There Are Many Video Games Launching October 2023

I just looked at a calendar after all these video game showcases and realized that later this year has become really, really packed, with Alan Wake II, Spider-Man 2, and more all launching in a 10-day span of time later this fall. Prepare yourselves. And your wallets.

It’s already been such a big year for gaming, with the release of highly-anticipated sequels like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Diablo 4, Street Fighter 6, and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, but 2023 isn’t done just yet. There’s still plenty more on the way from the industry’s biggest studios, including some massive Xbox and PlayStation exclusives as well as another long-awaited installment from Nintendo. Plus, much more in between on PC and mobile.

That’s MARKMEETS has put together a release schedule of the biggest games coming out for the remainder of 2023. From exclusive AAAs to third-party heavy hitters to exciting new indies, there’s something for everyone on the calendar. While we’ve not featured every single title shipping this year, we’ve curated a list that we feel encompasses all the major upcoming titles as well as smaller but notable releases in a variety of genres.

Want to read more about the games below? Click through the links to check out all of our coverage of the biggest games of the year so far

Title	Release Date	Platforms
Layers of Fear	June 15	PS5, XSX/S, PC
F1 23	June 16	PS5, PS4, XSX/S, XBO, PC
Aliens: Dark Descent	June 20	PS5, PS4, XSX/S, XBO, PC
Crash Team Rumble	June 20	PS5, PS4, XSX/S, XBO
Dr. Fetus’ Mean Meat Machine	June 22	PS5, PS4, XSX/S, XBO, NS, PC
Final Fantasy 16	June 22	PS5
Sonic Origins Plus	June 23	PS5, PS4, XSX/S, XBO, NS, PC
AEW: Fight Forever	June 29	PS5, PS4, XSX/S, XBO, NS, PC
Everybody 1-2-Switch!	June 30	NS
Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals	July 12	PS5, PS4, NS, PC, iOS, Android
Exoprimal	July 14	PS5, PS4, XSX/S, XBO, PC
Immortals of Aveum	July 20	PS5, XSX/S, PC
Sea of Thieves: The Legend of Monkey Island	July 20	XSX/S, XBO, PC
Pikmin 4	July 21	NS
Remnant 2	July 25	PS5, XSX/S, PC
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart	July 26	PC
Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons	July 27	PS5, PS4, XSX/S, XBO, NS, PC
The Expanse: A Telltale Series	July 27	PS5, PS4, XSX/S, XBO, PC
Disney Illusion Island	July 28	NS
WrestleQuest	August 8	PS5, PS4, XSX/S, XBO, NS, PC
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre	August 18	PS5, PS4, XSX/S, XBO, PC
Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon	August 25	PS5, PS4, XSX/S, XBO, PC
Sea of Stars	August 29	PS5, PS4, XSX/S, XBO, NS, PC
Baldur’s Gate 3	August 31	PS5, PC
Starfield	September 6	XSX/S, PC
Super Bomberman R 2	September 13	PS5, PS4, XSX/S, XBO, NS, PC
Mortal Kombat 1	September 19	PS5, XSX/S, NS, PC
Lies of P	September 19	PS5, XSX/S, PC
Payday 3	September 21	PS5, XSX/S, PC
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty	September 26	PS5, XSX/S, PC
Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai	September 28	PS5, PS4, XSX/S, NS, PC
Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless	October 3	PS5, PS4, NS, PC
Forza Motorsport	October 10	XSX/S, PC
Assassin’s Creed Mirage	October 12	PS5, PS4, XSX/S, PC
Lords of the Fallen	October 13	PS5, XSX/S, PC
Alan Wake 2	October 17	PS5, XSX/S, PC
Endless Dungeon	October 19	PS5, PS4, XSX/S, NS, PC
Gangs of Sherwood	October 19	PS5, XSX/S, PC
Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged	October 19	PS5, PS4, XSX/S, XBO, NS, PC
World of Horror	October 19	PS5, PS4, NS, PC
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2	October 20	PS5
Cities Skylines 2	October 24	PS5, XSX/S, PC
Alone in the Dark	October 25	PS5, XSX/S, PC
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name	November 9	PS5, PS4, XSX/S, XBO, PC
Hogwarts Legacy	November 14	NS
Persona 5 Tactica	November 17	XSX/S, XBO, PC

Did we miss anything? Let us know in the comments! We’ll continue to update this schedule as more release dates are announced.

We are in the eye of the Summer Game Fest 2023 hurricane, so let’s take a brief moment to catch our collective breath and look back at everything announced so far at events like the Xbox showcase. Taking stock of the next few months of interactive entertainment, one thing has become apparent: October 2023 now officially has too many video games!

Today we learned that the next major Forza Motorsport installment will be released on October 10. That lands right in the middle of a bunch of other big games landing in the spooky month. Here’s the list, so far, following the Summer Game Fest opening event and the Xbox showcase:

Forza Motorsport – October 10, 2023
Assassin’s Creed Mirage – October 12, 2023
Lords of the Fallen – October 13, 2023
Alan Wake II – October 17, 2023
Spider-Man 2 – October 20, 2023

That already seems like a lot. But things get wilder and more hectic if you expand the window to just a bit before October, as the new Cyberpunk 2077 DLC-–Phantom Liberty—releases on September 26, just four days before October begins. And Mortal Kombat 1, Payday 3, and Starfield also drop in September, as well, all within a few weeks of each other. This is all reminding me of the logjam we got in February 2022.

And keep in mind: We aren’t done with Geoff Keighley’s not-E3 video game extravaganza! There are still more video game showcases coming in the near future. So it’s possible another few games end up announcing October release dates before this is all over. Regardless, I hope you have some money saved up and some sick days to burn because fall 2023 is going to be packed.

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