I’m starting to measure the passage of time in terms of how long I’ve been dawdling in Baldur’s Gate 3’s second act—this will surely be the month I finally make a decision about Shadowheart’s fate and see my way to the titular city, because with Alan Wake 2 and Lords of the Fallen out last month, I’ve already fallen well behind on the things I planned to play.
This landmark year for big game releases does finally quiet down a little in November, but no month is totally empty of excitement these days, and November has already spawned a few strong recommendations from us—find them all in the top half of the release calendar below.
For more about what’s ahead for PC gaming, see our full 2023 PC release schedule and list of 2024’s upcoming PC games.
November’s big PC release dates
The Talos Principle 2 November 6
Hey look, it’s another good game about managing a football team. We gave the new Football Manager edition an 84% in our review, saying: “It was never going to be a revolution, but you feel the new features on and off the pitch.”