October is officially here, plunging gamers into the busiest and most exciting release season of the year. While November is looming with industry-shaking heavyweights like Grand Theft Auto 6 and Nintendo's highly anticipated Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, this month is no slouch.
Switch 2 owners are getting a massive wave of fresh software, ranging from enhanced ports and legacy upgrades—like Minecraft and the Octopath Traveler series—to brand-new AAA multiplatform titles dropping on a Nintendo console on day one. Here is a look at the standout Switch 2 games you need to keep on your radar this October.
Order of the Sinking Star
Release Date: October 8
Leading the indie charge is a brand-new puzzle experience from Jonathan Blow, the renowned designer behind modern classics like Braid and The Witness. While the development of Order of the Sinking Star hasn't been without its share of authorship drama regarding its inspirations, the gameplay speaks for itself. Heavily inspired by traditional sokoban (block-pushing) mechanics, the game promises an exhaustively deep well of challenging, meticulously crafted brain-teasers that will keep puzzle enthusiasts busy for hours.
Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen
Release Date: October 9
Capcom is showing massive support for the Switch 2, aggressively porting its sprawling modern library to the new hardware. The next major arrival is Dragon's Dogma 2, an unorthodox action-RPG celebrated for its unapologetic design friction and its ability to organically generate wild, unpredictable adventures. Nintendo fans are in for a treat, as this Switch 2 edition comes bundled with the newly minted Dark Arisen update and expansion right out of the gate.
Resident Evil 2, 3, and 4
Continuing Capcom's aggressive push onto Nintendo's newest console, survival horror fans can also look forward to the acclaimed modern remakes of Resident Evil 2, 3, and 4. Bringing these visually stunning, definitive zombie-survival experiences natively to the Switch 2 ecosystem is a major milestone for the hardware's growing library of mature AAA titles.