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