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Game release calendar: December 2016

Every game releasing this month, ranked by how much attention it gets: IGDB hype, Steam wishlist rank, Twitch viewing and how many outlets covered it this week. Updated daily.

The Last Guardian

Top release this month

The Last Guardian

Out · PS4

8.0Review score21 critic reviews
    • 63 hypes

    Standout releases this month

    1. 1

      The Last Guardian

      · PS4

      8.0Review score21 critic reviews
      • 63 hypes
    2. 2

      The Walking Dead: A New Frontier

      · PC, PS4, Xbox One, Mac

      7.5Review score13 critic reviews
      • 19 hypes
    3. 3

      Yakuza 6: The Song of Life

      · PS4

      8.2Review score18 critic reviews
      • 9 hypes
    4. 4

      Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

      · PC, Mac

      8.4Review score14 reviews
      • 6 hypes
    5. 5

      Space Hulk: Deathwing

      · PC

      6.0Review score9 critic reviews
      • 15 hypes
    6. 6

      Steep

      · PC, PS4, Xbox One

      7.3Review score19 critic reviews
      • 8 hypes
    7. 7

      Dead Rising 4

      · PC, Xbox One

      7.7Review score19 critic reviews
      • 6 hypes
    8. 8

      Let It Die

      · PS4

      7.7Review score8 critic reviews
      • 3 hypes
    9. 9

      Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

      · PC, PS4, Xbox One

      8.3Review score1 review
      • 2 hypes
    10. 10

      Sakura Christmas Party

      · PC

      • 6 hypes

    Ports and remasters of games already released are left out.

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    Darker days have the most-watched releases. Tap a day to see its games.

    Day by day

    25 games

    3 games

    • Steep

      #9

      PC, PS4, Xbox One · Simulator, Sport

      7.319 critic reviews

      • The Dwarves

        #18

        PS4, Xbox One · Role-playing (RPG)

        5.99 critic reviews
        • Port

      • Maize

        #21

        PC · Puzzle, Adventure

        7.19 critic reviews

        1 game

        • Furi

          #12

          Xbox One · Shooter, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

          7.919 critic reviews
          • Port

        2 games

        • Mother Russia Bleeds

          #13

          PS4 · Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

          7.38 critic reviews
          • Port

        • Let It Die

          #16

          PS4 · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

          7.78 critic reviews

          4 games

          2 games

          1 game

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          1 game

          3 games

          1 game

          • Adr1ft

            #8

            Xbox One · Puzzle, Adventure

            6.811 critic reviews
            • Port

          Date to be confirmed2 games