Summer 2026 is a season where series blockbusters, remasters and expansions all land at once. From late June through the end of August, here's the global PC and console slate, sorted by month. Every title links to full details and its remaining D-day count. To look further ahead, browse Upcoming Games and Global Blockbusters.

June — opening the summer

A Square Enix SRPG landmark returns to current hardware. Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles launches June 17 across PC, PS5 and Switch, with the original's political drama and tactical combat intact — which is the whole point of the release.

Arriving the same week, Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales joins on June 18 as a new Square Enix adventure built around charming visuals and exploration-first design. Sports and fighting game fans have EA Sports UFC 6 on June 19 and Dead or Alive 6: Last Round on June 25. UFC 6 leads with refined striking and grappling animation; Last Round's pitch is the complete package with all DLC bundled in.

July — the big IPs come back in sequence

July is stacked with major series entries. Nintendo's Star Fox (Switch 2) revives the series on July 2 with the new hardware's performance behind it, and on July 9 Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced returns with a modern rebuild of the pirate-action high point.

The same day brings Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok, an expansion adding large-scale endgame content to a well-received action RPG. Sword Art Online: Echoes of Aincrad joins on July 10 aimed squarely at fans of the source, and late July holds Splatoon Raiders (July 23) and one of the half's biggest releases, Halo: Campaign Evolved (July 28). Halo reinterprets the series' origin for modern hardware, targeting newcomers and veterans at the same time.

August — new IPs alongside classic collections

August pairs fresh swings with nostalgia. Beast of Reincarnation, from Pokemon studio Game Freak, arrives August 4 as a surprising turn into dark fantasy action, and on August 6 Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls renders a Marvel hero brawl through Arc System Works' signature presentation.

Realism-FPS benchmark Hell Let Loose: Vietnam adds a Vietnam War setting to its 50-vs-50 battles on August 13. August 27 brings a double launch: Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2 and Respawn's new strategy title Star Wars: Zero Company. The next day, August 28, Elden Ring Tarnished Edition (Switch 2) closes the summer by putting a soulslike landmark in your hands.

The summer at a glance

From the late-June Square Enix run through July's Halo and Assassin's Creed to August's mix of new IP and classic collections, summer 2026 covers nearly every genre. Heavyweights like The Blood of Dawnwalker are queued for September onward, so mark anything you're tracking on the release calendar. Dates do move — check each detail page for the current schedule.