GTA 6 lands on November 19, and a lot of publishers moved their games out of the way. Still, the first half of the month is far from empty. While that 212 GB preload crawls along, here’s what we’d look at.
1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time — Switch 2 (Nov 5)
The obvious one. A full remake with modern controls, voiced cutscenes and a Water Temple that no longer wants you dead. Critics love it. Our review roundup has the details.
2. World of Warcraft: Forever — PC, Mac (Nov 4)
The “Classic Plus” people asked for: level 60 forever, new zones and quests, and a new elf race. Included with your normal sub. Here’s how it works.
3. Football Manager 27 — PC, consoles, mobile (Nov 10)
The UI everyone hated is gone and the Data Hub is back. Also on Game Pass, which makes it an easy try. What’s new in FM27.
4. Warhammer Survivors — PC, Switch, Switch 2, PS5, Xbox (Nov 10)
A pixel-art horde survival game from Auroch Digital, made together with Games Workshop and poncle — the people behind Vampire Survivors. Over 40 Warhammer characters and endless waves. If you’ve lost an evening to Vampire Survivors before, you know exactly what this is going to do to your sleep.
5. Metaphor: ReFantazio — Switch 2 (Nov 12)
Atlus’s fantasy RPG from the Persona team, now portable. Long, stylish and very easy to get lost in. A good pick if GTA isn’t really your thing and you want something to sink 80 hours into instead.
6. Pikmin 4 — Switch 2 Edition + Dandori Academy (Nov 12)
One of the most relaxing strategy games around gets a Switch 2 upgrade with extra content. Perfect for short sessions — and for younger players in the house.
7. Sonic Pico Park — almost everywhere (Nov 12)
A co-op puzzle game where everyone has to cooperate (or fail, loudly) to get through. If you’ve got friends over this weekend, this is the one.
8. Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School — PC, PS5, Xbox (Nov 5)
The first Escape Academy was one of the best escape-room games you could play with a friend on the couch. The sequel takes you back to school for more puzzles.
Honourable mentions
- Stellar Blade Complete Edition comes to Switch 2 (Nov 6).
- Harold Halibut, the handmade stop-motion-style adventure, also arrives on Switch 2 (Nov 12).
- Moomin: Midsummer Madness (Nov 12) — Moomintroll and Little My in a flooded old theatre. Cozy and strange in the best way.
Which one are you playing this weekend? Whatever it is, enjoy it — from the 19th, nobody’s going to talk about anything else.
