Games Released in 2019

11,031 new games debuted in 2019 across 10 platforms, with PC seeing 9,065 releases. October was the busiest month, with 1,357 releases. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice was the most popular release of the year.

Which days had the most releases?

September 19 was the busiest single day of 2019 with 129 releases.

129 releases

September 19

109 releases

January 31

101 releases

October 31

99 releases

October 24

Which month had the most releases?

The busiest release month of 2019 was October, totaling 1,357 titles.

How did each season compare?

Q4 was the busiest quarter of 2019 with 3,609 releases.

Q1 (Jan–Mar)

3,218 releases

Most popular release in Q1

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is an action-adventure game set in a reimagined late 1500s Sengoku-era Japan. Players control Wolf, a shinobi on a mission to rescue his kidnapped lord and seek revenge on his enemies. The game emphasizes precise sword combat, stealth, and mobility, replacing traditional RPG elements with a posture-based dueling system.

Q2 (Apr–Jun)

3,391 releases

Most popular release in Q2

Outer Wilds

Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop. The newest member of the space program in a small village on the planet Timber Hearth, the player navigates a space shuttle and travels across their solar system to get to the bottom of its mysteries by exploring the cosmos and gathering the knowledge hidden within each of the system's planets, left behind by another civilization in the distant past.

Q3 (Jul–Sep)

3,331 releases

Most popular release in Q3

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Fire Emblem: Three Houses is a tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and Koei Tecmo for the Nintendo Switch. Players take the role of a professor at Garreg Mach Monastery, where they teach and guide one of three student houses. Gameplay combines turn-based battles, character development, exploration, and relationship-building.

Q4 (Oct–Dec)

3,609 releases

Most popular release in Q4

Persona 5 Royal

Persona 5 Royal is an enhanced version of the turn-based role-playing game Persona 5, set in modern-day Tokyo. Players control a high school student who leads a group of secret vigilantes called the Phantom Thieves of Hearts, exploring supernatural dungeons called Palaces to change the hearts of corrupt adults. The game combines dungeon crawling and turn-based combat with social simulation elements, where players manage daily activities, build relationships, and develop character statistics across a school year. Royal adds new characters, a third semester, an additional Palace, new music, and expanded story content to the original game.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

PC received 9,065 new titles in 2019, holding the most releases. The runner up was Mac with 1,821 new titles.

PC9,065 releases

Mac1,821 releases

Nintendo Switch1,672 releases

Android1,267 releases

iOS1,139 releases

Linux1,058 releases

PlayStation 4918 releases

Xbox One645 releases

Web browser465 releases

SteamVR205 releases

What genres were most popular?

Indie was the dominant genre in 2019 with 7,860 titles. Adventure followed closely with 4,996.

Indie7,860

Adventure4,996

Role-playing2,460

Simulator2,442

Strategy2,251

Puzzle1,680

Arcade1,409

Shooter960

Platform932

Visual Novel817

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