That's not to say we're totally clear of new games for the month, though. I've had my eye on a few holiday horror releases like Sleep Awake and Routine, because of course I want t

December marks the final opportunity for PC gamers to expand their libraries before the year concludes. The release schedule features a diverse mix of superhero action and atmospheric horror titles perfect for the holiday season.

Green Man Gaming has sales running for multiple publishers, including PlayStation, Bethesda, and Konami. Of these, one of the best deals available is The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered for $28.47. This Virtuos-developed remaster was made in Unreal Engine 5, allowing Oblivion to be recreated with striking visual fidelity.

But while there are more than enough games for everyone, that doesn't necessarily mean they're being played. According to SteamDB, more than 19,000 games have launched on Steam in 2025—but almost half of those new releases have been reviewed by fewer than 10 users.

Just in time for the holidays, Microsoft has a new batch of games on Xbox Game Pass. Leading the pack is Mortal Kombat 1, the bloody reboot of the fighting game franchise. It's the perfect time of the year to sing carols and decapitate some digital heads.

There have long been rumours of a Total War take on either Star Wars or Warhammer 40k. Which could well live up to Creative Assembly's promise that "this title will be Total War's next major release and represents one of the most ambitious projects in the franchise's history, marking the beginning of an exciting new era."

Fanatical's Winter Sale has deals on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Elden Ring: Nightreign, and more.

Valve, the company behind Steam, recently spoke of its contribution to making PC games easier to access on Android devices.

Battlefield Redsec is brand new and very exciting, as it was only released in October 2025. This is not another standard game mode for Battlefield 6, but a free-to-play spin-off that aims to compete with Call of Duty: Warzone and follows the battle royale principle.

The teams behind the Age of Empires and Age of Mythology series' have been sharing their plans for 2026 today, which includes a new PC release for Age of Empires Mobile - a game that's proved a hit on Android and iOS.

With Android XR on the Galaxy XR, though, Google is slicing right through all that red tape. This is all thanks to a software solution called PC Connect. With your XR headset on, getting started with playing a game that lives on your PC will be as easy as selecting the PC Connect app.