{"id":1197927,"date":"2026-02-18T14:04:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T14:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=554234"},"modified":"2026-02-18T14:04:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T14:04:47","slug":"all-the-new-video-games-launching-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/all-the-new-video-games-launching-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"All the new video games launching in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/all-the-new-video-games-launching-in-2026.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-text-align-none\">When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/news\/597569\/gta-6-delay-release-date\">Rockstar Games delayed<\/a> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/23952805\/gta-6-grand-theft-auto-leaks-release-date-trailer\">Grand Theft Auto 6<\/a><\/em> into 2026, it likely came as a big relief to publishers who had anything on their slate for the back half of 2025. But 2026 is already shaping up to be an exciting, crowded year of big game releases, even without <em>GTA 6<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">In addition to Rockstar\u2019s ambitious new crime epic, we can expect Playground Games\u2019 new <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/23755219\/new-fable-xbox-release-date-playground-games\">Fable<\/a><\/em> (finally!), Housemarque\u2019s <em>Returnal<\/em> follow-up <em>Saros<\/em>, FromSoftware\u2019s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/nintendo-switch-2\/550315\/fromsoftware-new-game-the-duskbloods-switch-2-direct\">The Duskbloods<\/a><\/em>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/gaming\/524098\/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-toshiro-mifune-capcom\">return of Capcom\u2019s Onimusha franchise<\/a>, and (at least) two long-awaited new franchise entries from Nintendo: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/gaming\/547833\/new-rhythm-heaven-groove-announced\">Rhythm Heaven Groove<\/a><\/em> and <em>Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Beyond sequels, there are plenty of promising original games on the horizon, like role-playing game <em>SacriFire<\/em>, Warren Spector\u2019s stealth-action PvPvE game <em>Thick As Thieves<\/em>, and Animal Crossing-but-make-it-vampires indie <em>Moonlight Peaks<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Game release dates are always in flux, though, so Polygon\u2019s guide to the new video games coming out in 2026 will be regularly updated with new titles, release dates, and (inevitable) delays.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-none\"><strong>New video game releases coming in 202<\/strong>6<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-none\">May<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Grand Theft Auto 6<\/em> (PS5, Xbox Series X) \u2014&nbsp;May 26<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-none\"><strong>2026 video games with no release date<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Blackfrost: The Long Dark 2<\/em> (PC)<\/li>\n<li><em>Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss<\/em> (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) <\/li>\n<li><em>Decapolice<\/em> (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch)<\/li>\n<li><em>Enter the Gungeon 2<\/em> (PC, Switch 2)<\/li>\n<li><em>Fable<\/em> (PC, Xbox Series X)<\/li>\n<li><em>Ikuma &#8211; The Frozen Compass<\/em> (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X)<\/li>\n<li><em>Lords of the Fallen 2<\/em> (PC)<\/li>\n<li><em>Moonlight Peaks<\/em> (PC)<\/li>\n<li><em>Onimusha: Way of the Sword<\/em> (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X)<\/li>\n<li><em>Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time<\/em> (TBA)<\/li>\n<li><em>Rhythm Heaven Groove<\/em> (Switch)<\/li>\n<li><em>SacriFire<\/em> (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X)<\/li>\n<li><em>Samurai Pizza Cats: Blast from the Past<\/em> (PC, consoles TBA)<\/li>\n<li><em>Saros<\/em> (PS5)<\/li>\n<li><em>Screamer<\/em> (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X)<\/li>\n<li><em>Star Wars Zero Company<\/em> (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X)<\/li>\n<li><em>Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions<\/em> (PC, PS5, Switch 2)<\/li>\n<li><em>The Duskbloods<\/em> (Switch 2) <\/li>\n<li><em>The Occultist<\/em> (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) <\/li>\n<li><em>Thick As Thieves<\/em> (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X)<\/li>\n<li><em>Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream<\/em> (Switch)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/gaming\/554234\/2026-video-games-release-dates\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Rockstar Games delayed Grand Theft Auto 6 into 2026, it likely came as a big relief to publishers who had anything on their slate for the back half of 2025. But 2026 is already shaping up to be an exciting, crowded year of big game releases, even without GTA 6. In addition to Rockstar\u2019s ambitious new crime epic, we can expect Playground Games\u2019 new Fable (finally!), Housemarque\u2019s Returnal follow-up Saros, FromSoftware\u2019s The Duskbloods, the return of Capcom\u2019s Onimusha franchise, and (at least) two long-awaited new franchise entries from Nintendo: Rhythm Heaven Groove and Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream. Beyond sequels, there are plenty of promising original games on the horizon, like role-playing game SacriFire, Warren Spector\u2019s stealth-action PvPvE game Thick As Thieves, and Animal&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/all-the-new-video-games-launching-in-2026\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1197928,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1197927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>All the new video games launching in 2026 | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When Rockstar Games delayed Grand Theft Auto 6 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