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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