2019 in video games

In the video game industry during 2019, both Sony and Microsoft announced their intent to reveal their next-generation consoles in 2020, while Nintendo introduced a smaller Nintendo Switch Lite, and Google announced its streaming game platform Stadia. The controversy over loot boxes as a potential gambling route continued into 2019, with some governments like Belgium and the Netherlands banning games with them under their gambling laws, while the United Kingdom acknowledging their current laws prevent enforcing these as if they were games of chance. The first video cards to support real-time ray tracing were put onto the consumer market, including the first set of games that would take advantage of the new technology. The Epic Games Store continued its growth in challenging the largest digital PC game distribution service Steam, leading to concern and debate about Epic Games' methods to seek games for its service. Dota Auto Chess, a community-created mod for Dota 2, introduced a new subgenre of strategy games called auto battlers, which saw several games in the genre released throughout the year.^[1] Blizzard Entertainment faced criticism due to their involvement in the Blitzchung controversy, which began after they had banned a Hearthstone player for making comments during a tournament regarding the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests.

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Top-rated games

Major awards

Category/Organization		37th Golden Joystick Awards November 16, 2019[2]	The Game Awards 2019 December 12, 2019	23rd Annual D.I.C.E. Awards February 13, 2020	20th Game Developers Choice Awards March 18, 2020		16th British Academy Games Awards April 2, 2020
Game of the Year		Resident Evil 2	Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice	Untitled Goose Game			Outer Wilds
Independent / Debut[i]	Indie	Outer Wilds	Disco Elysium	Untitled Goose Game	Disco Elysium
	Debut		Disco Elysium
Mobile/Portable		BTS World	Call of Duty: Mobile	Sayonara Wild Hearts	What the Golf?		Call of Duty: Mobile
VR/AR		Beat Saber		Pistol Whip	Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series		—
Artistic Achievement[i]	Animation	Devil May Cry 5	Control	Luigi's Mansion 3	Control		Luigi's Mansion 3
	Art Direction			Control			Sayonara Wild Hearts
Audio[i]	Music	Resident Evil 2	Death Stranding	Control	Control		Disco Elysium
	Sound Design		Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	Death Stranding			Ape Out
Character or Performance[i]	Leading Role	Logan Marshall-Green as David Smith Telling Lies	Mads Mikkelsen as Cliff Unger Death Stranding	The Goose Untitled Goose Game	—		Gonzalo Martin as Sean Diaz Life Is Strange 2
	Supporting Role						Martti Suosalo as Ahti the Janitor Control
Game Direction or Design[i]	Game Design	—	Death Stranding	Baba Is You	Baba Is You		Outer Wilds
	Game Direction			Control
Narrative		Days Gone	Disco Elysium
Technical Achievement		—		Death Stranding	Control		Death Stranding
Multiplayer/Online		Apex Legends			—		Apex Legends
Action		—	Devil May Cry 5	Control	—
Adventure		—	Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice	Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Family		—	Luigi's Mansion 3	Super Mario Maker 2	—		Untitled Goose Game
Fighting		—	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Mortal Kombat 11	—
Role-Playing		—	Disco Elysium	The Outer Worlds
Sports/Racing	Sports	—	Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled	FIFA 20
	Racing			Mario Kart Tour
Strategy/Simulation		—	Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Special Award		Lifetime Achievement	—	Hall of Fame	Ambassador Award	Pioneer Award	BAFTA Fellowship
		Yu Suzuki		Connie Booth	Kate Edwards	Roberta Williams	Hideo Kojima

1. Some award presentations combine these categories.

Critically acclaimed games

Metacritic is an aggregator of video game journalism reviews. It generally considers expansions and re-releases as separate entities.

Releases scoring higher than 90/100 in 2019^[3]

Title	Developer(s)	Publisher(s)	Release	Platform(s)	Average score (out of 100)
Divinity: Original Sin II – Definitive Edition	Larian Studios		September 4, 2019	NS	93
Red Dead Redemption 2	Rockstar Studios		November 5, 2019	Win	93
Beat Saber	Beat Games		May 21, 2019	Win	93
Resident Evil 2	Capcom		January 25, 2019	XBO	93
Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition	Square Enix		September 27, 2019	NS	91
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice	FromSoftware	Activision	March 22, 2019	XBO	91
Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers	Square Enix		July 2, 2019	PS4	91
Disco Elysium	ZA/UM		October 15, 2019	Win	91
Nier: Automata – Game of the Yorha Edition	PlatinumGames	Square Enix	February 26, 2019	PS4	91
Resident Evil 2	Capcom		January 25, 2019	PS4	91
Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers	Square Enix		July 2, 2019	Win	90
Monster Hunter: World – Iceborne	Capcom		September 6, 2019	XBO	90
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition	Moon Studios	Microsoft Studios	September 27, 2019	NS	90
Tetris Effect	Monstars, Resonair	Enhance Games	July 23, 2019	Win	90
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice	FromSoftware	Activision	March 22, 2019	PS4	90

Financial performance

SuperData Research estimated that the video game industry grew 4% in 2019, reaching $120.1 billion in global revenues. SuperData stated the market was dominated by mobile games which made up $64.4 billion, with personal computer games at $29.6 billion and console games at $15.4 billion.^[4]

App Annie, which tracks all mobile app sales, estimated that mobile games accounted for 72% of the $120 billion spent on the various app stores in 2019, or $86 billion, with the potential to exceed $100 billion by 2020. Mobile game expenditures made up 56% of all video game-related revenues in 2019.^[5]

Highest-grossing games

The following were 2019's top ten highest-grossing video games in terms of worldwide digital revenue (including digital purchases, microtransactions, free-to-play and pay-to-play) across all platforms (including mobile, PC and console platforms). The top ten highest-grossing digital games of the year were all free-to-play games, each grossing more than $1 billion worldwide in 2019.^[4] Six of the top ten highest-grossing games, including the top five titles, are published and/or owned by Chinese conglomerate Tencent.

Rank	Game	Revenue	Publisher(s)	Genre(s)	Business model	Ref
1	Fortnite	$3,709,000,000	Epic Games (Tencent)	Battle royale, survival	Free-to-play	[6]
2	PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG)	$1,788,000,000	Bluehole / Tencent	Battle royale	Free-to-play / buy-to-play	[a]
3	Dungeon Fighter Online (DFO)	$1,600,000,000	Nexon / Tencent	Beat 'em up	Free-to-play	[4]
4	Honor of Kings / Arena of Valor	$1,600,000,000	Tencent	MOBA
5	League of Legends	$1,500,000,000	Riot Games / Tencent
6	Candy Crush Saga	$1,500,000,000	King (Activision Blizzard)	Puzzle
7	Pokémon Go	$1,400,000,000	Niantic / Nintendo / The Pokémon Company	Augmented reality
8	Crossfire	$1,400,000,000	Smilegate / Tencent	FPS
9	Fate/Grand Order (FGO)	$1,200,000,000	Aniplex (Sony Music Entertainment Japan)	RPG
10	Last Shelter: Survival	$1,100,000,000	Long Tech	Simulation

Best-selling games by country

The following were 2019's top ten best-selling video games by country, in terms of software units sold (excluding microtransactions and free-to-play titles) on PC and console platforms, for the United States, Japan, and United Kingdom.

Rank	Japan[8][b]	United Kingdom[9][c]	United States[10]
1	Pokémon Sword / Shield	FIFA 20	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
2	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	NBA 2K20
3	Kingdom Hearts III	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	Madden NFL 20
4	Super Mario Maker 2	Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order	Borderlands 3
5	Monster Hunter World: Iceborne	Pokémon Sword / Shield	Mortal Kombat 11
6	New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe	Red Dead Redemption 2	Kingdom Hearts III
7	Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Master Edition	FIFA 19	Tom Clancy's The Division 2
8	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled	Pokémon Sword / Shield
9	Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition	Grand Theft Auto V	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
10	Luigi's Mansion 3	Tom Clancy's The Division 2	Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

Major events

Month	Day(s)	Event
January	10	Bungie terminated its publishing deal with Activision, maintaining rights to the Destiny series.
	30	Nintendo ceases service operations of the Wii Shop Channel app for the Nintendo Wii.[11]
February	4	Respawn Entertainment and Electronic Arts surprise-released Apex Legends, a battle royale game that within a week gained 25 million players and challenged the dominance of Fortnite Battle Royale.[12]
	11–13	Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosted the 2019 D.I.C.E. Summit and 22nd Annual D.I.C.E. Awards at the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada,[13] Bonnie Ross inducted into the AIAS Hall of Fame.[14]
	12	Activision Blizzard announced that despite a record quarter, it would be laying off about 8% or 775 positions, primarily from non-development sectors.[15]
	13	THQ Nordic acquired Warhorse Studios.[16]
March	18–22	The 2019 Game Developers Conference was held in San Francisco.
	19	Google revealed Stadia, a game streaming service.
	26	Electronic Arts announced it would be cutting about 350 jobs or about 4% of its workforce.[17]
	28–31	PAX East was held in Boston.
	31	Dies irae and Silverio developer Light suspended activity as its parent company Greenwood dissolved.[18][19]
April	13–14	The inaugural Twitchcon Europe was held in Berlin.
	15	Reggie Fils-Aimé retired as president and CEO of Nintendo of America and was replaced by Doug Bowser.[20]
May	1	Epic Games acquired Rocket League developer Psyonix.[21]
	7	Microsoft released the "All-Digital" version of the Xbox One S console, which lacks an optical drive for a lower price point.[22]
	10	Sega acquired Two Point Studios, the creator of Two Point Hospital.[23]
June	9	Xbox Game Studios announced their acquisition of Double Fine, the developers of the Psychonauts series.[24]
		Microsoft announced their next-generation Xbox console, Project Scarlett.
	11–13	E3 2019 was held in Los Angeles, California.
	18	Kaz Hirai retired from Sony Corporation after serving the company for 35 years, most recently as CEO and chairman for 6 years.[25]
	19	Popular streamer and YouTuber Etika disappeared;[26] his body was discovered in the East River five days later in an act of suicide by drowning.[27][28]
July	12	Chiyomaru Studio acquired Science Adventure developer Mages.[29]
	26–28	The inaugural Fortnite World Cup was held at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City.
August	16–18	The Pokémon World Championships was held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., United States;[30] it was also the last Championships event to be held in North America.
	19	Worldwide Studios announced the acquisition of Insomniac Games for $229 million.[31][32] The deal was completed on November 15.[33]
	20–24	Gamescom 2019 was held in Cologne, Germany.[34]
	20–25	The International 2019, the ninth iteration of the annual Dota 2 global esports tournament, was held in Shanghai.[35]
	28	LCG Entertainment acquired the remaining assets of Telltale Games and relaunched it as a new company.[36]
	31–	PAX West was held in Seattle.
September	3
	12–15	Tokyo Game Show was held in Chiba, Japan.[37]
	17	Valve lost a lawsuit in France, requiring the company to allow users to resell games on Steam required by Directives from the European Union.[38][39]
	19	Apple Arcade, a game subscription service by Apple Inc., launched.[40]
	27–29	TwitchCon was held at San Diego, California
	29	The San Francisco Shock won the 2019 Overwatch League Grand Finals over the Vancouver Titans
	30	Shawn Layden announced his departure as CEO of Worldwide Studios.[41]
October	1	Japanese developer AlphaDream filed for bankruptcy.[42]
	6–11	Blizzard Entertainment dealt with fallout from issuing bans related to pro-Hong Kong speech at the Hearthstone Grandmasters event.
	11–13	PAX Australia was held in Melbourne.
	25	The defunct developer Light was revived to finish their Silverio series in a collaboration with Ares Co. and Nexton.[19]
	29	Electronic Arts announced they would begin to publish games again on Valve's Steam service. They had originally stopped in 2011.[43]
November	1–2	BlizzCon was held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.
	7	Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that Hermen Hulst would become the new head of Worldwide Studios, while Shuhei Yoshida became the "Head of Independent Developer Initiative" at PlayStation.[44]
	13	Human Head Studios closed down while transitioning its employees to the newly formed Roundhouse Studios under Bethesda Softworks.[45]
	27	Facebook acquired Beat Games.[46]
	28	Codemasters acquired Slightly Mad Studios for $30 million.[47]
December	6	Starbreeze Studios completed a year-long restructuring process.[48]
	12	The Game Awards 2019 were held at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
		Microsoft unveiled the design and name of their next-generation Xbox console previously known as Project Scarlett, the Xbox Series X, set for a late 2020 release.
	19	Stadia Games and Entertainment acquired Typhoon Studios.[49]

Notable deaths

• May 14 – Tim Conway, 85, voice actor best known for the character Barnacle Boy in the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise.^[50]
• June 24 – Etika, 29, YouTuber and Twitch streamer who played Nintendo games.^[51]
• August 31 – Alec Holowka, 35, co-game designer on Night in the Woods and former co-founder of Infinite Fall.^[52]
• October 2 – John Kirby, 79, lawyer who represented Nintendo in Universal v. Nintendo and namesake of Kirby.^[53]

Hardware releases

Nintendo Switch Lite

The list of game-related hardware released in 2019 in North America.

Month	Day	Console
March	25	Mega Sg
May	7	Xbox One S All-Digital Edition
	21	Oculus Rift S
		Oculus Quest
June	28	Valve Index
September	19	Sega Genesis Mini
	20	Nintendo Switch Lite
October	10	Atari Flashback X
	25	Capcom Home Arcade
November	7	HoloLens 2
	11	NEOGEO Arcade Stick Pro
	19	Stadia
December	5	THEC64

Game releases

Video game platforms

Win Windows Mac Mac Lin Linux Wii Wii NS Nintendo Switch 3DS Nintendo 3DS PS4 PlayStation 4 PSVita PlayStation Vita XBO Xbox One iOS iOS, iPadOS Droid Android Stadia Stadia

Series with new entries

Series with new installments in 2019 include Ace Combat, Age of Wonders, Bloodstained, Borderlands, Bubsy, Call of Duty, Contra, Crackdown, Crash Bandicoot, Dead or Alive, Devil May Cry, Digimon, Dr. Mario, Earth Defense Force, Far Cry, Final Fantasy, Fire Emblem, Gears of War, God Eater, Kingdom Hearts, Kirby, Luigi's Mansion, Mario & Sonic, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, MediEvil, Metro, MLB The Show, Mortal Kombat, Need for Speed, No More Heroes, Onimusha, Persona, Pokémon, Rage, Resident Evil, Rivals of Aether, Science Adventure, Shantae, Shenmue, Sonic the Hedgehog, Star Wars, Super Mario, Terminator, Tetris, The Legend of Zelda, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, Tom Clancy's The Division, Total War, Trials, Tropico, Umihara Kawase, Vampire: The Masquerade, Wolfenstein, WWE 2K, Yooka-Laylee, Yoshi, and Yu-Gi-Oh!.

January–March

Month	Day	Title	Platform(s)	Genre(s)	Publisher(s)	Ref.
J A N U A R Y	4	Fitness Boxing	NS	Exergaming, rhythm	Nintendo	[54]
	10	Catherine Classic	Win	Puzzle-platform	Sega
	11	Hitman HD Enhanced Collection[broken anchor]	PS4, XBO	Stealth	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	[55]
		Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey	3DS	Role-playing	Nintendo	[56]
		New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe	NS	Platformer	Nintendo	[57]
		Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Role-playing	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[58]
	12	Bright Memory	Win	First-person shooter	FYQD Personal Studio
	15	Asdivine Hearts 2	PS4, PSVita	Role-playing	Kemco	[59]
		Onimusha: Warlords	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure, hack and slash	Capcom	[60]
		Vane	PS4	Adventure	Friend & Foe	[61]
		The Walking Dead: The Final Season – Episode 3: Broken Toys	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Graphic adventure	Skybound Entertainment	[62]
	17	Yakuza 4[d]	PS4	Action-adventure	Sega	[63]
		YIIK: A Postmodern RPG	Win, Mac, NS, PS4, PSVita	Role-playing	Ysbryd Games	[64]
	18	Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown	PS4, XBO	Combat flight simulator	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[65]
		Alvastia Chronicles	Win, XBO	Role-playing	Kemco	[66]
		Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes	NS	Action-adventure	Grasshopper Manufacture	[67]
	22	Chaos;Child[e]	Win	Visual novel	Spike Chunsoft	[68]
		The Raven Remastered	NS	Point-and-click adventure	THQ Nordic
		Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal	Win, PS4	Action	Xseed Games	[69]
	23	At the Gates	Win	4X, strategy	Conifer Games	[70]
		Slay the Spire	Win, Mac, Lin	Roguelike	Humble Bundle	[71]
	24	Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2	Win	Strategy, real-time tactics	Focus Home Interactive	[72]
		Life Is Strange 2 – Episode 2: Rules	Win, PS4, XBO	Graphic adventure	Square Enix	[73]
		My Memory of Us	NS	Graphic adventure, platform	Crunching Koalas	[74]
		Pikuniku	Win, NS	Platformer, puzzle	Devolver Digital	[75]
	25	Resident Evil 2	Win, PS4, XBO	Survival horror	Capcom	[76]
	29	Kingdom Hearts III	PS4, XBO	Action role-playing	Square Enix	[77]
		Penguin Wars	PS4	Arcade	Dispatch Games	[78]
		Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy	NS	Action-adventure	THQ Nordic	[79]
	31	Dragon Marked For Death	NS	Role-playing	Inti Creates	[80]
		Piczle Colors	NS	Puzzle	Rainy Frog	[81]
		Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet	NS	Visual novel	Prototype	[82]
		Robotics;Notes DaSH[d]	NS, PS4	Visual novel	Spike Chunsoft	[83]
		Robotics;Notes Elite HD[d]	NS, PS4	Visual novel	Spike Chunsoft	[84]
		Sunless Skies	Win, Mac, Lin	Role-playing	Failbetter Games	[85]
F E B R U A R Y	1	Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown	Win	Combat flight simulator	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[65]
		Wargroove	Win, NS, XBO	Turn-based tactics	Chucklefish	[86]
	4	Apex Legends	Win, PS4, XBO	Battle royale, first-person shooter	Electronic Arts	[87]
	5	The Book of Unwritten Tales 2	NS	Point-and-click adventure	THQ Nordic	[79]
		Etrian Odyssey Nexus[e]	3DS	Role-playing, dungeon crawler	Atlus	[88]
		V-Rally 4	NS	Racing	Bigben Interactive	[89]
		Art Sqool	Win, Mac, NS	Art	RedDeerGames, Sonka	[90]
	7	BlazBlue: Central Fiction	NS	Fighting	Arc System Works	[91]
	8	God Eater 3[e]	Win, PS4	Action role-playing	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[92]
		Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame 2	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Racing	Milestone srl	[93]
	9	Space Engineers	Win	Simulation	Keen Software House	[94]
	12	Conarium	PS4, XBO	Adventure	Iceberg Interactive
		The King's Bird	NS, PS4, XBO	Platform	Graffiti Games	[95]
		The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince[e]	NS, PS4	Action-adventure	Nippon Ichi Software	[96]
		Riot	Win	Real-time strategy	Leonard Menchiari	[97]
	13	Eastshade	Win	Adventure	Eastshade Studios	[98]
		Final Fantasy IX	NS, XBO	Role-playing	Square Enix	[99]
		Tetris 99	NS	Puzzle, battle royale	Nintendo	[100]
	15	Crackdown 3	Win, XBO	Action-adventure	Xbox Game Studios	[101]
		DreamWorks Dragons Dawn of New Riders	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure	Outright Games	[102]
		Far Cry New Dawn	Win, PS4, XBO	First-person shooter	Ubisoft	[103]
		Jump Force	Win, PS4, XBO	Fighting	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[104]
		Metro Exodus	Win, PS4, XBO	First-person shooter	Deep Silver	[105]
	19	8-bit ADV Steins;Gate[e]	NS	Visual novel	Spike Chunsoft	[106]
		Death end re;Quest[e]	PS4	Role-playing	Idea Factory	[107]
		Steins;Gate Elite[e]	Win, NS, PS4	Visual novel	Spike Chunsoft	[106]
		Steins;Gate: Linear Bounded Phenogram[e]	Win, PS4	Visual novel	Spike Chunsoft	[106]
		Yakuza Kiwami	Win	Action-adventure	Sega
	21	Aragami: Shadow Edition	NS	Action-adventure	Lince Works	[108]
		Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy[d]	NS, PS4, XBO	Adventure, visual novel	Capcom	[109]
		Spirit Hunter: NG[d]	PS4	Adventure, visual novel	Experience	[110]
	22	Anthem	Win, PS4, XBO	Action role-playing	Electronic Arts	[111]
		The Coin Game	Win	Life simulation	Devotid
	25	Touhou Luna Nights	Win, XBO, NS	Action-adventure	Playism Active Gaming Media	[112]
	26	Dirt Rally 2.0	Win, PS4, XBO	Racing	Codemasters	[113]
		The Lego Movie 2 Videogame	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	[114]
		Stellaris: Console Edition	PS4, XBO	Grand strategy	Paradox Interactive	[115]
		Trials Rising	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Racing, platform	Ubisoft	[116]
	28	Dies irae: Interview with Kaziklu Bey[e]	Win	Visual novel	Light	[117]
M A R C H	1	Alien League	Win	Party	Kraken Ink.
		Dead or Alive 6	Win, PS4, XBO	Fighting	Koei Tecmo	[118]
		Swords and Soldiers 2 Shawarmageddon	NS	Strategy	Ronimo Games	[119]
		ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove	Win, Mac, Lin, NS, PS4, XBO	Action platformer	HumaNature Studios	[120]
	5	Left Alive	Win, PS4	Action-adventure	Square Enix	[121]
		The Occupation	Win, PS4, XBO	Stealth	Humble Bundle	[122]
		R.B.I. Baseball 19	NS, PS4, XBO	Sports	MLB Advanced Media
	6	Overload	XBO	First-person shooter, shoot 'em up	Revival Productions
	7	Flowers: Les Quatre Saisons[d]	PS4	Visual novel	Prototype	[123]
	8	Devil May Cry 5	Win, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure, hack and slash	Capcom	[124]
		Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn	3DS	Platforming	Nintendo	[125]
	12	The Caligula Effect: Overdose[e]	Win, NS, PS4	Role-playing	NIS America	[126]
		Hypnospace Outlaw	Win	Adventure	Tendershoot
		Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer[d]	iOS	Roguelike	Spike Chunsoft	[127]
	13	Baba Is You	Win, NS	Puzzle	Hempuli
	14	Bonds of the Skies	Win, NS, PS4	Role-playing	Kemco	[128]
		Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer[d]	Droid	Roguelike	Spike Chunsoft	[129]
		Samurai Warriors 4 DX[d]	NS, PS4	Hack and slash	Koei Tecmo	[130]
	15	One Piece: World Seeker	Win, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[131]
		Sephirothic Stories	XBO	Role-playing, puzzle	Kemco	[132]
		Tom Clancy's The Division 2	Win, PS4, XBO	Action role-playing	Ubisoft	[133]
	19	American Ninja Warrior: Challenge	NS, PS4, XBO	Action	GameMill Entertainment	[134]
		Fate/Extella Link[e]	Win, NS, PS4	Action-adventure	Xseed Games	[135]
	20	Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon Every Buddy!	NS, PS4	Role-playing, Roguelike	Square Enix
		Super Robot Wars T[d]	NS, PS4	Tactical role-playing	Bandai Namco Entertainment
	22	Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice	Win, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure	Activision	[136]
		Unravel Two	NS	Platform	Electronic Arts	[137]
	26	Final Fantasy VII	NS, XBO	Role-playing	Square Enix	[99]
		Generation Zero	Win, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure, first-person shooter	Avalanche Studios	[138]
		The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel[e]	PS4	Role-playing	Xseed Games	[139]
		MLB The Show 19	PS4	Sports	Sony Interactive Entertainment
		Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists: Ateliers of the New World[e]	Win, NS, PS4	Role-playing	Koei Tecmo	[140]
		Outward	Win, PS4, XBO	Action role-playing	Deep Silver	[141]
		Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid	NS, XBO	Fighting	nWay Games	[142]
		The Walking Dead: The Final Season – Episode 4: Take Us Back	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Graphic adventure	Skybound Entertainment	[143]
		Xenon Racer	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Racing	Soedesco	[144]
	28	Fun! Fun! Animal Park	NS	Party	Aksys Games
	29	Assassin's Creed III Remastered	Win, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure, stealth	Ubisoft	[145]
		Operencia: The Stolen Sun	Win, XBO	Role-playing	Zen Studios
		Tropico 6	Win, Mac, Lin	Construction and management simulation, government simulation	Kalypso Media	[146]
		Unheard	Win, Mac, Lin	Puzzle	NEXT Studios	[147]
		Yoshi's Crafted World	NS	Platformer	Nintendo	[125]

April–June

Month	Day	Title	Platform(s)	Genre(s)	Publisher(s)	Ref.
A P R I L	1	Lovers of Aether	Win	Dating simulator	Dan Fornace
	2	Darksiders: Warmastered Edition	NS	Hack and slash, action-adventure	THQ Nordic	[148]
		FAR: Lone Sails	PS4, XBO	Vehicle adventure	Mixtvision	[149]
		Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid	PS4	Fighting	nWay Games	[142]
	4	Frane: Dragons' Odyssey	XBO	Action role-playing	Kemco	[150]
		Islanders	Win, Mac, Lin	Casual city builder	Grizzly Games	[151]
		Spirit Hunter: Death Mark	Win	Adventure, visual novel	Aksys Games	[152]
	5	Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission	Win, NS	Adventure, card battle	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[153]
	9	Dangerous Driving	Win, PS4, XBO	Racing	Maximum Games	[154]
		Falcon Age	Win, NS, PS4	Adventure	Outerloop Games	[155]
		Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy[e]	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Adventure, visual novel	Capcom	[156]
		Zanki Zero: Last Beginning[e]	Win, PS4	Role-playing, dungeon crawler	Spike Chunsoft	[157]
	11	Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain	PS4	Action	D3 Publisher	[158]
		Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice	NS	Action-adventure	Ninja Theory	[159]
	12	Code 7: Episode 2 — Memory and Episode 3 — Backdoor	Win, Mac, Lin	Adventure	Goodwolf Studio	[160]
		Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kit[e]	NS	Construction set	Nintendo	[161]
	13	Konami Arcade Classics	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Platformer, shoot 'em up	Konami	[162]
	16	Anno 1800	Win	City-building, real-time strategy	Ubisoft	[163]
		Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster	NS, XBO	Role-playing	Square Enix	[164]
		My Time at Portia	NS, PS4, XBO	Sandbox	Team17
		Table of Tales: The Crooked Crown	PlayStation VR	Digital tabletop, role-playing	Tin Man Games	[165]
		World War Z	Win, PS4, XBO	Survival horror, third-person shooter	Mad Dog Games	[166]
	18	Cuphead	NS	Platform	StudioMDHR	[167]
		Driftland: The Magic Revival	Win	Real-time strategy	Star Drifters	[168]
		Katana Zero	Win, NS	Action platformer	Devolver Digital	[169]
	23	Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen	NS	Action role-playing, hack and slash	Capcom	[170]
		Mortal Kombat 11	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Fighting	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	[171]
	25	Imperator: Rome	Win	Grand strategy	Paradox Interactive	[172]
		Picross S3	NS	Puzzle	Jupiter Corporation	[173]
		SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech	NS	Role-playing	Thunderful Publishing	[174]
		Umihara Kawase Fresh![d]	NS	Action	Nicalis	[175]
	26	BoxBoy! + BoxGirl!	NS	Puzzle-platform	Nintendo	[176]
		Days Gone	PS4	Action-adventure, survival horror	Sony Interactive Entertainment	[177]
	30	Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age	NS, XBO	Role-playing	Square Enix	[164]
		UBOAT	Win	Submarine simulator	PlayWay S.A.	[178]
M A Y	1	Arknights[f]	iOS, Droid	Action role-playing, Tactical role-playing, Tower defense	Hypergryph
		Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders	Win, Lin	Point-and-click adventure	Nupixo Games	[179]
	2	Close to the Sun	Win	Adventure, survival horror	Wired Productions
		Rise of Industry	Win, Mac, Lin	Business simulation	Kasedo Games	[180]
	3	Jump King	Win	Platformer	Nexile
	7	Puyo Puyo Champions[e]	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Puzzle	Sega	[181]
		Shakedown: Hawaii	Win, NS, PS4, PSVita	Action-adventure	Vblank Entertainment	[182]
	9	Life Is Strange 2 – Episode 3: Wastelands	Win, PS4, XBO	Graphic adventure	Square Enix	[183]
		Yakuza Kiwami 2	Win	Action-adventure	Sega	[184]
	10	Saints Row: The Third – The Full Package	NS	Action-adventure, third-person shooter	Deep Silver	[185]
	14	A Plague Tale: Innocence	Win, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure, puzzle	Focus Home Interactive	[186]
		Darkwood	PS4	Survival horror, action-adventure	Acid Wizard Studio	[187]
		Idle Coffee Corp	iOS, Droid	Incremental	BoomBit	[188]
		Rage 2	Win, PS4, XBO	First-person shooter	Bethesda Softworks	[189]
		Redout	NS	Racing	Nicalis	[190]
		Sniper Elite V2 Remastered	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Third-person shooter	Rebellion Developments	[191]
		World End Syndrome	NS, PS4	Visual novel	Arc System Works	[192]
	16	Bubsy: Paws on Fire!	Win, PS4	Platformer	UFO Interactive Games	[193]
		Castlevania Anniversary Collection	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Platform	Konami	[194]
		Darkwood	NS	Survival horror, action-adventure	Acid Wizard Studio	[187]
	17	Darkwood	XBO	Survival horror, action-adventure	Acid Wizard Studio	[187]
	21	Assassin's Creed III Remastered	NS	Action-adventure, stealth	Ubisoft	[195]
		Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland	Win, NS, PS4	Role-playing	Koei Tecmo	[196]
		Beat Saber	Win, PS4, Quest	Rhythm	Beat Games	[197]
		Dauntless	Win, PS4, XBO	Action role-playing	Epic Games	[198]
		Observation	Win, PS4	Adventure, puzzle	Devolver Digital	[199]
		Resident Evil	NS	Survival horror	Capcom	[200]
		Resident Evil 4	NS	Survival horror, third-person shooter	Capcom	[200]
		Resident Evil Zero	NS	Survival horror	Capcom	[200]
		Slay the Spire	PS4	Roguelike, deck-building	Humble Bundle	[201]
		Team Sonic Racing	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Kart racing	Sega	[202]
	22	Pokémon Rumble Rush	Droid	Action	The Pokémon Company	[203]
	23	Total War: Three Kingdoms	Win	Turn-based strategy, real-time tactics	Sega	[204]
	27	Little Friends: Dogs & Cats	NS	Simulation	Imagineer
	28	Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition	NS, PS4, XBO	Survival horror, action-adventure	Krillbite Studio	[205]
		Blood & Truth	PS4	First-person shooter	Sony Interactive Entertainment	[206]
		Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons	NS	Adventure	505 Games	[207]
		Crystal Crisis	NS	Puzzle	Nicalis	[208]
		The House in Fata Morgana: Dream of the Revenants Edition	PSVita	Visual novel	Mighty Rabbit Studios	[209]
		Layers of Fear 2	Win, PS4, XBO	Adventure, horror	Gun Media	[210]
		Void Bastards	Win, XBO	First-person shooter, roguelike	Humble Bundle
	29	Vectronom	Win, Mac, NS	Rhythm	ARTE Experience	[211]
	30	Outer Wilds	Win, XBO	Adventure	Annapurna Interactive	[212]
	31	Cricket 19	NS, PS4, XBO	Sports	Big Ant Studios	[213]
		PixARK	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Sandbox	Snail Games	[214]
		Global Soccer Manager 2019	Win	Sport simulation	Forever Young Games
		Trover Saves the Universe	PS4	Action, platform	Squanch Games	[215]
J U N E	4	Asdivine Dios	Win, XBO	Role-playing	Kemco	[216]
		Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa	Win, NS, PS4	Visual novel	PQube	[217]
		The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II[e]	PS4	Role-playing	Xseed Games	[218]
		Perchang	NS	Puzzle, strategy	Perchang Games	[219]
		Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth[e]	3DS	Dungeon crawler, role-playing	Atlus	[220]
		Timespinner	NS	Metroidvania	Lunar Ray Games	[221]
		Trover Saves the Universe	Win	Action, platform	Squanch Games	[215]
		Warhammer: Chaosbane	Win, PS4, XBO	Role-playing	Bigben Interactive	[222]
	6	Journey	Win	Adventure, art game	Annapurna Interactive	[223]
		MotoGP 19	Win, PS4, XBO	Racing	Milestone srl	[224]
		Slay the Spire	NS	Roguelike, deck-building	Humble Bundle	[225]
	7	A-Train Express[e]	PS4, PSVR	Simulation	Degica Games	[226]
		Octopath Traveler	Win	Role-playing	Square Enix	[227]
		Omensight	XBO	Action role-playing	Spearhead Games	[228]
	11	Battle Worlds: Kronos	NS	Turn-based strategy	THQ Nordic	[229]
		Collection of Mana	NS	Action role-playing	Square Enix	[230]
		Contra Anniversary Collection	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Action, platformer	Konami	[231]
		The House in Fata Morgana: Dream of the Revenants Edition	PS4	Visual novel	Mighty Rabbit Studios	[209]
	13	Doraemon Story of Seasons[d]	NS	Farm simulation, role-playing	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[232]
		Cadence of Hyrule	NS	Roguelike, rhythm	Nintendo	[233]
	14	Blaster Master Zero	Win	Action, platformer	Inti Creates	[234]
	18	Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night	Win, PS4, XBO	Metroidvania, action-adventure	505 Games	[235]
		Crystal Crisis	PS4	Puzzle	Nicalis	[236]
	20	198X	Win, PS4	Arcade	Hi-Bit Studios	[237]
		Amid Evil	Win	First-person shooter	New Blood Interactive	[238]
		Harry Potter: Wizards Unite	iOS, Droid	Adventure	Niantic	[239]
		My Friend Pedro	Win, NS	Shoot 'em up	Devolver Digital	[240]
		Project Lux	PS4	Adventure	Sekai Project	[241]
		Super Neptunia RPG[e]	Win	Role-playing	Idea Factory	[242]
		Yakuza 5[d]	PS4	Action-adventure	Sega	[243]
		Yo-kai Watch 4[d]	NS	Role-playing	Level-5	[244]
	21	Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled	NS, PS4, XBO	Kart racing	Activision	[245]
	24	Heavy Rain	Win	Interactive drama	Sony Interactive Entertainment	[246]
	25	Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night	NS	Metroidvania, action-adventure	505 Games	[235]
		Devil May Cry	NS	Action-adventure, hack and slash	Capcom	[247]
		Judgment[e]	PS4	Action-adventure	Sega	[248]
		Samurai Shodown	PS4, XBO	Fighting	Athlon Games	[249]
		Super Neptunia RPG[e]	NS, PS4	Role-playing	Idea Factory	[242]
	26	Hardcore Mecha	Win, PS4	Action, mech	Arc System Works	[250]
		Human: Fall Flat	iOS, Droid	Platform, puzzle	505 Games	[251]
	27	Minit	iOS, Droid	Adventure	Devolver Digital	[252]
		MotoGP 19	NS	Racing	Milestone srl	[224]
		The Sinking City	Win, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure, survival horror	Bigben Interactive	[253]
	28	F1 2019	Win, PS4, XBO	Racing	Codemasters	[254]
		Super Mario Maker 2	NS	Level editor, platform	Nintendo	[255]

July–September

Month	Day	Title	Platform(s)	Genre(s)	Publisher(s)	Ref.
J U L Y	2	Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers	Win, PS4	MMORPG	Square Enix	[256]
		Psyvariar Delta[e]	NS, PS4	Shoot 'em up	Dispatch Games	[257]
		Red Faction: Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered	NS	Third-person shooter, action-adventure	THQ Nordic	[258]
	4	Alternate Jake Hunter: Daedalus The Awakening of Golden Jazz	Win	Adventure	Arc System Works	[259]
		Clannad	NS	Visual novel	Prototype	[260]
		Stranger Things 3: The Game	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Beat 'em up	Netflix	[261]
	5	Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Action	Koei Tecmo	[262]
		Sea of Solitude	Win, PS4, XBO	Adventure	Electronic Arts	[263]
		Teppen	iOS, Droid	Digital collectible card game	GungHo Online Entertainment	[264]
	9	Dr. Mario World	iOS, Droid	Puzzle	Nintendo	[265]
		Senran Kagura: Peach Ball[e]	NS	Pinball	Xseed Games	[266]
		Umihara Kawase Fresh![e]	NS	Action, platform	Nicalis	[267]
	11	Blazing Chrome	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Run and gun	The Arcade Crew	[265]
		Earth Defense Force 5	Win	Third-person shooter	D3 Publisher	[268]
		Tiny Metal: Full Metal Rumble	Win, NS	Turn-based tactics	Unties	[269]
	12	Aggelos	PS4, XBO	Action, platformer	PQube	[270]
		Dragon Quest Builders 2[e]	NS, PS4	Action role-playing, sandbox	Square Enix	[271]
		God Eater 3	NS	Action role-playing	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[272]
	18	Etherborn	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Puzzle	Altered Matter	[273]
		Sky: Children of the Light	iOS	Adventure	Thatgamecompany	[274]
	19	Horace	Win	Metroidvania, platform game	505 Games	[275]
		Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order	NS	Action role-playing	Nintendo	[276]
	22	Beyond: Two Souls	Win	Interactive drama	Quantic Dream	[246]
	23	Pokémon Rumble Rush	iOS	Action	The Pokémon Company	[277]
		Tetris Effect	Win	Puzzle	Enhance Games	[278]
		Vane	Win	Adventure	Friend & Foe	[279]
	25	Hyper Light Drifter	iOS	Action role-playing	Abylight Studios	[280]
		Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom	Win	Platform	FDG Entertainment	[281]
		Raiden V: Director's Cut	NS	Shooter	UFO Interactive Games	[282]
	26	Fire Emblem: Three Houses	NS	Tactical role-playing	Nintendo	[283]
		Kill la Kill: If	Win, NS, PS4	Action, fighting	Arc System Works	[284]
		Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot	Win, PS4	First-person shooter, action-adventure	Bethesda Softworks	[285]
		Wolfenstein: Youngblood	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	First-person shooter	Bethesda Softworks	[285]
	30	Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden: Deluxe Edition	NS	Turn-based strategy	Funcom	[286]
		Oxygen Not Included	Win, Mac, Lin	Survival, simulation	Klei Entertainment	[287]
	31	Crystal Crisis	Win	Puzzle	Nicalis	[288]
A U G U S T	2	The Church in the Darkness	Win, Mac, NS, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure	Fellow Traveler	[289]
		Dry Drowning	Win	Visual novel	VLG Publishing	[290]
		Madden NFL 20	Win, PS4, XBO	Sports	EA Sports	[291]
	3	Asdivine Menace	XBO	Role-playing	Kemco	[292]
	6	Age of Wonders: Planetfall	Win, PS4, XBO	4X, turn-based strategy	Paradox Interactive	[293]
		Illusion of L'Phalcia	PS4	Role-playing	Kemco	[294]
		Metal Wolf Chaos XD	Win, PS4, XBO	Third-person shooter	Devolver Digital	[295]
	8	Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition	NS	Role-playing	Versus Evil	[296]
	9	Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet Complete Edition	NS	Action role-playing	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[297]
	12	Anodyne 2: Return to Dust	Win, Mac, Lin	Action-adventure	Analgesic Productions	[298]
	13	The Bard's Tale Trilogy	XBO	Roguelike	inXile Entertainment	[299]
		Friday the 13th: The Game	NS	Survival horror	Gun Media	[300]
		Rebel Galaxy Outlaw	Win	Space flight simulation	Double Damage Games	[301]
	15	Ion Fury	Win, Mac, Lin	First-person shooter	3D Realms	[302]
		Vasara HD Collection	NS, PS4, XBO	Shoot 'em up	QUByte Interactive	[303]
	16	Grandia HD Collection	NS	Role-playing	GungHo Online Entertainment	[304]
	18	FAR: Lone Sails	NS	Vehicle adventure	Mixtvision	[305]
	20	Rad	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Roguelike	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[306]
		Remnant: From the Ashes	Win, PS4, XBO	Third-person shooter, action-adventure	Perfect World Entertainment	[307]
		Yakuza 3[e]	PS4	Action-adventure	Sega	[308]
		Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution[e]	NS	Turn-based strategy	Konami	[309]
	21	Winds of Change	Win	Visual novel, role-playing adventure	Crunching Koalas
	22	Life Is Strange 2 – Episode 4: Faith	Win, PS4, XBO	Graphic adventure	Square Enix	[183]
		Oninaki	Win, NS, PS4	Role-playing	Square Enix	[310]
		Tokyo Chronos[d]	PS4	Adventure	Sekai Project	[311]
		Touhou Shoujo: Tale of Beautiful Memories	Win	Action role-playing	DLsite	[312]
	27	Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey	Win	Survival	Private Division	[313]
		The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut	Win, Mac, Lin, PS4, XBO	Roguelike	inXile Entertainment	[314]
		Control	Win, PS4, XBO	Third-person shooter, action-adventure	505 Games	[315]
		Crystar[e]	Win, PS4	Action role-playing	Spike Chunsoft	[316]
		Hunt: Showdown	Win	First-person shooter, survival horror	Crytek	[317]
		Knights and Bikes	Win, PS4	Action-adventure	Double Fine	[318]
		Minoria	Win, NS	Metroidvania	Dangen Entertainment	[319]
		MXGP 2019	Win, PS4, XBO	Racing	Milestone srl	[320]
		World of Warcraft Classic	Win, Mac	Role-playing	Blizzard Entertainment	[321]
	28	Pokémon Masters	iOS, Android	Role-playing	DeNA	[322]
	29	Azur Lane: Crosswave[d]	PS4	Action role-playing	Idea Factory	[323]
	30	Astral Chain	NS	Action	Nintendo	[324]
		Blair Witch	Win, XBO	Survival horror	Lionsgate Games	[325]
		Psychedelica of the Ashen Hawk	Win	Visual novel	Intragames, Idea Factory	[326]
		The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan	Win, PS4, XBO	Adventure, survival horror	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[327]
		The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors	NS, PS4	Beat 'em up	ININ Games	[328]
S E P T E M B E R	3	Catherine: Full Body[e]	PS4	Puzzle-platform	Atlus	[329]
		Children of Morta	Win, Mac	Action role-playing	11 Bit Studios	[330]
		Final Fantasy VIII Remastered	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Role-playing	Square Enix	[331]
		Last Oasis	Win	Survival	Donkey Crew	[332]
		Root Letter: Last Answer[e]	NS, PS4	Visual novel	PQube	[333]
		Spyro Reignited Trilogy	Win, NS	Platform	Activision	[334]
	4	Deadly Premonition: Origins	NS	Survival horror	Rising Star Games	[335]
		Divinity: Original Sin II	NS	Role-playing	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[336]
		Super Kirby Clash	NS	Action game	Nintendo	[337]
	5	River City Girls	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Beat 'em up	Arc System Works	[338]
	6	Monster Hunter World: Iceborne	PS4, XBO	Action-adventure	Capcom	[339]
		NBA 2K20	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Sports	2K Sports	[340]
	10	Caravan Stories[e]	PS4	MMORPG	Aiming	[341]
		eFootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020	Win, PS4, XBO	Sports	Konami	[342]
		Gears 5	Win, XBO	Third-person shooter	Xbox Game Studios	[343]
		GreedFall	Win, PS4, XBO	Action role-playing	Focus Home Interactive	[344]
		Utawarerumono: Zan	PS4	Action role-playing, beat 'em up	NIS America	[345]
	13	Borderlands 3	Win, PS4, XBO	First-person shooter	2K Games	[346]
		Daemon X Machina	NS	Action, third-person shooter	Nintendo	[347]
		NHL 20	PS4, XBO	Sports	EA Sports	[348]
	17	AI: The Somnium Files	Win, NS, PS4	Adventure	Spike Chunsoft	[349]
		Lego Jurassic World	NS	Action-adventure	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	[350]
		Reel Fishing: Road Trip Adventure	NS, PS4	Fishing	Natsume Inc.	[351]
	18	Merge Magic!	iOS, Android	Puzzle adventure	Gram Games	[352]
	19	Devil May Cry 2	NS	Action-adventure, hack and slash	Capcom	[353]
		Sayonara Wild Hearts	NS, PS4	Music	Annapurna Interactive	[354]
		Shakedown: Hawaii	3DS	Action-adventure	Vblank Entertainment	[355]
		Shantae and the Seven Sirens	iOS	Platforming	WayForward	[356]
		Sonic Racing	iOS	Racing	Sega	[357]
	20	The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening	NS	Action-adventure	Nintendo	[358]
		Untitled Goose Game	Win, NS	Stealth	Panic Inc.	[359]
		Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch	NS	Role-playing	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[360]
		Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Remastered	Win, PS4	Role-playing	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[360]
	24	Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition	NS, PS4, XBO	Role-playing	Skybound Games	[361]
		Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear	NS, PS4, XBO	Role-playing	Skybound Games	[361]
		Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition	NS, PS4, XBO	Role-playing	Skybound Games	[361]
		Contra: Rogue Corps	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Run and gun	Konami	[362]
		Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition	NS, PS4, XBO	Role-playing	Skybound Games	[361]
		Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition	NS, PS4, XBO	Role-playing	Skybound Games	[361]
		The Surge 2	Win, PS4, XBO	Action role-playing	Focus Home Interactive	[363]
	25	Mario Kart Tour	iOS, Droid	Kart racing	Nintendo	[364]
	26	Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition	NS	Action role-playing, hack and slash	THQ Nordic	[365]
		Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX	Win, NS, PS4	Action, platform	Inti Creates	[366][367]
		Ys IX: Monstrum Nox[d]	PS4	Role-playing	Nihon Falcom	[368]
	27	Code Vein	Win, PS4, XBO	Action role-playing	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[369]
		Dragon Quest	NS	Role-playing	Square Enix	[370]
		Dragon Quest II	NS	Role-playing	Square Enix	[370]
		Dragon Quest III	NS	Role-playing	Square Enix	[370]
		Dragon Quest XI S	NS	Role-playing	Nintendo	[371]
		FIFA 20	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Sports	EA Sports	[372]
		Freedom Finger	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Shoot 'em up	Wide Right Interactive
		Memorrha	Win, Mac, NS, PS4, XBO	Puzzle adventure	StickyStoneStudio	[373]
		Ori and the Blind Forest	NS	Platform	Microsoft Studios	[374]
		Tropico 6	PS4, XBO	Construction and management simulation	Kalypso Media	[375]
	30	Cube World	Win	Action role-playing	Picroma	[376]

October–December

Month	Day	Title	Platform(s)	Genre(s)	Publisher(s)	Ref.
O C T O B E R	1	Call of Duty: Mobile	iOS, Droid	First-person shooter, battle royale	Activision	[377]
		Destiny 2: Shadowkeep	Win, PS4, XBO	Action role-playing, first-person shooter	Bungie	[378]
		Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation 2[e]	PS4	Action	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[379]
		ReadySet Heroes	Win, PS4	Action	Sony Interactive Entertainment	[380]
		What the Golf?	Win, iOS	Puzzle	The Label	[381]
		YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World[e]	Win, NS, PS4	Adventure, visual novel	Spike Chunsoft	[382]
	2	One Night Stand	PS4, XBO	Visual novel	Ratalaika Games	[383]
		Warsaw	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Action role-playing	Pixelated Milk	[384]
	3	Fault Milestone One	NS	Visual novel	Sekai Project	[385]
	4	Ciconia When They Cry – Phase 1: For You, the Replaceable Ones	Win, Mac	Visual novel	07th Expansion, MangaGamer	[386][387]
		Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Third-person shooter	Mad Dog Games	[388]
		One Night Stand	NS	Visual novel	Ratalaika Games	[383]
		Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint	Win, PS4, XBO	Tactical shooter	Ubisoft	[389]
	7	Shantae and the Seven Sirens	Mac	Platforming	WayForward	[390]
	8	The Alliance Alive HD Remastered	NS, PS4	Role-playing	NIS America	[391]
		BurgerTime Party!	NS	Action, puzzle	Xseed Games	[392]
		Concrete Genie	PS4	Action-adventure	Sony Interactive Entertainment	[393]
		John Wick Hex	Win, Mac	Action, strategy	Good Shepherd Entertainment	[394]
		Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Platform	Modus Games	[395]
		Indivisible	Win, PS4, XBO	Action RPG	505 Games	[396]
		Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Platform	Team17	[397]
	10	Corpse Party: Blood Drive	Win, NS	Survival horror	Marvelous USA / Marvelous Europe	[398]
		Moon: Remix RPG Adventure[d]	NS	Role-playing	Onion Games	[399]
		Murder on the Island	Win	Visual novel	Forever Young Games	[400]
		River City Melee Mach!!	Win, NS, PS4	Action	Arc System Works	[401]
		Spirit Hunter: NG[e]	Win, NS, PS4, PSVita	Adventure, visual novel	Aksys Games	[402]
		Valfaris	Win, NS	Action platformer	Merge Games	[403]
	11	Doraemon Story of Seasons[e]	Win, NS	Farm simulation, role-playing	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[404]
		Frostpunk	PS4, XBO	City-building	11 Bit Studios	[405]
		Grid	Win, PS4, XBO	Racing	Codemasters	[406]
		Killer Queen Black	Win, NS	Real-time strategy	BumbleBear Games	[407]
	15	Children of Morta	PS4, XBO	Action role-playing	11 Bit Studios	[330]
		Disco Elysium	Win	Role-playing	ZA/UM	[408]
		Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain	Win	Third-person shooter	D3 Publisher	[409]
		Grandia HD Remaster	Win	Role-playing	GungHo Online Entertainment	[410]
		Overwatch: Legendary Edition	NS	First-person shooter	Blizzard Entertainment	[411]
		Steins;Gate Elite[d]	iOS	Visual novel	Mages	[412]
		The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete Edition	NS	Action role-playing	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	[413]
	16	Little Town Hero	NS	Role-playing	Game Freak	[414]
	17	Monkey King: Hero is Back	Win, PS4	Action-adventure	THQ Nordic	[415]
		Stranded Sails: Explorers of the Cursed Islands	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Adventure	rokaplay, Merge Games	[416]
		The Jackbox Party Pack 6	Win, Mac, Lin, NS, PS4, XBO	Party	Jackbox Games	[417]
		Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Complete Edition	Win, PS4	Action-adventure	Marvelous	[418]
		Vectronom	iOS, Droid	Rhythm	ARTE Experience	[419]
	18	Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition	Win, NS	Role-playing	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[420]
		Ice Age: Scrat's Nutty Adventure	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Platform	Outright Games	[421]
		Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville	Win, PS4, XBO	Third-person shooter	Electronic Arts	[422]
		Return of the Obra Dinn	NS, PS4, XBO	Puzzle	3909	[423]
		Ring Fit Adventure	NS	Adventure, Fitness	Nintendo	[424]
	22	Raging Loop[e]	NS, PS4	Visual novel	PQube	[425]
		The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III[e]	PS4	Role-playing	Xseed Games	[426]
		Skullgirls 2nd Encore	NS	Fighting	Skybound Games	[427]
		WWE 2K20	Win, PS4, XBO	Sports	2K Sports
	23	Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient – Chapter 1[e]	Win	Survival horror	Xseed Games, Marvelous USA	[428]
	24	Dusk Diver[e]	NS, PS4	Action role-playing	PQube	[429]
	25	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	Win, PS4, XBO	First-person shooter	Activision	[430]
		MediEvil	PS4	Action-adventure, hack and slash	Sony Interactive Entertainment	[431]
		The Outer Worlds	Win, PS4, XBO	Role-playing	Private Division	[432]
	29	Afterparty	Win, PS4, XBO	Adventure	Night School Studio	[433]
		Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout[e]	Win, NS, PS4	Role-playing	Koei Tecmo	[434]
		Disgaea 4 Complete+	NS, PS4	Tactical role-playing	NIS America	[435]
		Harvest Moon: Mad Dash	NS, PS4	Puzzle	Natsume Inc.	[436]
		Resident Evil 5	NS	Survival horror, third-person shooter	Capcom	[437]
		Resident Evil 6	NS	Survival horror, third-person shooter	Capcom	[437]
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD		NS, PS4, XBO	Platform	Sega	[438]
The Wanderer: Frankenstein's Creature		Win, NS, iOS, Droid, PS4, XBO	Adventure	ARTE France	[439]
Vampyr		NS	Action role-playing	Focus Home Interactive	[440]
Yakuza 4[e]		PS4	Action-adventure	Sega	[308]
31	Ghost Parade	Win, NS, PS4	Adventure	Aksys Games	[441]
	Luigi's Mansion 3	NS	Action-adventure	Nintendo	[442]
	Song of Horror: Complete Edition	Win	Survival horror	Raiser Games
N O V E M B E R	1	Spirit of the North	PS4	Adventure	Infuse Studio	[443]
	5	Just Dance 2020	Wii, NS, PS4, XBO, Stadia	Rhythm	Ubisoft	[443]
		Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020	NS	Sports	Sega	[444]
		Planet Zoo	Win	Construction and management simulation	Frontier Developments	[445]
		Red Dead Redemption 2	Win	Action-adventure	Rockstar Games	[446]
		Valfaris	PS4	Action platformer	Merge Games	[403]
	8	Death Stranding	PS4	Action	Sony Interactive Entertainment	[447]
		Disney Tsum Tsum Festival[e]	NS	Puzzle	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[448]
		Guildlings	iOS, Mac, Apple TV	Adventure, role-playing	Sirvo Studios	[449]
		Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaire's Conspiracy – Deluxe Edition[e]	NS	Puzzle adventure	Level-5	[450]
		Need for Speed Heat	Win, PS4, XBO	Racing	Electronic Arts	[451]
		New Super Lucky's Tale	NS	Platform	Playful Corp.	[452]
		Valfaris	XBO	Action platformer	Merge Games	[403]
	10	The TakeOver	Win, Mac	Beat 'em up	Pelikan13	[453]
	11	Romancing SaGa 3	Win, NS, PS4, PSVita, XBO, iOS, Droid	Role-playing	Square Enix	[454]
		Tactical Nexus	Win	Puzzle	Team-Tactical Nexus	[citation needed]
	13	Last Labyrinth	Win, PS4	Adventure	AMATA K.K.	[455]
	14	Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition	Win	Real-time strategy	Xbox Game Studios	[456]
		Terminator: Resistance	Win, PS4, XBO	First-person shooter	Reef Entertainment	[457]
		War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius[d]	iOS, Droid	Tactical role-playing	Square Enix	[458]
	15	Golem	PS4	Adventure	Perp Games	[459]
		Pokémon Sword and Shield	NS	Role-playing	The Pokémon Company, Nintendo	[460]
		Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order	Win, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure	Electronic Arts	[461]
		Tokyo Ghoul: re Call to Exist	Win, PS4	Action, survival	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[462]
	19	Assassin's Creed Odyssey	Stadia	Action-adventure	Ubisoft Quebec	[463]
		Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle	Stadia	Hack and slash	Koei Tecmo
		Destiny 2	Stadia	First-person shooter	Bungie
		Farming Simulator 19	Stadia	Simulation	Focus Home Interactive
		Final Fantasy XV	Stadia	Action role-playing	Square Enix
		Football Manager 2020	Win, iOS, Droid, Stadia	Sport simulation	Sega	[464]
		Grid	Stadia	Action-adventure	CodeMasters
		Gylt	Stadia	Action-adventure, puzzle	Tequila Works
		Just Dance 2020	Stadia	Rhythm	Ubisoft
		Metro Exodus	Stadia	First-person shooter	4A Games
		Mortal Kombat 11	Stadia	Fighting	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
		NBA 2K20	Stadia	Sports	2K Sports
		Rage 2	Stadia	First-person shooter	Bethesda Softworks
		Red Dead Redemption 2	Stadia	Action-adventure	Rockstar Games	[465]
		Rise of the Tomb Raider	Stadia	Action-adventure	Square Enix	[466]
		Shadow of the Tomb Raider	Stadia	Action-adventure	Square Enix	[466]
		Tomb Raider	Stadia	Action-adventure	Square Enix	[466]
		Shenmue III	Win, PS4	Action-adventure	Deep Silver	[467]
	20	Children of Morta	NS	Action role-playing	11 Bit Studios	[330]
	22	Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts	Win, PS4, XBO	First-person shooter	CI Games	[468]
	27	Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Masterpiece 1995~2001[d]	PS4	Action	Sega	[469]
		SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays	Win	Tactical role-playing	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[470]
	28	Trover Saves the Universe	NS	Action, platform	Squanch Games	[471]
D E C E M B E R	3	Blair Witch	PS4	Survival horror	Lionsgate Games	[472]
		Halo: The Master Chief Collection	Win	First-person shooter	Xbox Game Studios	[473]
		Life Is Strange 2 – Episode 5: Wolves	Win, PS4, XBO	Graphic adventure	Square Enix	[183]
		Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition	NS, PS4, XBO	Role-playing	Skybound Games	[361]
		Phoenix Point	Win, Mac	Strategy, turn-based tactics	Snapshot Games	[474]
		SaGa: Scarlet Grace – Ambitions	Win, NS, PS4, iOS, Droid	Role-playing	Square Enix	[475]
		Trover Saves the Universe	XBO	Action, platform	Squanch Games	[471]
	5	Alien: Isolation	NS	First-person shooter	Sega	[476]
		Darksiders Genesis	Win, Stadia	Hack and slash, role-playing	THQ Nordic	[477]
		Interrogation	Win, Mac, Lin	Crime Noir, Role-playing	Mixtvision	[478]
		Punishing: Gray Raven[f]	iOS, Droid	Action role-playing, Hack and slash	Kuro Games
		Raging Loop	Win	Visual novel	PQube	[479]
		Star Ocean: First Departure R	NS, PS4	Role-playing	Square Enix	[480]
	6	Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey	PS4, XBO	Survival	Private Division	[313]
	10	Boneworks	Win	First-person shooter	Stress Level Zero	[481]
		Dragon Quest Builders 2	Win	Action role-playing, sandbox	Square Enix	[482]
		MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries	Win	Vehicular combat, action	Piranha Games	[483]
		Shovel Knight: King of Cards	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Platform	Yacht Club Games	[484]
		Shovel Knight: Showdown	Win, NS, PS4, XBO	Fighting	Yacht Club Games	[484]
		Steins;Gate 0[e]	NS	Visual novel	Spike Chunsoft	[485]
		Steins;Gate: My Darling's Embrace	Win, NS, PS4	Visual novel	Spike Chunsoft	[485]
	11	Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York	Win, Mac, Lin	Adventure	Draw Distance	[486][487]
	12	Detroit: Become Human	Win	Adventure	Quantic Dream	[488]
		Gensou SkyDrift	Win, NS	Racing	Unties	[489]
		Path of the Warrior	Win	Beat'em up	Oculus Studios	[490]
		Sakura Wars[d]	PS4	Action role-playing, dating sim, visual novel	Sega	[491]
		Virgo Versus the Zodiac	macOS, Win	Role-playing	Degica Games	[492]
	13	Balconing Simulator 2020	Win	Simulation	Humble Publishing	[493]
	17	Borderlands 3	Stadia	Action role-playing, first-person shooter	2K Games	[494]
		Wattam	Win, PS4	Action	Annapurna Interactive	[495]
	18	EverQuest: Torment of Velious	Win	MMORPG	Daybreak Games	[496]
	27	Brain Age: Nintendo Switch Training[d]	NS	Puzzle	Nintendo	[497]

Video game-based film and television releases

Title	Date	Type	Distributor(s)	Franchise	Original game publisher(s)	Ref.
Dead Pixels	March 28, 2019	Television series	E4	—	—	[498]
Detective Pikachu	May 10, 2019	Feature film	Warner Bros. Pictures (worldwide) Toho (Japan)	Pokémon	Nintendo The Pokémon Company	[499]
Brave Father Online: Our Story of Final Fantasy XIV	June 21, 2019	Comedy film	Gaga Corporation	Final Fantasy	Square Enix	[500]
Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution	July 12, 2019[g]	Anime film	Toho (Japan) Netflix (international)	Pokémon	Nintendo The Pokémon Company	[502]
Dragon Quest: Your Story	August 2, 2019[h]	CG animated film		Dragon Quest	Square Enix	[504]
The Angry Birds Movie 2	August 13, 2019	CG animated film	Sony Pictures Releasing	Angry Birds	Rovio Entertainment	[505]
The King's Avatar: For the Glory	August 16, 2019	Chinese animated film	Wanda Media (China) Amazon Prime Video (international)	—	—	[506]
NiNoKuni	August 23, 2019	Anime film	Warner Bros.	Ni no Kuni	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[507]
Doom: Annihilation	October 1, 2019	Feature film	Universal Pictures Home Entertainment	Doom	Bethesda Softworks	[508]
Pokémon Journeys: The Series	November 17, 2019[i]	Anime television series	TV Tokyo (Japan) Netflix (United States)	Pokémon	Nintendo The Pokémon Company	[511][509]
Jumanji: The Next Level	December 13, 2019	Feature film	Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group	Jumanji	—	[512]

See also

• 2019 in esports
• 2019 in games

Notes

1. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds digital revenue:

   • PUBG Mobile / Game for Peace (free-to-play) – $1.5 billion^[7]
   • PC and consoles (buy-to-play) – $288 million^[4]
2. Not including PC sales
3. Physical sales only
4. The release date is for Japan only.
5. A western or worldwide release of previously regional exclusive games.
6. The release date is for China only.
7. The anime film made its VOD debut on Netflix worldwide as a "Netflix Original" in February 2020, except for Japan and Korea.^[501]
8. The CG animated film made its VOD debut on Netflix as a "Netflix Original" in February 2020.^[503]
9. The series debuted on Netflix in June 2020, and released consequent batches of episodes every 3 months till March 2021.^[509][510]