GTA6 Launch Day Draws 31 Steam Games and Sumikko Gurashi Switch 2
The same-day lineup shows a split strategy: genre-different titles bet on no overlap, while Phantom Vice Auto appears to deliberately target the GTA6 window to catch PC players who cannot access the console-only release.
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Rockstar Games is set to release Grand Theft Auto VI on November 19 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. While many titles moved away from the date, 31 games are scheduled on Steam for that day, including Lord of Undead and Phantom Vice Auto. Sumikko Gurashi: Welcome to the Relaxing Hot Spring also launches on Switch 2 the same day.
Rockstar Games will release Grand Theft Auto VI on November 19 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, a date many publishers have avoided. Yet a wave of smaller titles is lining up for the same day, betting that different genres or platforms will keep them out of the collision path.
On Steam alone, 31 games are currently scheduled for November 19, with 66 across the full week. The most followed is Lord of Undead, a top-down open-world RPG about leading undead armies. Others range from horror to puzzle games. One title, Phantom Vice Auto, stands out for its GTA-inspired premise and a release date that matches a previously planned GTA6 slot. On consoles, Sumikko Gurashi: Welcome to the Relaxing Hot Spring brings the cozy franchise to Switch 2 the same day.
- Lord of Undead: top-down open-world RPG with the most followers on Steam
- Wang no Moe Kuni: Chinese reincarnation territory-management game with cute characters
- Flick: psychological horror
- Sokobomu: Sokoban puzzle
- Neko to Makura: adorable cat puzzle
- Phantom Vice Auto: GTA-inspired title with a release date matching a previously planned GTA6 slot
- Sumikko Gurashi: Welcome to the Relaxing Hot Spring: Switch 2 hot spring management game
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