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Game release calendar: October 2016

Every game releasing this month, ranked by how much attention it gets: IGDB hype, Steam wishlist rank, Twitch viewing and how many outlets covered it this week. Updated daily.

Mafia III

Top release this month

Mafia III

Out · PC · PS4 · Xbox One

6.8Review score23 critic reviews
    • 45 hypes

    Standout releases this month

    1. 1

      Mafia III

      · PC, PS4, Xbox One

      6.8Review score23 critic reviews
      • 45 hypes
    2. 2

      Battlefield 1

      · PC, PS4, Xbox One

      8.5Review score2 reviews
      • 54 hypes
    3. 3

      Titanfall 2

      · PC, PS4, Xbox One

      8.9Review score23 critic reviews
      • 19 hypes
    4. 4

      Sid Meier's Civilization VI

      · PC, Mac

      8.7Review score20 critic reviews
      • 20 hypes
    5. 5

      Shadow Warrior 2

      · PC

      7.8Review score17 critic reviews
      • 7 hypes
    6. 6

      Gears of War 4

      · PC, Xbox One

      8.3Review score27 critic reviews
      • 6 hypes
    7. 7

      World of Final Fantasy

      · PS4

      7.6Review score27 critic reviews
      • 7 hypes
    8. 8

      Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You

      · PC

      8.6Review score6 critic reviews
      • 4 hypes
    9. 9

      Thumper

      · PC, PS4

      8.4Review score11 critic reviews
      • 7 hypes
    10. 10

      Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location

      · PC

      7.5Review score2 critic reviews
      • 3 hypes

    Ports and remasters of games already released are left out.

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    Darker days have the most-watched releases. Tap a day to see its games.

    Day by day

    36 games

    1 game

    • Valley

      #28

      Mac · Platform, Puzzle

      6.89 critic reviews
      • Port

    1 game

    • Necropolis

      #27

      Xbox One · Puzzle, Adventure

      6.015 critic reviews
      • Port

    2 games

    3 games

    2 games

    • Thumper

      #15

      PC, PS4 · Music, Adventure

      8.411 critic reviews

      • EVE: Valkyrie

        #36

        PS4 · Simulator

        7.78 critic reviews
        • Port

      2 games

      6 games

      1 game

      • Firewatch

        #5

        Xbox One · Adventure, Indie

        7.918 critic reviews
        • Port

      4 games

      2 games

      1 game

      6 games

      4 games

      1 game

      • Titanfall 2

        #6

        PC, PS4, Xbox One · Shooter, Adventure

        8.923 critic reviews