I’m the kind of one who places their Halloween decorations out a month too early, and a very good season of spooky video games solely makes me extra irritatingly festive. I’m unsure I’ll even end final month’s Silent Hill earlier than October’s new video games calendar of horrors kicks off, however I’m completely delighted by the handful of indies and greater releases giving me the heebie-jeebies.
Little Nightmares 3 is first on that record, and I’m excited to lastly drag one in all my scaredy cat pals by way of the ordeal after nail-biting my method alone by way of the primary—they’re misleadingly cute, then escalate into terrifying stealth and chase sequences. Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is my most anticipated of the bunch, however in all probability for causes much more shallow than my (largely) tasteful colleagues. I merely discover the blood-guzzling monsters to be fairly smoochable, and whereas it will not have conventional RPG romances, Bloodlines 2 may have, uh, “romantic feeding,” regardless of the hell which means. Sign me up.
There’s additionally a rising record of exquisitely haunted-looking indies I’m hoping to squeeze in, just like the previous web nostalgia horror story in Oneway.exe and the Lethal Company developer’s subsequent recreation, Welcome to the Dark Place. Speaking of Lethal, games like Misery and Mimesis look like one of several recent co-op survival horror games inspired by the 2023 surprise hit. And between all of that, I suppose I’ll find time to squeeze in a little Battlefield 6 or Arc Raiders.
October’s big PC release dates
Tortured childhood besties Low and Alone stick with it the tiny puzzle sequence when Little Nightmares 3 launches early this month. It’s the primary co-op journey of the three, and whereas I anxious that may detract from the scares, my colleague Kara Phillips reassured me in her Little Nightmares 3 preview that it is simply as horrifying as ever.
After a number of record-breaking beta weekends, it is lastly Battlefield 6 month. PC Gamer’s resident FPS mind Morgan Park has been maintaining tabs on the shooter since its reveal, and whereas his first impressions appeared eager on the multiplayer, Morgan likened the Battlefield 6 marketing campaign to a Call of Duty cowl band. I’ve been laughing about it for days now.
I used to be starting to assume at the present time would by no means come, however Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 launches this month with an adjusted DLC plan together with all of the vampy clans in addition. Based on gameplay footage and Robin’s Bloodlines 2 preview, I’m not so positive the fight is for me, however I’m a sucker for broody vampires and sharp character writing.
It’s been fairly a busy yr for Obsidian Entertainment with Avowed, Grounded 2, and now The Outer Worlds sequel coming in late October. In his preview for The Outer Worlds 2, Ted defined how he favored the primary recreation nicely sufficient, however sounds far more into the character creation, sneaky gameplay, and talent checks of this one. I’m simply right here for the snarkiest companion, whoever that’s.
I’m nonetheless attempting to beat my extraction shooter fatigue, however need to admit the hulking mechanical enemies and house cowboy aesthetic of Arc Raiders made it the primary shortly to pique my curiosity. I’ll in all probability give it a go as a solo sicko, however you too can scavenge, poach different gamers, or stealth round in groups of three.
Shovel Knight’s developer caught our consideration throughout this yr’s Summer Game Fest with its adorably darkish motion journey, Mina the Hollower. The recreation wound up in our record of SGF 2025 favorites for its beautiful Game Boy Color artwork type and topdown gothic horror world. It’s out on the finish of the month and proper on time for vacation journey, so on the Steam Deck it goes.
October gaming occasions and gross sales
- PAX AUS kicks off on October 10 with friends like BG3 narrator Amelia Tyler, Obsidian RPG designer Joshua Sawyer, and Borderlands narrative director Sam Winkler
- EGX brings one other present to London on October 24 with expertise from Mass Effect, The Witcher, Portal, and God of War as a part of its three-day line-up
- Gamescom Asia joins forces with the Thailand Game Show to shut out the month with a four-day occasion in Bangkok on October 30
- It’s additionally an enormous month for Steam gross sales with seasonal reductions and themed weeks:
- September 6 – October 6: Steam Autumn Sale
- October 13 – October 20: Steam Next Fest: October Edition
- October 27 – November 3: Steam Scream 4
Early entry video games and 1.0 updates in October 2025
Free-to-play League of Legends preventing recreation 2XKO enters the early entry enviornment with its first season of 2v2 matches on October 7
The back-to-back city-builder releases proceed when Farthest Frontier launches its 1.0 replace on October 23
Cozy metropolis builder and tower protection hybrid Becastled will get its 1.0 replace on October 23, including Steam Deck assist and new base-building choices
Mimesis enters early entry on October 27 with a co-op survival horror showdown towards enemies that mimic participant voices and motion
Games with main updates and occasions in October
The Sims 4 Adventure Awaits
The Sims 4 provides the Adventure Awaits enlargement to its library on October 2, with options like Custom Venues, Imaginary Friends, and the Getaway System
Final Fantasy 14 x Monster Hunter Wilds
Final Fantasy 14 kicks off its Monster Hunter Wilds occasion with the dread Guardian Arkveld trial and crossover themed rewards on October 7
Guild Wars 2: Visions of Eternity
Guild Wars 2 releases its sixth enlargement, Visions of Eternity, on October 28, including 4 new zones, one other homestead, and extra raid content material
More video games releasing in October 2025
- October 3 — Digimon Story Time Stranger – Creature gathering RPG (Steam)
- October 7 — Deathground – Co-op dino horror (Steam)
- October 7 — Oneway.exe – Creepy web nostalgia in a story puzzler (Steam)
- October 7 — SOPA – A cute child on a mission for his grandmother (Steam)
- October 8 — Kingmakers – Change medieval historical past with weapons (Steam)
- October 9 — Absolum – Wizarding beat-em-up roguelite (Steam)
- October 9 — Bye Sweet Carole – Beautifully animated narrative horror (Steam)
- October 9 — Dreams of Another – Trippy shoot-to-create exploration recreation (Steam)
- October 9 — Blue Protocol: Star Resonance – Anime-inspired MMORPG (Steam)
- October 9 — Yooka-Replaylee – Reimagined 3D platformer (Steam)
- October 9 — The Lacerator – Survival horror with ’80s aptitude (Steam)
- October 15 — Ball x Pit – Breakout-style roguelite base builder (Steam)
- October 16 — Escape from Duckov – The geese have weapons (Steam)
- October 17 — Keeper – Wordless puzzle journey from Double Fine (Steam)
- October 20 — Lessaria – Fantasy kingdom RTS (Steam)
- October 21 — Jurassic World Evolution 3 – Latest dinosaur park sim (Steam)
- October 21 — Ninja Gaiden 4 – The return of mainline Gaiden (Steam)
- October 21 — Painkiller – 3-player co-op horde shooter (Steam)
- October 22 — Chaos Zero Nightmare – Dark fantasy gacha (Site)
- October 22 — Dispatch – Superheroes in a messy, office drama (Steam)
- October 23 — Bounty Star – Mech fight meets farmsteading (Steam)
- October 23 — Double Dragon Revive – The ’80s sidescroller returns (Steam)
- October 23 — The Jackbox Party Pack 11 – Five new social gathering video games for the gathering (Steam)
- October 23 — The Lonesome Guild – Adorably fuzzy ARPG (Steam)
Lethal Company-inspired on-line co-op in a nuclear wasteland
Survival horror with improvised weaponry
Roll an enormous ol’ ball because the Prince of All Cosmos (or his cousins)
- October 24 — Super Fantasy Kingdom – Vampire Survivor mechanics in a metropolis builder (Steam)
- October 24 — Welcome To The Dark Place – Lethal Company dev’s subsequent recreation (Steam)
- October 27 — Escape Simulator 2 – Puzzle room sequel (Steam)
- October 28 — Duet Night Abyss – Former gacha RPG scraps the RNG (Steam)
- October 28 — Simon the Sorcerer Origins – Point & click on prequel (Steam)
- October 30 — Stray Children – Off-beat RPG from a cult Japanese indie (Steam)
- October 30 — Dragon Quest 1&2 Remake – Classic RPGs in HD-2D (Steam)
- October 30 — Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection – Collection of basic fight (Steam)
- October 31 — Flesh Made Fear – Retro survival horror (Steam)
- October 31 — Tales of Xillia Remastered – PS3 period Tales makeover (Steam)