Every game that moved its release date away from GTA 6

At least six games moved their release dates out of GTA 6’s way, and three of their makers said so openly: Squadron 42, Fable and Danganronpa 2x2. Others, like Lords of the Fallen II and Valor Mortis, gave different reasons, and it was the press that tied them to GTA 6. Most landed in early 2027.

GTA 6 launches on November 19, 2026. GTA V sold over 230 million units, so other publishers expect players to spend weeks or months in Leonida and little money on anything else. Moving away is cheaper than competing. Below, the moves are split by how clearly each one was about GTA 6.

Every move at a glance

The studios that named GTA 6

Squadron 42

Squadron 42, the single-player game from the Star Citizen studio, was due in late 2026. In a letter to backers in late August 2026, studio head Chris Roberts moved it to the second quarter of 2027. He was unusually direct: he said he didn’t want to launch into “the buzzsaw of GTA6”, according to Kotaku. He noted that GTA 6 isn’t launching on PC this November, but moved the PC-only Squadron 42 anyway.

Fable

Xbox moved Fable from autumn 2026 to February 2027 on May 29, 2026. Its post on X listed GTA VI among the year’s big releases and said the delay would give Fable “the dedicated moment it deserves”. At its June showcase Xbox set the date: February 23, 2027. Fable’s director Ralph Fulton later told GamesRadar+ that he was happy to compete with other big games, but GTA 6 was one he was glad to avoid entirely.

Danganronpa 2x2

Spike Chunsoft delayed Danganronpa 2x2 from 2026 into early 2027 in July, saying the team needed more development time. It is now out on January 14, 2027 in North America and Europe. Series creator Kazutaka Kodaka joked to fans that he wouldn’t have had time to make the game while playing GTA 6, and told worried fans they could play GTA 6 while they waited.

The moves the press tied to GTA 6

Lords of the Fallen II

CI Games moved Lords of the Fallen II from autumn 2026 to the first quarter of 2027 on June 23, 2026. Its official statement gave polish as the main reason and added that the new date was “outside a particularly competitive holiday period”. It never mentioned GTA, but GameSpot and Kotaku both read it as a move away from GTA 6’s launch.

Valor Mortis

The studio behind Valor Mortis moved it from September 24 to October 13, 2026, saying September had become “absolutely stacked”. GTA 6 wasn’t named, but GamesRadar+ noted that GTA 6 had pushed so many games into September that it became crowded itself. Kotaku pointed out that October was hardly quieter.

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis

The Tomb Raider remake was confirmed for February 12, 2027 at Sony’s State of Play on June 2, 2026, after earlier being expected in 2026. No reason was given. Kotaku linked it to how crowded the autumn had become ahead of GTA 6.

One that moved closer instead

Phantom Blade Zero went the other way. S-GAME moved it from September 9 to October 29, 2026, three weeks before GTA 6, to polish it further. The developers told PC Gamer they didn’t think about the competition at all and only cared about how polished the game was.

This started long before November 2026

Analysis Publishers were planning around GTA 6 before it even had its final date. In March 2025, three major publishers told The Game Business they were ready to move their games to stay clear of it. When GTA 6 was then dated for May 26, 2026, Bloomberg reported that EA reshuffled Battlefield’s plans and that another big multiplayer game moved partly to avoid it.

Rockstar has delayed GTA 6 twice, first from 2025 to May 2026 and then to November 19, 2026, and each delay pushed other release dates around too. Our GTA 6 dates post has the full history. With the date holding and preloading starting on November 12, the late-2026 calendar is now set.

Common questions

Why are games delaying because of GTA 6?

Analysis A game launching next to GTA 6 risks being ignored, both by players spending their money and time on Rockstar’s game and by the press and streamers covering it. GTA V’s sales show how long that pull can last. The studios that spoke openly, like Cloud Imperium and Xbox, said they wanted their game to get its own moment.

Will more games move?

Analysis Probably not many. Most release dates for November and December 2026 were fixed months ago, and Rockstar has said nothing to suggest GTA 6 will move again. We will add any new move here.