# 2020 in video games

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In the video game industry, 2020 saw the launch of the next generation of video game consoles, with both Microsoft and Sony Interactive Entertainment having released the Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 consoles, respectively, in November 2020. The industry was heavily affected by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic which had begun in March and was characterized by COVID-19 lockdowns and remote work. While this caused numerous delays in software and hardware releases and the cancellation of live conferences and events in favor of virtual shows, it also created a boom for the industry as people turned to gaming as a means to pass the time. The industry also reacted to various political/cultural events.
Mobile gaming continued its growth as a major platform for video gaming; as part of this, Epic Games initiated the Epic Games v. Apple lawsuit over mobile app store revenue cut policies. Major planned acquisitions included Xbox Game Studios' acquisition of ZeniMax Media and its subsidiaries, and Electronic Arts outbidding Take-Two Interactive for Codemasters.

## Top-rated games
### Major awards

| Category/Organization | Category/Organization | 24th Japan Game Awards September 2020 | The Game Awards 2020 December 10, 2020 | 10th Annual New York Game Awards January 26, 2021 | 17th British Academy Games Awards March 25, 2021 | 24th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards April 22, 2021 | 21st Game Developers Choice Awards July 21, 2021 | 21st Game Developers Choice Awards July 21, 2021 |
| Game of the Year | Game of the Year | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | The Last of Us Part II | Hades | Hades | Hades | Hades | Hades |
| Mobile/Portable Game | Mobile/Portable Game | Dragon Quest Walk | Among Us | Genshin Impact | — | Legends of Runeterra | Genshin Impact | Genshin Impact |
| VR/AR Game | VR/AR Game | — | Half-Life: Alyx | Half-Life: Alyx | — | Half-Life: Alyx | Half-Life: Alyx | Half-Life: Alyx |
| Art Direction | Art Direction | — | Ghost of Tsushima | — | Hades | Ghost of Tsushima | Ghost of Tsushima | Ghost of Tsushima |
| Audio | Music | — | Final Fantasy VII Remake | Hades | Spider-Man: Miles Morales | Ghost of Tsushima | Hades | Hades |
| Audio | Sound Design | — | The Last of Us Part II | — | Ghost of Tsushima | Ghost of Tsushima | | Hades | Hades |
| Character or Performance | Leading Role | — | Laura Bailey as Abby The Last of Us Part II | Logan Cunningham as multiple characters Hades | Laura Bailey as Abby in The Last of Us Part II | Miles Morales Spider-Man: Miles Morales | — | — |
| Character or Performance | Supporting Role | — | Laura Bailey as Abby The Last of Us Part II | Logan Cunningham as multiple characters Hades | Logan Cunningham as multiple characters in Hades | Miles Morales Spider-Man: Miles Morales | — | — |
| Game Direction/Design | Game Direction/Design | Baba is You | The Last of Us Part II | — | Hades | Hades | Hades | Hades |
| Narrative | Narrative | — | The Last of Us Part II | Hades | Hades | The Last of Us Part II | The Last of Us Part II | The Last of Us Part II |
| Technical Achievement | Technical Achievement | — | — | — | Dreams | Dreams | Microsoft Flight Simulator | Microsoft Flight Simulator |
| Multiplayer / Online | Multiplayer / Online | — | Among Us | — | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout | — | — |
| Special Award | Special Award | Special Award | — | Andrew Yoon Legend Award | BAFTA Fellowship | — | Pioneer Award | Lifetime Achievement |
| Special Award | Special Award | Dragon Quest Walk | — | Hideo Kojima | Siobhan Reddy | — | Tom Fulp | Laralyn McWilliams |
| Special Award | Special Award | Dragon Quest Walk | — | Jerry Lawson | Siobhan Reddy | — | Tom Fulp | Laralyn McWilliams |
| Special Award | Special Award | Dragon Quest Walk | — | Brenda and John Romero | Siobhan Reddy | — | Tom Fulp | Laralyn McWilliams |
* 1 2 3 Some award presentations combine these categories.
* 1 2 Cunningham won for his performance as Hades, Achilles, Poseidon, Asterius, Charon, and the Storyteller.

### Critically acclaimed games

Metacritic is an aggregator of video game journalism reviews. It generally considers expansions and re-releases as separate entities.
Releases scoring 90/100 or higher on Metacritic in 2020 :
| Title | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) | Release | Platform(s) | Average score |
| Persona 5 Royal | Atlus | Atlus / Sega | March 31, 2020 | PS4 | 95 |
| The Last of Us Part II | Naughty Dog | Sony Interactive Entertainment | June 19, 2020 | PS4 | 93 |
| Hades | Supergiant Games | Supergiant Games | September 17, 2020 | Win, NS | 93 |
| Half-Life: Alyx | Valve | Valve | March 23, 2020 | Win, Lin | 93 |
| Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition | Square Enix | Square Enix | December 4, 2020 | PS4 | 93 |
| Ori and the Will of the Wisps | Moon Studios | Iam8bit | September 17, 2020 | NS | 93 |
| Demon's Souls | Bluepoint Games / Japan Studio | Sony Interactive Entertainment | November 12, 2020 | PS5 | 92 |
| Microsoft Flight Simulator | Asobo Studio | Xbox Game Studios | August 18, 2020 | Win | 91 |
| Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition | Square Enix | Square Enix | December 4, 2020 | XBO | 93 |
| Crusader Kings III | Paradox Development Studio | Paradox Interactive | September 1, 2020 | Win, Lin | 91 |
| F1 2020 | Codemasters Birmingham | Codemasters | July 10, 2020 | XBO | 91 |
| Spelunky 2 | Mossmouth, BlitWorks | Mossmouth | September 29, 2020 | Win | 91 |
| Animal Crossing: New Horizons | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo | March 20, 2020 | NS | 90 |
| Ori and the Will of the Wisps | Moon Studios | Xbox Game Studios | March 11, 2020 | XBO | 90 |
| Yakuza 0 | Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio | Sega | February 26, 2020 | XBO | 90 |

## Financial performance

The global market for video games based on 2020 revenues was estimated to exceed $179.7 billion according to the International Data Corporation; the growth of 20% over 2019 revenues is attributes to the surge in spending in video games from the COVID-19 pandemic along with the releases of the new consoles.
SuperData Research estimated the global video game market grew by 12% in 2020 to a total $139.9 billion in revenues. Mobile games accounted for over $73.8 billion or 58% of the market, with computer games at $33.1 billion and console games at $19.7 billion. Virtual and augmented reality had about $6.7 billion, while video gaming content such as online streamers generated an additional $9.3 billion.
Newzoo estimated the global market for video games in 2020 was $177.8 billion, a 23.1% increase from 2019, buoyed by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, Newzoo anticipated that the 2021 market will see a small decline as the world recovers from COVID-19 and spending on video games slows down, but otherwise the industry would remain on track to break $200 billion in revenue by 2023.
According to PricewaterhouseCoopers, while the overall global entertainment and media market dropped by 3.8% during 2020, the video game market grew by 10% over the year, due to the use of video games to help with social distancing during COVID-19 lockdowns.

### Largest markets

According to market research firm Newzoo, the following countries were the largest video game markets in 2020.
| Rank | Country | Revenue |
| 1 | China | $45,642,000,000 |
| 2 | United States | $39,065,000,000 |
| 3 | Japan | $20,763,000,000 |
| 4 | South Korea | $7,530,000,000 |
| 5 | Germany | $5,702,000,000 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | $5,117,000,000 |
| 7 | France | $4,024,000,000 |
| 8 | Canada | $3,551,000,000 |
| 9 | Italy | $3,205,000,000 |
| 10 | Brazil | $2,288,000,000 |

### Highest-grossing games

The following are the top ten highest-grossing video games of 2020. Each of the top ten titles grossed more than $1 billion, while the top four grossed more than $2 billion each. The majority of the top ten titles are published by Asian companies, including three from Chinese conglomerate Tencent which holds the top two spots.
| Rank | Game | Revenue | Publisher(s) | Genre(s) | Business model |
| 1 | PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) | $2,824,000,000 | Tencent / Bluehole | Battle royale | Free-to-play / buy-to-play |
| 2 | Honor of Kings / Arena of Valor | $2,564,000,000 | Tencent | MOBA | Free-to-play |
| 3 | Roblox | $2,290,000,000 | Roblox Corporation | GCS / MMO | Free-to-play |
| 4 | Garena Free Fire | $2,130,000,000 | Garena | Battle royale | Free-to-play |
| 5 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | $2,000,000,000 | Nintendo | Social simulation | Buy-to-play |
| 6 | Pokémon Go | $1,920,000,000 | Niantic / Nintendo | Augmented reality | Free-to-play |
| 7 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare / Warzone | $1,913,000,000 | Activision (Activision Blizzard) | FPS / battle royale | Buy-to-play / free-to-play |
| 8 | League of Legends | $1,750,000,000 | Riot Games / Tencent | MOBA | Free-to-play |
| 9 | Candy Crush Saga | $1,660,000,000 | King (Activision Blizzard) | Puzzle | Free-to-play |
| 10 | AFK Arena | $1,450,000,000 | Lilith Games | RPG | Free-to-play |

### Highest-grossing free-to-play games

The following titles were the top ten highest-grossing free-to-play games in 2020. Three of the top ten free-to-play titles are published by Tencent, which holds the top two spots.
| Rank | Game | Revenue | Publisher(s) | Genre(s) |
| 1 | PUBG Mobile / Game for Peace | $2,700,000,000 | Tencent / Bluehole | Battle royale |
| 2 | Honor of Kings / Arena of Valor | $2,564,000,000 | Tencent | MOBA |
| 3 | Roblox | $2,290,000,000 | Roblox Corporation | GCS / MMO |
| 4 | Garena Free Fire | $2,130,000,000 | Garena | Battle royale |
| 5 | Pokémon Go | $1,920,000,000 | Niantic / Nintendo | Augmented reality |
| 6 | League of Legends | $1,750,000,000 | Riot Games / Tencent | MOBA |
| 7 | Candy Crush Saga | $1,660,000,000 | King (Activision Blizzard) | Puzzle |
| 8 | AFK Arena | $1,450,000,000 | Lilith Games | RPG |
| 9 | Gardenscapes: New Acres | $1,430,000,000 | Playrix | Puzzle |
| 10 | Dungeon Fighter Online (DFO) | $1,410,000,000 | Nexon / Tencent | Beat 'em up / ARPG |
Fortnite grossed more than $1 billion in 2020, but less than $1.41 billion. It fell out of the top ten, dropping from its top spot in 2019.

### Best-selling premium games

The following titles were the best-selling premium games (including buy-to-play titles) in 2020. Three of the top ten best-selling titles are published by Nintendo, including the year's top-selling game.
| Rank | Game | Units sold | Revenue | Genre(s) | Publisher |
| 1 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | 31,800,000 | $2,000,000,000 | Social simulation | Nintendo |
| 2 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | < 25,250,000 | < $1,913,000,000 | FPS / battle royale | Activision (Activision Blizzard) |
| 3 | FIFA 20 | Un­known | $1,083,000,000 | Sports | EA Sports (Electronic Arts) |
| 4 | Grand Theft Auto V / Online | 20,000,000 | $911,000,000 | Action-adventure | Rockstar Games (Take-Two Interactive) |
| 5 | Cyberpunk 2077 | 13,000,000 | $609,000,000 | Action RPG | CD Projekt |
| 6 | Among Us | 12,700,000 | Un­known | Party / social deduction | Innersloth |
| 7 | Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout | 11,000,000 | Un­known | Battle royale / platformer | Devolver Digital |
| 8 | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | 10,450,000 | Un­known | Kart racing | Nintendo |
| 9 | Super Mario 3D All-Stars | 8,320,000 | Un­known | Platformer | Nintendo |
| 10 | NBA 2K21 | 8,000,000 | $889,000,000 | Sports | 2K Sports (Take-Two Interactive) |

### Best-selling games by region

The following were 2020's top ten best-selling video games by region (excluding microtransactions and free-to-play titles) on PC and console platforms, for Australia, Japan, Europe, and the United States.
| Rank | Australia | Japan | Europe | United States |
| 1 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | FIFA 21 | Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War |
| 2 | Grand Theft Auto V | Ring Fit Adventure | Grand Theft Auto V | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare |
| 3 | Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa Mo Teiban! | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | Animal Crossing: New Horizons |
| 4 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | Final Fantasy VII Remake | FIFA 20 | Madden NFL 21 |
| 5 | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Pokémon Sword / Shield | Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | Assassin's Creed Valhalla |
| 6 | FIFA 21 | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | The Last of Us Part II |
| 7 | Assassin's Creed Valhalla | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | The Last of Us Part II | Ghost of Tsushima |
| 8 | The Last of Us Part II | Minecraft: Switch Edition | Assassin's Creed Valhalla | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe |
| 9 | NBA 2K20 | Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | Super Mario 3D All-Stars |
| 10 | NBA 2K21 | Super Mario 3D All-Stars | Red Dead Redemption 2 | Final Fantasy VII Remake |

## Major events

| Month | Day(s) | Event |
| January | 21 | Daybreak Games was split into three separate game development studios: Dimensional Ink Games, Darkpaw Games, and Rogue Planet Games; and Daybreak was reorganized into a publisher. |
| January | 22 | Tencent announced that it would fully acquire Norwegian developer and publisher Funcom. |
| January | 24 | Activision Blizzard entered a multiyear deal with Google to exclusively broadcast all their esport content, via YouTube following the conclusion of a prior deal with Twitch. |
| January | 24 | The Call of Duty League launched its inaugural season. |
| February | 5 | Rod Fergusson left his role as lead on the Gears of War series at The Coalition to oversee the Diablo series at Blizzard Entertainment. |
| February | 8 | The 2020 Overwatch League season began. |
| February | 11–13 | Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosted the 2020 D.I.C.E. Summit and 23rd Annual D.I.C.E. Awards at the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, Connie Booth inducted into the AIAS Hall of Fame. |
| February | 19 | World War Z developer Saber Interactive was acquired by Embracer Group for US$525 million. |
| February | 25 | Kazuhisa Hashimoto, creator of the Konami code, died at the age of 61. |
| February | 25 | Sanzaru Games was acquired by Oculus Studios. |
| February | 27– | PAX East was held in Boston, Massachusetts. |
| March | 1 | PAX East was held in Boston, Massachusetts. |
| March | 4 | Star Theory Games was shut down. |
| March | 11 | Rockstar Games' co-founder and lead writer Dan Houser left the company. |
| March | 11 | Entertainment Software Association announced that E3 2020 has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| March | 16–20 | The 2020 Game Developers Conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| March | 31 | The Pokémon Company announced that the World Championships has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| April | 3 | Science Adventure developer Mages was acquired by Colopl for ¥1.612 billion (approximately US$14.92 million). |
| April | 17 | Video game-centric crowdfunding and investment firm Fig was acquired by Republic, a larger investment firm, to expand Fig's capabilities for funding options. |
| May | 1 | The first Summer Game Fest is held. |
| May | 22 | Bandai Namco Entertainment officially celebrate the 40th anniversary of Pac-Man. |
| June | 11 | Sony Interactive Entertainment held its "PS5 – The Future of Gaming" event where it unveiled the PlayStation 5 design and several new and upcoming games. |
| June | 22 | Microsoft announces the closure of its Mixer stream service on July 22, instead transitioning and partnering with Facebook Gaming. |
| June | 22 | Ready at Dawn was acquired by Oculus Studios. |
| June | 29 | Deck13 Interactive was acquired by Focus Home Interactive. |
| July | 22 | Microsoft's video game livestreaming service Mixer is shut down after four years. |
| August | 10–16 | Playcrafting hosted its fourth annual Play NYC event online this year. Panels included talks from Avalanche Studios, Private Division, and Rockstar Games. The event was also home to the annual Graffiti Games. This year's initiative highlighted the work of black game developers. |
| August | 13 | Embracer Group, using the Saber Interactive label, acquired 4A Games and New World Interactive. |
| August | 13 | Epic Games released a version of Fortnite Battle Royale on iOS and Android that bypassed the stores' payment systems, leading to both Apple and Google to delist the game immediately, with Epic further turning around the same day to file lawsuits challenging the monopolistic behavior of both stores. |
| August | 27–30 | An online version of Gamescom 2020 was held, after Germany banned physical events through August 2020. |
| September | 4 | Nintendo celebrated the 35th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. by announcing new games, re-released games, and merchandise. |
| September | 12–20 | An online-only version of PAX East, called the Global PAX Online Experience, was held. |
| September | 16 | Embracer Group acquired Vertigo Games for €50 million. |
| September | 18 | Rayman and Beyond Good & Evil creator Michel Ancel announced he would be leaving from the video game industry to focus full-time on a wildlife sanctuary. Ancel stated via Instagram that his two upcoming projects, Beyond Good & Evil 2 and Wild were in capable hands with his departure. |
| September | 19–20 | The Game Devs of Color Expo was held. |
| September | 21 | Xbox Game Studios and ZeniMax Media announced plans for Xbox Game Studios to acquire ZeniMax and its subsidiaries Bethesda Game Studios, Arkane Studios, id Software, MachineGames, and Tango Gameworks for US$7.5 billion, to be completed by the first half of 2021. |
| September | 23–27 | A digital version of Tokyo Game Show was held. |
| September | 24 | Amazon announced they would launch a cloud gaming service Luna. Games on the service would be offered via a channel-style subscription service, with the company's own games and those from Ubisoft available at the service's launch in October. |
| October | 14 | Rockstar Games acquired Ruffian Games, which became part of the company as Rockstar Dundee. |
| October | 15 | Blizzard Entertainment announced that they are no longer producing new content for Starcraft II after ten years. |
| October | 21 | Serious Sam developer Croteam was acquired by Devolver Digital. |
| November | 10 | Take-Two Interactive and Codemasters agreed to a Take-Two buyout of Codemasters in a stock and cash deal around US$994 million, expected to be completed by early 2021. |
| November | 19 | Roblox Corporation filed for its initial public offering, estimated at US$37 billion. |
| December | 1 | Eric Engstrom, one of the three Microsoft "Beastie Boys" that helped to pioneer DirectX, died from complications from a lab accident. |
| December | 3 | BioWare general manager and Mass Effect director Casey Hudson and Dragon Age executive producer Mark Darrah both announced that they were leaving the studio. |
| December | 10 | The Game Awards 2020 was held, hosted and livestreamed from locations in Los Angeles, London, and Tokyo. |
| December | 14 | Electronic Arts outbid Take-Two in acquiring Codemasters in a deal valued at about US$1.2 billion, expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2021. |
| December | 23 | Tencent completed their acquisition of Leyou, the parent company of Digital Extremes and Splash Damage among others, for US$1.5 billion. |
| December | 31 | Adobe Flash, which was used for certain online games, is officially discontinued. |

### Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic

The highly contagious coronavirus disease 2019, first observed in China in December 2019, began a major outbreak across the world in January 2020, which is ongoing as of November 2021. Within China, steps to prevent spread of the disease came around such as large-scale quarantine of affected populations which have impacted production within the country. This has had a large number of impacts on social, medical, and economic systems worldwide. The video game industry has been impacted by the outbreak in various ways, most often due to concerns over travel to and from China or elsewhere, or related to slowdowns in manufacturing processes within China. Numerous games have been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and most industry events were cancelled or reformated into virtual showcases.
The video game industry in general was boosted by the pandemic, since people under pandemic lockdowns were forced to stay home, with video games becoming a popular pastime. Total spending in video games grew to US$33.7 billion in the United States during the first nine months of 2020 compared to US$27.9 billion for the same period in 2019. Easy-to-learn games with little to no narrative and large audience enjoyment potential, including Fall Guys, Among Us, and the Jackbox Party Packs, saw great increases in popularity during the pandemic as a means to avoid the "cultural trauma" of the situation.

### Reactions to the George Floyd protests

In the wake of the George Floyd protests and resurgence of support for the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement across several entertainment sectors in June 2020, the video game industry also responded. Most large publishers and developers shared their support of the protests and BLM as with other larger entertainment companies. A number of video game announcement events had been planned on the week of June 6 and onward as a virtual replacement for E3 2020 (cancelled from the COVID-19 pandemic), but most of these were shifted by a week or more to allow the voices of the protests to have the necessary focus. Many companies announced plans to donate funds towards black-oriented organizations, including Electronic Arts, 2K Games, Riot Games and Humble Bundle committing US$1 million to such foundations, while others like Ubisoft, Square Enix and The Pokémon Company also committed to significant donations. Itch.io raised over US$8.1 million for black charities through sales of a game bundle with games from over 1,300 developers. Electronic Arts and Infinity Ward pledged to combat racism that they were aware had persisted by users in their games in light of the events.

### Sexual misconduct accusations

In late June and early July, as a continuation of prior #MeToo movement effects on the industry from 2017, several people started speaking out of specific accounts of sexual misconduct and harassment towards others in the industry. Initial complaints had been directed towards Twitch streamers but soon had reached major companies including Insomniac Games, and Electronic Arts, with most studios taking actions to deal with the accused and instituting better policies to handle internal and external issued related to sexual misconduct. In particular, charges were made toward the CEO of Evolution Championship Series (EVO), Joey Cuellar, who was subsequently let go. Multiple publishers that had backed the event had pulled out on this news, and the EVO event, which had already been reworked as an online event due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was subsequently cancelled. A large number of cases were found through Ubisoft's executive-level staff, leading to a number of high-level departures and major internal review of how the company handled such complaints in the future.

## Notable deaths

* January 26 – Kobe Bryant, 41, basketball player who appeared in every NBA 2K game since NBA 2K9 (cover star of NBA 2K10, NBA 2K17, NBA 2K21 and NBA 2K24)
* February 25 – Kazuhisa Hashimoto, 61, video game developer
* April 8 – Rick May, 73, voice actor best known for the voice of Soldier in Team Fortress 2.
* April 11 – Paul Haddad, 56, voice actor best known for the original voice of Leon Kennedy in the 1998 Resident Evil video game sequel Resident Evil 2.
* May 17 – Shad Gaspard, 39, pro wrestler who appeared in the WWE SmackDown vs. Raw games and provided motion capture for God of War.
* July 2 – Reckful, 31, Twitch streamer and esports player.
* July 25 – Regis Philbin, 88, TV host who appeared in 1999's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and other video games based on the series.
* August 31 – Norm Spencer, 62, actor best known for portraying Cyclops in the Marvel vs. Capcom games.
* November 8 – Alex Trebek, 80, TV game show host who appeared in the Jeopardy! games.
* November 18 – Kirby Morrow, 47, voice actor (Gundam, Inuyasha, Ninjago).
* December 26 – Brodie Lee, 41, pro wrestler (WWE 2K, AEW Fight Forever).

## Hardware releases

The list of game-related hardware released in 2020.
| Month | Day | Console |
| May | 22 | Evercade |
| May | 22 | TurboGrafx-16 Mini |
| June | 6 | Game Gear Micro |
| October | 13 | Oculus Quest 2 |
| November | 10 | Xbox Series X and Series S |
| November | 12 | PlayStation 5 |
| November | 13 | Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. |
| December | 14 | Atari VCS |
Major hardware discontinuations in 2020 include the Xbox One X and Xbox One S All-Digital versions, which were discontinued on July 16. The Nintendo 3DS family was discontinued on September 17.

## Game releases

* Video game platforms
| Win | Windows |
| Mac | Mac |
| Lin | Linux |
| NS | Nintendo Switch |
| PS4 | PlayStation 4 |
| PS5 | PlayStation 5 |
| XBO | Xbox One |
| XSX/S | Xbox Series X/S |
| iOS | iOS, iPadOS |
| Droid | Android |
| PSVita | PlayStation Vita |
| Stadia | Stadia |

### Series with new entries

Series with new installments include Animal Crossing, Assassin's Creed, Bloodstained, Bomberman, Call of Duty, Cook, Serve, Delicious!, Cookie Run, Crash Bandicoot, Danganronpa, Deadly Premonition, Dirt, Doom, Dragon Ball, Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, Granblue Fantasy, Half-Life, Kingdom Hearts, Kirby, The Last of Us, The Legend of Zelda, Mafia, Mana, Medal of Honor, Megami Tensei, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Minecraft, MLB: The Show, Mystery Dungeon, Nioh, Oddworld, One Piece, Ori, Paper Mario, Persona, Project CARS, Resident Evil, Rune Factory, Serious Sam, Shantae, Spelunky, Spider-Man, Star Wars, Streets of Rage, Super Mario, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Total War, Trails, Vampire: The Masquerade, Wasteland, Watch Dogs, Windjammers, Yakuza, Command and Conquer, and Zombie Army.

### January–March

| Month | Day | Title | Platform(s) | Genre(s) | Publisher(s) |
| J A N U A R Y | 6 | William's Love Prelude | Win | Role-playing | Pika's Game |
| J A N U A R Y | 9 | AO Tennis 2 | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Sports | Bigben Interactive |
| J A N U A R Y | 9 | Monster Hunter World: Iceborne | Win | Action role-playing | Capcom |
| J A N U A R Y | 9 | Mythic Ocean | Win | Adventure | Paralune LLC |
| J A N U A R Y | 11 | Deep the Game | Win, Droid | Adventure, platformer | Goricina Productions |
| J A N U A R Y | 14 | Atelier Dusk Trilogy Deluxe Pack | Win, NS, PS4 | Role-playing | Koei Tecmo |
| J A N U A R Y | 15 | Puzzle & Dragons Gold | NS | Puzzle | GungHo Online Entertainment |
| J A N U A R Y | 16 | Arknights | iOS, Droid | Action role-playing, Tactical role-playing, Tower defense | Hypergryph, Yostar |
| J A N U A R Y | 16 | Cookie Run: Puzzle World | iOS, Droid | Puzzle,Tile-matching video game | Devsisters |
| J A N U A R Y | 16 | Kandagawa Jet Girls | PS4 | Racing | Marvelous |
| J A N U A R Y | 16 | Pascal's Wager | iOS | Soulslike | Giant Network |
| J A N U A R Y | 16 | Yakuza: Like a Dragon | PS4 | Role-playing | Sega |
| J A N U A R Y | 17 | Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot | Win, PS4, XBO | Action role-playing | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| J A N U A R Y | 17 | Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE Encore | NS | Role-playing | Nintendo |
| J A N U A R Y | 21 | Psikyo Shooting Stars Alpha | NS | Shoot 'em up | NIS America |
| J A N U A R Y | 21 | The Walking Dead: Season Two | NS | Graphic adventure | Skybound Entertainment |
| J A N U A R Y | 21 | The Walking Dead: A New Frontier | NS | Graphic adventure | Skybound Entertainment |
| J A N U A R Y | 23 | Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD | NS | First-person / third-person shooter, Action-adventure | Oddworld Inhabitants |
| J A N U A R Y | 23 | The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners | Win | Survival horror | Skybound Entertainment |
| J A N U A R Y | 28 | Journey to the Savage Planet | Win, PS4, XBO | Adventure | 505 Games |
| J A N U A R Y | 28 | Kentucky Route Zero | Win, Lin, Mac, NS, PS4, XBO | Point-and-click adventure | Annapurna Interactive |
| J A N U A R Y | 28 | Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire | PS4, XBO | Role-playing | Versus Evil |
| J A N U A R Y | 28 | Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales | NS | Digital collectible card game | CD Projekt |
| J A N U A R Y | 28 | Warcraft III: Reforged | Win, Mac | Real-time strategy | Blizzard Entertainment |
| J A N U A R Y | 29 | beatmania IIDX 27 HEROIC VERSE | Arcade | Rhythm | Konami |
| J A N U A R Y | 29 | Code Shifter | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Action | Arc System Works |
| J A N U A R Y | 29 | Coffee Talk | Win, Mac, NS, PS4, XBO | Visual novel | Toge Productions |
| J A N U A R Y | 30 | Patapon 2 Remastered | PS4 | Rhythm | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| J A N U A R Y | 31 | Hypercharge: Unboxed | NS | First-person / third person shooter, tower defense | Digital Cybercherries |
| F E B R U A R Y | 3 | Monster Energy Supercross 3 | Win, NS, PS4, XBO, Stadia | Racing | Milestone srl |
| F E B R U A R Y | 4 | The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics | Win, Mac, NS, PS4, XBO | Turn-based strategy | Netflix |
| F E B R U A R Y | 4 | Zombie Army 4: Dead War | Win, PS4, XBO | Third-person shooter, survival horror | Rebellion Developments |
| F E B R U A R Y | 6 | Granblue Fantasy Versus | PS4 | Fighting, role-playing | Cygames |
| F E B R U A R Y | 7 | Crash Drive 2 | NS | Racing, action | M2H |
| F E B R U A R Y | 7 | Marooners | NS | Action | M2H |
| F E B R U A R Y | 8 | Knights and Bikes | NS | Action-adventure | Double Fine |
| F E B R U A R Y | 9 | Kunai | Win, NS | Action, platform | The Arcade Crew |
| F E B R U A R Y | 10 | Boris and the Dark Survival | Win, Droid | Dungeon crawler | Joey Drew Studios |
| F E B R U A R Y | 11 | Yakuza 5 | PS4 | Action-adventure | Sega |
| F E B R U A R Y | 13 | Azur Lane: Crosswave | Win, PS4 | Third-person shooter | Idea Factory International |
| F E B R U A R Y | 13 | Daemon X Machina | Win | Third-person shooter | Xseed Games |
| F E B R U A R Y | 13 | Death end re;Quest 2 | PS4 | Role-playing | Compile Heart |
| F E B R U A R Y | 13 | Florence | Win, NS | Interactive story | Annapurna Interactive |
| F E B R U A R Y | 13 | Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix | NS | Rhythm | Sega |
| F E B R U A R Y | 14 | Darksiders Genesis | NS, PS4, XBO | Hack and slash, role-playing | THQ Nordic |
| F E B R U A R Y | 14 | Dreams | PS4 | Game creation system | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| F E B R U A R Y | 14 | Snack World: The Dungeon Crawl - Gold | NS | Role-playing | Level-5 |
| F E B R U A R Y | 14 | Street Fighter V: Champion Edition | Win, PS4 | Fighting | Capcom |
| F E B R U A R Y | 14 | Warriors Orochi 4 Ultimate | NS, PS4, XBO, Win | Hack and slash | Koei Tecmo |
| F E B R U A R Y | 17 | Warface | NS | First-person shooter | My.com |
| F E B R U A R Y | 18 | Bayonetta & Vanquish 10th Anniversary Bundle | PS4, XBO | Action, hack and slash / Action, third-person shooter | Sega |
| F E B R U A R Y | 18 | Hunt: Showdown | PS4 | First-person shooter, survival horror | Koch Media |
| F E B R U A R Y | 18 | Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix | XBO | Action role-playing | Square Enix |
| F E B R U A R Y | 18 | Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue | XBO | Action role-playing | Square Enix |
| F E B R U A R Y | 18 | Psikyo Shooting Stars Bravo | NS | Shoot 'em up | NIS America |
| F E B R U A R Y | 20 | Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition | NS | Action-adventure, hack and slash | Capcom |
| F E B R U A R Y | 20 | Double Dragon & Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle | NS, PS4 | Beat 'em up | Arc System Works |
| F E B R U A R Y | 20 | Dreadout 2 | Win | Survival Horror | Digital Happiness |
| F E B R U A R Y | 20 | Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story | Win, NS, PS4 | Action role-playing | Spike Chunsoft |
| F E B R U A R Y | 20 | Persona 5 Strikers | NS, PS4 | Hack and slash, role-playing | Atlus |
| F E B R U A R Y | 20 | Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r] | NS, PS4 | Fighting | Aksys Games |
| F E B R U A R Y | 20 | Vitamin Connection | NS | Action-adventure | WayForward |
| F E B R U A R Y | 25 | Dota Underlords | Win, Mac, Lin, iOS, Droid | Auto battler | Valve |
| F E B R U A R Y | 25 | Dragon Quest of the Stars | iOS, Droid | Role-playing | Square Enix |
| F E B R U A R Y | 25 | Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Action, platform | Capcom |
| F E B R U A R Y | 25 | Rune Factory 4 Special | NS | Role-playing | Xseed Games |
| F E B R U A R Y | 25 | Samurai Shodown | NS | Fighting | SNK |
| F E B R U A R Y | 25 | Sayonara Wild Hearts | XBO | Rhythm | Annapurna Interactive |
| F E B R U A R Y | 25 | Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash | PS4 | Music | Sega |
| F E B R U A R Y | 25 | Two Point Hospital | NS, PS4, XBO | Simulation | Sega |
| F E B R U A R Y | 26 | Hero Must Die. Again | Win, PS4 | Role-playing | Degica Games |
| F E B R U A R Y | 26 | Yakuza 0 | XBO | Action-adventure | Sega |
| F E B R U A R Y | 27 | Hero Must Die. Again | NS | Role-playing | Degica Games |
| F E B R U A R Y | 27 | MouseCraft | NS | Puzzle | Crunching Koalas |
| F E B R U A R Y | 28 | Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders | Win | Real-time tactics | Blueside |
| F E B R U A R Y | 28 | Metro Redux | NS | First-person shooter | Deep Silver |
| F E B R U A R Y | 28 | One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows | Win, PS4, XBO | Fighting | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| F E B R U A R Y | 28 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV | Win, PS4 | Strategy | Koei Tecmo |
| M A R C H | 3 | Granblue Fantasy Versus | PS4 | Fighting, role-playing | Xseed Games |
| M A R C H | 3 | The Political Machine 2020 | Win | Government simulation | Stardock Entertainment |
| M A R C H | 4 | Castlevania: Symphony of the Night | iOS, Droid | Metroidvania | Konami |
| M A R C H | 5 | Black Mesa | Win, Lin | First-person shooter | Crowbar Collective |
| M A R C H | 5 | ibb & obb | NS | Puzzle, platform | Sparpweed Games |
| M A R C H | 5 | Murder by Numbers | NS | Visual novel, puzzle | The Irregular Corporation |
| M A R C H | 6 | Murder by Numbers | Win | Visual novel, puzzle | The Irregular Corporation |
| M A R C H | 6 | Pathologic 2 | PS4 | Survival horror | tinyBuild |
| M A R C H | 6 | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX | NS | Roguelike | Nintendo, The Pokémon Company |
| M A R C H | 10 | Call of Duty: Warzone | Win, PS4, XBO | First-person shooter | Activision |
| M A R C H | 10 | Langrisser I & II | Win, NS, PS4 | Tactical role-playing | NIS America |
| M A R C H | 11 | Ori and the Will of the Wisps | Win, XBO | Platform-adventure, Metroidvania | Xbox Game Studios |
| M A R C H | 12 | Bless Unleashed | XBO | MMORPG | Bandai Namco Entertainment, Neowiz |
| M A R C H | 12 | Collar × Malice | NS | Visual novel | Idea Factory |
| M A R C H | 12 | Shieldmaiden: Remix Edition | Win | Action platform | Dumativa |
| M A R C H | 13 | Dead or School | PS4 | Action-adventure | Marvelous |
| M A R C H | 13 | Granblue Fantasy Versus | Win | Fighting, role-playing | Cygames |
| M A R C H | 13 | My Hero: One's Justice 2 | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Fighting | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| M A R C H | 13 | Nioh 2 | PS4 | Action role-playing | Koei Tecmo |
| M A R C H | 16 | R.B.I. Baseball 20 | NS, PS4, XBO | Sports | MLB Advanced Media |
| M A R C H | 17 | Exit the Gungeon | Win, NS | Dungeon crawler | Devolver Digital |
| M A R C H | 17 | MLB The Show 20 | PS4 | Sports | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| M A R C H | 19 | Panzer Corps 2 | Win | Computer wargame | Slitherine Software |
| M A R C H | 19 | Teamfight Tactics | iOS, Droid | Auto battler | Riot Games |
| M A R C H | 20 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | NS | Social simulation | Nintendo |
| M A R C H | 20 | Doom 64 | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | First-person shooter | Bethesda Softworks |
| M A R C H | 20 | Doom Eternal | Win, PS4, XBO, Stadia | First-person shooter | Bethesda Softworks |
| M A R C H | 23 | Half-Life: Alyx | Win, Lin | First-person shooter | Valve |
| M A R C H | 23 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III | Win | Role-playing | NIS America |
| M A R C H | 24 | Bleeding Edge | Win, XBO | Beat 'em up | Xbox Game Studios |
| M A R C H | 24 | Paper Beast | PS4 | Adventure, puzzle | Pixel Reef |
| M A R C H | 24 | Twin Breaker: A Sacred Symbols Adventure | PS4, PSVita | Breakout clone | Lillymo Games |
| M A R C H | 24 | Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York | NS | Adventure | Draw Distance |
| M A R C H | 24 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution | Win, PS4, XBO | Digital collectible card game | Konami |
| M A R C H | 25 | Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York | PS4 | Adventure | Draw Distance |
| M A R C H | 26 | Good Job! | NS | Puzzle | Nintendo |
| M A R C H | 26 | Panzer Dragoon: Remake | NS | Rail shooter | Forever Entertainment |
| M A R C H | 26 | Shinsekai: Into the Depths | NS | Adventure | Capcom |
| M A R C H | 26 | Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy | NS, PS4 | First-person shooter, third-person shooter | Aspyr |
| M A R C H | 27 | Biped | Win | Puzzle-platform | META Publishing |
| M A R C H | 27 | One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Action-adventure, beat 'em up | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| M A R C H | 27 | Saints Row IV: Re-Elected | NS | Action-adventure | Deep Silver |
| M A R C H | 27 | Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r] | Win | Fighting | Arc System Works |
| M A R C H | 31 | Bubble Bobble 4 Friends | NS | Platform | Taito |
| M A R C H | 31 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered | PS4 | First-person shooter | Activision |
| M A R C H | 31 | Cooking Mama: Cookstar | NS | Simulation, minigame | Planet Entertainment |
| M A R C H | 31 | Persona 5 Royal | PS4 | Role-playing, social simulation | Atlus |
| M A R C H | 31 | Ty the Tasmanian Tiger HD | NS, PS4, XBO | Platform | Krome Studios |

### April–June

| Month | Day | Title | Platform(s) | Genre(s) | Publisher(s) |
| A P R I L | 2 | My Friend Pedro | PS4 | Shoot 'em up | Devolver Digital |
| A P R I L | 3 | Resident Evil 3 | Win, PS4, XBO | Survival horror | Capcom |
| A P R I L | 7 | Below | PS4 | Roguelike | Capybara Games |
| A P R I L | 7 | Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories | Win, NS, PS4 | Action-adventure | NIS America |
| A P R I L | 8 | Biped | PS4 | Puzzle-platform | META Publishing |
| A P R I L | 10 | Final Fantasy VII Remake | PS4 | Action role-playing | Square Enix |
| A P R I L | 14 | Space Engineers | XBO | Sandbox, simulation | Keen Software House |
| A P R I L | 15 | Phantasy Star Online 2 | XBO | MMORPG | Sega |
| A P R I L | 15 | Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York | XBO | Adventure | Draw Distance |
| A P R I L | 17 | Merchant of the Skies | Win, Mac, Lin | Simulation | Coldwind Games, AbsoDev |
| A P R I L | 21 | No One Lives Under the Lighthouse | Win | Adventure, horror | Marevo Collective |
| A P R I L | 22 | Yakuza Kiwami | XBO | Action-adventure | Sega |
| A P R I L | 23 | Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack | PS4 | Action, platform | Inti Creates |
| A P R I L | 23 | Bokuhime Project | NS, PS4 | Adventure | Nippon Ichi Software |
| A P R I L | 23 | Cloudpunk | Win | Adventure | Merge Games |
| A P R I L | 23 | Little Town Hero | PS4 | Role-playing | Rainy Frog |
| A P R I L | 23 | MotoGP 20 | Win, NS, PS4, XBO, Stadia | Racing | Milestone srl |
| A P R I L | 23 | Picross S4 | NS | Puzzle | Jupiter Corporation |
| A P R I L | 23 | Umihara Kawase Fresh! | PS4 | Platformer | Success Corporation |
| A P R I L | 24 | Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 – Road to Boruto | NS | Fighting, action | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| A P R I L | 24 | Predator: Hunting Grounds | Win, PS4 | Action | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| A P R I L | 24 | Silverio Ragnarok | Win | Visual novel | Ares Co. |
| A P R I L | 24 | Trials of Mana | Win, NS, PS4 | Action role-playing | Square Enix |
| A P R I L | 24 | XCOM: Chimera Squad | Win | Turn-based strategy | 2K Games |
| A P R I L | 27 | Hypercharge: Unboxed | Win | First-person / third-person shooter, tower defense | Digital Cybercherries |
| A P R I L | 28 | Gears Tactics | Win | Turn-based strategy | Xbox Game Studios |
| A P R I L | 28 | Moving Out | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Simulation, strategy | Team17 |
| A P R I L | 28 | Octopath Traveler | Stadia | Role-playing | Square Enix |
| A P R I L | 28 | Sakura Wars | PS4 | Action role-playing | Sega |
| A P R I L | 28 | SnowRunner | Win, PS4, XBO | Simulation | Focus Home Interactive |
| A P R I L | 28 | Telling Lies | NS, PS4, XBO | Interactive narrative | Annapurna Interactive |
| A P R I L | 30 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered | Win, XBO | First-person shooter | Activision |
| A P R I L | 30 | Legends of Runeterra | Win, iOS, Droid | Digital collectible card game | Riot Games |
| A P R I L | 30 | Streets of Rage 4 | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Beat 'em up | Dotemu |
| A P R I L | 30 | Them's Fightin' Herds | Win | Beat 'em up | Maximum Games |
| M A Y | 5 | John Wick Hex | PS4 | Action, strategy | Good Shepherd Entertainment |
| M A Y | 7 | Void Bastards | NS, PS4 | First-person shooter, roguelike | Humble Bundle |
| M A Y | 11 | Helltaker | Win, macOS, Linux | Adventure, puzzle, dating sim | Łukasz Piskorz |
| M A Y | 13 | Deep Rock Galactic | Win, XBO | First-person shooter | Coffee Stain |
| M A Y | 13 | Super Mega Baseball 3 | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Sports | Metalhead Software |
| M A Y | 14 | Signs of the Sojourner | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Deck-building | Echodog Games |
| M A Y | 14 | The Elder Scrolls: Blades | NS | Action role-playing | Bethesda Softworks |
| M A Y | 14 | Ion Fury | NS, PS4, XBO | First-person shooter | 3D Realms |
| M A Y | 15 | Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix | NS | Rhythm | Sega |
| M A Y | 19 | Golf with Your Friends | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Sports | Team17 |
| M A Y | 19 | Mafia II: Definitive Edition | Win, PS4, XBO | Action-adventure | 2K Games |
| M A Y | 19 | Mafia III: Definitive Edition | Win, PS4, XBO | Action-adventure | 2K Games |
| M A Y | 19 | Umurangi Generation | Win | Photography | Playism |
| M A Y | 19 | The Wonderful 101: Remastered | Win, NS, PS4 | Action-adventure, hack and slash | PlatinumGames |
| M A Y | 20 | Cannibal Cuisine | Win, NS | Action, party | Rocket Vulture |
| M A Y | 20 | Crucible | Win | Hero shooter | Amazon Game Studios |
| M A Y | 21 | Biped | NS | Puzzle-platform | META Publishing |
| M A Y | 21 | Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Anniversary Edition | iOS, Droid | Adventure, visual novel | Spike Chunsoft |
| M A Y | 21 | Monster Train | Win, XBO | Roguelike, turn-based strategy | Good Shepherd Entertainment |
| M A Y | 21 | The Persistence | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | First-person shooter | Perp Games |
| M A Y | 21 | Spirit Hunter: NG | NS | Adventure, visual novel | Experience |
| M A Y | 22 | Maneater | Win, PS4, XBO | Action role-playing | Deep Silver |
| M A Y | 22 | Monstrum | NS, PS4, XBO | Survival horror | Soedesco |
| M A Y | 22 | Saints Row: The Third Remastered | Win, PS4, XBO | Action-adventure | Deep Silver |
| M A Y | 26 | Minecraft Dungeons | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Dungeon crawler | Xbox Game Studios |
| M A Y | 26 | Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen | PS4, PSVita | Role-playing | NIS America |
| M A Y | 26 | Wildfire | Win | Stealth | Humble Bundle |
| M A Y | 27 | Phantasy Star Online 2 | Win | MMORPG | Sega |
| M A Y | 28 | Shantae and the Seven Sirens | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Platformer, Metroidvania | WayForward |
| M A Y | 28 | Synaptic Drive | Win, NS | Action, shooter | Yunuo Games |
| M A Y | 28 | Those Who Remain | Win, PS4, XBO | Horror | Wired Productions, WhisperGames |
| M A Y | 28 | Umihara Kawase BaZooKa!! | Win, NS, PS4 | Action | Success Corporation |
| M A Y | 28 | Umihara Kawase Fresh! | Win | Platformer | Success Corporation |
| M A Y | 29 | BioShock: The Collection | NS | First-person shooter | 2K Games |
| M A Y | 29 | Borderlands Legendary Collection | NS | Action role-playing, first-person shooter | 2K Games |
| M A Y | 29 | XCOM 2 Collection | NS | Turn-based tactics, tactical role-playing | 2K Games |
| M A Y | 29 | Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition | NS | Action role-playing | Nintendo |
| J U N E | 2 | Liberated | NS | Puzzle-platform | Atomic Wolf |
| J U N E | 2 | Valorant | Win | First-person shooter | Riot Games |
| J U N E | 4 | The TakeOver | NS | Beat 'em up | Dangen Entertainment |
| J U N E | 5 | Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics | NS | Party | Nintendo |
| J U N E | 5 | Command & Conquer Remastered Collection | Win | Real-time strategy | Electronic Arts |
| J U N E | 5 | The Outer Worlds | NS | Action role-playing | Private Division |
| J U N E | 5 | We Were Here Together | XBO | Puzzle, adventure | Total Mayhem Games |
| J U N E | 9 | Project Warlock | PS4 | First-person shooter | Crunching Koalas |
| J U N E | 9 | Ys: Memories of Celceta | PS4 | Action role-playing | Xseed Games |
| J U N E | 11 | Project Warlock | NS | First-person shooter | Crunching Koalas |
| J U N E | 11 | Samurai Shodown | Win | Fighting | SNK |
| J U N E | 11 | Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection | Win | Fighting | SNK |
| J U N E | 12 | Project Warlock | XBO | First-person shooter | Crunching Koalas |
| J U N E | 13 | Persona 4 Golden | Win | Role-playing, social simulation | Atlus |
| J U N E | 16 | Desperados III | Win, PS4, XBO | Real-time tactics | THQ Nordic |
| J U N E | 16 | Disintegration | Win, PS4, XBO | First-person shooter | Private Division |
| J U N E | 16 | Jump Rope Challenge | NS | Fitness | Nintendo |
| J U N E | 19 | Burnout Paradise Remastered | NS | Racing | Electronic Arts |
| J U N E | 19 | The Last of Us Part II | PS4 | Action-adventure, survival horror | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| J U N E | 22 | Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 | Win | Action, platform | Inti Creates |
| J U N E | 22 | Kingdom Hearts: Dark Road | iOS, Droid | Action role-playing | Square Enix |
| J U N E | 23 | Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour | NS | First-person shooter | Gearbox Publishing |
| J U N E | 23 | Little Town Hero | PS4 | Role-playing | NIS America |
| J U N E | 23 | Pokémon Café Mix | NS, iOS, Droid | Puzzle | Nintendo, The Pokémon Company |
| J U N E | 23 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Platformer | THQ Nordic |
| J U N E | 23 | Star Wars Episode I: Racer | NS, PS4 | Racing | Aspyr |
| J U N E | 24 | Ninjala | NS | Action | GungHo Online Entertainment |
| J U N E | 25 | Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia | NS | Tactical role-playing | Happinet |
| J U N E | 25 | Collar × Malice | NS | Visual novel | Aksys Games |
| J U N E | 25 | Death Come True | NS, iOS, Droid | Adventure | IzanagiGames |
| J U N E | 25 | Mr. Driller Drill Land | Win, NS | Puzzle | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| J U N E | 25 | Pascal's Wager | Droid | Soulslike | Giant Network |
| J U N E | 29 | Blaster Master Zero | PS4 | Action-adventure | Inti Creates |
| J U N E | 29 | Blaster Master Zero 2 | PS4 | Action-adventure | Inti Creates |
| J U N E | 30 | Automobilista 2 | Win | Racing | Reiza Studios |
| J U N E | 30 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III | NS | Role-playing | NIS America |

### July–September

| Month | Day | Title | Platform(s) | Genre(s) | Publisher(s) |
| J U L Y | 1 |
| J U L Y | 1 | Trackmania | Win | Racing | Ubisoft |
| J U L Y | 2 | Little Town Hero | XBO | Role-playing | Game Freak |
| J U L Y | 3 | Marvel's Iron Man VR | PS4 | Shooter | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| J U L Y | 7 | Catherine: Full Body | NS | Puzzle | Atlus |
| J U L Y | 7 | Superliminal | NS, PS4, XBO | Puzzle | Pillow Castle |
| J U L Y | 8 | Vigor | NS | Loot shooter | Bohemia Interactive |
| J U L Y | 9 | CrossCode | NS, PS4, XBO | Action role-playing | Deck13 |
| J U L Y | 9 | Little Town Hero | Win | Role-playing | Game Freak |
| J U L Y | 10 | Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Platform | Inti Creates |
| J U L Y | 10 | Creaks | iOS | Graphic adventure | Amanita Design |
| J U L Y | 10 | Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise | NS | Survival horror | Rising Star Games |
| J U L Y | 10 | F1 2020 | Win, PS4, XBO, Stadia | Racing | Codemasters |
| J U L Y | 10 | NASCAR Heat 5 | Win, PS4, XBO | Racing | Motorsport Games |
| J U L Y | 10 | Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris | Win, PS4, XBO | Action role-playing | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| J U L Y | 11 | Dweller's Empty Path | Win, Mac | CRPG | Temmie Chang |
| J U L Y | 11 | Family | Win, Mac | Puzzle | Sheinman Games |
| J U L Y | 14 | Death Stranding | Win | Action | 505 Games |
| J U L Y | 14 | Rocket Arena | Win, PS4, XBO | Third-person shooter, action | Electronic Arts |
| J U L Y | 14 | Orcs Must Die! 3 | Win, PS4, XBO | Tower defence, action | Robot Entertainment |
| J U L Y | 14 | Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town | Win, NS | Farm simulation | Xseed Games |
| J U L Y | 16 | Before I Forget | Win, Mac, Lin | Adventure | 3-Fold Games |
| J U L Y | 16 | Dragon Quest Tact | iOS, Droid | Role-playing | Square Enix |
| J U L Y | 16 | Superhot: Mind Control Delete | Win, PS4, XBO | First-person shooter | Superhot Team |
| J U L Y | 17 | Death Come True | Win | Adventure | IzanagiGames |
| J U L Y | 17 | Ghost of Tsushima | PS4 | Action-adventure | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| J U L Y | 17 | Paper Mario: The Origami King | NS | Action-adventure, role-playing | Nintendo |
| J U L Y | 17 | Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus | NS, PS4, XBO | Turn-based tactics | Kasedo Games |
| J U L Y | 21 | Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break | Win, NS, PS4, XBO, Stadia | Action | Modus Games |
| J U L Y | 22 | Creaks | Win, Mac, NS, PS4, XBO | Graphic adventure | Amanita Design |
| J U L Y | 23 | Carrion | Win, Mac, Lin, NS, XBO | Horror | Devolver Digital |
| J U L Y | 23 | Crysis Remastered | NS | First-person shooter | Crytek |
| J U L Y | 24 | Tannenberg | PS4, XBO | First-person shooter | M2H, Blackmill Games |
| J U L Y | 28 | Aggretsuko: The Short Timer Strikes Back | iOS, Droid | Puzzle | Hive Co. Ltd. |
| J U L Y | 28 | Cuphead | PS4 | Run and gun | StudioMDHR |
| J U L Y | 28 | Destroy All Humans! | Win, PS4, XBO | Action-adventure | THQ Nordic |
| J U L Y | 28 | Lost Wing | PS4 | Racing | 2Awesome Studio |
| J U L Y | 28 | Othercide | Win, PS4, XBO | Turn-based strategy, roguelike | Focus Home Interactive |
| J U L Y | 28 | Maid of Sker | Win, PS4, XBO | Survival Horror | Wales Interactive |
| J U L Y | 28 | Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection | NS, PS4, XBO | Fighting | SNK |
| J U L Y | 29 | Lost Wing | XBO | Racing | 2Awesome Studio |
| J U L Y | 30 | Doraemon Story of Seasons | PS4 | Farm simulation, role-playing | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| J U L Y | 30 | Hakuoki Shinkai: Ginsei no Shō | NS | Visual novel | Idea Factory |
| J U L Y | 30 | Hellpoint | Win, PS4, XBO | Action role-playing | tinyBuild |
| J U L Y | 30 | Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme VS. Maxiboost ON | PS4 | Action | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| J U L Y | 30 | Root Film | NS, PS4 | Adventure, visual novel | Kadokawa Games |
| J U L Y | 30 | Yakuza Kiwami 2 | XBO | Action-adventure | Sega |
| J U L Y | 30 | Yoru, Tomosu | NS, PS4 | Visual novel | Nippon Ichi Software |
| J U L Y | 31 | Cat Quest + Cat Quest II Pawsome Pack | NS, PS4 | Action role-playing | PQube |
| J U L Y | 31 | Fairy Tail | Win, NS, PS4 | Role-playing | Koei Tecmo |
| J U L Y | 31 | Lost Wing | Win, NS | Racing | 2Awesome Studio |
| J U L Y | 31 | Monster Crown | Win | Role-playing | Soedesco |
| A U G U S T | 4 | Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout | Win, PS4 | Last man standing, obstacle racing | Devolver Digital |
| A U G U S T | 6 | UnderMine | Win, Mac, Lin, XBO | Action-adventure, roguelike | Thorium Entertainment |
| A U G U S T | 7 | Fast & Furious Crossroads | Win, PS4, XBO | Racing, action role-playing | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| A U G U S T | 7 | Horizon Zero Dawn | Win | Action role-playing | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| A U G U S T | 7 | The Henry Stickmin Collection | Win | Point and Click | Innersloth |
| A U G U S T | 11 | Hyper Scape | Win, PS4, XBO | Battle royale, first-person shooter | Ubisoft |
| A U G U S T | 11 | Risk of Rain 2 | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Roguelike | Gearbox Publishing |
| A U G U S T | 13 | A Total War Saga: Troy | Win | Turn-based strategy, real-time tactics | Sega |
| A U G U S T | 13 | Boomerang Fu | Win, NS, XBO | Fighting, party | Cranky Watermelon |
| A U G U S T | 13 | Collar × Malice: Unlimited | NS | Visual novel | Aksys Games |
| A U G U S T | 13 | Dragon Quest Rivals Ace | iOS, Droid | Collectible card game | Square Enix |
| A U G U S T | 14 | EA Sports UFC 4 | PS4, XBO | Sports | EA Sports |
| A U G U S T | 14 | Factorio | Win | Construction and management simulation | Wube Software |
| A U G U S T | 18 | Bleach: Brave Souls | Win | Beat 'em up | KLabGames |
| A U G U S T | 18 | Microsoft Flight Simulator | Win | Flight simulator | Xbox Game Studios |
| A U G U S T | 18 | Mortal Shell | Win, PS4, XBO | Action role-playing | Playstack |
| A U G U S T | 18 | Spiritfarer | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Adventure, simulation | Thunder Lotus Games |
| A U G U S T | 18 | Raji: An Ancient Epic | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Action-adventure | Nodding Heads Games |
| A U G U S T | 20 | Battletoads | Win, XBO | Beat 'em up | Xbox Game Studios |
| A U G U S T | 20 | Cupid Parasite | NS | Visual novel | Idea Factory |
| A U G U S T | 20 | Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Anniversary Edition | iOS, Droid | Adventure, visual novel | Spike Chunsoft |
| A U G U S T | 20 | Ogre Tale | Win | Beat 'em up | Degica Games |
| A U G U S T | 20 | Phoenotopia: Awakening | NS | Action-adventure, metroidvania, platformer | Cape Cosmic |
| A U G U S T | 21 | Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue | NS | Visual novel | PQube |
| A U G U S T | 21 | New Super Lucky's Tale | PS4, XBO | Platform | Playful Corp. |
| A U G U S T | 21 | PGA Tour 2K21 | Win, NS, PS4, XBO, Stadia | Sports | 2K Sports |
| A U G U S T | 21 | Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Action, hack and slash | Adult Swim Games |
| A U G U S T | 25 | Cinders | PS4 | Visual novel | Crunching Koalas |
| A U G U S T | 25 | Kandagawa Jet Girls | Win, PS4 | Racing | Xseed Games |
| A U G U S T | 25 | No Straight Roads | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Action-adventure | Sold Out Ltd. |
| A U G U S T | 26 | Cinders | XBO | Visual novel | Crunching Koalas |
| A U G U S T | 27 | Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Remastered Edition | NS, PS4, iOS, Droid | Action role-playing | Square Enix |
| A U G U S T | 27 | The Last Campfire | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Adventure | Hello Games |
| A U G U S T | 27 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie | PS4 | Role-playing | Nihon Falcom |
| A U G U S T | 27 | Moon: Remix RPG Adventure | NS | Role-playing | Onion Games |
| A U G U S T | 27 | Surgeon Simulator 2 | Win | Simulation | Bossa Studios |
| A U G U S T | 27 | Tell Me Why: Chapter One | Win, XBO | Adventure | Xbox Game Studios |
| A U G U S T | 28 | Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions | Win, NS, PS4 | Sports | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| A U G U S T | 28 | Drake Hollow | XBO | Action-adventure | The Molasses Flood |
| A U G U S T | 28 | Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Strategy | Kalypso Media |
| A U G U S T | 28 | Jump Force: Deluxe Edition | NS | Fighting | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| A U G U S T | 28 | Madden NFL 21 | Win, PS4, XBO | Sports | EA Sports |
| A U G U S T | 28 | Project CARS 3 | Win, PS4, XBO | Racing simulation | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| A U G U S T | 28 | Wasteland 3 | Win, PS4, XBO | Role-playing | Deep Silver |
| A U G U S T | 28 | Windbound | Win, NS, PS4, XBO, Stadia | Adventure | Deep Silver |
| S E P T E M B E R | 1 | Ary and the Secret of Seasons | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Action-adventure | Modus Games |
| S E P T E M B E R | 1 | Crusader Kings III | Win, Mac, Lin | Grand strategy | Paradox Interactive |
| S E P T E M B E R | 1 | Iron Harvest | Win, PS4, XBO | Real-time strategy | Deep Silver |
| S E P T E M B E R | 1 | MX vs. ATV All Out | NS | Racing | THQ Nordic |
| S E P T E M B E R | 1 | Super Bomberman R Online | Stadia | Action, battle royale | Konami |
| S E P T E M B E R | 3 | Phoenotopia: Awakening | NS | Action-adventure, metroidvania, platformer | Cape Cosmic |
| S E P T E M B E R | 3 | Spellbreak | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Battle royale | Proletariat |
| S E P T E M B E R | 3 | Tell Me Why: Chapter Two | Win, XBO | Adventure | Xbox Game Studios |
| S E P T E M B E R | 3 | WRC 9 | Win, PS4, XBO | Racing | Nacon |
| S E P T E M B E R | 4 | Doraemon Story of Seasons | PS4 | Farm simulation, role-playing | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| S E P T E M B E R | 4 | Marvel's Avengers | Win, PS4, XBO, Stadia | Action-adventure | Square Enix |
| S E P T E M B E R | 4 | NBA 2K21 | Win, NS, PS4, XBO, Stadia | Sports | 2K Sports |
| S E P T E M B E R | 4 | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 | Win, PS4, XBO | Sports | Activision |
| S E P T E M B E R | 4 | World's End Club | iOS | Action-adventure | IzanagiGames |
| S E P T E M B E R | 8 | AVICII Invector | NS | Music | Wired Productions |
| S E P T E M B E R | 8 | Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning | Win, PS4, XBO | Action role-playing, hack and slash | THQ Nordic |
| S E P T E M B E R | 8 | RPG Maker MV | NS, PS4 | Game creation system | Kadokawa Games, NIS America |
| S E P T E M B E R | 8 | Star Renegades | Win | Role-playing | Raw Fury |
| S E P T E M B E R | 10 | Metal Max Xeno: Reborn | PS4 | Role-playing | Kadokawa Games |
| S E P T E M B E R | 10 | Tell Me Why: Chapter Three | Win, XBO | Adventure | Xbox Game Studios |
| S E P T E M B E R | 10 | Vampire: The Masquerade – Shadows of New York | Win, Mac, Lin, NS, PS4, XBO | Visual novel | Draw Distance |
| S E P T E M B E R | 15 | BPM: Bullets Per Minute | Win | First-person shooter, roguelike, rhythm | Awe Interactive |
| S E P T E M B E R | 15 | Fight Crab | NS | Fighting | Nussoft |
| S E P T E M B E R | 15 | Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Don't Dry | XBO | Adventure | Assemble Entertainment |
| S E P T E M B E R | 15 | Spelunky 2 | PS4 | Platformer, roguelike | Mossmouth |
| S E P T E M B E R | 17 | Azur Lane: Crosswave | NS | Shoot 'em up | Compile Heart |
| S E P T E M B E R | 17 | Hades | Win, NS | Roguelike | Supergiant Games |
| S E P T E M B E R | 17 | Ori and the Will of the Wisps | NS | Platform-adventure, Metroidvania | Xbox Game Studios |
| S E P T E M B E R | 17 | Welcome to Elk | Win, XBO | Adventure | Triple Topping |
| S E P T E M B E R | 17 | Wingspan | Win, Mac | Digital tabletop | Monster Couch, Stonemaier Games |
| S E P T E M B E R | 18 | Biped | XBO | Puzzle-platform | META Publishing |
| S E P T E M B E R | 18 | Commandos 2 - HD Remaster | PS4, XBO | Real-time tactics | Kalypso Media |
| S E P T E M B E R | 18 | Crysis Remastered | Win, PS4, XBO | First-person shooter | Crytek |
| S E P T E M B E R | 18 | Praetorians - HD Remaster | PS4, XBO | Real-time tactics | Kalypso Media |
| S E P T E M B E R | 18 | Super Mario 3D All-Stars | NS | Platform | Nintendo |
| S E P T E M B E R | 18 | WWE 2K Battlegrounds | Win, NS, PS4, XBO, Stadia | Sports | 2K Sports |
| S E P T E M B E R | 22 | 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim | PS4 | Adventure, real-time strategy | Atlus |
| S E P T E M B E R | 23 | Art of Rally | Win, Mac, Lin | Racing | Funselektor Labs |
| S E P T E M B E R | 23 | Kirby Fighters 2 | NS | Fighting | Nintendo |
| S E P T E M B E R | 24 | Date A Live: Ren Dystopia | PS4 | Visual novel | Compile Heart |
| S E P T E M B E R | 24 | Dungreed | NS, PS4 | Action | Pikii |
| S E P T E M B E R | 24 | Ginga Force | Win, PS4 | Shoot 'em up | Rising Star Games |
| S E P T E M B E R | 24 | RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition | Win, NS | Construction and management simulation | Frontier Developments |
| S E P T E M B E R | 24 | Serious Sam 4 | Win, Stadia | First-person shooter | Devolver Digital |
| S E P T E M B E R | 24 | Tennis World Tour 2 | Win, PS4, XBO | Sports | Nacon |
| S E P T E M B E R | 24 | Vampire: The Masquerade – Night Road | Win, Mac, Lin, iOS, Droid, browser | Interactive fiction | Choice of Games |
| S E P T E M B E R | 25 | Mafia: Definitive Edition | Win, PS4, XBO | Action-adventure | 2K Games |
| S E P T E M B E R | 25 | Panzer Dragoon: Remake | Win | Rail shooter | Forever Entertainment |
| S E P T E M B E R | 28 | Genshin Impact | Win, PS4, iOS, Droid | Action role-playing | miHoYo |
| S E P T E M B E R | 28 | Panzer Dragoon: Remake | PS4 | Rail shooter | Forever Entertainment |
| S E P T E M B E R | 29 | Re:Turn – One Way Trip | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Adventure | Green Man Gaming |
| S E P T E M B E R | 29 | Spelunky 2 | Win | Platformer, roguelike | Mossmouth |
| S E P T E M B E R | 29 | Umihara Kawase BaZooKa!! | NS, PS4 | Action | ININ Games |
| S E P T E M B E R | 29 | The Walking Dead Onslaught | Win, PS4 | Survival horror | Survios |
| S E P T E M B E R | 29 | WARSAW | PS4 | Turn-based strategy | Crunching Koalas |

### October–December

| Month | Day | Title | Platform(s) | Genre(s) | Publisher(s) |
| O C T O B E R | 1 | Super Mario Bros. 35 | NS | Platform, battle royale | Nintendo |
| O C T O B E R | 1 | WWE 2K21 | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Sports | Visual Concepts |
| O C T O B E R | 1 | WARSAW | NS | Turn-based strategy | Crunching Koalas |
| O C T O B E R | 2 | Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time | PS4, XBO | Platform | Activision |
| O C T O B E R | 2 | Star Wars: Squadrons | Win, PS4, XBO | Space combat | Electronic Arts |
| O C T O B E R | 2 | WARSAW | XBO | Turn-based strategy | Crunching Koalas |
| O C T O B E R | 6 | Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix | PS4, XBO, NS | Racing | GameMill Entertainment |
| O C T O B E R | 8 | I Am Dead | Win, Mac, NS | Adventure, puzzle | Annapurna Interactive |
| O C T O B E R | 8 | Ikenfell | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Tactical role-playing | Humble Bundle |
| O C T O B E R | 8 | Ride 4 | Win, PS4, XBO | Racing | Milestone |
| O C T O B E R | 9 | Ben 10: Power Trip | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Action | Outright Games |
| O C T O B E R | 9 | FIFA 21 | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Sports | EA Sports |
| O C T O B E R | 13 | G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Third-person shooter | GameMill Entertainment |
| O C T O B E R | 13 | Remothered: Broken Porcelain | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Adventure, survival horror | Darril Arts |
| O C T O B E R | 13 | Robotics;Notes DaSH | Win, NS, PS4 | Visual novel | Spike Chunsoft |
| O C T O B E R | 13 | Robotics;Notes Elite | Win, NS, PS4 | Visual novel | Spike Chunsoft |
| O C T O B E R | 13 | Torchlight III | Win, PS4, XBO | Action role-playing | Perfect World Entertainment |
| O C T O B E R | 13 | Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Heart of the Forest | Win, Mac, Lin | Visual novel, role-playing | Walkabout Games |
| O C T O B E R | 14 | Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3 | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Simulation | Vertigo Gaming |
| O C T O B E R | 15 | Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition | Win | Real-time strategy | Xbox Game Studios |
| O C T O B E R | 15 | Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials | Win, NS | Platform-adventure, Metroidvania | Dangen Entertainment |
| O C T O B E R | 15 | Big Brother: The Game | iOS, Droid | Simulation, role-playing | 9th Impact |
| O C T O B E R | 15 | Cake Bash | Win, PS4, XBO, Stadia | Fighting, party | Coatsink |
| O C T O B E R | 15 | Cloudpunk | NS, PS4, XBO | Adventure | Merge Games |
| O C T O B E R | 15 | The Jackbox Party Pack 7 | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Party | Jackbox Games |
| O C T O B E R | 15 | Shantae: Risky's Revenge – Director's Cut | NS, XBO | Platform, Metroidvania | WayForward Technologies |
| O C T O B E R | 15 | Tennis World Tour 2 | NS | Sports | Nacon |
| O C T O B E R | 16 | The Collage Atlas | iOS | Adventure | Robot House |
| O C T O B E R | 16 | Crown Trick | Win, NS | Roguelike, role-playing | Team17 |
| O C T O B E R | 16 | NHL 21 | PS4, XBO | Sports | EA Sports |
| O C T O B E R | 16 | Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit | NS | Racing | Nintendo |
| O C T O B E R | 16 | Postal Redux | NS | Shoot 'em up | MD Games |
| O C T O B E R | 16 | Zoids Wild: Blast Unleashed | NS | Action | Outright Games |
| O C T O B E R | 20 | Amnesia: Rebirth | Win, PS4 | Survival horror | Frictional Games |
| O C T O B E R | 21 | Rogue | Win | Roguelike | Pixel Games UK |
| O C T O B E R | 22 | Bless Unleashed | PS4 | MMORPG | Bandai Namco Entertainment, Neowiz |
| O C T O B E R | 22 | Disc Room | Win, NS | Puzzle-platform | Devolver Digital |
| O C T O B E R | 22 | If Found... | NS | Adventure | Annapurna Interactive |
| O C T O B E R | 22 | The Red Lantern | Win, NS | Adventure, survival | Timberline Studio |
| O C T O B E R | 22 | Torchlight III | NS | Action role-playing | Perfect World Entertainment |
| O C T O B E R | 23 | Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Dry Twice | Win, Mac | Adventure | Assemble Entertainment |
| O C T O B E R | 23 | Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp | Win, Linux, macOS | Dating sim | Beautiful Glitch |
| O C T O B E R | 23 | Transformers: Battlegrounds | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Tactical role-playing | Outright Games |
| O C T O B E R | 27 | Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues | NS, PS4, XBO | Beat 'em up | GameMill Entertainment |
| O C T O B E R | 27 | Ghostrunner | Win, PS4, XBO | Action | 505 Games, All In! Games |
| O C T O B E R | 27 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV | PS4 | Role-playing | NIS America |
| O C T O B E R | 27 | Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty! | NS | Cinematic platform | Oddworld Inhabitants |
| O C T O B E R | 27 | Stories Untold | PS4, XBO | Adventure, puzzle | Devolver Digital |
| O C T O B E R | 28 | beatmania IIDX 28 BISTROVER | Arcade | Rhythm | Konami |
| O C T O B E R | 28 | Control: Ultimate Edition – Cloud Version | NS | Action-adventure, third-person shooter | 505 Games |
| O C T O B E R | 28 | The Last Blade: Beyond the Destiny | NS | Fighting | SNK |
| O C T O B E R | 28 | No More Heroes | NS | Action-adventure, hack and slash | Xseed Games |
| O C T O B E R | 28 | No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle | NS | Action-adventure, hack and slash | Xseed Games |
| O C T O B E R | 28 | Part Time UFO | NS | Puzzle | Nintendo |
| O C T O B E R | 28 | Transient | Win, PS4, XBO | Adventure | Stormlight Studios |
| O C T O B E R | 29 | Pacer | Win, PS4, XBO | Racing | R8 Games |
| O C T O B E R | 29 | Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster | NS, PS4 | Role-playing | Atlus |
| O C T O B E R | 29 | Watch Dogs: Legion | Win, PS4, XBO, Stadia | Action-adventure | Ubisoft |
| O C T O B E R | 29 | Wraith: The Oblivion – The Orpheus Device | iOS, Droid, smart speakers | Adventure | Paradox Interactive |
| O C T O B E R | 29 | Xuan-Yuan Sword VII | Win | Action role-playing | Softstar |
| O C T O B E R | 29 | Xuan-Yuan Sword VII | PS4 | Action role-playing | Softstar |
| O C T O B E R | 30 | Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe | Win, NS | Action-adventure | Screenwave Media Inc. |
| O C T O B E R | 30 | The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope | Win, PS4, XBO | Interactive drama, survival horror | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| O C T O B E R | 30 | Mad Rat Dead | NS, PS4 | Rhythm, action platformer | NIS America |
| O C T O B E R | 30 | Pikmin 3 Deluxe | NS | Real-time strategy | Nintendo |
| O C T O B E R | 30 | Umihara Kawase Fresh! | PS4 | Platform | Nicalis |
| O C T O B E R | 30 | Visage | Win, PS4, XBO | Survival horror | SadSquare Studio |
| N O V E M B E R | 3 | Bakugan: Champions of Vestroia | NS | Action role-playing | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
| N O V E M B E R | 3 | Jurassic World Evolution: Complete Edition | NS | Business simulation | Frontier Developments |
| N O V E M B E R | 4 | Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype Definitive Edition | PS4 | Shoot 'em up | Eastasiasoft |
| N O V E M B E R | 5 | Chicken Police: Paint It Red! | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Visual novel adventure | HandyGames |
| N O V E M B E R | 5 | Shadowverse: Champion's Battle | NS | Digital collectible card game, role-playing | Cygames |
| N O V E M B E R | 6 | Descenders | NS | Sports | No More Robots |
| N O V E M B E R | 6 | Dirt 5 | Win, PS4, XBO | Racing | Codemasters |
| N O V E M B E R | 6 | Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered | Win, PS4, XBO | Racing | Electronic Arts |
| N O V E M B E R | 6 | Tropico 6 | NS | Simulation | Kalypso Media |
| N O V E M B E R | 10 | Ark: Survival Evolved | XSX/S | Action-adventure, Survival | Studio Wildcard |
| N O V E M B E R | 10 | Assassin's Creed Valhalla | Win, PS4, XBO, XSX/S, Stadia | Action role-playing | Ubisoft |
| N O V E M B E R | 10 | Borderlands 3 | XSX/S | Action role-playing, first-person shooter | 2K Games |
| N O V E M B E R | 10 | Bright Memory | XSX/S | First-person shooter | Playism |
| N O V E M B E R | 10 | Dead by Daylight | XSX/S | Survival Horror | Behaviour Interactive |
| N O V E M B E R | 10 | Destiny 2: Beyond Light | Win, PS4, XBO | First-person shooter | Bungie |
| N O V E M B E R | 10 | Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition | XSX/S | Action-adventure, hack and slash | Capcom |
| N O V E M B E R | 10 | Dirt 5 | XSX/S | Racing | Codemasters |
| N O V E M B E R | 10 | Enlisted | XSX/S | First-person shooter | Gaijin Entertainment |
| N O V E M B E R | 10 | Evergate | XBO, XSX/S | Puzzle-platform | Stone Lantern Games LLC, PQube Limited |
| N O V E M B E R | 10 | The Falconeer | Win, XBO, XSX/S | Simulation | Wired Productions |
| N O V E M B E R | 10 | Fortnite | XSX/S | Battle royale | Epic Games |
| N O V E M B E R | 10 | Forza Horizon 4 | XSX/S | Racing | Xbox Game Studios |
| N O V E M B E R | 10 | Fuser | Win, Mac, NS, PS4, XBO | Rhythm | NCSoft |
| N O V E M B E R | 10 | Gears 5 | XSX/S | Third-person shooter | Xbox Game Studios |
| N O V E M B E R | 10 | Gears Tactics | XBO, XSX/S | Turn-based tactics | Xbox Game Studios |
| N O V E M B E R | 10 | Manifold Garden | XSX/S | Action-adventure | William Chyr Studio |
| N O V E M B E R | 10 | Maneater | XSX/S | Action role-playing | Deep Silver |
| N O V E M B E R | 10 | NBA 2K21 | XSX/S | Sports | 2K Sports |
| N O V E M B E R | 10 | No Man's Sky | XSX/S | Action-adventure, survival | Hello Games |
| N O V E M B E R | 10 | Observer: System Redux | Win, XSX/S | Survival horror | Aspyr |
| N O V E M B E R | 10 | Ori and the Will of the Wisps | XSX/S | Platform-adventure, Metroidvania | Xbox Game Studios |
| N O V E M B E R | 10 | Overcooked: All You Can Eat | XSX/S | Simulation | Team17 |
| N O V E M B E R | 10 | Planet Coaster: Console Edition | PS4, XBO, XSX/S | Construction and management simulation | Frontier Developments |
| N O V E M B E R | 10 | Rogue Company | XSX/S | Third-person shooter | Hi-Rez Studios |
| N O V E M B E R | 10 | Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin | Win, NS, PS4 | Action, simulation | Xseed Games |
| N O V E M B E R | 10 | Sea of Thieves | XSX/S | Action-adventure | Xbox Game Studios |
| N O V E M B E R | 10 | Spacelords | XSX/S | Action-adventure | MercurySteam |
| N O V E M B E R | 10 | Tetris Effect: Connected | XBO, XSX/S | Puzzle | Enhance Games |
| N O V E M B E R | 10 | Warhammer: Chaosbane | XSX/S | Action role-playing, hack and slash | Nacon |
| N O V E M B E R | 10 | Watch Dogs: Legion | XSX/S | Action-adventure | Ubisoft |
| N O V E M B E R | 10 | XIII | Win, PS4, XBO | First-person shooter, stealth | Microids |
| N O V E M B E R | 10 | Yakuza: Like a Dragon | Win, PS4, XBO, XSX/S | Role-playing | Sega |
| N O V E M B E R | 12 | Assassin's Creed Valhalla | PS5 | Action role-playing | Ubisoft |
| N O V E M B E R | 12 | Astro's Playroom | PS5 | 3D platformer | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| N O V E M B E R | 12 | Borderlands 3 | PS5 | Action role-playing, first-person shooter | 2K Games |
| N O V E M B E R | 12 | Bugsnax | Mac, PS4, PS5 | Adventure | Young Horses |
| N O V E M B E R | 12 | Dead by Daylight | PS5 | Survival horror | Behaviour Interactive |
| N O V E M B E R | 12 | Death Come True | PS4 | Adventure | IzanagiGames |
| N O V E M B E R | 12 | Demon's Souls | PS5 | Action role-playing | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| N O V E M B E R | 12 | Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition | PS5 | Action-adventure, hack and slash | Capcom |
| N O V E M B E R | 12 | Dirt 5 | PS5 | Racing | Codemasters |
| N O V E M B E R | 12 | Fortnite | PS5 | Battle royale | Epic Games |
| N O V E M B E R | 12 | Godfall | Win, PS5 | Action role-playing | Gearbox Publishing |
| N O V E M B E R | 12 | Maneater | PS5 | Action role-playing | Deep Silver |
| N O V E M B E R | 12 | NBA 2K21 | PS5 | Sports | 2K Sports |
| N O V E M B E R | 12 | No Man's Sky | PS5 | Action-adventure, Survival | Hello Games |
| N O V E M B E R | 12 | Observer: System Redux | PS5 | Survival horror | Aspyr |
| N O V E M B E R | 12 | Overcooked: All You Can Eat | PS5 | Simulation | Team17 |
| N O V E M B E R | 12 | The Pathless | Win, PS4, PS5, iOS | Action-adventure | Annapurna Interactive |
| N O V E M B E R | 12 | Planet Coaster: Console Edition | PS5 | Construction and management simulation | Frontier Developments |
| N O V E M B E R | 12 | Just Dance 2021 | NS, PS4, XBO, Stadia | Rhythm | Ubisoft |
| N O V E M B E R | 12 | Sackboy: A Big Adventure | PS4, PS5 | Platform | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| N O V E M B E R | 12 | Spacelords | PS5 | Action-adventure | MercurySteam |
| N O V E M B E R | 12 | Spider-Man: Miles Morales | PS4, PS5 | Action-adventure | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| N O V E M B E R | 12 | Spider-Man: Remastered | PS5 | Action-adventure | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| N O V E M B E R | 12 | Warhammer: Chaosbane | PS5 | Action role-playing, hack and slash | Nacon |
| N O V E M B E R | 12 | Watch Dogs: Legion | PS5 | Action-adventure | Ubisoft |
| N O V E M B E R | 12 | WRC 9 | PS5 | Racing | Nacon |
| N O V E M B E R | 13 | Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S | First-person shooter | Activision |
| N O V E M B E R | 13 | Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory | NS, PS4, XBO | Rhythm action | Square Enix |
| N O V E M B E R | 13 | Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered | NS | Racing | Electronic Arts |
| N O V E M B E R | 17 | Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron is Back | PS4, NS | Platform | ININ Games |
| N O V E M B E R | 17 | Halo: The Master Chief Collection | XSX/S | First-person shooter | Xbox Game Studios |
| N O V E M B E R | 17 | Mars Horizon | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Space flight simulator | Auroch Digital |
| N O V E M B E R | 17 | Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate | Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S | Fighting | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
| N O V E M B E R | 17 | Serious Sam Collection | NS, PS4, XBO | First-person shooter | Devolver Digital |
| N O V E M B E R | 17 | Sniper Elite 4 | NS | Tactical shooter | Rebellion Developments |
| N O V E M B E R | 19 | Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead | Droid, iOS, Win, Mac, Lin, NS, PS4, XBO, XSX/S | Simulation, puzzle | Headup Games |
| N O V E M B E R | 19 | Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron is Back | PS4 | Platform | Taito |
| N O V E M B E R | 19 | Cake Bash | NS | Fighting, party | Coatsink |
| N O V E M B E R | 19 | Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa Mo Teiban! | NS | Board game | Konami Digital Entertainment |
| N O V E M B E R | 19 | Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate | Stadia | Fighting | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
| N O V E M B E R | 19 | Star Renegades | NS, XBO | Role-playing | Raw Fury |
| N O V E M B E R | 20 | Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity | NS | Hack and slash | Nintendo |
| N O V E M B E R | 20 | Katamari Damacy Reroll | PS4, XBO | Puzzle, action | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| N O V E M B E R | 23 | World of Warcraft: Shadowlands | Win, Mac | MMORPG | Blizzard Entertainment |
| N O V E M B E R | 24 | Just Dance 2021 | PS5, XSX/S | Rhythm | Ubisoft |
| N O V E M B E R | 25 | Star Renegades | PS4 | Role-playing | Raw Fury |
| N O V E M B E R | 26 | Phoenotopia: Awakening | NS | Action-adventure, metroidvania, platformer | Flyhigh Works |
| N O V E M B E R | 26 | Spirit of the North: Enhanced Edition | PS5 | Adventure | Merge Games |
| N O V E M B E R | 26 | Warframe | PS5 | Action role-playing, third-person shooter | Digital Extremes |
| D E C E M B E R | 1 | Chronos: Before the Ashes | Win, NS, PS4, XBO, Stadia | Action role-playing | THQ Nordic |
| D E C E M B E R | 1 | Empire of Sin | Win, Mac, NS, PS4, XBO | Strategy | Paradox Interactive |
| D E C E M B E R | 1 | Football Manager 2021 | Win, XBO, XSX/S | Sports | Sega |
| D E C E M B E R | 1 | Frostpoint VR: Proving Grounds | Rift, Index, Vive | First-person shooter | Thirdverse |
| D E C E M B E R | 1 | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | PS5, XSX/S | Tactical shooter | Ubisoft |
| D E C E M B E R | 1 | Twin Mirror | Win, PS4, XBO | Adventure | Dontnod Entertainment |
| D E C E M B E R | 1 | Worms Rumble | Win, PS4, PS5 | Artillery, battle royale | Team17 |
| D E C E M B E R | 2 | Sam & Max Save the World Remastered | Win, NS | Adventure | Skunkape Games |
| D E C E M B E R | 2 | Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate | Win, NS | Roguelike, role-playing | Spike Chunsoft |
| D E C E M B E R | 2 | State of Decay 2 | XSX/S | Survival | Xbox Game Studios |
| D E C E M B E R | 3 | Absolute Drift | NS | Racing | Funselektor Labs |
| D E C E M B E R | 3 | Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy | NS, PS4, PS5 | Role-playing | Koei Tecmo |
| D E C E M B E R | 3 | Haven | Win, PS5, XBO, XSX/S | Adventure, role-playing | The Game Bakers |
| D E C E M B E R | 3 | Immortals Fenyx Rising | Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S, Stadia | Action-adventure | Ubisoft |
| D E C E M B E R | 3 | Morbid: The Seven Acolytes | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Horror | Merge Games |
| D E C E M B E R | 3 | Phogs! | Win, NS, PS4, XBO, Stadia | Adventure, puzzle-platformer | Coatsink |
| D E C E M B E R | 3 | Startup Panic | Droid, iOS, Win | Simulation | tinyBuild |
| D E C E M B E R | 3 | Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythmic Adventure Pack! | NS | Rhythm | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| D E C E M B E R | 3 | Wildfire | NS, PS4, XBO | Stealth | Humble Games |
| D E C E M B E R | 4 | DARQ: Complete Edition | Win, PS4, XBO | Psychological horror | Feardemic |
| D E C E M B E R | 4 | Dragon Quest XI S: Definitive Edition | Win, PS4, XBO | Role-playing | Square Enix |
| D E C E M B E R | 4 | Commandos 2 - HD Remaster | NS | Real-time tactics | Kalypso Media |
| D E C E M B E R | 4 | FIFA 21 | PS5, XSX/S | Sports | EA Sports |
| D E C E M B E R | 4 | Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light | NS | Tactical role-playing | Nintendo |
| D E C E M B E R | 4 | Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise | NS | Exergaming, rhythm | Nintendo |
| D E C E M B E R | 4 | John Wick Hex | NS, XBO | Action, strategy | Good Shepherd Entertainment |
| D E C E M B E R | 4 | Madden NFL 21 | PS5, XSX/S | Sports | EA Sports |
| D E C E M B E R | 4 | Punishing: Gray Raven | iOS, Droid | Action role-playing, Hack and slash | Kuro Games |
| D E C E M B E R | 4 | Suzerain | Win, Mac | Government simulation | Fellow Traveller |
| D E C E M B E R | 4 | Tanuki Sunset | Win | Racing | Rewind Games |
| D E C E M B E R | 7 | Drawn to Life: Two Realms | Win, NS, iOS, Droid | Action-adventure, platformer | 505 Games |
| D E C E M B E R | 8 | Call of the Sea | Win, XBO, XSX/S | Adventure, puzzle | Raw Fury |
| D E C E M B E R | 8 | Destiny 2 | PS5, XSX/S | First-person shooter | Bungie |
| D E C E M B E R | 8 | Doom Eternal | NS | First-person shooter | Bethesda Softworks |
| D E C E M B E R | 8 | Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 | NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S | Puzzle | Sega |
| D E C E M B E R | 9 | Ghostrunner | NS | Action | 505 Games, All In! Games |
| D E C E M B E R | 10 | Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia | PS4 | Tactical role-playing | Happinet |
| D E C E M B E R | 10 | Cyberpunk 2077 | Win, PS4, XBO, Stadia | Action role-playing | CD Projekt |
| D E C E M B E R | 10 | Orwell's Animal Farm | Win, Droid | Adventure, simulation, strategy | The Dairymen |
| D E C E M B E R | 10 | Xuan-Yuan Sword VII | PS4 | Action role-playing | Softstar, Justdan International |
| D E C E M B E R | 11 | Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond | Win | First-person shooter | Electronic Arts |
| D E C E M B E R | 11 | Panzer Dragoon: Remake | XBO | Rail shooter | Forever Entertainment |
| D E C E M B E R | 15 | Among Us | NS | Party, social deduction | Innersloth |
| D E C E M B E R | 15 | Collection of SaGa: Final Fantasy Legend | NS | Role-playing | Square Enix |
| D E C E M B E R | 16 | MXGP 2020 | Win, PS4, XBO | Racing | Milestone |
| D E C E M B E R | 17 | Deemo: Reborn | NS, iOS, Droid | Rhythm | Rayark |
| D E C E M B E R | 17 | Abyss of the Sacrifice | Win, NS | Adventure, visual novel | D3 Publisher |
| D E C E M B E R | 17 | Neptunia ReVerse | PS5 | Role-playing | Compile Heart |
| D E C E M B E R | 21 | Double Dragon Neon | NS | Beat 'em up | Majesco Entertainment |
| D E C E M B E R | 22 | Override 2: Super Mech League | Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S | Beat 'em up | Modus Games |
| D E C E M B E R | 23 | Fatal Fury: First Contact | NS | Fighting | SNK |
| D E C E M B E R | 23 | Super Meat Boy Forever | Win, NS | Platformer | Team Meat |
| D E C E M B E R | 23 | Who's Your Daddy? | Win, Mac, XBO | Simulation | Joe Williams |
| D E C E M B E R | 24 | Earth Defense Force: World Brothers | NS, PS4 | Third-person shooter | D3 Publisher |
| D E C E M B E R | 25 | Omori | Win, Mac | Role-playing, psychological horror | Playism |
| D E C E M B E R | 26 | The Hong Kong Massacre | NS | Top-down shooter | Untold Tales |
| D E C E M B E R | 29 | Wingspan | NS | Digital tabletop | Monster Couch, Stonemaier Games |

## Video game-based film and television releases

| Title | Date | Type | Distributor(s) | Franchise | Original game publisher(s) |
| Darwin's Game | January 3, 2020 | Anime television series | Tokyo MX (Japan) | — | — |
| Pokémon: Twilight Wings | January 15, 2020 | Limited anime webseries | YouTube | Pokémon | Nintendo The Pokémon Company |
| Sonic the Hedgehog | February 14, 2020 | Feature film | Paramount Pictures | Sonic the Hedgehog | Sega |
| Glitch Techs | February 21, 2020 | Animated series | Netflix | — | — |
| Sakura Wars: The Animation | April 3, 2020 | Anime television series | Funimation | Sakura Wars | Sega |
| Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge | April 12, 2020 | Animated film | Warner Bros. Home Entertainment | Mortal Kombat | Midway Games |
| Pokétoon | June 5, 2020 | Web anime | YouTube | Pokémon | Nintendo The Pokémon Company |
| Ninjala | June 23, 2020 | Limited animated webseries | YouTube | Ninjala | GungHo Online Entertainment |
| The Sims Spark'd | July 17, 2020 | Reality competition TV series | TBS | The Sims | Electronic Arts |
| Dragon's Dogma | September 17, 2020 | Anime series | Netflix | Dragon's Dogma | Capcom |
| Console Wars | September 23, 2020 | Documentary film | CBS All Access | Console Wars | — |
| Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai | October 3, 2020 | Anime television series | Toei Animation | Dragon Quest | Square Enix |
| Grand Blues! | October 8, 2020 | Anime television series | Funimation | Granblue Fantasy | Cygames |
| Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series | December 11, 2020 | Anime television series | TV Tokyo (Japan) Netflix (United States) | Pokémon | Nintendo The Pokémon Company |
| Monster Hunter | December 18, 2020 | Feature film | Screen Gems | Monster Hunter | Capcom |
| Secrets of the Jungle | December 25, 2020 | Anime film | Toho (Japan) Netflix (international) | Pokémon | Nintendo The Pokémon Company |