No GTA 6 November: Here's what you can play on PC instead

I can't ignore the elephant in the room: Grand Theft Auto 6 is out this month, but we still don't know when we'll see Rockstar's return trip to Vice City launch on PC. When we asked in a poll whether y'all planned to wait for the PC release, play it on console at launch, or double dip and do both, a whopping 71% said you would wait. Modding is half the fun for me, so I get it. I'm with you.

But even PC releases are dodging the big GTA 6-shaped gap in November, so what new games are even out there for you to play? Well, World of Warcraft: Forever kicks off the beginning of the month if you need a new MMO to get sucked into. Then Warhammer Survivors is just a few days later, and there's a whole slew of updates to pick through. It may be a light month, but it's not empty.

I'm eyeing a few November releases myself, though I wouldn't mind taking the time to catch up on the 2026 games I missed. As for recommendations, I'll let my colleagues take it from here.

November 2026 PC Gamer picks

World of Warcraft: Forever

Battle.net | November 4
World of Warcraft is 22 years old, which is bananas, and somehow I've gone all that time without touching it once. I've reported on it extensively (although not so much these days), but actually played it? Nope. With World of Warcraft: Forever coming on November 4, I'm thinking that maybe it's time to change that—to jump in and sample the greatest MMO as it was back then, but also new and improved. I'm not a GTA guy and there's not a whole hell of a lot else happening this month, so now's the time, right? Maybe. We'll see. — Andy Chalk

Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor

Steam | November 6
When this turn-based dung eon crawler first came out in 2001, it had so many technical problems our review compared it to Daikatana. One bug deleted system files when you tried to uninstall the game. 25 years later, remaster factory SNEG promises it will actually work and I can finally find out if it's any good. — Jody Macgregor

Dreadmoor

Steam | November 9
Murky water scares me to death, but I also love the rush of giddy terror, so that's why the haunted fishing excursion awaiting in Dreadmoor has my full attention. I talk a big game, but I know I'm smashing ALT+F4 the second something lunges at me from the water. Until then, I'm looking forward to its early access debut. — Andrea Shearon

Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Iceland

Steam | November 10
I once went on a Jeep tour of Iceland. I was really hungover, but enjoyed seeing the island anyway, which says a lot, because it was a bumpy ride for someone who had recently stumbled out of a Big Lebowski-themed bar. What I'm saying is that this Euro Truck Sim 2 DLC seems like a pleasant way to get away from it all. 2— Tyler Wilde

November 2026 gaming events and sales

• ExileCon hosts a two-day celebration of things Path of Exile-related starting November 7
• The Golden Joystick Awards air its 44th annual live ceremony on November 11
• The Streamer Awards recognizes its 2026 winners on November 12
• TwitchCon San Diego begins its three-day event on November 13
• League of Legends Worlds 2026continues through the month, with finals on November 14
• Dreamhackhosts its Stockholm event on November 27
• More Epic Store free games go live every Thursday, and you can check out these Steam sales for weekly themed deals:
  • Nov. 16 – 23: Auto-Battler RPG Fest
  • Nov. 16 – 16: Black Friday Sale

November 2026 game updates and DLC highlights

November 2

Echoes of Central Park The Division 2

Steam | New York's once-tranquil scenery turns into a warzone when the Echoes of Central Park expansion adds more to The Division 2 endgame.

November 6

Warzone Season 1 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4

Site | Warzone's integration into MW4 kicks off Season 1 with a player level reset, the new battle royale map: Hajin, and more.

November 10

Same-region player matchmaking Final Fantasy 14

Site | The biggest threat to Eorzea? Queue times. But worry no more as FF14 expands the duty finder pool to include all players in the same region.

November 10

The Punished Monster Train 2

Steam | The Punished DLC adds its "tortured edgelord" clan to Monster Train 2, and if PC Gamer's card-slinging expert Evan Lahti says it's a good one, then it's a good one.

November 13

Covens of Umbra Path of Exile

Steam | The next Path of Exile expansion launches soon, but you can get an early peek when the ExileCon preview airs Friday, November 6, on Twitch.

November 17

Silk and Silver Crusader Kings 3

Steam | Merchant and Republic government types usher in a new era of Crusader Kings 3 when the Silk and Silver expansion drops later in the month.

November 17

1.0 update National Park Simulator

Steam | Patrol beautiful parks and kick out jerks who don't follow the rules when this sim graduates from early access.

November 18

The Keepsake Sea Disney Dreamlight Valley

Steam | A seaworthy update adding merfolk transformations, customizable pirate ships, and Disney adventures with the likes of Megara, Cap'n Jack Sparrow, and Dory.

November 19

1.0 update Blacksmith Master

Steam | Who's afraid of GTA 6? Apparently not Hooded Horse's blacksmith sim which forges its 1.0 release on the same day as Rockstar's crime sim.

November 24

Terrifier Dead by Daylight

Steam | There's nothing funny about the clown show happening in The Fog when The Terrifier and Sienna Shaw join DBD at the end of the month.

The November 2026 games calendar

New game releases, events, and updates you can check out this month, all in one place.

November 2

The Division 2 - Echoes of Central Park (Steam)

💫 UPDATE

November 3

ArcheAge Chronicles (early access) (Steam)

🔓 EARLY ACCESS

November 3

Loftia (early access) (Steam)

🔓 EARLY ACCESS

November 3

Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Remastered (Steam)

🆕 NEW RELEASE

November 4

Cozy Game Restoration (Steam)

🆕 NEW RELEASE

November 4

Hull Rupture (Steam)

🆕 NEW RELEASE

November 4

World of Warcraft: Forever (Battle.net)

🆕 NEW RELEASE

November 4

Theos: Cities Of Myth (Steam)

🆕 NEW RELEASE

November 5

Airframe Ultra (Steam)

🆕 NEW RELEASE

November 5

Wielders of the Essence (Steam)

🆕 NEW RELEASE

November 5

Where the Seeds Fall (Steam)

🆕 NEW RELEASE

November 5

Underkeep (Steam)

🆕 NEW RELEASE

November 6

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 - Season 1 (Site)

🔓 EARLY ACCESS

November 6

ExileCon (Site)

📌 EVENT

November 9

Dreadmoor (early access) (Steam)

⭐ HIGHLIGHT

November 9

Casualties: Unknown (Steam)

🆕 NEW RELEASE

November 10

Final Fantasy 14 - Same-region matchmaking (Site)

💫 UPDATE

November 10

Warhammer Survivors (Steam)

🆕 NEW RELEASE

November 10

Monster Train 2 - The Punished (Steam)

💫 UPDATE

November 10

Shrek 2 Remastered (Steam)

🆕 NEW RELEASE

November 10

Football Manager 27 (Steam)

🆕 NEW RELEASE

November 10

Ashes of the Singularity 2 (Steam)

🆕 NEW RELEASE

November 11

The Golden Joystick Awards (Site)

📌 EVENT

November 11

Wall World Strategy (Steam)

🆕 NEW RELEASE

November 12

9 Kings (1.0) (Steam)

💫 UPDATE

November 12

Barbie Rewind (Steam)

🆕 NEW RELEASE

November 12

Sonic Pico Park (Steam)

🆕 NEW RELEASE

November 12

The Streamer Awards (Site)

📌 EVENT

November 12

TwitchCon San Diego (Site)

📌 EVENT

November 12

Path of Exile - Covens of Umbra (Steam)

💫 UPDATE

November 13

Derelikt (Steam)

🆕 NEW RELEASE

November 14

League of Legends Worlds 2026 (Site)

📌 EVENT

November 17

Crusader Kings 3: Silk and Silver (Steam)

💫 UPDATE

November 17

Milki Delivery (Steam)

🆕 NEW RELEASE

November 17

Ranger's Path: National Park Simulator (1.0) (Steam)

💫 UPDATE

November 18

Disney Dreamlight Valley: The Keepsake Sea (Steam)

💫 UPDATE

November 19

Blacksmith Master (1.0) (Steam)

💫 UPDATE

November 19

Grand Theft Auto 6 (Site)

❌CONSOLE ONLY

November 24

Dead by Daylight - Terrifier (Steam)

💫 UPDATE

November 25

Athelan Battlegrounds (Steam)

🆕 NEW RELEASE

November 25

Arctic Drive (Steam)

🆕 NEW RELEASE

November 27

Arkheron (early access) (Steam)

🔓 EARLY ACCESS

November 27

Dreamhack (Site)

📌 EVENT