I can't ignore the elephant in the room: Grand Theft Auto 6 is out this month, but we still don't know when we'll see Rockstar's return trip to Vice City launch on PC. When we asked in a poll whether y'all planned to wait for the PC release, play it on console at launch, or double dip and do both, a whopping 71% said you would wait. Modding is half the fun for me, so I get it. I'm with you. But even PC releases are dodging the big GTA 6-shaped gap in November, so what new games are even out there for you to play? Well, World of Warcraft: Forever kicks off the beginning of the month if you need a new MMO to get sucked into. Then Warhammer Survivors is just a few days later, and there's a whole slew of updates to pick through. It may be a light month, but it's not empty. I'm eyeing a few November releases myself, though I wouldn't mind taking the time to catch up on the 2026 games I missed. As for recommendations, I'll let my colleagues take it from here. November 2026 PC Gamer picksWorld of Warcraft: ForeverBattle.net | November 4 World of Warcraft is 22 years old, which is bananas, and somehow I've gone all that time without touching it once. I've reported on it extensively (although not so much these days), but actually played it? Nope. With World of Warcraft: Forever coming on November 4, I'm thinking that maybe it's time to change that—to jump in and sample the greatest MMO as it was back then, but also new and improved. I'm not a GTA guy and there's not a whole hell of a lot else happening this month, so now's the time, right? Maybe. We'll see. — Andy ChalkPool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth DrannorSteam | November 6 When this turn-based dung eon crawler first came out in 2001, it had so many technical problems our review compared it to Daikatana. One bug deleted system files when you tried to uninstall the game. 25 years later, remaster factory SNEG promises it will actually work and I can finally find out if it's any good. — Jody MacgregorDreadmoorSteam | November 9 Murky water scares me to death, but I also love the rush of giddy terror, so that's why the haunted fishing excursion awaiting in Dreadmoor has my full attention. I talk a big game, but I know I'm smashing ALT+F4 the second something lunges at me from the water. Until then, I'm looking forward to its early access debut. — Andrea ShearonEuro Truck Simulator 2 - IcelandSteam | November 10 I once went on a Jeep tour of Iceland. I was really hungover, but enjoyed seeing the island anyway, which says a lot, because it was a bumpy ride for someone who had recently stumbled out of a Big Lebowski-themed bar. What I'm saying is that this Euro Truck Sim 2 DLC seems like a pleasant way to get away from it all. 2— Tyler WildeNovember 2026 gaming events and sales(Image credit: Future)ExileCon hosts a two-day celebration of things Path of Exile-related starting November 7 The Golden Joystick Awards air its 44th annual live ceremony on November 11The Streamer Awards recognizes its 2026 winners on November 12TwitchCon San Diego begins its three-day event on November 13League of Legends Worlds 2026 continues through the month, with finals on November 14Dreamhack hosts its Stockholm event on November 27More Epic Store free games go live every Thursday, and you can check out these Steam sales for weekly themed deals: Nov. 16 – 23: Auto-Battler RPG FestNov. 16 – 16: Black Friday SaleNovember 2026 game updates and DLC highlights November 2 Echoes of Central Park The Division 2 Steam | New York's once-tranquil scenery turns into a warzone when the Echoes of Central Park expansion adds more to The Division 2 endgame. November 6 Warzone Season 1 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Site | Warzone's integration into MW4 kicks off Season 1 with a player level reset, the new battle royale map: Hajin, and more. November 10 Same-region player matchmaking Final Fantasy 14 Site | The biggest threat to Eorzea? Queue times. But worry no more as FF14 expands the duty finder pool to include all players in the same region. November 10 The Punished Monster Train 2 Steam | The Punished DLC adds its "tortured edgelord" clan to Monster Train 2, and if PC Gamer's card-slinging expert Evan Lahti says it's a good one, then it's a good one. November 13 Covens of Umbra Path of Exile Steam | The next Path of Exile expansion launches soon, but you can get an early peek when the ExileCon preview airs Friday, November 6, on Twitch. November 17 Silk and Silver Crusader Kings 3 Steam | Merchant and Republic government types usher in a new era of Crusader Kings 3 when the Silk and Silver expansion drops later in the month. November 17 1.0 update National Park Simulator Steam | Patrol beautiful parks and kick out jerks who don't follow the rules when this sim graduates from early access. November 18 The Keepsake Sea Disney Dreamlight Valley Steam | A seaworthy update adding merfolk transformations, customizable pirate ships, and Disney adventures with the likes of Megara, Cap'n Jack Sparrow, and Dory. November 19 1.0 update Blacksmith Master Steam | Who's afraid of GTA 6? Apparently not Hooded Horse's blacksmith sim which forges its 1.0 release on the same day as Rockstar's crime sim. November 24 Terrifier Dead by Daylight Steam | There's nothing funny about the clown show happening in The Fog when The Terrifier and Sienna Shaw join DBD at the end of the month. The November 2026 games calendarHull Rupture (November 4) (Image credit: Konfa Games)New game releases, events, and updates you can check out this month, all in one place. November 2The Division 2 - Echoes of Central Park (Steam)💫 UPDATE November 3ArcheAge Chronicles (early access) (Steam)🔓 EARLY ACCESSNovember 3Loftia (early access) (Steam)🔓 EARLY ACCESSNovember 3Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Remastered (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASE November 4Cozy Game Restoration (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASE November 4Hull Rupture (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASE November 4World of Warcraft: Forever (Battle.net)🆕 NEW RELEASE November 4Theos: Cities Of Myth (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASE November 5Airframe Ultra (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASE November 5Wielders of the Essence (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASE November 5Where the Seeds Fall (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASE November 6Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 - Season 1 (Site)🔓 EARLY ACCESSNovember 6ExileCon (Site)📌 EVENT November 9Dreadmoor (early access) (Steam)⭐ HIGHLIGHTNovember 9Casualties: Unknown (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASE November 10Final Fantasy 14 - Same-region matchmaking (Site)💫 UPDATE November 10Warhammer Survivors (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASE November 10Monster Train 2 - The Punished (Steam)💫 UPDATE November 10Shrek 2 Remastered (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASE November 10Football Manager 27 (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASE November 10Ashes of the Singularity 2 (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASE November 11The Golden Joystick Awards (Site)📌 EVENT November 11Wall World Strategy (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASE November 129 Kings (1.0) (Steam)💫 UPDATE November 12Barbie Rewind (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASE November 12Sonic Pico Park (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASE November 12The Streamer Awards (Site)📌 EVENT November 12TwitchCon San Diego (Site)📌 EVENT November 12Path of Exile - Covens of Umbra (Steam)💫 UPDATE November 13Derelikt (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASE November 14League of Legends Worlds 2026 (Site)📌 EVENT November 17Crusader Kings 3: Silk and Silver (Steam)💫 UPDATE November 17Milki Delivery (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASE November 17Ranger's Path: National Park Simulator (1.0) (Steam)💫 UPDATE November 18Disney Dreamlight Valley: The Keepsake Sea (Steam)💫 UPDATE November 19Blacksmith Master (1.0) (Steam)💫 UPDATE November 19Grand Theft Auto 6 (Site)❌CONSOLE ONLYNovember 24Dead by Daylight - Terrifier (Steam)💫 UPDATE November 25Athelan Battlegrounds (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASE November 25Arctic Drive (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASE November 27Arkheron (early access) (Steam)🔓 EARLY ACCESSNovember 27Dreamhack (Site)📌 EVENT