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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
PlatformAllPCPlayStationXboxSwitch 2Majors only
TimelineCalendar12 of 25
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.

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Week of 28 Sep

02Fri
A fighter jet flies toward an explosion over a mountain range.

Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve

Bandai Namco Entertainment
Major release
PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S

Week of 5 Oct

06Tue
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
Major release
PC · Xbox Series X|S
06Tue
Star Wars racers speed past a spacecraft in illustrated Galactic Racer artwork.

Star Wars: Galactic Racer

Fuse Games · Secret Mode
Major release
PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S
08Thu
Small figures stand on glowing tiled paths inside a colourful puzzle world.

Order of the Sinking Star

Thekla · Arc Games · Gamirror Games
Major release
PC · PS5 · Switch 2

Week of 12 Oct

13Tue
Adult and young elephants stand in a watering hole beside other wildlife.

Planet Zoo 2

Frontier Developments
Major release
PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S
13Tue
A first-person fighter faces torch-bearing enemies on a dark forest path.

Valor Mortis

One More Level · Lyrical Games
Major release
PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S
15Thu
Rose Belmont appears beside the Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse title art.

Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse

Evil Empire · Konami Digital Entertainment
Major release
PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S · Switch
15Thu
Two adventurers overlook a misty forest and distant ruins at sunset.

Enshrouded

Keen Games
Major release
PC · PS5

Week of 19 Oct

22Thu
A cloaked fantasy character stands against a white background with red fabric swirling around them.

Final Fantasy Resonance

Square Enix
Major release
PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S · Switch · Switch 2
22Thu
Colourful athletes and sports equipment surround the Switch Sports Resort logo.

Nintendo Switch Sports Resort

Nintendo
Major release
Switch 2
23Fri
Four soldiers advance through a dark corridor beside the Modern Warfare 4 logo.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4

Activision · Infinity Ward
Major release
PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S · Switch 2

Week of 26 Oct

29Thu
A swordsman faces a distant figure beneath a ruined gateway.

Phantom Blade Zero

S Game
Major release
PC · PS5

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