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Game release calendar: October 2018

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.

Red Dead Redemption 2

Top release this month

Red Dead Redemption 2

Out · PS4 · Xbox One

9.5Review score2 reviews
    • 257 hypes

    Standout releases this month

    1. 1

      Red Dead Redemption 2

      · PS4, Xbox One

      9.5Review score2 reviews
      • 257 hypes
    2. 2

      Assassin's Creed Odyssey

      · PC, PS4, Xbox One

      8.8Review score14 critic reviews
      • 43 hypes
    3. 3

      Call of Cthulhu

      · PC, PS4, Xbox One

      6.5Review score8 critic reviews
      • 58 hypes
    4. 4

      Return of the Obra Dinn

      · PC, Mac

      9.5Review score7 critic reviews
      • 6 hypes
    5. 5

      Forza Horizon 4

      · PC, Xbox One

      9.1Review score14 critic reviews
      • 15 hypes
    6. 6

      CP3D

      · PC

      • 46 hypes
    7. 7

      Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

      · PC, PS4, Xbox One

      8.3Review score17 critic reviews
      • 7 hypes
    8. 8

      Nimbatus: The Space Drone Constructor

      · PC

      8.0Review score1 critic review
      • 14 hypes
    9. 9

      Gwent: The Witcher Card Game

      · PC

      8.5Review score2 critic reviews
      • 13 hypes
    10. 10

      Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales

      · PC

      8.6Review score8 critic reviews
      • 2 hypes

    Ports and remasters of games already released are left out.

    Month at a glance

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

    Day by day

    38 games

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    • WWE 2K19

      #26

      PC, PS4, Xbox One · Simulator, Sport

      7.28 critic reviews

      • Space Hulk: Tactics

        #30

        PC, PS4, Xbox One · Simulator, Strategy

        7.74 critic reviews

        2 games

        • Chasm

          #8

          Switch · Platform, Role-playing (RPG)

          7.08 critic reviews
          • Port

        • Dragon Star Varnir

          #31

          PS4 · Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

          6.83 critic reviews

          1 game

          1 game

          • Dreadnought

            #18

            PC · Shooter, Simulator

            7.34 critic reviews
            • Port

          1 game

          1 game

          6 games

          1 game

          1 game

          1 game

          1 game

          • Beholder 2

            #23

            PS4 · Simulator, Strategy

            9.03 critic reviews

            3 games

            2 games

            • CP3D

              #9

              PC · Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

              • The Colonists

                #25

                PC, Mac · Simulator, Strategy

                8.04 critic reviews

                3 games

                2 games

                2 games

                1 game