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.

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!.

Legend

Video game platforms

3DS	Nintendo 3DS, 3DS Virtual Console, iQue 3DS	DROID	Android	iOS	iOS, iPadOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod
LIN	Linux	OSX	macOS	NX	Nintendo Switch
PS4	PlayStation 4	PSV	PlayStation Vita	PSVR	Playstation VR, PlayStation VR2
Quest	Meta Quest / Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift	Stadia	Google Stadia	tvOS	tvOS
Wii	Wii, WiiWare, Wii Virtual Console	WIN	Microsoft Windows, all versions Windows 95 and up	XBO	Xbox One

Genre notes

Battle royale	Battle royale game	Brawler	Beat 'em up	FPS	First-person shooter
MOBA	Multiplayer online battle arena	Puzzle	Puzzle video game	RPG	Role-playing video game
Simulation	Simulation video game	Survival	Survival game

Hardware releases

Nintendo Switch Lite

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

Date	Console	Ref.
March 25	Mega Sg
May 7	Xbox One S All-Digital Edition
May 21	Oculus Rift S
May 21	Oculus Quest
June 28	Valve Index
August	Nintendo Switch (HAC-001(-01) model)	[2]
September 19	Sega Genesis Mini
September 20	Nintendo Switch Lite
October 10	Atari Flashback X
October 25	Capcom Home Arcade
November 7	HoloLens 2
November 11	NEOGEO Arcade Stick Pro
November 19	Stadia
December 5	THEC64

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.^[3]

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.^[4]

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.^[3] 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	[5]
2	PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG)	$1,788,000,000	Bluehole / Tencent	Battle royale	Free-to-play / buy-to-play	[a]
3	Dungeon Fighter Online	$1,600,000,000	Nexon / Tencent	Brawler	Free-to-play	[3]
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	AR
8	Crossfire	$1,400,000,000	Smilegate / Tencent	FPS
9	Fate/Grand Order	$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[7][b]	United Kingdom[8][c]	United States[9]
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

Top-rated games

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^[10]

Title	Developer(s)	Publisher(s)	Release	Platform(s)	MC score
Divinity: Original Sin II – Definitive Edition	Larian Studios		September 4, 2019	NX	93
Red Dead Redemption 2	Rockstar Games		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	NX	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	NX	90
Tetris Effect	Monstars, Resonair	Enhance Games	July 23, 2019	WIN	90
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice	FromSoftware	Activision	March 22, 2019	PS4	90

Major awards

Category/Organization		37th Golden Joystick Awards November 16, 2019[11]	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
Social Impact		—	Gris	—			Kind Words
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.

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	—	—	[12]
Detective Pikachu	May 10, 2019	Feature film	Warner Bros. Pictures (worldwide) Toho (Japan)	Pokémon	Nintendo The Pokémon Company	[13]
Brave Father Online: Our Story of Final Fantasy XIV	June 21, 2019	Comedy film	Gaga Corporation	Final Fantasy	Square Enix	[14]
Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution	July 12, 2019[d]	Anime film	Toho (Japan) Netflix (international)	Pokémon	Nintendo The Pokémon Company	[16]
Dragon Quest: Your Story	August 2, 2019[e]	CGI animated film		Dragon Quest	Square Enix	[18]
The Angry Birds Movie 2	August 13, 2019	CGI animated film	Sony Pictures Releasing	Angry Birds	Rovio Entertainment	[19]
The King's Avatar: For the Glory	August 16, 2019	Chinese animated film	Wanda Media (China) Amazon Prime Video (international)	—	—	[20]
NiNoKuni	August 23, 2019	Anime film	Warner Bros.	Ni no Kuni	Bandai Namco Entertainment	[21]
Doom: Annihilation	October 1, 2019	Feature film	Universal Pictures Home Entertainment	Doom	Bethesda Softworks	[22]
Pokémon Journeys: The Series	November 17, 2019[f]	Anime television series	TV Tokyo (Japan) Netflix (United States)	Pokémon	Nintendo The Pokémon Company	[25][23]
Jumanji: The Next Level	December 13, 2019	Feature film	Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group	Jumanji	—	[26]

Major events

Date	Event	Ref.
January 10	Bungie terminated its publishing deal with Activision, maintaining rights to the Destiny series.
January 30	Nintendo ceases service operations of the Wii Shop Channel app for the Nintendo Wii.	[27]
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.	[28]
February 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. Bonnie Ross was inducted into the AIAS Hall of Fame.	[29][30]
February 12	Activision Blizzard announced that despite a record quarter, it would be laying off about 8% or 775 positions, primarily from non-development sectors.	[31]
February 13	THQ Nordic acquired Warhorse Studios.	[32]
March 18–22	The 2019 Game Developers Conference was held in San Francisco.
March 19	Google revealed Stadia, a game streaming service.
March 26	Electronic Arts announced it would be cutting about 350 jobs or about 4% of its workforce.	[33]
March 28–31	PAX East was held in Boston.
March 31	Dies irae and Silverio developer Light suspended activity as its parent company Greenwood dissolved.	[34][35]
April 13–14	The inaugural Twitchcon Europe was held in Berlin.
April 15	Reggie Fils-Aimé retired as president and CEO of Nintendo of America and was replaced by Doug Bowser.	[36]
May 1	Epic Games acquired Rocket League developer Psyonix.	[37]
May 7	Microsoft released the "All-Digital" version of the Xbox One S console, which lacks an optical drive for a lower price point.	[38]
May 10	Sega acquired Two Point Studios, the creator of Two Point Hospital.	[39]
June 9	Xbox Game Studios announced their acquisition of Double Fine, the developers of the Psychonauts series.	[40]
June 9	Microsoft announced their next-generation Xbox console, Project Scarlett.
June 11–13	E3 2019 was held in Los Angeles, California.
June 18	Kaz Hirai retired from Sony Corporation after serving the company for 35 years, most recently as CEO and chairman for 6 years.	[41]
June 19	Popular streamer and YouTuber Etika disappeared; his body was discovered in the East River five days later in an act of suicide by drowning.	[42][43][44]
July 12	Chiyomaru Studio acquired Science Adventure developer Mages.	[45]
July 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.	[46]
August 19	Worldwide Studios announced the acquisition of Insomniac Games for $229 million. The deal was completed on November 15.	[47][48][49]
August 20–24	Gamescom 2019 was held in Cologne, Germany.	[50]
August 20–25	The International 2019, the ninth iteration of the annual Dota 2 global esports tournament, was held in Shanghai.	[51]
August 28	LCG Entertainment acquired the remaining assets of Telltale Games and relaunched it as a new company.	[52]
August 31 – September 3	PAX West was held in Seattle.
September 12–15	Tokyo Game Show was held in Chiba, Japan.	[53]
September 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.	[54][55]
September 19	Apple Arcade, a game subscription service by Apple Inc., launched.	[56]
September 27–29	TwitchCon was held at San Diego, California
September 29	The San Francisco Shock won the 2019 Overwatch League Grand Finals over the Vancouver Titans
September 30	Shawn Layden announced his departure as CEO of Worldwide Studios.	[57]
October 1	Japanese developer AlphaDream filed for bankruptcy.	[58]
October 6–11	Blizzard Entertainment dealt with fallout from issuing bans related to pro-Hong Kong speech at the Hearthstone Grandmasters event.
October 11–13	PAX Australia was held in Melbourne.
October 25	The defunct developer Light was revived to finish their Silverio series in a collaboration with Ares Co. and Nexton.	[35]
October 29	Electronic Arts announced they would begin to publish games again on Valve's Steam service. They had originally stopped in 2011.	[59]
November 1–2	BlizzCon was held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.
November 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.	[60]
November 13	Human Head Studios closed down while transitioning its employees to the newly formed Roundhouse Studios under Bethesda Softworks.	[61]
November 27	Facebook acquired Beat Games.	[62]
November 28	Codemasters acquired Slightly Mad Studios for $30 million.	[63]
December 6	Starbreeze Studios completed a year-long restructuring process.	[64]
December 12	The Game Awards 2019 were held at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
December 12	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.
December 19	Stadia Games and Entertainment acquired Typhoon Studios.	[65]

Notable deaths

• March 4 – Luke Perry, 52, actor who played Sub-Zero in Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm.^[66][67]
• May 14 – Tim Conway, 85, voice actor best known for the character Barnacle Boy in the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise.^[68]
• June 24 – Etika, 29, YouTuber and Twitch streamer who played Nintendo games.^[69]
• August 31 – Alec Holowka, 35, co-game designer on Night in the Woods and former co-founder of Infinite Fall.^[70]
• October 2 – John Kirby, 79, lawyer who represented Nintendo in Universal v. Nintendo and namesake of Kirby.^[71]

Games released in 2019

The following is a list of all games released in 2019

January–March

Genre notes

4X	4X game	Action	Action game	Action RPG	Action role-playing game
Action-adventure	Action-adventure game	Adventure	Adventure game	Battle royale	Battle royale game
CMS	Construction and management simulation	Dungeon crawl	Dungeon crawl	Fighting	Fighting game
Fitness	Fitness game	FPS	First-person shooter	Government sim	Government simulation game
Grand strategy	Grand strategy game	Graphic adventure	Graphic adventure	Hack and slash	Hack and slash
Life sim	Life simulation game	Party	Party video game	Platformer	Platformer
PCA	Point-and-click adventure	Puzzle	Puzzle video game	Racing	Racing game
RTS	Real-time strategy	RTT	Real-time tactics	Rhythm	Rhythm game
Roguelike	Roguelike	RPG	Role-playing video game	Shoot 'em up	Shoot 'em up
Simulation	Simulation video game	Sports	Sports video game	Stealth	Stealth game
Strategy	Strategy video game	Survival horror	Survival horror	Tactical RPG	Tactical role-playing game
TBT	Turn-based tactics	Vehicular combat	Vehicular combat game	Visual novel	Visual novel

Release date	Title	Platform	Genre	Ref.
January 4	Fitness Boxing	NX	Fitness, Rhythm	[72]
January 10	Catherine Classic	WIN	Puzzle	[citation needed]
January 11	Hitman HD Enhanced Collection	PS4, XBO	Stealth	[73]
January 11	Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey	3DS	RPG	[74]
January 11	New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe	NX	Platformer	[75]
January 11	Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	RPG	[76]
January 12	Bright Memory	WIN	FPS	[citation needed]
January 15	Asdivine Hearts 2	PS4, PSV	RPG	[77]
January 15	Onimusha: Warlords	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure, Hack and slash	[78]
January 15	Vane	PS4	Adventure	[79]
January 15	The Walking Dead: The Final Season – Episode 3: Broken Toys	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Graphic adventure	[80]
January 17	Yakuza 4 (JP)	PS4	Action-adventure	[81]
January 17	YIIK: A Postmodern RPG	WIN, OSX, NX, PS4, PSV	RPG	[82]
January 18	Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown	PS4, XBO	Vehicular combat (plane)	[83]
January 18	Alvastia Chronicles	WIN, XBO	RPG	[84]
January 18	Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes	NX	Action-adventure	[85]
January 22	Chaos;Child	WIN	Visual novel	[86]
January 22	The Raven Remastered	NX	PCA	[citation needed]
January 22	Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal	WIN, PS4	Action	[87]
January 23	At the Gates	WIN	4X, Strategy	[88]
January 23	Slay the Spire	WIN, OSX, LIN	Roguelike	[89]
January 24	Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2	WIN	Strategy, RTT	[90]
January 24	Life Is Strange 2 – Episode 2: Rules	WIN, PS4, XBO	Graphic adventure	[91]
January 24	My Memory of Us	NX	Graphic adventure, Platformer	[92]
January 24	Pikuniku	WIN, NX	Platformer, Puzzle	[93]
January 25	Resident Evil 2	WIN, PS4, XBO	Survival horror	[94]
January 29	Kingdom Hearts III	PS4, XBO	Action RPG	[95]
January 29	Penguin Wars	PS4	Action	[96]
January 29	Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy	NX	Action-adventure	[97]
January 31	Dragon Marked For Death	NX	RPG	[98]
January 31	Piczle Colors	NX	Puzzle	[99]
January 31	Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet	NX	Visual novel	[100]
January 31	Robotics;Notes DaSH (JP)	NX, PS4	Visual novel	[101]
January 31	Robotics;Notes Elite HD (JP)	NX, PS4	Visual novel	[102]
January 31	Sunless Skies	WIN, OSX, LIN	RPG	[103]
February 1	Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown	WIN	Vehicular combat (plane)	[83]
February 1	Wargroove	WIN, NX, XBO	TBT	[104]
February 4	Apex Legends	WIN, PS4, XBO	Battle royale, FPS	[105]
February 5	Art Sqool	WIN, OSX, NX	Art	[106]
February 5	The Book of Unwritten Tales 2	NX	PCA	[97]
February 5	Etrian Odyssey Nexus	3DS	RPG, Dungeon crawl	[107]
February 5	V-Rally 4	NX	Racing	[108]
February 7	BlazBlue: Central Fiction	NX	Fighting	[109]
February 8	God Eater 3	WIN, PS4	Action RPG	[110]
February 8	Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame 2	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Racing	[111]
February 9	Space Engineers	WIN	Simulation	[112]
February 12	Conarium	PS4, XBO	Adventure	[citation needed]
February 12	The King's Bird	NX, PS4, XBO	Platformer	[113]
February 12	The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince	NX, PS4	Action-adventure	[114]
February 12	Riot	WIN	RTS	[115]
February 13	Eastshade	WIN	Adventure	[116]
February 13	Final Fantasy IX	NX, XBO	RPG	[117]
February 13	Tetris 99	NX	Puzzle, Battle royale	[118]
February 15	Crackdown 3	WIN, XBO	Action-adventure	[119]
February 15	DreamWorks Dragons Dawn of New Riders	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure	[120]
February 15	Far Cry New Dawn	WIN, PS4, XBO	FPS	[121]
February 15	Jump Force	WIN, PS4, XBO	Fighting	[122]
February 15	Metro Exodus	WIN, PS4, XBO	FPS	[123]
February 19	8-bit ADV Steins;Gate	NX	Visual novel	[124]
February 19	Death end re;Quest	PS4	RPG	[125]
February 19	Steins;Gate Elite	WIN, NX, PS4	Visual novel	[124]
February 19	Steins;Gate: Linear Bounded Phenogram	WIN, PS4	Visual novel	[124]
February 19	Yakuza Kiwami	WIN	Action-adventure	[citation needed]
February 21	Aragami: Shadow Edition	NX	Action-adventure	[126]
February 21	Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy (JP)	NX, PS4, XBO	Adventure, Visual novel	[127]
February 21	Spirit Hunter: NG (JP)	PS4	Adventure, Visual novel	[128]
February 22	Anthem	WIN, PS4, XBO	Action RPG	[129]
February 22	The Coin Game	WIN	Life sim	[citation needed]
February 25	Touhou Luna Nights	WIN, XBO, NX	Action-adventure	[130]
February 26	Dirt Rally 2.0	WIN, PS4, XBO	Racing	[131]
February 26	The Lego Movie 2 Videogame	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure	[132]
February 26	Stellaris: Console Edition	PS4, XBO	Grand strategy	[133]
February 26	Trials Rising	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Racing, Platformer	[134]
February 28	Deltarune: Chapter 1	NX, PS4	RPG, Adventure	[135][136]
February 28	Dies irae: Interview with Kaziklu Bey	WIN	Visual novel	[137]
March 1	Alien League	WIN	Party	[citation needed]
March 1	Dead or Alive 6	WIN, PS4, XBO	Fighting	[138]
March 1	Swords and Soldiers 2 Shawarmageddon	NX	Strategy	[139]
March 1	ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove	WIN, OSX, LIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Action, Platformer	[140]
March 5	Left Alive	WIN, PS4	Action-adventure	[141]
March 5	The Occupation	WIN, PS4, XBO	Stealth	[142]
March 5	R.B.I. Baseball 19	NX, PS4, XBO	Sports	[citation needed]
March 6	Overload	XBO	FPS, Shoot 'em up	[citation needed]
March 7	Flowers: Les Quatre Saisons (JP)	PS4	Visual novel	[143]
March 8	Devil May Cry 5	WIN, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure, Hack and slash	[144]
March 8	Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn	3DS	Platformer	[145]
March 12	The Caligula Effect: Overdose	WIN, NX, PS4	RPG	[146]
March 12	Hypnospace Outlaw	WIN	Adventure	[citation needed]
March 12	Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer (JP)	iOS	Roguelike	[147]
March 13	Baba Is You	WIN, NX	Puzzle	[citation needed]
March 14	Bonds of the Skies	WIN, NX, PS4	RPG	[148]
March 14	Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer (JP)	DROID	Roguelike	[149]
March 14	Samurai Warriors 4 DX (JP)	NX, PS4	Hack and slash	[150]
March 15	One Piece: World Seeker	WIN, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure	[151]
March 15	Sephirothic Stories	XBO	RPG, Puzzle	[152]
March 15	Tom Clancy's The Division 2	WIN, PS4, XBO	Action RPG	[153]
March 19	American Ninja Warrior: Challenge	NX, PS4, XBO	Action	[154]
March 19	Fate/Extella Link	WIN, NX, PS4	Action-adventure	[155]
March 20	Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon Every Buddy!	NX, PS4	RPG, Roguelike	[citation needed]
March 20	Super Robot Wars T (JP)	NX, PS4	Tactical RPG	[citation needed]
March 22	Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice	WIN, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure	[156]
March 22	Unravel Two	NX	Platformer	[157]
March 26	Final Fantasy VII	NX, XBO	RPG	[117]
March 26	Generation Zero	WIN, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure, FPS	[158]
March 26	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel	PS4	RPG	[159]
March 26	MLB The Show 19	PS4	Sports	[citation needed]
March 26	Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists: Ateliers of the New World	WIN, NX, PS4	RPG	[160]
March 26	Outward	WIN, PS4, XBO	Action RPG	[161]
March 26	Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid	NX, XBO	Fighting	[162]
March 26	The Walking Dead: The Final Season – Episode 4: Take Us Back	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Graphic adventure	[163]
March 26	Xenon Racer	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Racing	[164]
March 28	Fun! Fun! Animal Park	NX	Party	[citation needed]
March 29	Assassin's Creed III Remastered	WIN, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure, Stealth	[165]
March 29	Operencia: The Stolen Sun	WIN, XBO	RPG	[citation needed]
March 29	Tropico 6	WIN, OSX, LIN	CMS, Government sim	[166]
March 29	Unheard	WIN, OSX, LIN	Puzzle	[167]
March 29	Yoshi's Crafted World	NX	Platformer	[145]

April–June

Genre notes

Action	Action game	Action RPG	Action role-playing game	Action-adventure	Action-adventure game
Adventure	Adventure game	Business sim	Business simulation game	City builder	City-building game
Dating sim	Dating sim	DCCG	Digital collectible card game	Deck building	Deck building game
Digital tabletop	Digital tabletop game	Dungeon crawl	Dungeon crawl	Farming	Farm life sim
Fighting	Fighting game	FPS	First-person shooter	Grand strategy	Grand strategy game
Graphic adventure	Graphic adventure	Hack and slash	Hack and slash	Horror	Horror game
Metroidvania	Metroidvania	Platformer	Platformer	PCA	Point-and-click adventure
Puzzle	Puzzle video game	Puzzle-platformer	Puzzle-platformer	Racing	Racing game
RTS	Real-time strategy	RTT	Real-time tactics	Rhythm	Rhythm game
Roguelike	Roguelike	RPG	Role-playing video game	Run and gun	Run and gun game
Sandbox	Sandbox game	Shoot 'em up	Shoot 'em up	Simulation	Simulation video game
Sports	Sports video game	Stealth	Stealth game	Strategy	Strategy video game
Survival horror	Survival horror	Tactical RPG	Tactical role-playing game	TPS	Third-person shooter
Tower defense	Tower defense	TBS	Turn-based strategy	Vehicle sim	Vehicle simulation game
Visual novel	Visual novel

Release date	Title	Platform	Genre	Ref.
April 1	Lovers of Aether	WIN	Dating sim	[citation needed]
April 2	Darksiders: Warmastered Edition	NX	Hack and slash, Action-adventure	[168]
April 2	FAR: Lone Sails	PS4, XBO	Adventure	[169]
April 2	Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid	PS4	Fighting	[162]
April 4	Frane: Dragons' Odyssey	XBO	Action RPG	[170]
April 4	Islanders	WIN, OSX, LIN	Casual, City builder	[171]
April 4	Spirit Hunter: Death Mark	WIN	Adventure, Visual novel	[172]
April 5	Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission	WIN, NX	DCCG	[173]
April 9	Dangerous Driving	WIN, PS4, XBO	Racing	[174]
April 9	Falcon Age	WIN, NX, PS4	Adventure	[175]
April 9	Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Adventure, Visual novel	[176]
April 9	Zanki Zero: Last Beginning	WIN, PS4	RPG, Dungeon crawl	[177]
April 11	Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain	PS4	Action	[178]
April 11	Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice	NX	Action-adventure	[179]
April 12	Code 7: Episode 2 — Memory and Episode 3 — Backdoor	WIN, OSX, LIN	Adventure	[180]
April 12	Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kit	NX	—	[181]
April 13	Konami Arcade Classics	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Platformer, Shoot 'em up	[182]
April 16	Anno 1800	WIN	City builder, RTS	[183]
April 16	Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster	NX, XBO	RPG	[184]
April 16	My Time at Portia	NX, PS4, XBO	Sandbox	[citation needed]
April 16	Table of Tales: The Crooked Crown	PSVR	Digital tabletop, RPG	[185]
April 16	World War Z	WIN, PS4, XBO	Survival horror, TPS	[186]
April 18	Cuphead	NX	Run and gun	[187]
April 18	Driftland: The Magic Revival	WIN	RTS	[188]
April 18	Katana Zero	WIN, NX	Hack and slash, Platformer	[189]
April 23	Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen	NX	Action RPG, Hack and slash	[190]
April 23	Mortal Kombat 11	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Fighting	[191]
April 25	Imperator: Rome	WIN	Grand strategy	[192]
April 25	Picross S3	NX	Puzzle	[193]
April 25	SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech	NX	RPG	[194]
April 25	Umihara Kawase Fresh! (JP)	NX	Action	[195]
April 26	BoxBoy! + BoxGirl!	NX	Puzzle-platformer	[196]
April 26	Days Gone	PS4	Action-adventure, Survival horror	[197]
April 30	Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age	NX, XBO	RPG	[184]
April 30	UBOAT	WIN	Vehicle sim (submarine)	[198]
May 1	Arknights (CN)	iOS, DROID	Tactical RPG, Tower defense	[citation needed]
May 1	Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders	WIN, LIN	PCA	[199]
May 2	Close to the Sun	WIN	Adventure, Survival horror	[citation needed]
May 2	Rise of Industry	WIN, OSX, LIN	Business sim	[200]
May 3	Jump King	WIN	Platformer	[citation needed]
May 7	Puyo Puyo Champions	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Puzzle	[201]
May 7	Shakedown: Hawaii	WIN, NX, PS4, PSV	Action-adventure	[202]
May 9	Life Is Strange 2 – Episode 3: Wastelands	WIN, PS4, XBO	Graphic adventure	[203]
May 9	Yakuza Kiwami 2	WIN	Action-adventure	[204]
May 10	Saints Row: The Third – The Full Package	NX	Action-adventure, TPS	[205]
May 14	Darkwood	PS4	Survival horror, Action-adventure	[206]
May 14	Idle Coffee Corp	iOS, DROID	Incremental	[207]
May 14	A Plague Tale: Innocence	WIN, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure, Puzzle	[208]
May 14	Rage 2	WIN, PS4, XBO	FPS	[209]
May 14	Redout	NX	Racing	[210]
May 14	Sniper Elite V2 Remastered	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	TPS	[211]
May 14	World End Syndrome	NX, PS4	Visual novel	[212]
May 16	Bubsy: Paws on Fire!	WIN, PS4	Platformer	[213]
May 16	Castlevania Anniversary Collection	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Platformer	[214]
May 16	Darkwood	NX	Survival horror, Action-adventure	[206]
May 17	Darkwood	XBO	Survival horror, Action-adventure	[206]
May 21	Assassin's Creed III Remastered	NX	Action-adventure, Stealth	[215]
May 21	Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland	WIN, NX, PS4	RPG	[216]
May 21	Beat Saber	WIN, PS4, Quest	Rhythm	[217]
May 21	Dauntless	WIN, PS4, XBO	Action RPG	[218]
May 21	Observation	WIN, PS4	Adventure, Puzzle	[219]
May 21	Resident Evil	NX	Survival horror	[220]
May 21	Resident Evil 4	NX	Survival horror, TPS	[220]
May 21	Resident Evil Zero	NX	Survival horror	[220]
May 21	Slay the Spire	PS4	Deck building (roguelike)	[221]
May 21	Team Sonic Racing	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Racing (kart)	[222]
May 22	Pokémon Rumble Rush	DROID	Action	[223]
May 23	Total War: Three Kingdoms	WIN	TBS, RTT	[224]
May 27	Little Friends: Dogs & Cats	NX	Simulation	[citation needed]
May 28	Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition	NX, PS4, XBO	Survival horror, Action-adventure	[225]
May 28	Blood & Truth	PS4	FPS	[226]
May 28	Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons	NX	Adventure	[227]
May 28	Crystal Crisis	NX	Puzzle	[228]
May 28	The House in Fata Morgana: Dream of the Revenants Edition	PSV	Visual novel	[229]
May 28	Layers of Fear 2	WIN, PS4, XBO	Adventure, Horror	[230]
May 28	Void Bastards	WIN, XBO	FPS, Roguelike	[citation needed]
May 29	Vectronom	WIN, OSX, NX	Rhythm	[231]
May 30	Outer Wilds	WIN, XBO	Adventure	[232]
May 31	Cricket 19	NX, PS4, XBO	Sports	[233]
May 31	Global Soccer Manager 2019	WIN	Sports	[citation needed]
May 31	PixARK	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Sandbox	[234]
May 31	Trover Saves the Universe	PS4	Action, Platformer	[235]
June 4	Asdivine Dios	WIN, XBO	RPG	[236]
June 4	Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa	WIN, NX, PS4	Visual novel	[237]
June 4	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II	PS4	RPG	[238]
June 4	Perchang	NX	Puzzle, Strategy	[239]
June 4	Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth	3DS	Dungeon crawl, RPG	[240]
June 4	Timespinner	NX	Metroidvania	[241]
June 4	Trover Saves the Universe	WIN	Action, Platformer	[235]
June 4	Warhammer: Chaosbane	WIN, PS4, XBO	RPG	[242]
June 6	Journey	WIN	Adventure, art game	[243]
June 6	MotoGP 19	WIN, PS4, XBO	Racing	[244]
June 6	Slay the Spire	NX	Deck building (roguelike)	[245]
June 7	A-Train Express	PS4, PSVR	Simulation	[246]
June 7	Octopath Traveler	WIN	RPG	[247]
June 7	Omensight	XBO	Action RPG	[248]
June 11	Battle Worlds: Kronos	NX	TBS	[249]
June 11	Collection of Mana	NX	Action RPG	[250]
June 11	Contra Anniversary Collection	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Action, Platformer	[251]
June 11	The House in Fata Morgana: Dream of the Revenants Edition	PS4	Visual novel	[229]
June 13	Cadence of Hyrule	NX	Roguelike, Rhythm	[252]
June 13	Doraemon Story of Seasons (JP)	NX	Farming, RPG	[253]
June 14	Blaster Master Zero	WIN	Action, Platformer	[254]
June 18	Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night	WIN, PS4, XBO	Metroidvania, Action-adventure	[255]
June 18	Crystal Crisis	PS4	Puzzle	[256]
June 20	198X	WIN, PS4	Action	[257]
June 20	Amid Evil	WIN	FPS	[258]
June 20	Harry Potter: Wizards Unite	iOS, DROID	Adventure	[259]
June 20	My Friend Pedro	WIN, NX	Shoot 'em up	[260]
June 20	Project Lux	PS4	Adventure	[261]
June 20	Super Neptunia RPG	WIN	RPG	[262]
June 20	Yakuza 5 (JP)	PS4	Action-adventure	[263]
June 20	Yo-kai Watch 4 (JP)	NX	RPG	[264]
June 21	Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled	NX, PS4, XBO	Racing (kart)	[265]
June 24	Heavy Rain	WIN	Interactive drama	[266]
June 25	Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night	NX	Metroidvania, Action-adventure	[255]
June 25	Devil May Cry	NX	Action-adventure, Hack and slash	[267]
June 25	Judgment	PS4	Action-adventure	[268]
June 25	Samurai Shodown	PS4, XBO	Fighting	[269]
June 25	Super Neptunia RPG	NX, PS4	RPG	[262]
June 26	Hardcore Mecha	WIN, PS4	Action, Vehicle sim (mech)	[270]
June 26	Human: Fall Flat	iOS, DROID	Platformer, Puzzle	[271]
June 27	Minit	iOS, DROID	Adventure	[272]
June 27	MotoGP 19	NX	Racing	[244]
June 27	The Sinking City	WIN, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure, Survival horror	[273]
June 28	F1 2019	WIN, PS4, XBO	Racing	[274]
June 28	Super Mario Maker 2	NX	Level editor, Platformer	[275]

July–September

Release date	Title	Platform	Genre	Ref.
July 2	Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers	WIN, PS4	MMORPG	[276]
July 2	Psyvariar Delta	NX, PS4	Shoot 'em up	[277]
July 2	Red Faction: Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered	NX	Third-person shooter, action-adventure	[278]
July 4	Alternate Jake Hunter: Daedalus The Awakening of Golden Jazz	WIN	Adventure	[279]
July 4	Clannad	NX	Visual novel	[280]
July 4	Stranger Things 3: The Game	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Beat 'em up	[281]
July 5	Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Action	[282]
July 5	Sea of Solitude	WIN, PS4, XBO	Adventure	[283]
July 5	Teppen	iOS, DROID	Digital collectible card game	[284]
July 9	Dr. Mario World	iOS, DROID	Puzzle	[285]
July 9	Senran Kagura: Peach Ball	NX	Pinball	[286]
July 9	Umihara Kawase Fresh!	NX	Action, platform	[287]
July 11	Blazing Chrome	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Run and gun	[285]
July 11	Earth Defense Force 5	WIN	Third-person shooter	[288]
July 11	Tiny Metal: Full Metal Rumble	WIN, NX	Turn-based tactics	[289]
July 12	Aggelos	PS4, XBO	Action, platformer	[290]
July 12	Dragon Quest Builders 2	NX, PS4	Action role-playing, sandbox	[291]
July 12	God Eater 3	NX	Action role-playing	[292]
July 18	Etherborn	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Puzzle	[293]
July 18	Sky: Children of the Light	iOS	Adventure	[294]
July 19	Horace	WIN	Metroidvania, platform game	[295]
July 19	Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order	NX	Action role-playing	[296]
July 22	Beyond: Two Souls	WIN	Interactive drama	[266]
July 23	Pokémon Rumble Rush	iOS	Action	[297]
July 23	Tetris Effect	WIN	Puzzle	[298]
July 23	Vane	WIN	Adventure	[299]
July 25	Hyper Light Drifter	iOS	Action role-playing	[300]
July 25	Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom	WIN	Platform	[301]
July 25	Raiden V: Director's Cut	NX	Shooter	[302]
July 26	Fire Emblem: Three Houses	NX	Tactical role-playing	[303]
July 26	Kill la Kill: If	WIN, NX, PS4	Action, fighting	[304]
July 26	Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot	WIN, PS4	First-person shooter, action-adventure	[305]
July 26	Wolfenstein: Youngblood	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	First-person shooter	[305]
July 30	Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden: Deluxe Edition	NX	Turn-based strategy	[306]
July 30	Oxygen Not Included	WIN, OSX, LIN	Survival, simulation	[307]
July 31	Crystal Crisis	WIN	Puzzle	[308]
August 1	Omega Labyrinth Life	WIN, NX, PS4	Role-playing, Dungeon crawler	[309]
August 2	The Church in the Darkness	WIN, OSX, NX, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure	[310]
August 2	Dry Drowning	WIN	Visual novel	[311]
August 2	Madden NFL 20	WIN, PS4, XBO	Sports	[312]
August 3	Asdivine Menace	XBO	Role-playing	[313]
August 6	Age of Wonders: Planetfall	WIN, PS4, XBO	4X, turn-based strategy	[314]
August 6	Illusion of L'Phalcia	PS4	Role-playing	[315]
August 6	Metal Wolf Chaos XD	WIN, PS4, XBO	Third-person shooter	[316]
August 8	Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition	NX	Role-playing	[317]
August 9	Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet Complete Edition	NX	Action role-playing	[318]
August 12	Anodyne 2: Return to Dust	WIN, OSX, LIN	Action-adventure	[319]
August 13	The Bard's Tale Trilogy	XBO	Roguelike	[320]
August 13	Friday the 13th: The Game	NX	Survival horror	[321]
August 13	Rebel Galaxy Outlaw	WIN	Space flight simulation	[322]
August 15	Ion Fury	WIN, OSX, LIN	First-person shooter	[323]
August 15	Vasara HD Collection	NX, PS4, XBO	Shoot 'em up	[324]
August 16	Grandia HD Collection	NX	Role-playing	[325]
August 18	FAR: Lone Sails	NX	Vehicle adventure	[326]
August 20	Rad	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Roguelike	[327]
August 20	Remnant: From the Ashes	WIN, PS4, XBO	Third-person shooter, action-adventure	[328]
August 20	Yakuza 3	PS4	Action-adventure	[329]
August 20	Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution	NX	Turn-based strategy	[330]
August 21	Winds of Change	WIN	Visual novel, role-playing adventure	[citation needed]
August 22	Life Is Strange 2 – Episode 4: Faith	WIN, PS4, XBO	Graphic adventure	[203]
August 22	Oninaki	WIN, NX, PS4	Role-playing	[331]
August 22	Tokyo Chronos (JP)	PS4	Adventure	[332]
August 22	Touhou Shoujo: Tale of Beautiful Memories	WIN	Action role-playing	[333]
August 27	Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey	WIN	Survival	[334]
August 27	The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut	WIN, OSX, LIN, PS4, XBO	Roguelike	[335]
August 27	Control	WIN, PS4, XBO	Third-person shooter, action-adventure	[336]
August 27	Crystar	WIN, PS4	Action role-playing	[337]
August 27	Hunt: Showdown	WIN	First-person shooter, survival horror	[338]
August 27	Knights and Bikes	WIN, PS4	Action-adventure	[339]
August 27	Minoria	WIN, NX	Metroidvania	[340]
August 27	MXGP 2019	WIN, PS4, XBO	Racing	[341]
August 27	World of Warcraft Classic	WIN, OSX	Role-playing	[342]
August 28	Pokémon Masters	iOS, DROID	Role-playing	[343]
August 29	Azur Lane: Crosswave (JP)	PS4	Action role-playing	[344]
August 30	Astral Chain	NX	Action	[345]
August 30	Blair Witch	WIN, XBO	Survival horror	[346]
August 30	The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan	WIN, PS4, XBO	Adventure, survival horror	[347]
August 30	The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors	NX, PS4	Beat 'em up	[348]
August 30	Psychedelica of the Ashen Hawk	WIN	Visual novel	[349]
September 3	Catherine: Full Body	PS4	Puzzle-platform	[350]
September 3	Children of Morta	WIN, OSX	Action role-playing	[351]
September 3	Final Fantasy VIII Remastered	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Role-playing	[352]
September 3	Last Oasis	WIN	Survival	[353]
September 3	Root Letter: Last Answer	NX, PS4	Visual novel	[354]
September 3	Spyro Reignited Trilogy	WIN, NX	Platform	[355]
September 4	Deadly Premonition: Origins	NX	Survival horror	[356]
September 4	Divinity: Original Sin II	NX	Role-playing	[357]
September 4	Super Kirby Clash	NX	Action game	[358]
September 5	River City Girls	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Beat 'em up	[359]
September 6	Monster Hunter World: Iceborne	PS4, XBO	Action-adventure	[360]
September 6	NBA 2K20	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Sports	[361]
September 10	Caravan Stories	PS4	MMORPG	[362]
September 10	eFootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020	WIN, PS4, XBO	Sports	[363]
September 10	Gears 5	WIN, XBO	Third-person shooter	[364]
September 10	GreedFall	WIN, PS4, XBO	Action role-playing	[365]
September 10	Utawarerumono: Zan	PS4	Action role-playing, beat 'em up	[366]
September 13	Borderlands 3	WIN, PS4, XBO	First-person shooter	[367]
September 13	Daemon X Machina	NX	Action, third-person shooter	[368]
September 13	NHL 20	PS4, XBO	Sports	[369]
September 17	AI: The Somnium Files	WIN, NX, PS4	Adventure	[370]
September 17	Lego Jurassic World	NX	Action-adventure	[371]
September 17	Reel Fishing: Road Trip Adventure	NX, PS4	Fishing	[372]
September 18	Merge Magic!	iOS, DROID	Puzzle adventure	[373]
September 19	Devil May Cry 2	NX	Action-adventure, hack and slash	[374]
September 19	Sayonara Wild Hearts	NX, PS4	Music	[375]
September 19	Shakedown: Hawaii	3DS	Action-adventure	[376]
September 19	Shantae and the Seven Sirens	iOS	Platforming	[377]
September 19	Sonic Racing	iOS	Racing	[378]
September 20	The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening	NX	Action-adventure	[379]
September 20	Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch	NX	Role-playing	[380]
September 20	Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Remastered	WIN, PS4	Role-playing	[380]
September 20	Untitled Goose Game	WIN, NX	Stealth	[381]
September 24	Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition	NX, PS4, XBO	Role-playing	[382]
September 24	Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition	NX, PS4, XBO	Role-playing	[382]
September 24	Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear	NX, PS4, XBO	Role-playing	[382]
September 24	Contra: Rogue Corps	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Run and gun	[383]
September 24	Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition	NX, PS4, XBO	Role-playing	[382]
September 24	Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition	NX, PS4, XBO	Role-playing	[382]
September 24	The Surge 2	WIN, PS4, XBO	Action role-playing	[384]
September 25	Mario Kart Tour	iOS, DROID	Kart racing	[385]
September 26	Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition	NX	Action role-playing, hack and slash	[386]
September 26	Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX	WIN, NX, PS4	Action, platform	[387][388]
September 26	Ys IX: Monstrum Nox (JP)	PS4	Role-playing	[389]
September 27	Code Vein	WIN, PS4, XBO	Action role-playing	[390]
September 27	Dragon Quest	NX	Role-playing	[391]
September 27	Dragon Quest II	NX	Role-playing	[391]
September 27	Dragon Quest III	NX	Role-playing	[391]
September 27	Dragon Quest XI S	NX	Role-playing	[392]
September 27	FIFA 20	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Sports	[393]
September 27	Freedom Finger	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Shoot 'em up	[citation needed]
September 27	Memorrha	WIN, OSX, NX, PS4, XBO	Puzzle adventure	[394]
September 27	Ori and the Blind Forest	NX	Platform	[395]
September 27	Tropico 6	PS4, XBO	Construction and management simulation	[396]
September 30	Cube World	WIN	Action role-playing	[397]

October–December

Release date	Title	Platform	Genre	Ref.
October 1	Call of Duty: Mobile	iOS, DROID	First-person shooter, battle royale	[398]
October 1	Destiny 2: Shadowkeep	WIN, PS4, XBO	Action role-playing, first-person shooter	[399]
October 1	Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation 2	PS4	Action	[400]
October 1	ReadySet Heroes	WIN, PS4	Action	[401]
October 1	What the Golf?	WIN, iOS	Puzzle	[402]
October 1	YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World	WIN, NX, PS4	Adventure, visual novel	[403]
October 2	One Night Stand	PS4, XBO	Visual novel	[404]
October 2	Warsaw	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Action role-playing	[405]
October 3	Fault Milestone One	NX	Visual novel	[406]
October 4	Ciconia When They Cry – Phase 1: For You, the Replaceable Ones	WIN, OSX	Visual novel	[407][408]
October 4	Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Third-person shooter	[409]
October 4	One Night Stand	NX	Visual novel	[404]
October 4	Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint	WIN, PS4, XBO	Tactical shooter	[410]
October 7	Shantae and the Seven Sirens	OSX	Platforming	[411]
October 8	The Alliance Alive HD Remastered	NX, PS4	Role-playing	[412]
October 8	BurgerTime Party!	NX	Action, puzzle	[413]
October 8	Concrete Genie	PS4	Action-adventure	[414]
October 8	Indivisible	WIN, PS4, XBO	Action RPG	[415]
October 8	John Wick Hex	WIN, OSX	Action, strategy	[416]
October 8	Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Platform	[417]
October 8	Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Platform	[418]
October 10	Corpse Party: Blood Drive	WIN, NX	Survival horror	[419]
October 10	Moon: Remix RPG Adventure (JP)	NX	Role-playing	[420]
October 10	Murder on the Island	WIN	Visual novel	[421]
October 10	River City Melee Mach!!	WIN, NX, PS4	Action	[422]
October 10	Spirit Hunter: NG	WIN, NX, PS4, PSV	Adventure, visual novel	[423]
October 10	Valfaris	WIN, NX	Action platformer	[424]
October 11	Doraemon Story of Seasons	WIN, NX	Farm simulation, role-playing	[425]
October 11	Frostpunk	PS4, XBO	City-building	[426]
October 11	Grid	WIN, PS4, XBO	Racing	[427]
October 11	Killer Queen Black	WIN, NX	Real-time strategy	[428]
October 15	Children of Morta	PS4, XBO	Action role-playing	[351]
October 15	Disco Elysium	WIN	Role-playing	[429]
October 15	Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain	WIN	Third-person shooter	[430]
October 15	Grandia HD Remaster	WIN	Role-playing	[431]
October 15	Overwatch: Legendary Edition	NX	First-person shooter	[432]
October 15	Steins;Gate Elite (JP)	iOS	Visual novel	[433]
October 15	The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete Edition	NX	Action role-playing	[434]
October 16	Little Town Hero	NX	Role-playing	[435]
October 17	The Jackbox Party Pack 6	WIN, OSX, LIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Party	[436]
October 17	Monkey King: Hero is Back	WIN, PS4	Action-adventure	[437]
October 17	Stranded Sails: Explorers of the Cursed Islands	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Adventure	[438]
October 17	Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Complete Edition	WIN, PS4	Action-adventure	[439]
October 17	Vectronom	iOS, DROID	Rhythm	[440]
October 18	Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition	WIN, NX	Role-playing	[441]
October 18	Ice Age: Scrat's Nutty Adventure	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Platform	[442]
October 18	Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville	WIN, PS4, XBO	Third-person shooter	[443]
October 18	Return of the Obra Dinn	NX, PS4, XBO	Puzzle	[444]
October 18	Ring Fit Adventure	NX	Adventure, Fitness	[445]
October 22	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III	PS4	Role-playing	[446]
October 22	Raging Loop	NX, PS4	Visual novel	[447]
October 22	Skullgirls 2nd Encore	NX	Fighting	[448]
October 22	WWE 2K20	WIN, PS4, XBO	Sports	[citation needed]
October 23	Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient – Chapter 1	WIN	Survival horror	[449]
October 24	Dusk Diver	NX, PS4	Action role-playing	[450]
October 25	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	WIN, PS4, XBO	First-person shooter	[451]
October 25	MediEvil	PS4	Action-adventure, hack and slash	[452]
October 25	The Outer Worlds	WIN, PS4, XBO	Role-playing	[453]
October 29	Afterparty	WIN, PS4, XBO	Adventure	[454]
October 29	Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout	WIN, NX, PS4	Role-playing	[455]
October 29	Disgaea 4 Complete+	NX, PS4	Tactical role-playing	[456]
October 29	Harvest Moon: Mad Dash	NX, PS4	Puzzle	[457]
October 29	Resident Evil 5	NX	Survival horror, third-person shooter	[458]
October 29	Resident Evil 6	NX	Survival horror, third-person shooter	[458]
October 29	Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD	NX, PS4, XBO	Platform	[459]
October 29	Vampyr	NX	Action role-playing	[460]
October 29	The Wanderer: Frankenstein's Creature	WIN, NX, iOS, DROID, PS4, XBO	Adventure	[461]
October 29	Yakuza 4	PS4	Action-adventure	[329]
October 31	Ghost Parade	WIN, NX, PS4	Adventure	[462]
October 31	Luigi's Mansion 3	NX	Action-adventure	[463]
October 31	Song of Horror: Complete Edition	WIN	Survival horror	[citation needed]
November 1	Spirit of the North	PS4	Adventure	[464]
November 5	Just Dance 2020	Wii, NX, PS4, XBO, Stadia	Rhythm	[464]
November 5	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020	NX	Sports	[465]
November 5	Planet Zoo	WIN	Construction and management simulation	[466]
November 5	Red Dead Redemption 2	WIN	Action-adventure	[467]
November 5	Valfaris	PS4	Action platformer	[424]
November 8	Death Stranding	PS4	Action	[468]
November 8	Disney Tsum Tsum Festival	NX	Puzzle	[469]
November 8	Guildlings	iOS, OSX, tvOS	Adventure, role-playing	[470]
November 8	Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaire's Conspiracy – Deluxe Edition	NX	Puzzle adventure	[471]
November 8	Need for Speed Heat	WIN, PS4, XBO	Racing	[472]
November 8	New Super Lucky's Tale	NX	Platform	[473]
November 8	Valfaris	XBO	Action platformer	[424]
November 10	The TakeOver	WIN, OSX	Beat 'em up	[474]
November 11	Romancing SaGa 3	WIN, NX, PS4, PSV, XBO, iOS, DROID	Role-playing	[475]
November 11	Tactical Nexus	WIN	Puzzle	[citation needed]
November 13	Last Labyrinth	WIN, PS4	Adventure	[476]
November 14	Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition	WIN	Real-time strategy	[477]
November 14	Terminator: Resistance	WIN, PS4, XBO	First-person shooter	[478]
November 14	War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius (JP)	iOS, DROID	Tactical role-playing	[479]
November 15	Golem	PS4	Adventure	[480]
November 15	Pokémon Sword and Shield	NX	Role-playing	[481]
November 15	Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order	WIN, PS4, XBO	Action-adventure	[482]
November 15	Tokyo Ghoul: re Call to Exist	WIN, PS4	Action, survival	[483]
November 19	Assassin's Creed Odyssey	Stadia	Action-adventure	[484]
November 19	Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle	Stadia	Hack and slash	[citation needed]
November 19	Destiny 2	Stadia	First-person shooter	[citation needed]
November 19	Farming Simulator 19	Stadia	Simulation	[citation needed]
November 19	Final Fantasy XV	Stadia	Action role-playing	[citation needed]
November 19	Football Manager 2020	WIN, iOS, DROID, Stadia	Sport simulation	[485]
November 19	Grid	Stadia	Action-adventure	[citation needed]
November 19	Gylt	Stadia	Action-adventure, puzzle	[citation needed]
November 19	Just Dance 2020	Stadia	Rhythm	[citation needed]
November 19	Metro Exodus	Stadia	First-person shooter	[citation needed]
November 19	Mortal Kombat 11	Stadia	Fighting	[citation needed]
November 19	NBA 2K20	Stadia	Sports	[citation needed]
November 19	Rage 2	Stadia	First-person shooter	[citation needed]
November 19	Red Dead Redemption 2	Stadia	Action-adventure	[486]
November 19	Rise of the Tomb Raider	Stadia	Action-adventure	[487]
November 19	Shadow of the Tomb Raider	Stadia	Action-adventure	[487]
November 19	Shenmue III	WIN, PS4	Action-adventure	[488]
November 19	Tomb Raider	Stadia	Action-adventure	[487]
November 20	Children of Morta	NX	Action role-playing	[351]
November 22	Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts	WIN, PS4, XBO	First-person shooter	[489]
November 27	Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Masterpiece 1995~2001 (JP)	PS4	Action	[490]
November 27	SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays	WIN	Tactical role-playing	[491]
November 28	Trover Saves the Universe	NX	Action, platform	[492]
December 3	Blair Witch	PS4	Survival horror	[493]
December 3	Halo: The Master Chief Collection	WIN	First-person shooter	[494]
December 3	Life Is Strange 2 – Episode 5: Wolves	WIN, PS4, XBO	Graphic adventure	[203]
December 3	Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition	NX, PS4, XBO	Role-playing	[382]
December 3	Phoenix Point	WIN, OSX	Strategy, turn-based tactics	[495]
December 3	SaGa: Scarlet Grace – Ambitions	WIN, NX, PS4, iOS, DROID	Role-playing	[496]
December 3	Trover Saves the Universe	XBO	Action, platform	[492]
December 5	Alien: Isolation	NX	First-person shooter	[497]
December 5	Darksiders Genesis	WIN, Stadia	Hack and slash, role-playing	[498]
December 5	Interrogation	WIN, OSX, LIN	Crime Noir, Role-playing	[499]
December 5	Punishing: Gray Raven (CN)	iOS, DROID	Action role-playing, Hack and slash	[citation needed]
December 5	Raging Loop	WIN	Visual novel	[500]
December 5	Star Ocean: First Departure R	NX, PS4	Role-playing	[501]
December 6	Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey	PS4, XBO	Survival	[334]
December 10	Boneworks	WIN	First-person shooter	[502]
December 10	Dragon Quest Builders 2	WIN	Action role-playing, sandbox	[503]
December 10	MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries	WIN	Vehicular combat, action	[504]
December 10	Shovel Knight: King of Cards	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Platform	[505]
December 10	Shovel Knight: Showdown	WIN, NX, PS4, XBO	Fighting	[505]
December 10	Steins;Gate 0	NX	Visual novel	[506]
December 10	Steins;Gate: My Darling's Embrace	WIN, NX, PS4	Visual novel	[506]
December 11	Minecraft Earth	iOS, DROID	Augmented reality	[507]
December 11	Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York	WIN, OSX, LIN	Adventure	[508][509]
December 12	Detroit: Become Human	WIN	Adventure	[510]
December 12	Gensou SkyDrift	WIN, NX	Racing	[511]
December 12	Path of the Warrior	WIN	Beat'em up	[512]
December 12	Sakura Wars (JP)	PS4	Action role-playing, dating sim, visual novel	[513]
December 12	Virgo Versus the Zodiac	OSX, WIN	Role-playing	[514]
December 13	Balconing Simulator 2020	WIN	Simulation	[515]
December 17	Borderlands 3	Stadia	Action role-playing, first-person shooter	[516]
December 17	Wattam	WIN, PS4	Action	[517]
December 18	EverQuest: Torment of Velious	WIN	MMORPG	[518]
December 27	Brain Age: Nintendo Switch Training (JP)	NX	Puzzle	[519]

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^[6]
   • PC and consoles (buy-to-play) – $288 million^[3]
2. Not including PC sales
3. Physical sales only
4. The anime film made its VOD debut on Netflix worldwide as a "Netflix Original" in February 2020, except for Japan and Korea.^[15]
5. The CG animated film made its VOD debut on Netflix as a "Netflix Original" in February 2020.^[17]
6. The series debuted on Netflix in June 2020, and released consequent batches of episodes every 3 months till March 2021.^[23][24]