October 2026 is absolutely stacked: Call of Duty is back on a Nintendo console for the first time since 2013, Gears of War E-Day just went gold, Phantom Blade Zero is finally here… Here’s the ranking of the 10 releases that actually matter, with dates and platforms.
⏱️ Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:35 #10 Star Wars: Galactic Racer
1:21 #9 Kingdom Hearts Collection [I ~ III]
2:06 #8 Resident Evil 2, 3 & 4 on Switch 2
2:50 #7 Minecraft: Bedrock Edition on Switch 2
3:28 #6 It Takes Two on Switch 2
4:07 #5 Crimson Desert: Charting the Unknown
4:48 #4 Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen
5:32 #3 Phantom Blade Zero
6:20 #2 Gears of War: E-Day
7:05 #1 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
8:02 Outro
📅 Release dates
10. Star Wars: Galactic Racer — October 6 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series)
9. Kingdom Hearts Collection [I ~ III] — October 8 (Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series)
8. Resident Evil 2, 3 & 4 — October 16 (Switch 2)
7. Minecraft: Bedrock Edition — October 27 (Switch 2)
6. It Takes Two — October 15 (Switch 2)
5. Crimson Desert: Charting the Unknown — October 15 (PC, Mac, PS5, Xbox Series)
4. Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen — October 9 (PC, Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series)
3. Phantom Blade Zero — October 29 (PS5, PC)
2. Gears of War: E-Day — October 6 (Xbox Series, PC, Game Pass) — Premium early access from October 1
1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 — October 23 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2) — campaign early access from October 16
Which one are you picking up first? Tell me in the comments 👇
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Sources (checked September 24, 2026): Xbox Wire / Xbox.com, callofduty.com / Activision, PlayStation Blog, Steam, Capcom, Square Enix, Pearl Abyss, Nintendo Direct (June 9, 2026), Gematsu, Wikipedia (list of video games released in 2026).
Footage: official publisher trailers.
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