After the traditional summer lull in the gaming industry, September is coming at full steam. Although August had more releases than usual, largely thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic delaying several releases that were planned for earlier in the year, fall is when the big games start to launch.
This September is no different. Although many of the big hitters, such as Call of Duty, Battlefield, and Halo are set to come a little later in the year, the month is jam-packed with exciting and highly-anticipated titles. There’s something for everyone, including AAA first-person shooters, lavish racing games, and interesting indie releases.
Here is every game coming out in September 2021 across every platform.
Lake
Release Date: September 1
Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X|S
Described as a quiet adventure game, Lake sees Meredith Weiss go back to her sleepy hometown. Taking up her father’s job as a mail carrier, the player’s decisions will affect the story and decide whether Meredith stays in Providence Oaks or returns to her city life.
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
Release Date: September 2
Platforms: PC
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron is an action game that was originally released in 2011 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Re-released for Steam, it sees players take on the role of Enoch as he searches for fallen angels.
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous
Release Date: September 2
Platforms: PC
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous is a new RPG from Owlcat Games that involves a world overrun with demons. While exploring the true cost of good and evil, players will attempt to become a Mythic Hero.
WRC 10
Release Date: September 2
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
The latest entry in the long-running World Rally Championship, this game aims to be the most realistic rally simulator yet. As well as modern cars from the current championship, WRC 10 also includes legendary cars from the glory years of rallying.
Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions
Release Date: September 3
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Set in the world of the Rocky film franchise, this is a new boxing game with arcade gameplay. Promising intuitive controls, a wide selection of characters, and special finishing moves, Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions should be plenty of fun.
Family Trainer
Release Date: September 3
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Family Trainer is a new fitness game for the Nintendo Switch. Already available in Japan, it includes 15 mini-games and also supports multiplayer action as well as a singleplayer campaign.
Kitaria Fables
Release Date: September 3
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Kitaria Fables is an action-adventure game with RPG elements. Players can farm for resources as they fight against a rising darkness that is starting to take over the entire world. The only way to oppose this threat is to discover important relics hidden away in dungeons.
Bus Simulator 21
Release Date: September 7
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Bus Simulator 21 is exactly what it sounds like. There is a simulator for pretty much every type of job and activity and this latest example puts you in control of driving buses. With 30 licensed vehicles, players have a wide variety of buses to choose from.
Chernobylite
Release Date: September 7
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One
A science fiction horror RPG, Chernobylite takes place in the wasteland around the nuclear disaster. Using real-world scanned data of the exclusion zone, players try to uncover the truth about their past in a non-linear story.
F.I.S.T: Forged In Shadow Torch
Release Date: September 7
Platforms: PlayStation 4
F.I.S.T: Forged In Shadow Torch is a metroidvania game set in a world of sentient animals. Featuring lots of fast-paced and intense combat, it forces users to explore the world and navigate through tricky platformer obstacles.
Sonic Colors: Ultimate
Release Date: September 7
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
The latest game featuring the iconic blue hedgehog, Sonic Colors: Ultimate takes place in an amusement park created by Dr. Eggman. Sonic must free the mystical Wisps that the villain is using to power the park.
The Artful Escape
Release Date: September 9
Platforms: PC, Xbox One
Aiming to discover his stage persona, The Artful Escape puts players into the shoes of a prodigious guitar player. With psychedelic visuals and a team of great voice actors, it should be a unique experience.
Kraken Academy!!
Release Date: September 10
Platforms: PC
In Kraken Academy!! players are enrolled in a magical school that is also home to a mysterious kraken. Teaming up with the creature, it is up to the player to try and save the world from a strange time loop.
Life is Strange: True Colors
Release Date: September 10
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia
Another installment in the adventure series, Life is Strange: True Colors focuses on Alex Chen. The young woman attempts to use her power to absorb emotions to and discover the truth about what happened to her brother when he died in a supposed accident.
Lost in Random
Release Date: September 10
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Lost in Random is a gothic-inspired fairy tale adventure. Traveling through the world, the player decides the fate of every character and decision through the roll of a cursed black dice.
NBA 2K22
Release Date: September 10
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Once again featuring both the NBA and WNBA, NBA 2K22 is the latest basketball simulator from 2K Games. With an improved MyTEAM mode and an upgraded MyCAREER mode, it is expected to be more accessible than previous titles.
Tales of Arise
Release Date: September 10
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Tales of Arise is an action RPG where players must fight against an oppressive force that has reigned for 300 years. Wielding the Blazing Sword, the main character joins forces with an untouchable girl to liberate the world.
WarioWare: Get it Together
Release Date: September 10
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Announced earlier this year, WarioWare: Get it Together sees the return of the fast-paced mini-game series. With all-new games and lots of wacky characters, players have to help Wario and his crew escape from their own creation alone or with a co-op partner.
Deathloop
Release Date: September 14
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5
Developed by Dishonored studio Arkane, Deathloop is a next-gen first-person shooter. With two rival assassins trapped in a strange time loop, the pair must uncover the mystery or repeat each day on the island of Blackreef.
Honey, I Joined a Cult
Release Date: September 14
Platforms: PC
In Honey, I Joined a Cult, players take on the role of a cult leader in this management sim. Using the same technology behind Prison Architect, the aim is to collect as much money from followers as possible by expanding and growing your own cult.
Fire Commander
Release Date: September 15
Platforms: PC
Fire Commander sees players thrust into the role of a firefighting unit. A tactical RTS, gameplay revolves around commanding the unit over the course of 30 missions to put out deadly flames and save innocent lives.
Merek’s Market
Release Date: September 15
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia
Merek’s Market is a crafting game filled with chaos. Tasked with running a small medieval shop, players will advance through a wacky and comical campaign by crafting a variety of items for the townspeople.
The Amazing American Circus
Release Date: September 16
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
The Amazing American Circus is a deck-building game with a unique twist. The ultimate goal in the game is to collect cards to create the best circus in America. To accomplish this, players can find performers, items, and more fantastic cards to amaze audiences who visit.
Eastward
Release Date: September 16
Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch
In Eastward, players journey through a series of towns in a strange country that is on the brink of collapse. Armed with a frying pan, John will meet weird characters and creatures and must discover a way to stop the destruction of the human race.
SkateBIRD
Release Date: September 16
Platforms: PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
SkateBIRD combined the skating genre of video games with the ability to play as a small bird. These tiny creatures must perform a variety of tricks and skills in makeshift skate parks created with cardboard and sticky tape in this surprisingly in-depth skating experience.
Aragami 2
Release Date: September 17
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Aragami 2 is the highly anticipated sequel to the third-person stealth game that wowed players back in 2016. The story will see an assassin attempting to stop an invading force from wiping out their people with the help of the shadow clan. As you might expect, the game puts heavy emphasis on silently taking down enemies using agility and stealth.
Nexomon
Release Date: September 17
Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Nexomon is a monster collecting game that was originally released in 2020 for PC. With console ports now on the way, players can catch and evolve some 300 unique Nexomon as they battle to save the colorful world filled with budding champions.
Ni no Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom Prince’s Edition
Release Date: September 17
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Ni no Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom Prince’s Edition is the ultimate version of the game, including the full base game, two upcoming expansions and hours of additional gameplay and items. The game sees players journey to found a new kingdom in an experience that is part animated film and part game.
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Release Date: September 21
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4
Kena: Bridge of Spirits is a third-person action-adventure game from Ember Lab. In it, players take control of Kena and use her staff and pulse ability to fight off enemies as they collect small creatures known as the Rot.
Sheltered 2
Release Date: September 21
Platforms: PC
Sheltered 2 sees the return of the survival management simulator from Unicube and Team17. Featuring a host of improvements and new gameplay features, the sequel tasks players with keeping a group of survivors alive in a dying world filled with few resources and different factions vying for control.
Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown
Release Date: September 22
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown is an open-world driving game. Set in a real-world location that has been faithfully and realistically recreated, the racer is all about climbing the social ladder and improving your status in the world.
Diablo 2 Resurrected
Release Date: September 23
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Diablo 2 Resurrected is a remaster of the classic dungeon crawler by Blizzard Entertainment. With upgraded visuals and audio to take advantage of today’s hardware, the remaster supports co-op for up to eight players.
Embr
Release Date: September 23
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Embr is the second firefighting game coming out in September. Previously available on PC, the game is now coming to more platforms, bringing its chaotic and fast-paced gameplay. Built for multiplayer, the game is packed with challenges designed around
Sable
Release Date: September 23
Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Sable is an adventure game where the main protagonist must go through her rite of passage. Players will guide Sable as she travels across a huge open desert filled with crashed spaceships and ancient relics.
Death Stranding Director’s Cut
Release Date: September 24
Platforms: PlayStation 5
Despite some protests from Hideo Kojima, Sony is releasing Death Stranding Director’s Cut next month. Described as the definitive experience of the game, it includes improved performance and presentation thanks to the extra power in the PS5. The new edition also includes several new gameplay elements and pieces of content, such as Friend Play.
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
Release Date: September 24
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot retells the story of Dragon Ball Z as players battle as Goku and train to become the ultimate warrior. Featuring the entire cast of characters and stylish combat, the game also includes extra elements such as fishing and relationship building.
Lost Judgment
Release Date: September 24
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Lost Judgment is the sequel to Sega’s Yakuza spin-off Judgment, which was released in 2018. Once again featuring the private detective Takayuki Yagami, Lost Judgment sees the character hunting down a criminal accused of murder and sexual harassment. The second game also included new action sequences and revised stealth gameplay.
Ghostrunner
Release Date: September 28
Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
The cyberpunk 3D action platformer Ghostrunner is coming to next-gen consoles next month. With its parkour-inspired gameplay, players must wall-run, jump, and grapple around the environment as they lay enemies using a futuristic sword-like weapon.
In Sound Mind
Release Date: September 28
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
In Sound Mind is a new psychological horror game with a first-person perspective. Players have to solve puzzles and battle against strange bosses to survive as they journey through a tormented version of their own mind.
Lemnis Gate
Release Date: September 28
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Lemnis Gate is a turn-based company first-person shooter, based around a time loop that keeps repeating the same events. To come out on top in intense battles, players must master unique abilities and the skill to navigate all four dimensions.
New World
Release Date: September 28
Platforms: PC
New World is a brand new open-world MMO from Amazon. Set on the supernatural island of Aeternum, players have to forge their own destiny to survive. A real-time combat system and the ability to wield deadly weapons should make for compelling gameplay moments.
Guardians of Hyelore
Release Date: September 29
Platforms: PC
Guardians of Hyelore is a tower defense game where players have to recruit units to protect against an onslaught of enemies. With hundreds of units and enemies to choose from, only those who come up with the best strategies will manage to survive.
Insurgency Sandstorm
Release Date: September 29
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One
A team-based tactical first-person shooter, Insurgency Sandstorm focuses on close-quarters combat. This multiplayer game pits players against each other in a modern setting and requires teamwork and skill to come out on top. For the first time, users will also be able to customize characters and weapons to make them unique.
Demon Skin
Release Date: September 30
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
The brutal hack-and-slash game Demon Skin is coming to consoles after a PC launch earlier this year. Set in a dark fantasy world, players have to navigate a world that blends RPG, platforming, and fighting game elements together to create a unique combat-focused experience.
Hot Wheels Unleashed
Release Date: September 30
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Hot Wheels Unleashed is a racing game based on the best-selling toy cars. Featuring dozens of iconic Hot Wheels vehicles, players can compete in a variety of tracks and game modes, with support for up to 12 players online. Hot Wheels Unleashed also comes with an extensive track editor, allowing anyone to create their own courses with interactive elements.
Rogue Lords
Release Date: September 30
Platforms: PC
Rogue Lords is a dark fantasy roguelike that puts players into the shoes of the Devil himself. Aiming to create as much terror as possible, the Devil will lead evil geniuses and corrupt them to battle against the demon hunters that are determined to stop your plans.
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