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Games coming out in

December
2026

December brings Dawn of War IV, Dragon Quest Monsters and Layton, alongside new independent games and Nintendo Switch 2 arrivals. Early Access launches, full releases and ports are labelled.

28Listed releases

5Major releases

13On the busiest day

0Slipped out of month

Armoured Space Marines advancing across a dusty battlefield.

Pick of the month

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV

Standard launch 3 December; Commander Edition unlocks 30 November. Count one game only.

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Week of 30 Nov

Small mice standing among flowering garden plants in Hela.

Hela: of Mice & Magic

Knights Peak · Shochiku · Windup · Boltray Games China

PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S · Switch 2

A dense mechanical settlement and storefronts in Silicone Heart.

Silicone Heart

Garden Of Dreams

An alien cavern with trees and giant mushrooms in Blind Descent.

Blind Descent

Pokuch · Meta Publishing

Monster wranglers and creatures travelling through a rocky canyon.

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World

Square Enix · Tose Co Ltd

PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S · Switch · Switch 2

Armoured Space Marines advancing across a dusty battlefield.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV

Deep Silver · King Art

Rayman and companions leaping through a lush forest.

Rayman Legends Retold

Annual / franchise

PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S · Switch 2

The Queen of Light facing a large enemy in a colourful arena.

Aeterna Lucis

Aeternum Game Studios S L

PC · PS5 · Switch

A conversation with Grandma inside a cafe in Apple Crumble.

Apple Crumble

Happy Broccoli Games

Raccoons exploring a rooftop with a plunger in Dumpster Gang.

Dumpster Gang

Coyote House Games · Curve Games

A pink-haired warrior wearing dark armour in Edge of Memories.

Edge of Memories

Midgar Studio · Nacon

PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S

A round colourful creature in a grassy mechanical landscape in Fall Up.

Fall Up

Unicellular Games · Astrolabe Games

PC · PS5 · PS4 · Xbox Series X|S · Switch · Switch 2

A close-up portrait of the protagonist in warm light in SOMBRAS.

SOMBRAS: negative frames

Maboroshi Artworks · Entalto Publishing

A character standing near a vehicle and abandoned buildings at dusk.

The Road of Dust and Sorrow

Painted Black Games · Silver Lining Interactive

Waltz and Jam exploring a dark room with a large bird-like figure.

Waltz and Jam

Flyway Games Inc · Krafton Inc

PC · PS5 · Switch 2

Two characters stargazing and playing guitar beneath a crescent moon in Petit Planet.

Petit Planet

Players digging a large hole on a sunny beach.

A Game About Digging A Hole Together

Shochiku · Mi Pu Mi Games Gmbh · Rokaplay Select

Week of 7 Dec

Soldiers attacking a stone castle amid fire in Stronghold 4.

Stronghold 4

Firefly Studios

Annual / franchise

Pelle spraying water across a colourful island in Muri: Wildwoods.

Muri: Wildwoods

Speldosa Interactive

A pink-haired demon and a shot glass in Drunken Goddess Reflux.

Drunken Goddess Reflux

Alliance Arts · Who You

A gunslinger aiming at an enormous creature in a desert town.

Guns of Eschaton

Eschatology Entertainment · 4Divinity

PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S

A survivor looking toward a snow-covered settlement in Never Be Alone.

Never Be Alone

Jonas Jensen · Wes Larkin · Beast Studios

Professor Layton, Luke and companions against a backdrop of steam-powered machinery.

Professor Layton and the New World of Steam

PC · PS5 · Switch · Switch 2

An enormous skeletal Titan looming over a misty landscape.

Attack on Titan 3

Koei Tecmo Games Co Ltd

Annual / franchise

PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S · Switch 2

A small figure beneath green lights in a dark industrial chamber.

4:AM

Dark Zone Studios

A guitar-note track leading toward a concert stage in Stage Tour.

Stage Tour

Redoctane Games

PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S · Switch 2

An isometric battle among enemies and wooden walls in Path of Exile 2.

Path of Exile 2

Grinding Gear Games

PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S