List of every Game coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X in 2021

The PS5 and Xbox Series X / S are still some of the most sought-after gadgets in the world, just over two months after their release. While getting your hands on a new console is still extremely difficult, those who do will be able to experience something unprecedented in modern gaming history.  For the first time, next-gen console owners can take their current library—whether it’s physical, digital, or a combination of the two—and bring it to the next-gen platform.

This gives customers unprecedented control over where they want to play and which performance benefits are worth upgrading for. People will be able to play with their friends even if they don’t upgrade to the latest gaming hardware thanks to technologies like cross-platform play and now even cross-generation support.

Both the consoles have arrived within seven years of the last generation of console hardware. And while it’s possible that in the first year of both consoles, many of the hottest franchises will be released concurrently on the last-and-current-gen, there’s already a decent chunk of games that would be special titles that can only be enjoyed on PS5 or Xbox Series X/S.

Aside from 4K, solid-state drives, and other spec changes, Microsoft and Sony have promised to support nearly every title in the libraries of their current console platforms. Any Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox One game currently playable on existing Xbox One hardware (minus Kinect games) will be compatible on the X/S Series, while Sony supports the “massive majority” of PS4 games with a total of more than 4,000 titles. With both consoles still in their early stages of development, it’s easy for fans to fall back on older games to help bridge the gap between long waits for new titles to be added to each console’s library.

In 2021, there will be a slew of new releases and full optimizations of cross-gen games, broadening the scope of what you can play on your new system. To help you understand every game coming out during the first year of the PS5 and Xbox Series X / S, we’ve compiled the list below.

Game Release Date Xbox Series or PS5? Cross-gen? PC Compatible
MXGP 2020 01/14/2021 PS5 only No, PS5 exclusive No
Hitman 3 01/20/2021 Both Free upgrade from digital Yes
Ride 4 01/21/2021 Both No No
Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy 01/26/2021 PS5 No, PS5 exclusive Yes
Cyber Shadow 01/26/2021 PS5 only No, PS5 exclusive Yes
The Medium 1/28/2021 Xbox only No Yes
The Pedestrian 1/29/2021 PS5 only No, PS5 exclusive Yes
Control: Ultimate Edition 02/02/2021 Both Yes, upgrade only with Ultimate Edition Yes
Destruction AllStars 02/02/2021 PS5 only No, PS5 exclusive No
Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood 02/04/2021 Both Yes Yes
Nioh Remastered – The Complete Edition 02/05/2021 PS5 only No, PS5 exclusive No
Nioh 2 Renastered – The Complete Edition 02/05/2021 PS5 only No, PS5 exclusive No
Little Nightmares 2 02/11/2021 Both Yes Yes
Yakuza: Like a Dragon 03/02/2021 (PS5) Available now on Xbox, PS5 on 03/02/2021 Yes Yes
Monster Energy Supercross: The Official Video Game 4 03/11/2021 Both Yes Yes
Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time 03/12/2021 Both Yes, free upgrade Yes
Samurai Spirits (aka Samurai Shodown) 03/16/2021 Xbox only Yes Yes
Marvel’s Avengers 03/18/2021 Both Yes, free upgrade Yes
Balan Wonderland 03/26/2021 Both Yes Yes
It Takes Two 03/26/2021 Both Yes Yes
Terminator: Resistance 03/26/2021 PS5 only Yes Yes
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 03/26/2021 Both Free upgrade with Cross-Gen Digital Deluxe Edition Yes
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut March 2021 (PS5) PS5 on 03/031/2021; Xbox TBD Yes Yes
Outriders 04/01/2021 Both Yes Yes
Curse of the Sea Rats 04/01/2021 Both Yes Yes
Oddworld: Soulstorm 04/06/2021 PS5 Yes Yes
Guilty Gear Strive 04/09/2021 PS5 only Yes Yes
MLB The Show 21 04/20/2021 Both Only with Collector’s Edition No
Judgement 04/23/2021 Both No No
Returnal 04/30/2021 PS5 only No, PS5 exclusive No
Resident Evil Village 05/07/2021 Both Yes, free upgrade Yes
Hood: Outlaws & Legends 05/10/2021 Both Yes Yes
Deathloop 05/21/2021 PS5 only No, PS5 exclusive Yes
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade 06/10/2021 PS5 only Yes No
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart 06/11/2021 PS5 only No, PS5 exclusive No
Back 4 Blood 06/22/2021 Both Yes Yes
Solar Ash June 2021 PS5 only Yes Yes
Little Devil Inside July 2021 PS5 only Yes Yes
Kena: Bridge of Spirits 8/28/2021 PS5 only Yes Yes
Ghostwire: Tokyo October 2021 PS5 only No Yes
12 Minutes 2021 Xbox only Yes Yes
Adios 2021 Xbox only No Yes
Aliens: Fireteam 2021 Both No Yes
Aragami 2 2021 Both Yes Yes
Blood Bowl 3 2021 Both Yes Yes
Braid: Anniversary Edition 2021 Both Yes Yes
Bright Memory Infinite 2021 Xbox only No, Xbox exclusive Yes
Chernobylite 2021 Both Yes Yes
Chivalry 2 2021 Both Yes Yes
Chorus 2021 Both Yes Yes
Cris Tales 2021 Both Yes Yes
CrossfireX 2021 Xbox only Yes, free upgrade Yes
Cyberpunk 2077 2021 Both Yes, free upgrade Yes
CYGNI: All Guns Blazing 2021 Both Yes Yes
DARQ: Complete Edition 2021 Both Yes No
Dawn of the Monsters 2021 Both Yes Yes
Dead Static Drive 2021 Xbox only Yes Yes
Doom Eternal 2021 Both Yes, free upgrade Yes
Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires 2021 Both Yes Yes
Echo Generation 2021 Xbox only Yes Yes
EcxoMecha 2021 Xbox only Yes Yes
Exo One 2021 Xbox only No Yes
Evil Dead: The Game 2021 Both Yes Yes
Evil West 2021 Both Yes Yes
Far Cry 6 2021 Both Yes Yes
Final Fantasy XIV 2021 PS5 Yes, free upgrade Yes
F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch 2021 PS5 only Yes Yes
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach 2021 PS5 only Yes Yes
Flea Madness 2021 Both No Yes
Ghostrunner 2021 Both Yes Yes
God of War: Ragnarok 2021 PS5 only TBD TBD
Goodbye Volcano High 2021 PS5 only Yes Yes
Gotham Knights 2021 Both Yes Yes
Grand Theft Auto V 2021 Both Yes Yes
Graven 2021 Both Yes Yes
Guilty Gear Strive 2021 PS5 only Yes Yes
Halo Infinite 2021 Xbox only Yes Yes
Heavenly Bodies 2021 PS5 only Yes Yes
Hello Neighbor 2 2021 Xbox only Yes Yes
Hellpoint 2021 Both Yes Yes
Horizon Forbidden West 2021 PS5 only Yes Yes
Hood: Outlaws and Legends 2021 Both Yes Yes
In Sound Mind 2021 Both No Yes
Insurgency: Sandstorm 2021 Both Yes Yes
Jett: The Far Shore 2021 PS5 only Yes Yes
King Arthur: Knight’s Tale 2021 Both No Yes
Lake 2021 Xbox only No Yes
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga 2021 Both Yes Yes
Little Witch in the Woods 2021 Xbox only No Yes
Metro Exodus 2021 Both Yes, free upgrade Yes
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2021 Xbox only No Yes
Mundaun 2021 Both Yes Yes
Neptunia ReVerse 2021 PS5 No No
Party Crasher Simulator 2021 Both Yes Yes
Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis 2021 Xbox only Yes Yes
Praey for the Gods 2021 PS5 Yes Yes
Psychonauts 2 2021 Xbox only Yes Yes
Riders Republic 2021 Both Yes Yes
RPG Time 2021 Xbox only No Yes
R-Type Final 2 2021 Both Yes Yes
Ruined King: A League of Legends Story 2021 Both Yes Yes
Sable 2021 Xbox only Yes Yes
Scarlet Nexus 2021 Both Yes Yes
Scorn 2021 Xbox only No Yes
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II 2021 Xbox only TBD Yes
She Dreams Elsewhere 2021 Xbox only Yes Yes
Shredders 2021 Xbox only No Yes
Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One 2021 Both Yes Yes
Song of Iron 2021 Xbox only Yes Yes
Stray 2021 PS5 only Yes Yes
Subnautica / Subnautica: Below Zero 2021 Both Yes, free upgrade Yes
S.T.A.L.E.R. 2 2021 Xbox only No Yes
Temtem 2021 (Xbox) PS5 and PC available now; Xbox in 2021 Yes Yes
The Artful Escape 2021 Xbox only Yes Yes
The Ascent 2021 Xbox only Yes, free upgrade Yes
The Big Con 2021 Xbox only No, Xbox exclusive Yes
The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes 2021 Both Yes Yes
The Elder Scrolls Online 2021 Both Yes Yes
The Gunk 2021 Xbox only Yes Yes
The Last Stop 2021 Xbox only No Yes
The Wild at Heart 2021 Xbox only No Yes
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2021 Both Yes, free upgrade Yes
Tribes of Midgard 2021 PS5 only Yes Yes
Tunic 2021 Xbox only No Yes
Unlimited Fishing Simulator 2 2021 Both Yes Yes
Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer’s Legacy 2021 Xbox only No Yes
Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong 2021 Both No Yes
War Mongrels 2021 Both Yes Yes
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide 2021 Xbox only No Yes
Way to the Woods 2021 Xbox only No Yes
Project Athia January 2022 PS5 only No, PS5 exclusive Yes
Ark 2 2022 Xbox only No, Xbox exclusive Yes
Hogwarts Legacy 2022 Both Yes Yes
Gran Turismo 7 2022 PS5 only No No
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League 2022 Both TBD Yes
The Callisto Protocol 2022 Both No Yes
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum 2022 Both Yes Yes
Pragmata 2023 Both TBD Yes

 

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