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Game release calendar: May 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.

Biomutant

Top release this month

Biomutant

Out · PC · PS4 · Xbox One

7.3Review score19 critic reviews
    • 180 hypes

    Standout releases this month

    1. 1

      Biomutant

      · PC, PS4, Xbox One

      7.3Review score19 critic reviews
      • 180 hypes
    2. 2

      Resident Evil Village

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

      8.7Review score15 critic reviews
      • 31 hypes
    3. 3

      Scavengers

      · PC

      • 8 hypes
    4. 4

      Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer's Legacy

      · PC

      6.0Review score2 critic reviews
      • 6 hypes
    5. 5

      Heat Reborn

      · PC

      • 5 hypes
    6. 6

      Rune Factory 5

      · Switch

      8.1Review score3 critic reviews
      • 4 hypes
    7. 7

      Task: 312

      · PC

      • 4 hypes
    8. 8

      Wild Dive

      · PC

      • 4 hypes
    9. 9

      Hood: Outlaws & Legends

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

      6.9Review score6 critic reviews
      • 3 hypes
    10. 10

      Hundred Days

      · PC, Mac

      • 3 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

    49 games

    1 game

    3 games

    • Wreckfest

      #6

      PS5 · Racing, Sport

      7.813 critic reviews
      • Port

    • The Colonists

      #25

      Switch, PS4, Xbox One · Simulator, Strategy

      8.04 critic reviews
      • Port

    • Dragon Quest Builders 2

      #40

      Xbox One · Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

      8.510 critic reviews
      • Port

    1 game

    2 games

    2 games

    • Hood: Outlaws & Legends

      #28

      PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One · Shooter, Role-playing (RPG)

      6.96 critic reviews

      • Kursk

        #32

        Xbox One · Simulator, Adventure

        • Port

      1 game

      1 game

      2 games

      • Maid of Sker

        #20

        PS5 · Adventure, Indie

        5.01 critic review
        • Port

      • Huntdown

        #30

        PC, Mac · Shooter, Platform

        8.26 critic reviews
        • Port

      4 games

      • Remnant: From the Ashes

        #9

        PS5, Xbox Series X|S · Shooter, Role-playing (RPG)

        7.614 critic reviews
        • Port

      • SoulWorker

        #17

        PC · Role-playing (RPG)

        8.01 critic review
        • Port

      • Subnautica

        #23

        PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch · Adventure, Indie

        8.411 critic reviews
        • Vietnamese
        • Port

      • Hundred Days

        #29

        PC, Mac · Simulator, Strategy

        3 games

        1 game

        • Creaks

          #19

          Switch · Point-and-click, Platform

          7.01 critic review
          • Vietnamese
          • Port

        4 games

        8 games

        1 game

        3 games

        • Biomutant

          #2

          PC, PS4, Xbox One · Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

          7.319 critic reviews

          • Maneater

            #11

            PC, Switch · Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

            7.314 critic reviews
            • Port

          • Mutazione

            #46

            Switch, Xbox One · Point-and-click, Music

            9.01 critic review
            • Port

          6 games

          6 games