Here are the most anticipated October 2024 games

Get ready for some spooks and exciting gunplay, as there are some big October 2024 games to keep us entertained for the Halloween season. From Call of Duty to Silent Hill 2, here’s what to watch from the month of October 2024 on PC and consoles.

Call of Duty Black Ops 6 (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC)

Publisher: Activision
Developer: Treyarch, Raven Software, Infinity Ward, Demonware, and more
Price: $69.99
Release Date: October 25
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Another year, another Call of Duty. However, this time feels different. This entry includes omnidirectional movement for the first time, letting you move more fluidly throughout the map as you dodge and slide your way to victory. The game will take place in the 90’s and Activision promises on the game’s Steam page that it will have a “mind-bending narrative” as the United States approaches the end of the Cold War. The campaign will have varied levels, from stealth sections to blockbuster action. The multiplayer mode will launch with 12 6v6 maps and four Strike maps. Zombies multiplayer is returning as well.

Black Ops 6 will be the first in the series to launch day one on Xbox Game Pass after Microsoft purchased Activision for $68.7 billion. It launches on October 25.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC)

Publisher: EA
Developer: BioWare
Price: $59.99 (PC), $69.99 (Consoles)
Release Date: October 31
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After over a decade, the next Dragon Age finally arrives in October. We’ll return to Thedas and play as Rook, the new protagonist for the series. You’ll lead a new team and become the Veilguard, the hero fighting the Elven gods blighting the world. As you’d expect from the series, you’ll meet seven different companions, who, according to the Steam page, will have “rich lives and deep backstories.”

“Lucanis is charismatic from the jump,” said our preview, describing one of the characters in the game. “A suave assassin with a hint of magic and a darkness stirring within him? Sign me up.” We’ll get to meet him and six other characters when the game launches on October 31.

Life is Strange: Double Exposure

Publisher: Square Enix
Developer: Deck Nine
Price: $49.99
Release Date: October 29
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Another fan-favorite series returns with Life is Strange: Double Exposure, and the original protagonist, Max Caufield, returns as the hero. Instead of reversing time, however, she goes into an alternate dimension where her friend Safi is alive rather than murdered in the snow. You’ll be switching between both timelines to solve the murder and save Safi in the parallel universe.

If you preorder the game’s Ultimate Edition, you’ll get the first two chapters two weeks early on October 15. Otherwise, you’ll have to wait for its official October 29 launch for all of the game’s chapters.

Metaphor ReFantazio (PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC)

Publisher: Atlus
Developer: Atlus, Studio Zero
Price: $69.99
Release Date: October 11
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If I had to give the award for the most ridiculous name of the year for a game, it would be Metaphor ReFantazio. Despite that, a lot is going for this RPG. Coming from the Persona team, this magic-themed RPG has a gorgeous art style and a combination of turn-based and action combat.

“In a year where the high fantasy genre is well-served, Metaphor: ReFantazio could end up being a standard-bearer,” said our preview. “Everything feels like it’s in place, and I left my preview feeling like Metaphor was now easily my most anticipated game of the fall season.” We’ll see if it deserves that moniker when it launches on October 11. You can try a five-hour prologue demo now if you’re interested.

Silent Hill 2 (PS5, PC)

Publisher: Konami
Developer: Bloober Team
Price: $69.99
Release Date: October 8
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Spooktober is finally upon us next month, and Konami’s Silent Hill 2 will likely fill your quota for a horror game during the Halloween season. Remade by Layers of Fear developer Bloober Team, we’ll be exploring the atmospheric, fog-filled town of Silent Hill. The main character receives a letter from his deceased wife and decides to revisit the town where they shared memories. The game supports ray tracing tech and will feature “cutting-edge technical enhancements,” according to the Steam page. Konami says, “The world of Silent Hill and its unsettling ambiance is even realer than before.”

Bloober Team doesn’t have the best track record with average scores from critics (The Medium scored a 71 on Metacritic, and Blair Witch fared worse), but it does show shines of brilliance within the dark atmosphere of Observer: System Redux.

Indie Highlight: Europa (Switch, PC)

Publisher: Future Friends Games
Developer: Helder Pinto, Chozabu (Alex PB), Novadust Entertainment
Price: $14.99
Release Date: October 11
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In between the shooting of Call of Duty and the scary encounters of Silent Hill 2, it will be great to chill out and relax with the stunning anime-inspired scenery of Europa. Flying around in a jetpack, you’ll explore this Ghiblian-like world and solve the mysteries of a fallen utopia. As you find new biomes, you’ll discover secrets about this moon Europa, in a Breath of the Wild kind of fashion. There’s a demo available now if you want to check out the game before buying it.

Honorable mentions

That isn’t all to expect from the October 2024 games lineup. We’ll also be getting a return to the Budokai Tenkaichi formula with Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero and many other highlights from the fall month. They include:

• Victory Heat Rally (PC) – October 3
• SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC) – October 4
• Until Dawn (PS5, PC) – October 4
• Kind Words 2 (PC) – October 7
• Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC) – October 8
• Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC) – October 11
• Undisputed (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC) – October 11
• Neva (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC) – October 15
• Just Dance 2025 (Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X|S) – October 15
• Just Dance VR (Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest Pro) – October 15
• New World: Aeternum (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC) – October 15
• Super Mario Party Jamboree (Switch) – October 17
• TMNT: Mutants Unleashed (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC) – October 18
• Unknown 9: Awakening (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC) – October 18
• Batman: Arkham Shadow (Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest 3S) – October 22
• Streets of Rogue 2 *Early Access* (PC) – October 22
• Date Everything (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC) – October 24
• Romancing Saga 2: Revenge of the Seven (PS4, PS5, Switch, PC) – October 24
• Slay the Princess: The Pristine Cut (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC) – October 24
• Sonic x Shadow Generations (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC) – October 25
• Ys X: Nordics (PS4, PS5, Switch, PC) – October 25
• Shadow of the Damned: Hella Remastered (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC) – October 31