July has descended upon us, which means we get a whole month’s worth of new games coming to PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC. It’s actually a pretty light month in terms of big games, but retro (read as: old) fans can bask in nostalgia in Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition. And college sports fans can celebrate the grand return of College Football 25. But that’s not all. Below, you’ll find release dates for all the biggest games and expansions that have been announced for this year and beyond. Here’s what’s worth playing in July 2024.
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Upcoming PS4 and PS5 Games
College Football 25 represents the first time in over a decade EA has put out an official college football game, and fans are hyped about. Also out this month on PlayStation platforms is Dawntrail, the fifth major expansion to Final Fantasy XIV Online. Plus a new Legend of Heroes: Trails game, and more.
July 2024 – PlayStation Game Release Dates
Final Fantasy 14 Online: Dawntrail – July 2The First Descendant – July 2Hot Blood – July 2Zenless Zone Zero – July 4The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak – July 5 – Buy ItAlaskan Road Truckers: Highway Edition – July 11Darkest Dungeon 2 – July 15College Football 25 – July 16 – Buy ItEvilVEvil – July 16Flock – July 16Asphalt Legends Unite – July 17Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus – July 18Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn – July 18Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess – July 19Exophobia – July 23F1 Manager 24 – July 23The Star Named EOS – July 23Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure – July 25Earth Defense Force 6 – July 25Deadlink – July 30
August 2024 – PlayStation Game Release Dates
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter – August 1Pepper Grinder – August 6Volgarr the Viking II – August 6Cat Quest III – August 8Madden NFL 25 – August 16 – Buy ItBlack Myth: Wukong – August 20Dustborn – August 20Enotria: The Last Song – August 21Concord – August 23 – Buy ItGundam Breaker 4 – August 29 – Buy ItVisions of Mana – August 29 – Buy ItStar Wars Outlaws – August 30 – Buy It
September 2024 – PlayStation Game Release Dates
Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions – September 3Ace Attorney Investigations Collection – September 6Astro Bot – September 6 – Buy ItWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 – September 9 – Buy ItFunko Fusion – September 13 – Buy ItDisney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed – September 24 – Buy ItLollipop Chainsaw RePop – September 25Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 – September 26
October 2024 – PlayStation Game Release Dates
Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus – October 1 – Buy ItDiablo IV: Vessel of Hatred (DLC) – October 8Silent Hill 2 – October 8 – Buy ItDragon Ball: Sparking Zero – October 11 – Buy ItMetaphor: ReFantazio – October 11 – Buy ItJust Dance 2025 Edition – October 15 – Buy ItNew World: Aeternum – October 15Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven – October 24 – Buy ItAtari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Expanded Edition – October 25Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 – October 25 – Buy ItSonic X Shadow Generations – October 25 – Buy ItLife is Strange: Double Exposure – October 29 – Buy It
November 2024 – PlayStation Game Release Dates
Farmagia – November 1 – Buy ItSlitterhead – November 8 – Buy ItAssassin’s Creed Shadows – November 12 – Buy ItDragon Quest III HD-2D Remake – November 14 – Buy ItFunko Fusion – November 15 – Buy It
Upcoming PS4 and PS5 Games – Release Date TBA
Alien: Rogue Incursion – Holiday 2024American Arcadia – TBAAnno 117: Pax Romana – 2025Atomfall – 2025Ballad of Antara – 2025Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth – TBABlue Protocol – 2024Civilization VII – 2025Crime Boss – TBACrimson Desert – TBADeath Stranding 2: On the Beach – 2025Delta Force: Hawk Ops – TBADoom: The Dark Ages – 2025Dragon Age: The Veilguard – Fall 2024Dune: Awakening – TBADynasty Warrior Origins – 2025Exodus – TBAExpeditions: A MudRunner Game – 2024Fantasian Neo Dimension – Winter 2024Gundam Breaker 4 – 2024 – Buy ItInfinity Nikki – TBAJohn Carpenter’s Toxic Commando – 2024Judas – TBAJurassic Park: Survival – TBAKilling Floor 3 – TBAKingdom Come: Deliverance 2 – 2024LEGO Horizon Adventures – Holiday 2024Little Devil Inside – TBALittle Nightmares 3 – 2025 – Buy ItLost Records: Bloom and Rage – early 2025Marathon – TBAMarvel Rivals – TBAMarvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics – 2024 – Buy ItMecha Break – 2025Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater – TBA – Buy ItMetro Awakening VR – 2024Mixtape – 2025Monster Hunter Wilds – 2025Neva – 2024Pacific Drive – 2024Path of Exile 2 – TBAPhantom Blade 0 – TBAPhantom Hellcat – TBAThe Plucky Squire – 2024Post Trauma – TBAPragmata – TBAPrince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake – 2026Prison Architect 2 – 2024The Rise of the Golden Idol – TBASilent Hill 2 Remake – TBASix Days in Fallujah – TBASkydance’s Behemoth – Fall 2024Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake – TBASteelrising – TBASynduality – TBAThank Goodness You’re Here – 2024Tortuga: A Pirate’s Tale – TBAUnknown 9: Awakening – Fall 2024Until Dawn (PS5) – Fall 2024Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 – TBA – Buy ItWhere Winds Meet – TBAThe Wolf Among Us 2 – 2024Wolverine – TBAWuchang: Fallen Feathers – 2025
Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games
July’s first-party Nintendo release is a collection of mini- and micro-games based on NES classics like Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Kirby, and Kid Icarus. This collection has you and your friends complete miniature goals as fast as you can. Also out this month are new Switch ports of Ninja Turtles and One Piece games.
July 2024 – Nintendo Switch Game Release Dates
Hot Blood – July 2The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak – July 5 – Buy ItAce Combat 7: Skies Unknown Deluxe Edition – July 11Darkest Dungeon II – July 15Asphalt Legends Unite – July 17TMNT: Splintered Fate – July 17Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus – July 18Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition – July 18 – Buy ItThe New Denpa Men – July 22Exophobia – July 23The Star Named EOS – July 23Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure – July 25One Piece Odyssey Deluxe Edition – July 26
August 2024 – Nintendo Switch Game Release Dates
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter – August 1Volgarr the Viking II – August 6SteamWorld Heist II – August 8Gundam Breaker 4 – August 29 – Buy It
September 2024 – Nintendo Switch Game Release Dates
Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions – September 3Ace Attorney Investigations Collection – September 6 – Buy ItDisney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed – September 24 – Buy ItLollipop Chainsaw RePop – September 25Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 – September 26The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom – September 26 – Buy It
October 2024 – Nintendo Switch Game Release Dates
Fantasy Life i: the Girl Who Steals Time – October 10Super Mario Party Jamboree – October 17 – Buy ItRomancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven – October 24 – Buy ItAtari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Expanded Edition – October 25Sonic X Shadow Generations – October 25 – Buy ItJust Dance 2025 Edition – October 2024 – Buy It
November 2024 – Nintendo Switch Game Release Dates
Farmagia – November 1 – Buy ItMario & Luigi: Brothership – November 7 – Buy ItAntonblast – November 12Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake – November 14 – Buy ItFunko Fusion – November 15 – Buy It
January 2025 – Nintendo Switch Game Release Dates
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD – January 16 – Buy It
Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games – Release Date TBA
Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure – Summer 2024Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story – 2024Civilization VII – 2025Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake – 2025Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist – 2024Expeditions: A MudRunner Game – 2024Fairy Tale 2 – Winter 2024-2025Fantasian Neo Dimension – Holiday 2024Front Mission 3 Remake – TBAGundam Breaker 4 – 2024 – Buy ItHello Kitty: Island Adventure – 2025The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy – Early 2025LEGO Horizon Adventures – Holiday 2024Little Devil Inside – TBALittle Nightmares 3 – 2025 – Buy ItLife is Strange: Double Exposure – TBA – Buy ItLooney Tunes: Wacky World of Sports – Fall 2024The Lord of the Rings: Gollum – 2024 – Buy ItLorelei and the Laser Eyes – TBAMarvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics – 2024 – Buy ItMetal Slug Tactics – 2024Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – 2025Mio: Memories in Orbit – 2025Monster Hunter Stories: 2 Wings of Ruin – Summer 2024Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero – 2025Professor Layton and the New World of Steam – 2025Quilts and Cats of Calico – TBARift of the Necrodancer – 2024The Rise of the Golden Idol – TBASkul: The Hero Slayer – TBAStray – Holiday 2024Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream – 2024 – Buy ItStar Wars: Hunters – 2024Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars – TBASword Art Online: Fractured Daydream – 2024 – Buy ItTales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game – Holiday 2024Thank Goodness You’re Here – 2024Yars Rising – 2024Yes, Your Grace: Snowfall – 2024
Upcoming Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One Games
Season 13 of the ongoing pirate sim Sea of Thieves arrives this month on Xbox–but it’s also out on PC and PlayStation as well. Dawntrail comes out at the beginning of the month for FF14 players, and a few other games arrive in between.
July 2024 – Xbox Game Release Dates
Final Fantasy 14 Online: Dawntrail – July 2The First Descendant – July 2College Football 25 – July 16 – Buy ItEvilVEvil – July 16Flock – July 16Asphalt Legends Unite – July 17Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus – July 18Dungeons of Hinterberg – July 18Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn – July 18Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess – July 19Exophobia – July 23F1 Manager 24 – July 23The Star Named EOS – July 23Sea of Thieves: Season 13 – July 25Deadlink – July 30
August 2024 – Xbox Game Release Dates
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter – August 1Volgarr the Viking II – August 6Cat Quest III – August 8Madden NFL 25 – August 16 – Buy ItBlack Myth: Wukong – August 20Dustborn – August 20Visions of Mana – August 29 – Buy ItStar Wars: Outlaws – August 30 – Buy It
September 2024 – Xbox Game Release Dates
Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions – September 3Age of Mythology Retold – September 4STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl – September 5 – Buy ItAce Attorney Investigations Collection – September 6Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 – September 9 – Buy ItFunko Fusion – September 13 – Buy ItDisney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed – September 24 – Buy ItLollipop Chainsaw RePop – September 25
October 2024 – Xbox Game Release Dates
Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus – October 1Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred (DLC) – October 8Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero – October 11 – Buy ItMetaphor: ReFantazio – October 11 – Buy ItNew World: Aeternum – October 15Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Expanded Edition – October 25Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 – October 25 – Buy ItSonic X Shadow Generations – October 25 – Buy ItLife is Strange: Double Exposure – October 29 – Buy It
November 2024 – Xbox Game Release Dates
Slitterhead – November 8Assassin’s Creed Shadows – November 12 – Buy ItAvowed – November 12Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake – November 14 – Buy ItFunko Fusion – November 15 – Buy ItMicrosoft Flight Simulator 2024 – November 19
Upcoming Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One Games – Release Date TBA
33 Immortals – 2024The Alters – TBAAmerican Arcadia – TBAAnno 117: Pax Romana – 2025Ark 2 – 2024Atomfall – 2025Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth – TBABright Memory Infinite – TBACivilization VII – 2025Clockwork Revolution – TBAContraband – TBACreatures of Ava – 2024Crime Boss – TBACrimson Desert – TBADelta Force: Hawk Ops – TBADoom: The Dark Ages – 2025Dragon Age: The Veilguard – Fall 2024Dune: Awakening – TBAEreban: Shadow Legacy – TBAEverwild – TBAExodus – TBAExoMecha – TBAExpedition 33 – 2025Expeditions: A MudRunner Game – 2024Fable – 2025Fantasian Neo Dimension – Winter 2024Fragpunk – 2025Gears of War: E-Day – TBAHollow Knight: Silksong – TBAIndiana Jones and the Great Circle – 2024John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando – 2024Judas – TBAJurassic Park: Survival – TBAKilling Floor 3 – TBAKingdom Come: Deliverance 2 – 2024Little Devil Inside – TBALittle Nightmares 3 – 2025 – Buy ItLost Records: Bloom and Rage – early 2025Marathon – TBAMarvel’s Blade – TBAMechabreak – 2025Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater – TBA – Buy ItMixtape – 2025Monster Hunter Wilds – 2025Neva – 2024OD – TBAThe Outer Worlds 2 – TBAPath of the Godess – TBAPerfect Dark – TBAPhantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis – TBAPhantom Hellcat – TBAThe Plucky Squire – 2024Post Trauma – TBAPragmata – TBAPrince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake – 2026Prison Architect 2 – 2024The Rise of the Golden Idol – TBARoutine – TBAScars Above – TBASecond Extinction – TBAThe Sinking City 2 – 2025Six Days in Fallujah – TBASleight of Hand – 2025South of Midnight – 2025Starfield: Shattered Space (DLC) – 2024State of Decay 3 – TBASteelrising – TBAStill Wakes the Deep – Early 2024Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars – TBASword Art Online: Fractured Daydream – 2024 – Buy ItSynduality – TBATexas Chainsaw Massacre – TBATortuga: A Pirate’s Tale – TBATowerborne – 2024Unknown 9: Awakening – Fall 2024Valorant – 2024Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 – TBA – Buy ItWinter Burrow – Early 2025The Wolf Among Us 2 – 2024Wuchang: Fallen Feathers – 2025Yes, Your Grace: Snowfall – 2024
Upcoming PC Games
PC gamers get all sorts of games this month, including new installments of cult series, like The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak.
July 2024 – PC Game Release Dates
Hot Blood – July 2Final Fantasy 14 Online: Dawntrail – July 2The First Descendant – July 2Zenless Zone Zero – July 4The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak – July 5Ark of Charon – July 9Once Human – July 9Angry Foot – July 11Cataclismo – July 16EvilVEvil – July 16Flock – July 16Asphalt Legends Unite – July 17The Sacred Acorn – July 17Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus – July 18Dungeons of Hinterberg – July 18Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn – July 18Master Detective Archives: Rain Code+ – July 18Broken Lens – July 22Exophobia – July 23F1 Manager 24 – July 23Rawmen – July 23The Star Named EOS – July 23Weyrdlets – July 23Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure – July 25Earth Defense Force 6 – July 25Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD – July 25Sea of Thieves: Season 13 – July 25
August 2024 – PC Game Release Dates
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter – August 1Volgarr the Viking II – August 6Cat Quest III – August 8Black Myth: Wukong – August 20Dustborn – August 20Enotria: The Last Song – August 21World of Warcraft: The War Within – August 26Visions of Mana – August 29Star Wars: Outlaws – August 30
September 2024 – PC Game Release Dates
Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions – September 3Age of Mythology Retold – September 4STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl – September 5 – Buy ItAce Attorney Investigations Collection – September 6Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 – September 9Funko Fusion – September 13God of War Ragnarok – September 19Frostpunk 2 – September 20Ara: History Untold – September 24Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed – September 24 – Buy ItLollipop Chainsaw RePop – September 25
October 2024 – PC Game Release Dates
Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus – October 1Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred (DLC) – October 8Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero – October 11Metaphor ReFantazio – October 11New World: Aeternum – October 15Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Expanded Edition – October 25Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 – October 25Sonic X Shadow Generations – October 25Life is Strange: Double Exposure – October 29
November 2024 – PC Game Release Dates
Slitterhead – November 8Assassin’s Creed Shadows – November 12Avowed – November 12Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake – November 14Funko Fusion – November 15Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 – November 19
Upcoming PC Games – Release Date TBA
33 Immortals – 2024Age of Mythology: Retold – TBAAmerican Arcadia – TBAAmong Us VR – TBAAnno 117: Pax Romana – 2025ARC Raiders – TBAArk 2 – 2024Atomfall – 2025Blacktail – “This Winter”Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth – TBABlue Protocol – 2024Civilization VII – 2025Clockwork Revolution – TBAContraband – TBACreatures of Ava – 2024Crimson Desert – TBADoom: The Dark Ages – 2025Dragon Age: The Veilguard – Fall 2024Dune: Awakening – TBAEreban: Shadow Legacy – TBAEverwild – TBAExodus – TBAExoMecha – TBAExpedition 33 – 2025Expeditions: A MudRunner Game – 2024Fable – 2025Fantasian Neo Dimension – Winter 2024Fort Solis – TBAFragpunk – 2025Gears of War: E-Day – TBAGundam Breaker 4 – 2024Hollow Knight: Silksong – TBAHyper Light Breaker – Early Access Summer 2024Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – 2024John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando – 2024Judas – TBAJurassic Park: Survival – TBAKilling Floor 3 – TBAKingdom Come: Deliverance 2 – 2024LEGO Horizon Adventures – Holiday 2024Little Nightmares 3 – 2025Lost Records: Bloom and Rage – early 2025Marathon – TBAMarvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics – 2024Mechabreak – 2025Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind – TBAMixtape – 2025Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin – Summer 2024Monster Hunter Wilds – 2025The Outer Worlds 2 – TBAPerfect Dark – TBAPhantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis – TBAPhantom Hellcat – TBAPost Trauma – TBAPragmata – TBAPrince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake – 2026Prison Architect 2 – 2024Replaced – 2023The Rise of the Golden Idol – TBARoutine – TBAScars Above – TBASeason – TBASecond Extinction – TBAShovel Knight Showdown – TBASilent Hill 2 Remake – TBAThe Sinking City 2 – 2025Slay the Spire 2 – early access in 2025Sleight of Hand – 2025South of Midnight – 2025State of Decay 3 – TBASteelrising – TBAStormgate – TBAStar Trek: Resurgence – TBAStarfield: Shattered Space (DLC) – 2024Still Wakes the Deep – Early 2024Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars – TBASynduality – TBATexas Chainsaw Massacre – TBAThank Goodness You’re Here – 2024Thrasher – 2024Tortuga: A Pirate’s Tale – TBATowerborne – 2024Ultra Mega Cats – 2024 – Buy ItUnknown 9: Awakening – Fall 2024Until Dawn – Fall 2024Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 – 2024 – Buy ItWayfinder – TBAWhere Winds Meet – TBAWindblown – TBAWinter Burrow – Early 2025Witchfire – TBAThe Wolf Among Us 2 – 2024Wuchang: Fallen Feathers – 2025Yes, Your Grace: Snowfall – 2024
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