Next year boasts several huge video game releases, many of which were only recently announced. While the Xbox Series X has plenty of heavy hitters on the way, like The Medium or Halo Infinite, it’s Sony’s PS5 that has a ton of powerhouse titles releasing next year. Ratchet & Clank, God of War, Horizon, and Final Fantasy all have sequels coming as console or time-exclusives on PS5. That’s without even mentioning the many new third-party games like Outriders and Deathloop. The list of 2021 PS5 games will presumably grow next year, but here’s everything announced so far.
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Every 2021 PS5 Game with a Release Date
Game releases for 2021 are divided into three distinct categories: titles with definitive release dates announced for 2021, tentative or vague release windows for 2021 that could potentially change, and to-be-announced games for 2021 that have a higher likelihood of delay. Starting with the first category, there’s actually a surprising amount of games that have definitive release dates for 2021. Many are either long-announced games like Deathloop, or remastered last-gen games like The Nioh Collection, with a select few being genuine next-gen exclusives. These are all the currently known games that are, at the moment, releasing definitively in 2021:
MXGP 2020 - January 14 Hitman 3 - January 20 Ride 4 - January 20 Outriders - February 2 Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood - February 4 The Nioh Collection - February 5 Riders Republic - February 25 Destruction Allstars - February (part of that month’s release on PlayStation Plus) Yakuza: Like a Dragon - March 2 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake - March 18 Returnal - March 19 Disco Elysium: The Final Cut - March (exact day to be announced) Tennis World Tour 2 - March (exact day to be announced) Hood: Outlaws & Legends - May 10 Deathloop - May 21 Back 4 Blood - June 22
Some key highlights for early 2021 releases include the JRPG revamp in Yakuza: Like a Dragon, the next big MMO/looter-shooter Outriders, Agent 47’s next adventure in Hitman 3, as well as Arkane’s highly anticipated new IP Deathloop. Disco Elysium: The Final Cut, Destruction Allstars, and Tennis World Tour are the only exceptions to the rule in this category because they have confirmed launch months, but the exact days haven’t been confirmed yet. Additionally, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart falls into the next category because it doesn’t have an exact timeframe announced, rather a “launch window” release timing that could mean anywhere between now and next March.
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Every PS5 Game with a Tentative/Vague Release Window
Other than Rift Apart, much of the announced titles for the PS5 in 2021 don’t have exact release dates. Many have opted for vague “2021” release windows, announcing a release month, release quarter, or otherwise specific release timing. Given the circumstances of 2020’s pandemic and the shifting in developer strategies around the world, more of these vague release windows are expected in the near future, and are subject to change. Here’s every PS5 game announced with a vague release window:
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart - “PS5 launch window” and/or “first half” of 2021 Aragami 2 - “Early” 2021 Blood Bowl 3 - “Early” 2021 Braid Anniversary Edition - “Early” 2021 Control Ultimate Edition - “Early” 2021 Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires - “Early” 2021 In Sound Mind - “Early” 2021 Tribes of Midgard - “Early” 2021 Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 - “Early” 2021 Black Legend - Q1 2021 Darq: Complete Edition - Q1 2021 King Arthur: Knight’s Tale - Q1 2-21 Mystiqa - Q1 2021 Praey for the Gods - Q1 2021 Oddworld Soulstorm - Spring 2021 Hunting Simulator 2 - Spring 2021 Kena: Bridge of Spirits - Spring 2021 LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga - Spring 2021 The Stone of Madness - Spring 2021 Foreclosed - Q2 2021 Scarlet Nexus - Summer 2021 Horizon: Forbidden West - “Second half” of 2021 Hogwarts Legacy - “Late” 2021 Grand Theft Auto 5 - Q3/Q4 2021 Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - Fall 2021 Animal Rescue - Q4 2021
Every PS5 Game Planned to Release in 2021
Then there are the unknowns, many of which either have a “2021” release window that could potentially be delayed or have no official release timing yet. Games like God of War Ragnarok and Battlefield 6, which are confirmed to exist and are planned to release in 2021 but haven’t shown anything, fall into this category. Additionally, some exceptions like Dying Light 2 are also included here due to a lack of information on their release timing, but were already planned for last-gen consoles. Here’s every PS5 game with a vague “2021” release window that’s more likely to change:
Atomic Heart The Amazing American Circus Battlefield 6 Black Legend Chernobylite Chivalry 2 Chorus Cris Tales Cyberpunk 2077 (next-gen upgrade) The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes Doom Eternal (next-gen upgrade) Dustborn Dying Light 2 The Elder Scrolls Online (next-gen upgrade) Endless Dungeon Evil Dead: The Game Far Cry 6 (rumored for May 2021, yet to be confirmed) Ghostrunner (next-gen upgrade) GhostWire: Tokyo God of War: Ragnarok Goodbye Volcano High Gotham Knights Heavenly Bodies Hellpoint Jett: The Far Shore Little Devil Inside Little Nightmares 2 (unconfirmed for PS5, launching February 11 for PS4) The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Martha is Death Marvel’s Avengers (next-gen upgrade) Metal: Hellsinger Resident Evil Village (rumored for April, unconfirmed) Sherlock Holmes Chapter One Solar Ash Stray Sword of the Necromancer The Witcher 3 (next-gen upgrade, rumored for May but unconfirmed)
So far, that’s every single game that is planned to release in 2021 for the PS5. There are still numerous other games in the works for PS5, like Pragmata, Dragon Age 4, or Justice League: Kill the Justice League, but these have already been announced for 2022. Any other omissions from this list (The Elder Scrolls 6, Starfield, Gran Turismo 7, Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2) haven’t been announced for 2021 at all, or do not have any confirmed platforms for release at this point. Next year is already looking extremely promising for games, especially those who already own or plan on getting a PS5 next year.
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