The Biggest New Game Releases Of November 2026

Cozy Game Restoration

• Release date: November 5
• Platforms: PC

If ReStory has proven anything, it’s that people cannot get enough of cleaning up old gaming gear so long as they don’t have to get their IRL hands dirty. Cozy Game Restoration is also laser-focused on video game preservation, and this wholesome game lets you bring forgotten cartridges back to life. From cleaning grime off plastic shells to gently removing price labels, the goal is to remove a lifetime of dirt and restore these carts to pristine glory.

Where the Seeds Fall

• Release date: November 5
• Platforms: PC, PS5, Switch 2

Between Jusant, Peak, and Cairn, we’ve had plenty of great games focused purely on climbing up a mountain–but what about climbing down one instead? Where the Seeds Fall is that oddly specific game, as you navigate crumbling platforms, brace against strong winds, and take the occasional leap of faith to reach the bottom. Set in an era when humanity found refuge in the branches of a colossal tree, the game begins after the protagonist discovers a cursed “fell child,” and the two descend together to uncover how a mysterious blight infected the land below.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

• Release date: November 5
• Platforms: Switch 2

A remake of one of Nintendo’s greatest games of all time, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is making a strong case for taking a detour on the way to Vice City. With a stylized art direction, overhauled gameplay, and fully voiced cutscenes, Ocarina of Time also borrows a few ideas from later Zelda entries to update its classic gameplay. Item scrolling inspired by Breath of the Wild is a nice touch, while mobile app integration with the Zelda Notes service and Ocarina melodies you can perform with the Switch 2 microphone, or a real-world instrument Nintendo is selling, add up to more than a surface-level remaster.

Airframe Ultra

• Release date: November 5
• Platforms: PC

We’ve seen plenty of PS1-inspired games over the years, and you can add Airframe Ultra to that list of games aiming to channel a certain ‘90s level of energy. From its janky character models to its low-resolution textures, Airframe Ultra genuinely looks like a relic from a bygone age.

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: Encore Edition

• Release date: November 5
• Platforms: Switch 2

Another Switch 2 exclusive, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: Encore Edition brings the ragtag group of misfits to Nintendo hardware, replacing the previously available cloud version. New upgrades for Switch 2 include full mouse navigation/aiming and gyroscope motion controls for the Milano spaceship and Peter Quill, the option to choose between a 1440p/30fps Quality Mode or 1080p/40fps Performance Mode when the Switch 2 is docked, and five exclusive ’80s glam rock-inspired outfits to dress your crew up in.

Stellar Blade: Complete Edition

• Release date: November 6
• Platforms: Switch 2

Stellar Blade is headed to Switch 2 this month as part of a complete edition release. This version includes the full game on the cartridge, crossovers with Nier: Automata and Nike: Goddess of Victory, new cosmetics, and several in-game boosts to help you gain an edge against the NayTiba monsters that have overrun Earth. It’s a great action game–if you can overlook the protagonist having the personality of a boiled egg–full of challenging boss fights and a slick sci-fi art direction.

Neo Junk City

• Release date: November 9
• Platforms: PC

Next up, you can grab a cyberpunk point-and-click action-RPG where you play as the law-enforcing android Buster 09. Things quickly go Minority Report after Buster heads to a crime scene and discovers that they’re the killer, and they can’t remember committing a crime that goes against their programming. Working to clear their name and uncover a deeper conspiracy, Neo Junk City looks like a love letter to ’90s games, with 2D action, fast-paced shootouts, and old-school art direction.

Warhammer Survivors

• Release date: November 10
• Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, Android, iOS

An official Warhammer bullet-heaven roguelite action game? That’s on the menu this month, as this co-production between Auroch Digital and Vampire Survivors developer Poncle will feature characters and weapons from both Warhammer 40K and Warhammer: Age of Sigmar. As you’d expect, you’re taking on hordes of enemies, collecting gear, and slowly evolving between runs until you’re strong to make even the dreaded Warp fear your power. Warhammer Survivors will launch on a bunch of platforms, and it’ll also be a day-one release on Xbox Game Pass.

The Devil’s Due

• Release date: November 10
• Platforms: PC

Sure, you’ve played several roguelite poker games before, but I bet you’ve never played one in this growing genre that looks this grotesque. The Devil’s Due offers one-on-one poker duels where cheating is a core design pillar: You can swap hidden cards, boost your hand’s value, and sabotage your opponents, all to save your soul from eternal damnation. The game is also an instant attention-grabber with its distinct graphics, as the monstrous incarnations of the Seven Deadly Sins, their minions, and the devil himself are all rendered in handcrafted details that pop from the screen.

Shrek 2 Remastered

• Release date: November 10
• Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, Switch

Insert your Smash Mouth memes here, because Shrek is back with the most unexpected remaster of the year. Shrek 2 Remastered gives the cult-classic a glow-up, so if you’re feeling nostalgic for a movie tie-in game that’s surprisingly good, then grab a bus to the fairytale kingdom of Far Far Away. All the original gameplay has been retained, the graphics have been updated, new multiplayer modes have been added, you can take some snaps in photo mode, and activate some cheats to breeze through the adventure in case you’re not the sharpest tool in the shed when it comes to video games. Hey now, we had to make at least one Smash Mouth reference of our own.

Football Manager 27

• Release date: November 10
• Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S

Things haven’t been easy for Football Manager fans, as after the lengthy wait for last year’s Football Manager 26, it turned out that the soccer juice was not worth a squeeze. Can Football Manager 27 help repair the franchise’s reputation as the go-to game for soccer management? Developer Sports Interactive says that this year’s edition will address numerous complaints from last year’s game, while also adding in new features to make the managerial side of soccer more immersive and exciting.

John Gleep

• Release date: November 11
• Platforms: PC

Imagine being a little alien with a failing casino, a marriage on the rocks, and a large debt to repay back to the intergalactic mob. How do you make some fast cash in John Gleep? By engaging in multi-tasking chaos, abducting people on faraway planets, and pachinko-style casino management, all in the name of maximizing profits and your odds of survival.

Hope in the City

• Release date: November 11
• Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X|S

A narrative mystery and adventure game, Hope in the City follows Hope Song on her quest to find her missing parents, taking matters into her own hands after the authorities prove to be less than helpful. Set in Shenyang, a neon-lit industrial city in northeast China, Hope has to gather clues and discover the dark secrets that lie beneath the calm surface of the metropolis.

Sonic Pico Park

• Release date: November 12
• Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch 2, Switch

A 2D action-puzzle game developed by Tecopark and Pico Park Inc. in collaboration with Sega, Sonic Pico Park looks like a cute way to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Blue Blur. Featuring teamwork-focused gameplay and adorable pixel-art, players will need to work together to succeed in this quirky platformer.

Pikmin 4 – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Dandori Academy

• Release date: November 12
• Platforms: Switch 2

It’s time for another Nintendo game to get a Switch 2 upgrade, and this time, Pikmin 4 is in the spotlight. The Switch 2 Edition adds the upgraded visuals that you’d expect, new difficulty modes, more rewards, weekly exams, and an option to use the console’s built-in microphone to give direct commands to your pup companion, Oatchi. Dandori Academy is the main event, as this is a new time-attack game mode where you collect as much treasure as possible before time runs out.

Pool of Madness

• Release date: November 13
• Platforms: PC

Proving that there’s no limit to transplanting HP Lovecraft-style occult themes onto the most random of game genres, Pool of Madness is essentially cursed rounds of pool with cosmic dread lurking in the shadows. Chained to a table inside a ship’s captain’s quarters, it’s up to you to pocket specific balls so that you can banish unknowable horrors back to the void and preserve your sanity. Your mental fortitude is your currency, and you can expect the table to be littered with obstacles designed to reduce your grip on reality to zero. Don’t worry: If pool strategy doesn’t work out, you can always whip out a gun to trigger some chain reactions during a round.

Grand Theft Auto 6

• Release date: November 19
• Platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X|S

After years of waiting, teases, and leaks, GTA 6 is finally launching this month. Easily the most hyped game in recent memory, developer Rockstar is aiming to make this chapter in its open-world series more immersive than ever before, as players will have to juggle relationships, health, and fuel in a world where actions have long-lasting consequences. Can the studio strike a delicate balance between enthrallment and fun, without generating a considerable amount of friction in the process? Fortunately, you won’t need to be patient for much longer to find out for yourself.

Reverie in the Moonlight

• Release date: November 19
• Platforms: PC, Switch 2, Switch

Another roguelite-shooter out this month, Reverie in the Moonlight puts a cozy spin on the genre by mixing the childhood terror of overactive imaginations with an army of heavily armed plushies. With various nighttime horrors marching toward your bed, it’s up to your squishy dolls to power up and protect you from nocturnal threats. For something that sounds so terrifying, Reverie in the Moonlight sure does have some wholesome visuals to create an odd juxtaposition.

Chronocracy

• Release date: November 26
• Platforms: PC

There’s no shortage of strategy games where you take an infant civilization and evolve it into a global superpower over time, but Chronocracy is putting a real-time 2D spin on that theme. The game has you exploring both the surface and the underground, building mines and gathering rare resources to lead one of three distinct tribes who coexist on the small, disk-shaped world. Diplomacy or warfare? The choice is yours, as each run will see you unlock permanent upgrades and improve your tiny civilization.

Am I Nima

• Release date: November 27
• Platforms: PC

The spooky season might be over, but if you’re still looking for some chills, you might want to check out Am I Nima. A psychological-horror game where you play as Nima, a girl who has lost all her memories, the amnesiac toddler finds herself locked in the basement by her mother. Her mom is convinced that Nima isn’t her daughter, and it’s up to you to uncover words tied to the objects around you, as each one represents Nima’s thoughts and feelings. By combining words in Nima’s mind, you can experiment with different pairings to unlock buried memories and change how Nima communicates with her fearful mom.

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