November 2026 Is Packed, and Most of It Is Lining Up Around GTA 6

Grand Theft Auto 6 is due on November 19 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, and it would be easy to assume the rest of the month would stay quiet around it. It doesn't. November 2026 is one of the busiest release calendars in a while, and a lot of it is aimed at players who want something other than an open-world crime epic.

Nintendo's Switch 2 has a big share of the headlines. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time arrives on November 5 as a full remake with stylized art, overhauled combat and fully voiced cutscenes. It borrows item scrolling from Breath of the Wild, ties into the Zelda Notes app, and lets players perform Ocarina melodies with the Switch 2 microphone or with a real-world instrument Nintendo is selling. Pikmin 4 also gets a Switch 2 Edition on November 12, with a new time-attack mode called Dandori Academy and the option to give Oatchi voice commands through the console's microphone. Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: Encore Edition and Stellar Blade: Complete Edition also reach Switch 2 that week.

Older games are getting fresh coats of paint too. Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered launches on November 3 across PC, consoles and both Switch models. The 2002 kaiju brawler has been rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5, with dynamic stage weather, online multiplayer, and a roster of 12 monsters. Shrek 2 Remastered follows on November 10 with updated graphics, new multiplayer modes and photo mode. World of Warcraft: Forever, a permanent vanilla-style mode for the MMO, also starts on November 4 on PC.

Sports and music fans have options as well. Football Manager 27 arrives on November 10 for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, and developer Sports Interactive says it is addressing complaints from last year's release. Let's Sing 2027 comes out on November 3, and Let's Sing ABBA, a re-release timed to the band's 50th anniversary, lands the same day on Switch 2.

Smaller releases fill out the rest. Warhammer Survivors, a bullet-heaven roguelite from Auroch Digital and Poncle, launches November 10 and is available on Game Pass on day one. Brotato's new expansion arrived November 2, and Sonic Pico Park, a co-op puzzle platformer, lands November 12 for Sonic's 35th anniversary. Cozy Game Restoration, which lets players clean up old cartridges, is out November 5.

With so much competing for attention, GTA 6 will likely dominate the conversation, but this month gives players plenty to play while they wait.