2023 Video Game Release Date Calendar

Games in January 2023

January 2023 will have plenty of different titles for players to choose from, including a variety of genres. The iconic One Piece manga gets the RPG treatment with One Piece Odyssey; Persona 3 and 4 are coming to modern consoles for the first time; Fire Emblem Engage drops on the Switch; the Dead Space remake comes out; and, from the team that made Final Fantasy 15, comes a new action-RPG called Forspoken. 

Lone Ruin (PC, Switch) – January 12

Vengeful Guardian (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch) – January 12

KartRider: Drift (PC) – January 12

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (PS5, XSX/S) – January 13

One Piece Odyssey (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, XSX/S) – January 13 

A Space for the Unbound (PC, PS4/5, Switch, Xbox One, XSX/S) – January 19

Colossal Cave (PC, Switch, PS5, XSX) – January 19

NeverAwake (PS4, PS5, Switch) – January 19

Persona 4 Golden (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, XSX/S) – January 19

Persona 3 Portable (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, XSX/S – January 19

A Space for the Unbound (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, XSX/S) – January 19

Aquatico (PC) – January 19

Fire Emblem Engage (Switch) – January 20

Monster Hunter Rise (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, XSX/S) – January 20

Forspoken (PC, PS5) – January 24

Hi-Fi Rush (PC, Xbox) – January 25

MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries – Rise of Rasalhague (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and XSX/S) – January 26

Dead Space Remake (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) – January 27

Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition (Xbox One and XSX/S) – January 31

Season: A Letter to the Future (PC, PS4, PS5) – January 31

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake (PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One) – January 31

Games in February 2023

For February 23, 2023, a bulk of the major video game releases come as part of the launch of Sony’s upcoming VR system, PSVR 2. There’s also the current-gen release of Hogwarts Legacy, a new entry in the Final Fantasy rhythm series, Threatrhythm: Final Bar Line; Tales of Symphonia is getting a remaster; Octopath Traveler‘s sequel is coming out; and there’s even a brand-new Destiny 2 expansion.

Street Fighter: Duel (Mobile) No date

Deliver Us Mars (PC, PS4/PS5, Xbox One, XSX/S) – February 2

Perish (PC) – February 2

Fashion Police Squad (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, XSX/S) – February 2

The Pathless (XSX/S, Switch) – February 2

Life is Strange 2 (Switch) – February 2

Overwatch 2– Season 3 (Consoles and PC)  – February 7

Hogwarts Legacy (PC, PS5, XSX/S) – February 10

Blanc (Switch, PC) – February 14

Wanted: Dead (PC, PS4/5, Xbox One, XSX/S) – February 14

Zero Wing (PC) – February 14

Returnal (PC) – February 15

Threatrhythm: Final Bar Line(Switch, PS4) – February 16

Wild Hearts (PC, PS5, XSX/S) – February 16

Elderand (PC, Switch) – February 16

Tales of Symphonia Remastered (PS4, Switch, Xbox One) – February 17

Ultimate Sackboy (Mobile) – February 21

Atomic Heart (PC, PS4/5, Xbox One, XSX/S) – February 21

Like a Dragon: Ishin!(PC, PS4/5, Xbox One, XSX/S) – February 21

Hello Neighbor: Search and Rescue (PSVR) – February 22

Moss: Book 2 (PSVR2 – February 22

Digimon World: Next Order (PC, Switch) – February 22

Cities: VR – Enhanced Edition (PS5 VR) – February 22

Zenith: The Last City (Quest, PC, PSVR) – February 22

The Light Brigade (PSVR2- February 22

Cosmonious High (PSVR2) – February 22

The Tale of Onogoro (PS5) – February 22

After the Fall (PSVR2) – February 22

Horizon Call of the Mountain (PSVR 2) – February 22

Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge – Enhanced Edition (PSVR2) – February 22

Altair Breaker (PSVR2) – February 22

Kizuna AI: Touch the Beat! (PSVR2) – February 22

Vacation Simulator (PSVR2) – February 22

Job Simulator (PSVR2) – February 22

Fantavision 202X (PSVR2) – February 22

Demeo (PSVR2) – February 22

Blood Bowl 3 (PC, PS4/5, Switch, Xbox One, XSX/S) – February 23

Grim Guardians: Demon Purge (PC, PS4/5, Switch, Xbox One, XSX/S) – February 23

Company of Heroes 3 (PC) – February 23

Sons of the Forest (PC) – February 23

Octopath Traveler 2 (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch) – February 24

Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Switch) – February 24

Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key (PC, Switch)

Kerbal Space Program 2 (PC) – February 24

Catan – Console Edition (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, XSX/S) – February 28

Dungeons of Aether (PC, Mac) – February 28

Destiny 2: Lightfall (PC, PS4/5, Xbox One, XSX/S) – February 28

Games in March 2023

Fans of Resident Evil best be prepared for the frights in March, as the highly anticipated remake of Resident Evil 4 is finally arriving. The horror juggernaut will arrive at the tail end of the month, but before that, look forward to the next AAA Star Wars title, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, and the Bayonetta prequel story, Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon.

The Day Before (PC) – March 1

The Last of Us Part 1 (PC) – March 3

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty (PC, PS4/5, Xbox One, XSX/S) – March 3

Melon Journey: Bittersweet Memories (PC, PS4/5, Switch, Xbox One, XSX/S) – March 7

Halo Infinite Season 3 (PC, Xbox) – March 7

KartRider: Drift (PS, Xbox) – March 8

Ib (Switch) – March 9

ONI : Road to be the Mightiest Oni (PC, PS4/5, Switch) – March 9

Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse (PC, PS4/5, Switch, Xbox One, XSX/S) – March 9

Peaky Blinders: The King’s Ransom (PC) – March 9

DC’s Justice League: Cosmic Chaos (PC, PS4/5, Switch, Xbox One, XSX/S)

The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure (PC) – March 14

The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR(PSVR2) – March 16

Anno 1800 (PS5, XSX/S) – March 16

WWE 2K23 (PC, PS4/5, Xbox One, XSX/S) – March 17

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (PC, PS5, XSX/S) – March 17

Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon (Switch) – March 17

Remnant: From the Ashes (Switch) – March 21

Have a Nice Death (Switch) – March 22

Resident Evil 4 Remake (PC, PS4/5, XSX/S) – March 24

EA Sports PGA Tour (PC, PS5, XSX/S) – March 24

MLB The Show 23 (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, XSX/S) – March 28

Crime Boss: Rockay City (PC) – March 28

Games in April 2023

It sounds like a lie, but Dead Island 2 is finally coming out after the studio went radio silent for many years. Fans of Horizon’s beautiful and graphically gorgeous world can look forward to the Burning Shores expansion for Forbidden West. There are also the last-gen versions of Hogwarts Legacy dropping on the 4th, and fans of the niche old-school Mega Man Battle Network series can check out a collection from Capcom that has all six games.

Meet Your Maker (PC, PS4/5, Xbox One, XSX/S) – April 4

GrimGrimoire OnceMore (PS4/5, Switch) – April 4

Hogwarts Legacy (PS4, Xbox One) – April 4

Overwatch 2 – Season 4 (Consoles, PC) – April 11

Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection (PC, PS4, Switch) – April 14

Minecraft Legends (PC, PS4/5, Switch, Xbox One, XSX/S) – April 18

Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores (PS5) – April 19

Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly (PC, PS4/5, Xbox, Switch)

Tin Hearts (PC, PS4/5, Switch, Xbox One, XSX/S) – April 20

Ad Infinitum (PC, PS4/5, Xbox One, XSX/S) – April 20

DNF Duel (Switch) – April 20

Afterimage (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, XSX/S)

Dead Island 2 (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, XSX/S) – April 28

Games in May 2023

There are not too many AAA video games with a set release date in May 2023, but gamers, especially Nintendo Switch owners, won’t need too many games, as The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will surely eat up a ton of precious playtime. And for those that aren’t Zelda fans, Rocksteady is set to launch its Suicide Squad game just two weeks after Tears.

Redfall (Xbox Series X/S, PC) – May 2

Hometopia (PC) – May 5

Midautumn (PC) – May 9

Ys 9: Monstrum Nox (PS5) – May 9

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Switch) – May 12

Sheepy: A Short Adventure (PC) – May 26

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (PC, PS5, XSX/S) – May 26

Games in June 2023

Summer might usually be a drought for the gaming industry, but not for 2023. Gamers can look forward to the super-stylized action of Street Fighter 6 and the deep dungeon-crawler that is Diablo 4 in the first week of June. There’s also a new season of Overwatch 2, and Final Fantasy 16 finally drops on the 22nd.

RACE: Rocket Arena Car Extreme (PC) – June 1

Street Fighter 6 (PC, PS4/5, Xbox One, XSX/S) – June 2

Diablo 4 (PC, PS4/5, Xbox One, XSX/S) – June 6

The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (PC) – June 5

Overwatch 2 Season 5 (Consoles, PC) – June 13

The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom (Xbox, PS) – June 20

Final Fantasy 16 (PC, PS5) – June 22

Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life (PC, PS45, Switch, XSX/S) – June 27

Paranormal Hunter (PC) – June 29

Ragnarok Begins (PC) – June 30

Games in July 2023

July 2023 is currently looking a little dry, with the biggest release so far being the Switch port of Hogwarts Legacy.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie (PC, PS4/5, Switch) – July 7

Hogwarts Legacy (Switch) – July 25

2023 TBA Games

These are the games for 2023 scheduled to come out, but they currently do not have an official release date. Some of the highlights include Starfield, Alan Wake 2, Ark 2, Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Pikmin 4, and Spider-Man 2. Check out the rest of the list to see what might come out in the calendar year.

A Quiet Place (PC, PS4/5, Xbox One, XSX/S)

Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp (Switch)

Age of Empires 4(Xbox One, XSX/S)

Alan Wake 2 (PC, PS5, XSX/S)

Aliens: Dark Descent (PC, PS4/5, Xbox One, XSX/S)

Amnesia: The Bunker (PC, PS4, Xbox One, XSX/S)

Arc Raiders (PC, PS5, XSX/S)

Ark 2 (PC, Xbox One, XSX/S)

Armored Core 6 (PC, PS4/5, Xbox One, XSX/S)

Assassin’s Creed Mirage (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, XSX/S)

Atlas Fallen (PC, PS5, XSX/S)

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (PC, PS5, XSX/S)

Black Myth: Wukong (PC, PS5, XSX/S)

Bomb Rush Cyberfunk (PC, PS4/5, Switch, Xbox One, XSX/S)

Braid Anniversary Edition (PC, PS4/5, Switch, Xbox One, XSX/S)

Crash Team Rumble (PC, PS4/5, Xbox One, XSX/S)

Dark and Darker (PC)

Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania (PC, PS4/5, Switch, Xbox One)

Disney Speedstorm (PC, PS4/5, Switch, Xbox One, XSX/S)

Disney Dreamlight Valley (PC, PS4/5, Switch, Xbox One, XSX/S)

Dune: Spice Wars (PC)

Earthlock 2 (PC, PS4/5, Xbox One, XSX/S)

Eternights (PC, PS4/5)

Exoprimal (PC, PS4/5, Xbox One, XSX/S)

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (PC, PS4/5, Switch, Xbox One, XSX/S)

Fate/Samurai Remnant (PC, PS4/5, Switch)

Forza Motorsport (PC, Xbox)

Freedom Planet 2 (PS4/5, Switch, Xbox One, XSX/S) 

Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord (PS5)

Goodbye Volcano High (PC, PS4/5) 

Gloomhaven (Switch, PS4/5, Xbox One, XSX/S)

Granblue Fantasy: Relink (PC, PS4/5)

Gylt (PC, PS4/5, Switch, Xbox One, XSX/S)

Hollow Knight: Silksong (PC, PS4/5, Switch, Xbox One, XSX/S)

Hyper Light Breaker (PC)

Layers of Fears (PC, PS5, XSX/S)

Lies of P (PC, PS4/5, Xbox One, XSX/S)

Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (PC, PS4/5, Xbox One, XSX/S)

Little Devil Inside (PC, PS4/PS5, Switch, Xbox One, XSX/S)

Lollipop Chainsaw

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (PS5)

Mina the Hollower (PC)

Mineko’s Night Market (PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One)

Mortal Kombat: Onslaught (Mobile)

Payday 3 (PC so far)

Phantom Fury (Switch)

Pikmin 4 (Switch)

Pragmata (PC, PS5, XSX/S)

Metal Slug Tactics (PC, Switch)

Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation 2 (PC)

My Time at Sandrock (PS4/5, Switch, Xbox One, XSX/S)

Open Roads (PC)

Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals (PC, PS4/5, Switch)

Read Only Memories: Neurodiver (PC, PS4/5, Switch, Xbox One, XSX/S)

Remnant 2 (PS5)

Rune Factory 3 Special (Switch)

Sea of Stars (PC, PS4/5, Switch, Xbox One)

Skull and Bones (PC, PS5, XSX/S)

Starfield (PC, XSX/S)

Star Trek: Resurgence (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, XSX/S)

Star Wars: Hunters (Mobile, Switch)

SteamWorld Build (PC, Consoles)

Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life (PC, PS5, Switch, XSX/S)

Stranger Things VR (PC, PS4/5)

Tekken 8 (PC, PS5, XSX/S)

Tom Clancy’s The Division: Heartland (PC, PS4/5, Xbox One, XSX/S)

The Crew Motorfest (PC, PS4/5, XSX/S)

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum (PC, PS4/5, Switch, Xbox One, XSX/S)

The Lords of the Fallen(PC, PS5, XSX/S)

The Outlast Trials (PC, PS4, Xbox One)