As we head into the holiday season, lots of game releases are hitting shelves. There's plenty of different games due out in October, with varying genres, so there's almost certainly something to catch most gamers' attentions this month. Notable releases like Life is Strange: Double Exposure and Dragon Ball Z: Sparking Zero are follow ups to beloved franchises, while remakes like Silent Hill 2 and Sonic x Shadow Generations should also get a lot of attention. Which games will you pick up at launch, and which ones will you wait to see go on sale?

October 1

Master Detective Archives: Rain Code Plus (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
Throne and Liberty (PS5, XSX|S, PC)

October 4

Until Dawn (PS5, PC)
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game (NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XBX|S, PC)

October 8

Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred Expansion (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
Silent Hill 2 (PS5, PC)

October 10

Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time (NS)

October 11

Metaphor: ReFantazio (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
Europa (NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XBX|S, PC)
Thronefall (PC)

October 15

New World: Aeternum (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
Neva (NS, PS5, XSX|S, PC)
Just Dance 2025 (NS, PS5, XSX|S, PC)
Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition (PS5, XSX|S)

October 17

Super Mario Party Jamboree (NS)
A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead (PS5, XSX|S, PC)

October 18

RetroRealms: Ash vs. Evil Dead (NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XBX|S, PC)
RetroRealms: Halloween (NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XBX|S, PC)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed (NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XBX|S, PC)
Unknown 9: Awakening (PS4, PS5, XBO, XBX|S, PC)

October 22

Kong: Survivor Instinct (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
Fear the Spotlight (NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XBX|S, PC)

October 23

Rivals of Aether 2 (PC)

October 24

Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven (NS, PS4, PS5, PC)
Yakuza: Kiwami (NS)
Date Everything (NS, PS4, PS5, XBX|S, PC)
Slay the Princess (NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XBX|S)

October 25

Ys X: Nordics (NS, PS4, PS5, PC)
Sonic X Shadow Generations (NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XBX|S, PC)
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (PS4, PS5, XBO, XBX|S, PC)
Barbie Project Friendship (NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XBX|S, PC)

October 29

Life is Strange: Double Exposure (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
Red Dead Redemption (PC)

October 30

Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket (iOS, Android)

October 31

Dragon Age: The Veilguard (PS5, XSX|S, PC)
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered (PS5, PC)
Clock Tower: Rewind (NS, PS4, PS5, PC)
Alan Wake 2: The Lake House DLC (PS5, XSX|S, PC)

 

[onibaku]

Thronefall is cool, didnt know it's coming out of Early Access!

 

[Oliver-Hoschi]

No hate, but where are the bangers?
Super Mario Jamboree... Ok besides that shit name, i'm excited about that.
But overall i'm pretty underwhelmed by the Current Generation. Especially xbox and ps5. Terrible software support.

 

[thekarter104]

Interested in Europa.

Is it a digital only game?
I can't find anything physical.

 

[hybori]

Only excited for YS 10 and Romancing Saga 2. Gonna play Sparking Zero on my friends console. The rest is boring till Brothership comes out.

I am surprised how many times Life is Strange is coming out. Played the first LiS and thought it was awful

 

[Bruce_Wayne]

Fantastic list! Excited for new Super Mario Party, and the Blasphemous 2 DLC (it's not in the post, but will release on Oct 31 according to Steam), so figured I'd throw in a link to that.

 

[Asia81]

totally forgot about fantasy life is released tomorrow...
I loved and played the 1 on 3ds so much

 

[kcmando]

anyone that has played the SIlent Hill 2 remake how is it? Thinking of waiting till it goes on sale maybe.

 

[Zumoly]

Why isn't Call of Duty slated for NS?

 

[RedColoredStars]

anyone that has played the SIlent Hill 2 remake how is it? Thinking of waiting till it goes on sale maybe.

It's amazing imo. Most critic and user reviews agree.

This retro survival horror game has decent reviews also (although not as good as the SH remake). It came out in Sept. but was not on the Sept. release list. Since it's a horror game, I figured I may as well mention it in this topic with Halloween coming up. I had a lot of fun playing it. PC exclusive, at least so far.

 

[Coolsonickirby]

No hate, but where are the bangers?

...are you serious or are you just pulling some legs lol?

Just for me personally, there's:
- Dragon Ball Sparking Zero
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Mario Party Jamboree
- Ys X: Nordics
- Sonic X Shadow Generations

and I'm just someone that doesn't even branch out to play that much games outside of my own comfort zone (aka being series I know or from developers I trust.)

 

[THYPLEX]

Is fantasy life for switch gonna release today ?

 

[thekarter104]

Is fantasy life for switch gonna release today ?

No. It has been delayed to April 2025.

 

[THYPLEX]

No. It has been delayed to April 2025.

Meh...

 

[Blythe93]

Its seems that Super Mario Party Jamboree v1.1.0 update is already available in the wild.

Gotta love those day 1 patches. ^^

 

[Bladexdsl]

Its seems that Super Mario Party Jamboree v1.1.0 update is already available in the wild.



Gotta love those day 1 patches. ^^

they are releasing patches for leaked games now?!

 

[Jayinem]

Literally just beat Alan Wake 2 30 minutes ago I'll have to buy Alan Wake 2: The Lake House DLC. That's it from that list for me.