Game delays remain constant in 2025, with over 30 high-profile titles pushed past their original release dates. From GTA 6‘s third postponement to indefinite delays for Prince of Persia and Marathon, here are the major delayed games and their new launch windows.

Major Delayed Games 2025-2026

Game	New Release	Original Date	Reason
GTA 6	Nov 19, 2026	May 2026	Polish (3rd delay)
Fable	2026	2025	Quality assurance
Marathon	TBA	Sept 2025	Post-alpha testing
Subnautica 2	2026	2025	Leadership changes
Marvel 1943	Late 2026	Early 2026	Extended polish
Elder Scrolls VI	TBA	TBA	“Long way off”
Replaced	March 12, 2026	2022	Ukraine war + quality
Crimson Desert	Q1 2026	2021	Extended development

GTA 6: Three Delays and Counting

Rockstar‘s Grand Theft Auto VI suffered its third delay, pushing from May 2026 to November 19, 2026. The franchise’s history shows Rockstar never delays games more than twice—making this unprecedented. The studio cites polish requirements, though industry analysts note development complexity for massive open-world games.

Live-Service Casualties

Marathon (Bungie): Delayed indefinitely from September 2025 following alpha tests and Concord’s failure. Sony’s live-service strategy faces scrutiny after multiple high-profile flops.

Subnautica 2 (Unknown Worlds): Pushed to 2026 amid controversy—Krafton fired the studio’s leadership team immediately before the delay announcement, sparking boycott calls from fans.

Ukraine War Impact Continues

Replaced (Sad Cat Studios): Originally announced for 2022, the cyberpunk platformer reached March 12, 2026 after developers relocated from Belarus and Ukraine. The team paused development during evacuation periods before resuming with quality-focused delays.

The Sinking City 2 (Frogwares): Moved from 2025 to 2026, citing ongoing challenges from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine affecting the Kyiv-based developer.

Indefinite Delays

Several games lack concrete new dates:

Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake – Delayed “indefinitely” since February 2025
The Wolf Among Us 2 – No date after 2023 target miss
Prison Architect 2 – Indefinite after two prior delays
Crysis 4 – Development paused amid Crytek layoffs

Notable 2026 Arrivals

Crimson Desert (Q1 2026): Pearl Abyss’s Black Desert Online spin-off, first revealed in 2020, finally nears completion.

Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra (Late 2026): Amy Hennig’s Uncharted-style Marvel game pushed deeper into 2026 for polish.

Pragmata (2026): Capcom’s mysterious Death Stranding-esque project remains vague after years of minimal updates.

The pattern reflects industry-wide challenges: massive scope ambitions, live-service pivots, geopolitical disruptions, and rising quality expectations documented in game development trend analyses.