Video game release calendars have become critical financial forecasting tools for gaming industry investors. The $200+ billion gaming market experiences massive revenue fluctuations tied to AAA game launches, with some individual titles generating over $1 billion in opening weekend sales.
Game release timing directly impacts stock prices for major gaming companies including Electronic Arts, Take-Two Interactive, and Activision Blizzard. Delayed releases trigger earnings guidance revisions, while strategic launch windows drive share price appreciation and quarterly revenue spikes.
Gaming release schedules affect broader markets beyond game publishers. Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo see console sales surges around exclusive launches. Retailers adjust inventory investments based on anticipated gaming demand, while GPU manufacturers like NVIDIA experience semiconductor demand spikes during graphics-intensive game releases. Understanding 2025 video game release patterns provides essential market intelligence for technology investors, entertainment sector analysts, and gaming stock traders navigating this industry.
Here’s the 2025 video game release date calendar.
January 2025
| Game Title | Platforms | Release Date |
| Wuthering Waves | PS5 | January 2, 2025 |
| Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana | PS5, PS4, Switch | January 7, 2025 |
| Freedom Wars Remastered | PC, PS4, PS5, Switch | January 10, 2025 |
| Hyper Light Breaker (Early Access) | PC | January 14, 2025 |
| Age of Darkness: Final Stand | PC | January 15, 2025 |
| Donkey Kong Country Returns HD | Switch | January 16, 2025 |
| Tales of Graces f Remastered | PS5, PS4, Switch, PC, Xbox One, XSX/S | January 17, 2025 |
| Dynasty Warriors: Origins | PS5, PC, XSX/S | January 17, 2025 |
| Bright Memory: Infinite | Mobile | January 17, 2025 |
| Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles | PC, PS4/5, Switch, Xbox One, XSX/S | January 23, 2025 |
| Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth | PC | January 23, 2025 |
| Ninja Gaiden 2 Black | PS5, PC, XSX/S | January 23, 2025 |
| Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist | PC | January 23, 2025 |
| Star Wars: Hunters | PC | January 27, 2025 |
| Eternal Strands | PC, PS5, XSX/S | January 28, 2025 |
| Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap | PC, XSX/S | January 28, 2025 |
| Atomic Heart - Enchantment Under the Sea DLC | PC, PS, Xbox | January 28, 2025 |
| Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. | PC | January 28, 2025 |
| Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 | PC | January 30, 2025 |
| Hello Kitty Island Adventure | PC, Switch | January 30, 2025 |
| Sniper Elite: Resistance | PC, PS4, PS5, XSX/S, Xbox One | January 30, 2025 |
February 2025
| Game Title | Platforms | Release Date |
| Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 | PS5, PC, XSX/S | February 4, 2025 |
| Rift of the NecroDancer | PC | February 5, 2025 |
| Civilization 7 | PC, PS, Xbox, Switch | February 11, 2025 |
| Warriors: Abyss | PS5, PS4, PC, Switch, Xbox One, XSX/S | February 12, 2025 |
| The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak 2 | PS5, PS4, PC, Switch | February 14, 2025 |
| Tomb Raider IV-V-VI Remastered | PC, PS4/5, Switch, Xbox One, XSX/S | February 14, 2025 |
| Lost Records: Bloom and Rage (Tape 1) | PC, PS5, XSX/S | February 18, 2025 |
| Avowed | PC, XSX/S | February 18, 2025 |
| The Backrooms 1998 | PC, Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, XSX/S | February 20, 2025 |
| Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii | PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, XSX/S | February 21, 2025 |
| Longvinter | PC | February 24, 2025 |
| Sayonara Wild Hearts | PS5 | February 24, 2025 |
| Spectre Divide | PS5, XSX/S | February 25, 2025 |
| Glover | PC, Switch, PS4/5, Xbox One, XSX/S | February 27, 2025 |
| Monster Hunter Wilds | PC, PS5, XSX/S | February 28, 2025 |
| PGA Tour 2K25 | PS5, PC, XSX/S | February 28, 2025 |
March 2025
| Game Title | Platforms | Release Date |
| Carmen Sandiego | Mobile, PC, PS4, PS5, XSX/S, Switch, Xbox One | March 3, 2025 |
| Age of Mythology: Retold | PS5 | March 4, 2025 |
| Two Point Museum | PC, PS5, XSX/S | March 4, 2025 |
| Split Fiction | PC, PS5, XSX/S | March 6, 2025 |
| Dragonkin: The Banished | PC | March 6, 2025 |
| Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone (Early Access) | PC | March 6, 2025 |
| FragPunk | PC, XSX/S, PS5 | March 6, 2025 |
| Suikoden I & II HD Remaster | PS4, PS5, PC, Switch, Xbox One, XSX/S | March 6, 2025 |
| Wanderstop | PC, PS5 | March 11, 2025 |
| Rise of the Ronin | PC | March 11, 2025 |
| FATE: Reawakened | PS4/5, PC, Switch, Xbox One, XSX/S | March 12, 2025 |
| Midnight Murder Club | PS5, PC | March 13, 2025 |
| Dungeons of Hinterberg | PS4, PS5 | March 13, 2025 |
| WWE 2K25 | PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, XSX/S | March 14, 2025 |
| MySims: Cozy Bundle | PC | March 18, 2025 |
| MLB The Show 25 | Switch, PS5, XSX/S | March 18, 2025 |
| 33 Immortals | PC, XSX/S | March 18, 2025 |
| RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Complete Edition | PS5, PS4, Xbox One, XSX/S | March 20, 2025 |
| Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition | Switch | March 20, 2025 |
| Wreckfest 2 (Early Access) | PC | March 20, 2025 |
| Assassin's Creed Shadows | PC, PS5, XSX/S | March 20, 2025 |
| Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist... | PS4, PS5, Switch, PC, Xbox One, XSX/S | March 21, 2025 |
| Bleach: Rebirth of Souls | PC, PS4, PS5, XSX/S | March 21, 2025 |
| Steel Paws | Netflix Gaming | March 26, 2025 |
| AI Limit | PC, PS5 | March 27, 2025 |
| Atomfall | PC, PS4/5, Xbox One, XSX/S | March 27, 2025 |
| Hitman: World of Assassination | PSVR2 | March 27, 2025 |
| Rift of the NecroDancer | Switch | March 27, 2025 |
| The First Berserker: Khazan | PC, PS5, XSX/S | March 27, 2025 |
| Disney Villains: Cursed Cafe | Switch | March 27, 2025 |
| Saga Frontier 2 Remastered | PC, Mobile, PS, Switch | March 27, 2025 |
| Rain World DLC 'The Watcher' | PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, XSX/S, Xbox One | March 28, 2025 |
| inZOI | PC | March 28, 2025 |
April 2025
| Game Title | Platforms | Release Date |
| Croc: Legend of the Gobbos remaster | PC, PS, Xbox, Switch | April 2, 2025 |
| The Last of Us Part 2 | PC | April 3, 2025 |
| Space Invaders Infinity Gene Evolve | Apple Arcade | April 3, 2025 |
| Katamari Damacy Rolling Live | Apple Arcade | April 3, 2025 |
| South of Midnight | PC, XSX/S | April 8, 2025 |
| Civ 7 (Meta Quest 3) | Meta Quest 3 | April 9, 2025 |
| Blue Prince | PC, XSX/S, PS5 | April 10, 2025 |
| The Talos Principle: Reawakened | PC, PS4/5, XSX/S | April 10, 2025 |
| Star Overdrive | Switch | April 10, 2025 |
| Crashlands 2 | PC, Mobile | April 10, 2025 |
| Monaco 2 | PS5, PC, XSX/S | April 10, 2025 |
| Promise Mascot Agency | PC, PS4/5, Xbox One, Switch, XSX/S | April 10, 2025 |
| Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown | Mobile | April 14, 2025 |
| Lost Records: Bloom and Rage (Tape 2) | PC, PS5, XSX/S | April 15, 2025 |
| Nikoderiko: The Magical World – Director’s Cut | PC, PS4/5, Switch, Xbox One, XSX/S | April 15, 2025 |
| Monument Valley 1 + 2 | Switch, PS, Xbox | April 15, 2025 |
| #DRIVE Rally | PC | April 16, 2025 |
| Indiana Jones and the Great Circle | PS5 | April 17, 2025 |
| Gorn 2 | SteamVR, Quest | April 17, 2025 |
| Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree | PC, PS5, XSX/S, Switch | April 17, 2025 |
| Lunar Remastered Collection | PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One | April 18, 2025 |
| The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered | PS5, PC, XSX/S | April 22, 2025 |
| Sunderfolk | PC, PS5, Switch, XSX/S | April 23, 2025 |
| Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | PC, PS5, XSX/S | April 24, 2025 |
| Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves | PC, PS4, PS5, XSX/S | April 24, 2025 |
| Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero | PC | April 24, 2025 |
| Days Gone Remastered | PS5 | April 25, 2025 |
| World of Goo 2 | PC, PS5 | April 25, 2025 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | PS5 | April 29, 2025 |
| FragPunk | XSX/S, PS5 | April 29, 2025 |
| MotoGP 25 | PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, XSX/S, Switch | April 30, 2025 |
May 2025
| Game Title | Platforms | Release Date |
| Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition | PS5 | May 6, 2025 |
| The Midnight Walk | PC, PS5, PS VR2 | May 8, 2025 |
| Sonic Rumble | PC, Mobile | May 8, 2025 |
| Revenge of the Savage Planet | PS5, PC, XSX/S | May 8, 2025 |
| Yes, Your Grace: Snowfall | PC | May 8, 2025 |
| Bendy and the Ink Machine | PS5, XSX/S | May 9, 2025 |
| Palia | PS5, XSX/S | May 13, 2025 |
| The Sinking City Remastered | PC, PS5, XSX/S | May 13, 2025 |
| Doom: The Dark Ages | PS5, PC, XSX/S | May 15, 2025 |
| Capcom Fighting Collection 2 | PS4, Switch, Xbox One, PC | May 16, 2025 |
| Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker | Switch, PC, PS4/5, Xbox One, XSX/S | May 20, 2025 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate | PS5, PS4 | May 20, 2025 |
| S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone Trilogy – Enhanced Edition | PS5, XSX/S, PC | May 20, 2025 |
| Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time | PC, PS5, XSX/S, PS4, Switch | May 21, 2025 |
| Monster Train 2 | PC, Switch, PS5, XSX/S | May 21, 2025 |
| Game of Thrones: Kingsroad | Mobile, PC | May 21, 2025 |
| Lynked: Banner of the Spark | PS5, PC, XSX/S | May 22, 2025 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown | PC | May 22, 2025 |
| Warhammer 40,000: Speed Freeks | PC | May 22, 2025 |
| Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny remaster | PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC | May 23, 2025 |
| to a T | PS5, XSX/S, PC | May 28, 2025 |
| Spray Paint Simulator | PC, PS5, PS4, XSX/S, Xbox One | May 29, 2025 |
| Elden Ring Nightreign | PC, PS4/5, XSX/S, Xbox One | May 30, 2025 |
| Disney Illusion Island Starring Mickey & Friends | PS5, XSX/S, PC | May 30, 2025 |
June 2025
| Game Title | Platforms | Release Date |
| Mario Kart World | Switch 2 | June 5, 2025 |
| Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma | PC, Switch, Switch 2 | June 5, 2025 |
| Deltarune Chapters 3 and 4 | PS4, Switch, Switch 2, PC | June 5, 2025 |
| Sonic x Shadow Generations | Switch 2 | June 5, 2025 |
| Sid Meier's Civilization 7– Nintendo Switch 2 Edition | Switch 2 | June 5, 2025 |
| Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom Switch 2 Editions | Switch 2 | June 5, 2025 |
| Split Fiction | Switch 2 | June 5, 2025 |
| Yakuza 0 Director's Cut | Switch 2 | June 5, 2025 |
| Hitman World of Assassination – Signature Edition | Switch 2 | June 5, 2025 |
| Bravely Default Flying Fairy HD Remaster | Switch 2 | June 5, 2025 |
| Street Fighter 6 | Switch 2 | June 5, 2025 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | Switch 2 | June 5, 2025 |
| Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition | Switch 2 | June 5, 2025 |
| Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour | Switch 2 | June 5, 2025 |
| Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time | Switch 2 | June 5, 2025 |
| Dragon is Dead | PC | June 6, 2025 |
| Lies of P: Overture DLC | June 6, 2025 | |
| Final Fantasy 16 | XSX/S | June 8, 2025 |
| MindsEye | PS5, PC, XSX/S | June 10, 2025 |
| Dune Awakening | PC | June 10, 2025 |
| Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine – Master Crafted Edition | XSX/S, PC | June 10, 2025 |
| Stellar Blade | PC | June 11, 2025 |
| Wizard of Legend 2 | PC, PS5, XSX/S | June 12, 2025 |
| The Alters | PC, PS5, XSX/S | June 13, 2025 |
| Five Nights at Freddy’s: Secret of the Mimic | PS5, PC | June 13, 2025 |
| GEX Trilogy | PC, PS5, XSX/S, Switch | June 16, 2025 |
| Tron: Catalyst | PC, PS5, XSX/S, Switch | June 17, 2025 |
| SCUM 1.0. | PC | June 17, 2025 |
| Lost in Random: The Eternal Die | PC, PS5, XSX/S, Switch | June 17, 2025 |
| Wartorn | PC | June 17, 2025 |
| FBC Firebreak | PC, XSX/S, PS5 | June 17, 2025 |
| Date Everything! | PC, PS5, Switch, XSX/S | June 17, 2025 |
| Spray Paint Simulator | Switch | June 19, 2025 |
| Rematch | PC, PS5, XSX/S | June 19, 2025 |
| Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army | PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, XSX/S | June 19, 2025 |
| Star Overdrive | PC, PS5, XSX/S | June 19, 2025 |
| BitCraft Online | PC | June 20, 2025 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate | XSX/S, Xbox One | June 24, 2025 |
| Palworld Tides of Terraria update | June 25, 2025 | |
| Poppy Playtime Chapter 4 | PS, Xbox, Switch | June 25, 2025 |
| Persona 5: The Phantom X | PC, Mobile | June 26, 2025 |
| Death Stranding 2: On the Beach | PS5 | June 26, 2025 |
| System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster | PC | June 26, 2025 |
| Front Mission 3: Remake | Switch | June 26, 2025 |
| Tamagotchi Plaza | Switch | June 27, 2025 |
July 2025
| Game Title | Platforms | Release Date |
| Mecha Break | PC, PS5, XSX/S | July 1, 2025 |
| Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley / Skytree Village | Switch | July 3, 2025 |
| Islanders: New Shores | PS5, XSX/S, Switch, PC | July 10, 2025 |
| Mycopunk | PC | July 10, 2025 |
| Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 | Switch 2, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, XSX/S | July 11, 2025 |
| Patapon 1+2 Replay | Switch, PS5, PC | July 11, 2025 |
| Edens Zero | PC, PS5, XSX/S | July 15, 2025 |
| Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition | PC, Switch, PS5, XSX/S | July 15, 2025 |
| Ready or Not | PS5, XSX/S | July 15, 2025 |
| Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact | PC, Switch, PS5 | July 17, 2025 |
| RoboCop: Rogue City – Unfinished Business | PC, PS5, XSX/S | July 17, 2025 |
| Donkey Kong Bananza | Switch 2 | July 17, 2025 |
| Neon Abyss 2 | PC | July 17, 2025 |
| Shadow Labyrinth | PS5, Switch, PC, XSX/S | July 18, 2025 |
| Monument Valley 3 | Switch, PC, PS, Xbox | July 22, 2025 |
| Abiotic Factor | PC, PS5, XSX/S | July 22, 2025 |
| Wildgate | PC, PS5, XSX/S | July 22, 2025 |
| Wheel World | PC, PS5, XSX/S | July 23, 2025 |
| Wuchang: Fallen Feathers | PC, PS5, XSX/S | July 24, 2025 |
| Killing Floor 3 | PC, PS5, XSX/S | July 24, 2025 |
| Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition | Switch 2 | July 24, 2025 |
| No Sleep for Kaname Date - From AI: The Somnium Files | Switch | July 25, 2025 |
| Ratatan | PC | July 25, 2025 |
| Grounded 2 | PC, XSX/S | July 29, 2025 |
| Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap | PS5 | July 29, 2025 |
| Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound | PC, Switch, PS4/5, XSX/S, Xbox One | July 31, 2025 |
August 2025
| Game Title | Platforms | Release Date |
| The Rogue: Prince of Persia | PC | August 1, 2025 |
| Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2 | PS4/5, XSX/S, Xbox One, PC, Switch | August 5, 2025 |
| Endless Legend 2 | PC | August 7, 2025 |
| The House of the Dead 2: Remake | PC, Switch | August 7, 2025 |
| Chained Echoes - Ashes of Elrant DLC | PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch | August 7, 2025 |
| Mafia: The Old Country | PS5, PC, XSX/S | August 8, 2025 |
| Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 | PS5 | August 12, 2025 |
| EA Sports' Madden NFL 26 | PC, Switch 2, XSX/S, PS5 | August 14, 2025 |
| Midnight Murder Club (leaving early access) | PS5, PC | August 14, 2025 |
| Drag x Drive | Switch 2 | August 14, 2025 |
| Sword of the Sea | PC, PS5 | August 19, 2025 |
| Black Myth: Wukong | XSX/S | August 20, 2025 |
| Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road | PS4, PS5, PC, Switch 2, XSX/S | August 21, 2025 |
| Dying Light: The Beast | PS4/5, PC, Xbox One, XSX/S | August 22, 2025 |
| Pizza Bandit | PC | August 25, 2025 |
| Gears of War: Reloaded | PS5, PC, XSX/S | August 26, 2025 |
| Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar | Switch, PC, Switch 2 | August 27, 2025 |
| Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater | PS5, PC, XSX/S | August 28, 2025 |
| Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Switch 2 Edition | Switch 2 | August 28, 2025 |
| Super Robot Wars Y | PC, Switch, PS5 | August 28, 2025 |
| Shinobi: Art of Vengeance | PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, XSX/S | August 29, 2025 |
| Lost Soul Aside | PC, PS5 | August 29, 2025 |
September 2025
| Game Title | Platforms | Release Date |
| Blade and Soul Heroes | PC | September 1, 2025 |
| Hirogami | PS5, PC | September 3, 2025 |
| Hell Is Us | PC, PS5 | September 4, 2025 |
| Star Wars Outlaws | Switch 2 | September 4, 2025 |
| Indiana Jones and the Great Circle 'The Order of Giants' DLC | PC, PS5, XSX/S | September 4, 2025 |
| Shuten Order | Switch, PC | September 5, 2025 |
| Everybody's Golf: Hot Shots | PS5, PC, Switch | September 5, 2025 |
| Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion | PS5, PC, Switch 2, XSX/S | September 5, 2025 |
| Terminator 2D: No Fate | PS5, XSX/S, Xbox One, PS4, Switch, PC | September 5, 2025 |
| Baby Steps | PC, PS5 | September 8, 2025 |
| Garfield Kart 2: All You Can Drift | PC, PS5, Switch, XSX/S | September 10, 2025 |
| Borderlands 4 | PS5, PC, XSX/S, Switch 2 | September 12, 2025 |
| Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter | PS5, PC, Switch | September 19, 2025 |
| Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree | PC, PS5, XSX/S, Switch | September 19, 2025 |
| Sonic Racing: Crossworlds | PC, PS, Xbox, Switch | September 25, 2025 |
| Silent Hill f | PC, PS5, XSX/S | September 25, 2025 |
| Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & the White Guardian | PS4/5, PC, Switch | September 26, 2025 |
| Alien: Rogue Incursion Evolved Edition | PS5, PC | September 30, 2025 |
| Nicktoons and the Dice of Destiny | PC, Switch, PS5, XSX/S | September 30, 2025 |
| Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles | PC, Switch 1/2, PS5/4, XSX/S | September 30, 2025 |
October 2025
| Game Title | Platforms | Release Date |
| Vampire: the Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 | PC, PS5, XSX/S | October 1, 2025 |
| Ghost of Yotei | PS5 | October 2, 2025 |
| Directive 8020 - A Dark Pictures Game | PC, PS5, XSX/S | October 2, 2025 |
| Digimon Story: Time Stranger | PS5, PC, XSX/S | October 3, 2025 |
| Kingmakers | PC | October 8, 2025 |
| Little Nightmares 3 | PC, PS4/5, Switch, Switch 2, Xbox | October 10, 2025 |
| Little Nightmares Enhanced Edition | Switch 2, PC, PS5, XSX/S | October 10, 2025 |
| Pokemon Legends: Z-A | Switch, Switch 2 | October 16, 2025 |
| Keeper | PC, XSX/S | October 17, 2025 |
| Jurassic World Evolution 3 | PS5, XSX/S, PC | October 21, 2025 |
| Ninja Gaiden 4 | PS5, PC, XSX/S | October 21, 2025 |
| Double Dragon Revive | PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox One, XSX/S | October 23, 2025 |
| The Outer Worlds 2 | PS5, PC, XSX/S | October 29, 2025 |
| Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake | PS5, PC, Switch, Switch 2, XSX/S | October 30, 2025 |
| ARC Raiders | PC, PS5, XSX/S | October 30, 2025 |
| Mina the Hollower | PC, PS, Xbox, Switch | October 31, 2025 |
November 2025
| Game Title | Platforms | Release Date |
| Cairn | PC, PS5 | November 5, 2025 |
| Anno 117: Pax Romana | PC, PS5, XSX/S | November 13, 2025 |
| Project Motor Racing | PC, PS5, XSX/S | November 25, 2025 |
December 2025
| Game Title | Platforms | Release Date |
| Paralives | PC | December 8, 2025 |
