October 2023 isn’t holding back for gamers and anime fans, it’s a colossal one! This month, expect your backlog to pile up with upcoming games like Disgaea 7 and Spider-Man 2 release. Classic video game characters Sonic and Mario make a return in their own games, Sonic Superstars and Super Mario Bros. Wonder that’ll make it difficult for gamers to spread the time playing. The Shield Hero, Goblin Slayer and Anya make a return in a new season of anime but a lot of new series arriving on many streaming services. Fall television series are back with Loki and Rick and Morty returning. With summer come and gone, there isn’t much coming to theaters but Five Nights at Freddy’s does hit theaters and Peacock streaming close to Halloween. It’s a dozy month of releases before the holidays come.

Here’s what releases are coming out you’ll want to look out for in October 2023.

Video Games

Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless (Switch, PS4, PS5, PC) – October 3rd (Our Review)

Silent Hope (Switch, PC) – October 3rd

Assassin’s Creed Mirage (PS4, PS5, XB1, XBS X/S, PC) – October 5th

FRONT MISSION 2: Remake (Switch) – October 5th

Detective Pikachu Returns (Switch) – October 6th

NHL 24 (PS4, PS5, XB1, XBS X/S) – October 6th

Sword Art Online: Last Recollection (PS4, PS5, XB1, XBS X/S, PC) – October 6th

Lil Gator Game (PS4, PS5, XB1, XBS X/S) – October 10th (Our Review)

Bioid (PC) – October 11th

Honkai: Star Rail (PS5) – October 11th

Lords of the Fallen (PS5, XBS X/S, PC) – October 13th

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake (PS5, XBS X/S) – October 16th

The Caligula Effect 2 (PS5) – October 17th

Sonic Superstars (Switch, PS4, PS5, XBS X/S, PC) – October 17th

Gargoyles Remastered (Switch, PS4, PS5, XB1, XBS X/S, PC) – October 19th

Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged (Switch, PS4, PS5, XB1, XBS X/S, PC) – October 19th

Mail Time (Switch, PS4, PS5) – October 19th

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (PS5) – October 20th

Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Switch) – October 20th

TrinityS (PS4, PS5, PC) – October 20th

CRYMACHINA (Switch, PS4, PS5, PC) – October 24th

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 (Switch, PS4, PS5, XBS X/S, PC) – October 24th

Ghostrunner 2 (PS5, XBS X/S, PC) – October 26th

Mineko’s Night Market (PS4, PS5, XB1, XBS X/S) – October 26th

Alan Wake 2 (PS5, XBS X/S, PC) – October 27th

Little Goody Two Shoes (Switch, PS5, XBS X/S, PC) – October 31st

Anime

Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End (Crunchyroll) – September 29th

Berserk of Gluttony (Crunchyroll) – October 1st

The Family Circumstances of the Irregular Witch (Crunchyroll) – October 1st

FLCL: Shoegaze (Adult Swim) – October 1st

Shangri-La Frontier (Crunchyroll) – October 1st

The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy (HiDive) – October 2nd

I’m in Love with the Villainess (Crunchyroll) – October 2nd

A Playthrough of a Certain Dude’s VRMMO Life (Crunchyroll) – October 2nd

SHY (Crunchyroll) – October 2nd

KamiErabi GOD.app (Crunchyroll) – October 4th

Tokyo Revengers: Tenjiku Arc (Hulu) – October 4th

The Ancient Magus’ Bride Season 2 (Cour 2) (Crunchyroll) – October 5th

Under Ninja (Crunchyroll) – October 5th

GOBLIN SLAYER II (Crunchyroll) – October 6th

Gundam Build Metaverse (YouTube) – October 6th

The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 (Crunchyroll) – October 6th

Undead Unluck (Hulu) – October 7th

SPY x FAMILY Season 2 (Crunchyroll) – October 7th

The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess (HiDive) – October 7th

After-school Hanako-kun (Crunchyroll) – October 10th

Dr. STONE New World (Cour 2) (Crunchyroll) – October 12th

Pluto (Netflix) – October 26th

Movies/TV

Loki Season 2 (Disney+) – October 5th

Lupin Season 3 (Netflix) – October 5th

Goosebumps Season 1 (Disney+, Hulu) – October 13th

Rick and Morty Season 7 (Adult Swim) – October 15th

Killers of the Flower Moon (Theaters) – October 20th

Five Nights at Freddy’s (Theaters, Peacock) – October 27th