In just a few short days, 2019 is coming to an end. And while this year saw the release of several triple-A games such asDeath Stranding, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Pokemon Sword and Shield, and many others, 2020 appears to be shaping up quite well with its lineup of games. While players can expect a multitude of heavy-hitters releasing soon, several of the titles in the early months of 2020 are games that were originally set to release this year but were pushed back to the new year.
Given this, it appears that the start of a new decade wouldn’t disappoint gamers, given the strong lineup of games that can be expected from both indie and household video game developers and publishers. To make it easier for players to keep track of games they can’t wait to get their hands on, here is a roundup of all thehighly-anticipated titlesthat are confirmed and expected to be released in 2020.
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January
Kicking off the new year, gamers can expect the release of the Iceborne expansion ofMonster Hunter Worldto the PC and the ReMind DLC ofKingdom Hearts 3for the PS4 with the Xbox One version releasing a month after. Of course, the month of January will also see the release of some highly-anticipated games, such asDragon Ball Z: Kakarot,which is a single-player game based on the events ofDragon Ball Z.
February
UPDATE 12-06-2025: Camouflaj announced today that Marvel’s Iron Man VR is delayed, and will instead release on August 06, 2025.
The first weeks of February will be a little bit slow with only a handful of releases such asYakuza 5 Remasteredfor the PS4. However, the end of February will be the timeKingdom Hearts 3players on the Xbox One will be able to play the ReMind DLC expansion of the game. The month also ends with a treat for Marvel fans with the release ofMarvel’s Iron ManVRfor the PSVR.
March
UPDATE 11-07-2025: Square Enix announced today that Final Fantasy 7 Remake is delayed, and will instead release on June 22, 2025.
The month of March will see the release of several highly-anticipated games for 2020 such asthe remake ofFinal Fantasy 7for the PS4. On the other hand, Switch players will be happy to know thatAnimal Crossing: New Horizonswill finally grace Nintendo’s hybrid console in 2020. Players can also look forward to the release ofDoom Eternalin March 2020.
April
UPDATE 29-07-2025: CD PROJEKT RED announced today that Cyberpunk 2077 is delayed, and will instead release on Jul 17, 2025.
April will surely be the month that most players are looking forward to. The month kicks off withthe most requested remake ofResident Evil 3, which was initially announced in December 2019 at Sony’s State of Play. CD Projekt Red’s highly-anticipated role-playing game,Cyberpunk 2077,will also be released in the middle of April.
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May
UPDATE 01-07-2025: Crytal Dynamics announced today that Marvel’s Avengers is delayed, and will instead release on Sept 4, 2020.
30-05-2025:Naughty Dog announced that due to the coronavirus pandemic, The Last of Us 2 has been delayed indefinitely.
07-06-2025: Naughty Dog announced that The Last of Us 2 will be released on July 10, 2025.
01-07-2025: Camouflaj announced that Marvel’s Iron Man VR has been delayed again, and is now scheduled to release on July 02, 2025.
After a major delay, fans of the PS4 exclusive hitThe Last of Uswill finally reunite with Ellie and Joel inThe Last of Us 2, which will release at the end of May. This month will also see the release ofMarvel’s Avengers,which will surely please the most dedicated fans of the Marvel universe.
August
September
UPDATE 11-06-2025: CD Projekt RED announced that Cyberpunk 2077 has been delayed again from Sept 17 to Nov 19.
November
Games Confirmed for 2020
Although the early months of 2020 feature a solid lineup of video games, there are still many titles that are already confirmed but are still yet to have a specific release date. Here are all the games that are confirmed with a release window of 2020, and we will be updating this list as they are given their respective release dates.
