October 2026

O

Antarctic cosmic horror comes with a rather different viewpoint in Penguin Colony: you investigate its mysteries as a penguin. Fellow Traveller and ORIGAME DIGITAL have announced that the new game from Umurangi Generation creator Tali Faulkner will now launch...

A fungal infestation await players in Mycopunk when it launches on PC and PlayStation 5 on 20 October 2026. The release marks the end of the sci-fi co-op shooter’s Steam Early Access period, with PS5 players also able to...

Returning to your hometown means confronting both family history and android versions of former neighbours in Virtue and a Sledgehammer, a narrative exploration game coming to PC on 27 October. Published by Devolver Digital, the game comes from Deconstructeam,...

Yoshiaki Kawajiri’s 1993 anime film Ninja Scroll will return to cinemas across Australia and New Zealand from 8 October 2026, with Sugoi Co bringing its digitally restored 4K presentation to local screens for the first time. The limited season...

Kadokawa Animation has today announced that special episodes of My Happy Marriage, also known as Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon, will premiere worldwide exclusively on Netflix on 25 October 2026. A Netflix page is already live, with subscribers already...

Venn Studios has confirmed that its dark fantasy roguelike deckbuilder, Rogue Reigns, will launch on 28 October 2026 for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, iOS and Android. Unlike traditional deckbuilders centered on a...

Master Splinter and Casey Jones will become playable characters in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants Ninja Edition, an expanded version of the arcade beat ’em up launching exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2 on 9 October...

Sydney theatre-maker Joshua Hinton will bring A Place in the Sultan's Kitchen (or How to Make the Perfect One-Pot Chicken Curry) to the Sydney Opera House Studio from 14 to 17 October. This unique production sets out to combine...

HoYoverse has detailed the next major update for Honkai: Star Rail, with Version 4.5, "To Roll the Stars in Astropolis," set to launch on 26 August 2026. The update will take the Trailblazer to Astropolis, a major Interastral Peace Corporation...

Sucker Punch Productions and Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that Ghost of Yōtei Complete Edition will launch for PlayStation 5 on 2 October 2026 alongside two new additions to the game, Echoes of Sekigahara and Most Wanted. Priced at $124.95...

Nippon Ichi Software America (NIS America) has confirmed that spooky farming simulator Village in the Shade will launch for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5 and PC on 27 October 2026 just in time for the spooky season. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrVekCBAEoY Set...

Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden will stream exclusively on HIDIVE outside Asia from October 2026, with the fantasy action series becoming the first title announced under an expanded multi-year programming agreement between AMC Global Media and Mainichi Broadcasting System. Nia...