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The month of May offers a huge release window for some major gaming titles across all sorts of platforms. The games coming out or that just came out in the month of May also cover a wide variety of genres in addition to being made available for a variety of platforms.
We just saw the release of the eighth major title in the venerable Resident Evil franchise from Capcom. Resident Evil Village has been cooking up some scares and intense action since May 7th on the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and the PC. Maybe if some of these games are not your cup of tea, you can always check out some classic esports games in the hopes of taking home a big payday. For that, you can always check out PayersHive.
So, with that out of the way, let us take a quick look at some of the big games coming out in May 2021.
On May 10, the PvPvE game Hood: Outlaws and Legends will be released across the PlayStation, Xbox, and PC platforms. This game tasks two teams of four players competing to steal and extract some heavily guarded treasures. You will be facing human opponents in addition to A.I. controlled combatants.
One day later, Destiny 2: Season of the Splicer will be released. This new Season of content from Bungie brings in all-new story content for players. It will also introduce new six-player matchmade activities in addition to bringing back a retooled Vault of Glass raid from the first Destiny.
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition will be released just a few days later on May 14. This release features all three classic Mass Effect games but with a fresh coat of visual paint and a variety of gameplay adjustments. The biggest changes for the trio of titles in this compilation are coming to the first game to bring it more in line with the releases that came later. Nintendo Switch owners will also have a new release to tackle on this date thanks to the Switch release of the undersea survival game, Subnautica. Subnautica: Below Zero will also be out on the 14th and brings some chilling new adventures and fresh mysteries to discover.
May 18th will see the release of two titles: SnowRunner for the Switch and Days Gone for the PC. SnowRunner is an off-road simulation title that will put players in control of several off-road vehicles as they work their way through the hostile environment to complete objectives. The PC release of Days Gone brings the PlayStation 4 exclusive title to a new platform for the first time. Survive in a post-apocalyptic world filled with hordes of zombies. You will also get to ride around on your trusty motorcycle that you can customize and upgrade over the course of the game.
Other titles are expected to release throughout the month. Some of these titles include ports of Maneater and Oddworld: Collection for the Nintendo Switch. Also coming on May 21st is Miitopia, a comedy-filled RPG that casts you and your friends in the lead roles. Biomutant, the action-RPG published by THQ Nordic is finally coming out after spending what feels like an eternity in development.
