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October
2026

Twenty-five October releases worth watching, with dates and platforms checked against publishers, developers and official platform sources on 25 September 2026.

25Listed releases

12Major releases

3On the busiest day

0Slipped out of month

Marcus and Dom stand amid fire and Locust creatures in Gears of War: E-Day artwork.

Pick of the month

Gears of War: E-Day

Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago confront the first days of the Locust invasion.

Explore the game →

Week of 28 Sep

A Dynasty Warriors officer raises a weapon in a wooded battlefield.

Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered

Omega Force · Koei Tecmo Games

Annual / franchise

PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S · Switch 2

Two small figures face each other in a dark blue industrial chamber.

End of Abyss

Section 9 Interactive · Epic Games Publishing

PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S

A fighter jet flies toward an explosion over a mountain range.

Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve

Bandai Namco Entertainment

PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S

Week of 5 Oct

A fantasy landscape has a stone bridge, a cave and large red mushrooms.

AION 2

Annual / franchise

Marcus and Dom stand amid fire and Locust creatures in Gears of War: E-Day artwork.

Gears of War: E-Day

The Coalition · Xbox Game Studios

PC · Xbox Series X|S

Star Wars racers speed past a spacecraft in illustrated Galactic Racer artwork.

Star Wars: Galactic Racer

Fuse Games · Secret Mode

PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S

Small figures stand on glowing tiled paths inside a colourful puzzle world.

Order of the Sinking Star

Thekla · Arc Games · Gamirror Games

PC · PS5 · Switch 2

A hand reaches toward an ornate puzzle box in Hellraiser: Revival artwork.

Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival

Saber Interactive

PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S

An armoured figure looks across a ruined, snow-covered landscape.

Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen

Annual / franchise

PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S · Switch 2

A cardboard figure stands amid red debris as a first-person weapon enters the frame.

PAPERHEAD

Paperhead Te4M · Hypetrain Digital

An armed survivor in winter gear crouches beside glowing blue ice.

Permafrost

Spacerocket Games · Toplitz Productions

Week of 12 Oct

Adult and young elephants stand in a watering hole beside other wildlife.

Planet Zoo 2

Frontier Developments

PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S

A first-person fighter faces torch-bearing enemies on a dark forest path.

Valor Mortis

One More Level · Lyrical Games

PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S

A monochrome view from the bus driver’s seat shows a road winding through a cartoon town.

Thank You Bus Driver

Double Fine Productions · Double Fine Action Labs

Off-road vehicles travel a sandy track through pines toward mountain cabins.

over the hill

Funselektor Labs · Strelka Games

Rose Belmont appears beside the Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse title art.

Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse

Evil Empire · Konami Digital Entertainment

PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S · Switch

Two adventurers overlook a misty forest and distant ruins at sunset.

Enshrouded

A red-haired anime character fills the frame against a pale sky.

Tales of Eternia Remastered

Bandai Namco Entertainment · Tose

Annual / franchise

PC · PS5 · PS4 · Xbox Series X|S · Switch · Switch 2

Week of 19 Oct

A cloaked fantasy character stands against a white background with red fabric swirling around them.

Final Fantasy Resonance

PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S · Switch · Switch 2

Nintendo Switch Sports Resort

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4

Activision · Infinity Ward

PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S · Switch 2

Week of 26 Oct

A lone figure stands beneath a bright moon in a misty village.

Hunter’s Moon

Minecraft characters stand in a bright block-built landscape.

Minecraft for Nintendo Switch 2

Annual / franchise

Two pixel-art characters stand outside a tent and workbench in a forest clearing.

Emberville

A swordsman faces a distant figure beneath a ruined gateway.

Phantom Blade Zero