For tens of millions of players, November is all about one online game: Grand Theft Auto 6. Rockstar’s much-anticipated open-world crime recreation is more likely to spark a cultural second that we haven’t seen in video games since Animal Crossing: New Horizons in 2020. Whereas that’s thrilling, it’s additionally sure to depart gamers who don’t care about GTA just a little bored contemplating that so many builders have moved their video games out of November completely to keep away from getting misplaced within the storm.
The excellent news for anybody on the lookout for some good GTA 6 counter-programming is that there are extra video games popping out subsequent month. Whereas it’s not as crowded a subject as we usually get in November, there’s nonetheless certain to be one thing for you. Right here’s a have a look at among the highlights you may anticipate to play if you happen to’re avoiding the streets of Vice Metropolis.
Gravhounds
Launch date: Nov. 2
The place to play: Home windows PC, Xbox Sequence X
In a crowded Gamescom Opening Night Live stream, Gravhounds was an actual attention-grabber. The upcoming co-op shooter places you and your folks accountable for gun-toting canine pressured to shoot their manner by an alien planet. With base constructing mechanics and a few gravity-bending physics to toy with, it may wind up being a goofy multiplayer hit. It’s set to launch into early entry beginning on Nov. 2.
Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered
Launch date: Nov. 3
The place to play: Nintendo Change 2, PlayStation 5, Home windows PC, Xbox Sequence X
Anybody who grew up within the GameCube period will little doubt bear in mind Godzilla: Destroy All Monster Melee, if just for its iconic cowl artwork. 24 years after its launch, the cult traditional kaiju brawler is returning in a freshly remastered type full with on-line multiplayer. In the event you’ve by no means performed it, don’t sleep on it: It’s a surprisingly enjoyable informal combating recreation that’s stuffed with traditional monsters.
World of Warcraft: Without end
Launch date: Nov. 4
The place to play: Home windows PC
Arguably, World of Warcraft: Forever is as huge a deal as GTA 6 — no less than for a particular period of gamers. Blizzard is embracing 2000s nostalgia by creating an all-new model of its legendary MMO that options retro graphics and brand-new content material. It’s a dream come true for gamers who’ve simply all the time needed extra from World of Warcraft, however as they bear in mind it again in its heyday.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Launch date: Nov. 5
The place to play: Nintendo Change 2
Contemplating that GTA 6 isn’t coming to Change 2, we all the time knew that Nintendo would want to drag out the large weapons to counter-program it. It doesn’t get a lot larger than a remake of the best recreation of all time. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is getting a contemporary makeover full with dreamy visuals, modernized controls, and even a bounce button.
Escape Academy 2: Again 2 Faculty
Launch date: Nov. 5
The place to play: PlayStation 5, Home windows PC, Xbox Sequence X
For these on the lookout for a multiplayer recreation to play in lieu of GTA 6 lacking a possibility for co-op, Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School is your finest wager. The multiplayer puzzle recreation will drop you and a pal right into a sequence of escape rooms designed by individuals who used to make them in actual life. It even options native break up display screen, making it an ideal {couples} recreation for Jason and Lucia.
Warhammer Survivors
Launch date: Nov. 10
The place to play: Android, iOS, Nintendo Change, Nintendo Change 2, PlayStation 5, Home windows PC, Xbox Sequence X
Typically a recreation title says all of it. Warhammer Survivors is Vampire Survivors, however Warhammer. It’s made by the builders behind the superb Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, a studio that has already confirmed that it is aware of methods to work Warhammer lore into a very good retro style recreation.
Barbie Rewind
Launch date: Nov. 12
The place to play: Nintendo Change, PlayStation 5, Home windows PC, Xbox Sequence X
Barbie Rewind is perhaps the neatest little bit of counter-programming you’ll discover in November. Whereas GTA 6 is catering to those that crave a hyper-violent crime simulator, this good-natured retro assortment pulls collectively tons of beloved Barbie video games launched between 1991 and 2007. In the event you grew up taking part in video games like Barbie: Tremendous Mannequin, this may increasingly very nicely be your GTA 6.
Sonic Pico Park
Launch date: Nov. 12
The place to play: Nintendo Change, Nintendo Change 2, Home windows PC
Even Sonic the Hedgehog isn’t terrified of GTA 6. Sega will rejoice the Blue Blur’s thirty fifth anniversary this 12 months with Sonic Pico Park, a Sonic-themed spin-off of the multiplayer Pico Park sequence. Anticipate a 2D puzzle platformer that provides you quite a lot of causes to curse your folks as you’re employed collectively to resolve co-op puzzles.
Pikmin 4 – Nintendo Change 2 Version + Dandori Academy
Launch date: Nov. 12
The place to play: Nintendo Change 2
Pikmin 4 is the newest Change recreation to get the total Switch 2 Edition treatment, and it’s an incredible alternative. The technique recreation is without doubt one of the Change’s finest because of its satisfying critter-commanding and feel-good vibe. The up to date model comes with Dandori Academy, a stage-structured problem mode that’s meant to check your group expertise.
Milki Supply
Launch date: Nov. 17
The place to play: Home windows PC
In the event you’re extra of a comfortable gamer, Milki Delivery ought to be in your radar. The 2D indie charmer places you accountable for a dairy supply service. You’ll bike across the scenic countryside delivering milk straight out of your cows to the locals. All of it has the inviting vibes of a Studio Ghibli movie.