Game Releases This Week — April 27, 2026 to May 1, 2026

As if the rest of the month wasn't one of the busiest of the year so far, April is closing out with a bang this week, bringing with it a ton of exciting new game releases vying for players' time, attention, and hard-earned cash. The standout of this week's release calendar is undoubtedly Saros, Housemarque's long-awaited spiritual successor and follow-up to the excellent Returnal, which will unfortunately remain a PS5-exclusive unlike its predecessor. Also arriving this week is the latest expansion to Diablo IV, Lord of Hatred, which introduces not just new classes and story content, but a major shake-up to how Blizzard's live-service ARPG handles its endgame and seasonal model moving forward. As usual, several other titles are joining these bigger hits that are just as worthy of your enthusiasm.

• Release Date — April 28, 2026
• Developer — Don't Nod
• Publisher — Don't Nod
• Genre — Action-Adventure
• Platforms — PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S

Kicking things off this week is Aphelion, the latest title from Life is Strange developer Don't Nod. Notably, Aphelion is the first project for the studio since 2024's Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, which wowed both players and critics alike with its narrative, characters, and worldbuilding, but was underwhelming in the gameplay department. With Aphelion being a similar narrative-driven action-adventure game, here's hoping that Don't Nod was able to dial in both halves of its formula and deliver a game that was as fun to play as its story is intriguing. From what's been shown off so far, though, Aphelion's mix of tense platforming and stealth sequences seems like it should be the perfect backdrop for its sci-fi story of two marooned astronauts.

• Release Date — April 28, 2026
• Developer — Blizzard Entertainment
• Publisher — Blizzard Entertainment
• Genre — ARPG
• Platforms — PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Also arriving at the beginning of the week is the latest story expansion to Diablo IV, Lord of Hatred. Lord of Hatred follows the previously released story DLC Vessel of Hatred and brings fan-favorite demonic entity Mephisto back into play, complete with the reintroduction of two classes from Diablo II: Paladin and Warlock. Diablo IV has always felt like a more natural follow-up to Diablo II than Diablo III ever did, so it's great to see Blizzard giving fans a hit of nostalgia for the series' peak with this latest DLC. Aside from all the new content coming as part of the expansion, the arrival of Lord of Hatred comes alongside a major update to Diablo IV's endgame and crafting systems, both of which are aimed at improving player retention from season to season.

• Release Date — April 28, 2026
• Developer — Evil Raptor
• Publisher — Fireshine Games
• Genre — FPS, Roguelike
• Platforms — PC

After playing it during the February Steam Next Fest and being pleasantly surprised by how great its gunplay felt, it's awesome to see that Evil Raptor's Far Far West is arriving this week. This co-op-focused, Wild West-themed extraction shooter is an absolute blast when played in a squad of 4 players, but it's also balanced well enough so that solo play is just as fun and rewarding, with enemies scaling based on the number of active players. Fans of PvE extraction shooters like Witchfire who have been looking for something similar to hop into with a friend will likely have a phenomenal time with Far Far West.

• Release Date — April 28, 2026
• Developer — Nihon Falcom
• Publisher — Xseed Games
• Genre — Action RPG
• Platforms — Nintendo Switch

Switch owners who also happen to be action RPG fans should be very excited about Ys Memoire: Revelations in Celceta making its way to the platform this week. A remake of Ys IV, Revelations in Celceta is actually a remaster of sorts of the previously released Memories of Celceta, which had never made its way to the Nintendo Switch despite Ys Memoire: Oath in Felghana arriving on the system previously. While Revelations in Celceta isn't quite as good a remake of Ys IV (one of the best games in the original run of Ys titles) as Oath in Felghana is of Ys III, it's still one of the best action RPGs that money can buy, with some incredible hack-and-slash combat and one of the better narratives of any game in the Ys franchise.

• Release Date — April 29, 2026
• Developer — HYDE
• Publisher — Idea Factory
• Genre — Metroidvania, Action RPG
• Platforms — PC

After previously releasing on other platforms earlier in the month (and garnering quite a bit of praise from action RPG and Metroidvania fans in the process), Ariana and the Elder Codex finally arrives on PC via Steam later this week, rounding out its presence on all major consoles and personal computers. The Switch version of Ariana is currently sitting at a 77% positive review aggregate score, with critics and players alike pointing to it having some truly satisfying combat and a rewarding sense of progression. Idea Factory has been making action RPGs for a long, long time, but it seems like Ariana and the Elder Codex may be its best one yet.

• Release Date — April 29, 2026
• Developer — Milestone
• Publisher — Milestone
• Genre — Racing, Simulation
• Platforms — PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, Xbox Series X/S

The long-running MotoGP series gets its latest entry this week courtesy of MotoGP 26, and it looks like it's set to be a significant step-up in both presentation and gameplay depth from its predecessor, MotoGP 25. For starters, MotoGP 26 is touting a completely revamped physics engine aimed at making each race feel more realistic, appropriate for a more simulation-focused series. Along that same line of thinking, developer Milestone has also incorporated what it's claiming is the most robust Career mode in the series yet, which should provide hours of entertainment when players aren't engaging in online races to boost their rider ratings and climb the leaderboards.

• Release Date — April 29, 2026
• Developer — Heart Machine
• Publisher — Devolver Digital
• Genre — Metroidvania
• Platforms — Switch 2

After previously releasing on other platforms last year, the Switch 2 is getting its own upgraded version of Heart Machine's Possessor(s), which skipped the original Switch at launch. As far as Metroidvanias go, Possessor(s) is a little light on the elements that tend to make a satisfying genre entry, veering more toward traditional side-scrolling action-platformer gameplay with light upgrades than a full-blown non-linear Metroidvania game. The movement and combat can also be a little stiff and clunky-feeling in sections. That said, Possessor(s) has a fairly interesting story and characters that many players feel make the experience worthwhile to see through to the end, even with its gameplay throwing a few bumps along the way.

• Release Date — April 30, 2026
• Developer — Abylight Studios
• Publisher — Frictional Games
• Genre — Survival Horror
• Platforms — Switch 2

The last day of the month is absolutely stacked as far as this week's release schedule goes, with Amnesia: Rebirth's Switch 2 port kicking off one of the single busiest release days in all of April. Originally released back in 2020, Amnesia: Rebirth was series creator Frictional Games' triumphant return to the franchise after stepping away to helm Soma, and it's widely regarded as one of the better games in the series; and, truthfully, one of the better first-person horror games, period. The Switch 2 version is being developed by Abylight Studios, the same studio responsible for helping to bring Amnesia: The Bunker onto the original Nintendo Switch. It's safe to say that this port is in good hands.

• Release Date — April 30, 2026
• Developer — Dvora Studio
• Publisher — Headup Games
• Genre — Adventure, Survival Horror
• Platforms — PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Amnesia: Rebirth is far from the only horror game releasing on April 30, as players also have The Coma 3: Bloodlines to look forward to. Much like Amnesia, The Coma is a well-loved horror franchise that got its start back in the 2010s, but its gameplay is much closer to an old-school point-and-click adventure game rather than a first-person walking and chase sequence simulator. But the act of running from monsters and using the shadows to hide from them still plays a major part in The Coma 3's gameplay. These titles do a great job of utilizing Eastern mythology and folklore in their exploration of the paranormal, which is a surprisingly criminally underutilized setting in horror gaming.

• Release Date — April 30, 2026
• Developer — Unfrozen
• Publisher — Hooded Horse
• Genre — Turn-Based Tactics, Turn-Based Strategy
• Platforms — PC

One of the week's most exciting releases, at least for old-school turn-based tactics fans, is Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era's Early Access launch on April 30. After a lengthy development and plenty of play-testing (including an excellent demo as part of a Steam Next Fest in 2025), Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is set to bring hexagonal grid-based battling and 4X town and resource management back onto the map, both figuratively and literally. Having played the demo and being a huge fan of the original games (especially Heroes of Might and Magic III), picking up Olden Era on day 1 and supporting its development through Early Access is practically a no-brainer.

• Release Date — April 30, 2026
• Developer — Nagai Industries
• Publisher — Beep Japan
• Genre — Adventure, Simulation
• Platforms — PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, Xbox Series X/S

Sometimes, a nice "slice-of-life" adventure game is the perfect kind of title to unwind and escape with, and that's precisely what inKONBINI looks to be. InKONBINI sees players step into the shoes of a Japanese convenience store (konbini) employee, doing all the mundane tasks that you'd expect from working in that role (stocking shelves, cleaning, ringing up customers) but also getting to know your regulars and becoming an important fixture in the local community. It has a really cool art style that straddles the line between stylistic realism and cartoonish, and the trailers suggest that players can expect a heartwarming tale at the game's core.

• Release Date — April 30, 2026
• Developer — Quarter Up
• Publisher — Skybound Games
• Genre — Fighting
• Platforms — PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S

Fighting game fans have a new title to look forward to this week with Invincible VS, which is a fast-paced and violent 3v3 fighter. Essentially, Invincible VS is like Marvel vs. Capcom 2, except with heroes and villains from Robert Kirkman's Invincible comics and animated series instead of the Marvel and Capcom Universes, and maybe a few more pints of digitized blood. Notably, Invincible VS is developer Quarter Up's debut title as a studio, which raises some questions over the title's depth, balancing, and mechanics; three things that take a fine-tuned approach and experience within the fighting game genre to really get right.

• Release Date — April 30, 2026
• Developer — Studio Aurum, Red Art Studios
• Publisher — Studio Aurum
• Genre — RPG
• Platforms — PC, PlayStation 5, Switch 2, Xbox Series X/S

Studio Aurum is back with a sequel to its 2020 RPG Monster Crown, and Monster Crown: Sin Eater looks like a decently upgraded version of yet another monster-collecting RPG. The Monster Crown games clearly pay homage to the Pokémon series' beginnings on Game Boy and Game Boy Color with their quasi-8-bit visuals and more traditional mechanics, but reviews of the original are pretty polarizing. While some praise the game's obvious love of the classics in the monster-taming RPG genre, others point out that the game itself is a bit of a buggy mess with some fairly confusing quest design that oscillates between confusing and obtuse or too simplistic. Hopefully, those issues have been ironed out in this sequel.

• Release Date — April 30, 2026
• Developer — Hammer95
• Publisher — Epopeia Games
• Genre — FPS, Action Roguelike
• Platforms — Nintendo Switch

When Mullet MadJack first released on PC back in 2024, it immediately became one of my favorite FPS roguelikes, blending the speed-running gameplay of something like Neon White with the "push-forward" combat of Doom and making it endlessly replayable and dressed up in an undeniably cool 1990s anime aesthetic. This week, Mullet MadJack blasts and kicks its way onto the Nintendo Switch, which is a blessing for anyone who likes to play fantastic first-person shooters, roguelikes, or both on the go. Seriously — if your only platform is a Nintendo Switch and you even remotely enjoy first-person shooter roguelikes, Mullet MadJack is a must-play.

• Release Date — April 30, 2026
• Developer — Housemarque
• Publisher — Sony Interactive Entertainment
• Genre — Action Roguelike, Shooter
• Platforms — PlayStation 5

The week's biggest release is Finnish developer Housemarque's Saros, the semi-sequel to the studio's 2021 masterpiece Returnal. Like Returnal, Saros is yet another third-person shooter roguelike with some insanely intricate bullet hell patterns to dodge, a steep difficulty curve, and truly nightmarish enemy and boss designs. Reviews have already been trickling out for Saros ahead of its launch, and they're almost universally positive, with some critics even noting that the game's challenging difficulty was an incentivizer to play more, not less. Chances are, if you enjoyed Returnal, you'll definitely want a second helping from Saros.

• Release Date — April 30, 2026
• Developer — Bad Viking
• Publisher — Iceberg Interactive
• Genre — Adventure
• Platforms — PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S

Closing out the week is the console port of Strange Antiquities, a cozy and somewhat spooky point-and-click adventure and puzzle game about managing a store full of occult artifacts. The PC version of Strange Antiquities launched just before the end of Q3 last year and garnered glowing praise from players over on Steam, where it currently sits at an impressive 96% "Overwhelmingly Positive" user rating. Seems like console owners who are fans of adventure games with great writing and pettable cats should definitely give this one a shot.