September 2026 packs a dense run of major launches, from a new Silent Hill entry and Insomniac’s Wolverine to a full remaster of The Witcher 3. The month spreads across horror, action, tactics, and cozy puzzles, and the release dates cluster tightly toward the back half of the month.
Quick answer: The eight headline releases run from September 8 to September 29, with Halloween: The Game already out, Marvel’s Wolverine arriving September 15 on PS5, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered closing the month on September 29.
September 2026 release dates and platforms
| Game | Release date | Platforms |
|---|---|---|
| Halloween: The Game | September 8 | PS5, PC, Xbox Series X|S |
| BrokenLore: Don’t Lie | September 10 | PS5, PC, Xbox Series X|S |
| Marvel’s Wolverine | September 15 | PS5 |
| Woodo | September 16 | Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC |
| Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave | September 17 | Switch 2 |
| Silent Hill: Townfall | September 24 | PC, PS5 |
| Control Resonant | September 24 | PC, Xbox Series X|S, PS5, Mac |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered | September 29 | PC, Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, PS5 |
Horror leads the month
Four of the eight releases sit firmly in horror, and they start the calendar early. Halloween: The Game is out now and sets its asymmetric multiplayer on Halloween night, 1978. One player takes the role of Michael Myers while the rest try to survive him, staging the scenario of the original film.
BrokenLore: Don’t Lie follows on September 10. It is a Japanese psychological horror game built around trauma and a reality that grows harder to trust, with the protagonist’s perception fracturing as the story pushes toward the unsettling.
September 24 brings two heavyweights at once. Silent Hill: Townfall returns the series to its universe without recreating the older games step for step, leaning on atmospheric dread. On the same day, Control Resonant continues the paranormal, supernatural strangeness that defined the first Control, adding Mac to its platform list alongside PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5.
Action and RPG heavyweights
Marvel’s Wolverine arrives September 15 as a PS5 exclusive. Insomniac frames the game around Wolverine’s claws, healing factor, and blunt temperament, aiming for a combat feel distinct from its Spider-Man titles rather than a reskin of them.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered closes the month on September 29 across PC, Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5. It reworks the open-world RPG with technical improvements while keeping the sprawling adventure that made the original a genre landmark.
Tactics and cozy picks
Woodo lands September 16 across Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. It is a cozy diorama puzzle game where you assemble miniature wooden scenes piece by piece, placing each object until the small world comes together. It reads as a low-pressure counterweight to the month’s bigger, heavier releases.
Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave follows on September 17 as a Switch 2 title. It keeps the series’ blend of tactical combat and character-driven storytelling, where each unit is a person you have spent time with rather than a set of numbers, so a loss on the battlefield carries weight.
How the month is paced
The schedule front-loads horror and back-loads the biggest crossovers. Halloween: The Game and BrokenLore: Don’t Lie open the month, the mid-September stretch mixes blockbuster action with tactics and cozy puzzles, and the final week stacks Silent Hill: Townfall, Control Resonant, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered within days of each other.
PS5 owners have access to every game on the list, while PC picks up all but Marvel’s Wolverine and Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave. Switch 2 is limited to Woodo, Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave, and the remastered Witcher 3. If you are budgeting time rather than money, the September 24 double bill of Silent Hill: Townfall and Control Resonant is the tightest pinch point of the month.