Video Game Release Dates: The Biggest Games of May 2025 and Beyond

May is here, gamers. That means a new batch of PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PC, and even VR games is heading our way. This month we’ll get to rip and tear through the hordes of hell in Doom: The Dark Ages, get to get killed a lot in a new online multiplayer-focused Elden Ring Nightreign, and a lot more. Below, you’ll find release dates for all the biggest games and expansions coming out in May and beyond. Let’s have a look.

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May 2025 – Video Game Release Dates

One of the biggest, bloodiest, most fast-paced action games of the year is out this month in the form of Doom: The Dark Ages. It’s the third in the newest series of games starring Doom Guy, and it looks like a whole lot of hellish fun. If you’re an Xbox player, you can even pick up a seriously cool Doom-themed Xbox controller to go along with the game. Other games out this month are Elden Ring Nightreign, Capcom Fighting Collection 2, Dune: Awakening, Fantasy Life i: the Girl Who Steals Time, and a bunch more.

• Despelote – May 1 – (PS5, Xbox, Switch, PC)
• Dig VR – May 1 – (PSVR, PC VR)
• Vellum – May 2 – (PC)
• Drop Duchy – May 5 – (PC)
• Captain Blood – May 6 – (PS5, Xbox, Switch, PC)
• High on Life – May 6 – (Switch)
• Metal Eden – May 6 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• Bahamut and the Waqwaq Tree – May 8 – (PC)
• Cash Cleaner Simulator – May 8 – (PC)
• Empyreal – May 8 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• The Midnight Walk – May 8 – (PS5, PC)
• Pixelshire – May 8 – (PC)
• Revenge of the Savage Planet – May 8 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• Project Mist – May 12 – (PC)
• Doom: The Dark Ages – May 15 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• Into the Restless Ruins – May 15 – (PS5, Xbox, Switch, PC)
• Tunnels – May 15 – (Meta Quest)
• Capcom Fighting Collection 2 – May 16 – (PS4, Switch, Xbox, PC)
• Dune: Awakening – May 20 – (PC)
• Roadcraft – May 20 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• Fantasy Life i: the Girl Who Steals Time – May 21 – (PS5, Switch, Xbox, PC)
• JDM: Japanese Drive Master – May 21 – (PC)
• Monster Train 2 – May 21 – (PS5, Xbox, Switch, PC)
• Blades of Fire – May 22 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• Bloodshed – May 22 – (PC)
• City Tales: Medieval Era – May 22 – (PC)
• Mobile Suit Gundam Seed: Battle Destiny Remastered – May 22 – (Switch, PC)
• TMNT: Tactical Takedown – May 22 – (PC)
• Zombie Army VR – May 22 – (PSVR2, PC VR, Meta Quest)
• Onimusa 2: Samurai’s Destiny – May 23 – (PS4, Switch, Xbox, PC)
• To a T – May 28 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3 – May 28 – (PC)
• Bitcraft Online – May 29 – (PC)
• Elden Ring: Nightreign – May 30 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• My Father Lied – May 30 – (PC)
• Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma – May 30 – (Switch, PC)

June 2025 – Video Game Release Dates

• Nintendo Switch 2 (Hardware) – June 5 – Buy It
• Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remaster – June 5 – (Switch 2)
• Civilization VII – June 5 – (Switch 2)
• Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition – June 5 – (Switch 2)
• Deltarune Ch 1-4 – June 5 – (Switch 2)
• Hitman: World of Assassination – June 5 – (Switch 2)
• Hogwarts Legacy – June 5 – (Switch 2)
• Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World – June 5 – (Switch 2)
• Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess – June 5 – (Switch 2)
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition – June 5 – (Switch 2)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition – June 5 – (Switch 2)
• Mario Kart World – June 5 – (Switch 2)
• Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour – June 5 – (Switch 2)
• Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S – June 5 – (Switch 2)
• Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma – June 5 – (Switch 2)
• Sonic x Shadow Generations – June 5 – (Switch 2)
• Split Fiction – June 5 – (Switch 2)
• Street Fighter 6: Years 1-2 Fighters Edition – June 5 – (Switch 2)
• Survival Kids – June 5 – (Switch 2)
• Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut – June 5 – (Switch 2)
• Five Nights at Freddy’s: Secret of the Mimic – June 13 – (PS5)
• Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army – June 19 – (PS5, Switch, Switch 2, Xbox, PC)
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach – June 26 – (PS5)
• Tamagotchi Plaza – June 27 – (Switch, Switch 2)

July 2025 – Video Game Release Dates

• College Football 26 – July 7 – 10 (depending on edition) – (PS5, XSX)
• Patapon 1+2 Replay – July 11 – (PS5, Switch, PC)
• Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 – July 11 – (PS5, Switch, Xbox, PC)
• Donkey Kong Bonanza – July 17 – (Switch 2)
• Shadow Labyrinth – July 18 – (PS5, Switch, Switch 2, Xbox, PC)
• Super Mario Party Jamboree Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV – July 24 – (Switch 2)
• No Sleep for Kaname Date – July 25 – (Switch, PC)
• Wild Heats S – July 25 – (Switch 2)
• Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game – July 29 – (PS5, Switch, Xbox, PC)

August 2025 – Video Game Release Dates

• Gradius Origins – August 7 – (PS5, Switch, Xbox, PC)
• Madden NFL 25 – August 11 or 14 (depending on edition) – (PS5, Xbox, Switch 2)
• Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar – August 27 – (Switch, Switch 2, PC)
• Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater – August 28 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• Lost Soul Aside – August 29 – (PS5, PC)
• Shinobi: Art of Vengeance – August 29 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)

September 2025 – Video Game Release Dates

• Hell Is Us – September 4 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• Daemon x Machina: Titanic Scion – September 5 – (Switch 2)
• Terminator 2D: No Fate – September 5 – (PS5, Xbox, Switch, PC)
• Borderlands 4 – September 12 – (PS5, Xbox, Switch 2, PC)
• Marathon – September 23 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter – September 25 – (PS5, Switch, PC)

October 2025 – Video Game Release Dates

• Directive 8020: A Dark Pictures Game – October 2 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• Ghost of Yotei – October 2 – (PS5)
• Double Dragon Revive – October 23 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)

Upcoming Video Games – Release Date TBA

• 33 Immortals – 2025 – (Xbox, PC)
• The Alters – 2025 – (Xbox, PC)
• Anno 117: Pax Romana – 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• Arc Raiders – 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• ArcheAge Chronicles – 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• Ark 2 – TBA – (PC)
• Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & the White Guardian – 2025 – (PS5, Switch, PC)
• Ballad of Antara – 2025 – (PS5)
• Blackfrost: The Long Dark II – TBA
• Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth – TBA – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• Clockwork Revolution – TBA – (Xbox, PC)
• Coffee Talk Tokyo – 2025 – (Switch)
• Contraband – TBA – (Xbox, PC)
• Crimson Desert – 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• Digimon Story: Time Stranger – 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• Directive 8020: A Dark Pictures Game – 2025 – (PS5)
• Drag & Drive – Summer 2025 – (Switch 2)
• Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake (PS5, Switch, Xbox)
• Dreams of Another – 2025 – (PS5)
• Dune: Awakening – TBA – (PS5, Xbox)
• The Duskbloods – 2026 – (Switch 2)
• Dying Light: The Beast – Summer 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition – 2025 – (Switch 2)
• The Eternal Life of Goldman – Holiday 2025 – (PS5, Switch, Xbox, PC)
• Everwild – TBA – (Xbox, PC)
• Everybody’s Golf: Hot Shots – 2025 – (PS5, Switch, PC)
• Fable – 2026 – (Xbox, PC)
• Front Mission 3 Remake – TBA – (Switch)
• Frostpunk 1886 – 2027 – (PC)
• Game of Thrones: Kingsroad – 2025
• Gears of War: E-Day – TBA – (Xbox, PC)
• Gex Trilogy – Summer 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, Switch, PC)
• Grand Theft Auto 6 – 2025 – (PS5, Xbox)
• Hail Macbeth – Q1 2026 – (PC)
• Hello Kitty: Island Adventure – 2025 – (Switch)
• Hollow Knight: Silksong – 2025 – (PS5, Switch, Xbox, PC)
• The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy – Early 2025 – (Switch)
• Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment – Winter 2025-2026 – (Switch 2)
• Hyper Light Breaker – Early Access Early 2025 – (PC)
• Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet – TBA – (PS5)
• John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando – TBA – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• Judas – TBA – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• Jurassic Park: Survival – TBA – (PS5, Xbox, PC)

• Killing Floor 3 – 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• Kirby Air Riders – 2025 – (Switch 2)
• Lies of P: Overture (DLC) – Summer 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• Little Devil Inside – TBA – (PS5, Switch, Xbox)
• Little Nightmares 3 – 2025 – (PS5, Switch, Xbox, PC)
• Mafia: The Old Country – Summer 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• Marathon – TBA – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• Marvel Cosmic Invasion – 2025 – (PS5, Switch, Xbox, PC)
• Marvel’s Blade – TBA – (Xbox, PC)
• Mecha Break – 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – 2025 – (Switch, Switch 2)
• MindsEye – Summer 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• Mio: Memories in Orbit – 2025 – (Switch)
• Mixtape – 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• Monument Valley 3 – Summer 2025 – (Switch)
• Moth Kubit – Spring 2025 – (Switch)
• Ninja Gaiden 4 – Fall 2025 – (Xbox, PC)
• OD – TBA – (Xbox)
• Okami 2 – TBA
• Onimusha: Way of the Sword – 2026 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• The Outer Worlds 2 – 2025 – (Xbox, PC)
• Perfect Dark – TBA – (Xbox, PC)
• Phantom Blade 0 – TBA – (PS5)
• Phantom Hellcat – TBA – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero – 2025 – (Switch)
• Pokemon Champions – TBA – (Switch, mobile)
• Pokemon Legends: Z-A – Late 2025 – (Switch)
• PowerWash Simulator 2 – 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• The Precinct – 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake – 2026 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• Prison Architect 2 – TBA (Xbox, PC)
• Professor Layton and the New World of Steam – 2025 – (Switch, Switch 2)
• Replaced – 2025 – (Xbox, PC)
• Rhythm Heaven Groove – 2026 – (Switch)
• Rift of the Necrodancer – 2025 – (Switch)
• Saros – 2026 – (PS5)
• Screamer – 2026 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope DX – 2025 – (Switch)
• The Sinking City 2 – 2025 – (Xbox, PC)
• Slay the Spire 2 – early access in 2025 – (PC)
• Sleight of Hand – 2025 – (Xbox, PC)
• Sonic Racing CrossWorlds – TBA – (PS5, Switch, Xbox, PC)

• Star Overdrive – 2025 – (Switch)
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake – TBA – (PS5)
• Star Wars Outlaws – 2025 – (Switch 2)
• State of Decay 3 – TBA (Xbox, PC)
• Styx: Blades of Greed – Fall 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• Terminator: Survivors – TBA – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• Tides of Annihilation – TBA – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream – 2026 – (Switch)
• Turok Origins – TBA – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 – H1 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• Venus Vacation Prism – early 2025 – (PS5, PC)
• Winter Burrow – Early 2025 – (Xbox, PC)
• Witchbrook Winter – 2025 – (Switch, Xbox, PC)
• The Witcher 4 – TBA
• The Wolf Among Us 2 – TBA – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• Wolverine – TBA – (PS5)
• Wuchang: Fallen Feathers – 2025 – (PS5, Xbox, PC)
• Yes, Your Grace: Snowfall – TBA – (Switch, Xbox, PC)

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