Sony’s PlayStation 5 has been around for a couple of years by this point, granting it plenty of opportunity to build up an expansive library capable of catering to the needs of most users. New PS5 games drop at an almost daily rate, ranging from smaller-scale indie projects designed by a handful of developers to massive AAA exclusives that are designed to be system sellers. In the meantime, the PlayStation 4 continues to receive love from cross-generation titles, so people who have yet to upgrade still have plenty to look forward to.
Which upcoming PS5 games will soon hit store shelves around the world? Which projects will define 2026? Although the year’s PS5 game calendar has a long, long way to go before it reaches its complete form, things are starting to shape up nicely, at least for the first few months. For all the negativity surrounding the industry, great games are not hard to come by.
Updated on December 7, 2025 by Mark Sammut: The upcoming 2026 PlayStation 5 games were added to the calendar: Military Logistics Simulator, Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition, Aaero2: Black Razor Edition, Flying Aces: Legend of the Red Baron, Injection Pi 23 ‘Tabula Rasa’, BrokenLore: UNFOLLOW, MIO: Memories in Orbit, MAVRIX by Matt Jones, SEGA Football Club Champions, Escape from Ever After, Cairn, Romeo Is a Dead Man, Cash Cleaner Simulator, Lil Gator Game: In the Dark, Styx: Blades of Greed, WiZmans World Re;Try, Tokyo Xtreme Racer, No Sleep for Kaname Date – From AI: The Somnium Files, Sword of the Necromancer Collection, Etrange Overlord.
Big PS5 Games Coming In December 2025
Octopath Traveler, Destiny 2, Marvel, & More
December is traditionally pretty bad for gaming, as publishers generally avoid releasing anything in the last two weeks of the year. Even the first half of the month is usually lacking in major games, as most big names drop in October and November. Still, December 2025 has a couple of exciting PS5 games, including Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
All Huge Upcoming Xbox Series Games Coming In 2025 & Beyond
From survival horror to Microsoft exclusives, here are the major upcoming Xbox Series X/S games coming in 2025, 2026, and later.
For other releases, the month started strong with a few pretty big PS5 games. Octopath Traveler 0 is an easy recommendation for anybody who loved the previous games. Destiny 2‘s “Renegades” expansion has its strengths. Marvel Cosmic Invasion is an awesome beat ’em up and co-op game, while Let It Die: Inferno can be charming.
- December 1: Marvel Cosmic Invasion (PS5, PS4)
- December 2: BROK: The Brawl Bar (PS5, PS4)
- December 2: Destiny 2: Renegades
- December 2: Red Dead Redemption and Undead Nightmare
- December 2: Sleep Awake
- December 3: Let It Die: Inferno
- December 3: Nordic Ashes: The Complete Saga
- December 4: Blood: Refreshed Supply
- December 4: C.A.R.D.S. RPG: The Misty Battlefield – Total Warfare Edition
- December 4: DETECTIVE – Rainy night
- December 4: Elden Ring Nightreign: The Forsaken Hollows (PS5, PS4)
- December 4: Octopath Traveler 0
- December 4: Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow
- December 4: Toxic Crusaders (PS5, PS4)
- December 4: Ultimate Zombie Defense
- December 5: Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – From the Ashes Edition
- December 8: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
- December 8: Skate Story
- December 8: Yakuza 0: Director’s Cut
- December 8: Yakuza Kiwami
- December 8: Yakuza Kiwami 2
- December 9: Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song Remastered International (PS5, PS4)
- December 9: Shadowgate VR: The Mines of Mythrok (PSVR2)
- December 9: Unbeatable
- December 10: Montezuma’s Revenge – The 40th Anniversary Edition
- December 10: Mutant Football League 2
- December 10: Dunjungle
- December 12: Military Logistics Simulator
- December 12: Terminator 2D: No Fate (PS5, PS4)
- December 15: Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition
- December 16: Aaero2: Black Razor Edition
- December 16: Flying Aces: Legend of the Red Baron
- December 19: Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – From the Ashes
- December 23: Injection Pi 23 ‘Tabula Rasa’
Big PS5 Games Coming In January 2026
Code Violet, Code Vein, Cairn, Legend of Heroes, & More
Similar to December, January is often among the slowest of the year, as releases do not typically start to drop until the second half of the month. Fortunately, we will not need to wait too long to get our hands on some exciting 2026 PS5 games, as The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon, Cairn, Code Vein 2, The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin, I Hate This Place, and Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake should all launch within proximity of each other.
Originally, Code Violet was meant to launch in December, but the PS5 exclusive has been pushed back to January 10. This sets up the action horror shooter to be the first huge-ish release of the year, and it features dinosaurs. Yes, please.
- January 6: Bunny Rampage: History of Revenge
- January 10: Code Violet
- January 15: The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon (PS5, PS4)
- January 16: BrokenLore: UNFOLLOW
- January 20: The Last Faith: Awakened Ancients
- January 20: MIO: Memories in Orbit
- January 22: Dynasty Warriors: Origins – Visions of Four Heroes
- January 22: MAVRIX by Matt Jones
- January 22: SEGA Football Club Champions
- January 23: Escape from Ever After (PS5, PS4)
- January 28: The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin
- January 29: Cairn
- January 29: DUSK INDEX: GION
- January 29: I Hate This Place
- January 29: Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake: Destiny and Strategy Expansion Pack (PS5, PS4)
- January 30: Code Vein II
- January 30: The 9th Charnel
- January 31: The Courier
Big PS5 Games Coming In February 2026
Nioh, Resident Evil, Reanimal, & More
While January has its share of delights, it is mostly an appetizer to the main courses. February 2026 has so many big upcoming PS5 games that there are almost too many. Resident Evil Requiem will probably be the year’s biggest horror game, and Nioh 3 could very well be the biggest Soulslike game.
Dragon Quest VII Reimagined should be an easy recommendation to JRPG fans, even if its art style might take some getting used to. Romeo Is a Dead Man speaks directly to my love of AA hack and slash games, while Reanimal looks like a brilliant evolution of Little Nightmares. Honestly, these are just the tip of the iceberg.
- February 1: Starsand Island
- February 3: NORSE: Oath of Blood
- February 5: Deus Ex Remastered
- February 5: Dragon Quest VII Reimagined
- February 6: Bandit Trap
- February 6: My Hero Academia: All’s Justice
- February 6: Nioh 3
- February 11: Romeo Is a Dead Man
- February 12: BlazBlue Entropy Effect X
- February 12: Cash Cleaner Simulator
- February 12: ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard
- February 12: Lil Gator Game: In the Dark
- February 12: RIDE 6
- February 12: Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties (PS5, PS4)
- February 13: High On Life 2
- February 13: Reanimal
- February 13: Totally Reliable Delivery Service: Definitive Edition
- February 19: Death Match Love Comedy! (PS5, PS4)
- February 19: Styx: Blades of Greed
- February 19: WiZmans World Re;Try (PS5, PS4)
- February 20: Ys X: Proud Nordics
- February 24: Tides of Tomorrow
- February 25: Tokyo Xtreme Racer
- February 26: City Hunter
- February 26: No Sleep for Kaname Date – From AI: The Somnium Files
- February 26: Raiden Fighters Remix Collection
- February 27: Resident Evil Requiem
- February 27: Sword of the Necromancer Collection
- February 27: Tales of Berseria Remastered
Epic Games Store: A Comprehensive List Of Every Free Game It’s Had To Date
Here’s a list of all the games that have been made free on the Epic Games Store. You have until December 11 to get the current free games.
Big PS5 Games Coming In March 2026
Crimson Desert, 007, Fatal Frame, & More
- March 5: Coffee Talk Tokyo
- March 5: Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse
- March 12: Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake
- March 13: Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
- March 19: Crimson Desert
- March 19: Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered
- March 19: Mouse: PI For Hire (PS5, PS4)
- March 19: Psyvariar 3
- March 19: Rushing Beat X: Return of Brawl Brothers
- March 20: Dunjungle
- March 20: Ghost Master: Resurrection
- March 20: Saros
- March 26: Copa City
- March 26: Etrange Overlord (PS5, PS4)
- March 26: Neopets: Mega Mini Games Collection
- March 27: 007 First Light
Upcoming PS5 Games With 2026 Debuts Or No Release Year
Kingdom Hearts, Wolverine, & More
- April 16, 2026: Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
- November 2026: Grand Theft Auto 6
- Abandoned
- The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales
- Aikyam
- Alien: Isolation Sequel (Platforms TBA)
- Alterborn (PlayStation)
- Ananta
- Anime Life Sim
- Antro
- Archeage Chronicles
- Arknights: Endfield
- Assassin’s Creed Infinity (Platforms TBA)
- Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game (PS5, PS4)
- Beyond Good and Evil 2 (Platforms TBA)
- New BioShock Game (Platforms TBA)
- Black Myth: Zhong Kui
- Blizzard’s Survival Game (Consoles, PC)
- Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement
- The Blood of Dawnwalker
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Sequel (Platforms TBA)
- Bluey’s Quest for the Gold Pen (PS5, PS4)
- Bokura
- Bubsy 4D (PS5, PS4)
- Buramato (PS5, PS4)
- Bus Simulator 27
- Cattle Country
- Cities: Skylines 2
- Codename: Final Form (Platforms TBA)
- Control 2
- Danganronpa 2×2
- Darwin’s Paradox!
- Denshattack
- Disaster Report 5 (Platforms TBA)
- DoubleShake (PS5, PS4)
- Dragon Quest 12: Flames of Fate (Platforms TBA)
- Dreamhouse: The Game (PS5, PS4)
- Dumb Ways to Party (PS5, PS4)
- EA’s Iron Man Game (Platforms TBA)
- The Elder Scrolls 6 (Platforms TBA)
- Endless Summer
- The Eternal Life of Goldman
- Exoborne (PC, Consoles TBA)
- Exodus
- The Expanse: Osiris Reborn
- Fairgames
- Fallen Tear: The Ascension
- Gate Zero
- GreedFall 2: The Dying World
- Gothic
- Halo: Campaign Evolved
- Haunted Chocolatier (Platforms TBA)
- The Heirloom
- Hela
- Hellreaper
- He-Man and Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction
- Holdfast: Nations At War
- Hunting Simulator 3
- Instinction (PS5, PS4)
- Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet
- Invincible VS
- John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando
- Judas
- Jurassic Park Survival
- Kage: Shadow of The Ninja (PS5, PS4)
- Kemuri (Platforms TBA)
- Kingdom Hearts 4 (Platforms TBA)
- Kitsune Tails (PS5, PS4)
- Lab Rat (Platforms TBA)
- Last Sentinel (Platforms TBA)
- Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
- Lethal Honor: Order of the Apocalypse (PS5, PS4)
- Little Devil Inside (PS5, PS4)
- Lords of the Fallen 2
- Luto (Platforms TBA)
- Maseylia: Echoes of the Past
- Marathon
- Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra (Platforms TBA)
- Marvel’s Blade (Platforms TBA)
- Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls
- Mecha Break
- Mega Man Star Force: Legacy Collection (PS5, PS4)
- Monolith: Requiem of the Ancients (PS5, PS4)
- Montezuma’s Revenge – 40th Anniversary Edition (PC, PS5, PS4, Switch, XBX/S, XBO)
- Mudang: Two Hearts
- My Time at Evershine
- Neverness to Everness (PS5, PS4)
- No Rest for the Wicked
- Odencat’s Paradise Collection (PS5, PS4)
- Okami Sequel (Platforms TBA)
- Once Human
- Onimusha: Way of the Sword
- Panzer Dragoon 2 Zwei: Remake (Platforms TBA)
- Paraside: Duality Unbound (PS5, PS4)
- Pathologic 3
- Penny’s Big Breakaway
- Penny Blood
- Persona 4 Revival
- Persona 6 (Platforms TBA)
- Phantom Blade 0
- Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf (PS5, PS4)
- Pragmata
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake (PS4)
- Prison Architect 2
- Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
- Revenant Hill (PS5, PS4)
- Road Kings
- SacriFire (PS5, PS4)
- Scholar’s Mate
- Sea of Remnants
- Shadow of Conspiracy: Section 2
- Super Meat Boy 3D
- The Signal (PS5, PS4)
- Simon The Sorcerer Origins (PS5, PS4)
- Six Days in Fallujah (PS5, PS4)
- Spine (PS5, PS4)
- Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions
- Star Wars: Eclipse (Platforms TBA)
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake
- Swords of Legends
- Thick as Thieves
- Tides of Annihilation
- Tokyo Underground Killer
- New Tomb Raider Game (Platforms TBA)
- New TimeSplitters Game (Platforms TBA)
- Turok: Origins
- Valor Mortis
- Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 (PS5, PS4)
- Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
- Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus 2
- The Witcher 4 (Platforms TBA)
- The Witcher Remake (TBA)
- The Wolf Among Us 2 (PS5, PS4)
- Wolverine
- Wonder Woman (Platforms TBA)
- Wreckfest 2
- Wyrdsong (Platforms TBA)
- Brand
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Sony
- Original Release Date
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November 12, 2020
- Original MSRP (USD)
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Disc Edition: $499.99; Digital Edition: $399.99
- Processor
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AMD Zen 2, 8-core / 16 threads, 3.5GHz
- Resolution
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Max 8K (4k at 120 Hz playable)
- Storage
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825 GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD