Devolver Digital Counters With Game on GTA 6 Day

Rockstar Games has announced that Grand Theft Auto 6 will launch on May 26, 2026, a date that indie publisher Devolver Digital is already looking to share with a surprise release of its own.

The company playfully acknowledged what will undoubtedly be the biggest game launch of 2026 with a matching announcement on X/Twitter. Now that GTA 6 has a confirmed release window, Devolver Digital has declared its intention to drop a mystery title on that very same day—a bold marketing move the publisher appears committed to, for now.

This planned release fulfills a prior promise from Devolver to launch its own game whenever Rockstar finally set a date for the long-anticipated GTA 6. With the reveal of May 26 next year, the publisher's message is clear: "You can’t escape us."

You can’t escape us.

May 26, 2026 it is then. https://t.co/eVa5bB1vrh

— Devolver Digital (@devolverdigital) May 2, 2025

Devolver Digital boasts a rich catalog of acclaimed indie titles, including Hotline Miami, Enter the Gungeon, The Messenger, Katana Zero, and Cult of the Lamb. It remains to be seen whether their mystery May 26 game will be a sequel to an existing franchise or something completely new. Upcoming releases from Devolver include Baby Steps and Stick It to the Stickman, both slated to arrive before the end of 2025. The anticipated Enter the Gungeon 2 and Human Fall Flat 2 are also expected sometime in 2026, though the developer of the latter has already confirmed it has no plans for a May 26 release.

We can confirm that Human Fall Flat 2 will NOT be releasing on May 26, 2026 https://t.co/zl3GbjSmia

— Human Fall Flat (@HumanFallFlat) May 2, 2025

Even with its launch over a year away, GTA 6 is already shaping up to be a monumental release. It marks Rockstar's first numbered entry in its landmark sandbox series since 2013, driving immense anticipation and pre-launch planning from fans. Devolver Digital, in its characteristically unconventional style, is aiming to carve out a slice of that spotlight. How exactly it plans to do so is a question we'll have to wait to answer.

For more, you can explore Rockstar's history of delaying its major releases. Discover how a game like GTA 6 influences plans across the entire industry by reading more here.