We've only got three months left in the year, but our list of upcoming 2026 games has enough October releases and updates to tide me over until this time next year. I just installed Silent Hill: Townfall, but who knows if I'll get to it before we start decking the halls or whatever the song says. I was hoping to deck a few monsters in Scotland. Alas.It's a very my-steak-is-too-juicy complaint, but I've already overcommitted my October schedule to more survival crafting with Enshrouded's 1.0 update. I'm also trying to make time for MMO nostalgia when MapleStory Classic is out, and Final Fantasy Resonance will have to squeeze in there somewhere.My own calendar is already buckling under the weight of this month's treats, so in the spirit of spooky season, I haunted a few colleagues with threats of dead pixels and ghosting until they shared their staff picks for the month. I'm pacified, for now. But I'll be back again next month with a turkey and the world's most mumbly protagonist.October 2026 PC Gamer picks October 6 Star Wars: Galactic Racer Steam | I'm not a big Star Wars fan, but I have a soft spot for 1999's Star Wars: Episode I Racer and other sci-fi racing games of the era, like F-Zero. I'm hoping for cool crashes—like 50% of the fun of these things is exploding spectacularly—and I'm curious to know what the 'run based' structure entails. — Tyler Wilde October 9 Car Park Capital Steam | There's nothing more American than cars and this satirical city builder, like so many US cities, centers around them. Turn a walkable town into an automotive paradise by using car-positive propaganda to convince citizens their homes should be bulldozed in favor of towering parking garages. — Christopher Livingston October 13 Valor Mortis Steam | My appetite for Soulslike games is not enormous these days, but first-person takes are more intriguing to me, especially when they pick a setting as original as the Napoleonic wars (except supernatural). The creators of the Ghostrunner games have picked a new and exciting lane with Valor Mortis – I just hope it's not too difficult. — Samuel Roberts October 2026 gaming events and salesLudoNarraCon begins its digital celebration of narrative indies on October 8Brasil Game Show kicks off its four-day convention in São Paulo on October 9PAX Australia returns for three days of gaming, cosplay, and panels on October 9League of Legends Worlds begins its quarterfinal and semifinal tournaments on October 15Paris Games Week celebrates its 15th anniversary with new programming starting on October 22Gamescom Asia x Thailand Game Show returns for its second four-day convention in Bangkok on October 29Final Fantasy 14 Fan Fest makes its next (and final) stop in Japan on October 31As always, you can grab more Epic Store free games every Thursday, and check out weekly Steam sales for themed deals: Oct. 1 – 8: Steam Autumn SaleOct. 12 – 19: Cooking FestOct. 19 – 26: Next Fest (October Edition)Oct. 26 – Nov. 2: Steam Scream 5 FestOctober 2026 game updates and DLC highlights October 2 City Never Sleeps Deadlock Steam | Deadlock releases the first round of characters from its City Never Sleeps update. October 8 Frozen Trail Arc Raiders Steam | Arc Raiders gets its next major update, adding an icy new map, more enemy types, and amplified weapons. October 9 Dark Arisen Dragon’s Dogma 2 Steam | Dragon's Dogma 2 adds more character creator options, additional challenges, and a new storyline when its Dark Arisen expansion heads to the Snowy North. October 15 1.0 update Enshrouded Steam | Enshrouded begins its 1.0 chapter with a major combat overhaul, optimization fixes, QoL changes, and more. October 21 Isles of Abyss Once Human Steam | Once Human becomes seaworthy when its Isles of Abyss expansion adds new ocean regions, floating bases, and a sprinkle of ancient evil. October 29 Raiders of the North Age of Empires 4: Raiders of the North Steam | Age of Empires 4 expands Crucible Mode and throws the Vikings and Scots into the fray with its Raiders of the North update. October 29 On the Trail: Deep Water Cairn Steam | Cairn keeps its scenic survival challenge climbing with Aava and Marco, sending the pair to three new locations in On the Trail: Deep Water. October 29 Charting the Unknown Crimson Desert Steam | Crimson Desert also gets an ocean-themed update when Charting the Unknown adds new ships for exploration, sunken treasures, and deep-sea enemies. The October 2026 games calendarHellraiser: Revival (Image credit: Saber Interactive)New game releases, events, and updates you can check out during spooky season. October games, updates, and eventsOctober 1Dynasty Warriors 3 Remastered (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 1Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 1End of Abyss (Epic)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 2Deadlock - City Never Sleeps hero update (Steam)💫 UPDATEOctober 5Aion 2 (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 6Gears of War: E-Day (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 6Star Wars: Galactic Racer (Steam)⭐ HIGHLIGHTOctober 7Hunt: Showdown 1896 - Bound by Blood (Steam)💫 UPDATEOctober 8LudoNarraCon begins (Site)📌 EVENTOctober 8Arc Raiders Frozen Trail (Steam)💫 UPDATEOctober 8Neon Abyss 2 (1.0) (Steam)💫 UPDATEOctober 8Hellraiser: Revival (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 8Invokyr (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 8Forever Ago (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 8Neon Abyss 2 1.0 (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 8Order of the Sinking Star (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 8Silver Pines (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 9Brasil Game Show begins (Site)📌 EVENTOctober 9Car Park Capital (Steam)⭐ HIGHLIGHTOctober 9Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen (Steam)💫 UPDATEOctober 9Lost & Found (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 9PAX Australia begins (Site)📌 EVENTOctober 9Permafrost (Steam)🔓 EARLY ACCESSOctober 9Paperhead (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 9Truckful (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 13Attic Antiquities (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 13Deep Dish Dungeon (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 13No Such Place (Steam)🔓 EARLY ACCESSOctober 13Planet Zoo 2 (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 13Valor Mortis (Steam)⭐ HIGHLIGHTOctober 13Total War: Shogun 2 - Complete Edition (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 13Trash Day (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 14Among the Trolls (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 14Over the Hill (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 14Thank You Bus Driver (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 14The Witch's Bakery (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 14Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 15Harvest Moon: Echoes of Teradea (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 15League of Legends Worlds begins (Site)📌 EVENTOctober 15Beyond These Stars (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 15Castlevania: Belmont's Curse (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 15Chained Beasts (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 15DayZ Badlands (Steam)💫 UPDATEOctober 15Disney Pixar Toy Story: Retro Roundup (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 15Enshrouded (1.0) (Steam)💫 UPDATEOctober 15The Jackbox Party Pack 12 (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 15Tales of Eternia Remastered (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 16Online: 404 (Steam)🔓 EARLY ACCESSOctober 16Penguin Colony (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 16Tenebris Somnia (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 19Athanasia (Steam)🔓 EARLY ACCESSOctober 20Mycopunk (1.0) (Steam)💫 UPDATEOctober 20Star Trek: Outposts Unknown (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 20We Were Here Tomorrow (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 21Escape from Playtime (Steam)🔓 EARLY ACCESSOctober 21MapleStory Classic (Steam)💫 UPDATEOctober 21Stupid Never Dies (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 22Final Fantasy Resonance (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 21Once Human - Isles of Abyss (Steam)💫 UPDATEOctober 22The Dead We Knew: Open World Survival (Steam)🔓 EARLY ACCESSOctober 22Paris Games Week begins (Site)📌 EVENTOctober 23Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 26Night Plane (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 26Pao Pao (Steam)🔓 EARLY ACCESSOctober 27Emberville (Steam)🔓 EARLY ACCESSOctober 27Northgard Battlegrounds (Steam)🔓 EARLY ACCESSOctober 27Virtue and a Sledgehammer (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 27You Are Empty: Absolute Edition (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 28Anomalith (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 28Final Fantasy 14 patch 7.5x (Site)💫 UPDATEOctober 28Phantom Blade Zero (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 28Probably Stolen – Cyberpunk Shopkeeper Sim (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 29Age of Empires 4: Raiders of the North (Steam)💫 UPDATEOctober 29Cairn - On the Trail: Deep Water (Steam)💫 UPDATEOctober 29Crimson Desert - Charting the Unknown (Steam)💫 UPDATEOctober 29Danchi Days (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 29Joe & Mac Retro Collection (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 29The Wolf Among Us Remastered (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 30Queen's Domain (Steam)🆕 NEW RELEASEOctober 31Final Fantasy 14 Fan Fest begins (Site)📌 EVENT