It’s a spooky, haunted, and samurai slicing month. Well into the fall, gamers, anime and film fanatics should be stoked what’s happening in October. Not only is Demon Slayer returning for a season 2, the popular series gets its first video game launched this month. Samus, the Super Monkey Ball team, and many anime series are coming back as a new game, new season, or on the big screen.

Here’s what releases are coming out you’ll want to look out for in October 2021.

Video Games

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania (Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC) – October 5th

Far Cry 6 (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC) – October 7th

Metroid Dread (Switch) – October 8th – Wallpapers Available

Nintendo Switch OLED Model – October 8th

Slice of Life (Switch, PC) – October 8th

Tetris Effect: Connected (Switch) – October 8th

Back 4 Blood (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC) – October 12th

Monster Crown (Switch, PS4, Xbox One, PC) – October 12th

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, ) – October 15th

Sheepo (Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S) – October 20th

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC) – October 26th

Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars (PS4) – October 26th

Moonglow Bay (Xbox Series X/S, PC) – October 26th

Solar Ash (PS4, PS5, PC) – October 26th

Pumpkin Jack (PS5, Xbox Series X/S) – October 27th

Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars (Switch, PS4, PC) – October 28th

Mario Party Superstars (Switch) – October 29th

Anime

The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light (Netflix) – October 1st

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Part 2 (Funimation) – October 2nd

Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon – The Second Act (Crunchyroll, Funimation) – October 2nd

The Vampire Dies in No Time (Funimation) – October 4th

The World’s Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat (Crunchyroll) – October 6th

Muv-Luv Alternative (Crunchyroll) – October 7th

World’s End Harem (Crunchyroll) – October 8th

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc (Crunchyroll, Funimation) – October 10th

My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission (Theaters) – October 29th

Movies/TV

The Addams Family 2 (Theaters, Video on Demand) – October 1st

LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales (Disney+) – October 1st

Venom: Let There Be Carnage (Theaters) – October 1st

Muppets Haunted Mansion (Disney+) – October 8th

No Time to Die (Theaters) – October 8th

Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle (Netflix) – October 8th

Halloween Kills (Theaters) – October 15th

Dune (HBO Max, Theaters) – October 22nd

Ron’s Gone Wrong (Theaters) – October 22nd