-like RPG from the Battle Brothers studio February 10 Mewgenics (Steam) Cat-breeding RPG from the Super Meat Boy creator February 13 High on Life 2 (Steam) Psychedelic FPS sequel February 24 Tides of Tomorrow (Steam) Ocean survival with asynchronous multiplayer February 27 Resident Evil Requiem (Steam) Back to Raccoon City

New PC games in March 2026

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007 First Light (Image credit: io interactive)

New games in March

March 12 Monster Hunter Stories 3 (Steam) Turn-based tale with monsties March 19 Crimson Desert (Steam) Singleplayer ARPG from Black Desert devs March 26 Copa City (Steam) Manage and organize major football events March 27 007 First Light (Steam) Baby bond’s first spy action missions March ?? Slay the Spire 2 (Steam) Roguelike card sequel

New PC games in May 2026

Lucia as she's just released from jail in the Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer.

Grand Theft Auto 6 (Image credit: Rockstar)

New games in May

May 26 Grand Theft Auto 6 (Site) Crime returns to Vice City, but not on PC

New PC games in September

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Halloween: The Game (Image credit: IllFonic, Gun Media)

New games in September

September 8 Halloween: The Game (Steam) Asymmetrical horror with Mikey

New PC games with a 2026 release window

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Subnautica 2 (Image credit: Unknown Worlds Entertainment)

Games with a confirmed 2026 release window

Plenty of 2026 games don’t have a solid release date just yet, but we know they’re planned for sometime this year. Here’s everything we’re watching with a 2026 window:

A Tiny Wander (Steam) Puzzle adventures in campingAniimo (Site) Free-to-play creature nabbing RPGAphelion (Steam) Astronaut adventure on an ice planetAscendant (Steam) Neonpunk PvPvE arena FPSAt Fate’s End (Steam) Lush side-scrolling action from Spiritfarer devsAtmosfar (Steam) Sci-fi road trip flavored twist on suvival craftingThe Blood of Dawnwalker (Steam) 14th century vampire action RPGBattlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes (Steam) Sci Fi fleet managerBeast of Reincarnation (Steam) Pokemon devs do post-apoc action RPGBig Walk (Steam) Multiplayer walk-sim from Untitled Goose Game devsBloodstained: Scarlet Engagement (Steam) Metroidvania sequelBubsy 4D (Steam) Atari revives the platformerBus Bound (Steam) Bus simulator with a growing cityCall of the Elder Gods (Steam) Lovecraftian narrative puzzler sequelCairn (Steam) Survival mountain climbingCat-Astrophy (Steam) Feline rogue-lite platformerCapy Castaway (Steam) Adorable capybara adventuresChronicles: Medieval (Steam) Chivalric sandboxing ala Mount & BladeChrono Odyssey (Steam) Fantasy MMOCinder City (Site) Post-apocalypse ‘MMO tactical shooter’ from NCSoftClawsome (Steam) Cute claw-game simClockwork Revolution (Steam) Steampunk time-traveling FPSCollector’s Cove (Steam) Seaborne exploration and farmingThe Cube (Steam) Multiplayer RPG shooter around a… giant cube?Crosswind (Steam) Open world pirate survivalDanganronpa 2x2 (Steam) Revamped murder mystery double featureDanchi Days (Steam) Revive a festival with puzzle minigamesDeer & Boy (Steam) Cinematic platformer with a deer palDenshattack! (Steam) Do sick rail grinds with a trainDirective 8020 (Steam) Supermassive’s horror story in spaceDosas Divas (Steam) Food themed turn-based RPGEdge of Memories (Steam) JRPG-inspired adventureEnd of Abyss (Epic) Third-person horror from Little Nightmares creatorsEnginefall (Steam) Social sandbox on apocalyptic trainsFable (Steam) Quirky fantasy RPG rebootFatal Frame 2 Remake (Steam) Survival horror remake with a cameraFate Trigger (Steam) Anime-style tactical shooterGarbage Country (Steam) Post-apocalyptic exploration & tower defenseGears of War: E-Day (Steam) The Marcus Fenix origin storyGrave Seasons (Steam) Stardew Valley with a supernatural killerInvincible VS (Steam) 3v3 tag fighter based on the world of the showJohn Carpenter’s Toxic Commando (Steam) 4-player co-op FPS horde shooterHark the Ghoul (Steam) First person dungeon crawlingHela (Steam) Third person adventure as an adorable mouseLast Flag (Steam) Third-person 5v5 CTF with cartoony TF2 vibesLords of the Fallen 2 (Epic) Sequel to the 2023 dark fantasy action RPGMarathon (Steam) Bungie’s technicolor extraction shooterMoonmintroll: Winter’s Warmth (Steam) Adorable Moomin adventure sequelMortal Shell 2 (Steam) Body-swapping soulslike sequeMudang: Two Hearts (Steam) Action thriller set in future KoreaNeverway (Steam) Horror life-sim RPG with retro lo-fi styleOnimusha: Way of the Sword (Steam) Latest of Capcom’s samurai action seriesOutbound (Steam) Van life meets survival crafting and explorationOut of Words (Epic) Stop motion puzzle platformer for twoOutward 2 (Steam) Hardcore RPG sequelPlanet of Lana 2 (Steam) Cinematic puzzle adventure sequelPragmata (Site) Outerspace action adventureRailborn (Steam) Sci-fi survival crafter, but on your own trainReplaced (Steam) Sci-fi action platformerResonance: A Plague Tale Legacy (Steam) Prequel story of SophiaRoad Kings (Steam) Semi-truck sim with career modesRomeo is a Dead Man (Site) Third person action ultraviolenceSacriFire (Steam) Pixel RPG with combo battle systemScott Pilgrim EX (Steam) Pixel brawler based on the graphic novelSea of Remnants (Steam) Pirate RPG with fleet-building and huge cast of alliesSnap & Grab (Steam) Photography-based heist simStars of Icarus (Steam) Sci-fi crew-based starship PVP combatSubnautica 2 (Steam) Subsurface survival sequelSuper Meat Boy 3D (Steam) Meaty platformer goes 3DThere Are No Ghosts at the Grand (Steam) First person musical puzzle simToem 2 (Steam) Monochrome photography adventure sequelValor Mortis (Steam) Napoleonic-era soulslike FPS from Ghostrunner creatorsWanderburg (Steam) Howl’s Moving survivorslikeWar for Westeros (Steam) Game of Thrones RTSWarhammer 40k: Dawn of War 4 (Steam) Long desired sequel to the RTS seriesWTF: Waifu Tactical Force (Steam) Anime PVP FPS with meta base buildingZero Parades (Steam) Espionage RPG from remains of ZA/UM

More new games for 2026 and beyond

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The Expanse: Osiris Reborn (Image credit: Owlcat Games)

Announced games that could still surprise us

We see plenty of new game announcements with no solid release date or general window, but they’re still worth tracking. Some of these could surprise us in 2026, or maybe they’ll carry on to next year’s calendar.

Atomic Heart 2 (Steam) Weird-topia RPG shooter gets a sequelBlack Myth: Zhong Kui (Trailer) Sequel to Black Myth: WukongFarever (Steam) Multiplayer spin on Zelda from Northgard devsLa Divinia Commedia (Steam) ARPG adaptation of a classic poemSaros - Another haunting space adventure from Returnal devsThe Expanse: Osiris Reborn (Steam) Sci-fi action RPG in the Expanse universe

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