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Game release calendar: April 2021

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.

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

Top release this month

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

Out · PC · Mac

    • 282 hypes

    Standout releases this month

    1. 1

      Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

      · PC, Mac

      • 282 hypes
    2. 2

      Returnal

      · PS5

      9.0Review score19 critic reviews
      • 21 hypes
    3. 3

      Outriders

      · PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One

      7.8Review score12 critic reviews
      • 31 hypes
    4. 4

      Oddworld: Soulstorm

      · PC, PS5, PS4

      7.5Review score12 critic reviews
      • 7 hypes
    5. 5

      The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

      · PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Mac

      • 5 hypes
    6. 6

      Emily is Away <3

      · PC, Mac

      • 2 hypes
    7. 7

      New Pokémon Snap

      · Switch

      8.1Review score12 critic reviews
      • 4 hypes
    8. 8

      MLB The Show 21

      · PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One

      8.2Review score8 critic reviews
      • 3 hypes
    9. 9

      Chicken Invaders Universe

      · PC

      • 3 hypes
    10. 10

      Fantasian

      · Mac

      8.0Review score1 critic review
      • 2 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

    37 games

    4 games

    2 games

    • Fantasian

      #30

      Mac · Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS)

      8.01 critic review

      • World of Demons

        #34

        Mac · Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

        7.02 critic reviews

        1 game

        1 game

        2 games

        1 game

        • Crysis Remastered

          #15

          PS5, Xbox Series X|S · Shooter, Adventure

          6.87 critic reviews
          • Port

        3 games

        3 games

        • Blasphemous

          #7

          Switch · Platform, Role-playing (RPG)

          7.84 critic reviews
          • Port

        • Beholder 2

          #21

          Switch · Simulator, Strategy

          9.03 critic reviews
          • Port

        • Gravity Heroes

          #27

          Switch, PS4, Xbox One · Shooter, Platform

          • Port

        2 games

        • Metro Exodus

          #1

          Mac · Shooter, Adventure

          8.312 critic reviews
          • Port

        • Drowning

          #33

          PS5 · Simulator, Adventure

          • Port

        2 games

        3 games

        1 game

        1 game

        • MLB The Show 21

          #28

          PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One · Sport

          8.28 critic reviews

          1 game

          1 game

          1 game

          • F.O.S

            #35

            PC · Shooter, Adventure

            3 games

            3 games

            2 games

            • Returnal

              #6

              PS5 · Shooter

              9.019 critic reviews
              • Vietnamese

            • SoulWorker

              #24

              PC · Role-playing (RPG)

              8.01 critic review
              • Port