2015 in video games

The year 2015 saw releases of numerous video games as well as a follow-up to Nintendo's portable 3DS console, the New Nintendo 3DS. Top-rated games originally released in 2015 included Madden NFL 16, NBA 2K16, NBA Live 16, WWE 2K16, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Bloodborne, Undertale, and Fallout 4. Sales of video games in 2015 reached $61 billion, according to analysis firm SuperData, an 8% increase from 2014. Of this, the largest sector was in computer game sales and subscription services, accounting for $32 billion. Mobile games revenues were at $25.1 billion, a 10% increase from 2014. Digital sales on consoles made up the remaining $4 billion.
Series with new installments in 2015 include Anno, Assassin's Creed, Batman: Arkham, Battlefield, Call of Duty, Disgaea, Dirt, Fallout, Fatal Frame, Five Nights at Freddy's, Forza Motorsport, Guitar Hero, Halo, Heroes of Might and Magic, Hotline Miami, Just Cause, King's Quest, Kirby, Magicka, Mario Party, Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Mario & Luigi, Metal Gear, Minecraft, Mortal Kombat, Need for Speed, OlliOlli, Resident Evil, Rock Band, StarCraft, Star Wars: Battlefront, Tales, The Witcher, Tomb Raider, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Total War, ''Toy Soldiers, Xenoblade Chronicles, Yakuza and Yoshi.
In addition, 2015 saw the introduction of several new properties, including Bloodborne, Dying Light, Evolve, Life Is Strange, Ori, Rocket League, Splatoon, Undertale, and Until Dawn''.

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Hardware release

The following is a list of game-related hardware released in 2015.
The New Nintendo 3DS and New Nintendo 3DS XL made their launches in North America & Europe after initially releasing in Japan, Australia, & New Zealand the previous year.

Date	Console
January 6	New Nintendo 3DS
February 13	New Nintendo 3DS XL^/
April 29	Razer Forge TV
May 28	Nvidia Shield TV
November 27	Samsung Gear VR
September 10	New Nintendo 3DS
September 25	New Nintendo 3DS
November 10	Steam Controller
November 10	Steam Link
November 10	Steam Machine

Financial performance

In the United States, the Entertainment Software Association and the NPD Group estimated total video game market revenues at $23.5 billion, a 5% increase from 2014. Of this, the total software market was $16.5 billion, with the NPD Group estimating retail sales subset at $13.1 billion. The ESA reported that there were 2,457 companies in the United States involved in developing or publishing video games that directly supported 65,678 workers with about another 154,000 indirectly supporting the industry, such as through contracting or video game journalism. The total contribution to the US's gross national product from the industry was $11.7 billion.
In the United Kingdom, the total video game market was valued at nearly 4.2 billion, according to figures from Ukie and MCV. The largest segments were in digital software and mobile games, while sales of consoles dropped to £689 million.

Highest-grossing games

The following were 2015's top ten highest-grossing video games in terms of worldwide revenue across all platforms. Three of the top ten highest-grossing games are published or owned by Tencent, including the top-grossing title League of Legends.

Rank	Game	Revenue	Publisher	Genre	Platform	Business model
1	League of Legends	$1,628,000,000	Riot Games / Tencent	MOBA	WIN	Free-to-play
2	Monster Strike	$1,557,800,000	Mixi	Physics	MOBI	Free-to-play
3	Clash of Clans	$1,345,000,000	Supercell	Strategy	MOBI	Free-to-play
4	Puzzle & Dragons		GungHo Online Entertainment	Puzzle	MOBI	Free-to-play
5	Crossfire	$1,110,000,000	Smilegate / Tencent	FPS	WIN	Free-to-play
6	Dungeon Fighter Online	$1,052,000,000	Neople / Tencent	Brawler	WIN	Free-to-play
7	Call of Duty: Black Ops III	$1,000,000,000	Activision	FPS		Buy-to-play
8	World of Warcraft	$814,000,000	Blizzard Entertainment	MMO, RPG	WIN	Subscription
9	Game of War: Fire Age	$799,000,000	MZ	Strategy	MOBI	Free-to-play
10	Fallout 4	$750,000,000	Bethesda Softworks	Action RPG		Buy-to-play

Top-rated games

Critically acclaimed titles

Metacritic and GameRankings are aggregators of video game journalism reviews.

Game	Publisher	Release Date	Platform	MC score	GR score
Grand Theft Auto V	Rockstar Games	April 14, 2015	WIN	96/100	95.07%
Out of the Park Baseball 16	Out of the Park Developments	March 23, 2015	WIN	91/100	95.25%
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain	Konami	September 1, 2015	XOne	95/100	90.38%
Journey	[Sony Interactive storytelling\|Interactive Entertainment\|Sony Computer Entertainment]	July 21, 2015	PS4	92/100	94.8%
Undertale	Toby Fox	September 15, 2015	WIN	92/100	94.11%
Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition	Larian Studios	October 27, 2015	WIN	94/100	90%
Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 2	Nintendo	April 23, 2015	WiiU	90/100	93.5%
The Swapper	Curve Studios	June 5, 2015	XOne	92/100	93.33%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	CD Projekt	May 19, 2015	WIN	93/100	92.11%
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain	Konami	September 1, 2015	PS4	93/100	91.59%
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain	Konami	September 1, 2015	WIN	91/100	92.75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	CD Projekt	May 19, 2015	PS4	92/100	92.23%
Bloodborne	Sony Computer Entertainment	March 24, 2015	PS4	92/100	90.66%
Shovel Knight	Yacht Club Games	April 21, 2015	PSV	92/100	90.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone	CD Projekt	October 13, 2015	PS4	90/100	91.19%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	CD Projekt	May 19, 2015	XOne	91/100	90.7%
Shovel Knight	Yacht Club Games	April 21, 2015	PS4	90/100	91%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone	CD Projekt	October 13, 2015	XOne	90/100	91%
80 Days	Inkle	September 29, 2015	WIN	84/100	91%
Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows	Yacht Club Games	September 17, 2015	WIN	89/100	90.5%
Nuclear Throne	Vlambeer	December 5, 2015	WIN	88/100	90.43%
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D	Nintendo	February 13, 2015	3DS	89/100	90.39%
Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 5 – The Vault of the Traveler	Telltale Games	October 20, 2015	PS4	90/100	89.89%
Broken Age	Double Fine Productions	April 28, 2015	PSV	90/100	89%
Roche Fusion	amulware	January 23, 2015	WIN	85/100	90%
Odallus: The Dark Call	Joymasher	July 15, 2015	WIN	80/100	90%

Video game-based film and television releases

Title	Date	Type	Distributor	Franchise	Original game publisher
Dead Rising: Watchtower		Feature film	Crackle	Dead Rising	Capcom
Persona 3 The Movie: No. 3, Falling Down	April 4, 2015	Anime film	Aniplex	Persona	Atlus
Talking Tom & Friends	April 30, 2015	3D animated webseries	YouTube	Talking Tom & Friends	Outfit7
Hoopa and the Clash of Ages	July 18, 2015	Anime film	Toho	Pokémon	Game Freak
Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything	July 22, 2015	Television series	Disney XD
Pixels	July 24, 2015	Feature film	Sony Pictures	Pixels
Game Shakers	September 12, 2015	Television series	Nickelodeon
The Lost Arcade	November 14, 2015	Documentary film	26 Aries

Events

Date	Event
January 7	Zombie Studios, the creator of the Spec Ops series, was shut down.
January 23–25	PAX South 2015 held in Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
January 30	Sega continues reduction of western businesses and focus on digital that began in 2012.
February 3	Sony sold Sony Online Entertainment to Columbus Nova. The company was renamed into Daybreak Game Company.
February 3	Video game critic Joystiq was shut down by AOL.
February 19	Sega Networks, a subsidiary of Sega, acquired Demiurge Studios.
February 20	tri-Ace, the developer of Star Ocean and Valkyrie Profile, was acquired by Nepro Japan.
February 25	The website version of video game critic Computer and Video Games was merged into GamesRadar+ by Future plc.
March 2–6	Game Developers Conference 2015 held in San Francisco, California.
March 2–6	Independent Games Festival held in San Francisco, California.
March 4	Electronic Arts shut down the headquarters of Maxis in Emeryville, which has created franchises such as SimCity and Spore.
March 6–8	PAX East 2015 held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.
March 12–14	EGX Rezzed 2015 held at the Tobacco Dock, London.
March 17	Nintendo Co. Ltd. announced their affiliation with Japanese mobile game developer DeNA and Nintendo Switch, a new console.
March 23	Raven Software celebrated its 25th anniversary.
April 1	Bandai Namco Games was renamed into Bandai Namco Entertainment.
April 15	2K Australia, the developer of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel was shut down by Take-Two Interactive.
April 17	Phil Harrison, the World Wide Corporate Vice President of Microsoft Studios departed from Microsoft.
April 20	Matthew Armstrong, creator of the Borderlands series, left Gearbox Software.
April 27	Following the cancellation of Silent Hills, Konami delisted itself from the New York Stock Exchange.
April 30	Services of OnLive were discontinued as the asset was acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment.
May 4	Spark Unlimited, the developer of Lost Planet 3 and Call of Duty: Finest Hour was shut down.
May 22	BioWare celebrated its 20th anniversary.
May 22	The Pac-Man franchise celebrated it's 35th anniversary in Japan.
May 26	Oskari Häkkinen, head of franchise development of Remedy Entertainment, left Remedy.
June 3	CEO of Remedy Entertainment, Matias Myllyrinne, departed from the company for Wargaming.
June 8	Paul Sams replaced Ru Weerasuriya as Ready at Dawn's CEO.
June 9	Chris Avellone, co-founder of Obsidian Entertainment, departed from the company.
June 11	Housemarque celebrated its 20th anniversary.
June 12	Arc System Works purchased the rights to develop video games for the Double Dragon, River City Ransom, and Super Dodge Ball series from the now-defunct Technos.
June 16–18	E3 2015 held at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
June 16	Square Enix unveiled new studio Tokyo RPG Factory.
June 21	Tale of Tales, the developer of Sunset, was closed down.
June 24	People Can Fly, formerly Epic Games Poland, was split from Epic Games. It became an independent studio and acquired the Bulletstorm IP.
June 29	Disney Infinity publisher Disney Interactive was merged with Disney Consumer Products, the developer of Playmation to form a new division called "Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media"
June 30	Club Nintendo was discontinued in North America.
July 4–5	MineCon has been held at the ExCeL London Exhibition and Conference Centre.
July 11	Satoru Iwata, President and CEO of Nintendo, died at age 55.
July 13	Electronic Arts formed new studio called EA Motive. The studio is led by former Ubisoft director Jade Raymond.
July 17–19	SGC 2015 to be held at the Embassy Suites Frisco Hotel & Convention Centre.
July 22	John Smedley stepped down as Daybreak Game Company's President and CEO.
July 23–26	QuakeCon 2015 to be held in Dallas, Texas.
July 27	China's government fully lifts the ban on the sales of video game consoles within the country.
July 27	Razer Inc. acquired all the software assets of Ouya.
July 29	Windows 10 was released.
July 29	Yager Development filed for insolvency for its production division Yager Productions GmbH
August 5–9	Gamescom 2015 was held in Cologne, Germany.
August 21	Remedy Entertainment celebrated its 20th anniversary.
August 26	Google releases the YouTube Gaming app.
August 28–31	PAX Prime to be held in Seattle, Washington.
September 2	2015 GameStop Expo at The Venetian Las Vegas resort.
September 13	The Super Mario series celebrated its 30th anniversary in Japan.
September 14	Tatsumi Kimishima is appointed president of Nintendo after the death of Satoru Iwata in July 2015. Nintendo EAD and Nintendo SPD was merged, forming Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development.
September 15	Sony announced that Project Morpheus was renamed into PlayStation VR.
September 17–20	Tokyo Game Show 2015 at the Makuhari Messe in Tokyo.
September 24	Maxis was reassigned to the EA Mobile division of Electronic Arts.
September 24–27	EGX 2015 at the NEC in Birmingham, UK.
September 30	Club Nintendo was discontinued in Europe and Japan.
September 30	Twisted Pixel Games was separated from Microsoft Studios and became an independent studio again.
October 2	Microsoft purchased Havok from Intel.
October 2–4	EGS was held at Centro Banamex in Mexico City.
October 3	FiraxiCon was held by Firaxis Games at the Baltimore Convention Center in Maryland.
October 6	Ubisoft acquired The Crew's developer Ivory Tower.
October 8–12	Brasil Game Show 2015 held in Expo Center Norte, São Paulo, Brasil.
October 11–13	Firstlook Festival 2015 at Jaarbeurs Utrecht in Utrecht, Netherlands.
October 13	Ubisoft acquired Longtail Studios and renamed it to Ubisoft Halifax.
October 28	Paris Games Week in Paris, France.
October 29	Paradox Interactive purchased White Wolf Publishing and all its assets, including World of Darkness and Vampire: The Masquerade from CCP Games.
November 2	Activision Blizzard acquired Candy Crush Saga developer King for $5.9 billion.
November 4	Konami shuttered its Los Angeles division.
November 6–7	BlizzCon 2015 at Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.
November 6	Activision Blizzard established a new TV and film studio Activision Blizzard Studios.
November 6	2K China closed by Take-Two Interactive. Their next game, Borderlands Online was cancelled.
November 6	NCSoft launched a new mobile division named Iron Tiger.
November 12–15	G-STAR 2015 in Bexco, Busan, South Korea.
December 3	The Game Awards 2015 held in Los Angeles, California.
December 5–6	PlayStation Experience 2015 held in San Francisco, California.
December 7	Flying Wild Hog opened a new studio in Kraków, Poland.
December 9	A new development studio was established by Bethesda Game Studios in Montreal.
December 10	Electronic Arts established Competitive Gaming Division, a new division headed by Peter Moore which focuses on ESports.
December 11–13	GaymerX held at the San Jose Marriott Convention Center in San Jose, California.
December 12	Gearbox Software opened new studio in Quebec.
December 16	Crystal Dynamics' studio head Darrell Gallagher left the company.
December 16	Kojima Productions was reestablished as an independent studio headed by Hideo Kojima.

Notable deaths

January 25, 2015 – Colin Wyckoff, 20, Garry's Mod YouTuber known online as kitty0706.
February 1, 2015 – Monty Oum, 33, animator for Midway Games and Afro Samurai.
June 7, 2015 – Christopher Lee, 93, voice actor best known for the character Saruman in the "Lord of the Rings" film franchise and its video game tie-ins.
July 11, 2015 – Satoru Iwata, 55, the fourth president and chief executive officer of Nintendo.
July 31, 2015 – Roddy Piper, 61, pro wrestler and actor. Appeared in Abobo's Big Adventure, Saints Row IV, and numerous wrestling games including WWE 2K.

Games released in 2015

The following is a list of all games released in 2015.

January–March

Release date	Title	Platform	Genre
January 6	Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition	PS3, PSV	FPS
January 6	Woah Dave!	PSV	Platformer
January 7	Danganronpa: Unlimited Battle	iOS
January 7	Warhammer Quest	WIN, OSX, LIN	Tactical RPG
January 8	Chariot	WiiU
January 8	Miracle Fly	OUYA	Puzzle-platformer, Action-adventure
January 8	Sword of Asumi	WIN
January 9	Funk of Titans	XOne
January 13	Atelier Ayesha Plus: The Alchemist of Dusk	PSV	RPG
January 13	Brandish: The Dark Revenant	PSP, PSV	Action RPG
January 13	Joe Danger 2: The Movie	PSV	Racing, Platformer
January 15	Tengami	WIN	Adventure, Puzzle
January 15	WWE Immortals	iOS, DROID	Fighting
January 19	HuniePop	WIN, OSX, LIN	Tile-matching, Dating sim
January 20	Blackguards 2	WIN, OSX
January 20	Citizens of Earth	WIN, PS4, PSV, WiiU, 3DS
January 20	Ironclad Tactics	PS4	Strategy
January 20	Resident Evil HD Remaster	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	Survival horror
January 20	Saints Row IV: Re-Elected	PS4, XOne	Action-adventure
January 20	Saints Row: Gat out of Hell	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	Action-adventure
January 20	Splice	PS3, PS4
January 21	Evolve: Hunters Quest	iOS
January 22	Tales of Zestiria	PS3
January 22	The Lego Movie Videogame	iOS	Action-adventure
January 22	The Witcher: Battle Arena	iOS, DROID	MOBA
January 23	Grey Goo	WIN	RTS
January 23	Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds	WIN	Brawler
January 27	Dying Light	WIN, LIN, PS4, XOne	Survival horror, Action-adventure
January 27	Grim Fandango: Remastered	WIN, OSX, LIN, PS4, PSV	Graphic adventure
January 27	Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2: Sisters Generation	PSV	RPG
January 27	Nihilumbra	PSV	Puzzle-platformer
January 29	Ace Combat 3D: Cross Rumble +	3DS
January 29	Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered	WIN, OSX, LIN, iOS	Action-adventure
January 29	Far Cry 4	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne
January 29	Gravity Ghost	WIN	Physics
January 29	Gunman Clive 2	3DS	Action, Platformer
January 29	Heroes of Might and Magic III: HD Edition	WIN, iOS, DROID	TBS
January 29	Pix the Cat	WIN	Snake, Puzzle
January 29	Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker	3DS
January 30	#IDARB	XOne
January 30	Life Is Strange: Episode 1 - Chrysalis	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	Graphic adventure
January 30	Raven's Cry	WIN, OSX, LIN, PS3, PS4, X360	Action-adventure
January 30	Unmechanical: Extended	XOne	Puzzle
February 3	Apotheon	WIN, OSX, LIN, PS4	Platformer, Metroidvania
February 3	Criminal Girls: Invite Only	PSV
February 3	Game of Thrones: Episode 2 - The Lost Lords	WIN, OSX, PS3, PS4	Graphic adventure, Interactive film
February 3	Kick & Fennick	PSV	Platformer
February 3	Risk	PS4, XOne	Strategy, Wargame
February 3	SpongeBob HeroPants	3DS, X360, PSV	Action-adventure, Platformer
February 4	Game of Thrones: Episode 2 - The Lost Lords	X360, XOne	Graphic adventure, Interactive film
February 4	Grow Home	WIN	Adventure, Platformer
February 5	Cities XXL	WIN	City builder
February 5	Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin	PS3, X360
February 5	Dragon Ball: Xenoverse	PS4, PS3, X360, XOne, WIN
February 5	Game of Thrones: Episode 2 - The Lost Lords	iOS, DROID	Graphic adventure, Interactive film
February 5	Moon Chronicles – Episode 2-4	3DS	FPS
February 5	The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot	WIN	Action RPG
February 10	AeternoBlade	PSV
February 10	Don Bradman Cricket 14	PS4	Sports
February 10	Evolve	WIN, PS4, XOne	FPS
February 10	Rugby 15	WIN, PS3, PS4, PSV, X360, XOne	Sports
February 10	Super Stardust Ultra	PS4	Shoot 'em up
February 10	Unmechanical: Extended	PS3, PS4	Puzzle
February 11	Don Bradman Cricket 14	XOne	Sports
February 11	Jungle Rumble	PSV	Rhythm, RTS, Puzzle
February 11	Limbo	DROID	Puzzle-platformer
February 11	Samurai Warriors 4-II	PS3, PS4, PSV
February 12	3D Fantasy Zone	3DS	Scrolling shooter
February 12	Final Fantasy Legends: Toki no Suishō	iOS, DROID
February 12	Mighty Switch Force! Hose It Down!	iOS	Action, Puzzle-platformer
February 13	Ace Combat Assault Horizon Legacy+	3DS	Action
February 13	IronFall: Invasion	3DS	TPS
February 13	Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate	3DS	Action RPG
February 13	The Escapists	XOne
February 13	The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D	3DS	Action-adventure
February 14	DreadOut act 2	WIN	Survival horror
February 14	The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D	3DS
February 17	Dead or Alive 5 Last Round	PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	Fighting
February 17	Hand of Fate	WIN, OSX, LIN, PS4, XOne	Action RPG
February 17	Paparazzi	WIN, PS4, WiiU
February 17	Pillar	PS4	Puzzle
February 17	Qbert Rebooted*	PS3, PS4, PSV	Action
February 17	The Sims 4	OSX	Simulation
February 17	Total War: Attila	WIN, OSX	RTS, TBS
February 18	Pokémon Shuffle	3DS	Puzzle
February 19	Agarest: Generations of War 2	WIN	Tactical RPG
February 19	Dead or Alive 5 Last Round	PS3, PS4, X360, XOne
February 19	God Eater 2: Rage Burst	PS4, PSV
February 19	Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball	WIN, LIN, OSX
February 20	Kirby and the Rainbow Curse	WiiU	Platformer
February 20	Roundabout	XOne	Racing
February 20	The Book of Unwritten Tales 2	WIN, OSX, LIN	PCA
February 20	The Order: 1886	PS4	Action-adventure
February 24	Dragon Ball Xenoverse	PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	RPG
February 24	htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary	PSV	Adventure, Puzzle
February 24	Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart	PSV	Tactical RPG
February 24	Limbo	PS4	Puzzle-platformer
February 24	Resident Evil: Revelations 2: Episode 1 - Penal Colony	PS3, PS4	Survival horror
February 24	Starwhal: Just the Tip	PS3, PS4
February 24	There Came an Echo	WIN, OSX, LIN, PS4, XOne	RTT
February 24	Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late	PS3	Fighting, Visual novel
February 25	Heavenstrike Rivals - A Monster Tactical TCG!	iOS
February 25	Homeworld Remastered Collection	WIN	RTS
February 25	Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty	WIN, OSX, LIN	Cinematic platformer
February 25	Resident Evil: Revelations 2: Episode 1 - Penal Colony	WIN, X360, XOne	Survival horror
February 26	Captain Earth: Mind Labyrinth	PSV
February 26	Dragon Quest Heroes: Darkness Dragon and Castle of the World Tree	PS3, PS4
February 27	Blackhole	WIN, OSX, LIN	Puzzle-platformer
February 27	Dragon Ball Xenoverse	WIN	RPG
February 27	Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires	WIN, PS3, PS4, XOne	Hack and slash, Action
March 2	Five Nights at Freddy's 3	WIN	Survival horror, PCA
March 3	Helldivers	PS3, PS4, PSV	Shoot 'em up
March 3	La-Mulana EX	PSV	Platformer, Metroidvania
March 3	OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood	PS4, PSV	Sports
March 3	Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines	PSV	RPG
March 3	Resident Evil: Revelations 2: Episode 2 - Contemplation	PS3, PS4	Survival horror
March 3	Screamride	X360, XOne	Puzzle
March 3	Shiftlings	WIN, PS4, XOne
March 3	White Night	WIN, PS4, XOne	Survival horror, Puzzle
March 4	Resident Evil: Revelations 2: Episode 2 - Contemplation	WIN, X360, XOne	Survival horror
March 5	Etrian Mystery Dungeon	3DS
March 5	Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins	3DS
March 5	Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars	3DS, WiiU	Puzzle
March 5	Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor	PS3, X360
March 5	OlliOlli	WiiU, 3DS	Sports
March 5	Proun+	3DS
March 6	OlliOlli	XOne	Sports
March 6	Zombie Army Trilogy	WIN, PS4, XOne	Tactical shooter, Survival horror
March 9	Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars	WiiU, 3DS
March 9	Shelter 2	WIN, OSX	Survival
March 10	Assassin's Creed Rogue	WIN	Action-adventure, Stealth
March 10	Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea	PS3	RPG
March 10	Cities: Skylines	WIN, OSX, LIN	City builder, CMS
March 10	DmC: Definitive Edition	PS4, XOne	Action-adventure, Hack and slash
March 10	Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number	WIN, OSX, LIN, PS4, PSV	Shoot 'em up
March 10	Mushroom Men: Truffle Trouble	WIN	Action-adventure, Platformer
March 10	Resident Evil: Revelations 2: Episode 3 - Judgment	PS3, PS4	Survival horror
March 10	Scram Kitty DX	PS4, PSV
March 10	Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters	PS3, PSV	Adventure, Visual novel, Tactical RPG
March 11	Ori and the Blind Forest	WIN, XOne	Platformer, Metroidvania
March 11	Resident Evil: Revelations 2: Episode 3 - Judgment	WIN, X360, XOne	Survival horror
March 12	3D Out Run	3DS	Racing
March 12	Assassination Classroom: Grand Siege on Kuro-sensei	3DS
March 12	Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth	PSV
March 12	Dreamfall Chapters Book 2 - Rebels	WIN	Adventure
March 12	Dungeon Hunter 5	DROID, iOS, WP	Action RPG, Hack and slash
March 12	Mario Party 10	WiiU
March 12	Sid Meier's Starships	WIN, OSX, iOS	TBS
March 12	Trine: Enchanted Edition	WiiU	Puzzle-platformer, Action-adventure
March 12	Yakuza 0	PS3, PS4
March 13	Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.	3DS
March 17	Battlefield Hardline	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	FPS
March 17	BioShock Infinite	LIN	FPS
March 17	Blade Kitten Episode 2	WIN	Platformer
March 17	Bladestorm: Nightmare	PS3, PS4, XOne	RTT
March 17	Final Fantasy Type-0 HD	PS4, XOne	Action RPG
March 17	Jamestown+	PS4	Bullet hell, Shoot 'em up
March 17	Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas	WIN	Action-adventure
March 17	Resident Evil: Revelations 2: Episode 4 - Metamorphosis	PS3, PS4	Survival horror
March 17	Soldner-X2: Final Prototype	PSV
March 17	Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 2 - Atlas Mugged	WIN, PS3, PS4	Graphic adventure
March 17	The Awakened Fate Ultimatum	PS3
March 17	Woolfe: The Red Hood Diaries	WIN, PS4, XOne	Platformer, Hack and slash
March 18	Resident Evil: Revelations 2: Episode 4 - Metamorphosis	WIN, X360, XOne	Survival horror
March 18	Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 2 - Atlas Mugged	X360, XOne	Graphic adventure
March 19	Final Fantasy Type-0 HD	PS4, XOne
March 19	Minna de Spelunker Z	PS4
March 19	Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 2 - Atlas Mugged	iOS	Graphic adventure
March 19	Worlds of Magic	WIN	4X, TBS
March 20	Fossil Fighters: Frontier	3DS	RPG
March 20	Mario Party 10	WiiU	Party
March 24	Bloodborne	PS4	Action RPG
March 24	Borderlands: The Handsome Collection	PS4, XOne	Action RPG, FPS
March 24	Damascus Gear: Operation Tokyo	PSV
March 24	Game of Thrones: Episode 3 - The Sword in the Darkness	WIN, OSX, PS3, PS4	Graphic adventure, Interactive film
March 24	Lego Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin	3DS, PSV
March 24	Life Is Strange: Episode 2 - Out of Time	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	Graphic adventure
March 24	Metal Slug 3	PS3, PS4, PSV	Run and gun
March 24	Slender: The Arrival	PS4	Survival horror
March 25	Game of Thrones: Episode 3 - The Sword in the Darkness	X360, XOne	Graphic adventure, Interactive film
March 25	Lakeview Cabin Collection	WIN, OSX	Action, Puzzle, Horror
March 25	Slender: The Arrival	XOne	Survival horror
March 26	Bloodborne	PS4
March 26	Deception IV: The Nightmare Princess	PS3, PS4, PSV
March 26	Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance	PS4
March 26	Game of Thrones: Episode 3 - The Sword in the Darkness	iOS, DROID	Graphic adventure, Interactive film
March 26	Infinite Crisis	WIN	MOBA
March 26	One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3	PS3, PS4, PSV
March 26	Pillars of Eternity	WIN, OSX, LIN	RPG
March 26	Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition	WIN	TPS
March 26	Sword Art Online: Lost Song	PS3, PSV
March 26	Theatrhythm Dragon Quest	3DS
March 26	Xuan-Yuan Sword: The Gate of Firmament	WIN	Action RPG
March 27	Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast & Furious	X360, XOne	Racing
March 27	Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty	XOne	Cinematic platformer
March 30	Dead or Alive 5 Last Round	WIN	Fighting
March 31	Axiom Verge	PS4	Metroidvania
March 31	MLB 15: The Show	PS3, PS4, PSV	Sports
March 31	Neverwinter	XOne	MMO, RPG
March 31	Paperbound	WIN, PS4
March 31	R.B.I. Baseball 15	PS4, XOne	Sports
March 31	Run Sackboy! Run!	PSV	Puzzle-platformer
March 31	Story of Seasons	3DS	Farming
March 31	theHunter: Primal	WIN	Simulation
March 31	Toukiden: Kiwami	PS4, PSV	Action RPG
March 31	Woah Dave!	PS4	Platformer

April–June

Release date	Title	Platform	Genre
April 1	Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin	WIN	Action RPG
April 2	Box Boy!	3DS	Puzzle-platformer
April 2	DuckTales Remastered	iOS, DROID	Platformer, Metroidvania
April 2	Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair	PS4
April 2	Rodea the Sky Soldier	Wii, WiiU, 3DS
April 2	Steven Universe: Attack the Light!	iOS, DROID	RPG
April 2	War for the Overworld	WIN, OSX, LIN	RTS, God game, Dungeon management
April 2	Xenoblade Chronicles 3D	3DS
April 3	Stealth Inc. 2: A Game of Clones	WIN, XOne	Platformer, Stealth
April 7	Bastion	PS4	Action RPG
April 7	Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin	PS4, XOne	Action RPG
April 7	Etrian Mystery Dungeon	3DS	RPG
April 7	Krinkle Krusher	PS3, PS4, PSV	Tower defense
April 7	MonsterBag	PSV	Puzzle, Stealth
April 7	Mortal Kombat X	iOS, DROID	Fighting
April 7	Stealth Inc. 2: A Game of Clones	PS3, PS4, PSV	Platformer, Stealth
April 7	Tower of Guns	PS3, PS4	FPS
April 8	Bloodsports.TV	WIN	MOBA
April 8	Driver: Speedboat Paradise	iOS	Action-adventure, Racing
April 8	Pokémon Rumble World	3DS	Action RPG
April 9	Affordable Space Adventures	WiiU
April 9	Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin	PS4, XOne
April 9	I am Bread	WIN	Action-adventure, Simulation
April 10	Tower of Guns	XOne	FPS
April 10	Xenoblade Chronicles 3D	3DS	Action RPG
April 14	A-Train: City Simulator	3DS	Vehicle sim
April 14	Age of Wonders III	OSX, LIN	4X, TBS
April 14	Grand Theft Auto Online	WIN	Action-adventure
April 14	Grand Theft Auto V	WIN	Action-adventure
April 14	Mortal Kombat X	WIN, PS4, XOne	Fighting
April 14	Titan Souls	WIN, PS4, PSV	Action-adventure
April 14	We Are Doomed	PS4
April 16	3D Fantasy Zone II	3DS	Scrolling shooter
April 16	Goat Simulator	X360, XOne	Action
April 16	Halo: Spartan Assault	iOS	Shoot 'em up
April 16	Halo: Spartan Strike	WIN, iOS, WP	Shoot 'em up
April 16	Lost Within	iOS, FOS
April 17	Gradius V	PS3	Scrolling shooter
April 20	Slow Down, Bull	WIN
April 21	Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China	WIN, PS4, XOne	Action-adventure, Stealth
April 21	Convoy	WIN, OSX	Roguelike, Strategy
April 21	EA Sports UFC	iOS, DROID	Fighting, Sports
April 21	LA Cops	PS4
April 21	Shooting Love 200X	X360	Shoot 'em up
April 21	Shovel Knight	PS3, PS4, PSV	Action, Platformer
April 22	Kalimba	WIN	Puzzle-platformer
April 23	BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend	PS3, PS4, PSV, XOne
April 23	Bravely Second: End Layer	3DS
April 23	Crypt of the Necrodancer	WIN	Roguelike, Rhythm
April 23	Does Not Commute	DROID, iOS	Puzzle, Strategy
April 24	Dungeons 2	WIN, OSX	Strategy, Simulation, Dungeon management
April 24	Happy Wars	XOne	Action, Tactical RPG
April 24	Shantae and the Pirate's Curse	WIN	Platformer, Metroidvania
April 25	Watch Quest! - Heroes of Time -	watchOS
April 27	Hitman Go	WIN, WP	Puzzle
April 27	Kerbal Space Program	WIN, OSX, LIN	Vehicle sim
April 27	Shovel Knight	XOne	Action, Platformer
April 28	Broken Age Act 2	WIN, OSX, LIN	PCA
April 28	Broken Age: The Complete Adventure	PS4, PSV	PCA
April 28	Magicka: Wizard Wars	WIN	Action-adventure
April 28	Omega Quintet	PS4	Simulation, RPG
April 28	Shadowrun Chronicles: Boston Lockdown	WIN, OSX, LIN	TBT, Scrolling shooter
April 28	Sketchcross	PSV
April 28	State of Decay: Year-One Survival Edition	XOne	Action-adventure, Survival horror, Stealth
April 28	Tropico 5	PS4	CMS, Government sim
April 28	Verdun	WIN	FPS
April 28	WWE 2K15	WIN	Sports
April 28	Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim	WIN	Action RPG
April 29	Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition	3DS
April 29	Xenoblade Chronicles X	WiiU
April 30	Amiibo Tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits	WiiU
April 30	Block N Load	WIN	FPS, Sandbox
April 30	Chroma Squad	WIN	Tactical RPG
April 30	Karous	3DS	Scrolling shooter
April 30	Order of Battle: Pacific	WIN	Wargame
May 1	Monument Valley	WP	Puzzle
May 5	Cosmophony	PS3, PS4, PSV
May 5	Ether One	PS4	Adventure
May 5	Grim Fandango: Remastered	iOS, DROID	Graphic adventure
May 5	Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker	3DS	Tactical RPG
May 5	Wolfenstein: The Old Blood	WIN, PS4, XOne	FPS, Action-adventure, Stealth
May 7	Project CARS	WIN	Racing
May 7	Touhou 14: Double Dealing Character	WIN	Scrolling shooter
May 9	Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes	PSV	Action-adventure
May 12	AirMech Arena	XOne	MOBA
May 12	Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains	3DS
May 12	Color Guardians	PS4, PSV
May 12	Final Fantasy IV: The After Years	WIN	RPG
May 12	Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster	PS4	RPG
May 12	Invisible, Inc.	WIN, OSX, LIN	TBT, Stealth
May 12	Nom Nom Galaxy	PS4
May 12	Project CARS	PS4, XOne	Racing
May 13	Lifeless Planet	XOne	Puzzle-platformer
May 14	3D Thunder Blade	3DS	Vehicular combat
May 14	Axiom Verge	WIN	Metroidvania
May 14	Galactic Civilizations III	WIN	4X, TBS
May 14	Knights of Pen & Paper 2	iOS, DROID
May 14	Not a Hero	WIN	Shooter
May 14	Stretchmo	3DS	Puzzle
May 19	Castaway Paradise	WIN	Life sim
May 19	Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed	PSV	Action RPG, Hack and slash
May 19	Life Is Strange: Episode 3 - Chaos Theory	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	Graphic adventure
May 19	Ride	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	Racing
May 19	The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	WIN, PS4, XOne	Action RPG
May 20	Neon Struct	WIN, OSX, LIN	Stealth
May 21	Carmageddon: Reincarnation	WIN, OSX, LIN	Vehicular combat, Racing
May 21	Sunset	WIN, OSX, LIN	Adventure
May 21	Swords & Soldiers II	WiiU	RTS
May 21	Til Morning's Light	iOS, DROID
May 22	NASCAR '15	WIN, PS3, X360	Racing
May 22	Puzzle & Dragons Z + Super Mario Bros. Edition	3DS	RPG, Puzzle
May 26	Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed	WIN	Action-adventure, Brawler
May 26	Audiosurf 2	WIN	Puzzle, Rhythm
May 26	Badland: Game of the Year Edition	PS3, PS4, PSV	Adventure
May 26	Game of Thrones: Episode 4 - Sons of Winter	WIN, PS3, PS4	Graphic adventure, Interactive film
May 26	Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R	WIN
May 26	Magicka 2	WIN, PS4	Action-adventure
May 26	Octodad: Dadliest Catch	PSV	Adventure
May 26	Roundabout	PS4	Racing
May 26	Ultra Street Fighter IV	PS4	Fighting
May 27	Catlateral Damage	WIN, OSX, LIN	Simulation
May 27	Game of Thrones: Episode 4 - Sons of Winter	X360, XOne	Graphic adventure, Interactive film
May 27	Rogue Legacy	XOne	Platformer, Roguelike, Metroidvania
May 28	Badland: Game of the Year Edition	WIN, OSX, LIN	Adventure
May 28	Chaos Rings III	iOS, DROID	RPG
May 28	Don't Starve: Giant Edition	WiiU	Survival
May 28	Game of Thrones: Episode 4 - Sons of Winter	iOS	Graphic adventure, Interactive film
May 28	Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions	iOS	Shoot 'em up
May 28	Lara Croft: Relic Run	iOS, DROID, WP	Action-adventure, Endless runner
May 28	Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness	XOne
May 28	The Talos Principle	DROID	Puzzle
May 29	Arcade Archives: Moon Cresta	PS4
May 29	Badland: Game of the Year Edition	XOne	Adventure
May 29	The Fruit of Grisaia	WIN	Eroge, Visual novel
May 29	Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2: Sisters Generation	WIN	RPG
May 29	Splatoon	WiiU	TPS
May 31	Dr. Mario 3DS	3DS
June 1	Hatred	WIN	Shoot 'em up
June 1	Massive Chalice	WIN, OSX, LIN, XOne	TBS, TBT
June 2	Class of Heroes 2G	PS3	RPG
June 2	The Escapists	PS4	Strategy, RPG
June 2	Heroes of the Storm	WIN, OSX	MOBA
June 2	Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven	3DS	RPG
June 2	Skulls of the Shogun: Bone-a-Fide Edition	PS4	TBT
June 4	Hitman: Sniper	iOS, DROID	Shooting gallery
June 4	Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate	PSV	Roguelike, RPG
June 4	Stella Glow	3DS
June 4	Trans-Galactic Tournament	PS4
June 4	Wander	WIN, PS4	MMO
June 5	D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die	WIN	Adventure
June 5	SteamWorld Dig	XOne	Platformer, Action-adventure, Metroidvania
June 9	The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited	PS4, XOne	MMO, RPG
June 9	Hustle Kings	PS4	Sports, Simulation
June 9	Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy	PSV
June 11	Adventures of Pip	WiiU
June 11	Alone in the Dark: Illumination	WIN	TPS
June 11	Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure	3DS	Puzzle
June 11	Rhythm Tengoku: The Best Plus	3DS
June 11	Sora no Kiseki FC Evolution	PSV
June 11	Transistor	iOS	Action RPG, TBS
June 12	Lego Jurassic World	WIN, PS3, PS4, PSV, X360, XOne, WiiU, 3DS	Action-adventure
June 14	Fallout Shelter	iOS	CMS
June 16	Payday 2: Crimewave Edition	PS4, XOne	FPS, Stealth
June 23	Batman: Arkham Knight	WIN, PS4, XOne	Action-adventure
June 23	Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition	WIN, PS4, XOne	Action-adventure, Hack and slash
June 23	PlanetSide 2	PS4	MMO, FPS
June 23	Riptide GP2	PS4
June 23	Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut	PS4	Platformer, Metroidvania
June 23	Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 3 - Catch A Ride	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	Graphic adventure
June 24	Her Story	WIN, OSX, iOS	Interactive film
June 24	MotoGP 15	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	Racing
June 25	Art Academy: Home Studio	WiiU
June 25	Chaos;Child	PS3, PS4, PSV
June 25	Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation	iOS, DROID	RPG
June 25	Dreamfall Chapters: Book Three — Realms	WIN	Adventure
June 25	Fire Emblem If	3DS
June 25	Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions	DROID, FOS	Shoot 'em up
June 25	Hotline Miami	PS4, PSV
June 25	Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number	PS4, PSV
June 25	Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham	iOS	Action-adventure
June 25	Persona 4: Dancing All Night	PSV
June 25	Sonic Runners	iOS, DROID	Endless runner
June 26	Toukiden: Kiwami	WIN	Action RPG
June 30	BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend	PS3, PS4, XOne	Fighting
June 30	Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3: V Generation	PSV	RPG
June 30	Infinifactory	WIN, OSX, LIN	Puzzle
June 30	J-Stars Victory VS+	PS4, PS3, PSV	Fighting
June 30	Red Goddess: Inner World	PS4
June 30	Ronin	WIN, LIN, OSX	Action, Platformer
June 30	Samurai Warriors Chronicles 3	3DS, PSV	Hack and slash
June 30	Whispering Willows	PS3, PS4, PSV	Adventure

July–September

Release date	Title	Platform	Genre
July 1	Rise of Incarnates	WIN	Fighting
July 2	Ar Nosurge Plus: Ode to an Unborn Star	PSV	RPG
July 6	Knee Deep	WIN, OSX, LIN
July 7	Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions	PSV	Shoot 'em up
July 7	Pneuma: Breath of Life	PS4
July 7	Rocket League	WIN, PS4	Sports
July 7	Rumble City	DROID
July 7	Skullgirls 2nd Encore	PS4	Fighting
July 8	Worms World Party Remastered	WIN	Artillery, Strategy
July 9	Dai Gyakuten Saiban: Naruhodō Ryūnosuke no Bōken	3DS
July 9	Replay: VHS is not dead	WIN
July 9	Rumble City	iOS
July 9	Taiko no Tatsujin V Version	PSV
July 9	Trove	WIN	Hack and slash
July 10	F1 2015	WIN, PS4, XOne	Racing
July 13	Prototype Biohazard Bundle	XOne	Action-adventure
July 14	Deception IV: The Nightmare Princess	PS4, PS3, PSV	Action RPG, Tactical RPG
July 14	The Fall	PS4	Action-adventure, Platformer
July 14	God of War III Remastered	PS4	Action-adventure, Hack and slash
July 14	Godzilla: The Game	PS3, PS4	Action-adventure, Fighting
July 14	Prototype Biohazard Bundle	PS4	Action-adventure
July 14	Rory McIlroy PGA Tour	PS4, XOne	Sports
July 15	This War of Mine	iOS, DROID	Survival
July 15	The Vanishing of Ethan Carter	PS4	Adventure
July 16	Sorcerer King	WIN
July 21	Breach and Clear: Deadline	WIN, OSX, LIN
July 21	Game of Thrones: Episode 5 - A Nest of Vipers	WIN, OSX, PS3, PS4	Graphic adventure, Interactive film
July 21	Hatoful Boyfriend	PS4, PSV	Visual novel, Dating sim
July 21	Journey	PS4	Adventure, Art game
July 21	Onechanbara Z2: Chaos	PS4	Hack and slash, Horror
July 21	Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Overdrive	PS4	Brawler
July 21	Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut	PS3, PS4	Puzzle
July 21	Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords	OSX, LIN	RPG
July 21	Tembo the Badass Elephant	WIN, PS4, XOne	Platformer
July 21	TIS-100	WIN	Puzzle, Programming
July 22	Game of Thrones: Episode 5 - A Nest of Vipers	X360, XOne	Graphic adventure, Interactive film
July 23	The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth	XOne, 3DS, WiiU	Roguelike
July 23	Bleach: Brave Souls	iOS, DROID	Brawler
July 23	Five Nights at Freddy's 4	WIN	Survival horror
July 23	Game of Thrones: Episode 5 - A Nest of Vipers	iOS, DROID	Graphic adventure, Interactive film
July 23	Langrisser Re:Incarnation -Tensei-	3DS
July 23	Makai Shin Trillion	PSV
July 23	Way of the Samurai 4	WIN	Action-adventure
July 24	Victor Vran	WIN, OSX, LIN	Action RPG
July 25	Prune	iOS	Puzzle
July 28	Abyss Odyssey: Extended Dream Edition	PS4	Roguelike, Action-adventure
July 28	BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend	PSV	Fighting
July 28	King's Quest: Chapter I - A Knight to Remember	WIN, PS3, PS4	Adventure
July 28	Legend of Kay HD	WIN, OSX, PS3, PS4, WiiU, X360	Action-adventure, Platformer
July 28	Life Is Strange: Episode 4 - Dark Room	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	Graphic adventure
July 28	Lost Dimension	PS3, PSV	Tactical RPG
July 28	N++	PS4	Platformer
July 28	The Swindle	PS3, PS4, PSV
July 28	Sword Art Online Re:Hollow Fragment	PS4	RPG
July 28	World of Tanks	XOne	Vehicular combat, MMO
July 29	Candy Crush Saga	WIN	Puzzle
July 29	King's Quest: Chapter I - A Knight to Remember	X360, XOne	Adventure
July 29	Microsoft Solitaire Collection	WIN
July 30	Angry Birds 2	iOS, DROID	Puzzle
July 30	Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer	3DS	Sandbox
July 30	Badland: Game of the Year Edition	WiiU	Adventure
July 30	Date A Live Twin Edition: Rio Reincarnation	PSV
July 30	IA/VT Colorful	PSV
July 30	Ray Gigant	PSV
July 30	Xeodrifter	WiiU	Metroidvania
July 30	Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist	PS4, XOne
August 3	Freedom Planet	WiiU	Action, Platformer
August 3	Nom Nom Galaxy	WIN, OSX
August 4	Beyond Eyes	XOne	Adventure
August 4	Devil's Third	WiiU
August 4	Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight	3DS	RPG, Dungeon crawl
August 4	Fairy Fencer F	WIN	RPG
August 4	Galak-Z: The Dimensional	PS4	Shooter, Roguelike
August 4	Rare Replay	XOne
August 6	GalGun: Double Peace*	PSV
August 6	Luminous Arc Infinity	PSV
August 7	The Swindle	XOne
August 11	Brave Tank Hero	3DS, WiiU
August 11	Everybody's Gone to the Rapture	PS4	Adventure
August 11	Garfield Kart	3DS
August 11	Gauntlet: Slayer Edition	PS4	Dungeon crawl
August 11	Goat Simulator	PS3, PS4	Action
August 11	OlliOlli 2: Welcome to Olliwood	WIN	Sports
August 11	Paddington: Adventures in London	3DS
August 11	Toy Soldiers: War Chest	WIN, XOne	Action, Strategy
August 11	Xblaze: Lost Memories	PS3, PSV	Visual novel
August 12	Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons	PS4, XOne	Adventure
August 12	RollerCoaster Tycoon 3	iOS	CMS
August 12	Sentris	WIN	Music
August 12	Toy Soldiers: War Chest	PS4	Action, Strategy
August 13	Fallout Shelter	DROID	CMS
August 13	Rebuild: Gangs of Deadsville	iOS, DROID
August 14	Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings	XOne	Sports
August 18	Curses N Chaos	WIN, PS4, PSV
August 18	Dungeon Travelers 2: The Royal Library & the Monster Seal	PSV	Dungeon crawl, RPG
August 18	Final Fantasy Type-0 HD	WIN	Action RPG
August 18	Resident Evil: Revelations 2	PSV	Survival horror
August 18	Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 4 - Escape Plan Bravo	WIN, OSX, PS3, PS4	Graphic adventure
August 18	Volume	WIN, OSX, PS4, PSV	Stealth
August 18	Zombi	WIN, PS4, XOne	Survival horror
August 19	Dream Runners	PS4	Platformer
August 19	Smite	XOne	MOBA
August 19	Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 4 - Escape Plan Bravo	X360, XOne	Graphic adventure
August 19	Velocity 2X	WIN, OSX, LIN, XOne	Shoot 'em up, Puzzle
August 20	DiscStorm	WIN
August 20	Final Fantasy VII	iOS	RPG
August 20	Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 4 - Escape Plan Bravo	iOS, DROID	Graphic adventure
August 20	Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power	WIN	Puzzle-platformer, Action-adventure
August 20	Woah Dave!	WiiU	Platformer
August 21	The Flock	WIN	Survival horror
August 21	Little Battlers eXperience: Baku Boost	3DS
August 21	Risen 3: Titan Lords Enhanced Edition	PS4	Action RPG
August 21	Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings	WIN	Sports
August 23	LandFort	DROID
August 24	Flywrench	WIN, OSX, LIN	Action
August 24	Grandia 2 Anniversary Edition	WIN	RPG
August 25	Amnesia: Memories	PSV	Visual novel
August 25	Back to Bed	PS3, PS4, PSV
August 25	Dishonored: Definitive Edition	PS4, XOne	Action-adventure, Stealth
August 25	Evoland 2	WIN	Action-adventure, RPG
August 25	Gears of War: Ultimate Edition	XOne	TPS
August 25	I Am Bread	PS4	Action-adventure, Simulation
August 25	Madden NFL 16	PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	Sports
August 25	Mega Man Legacy Collection	WIN, PS4, XOne
August 25	Nova-111	WIN, PS3, PS4, PSV
August 25	One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3	WIN, PS4, PS3, PSV	Action-adventure, Brawler
August 25	Shadowrun: Hong Kong	WIN, OSX, LIN	Tactical RPG
August 25	Steins;Gate	PS3, PSV	Visual novel
August 25	Until Dawn	PS4	Interactive film
August 26	Don't Starve: Giant Edition	XOne	Survival
August 26	Octodad: Dadliest Catch	XOne	Adventure
August 27	Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King	3DS
August 27	Dragon's Dogma Online	PS3, PS4
August 27	Lara Croft Go	iOS, DROID, WP	Puzzle
August 28	BioShock	iOS	FPS
August 28	Nova-111	XOne
August 28	Satellite Reign	WIN, OSX, LIN	Tactical RPG, RTT
August 30	Disney Infinity 3.0	WIN, PS4, PS3, X360, XOne, WiiU, iOS, DROID	Action-adventure
September 1	Armello	WIN, OSX, LIN, PS4	RPG, Digital tabletop
September 1	Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls	PSV	Action-adventure
September 1	Grow Home	PS4	Adventure, Platformer
September 1	Mad Max	WIN, LIN, PS4, XOne	Action-adventure, Vehicular combat
September 1	Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	Action-adventure, Stealth
September 1	Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence	WIN, PS3, PS4	Wargame, TBS, Tactical RPG
September 1	Pokémon Shuffle	iOS, DROID	Puzzle
September 1	Super Time Force Ultra	PS4, PSV	Action, Adventure, Shooter
September 1	Xeodrifter	PS4, PSV	Metroidvania
September 2	Act of Aggression	WIN	RTS
September 3	Gunman Clive 2	WIN
September 4	Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse	PS4, XOne	PCA
September 4	Super Toy Cars	XOne
September 8	Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX	3DS	Rhythm
September 8	Tearaway Unfolded	PS4	Platformer, Adventure
September 8	Warhammer 40,000: Regicide	WIN	Strategy
September 9	Castle Crashers Remastered	X360, XOne	Brawler, RPG, Action
September 9	Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime	WIN, OSX, LIN, XOne	Action, Platformer
September 9	Star Wars: Uprising	iOS, DROID	Action RPG
September 10	Cross of the Dutchman	WIN, OSX, LIN
September 10	Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village DX	3DS
September 11	Leo's Fortune	XOne	Puzzle
September 11	Super Mario Maker	WiiU	Platformer
September 15	Forza Motorsport 6	XOne	Racing
September 15	NHL 16	PS4, XOne	Sports
September 15	NHL Legacy Edition	PS3, X360	Sports
September 15	Pro Evolution Soccer 2016	WIN, PS3, PS4	Sports
September 15	Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson	3DS
September 15	Undertale	WIN, OSX	RPG
September 17	Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon	3DS	Roguelike
September 17	World of Warships	WIN	MMO, Vehicular combat, TPS
September 17	Year Walk	WiiU	Adventure
September 20	Skylanders: SuperChargers	PS3, PS4, X360, XOne, Wii, WiiU, 3DS, iOS	RPG, Platformer, Racing
September 22	Blood Bowl 2	WIN, PS4, XOne	Sports, TBS
September 22	FIFA 16	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne, iOS, DROID	Sports
September 22	Laserlife	WIN, OSX, PS4
September 22	Soma	WIN, OSX, LIN, PS4, XOne	Survival horror
September 23	Assault Android Cactus	WIN, OSX, LIN
September 23	Concrete Jungle	WIN	City builder
September 23	A Fistful of Gun	WIN	Shoot 'em up
September 24	Else Heart.Break()	WIN, OSX, LIN	Adventure
September 24	PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist	iOS, DROID	Action-adventure, Platformer
September 24	Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen	PSV, PS4
September 25	Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer	3DS	Sandbox
September 25	Grand Ages: Medieval	WIN	City builder, RTS
September 27	Lego Dimensions	PS3, PS4, X360, XOne, WiiU	Action-adventure
September 28	NBA Live 16	PS4, XOne	Sports
September 29	80 Days	WIN	Interactive fiction
September 29	Jotun	WIN	Action-adventure
September 29	Might & Magic Heroes VII	WIN	TBS
September 29	NBA 2K16	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	Sports
September 29	Persona 4: Dancing All Night	PSV	Rhythm
September 29	Samurai Warriors 4-II	WIN, PS3, PS4, PSV	Hack and slash
September 29	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5	PS4, XOne	Sports
September 29	Toto Temple Deluxe	WIN, PS4
September 30	Armikrog	WIN, OSX, LIN	PCA
September 30	The Escapists: The Walking Dead	WIN, XOne	Strategy, RPG
September 30	Need for Speed: No Limits	iOS, DROID	Racing
September 30	Tokyo Xanadu	PSV

October–December

Release date	Title	Platform	Genre
October 1	The Beginner's Guide	WIN, OSX	Interactive
October 1	Lost Horizon 2	WIN	Adventure
October 1	Yoru no Nai Kuni	PSV, PS4
October 6	2064: Read Only Memories	WIN, OSX, LIN	Graphic adventure
October 6	Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax	PS3, PSV	Fighting
October 6	Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance	PS4	Tactical RPG
October 6	Elite: Dangerous	XOne	Vehicle sim
October 6	Prison Architect	WIN, OSX, LIN	CMS
October 6	Rock Band 4	PS4, XOne	Rhythm
October 6	Saint Seiya: Soldiers' Soul	PS3, PS4	Fighting
October 6	Super Meat Boy	PS4, PSV	Platformer
October 6	Transformers: Devastation	WIN, PS4, PS3, X360, XOne	Action, Hack and slash
October 8	Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes	WIN	Puzzle
October 8	MeiQ no Chika ni Shisu	PSV
October 9	Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash	3DS	Platformer, Adventure
October 9	Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection	PS4	Action-adventure, TPS, Platformer
October 10	Angels Fall First	WIN	FPS
October 13	Corpse Party: Blood Drive	PSV	Survival horror
October 13	Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below	PS4	Hack and slash
October 13	The Jackbox Party Pack 2	WIN, PS3, PS4, XOne	Party
October 13	The Legend of Legacy	3DS	RPG
October 13	Minecraft: Story Mode: Episode 1 — The Order of the Stone	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	Graphic adventure
October 13	Secret Ponchos	WIN	Shoot 'em up
October 13	The Talos Principle: Deluxe Edition	PS4	Puzzle
October 13	Wasteland 2: Director's Cut	WIN, OSX, LIN, PS4, XOne	RPG
October 14	The Age of Decadence	WIN	RPG
October 15	7th Dragon III Code:Ved	3DS
October 15	Broforce	WIN, OSX, LIN	Run and gun
October 15	Downwell	WIN, iOS, DROID	Scrolling shooter, Roguelike, Platformer
October 15	Minecraft: Story Mode: Episode 1 — The Order of the Stone	iOS, DROID	Graphic adventure
October 15	Mushroom 11	WIN	Puzzle-platformer
October 16	WRC 5: FIA World Rally Championship	WIN, PS3, PS4, PSV, X360, XOne	Racing
October 16	Yoshi's Woolly World	WiiU	Platformer
October 20	Adventure Time: Finn & Jake Investigations	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne, WiiU, 3DS	Action-adventure, RPG
October 20	Code: Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~	PSV	Visual novel
October 20	Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden	3DS	Fighting
October 20	Gravity Falls: Legend of the Gnome Gemulets	3DS	Platformer
October 20	Guitar Hero Live	PS4, PS3, X360, XOne, WiiU	Rhythm
October 20	Just Dance 2016	PS3, PS4, X360, XOne, WiiU, Wii	Music, Rhythm
October 20	Just Dance Unlimited	PS4, XOne, WiiU	Music, Rhythm
October 20	Life Is Strange: Episode 5 — Polarized	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	Graphic adventure
October 20	Overlord: Fellowship of Evil	WIN, PS4, XOne	Action RPG
October 20	Primal Carnage: Extinction	PS4	FPS
October 20	Rebel Galaxy	WIN	Vehicle sim
October 20	Sword Coast Legends	WIN, OSX, LIN	Action RPG
October 20	Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 5 — The Vault of the Traveler	WIN, PS3, PS4	Graphic adventure
October 20	Tales of Zestiria	WIN, PS3, PS4	RPG
October 21	Kingdom	WIN
October 21	PixelJunk Shooter Ultimate	WIN	Shoot 'em up
October 21	Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 5 — The Vault of the Traveler	X360, XOne	Graphic adventure
October 22	Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons	iOS	Adventure
October 22	Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water	WiiU	Survival horror
October 22	Grand Kingdom	PSV, PS4
October 22	Mugen Souls	WIN	RPG
October 22	Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 5 — The Vault of the Traveler	iOS, DROID	Graphic adventure
October 23	Assassin's Creed Syndicate	PS4, XOne	Action-adventure, Stealth
October 23	Giana Sisters 2D	WIN	Puzzle-platformer
October 23	Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns	WIN, OSX	MMO, RPG
October 23	The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes	3DS	Action-adventure
October 23	Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide	WIN	FPS, Action
October 26	Chaos Reborn	WIN	Tactical RPG
October 26	Miracle Fly	WIN, OSX	Puzzle-platformer, Action-adventure
October 27	Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition	PS4, XOne	Action RPG, Hack and slash
October 27	Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition	WIN, OSX, LIN, PS4, XOne	RPG
October 27	Halo 5: Guardians	XOne	FPS
October 27	Minecraft: Story Mode: Episode 2 — Assembly Required	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne, iOS, DROID	Graphic adventure
October 27	MX vs. ATV Supercross Encore	WIN, PS4, XOne	Racing
October 27	The Park	WIN	Horror
October 27	WWE 2K16	PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	Sports
October 28	Alien: Isolation – The Collection	OSX, LIN	Action-adventure, Stealth, Survival horror
October 29	Galak-Z: The Dimensional	WIN	Shooter, Roguelike
October 29	God Eater Resurrection	PSV
October 29	Human Resource Machine	WIN, WiiU	Puzzle
October 29	The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC	WIN	RPG
October 29	Octodad: Dadliest Catch	iOS, WiiU	Adventure
October 29	Yomawari	PSV
October 30	Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3: V Generation	WIN	RPG
November 2	Sonic Lost World	WIN	Platformer
November 3	Anno 2205	WIN	City builder, RTS
November 3	Dragon Fin Soup	WIN, OSX, LIN, PS3, PS4, PSV	Roguelike, Action RPG
November 3	The Jackbox Party Pack	X360	Party
November 3	Need for Speed	PS4, XOne	Racing
November 3	Norn9: Var Commons	PSV	Visual novel
November 5	Mushihimesama	WIN	Scrolling shooter, Bullet hell
November 5	The Room Three	iOS	Puzzle
November 6	Call of Duty: Black Ops III	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	FPS
November 6	The Peanuts Movie: Snoopy's Grand Adventure	PS4, 3DS, WiiU, X360, XOne	Platformer
November 6	Yo-Kai Watch	3DS	RPG
November 10	Fallout 4	WIN, PS4, XOne	Action RPG
November 10	Nintendo Badge Arcade	3DS
November 10	Rise of the Tomb Raider	X360, XOne	Action-adventure
November 10	Rodea the Sky Soldier	3DS, Wii, WiiU	Action-adventure
November 10	StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void	WIN, OSX	RTS
November 10	Superbeat: Xonic	PSV	Music, Rhythm
November 12	Project X Zone 2: Brave New World	3DS
November 13	Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival	WiiU	Party
November 13	Back to the Future: The Game	PS4, X360, XOne	Graphic adventure
November 13	Football Manager 2016	WIN, OSX, LIN	Sports, Business sim
November 13	Sword Art Online: Lost Song	PS4, PSV	Action RPG
November 17	The Crew: Wild Run	WIN, PS4, XOne	Racing
November 17	Game of Thrones: Episode 6 — The Ice Dragon	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne	Graphic adventure
November 17	Star Wars: Battlefront	WIN, PS4, XOne	FPS, TPS
November 17	Stella Glow	3DS	Tactical RPG
November 18	Deadpool	PS4, XOne	Action-adventure
November 18	Hard West	WIN
November 19	Airship Q	PSV
November 19	Assassin's Creed Syndicate	WIN	Action-adventure, Stealth
November 19	Atelier Sophie	PSV
November 19	Mordheim: City of the Damned	WIN
November 19	Omega Labyrinth	PSV
November 19	Steins;Gate 0	PSV, PS4
November 20	Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash	WiiU	Sports
November 20	Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon	3DS	Roguelike
November 24	Beyond: Two Souls	PS4	Interactive film, Action-adventure
November 24	Minecraft: Story Mode: Episode 3 — The Last Place You Look	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne, iOS, DROID	Graphic adventure
November 24	Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes	iOS, DROID	RPG
November 24	Teslagrad	PSV	Puzzle-platformer
November 25	Strania -The Stella Machina-	WIN
November 26	Criminal Girls 2	PSV
November 26	Exist Archive: The Other Side of the Sky	PSV, PS4
November 26	Kancolle Kai	PSV
November 26	Net High	PSV
November 26	Saint Seiya: Soldiers' Soul	WIN	Fighting
November 28	Monster Hunter X	3DS
December 1	Chivalry: Medieval Warfare	PS4, XOne	Hack and slash
December 1	Eastside Hockey Manager	WIN
December 1	FIM Speedway Grand Prix 15	WIN
December 1	Just Cause 3	WIN, PS4, XOne	Action-adventure
December 1	Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends	WIN, PS3, PS4, 3DS, WiiU, X360, XOne	Fighting
December 1	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege	WIN, PS4, XOne	Tactical shooter
December 2	Valhalla Hills	WIN
December 3	Dariusburst Chronicle Saviours	WIN	Scrolling shooter
December 3	Dragon Quest Heroes: Digital Slime Edition	WIN	Hack and slash
December 3	Dreamfall Chapters: Book Four — Revelations	WIN, OSX, LIN	Adventure
December 3	Pokémon Picross	3DS
December 3	Rayman Adventures	iOS, DROID	Platformer
December 3	Shadow Complex Remastered	WIN	Metroidvania
December 4	Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist	WIN	Adventure
December 4	War of the Monsters	PS4	Action, Fighting
December 4	Xenoblade Chronicles X	WiiU	Action RPG
December 5	Bastion	PSV	Action RPG
December 5	Fat Princess Adventures	PS4	Action RPG
December 5	Final Fantasy VII	PS4	RPG
December 5	Nuclear Throne	WIN, OSX, LIN, PS4, PSV	Shoot 'em up, Roguelike
December 7	Dirt Rally	WIN	Racing
December 7	Helldivers	WIN	Shoot 'em up
December 7	Zombie Vikings	WIN
December 8	Ben and Ed	WIN
December 8	Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders from Planet Space	PSV	TPS
December 8	Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair	PS4	TPS
December 8	Yakuza 5	PS3	Action-adventure
December 10	Among the Sleep	PS4	Survival horror, Action-adventure
December 10	Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-	WIN	Fighting
December 10	Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII	WIN	Action RPG
December 10	Magic: The Gathering – Puzzle Quest	iOS, DROID
December 10	PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist	WIN, OSX	Action-adventure, Platformer
December 10	SteamWorld Heist	3DS	Platformer, Action-adventure, Metroidvania
December 10	Terraria	3DS	Action-adventure, Sandbox
December 11	Devil's Third	WiiU	Action-adventure, Hack and slash, Shooter
December 15	Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star	WIN, OSX, LIN	Visual novel, Dating sim
December 15	King's Quest: Chapter 2 — Rubble Without a Cause	PS3, PS4	Adventure
December 15	Rusty Lake Hotel	WIN, iOS, DROID	Puzzle
December 16	Final Fantasy VI	WIN	RPG
December 16	King's Quest: Chapter 2 — Rubble Without a Cause	WIN, X360, XOne	Adventure
December 17	Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories Mobile	iOS	Action-adventure
December 17	Minecraft	WiiU	Sandbox, Survival
December 17	Scribblenauts Unlimited	iOS, DROID	Puzzle, Sandbox
December 18	The Escapists	X360	Strategy, RPG
December 18	Underrail	WIN	RPG
December 21	Saints Row IV	LIN	Action-adventure
December 21	Saints Row: Gat out of Hell	LIN	Action-adventure
December 22	Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star	PS4, PSV	Visual novel, Dating sim
December 22	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel	PS3, PSV	RPG
December 22	Minecraft: Story Mode: Episode 4 — A Block and a Hard Place	WIN, PS3, PS4, X360, XOne, iOS, DROID	Graphic adventure
December 22	Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power	PS4	Puzzle-platformer, Action-adventure

Cancelled video games

Cancelled

Borderlands Online Broforce Dying Light Furious 4 Galak-Z: The Dimensional Gone Home Human Element Kaio: King of Pirates Mad Max Mortal Kombat X Project CARS Scrolls Shadow Realms Silent Hills

''The Black Glove''

On hold

Hellraid

''Phantom Dust''