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Lazy Bear Games and tinyBuild's cemetery sim sequel is out today on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2 and Switch, adding a ruined town to rebuild and a zombie army to command. Demo saves carry over.
Drinkbox Studios has delayed its Metroidvania action RPG Blighted out of fall 2026 and into 2027, and used the same devlog to lay out the game's level structure, its Watcher's Peak hub and the parry that doubles as a traversal tool.
Bungie says it has started work on returning vaulted Destiny 2 campaigns, destinations and raids to the game, and is reshaping Marathon into a deeper survival experience.
Sony has revealed the DualSense wireless controller – Lisa Limited Edition, with the pop star's bangs and eyes printed onto the touch pad in a Chroma Pearl finish. It launches globally on October 30 at $84.99, with limited pre-orders opening October 2.
Bloober Team's gameplay showcase for the Cronos: The New Dawn story DLC details three of the Pathfinder's new tools: instant teleportation, a ghostly decoy that turns him invisible, and a piercing rifle called the Gladius.
The Game Bakers has dated On the Trail: Deep Water, the first of Cairn's free DLC drops, for October 29. It adds three climbing spots, water soloing, a playable Marco and an energy meter, with a Free Roam update alongside.
Total Mayhem Games has dated We Were Here Tomorrow for October 20 at $19.99, with a 10 percent launch discount and a Fan Edition that bundles the soundtrack. At roughly fifteen hours, the studio calls it the biggest entry in the co-op puzzle series so far.
Veewo Games has set October 8 for Neon Abyss 2's 1.0 launch, bringing the four-player co-op roguelike out of Early Access on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Switch simultaneously. Buying before then still gets you the Archenemy Returns DLC free.
Devolver Digital and Kenny Sun and Friends have announced Risen Ballbylon, a BALL x PIT expansion that sends the lift up into a floating city instead of down into the pit. It arrives November 12 on every platform the base game runs on, but only unlocks after you have finished the game.
Devolver Digital's cel-shaded co-op looter shooter leaves Early Access on October 20, arriving on PS5 the same day and landing in the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog on day one.
TAITO and Clear River Games are bundling Lufia & the Fortress of Doom and Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals into one collection for PS5, Switch 2, Switch and PC in 2027. The Steam page is live, and its screenshots show a reworked battle interface over untouched 16-bit sprites.
Konami is putting the opening chapter of Castlevania: Belmont's Curse out as a free demo on October 1, two weeks before launch, and progress made in it transfers to the full game.