October hits different. The spooky month is often bursting with new games to play ahead of the end of the year, and 2024's buffet of releases is keeping the tradition alive. From PC to Nintendo Switch, from Super Mario Party Jamboree to Dragon Age: The Veilguard, here are 34 games you should have on your radar this October, in order of release.
There’s been some debate about whether October 2024 feels a bit light compared to the peak years of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, at least when it comes to weekly blockbusters with flush marketing budgets. This year is probably a slower one overall when it comes to those types of games, providing a bit of a lull between 2023's unprecedented hit parade and the list of big games that are already stacking up in 2025.
But in other ways, it’s a perfect snapshot of how the release calendar has changed. There are Early Access PC releases, cult-hit indies getting new life with console ports, and expansions to forever games that people can spend years playing and still find new ways to enjoy. And if you’re an RPG nerd like me who doesn’t have 200 hours to spare, you’re facing some tough choices about how to allocate your scarcest resource of all this month.