NEXT WEEK IN GAMES · WEEKLY RELEASE CALENDAR

Next Week in Games: October 12–18, 2026

Explore the October 12–18, 2026 game release calendar across PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and mobile. This edition highlights nine notable full releases, remasters and platform launches, with additional dated games from the supplied calendar listed below.

Release Week
October 12–18, 2026
9 highlighted releases · 41 dated listings
MonOct 12 TueOct 13 WedOct 14 ThuOct 15 FriOct 16 SatOct 17 SunOct 18
Castlevania Belmont's Curse official release date trailer artwork featuring Rose Belmont
FEATURED RELEASE · October 15

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse

KONAMI, Evil Empire and Motion Twin return to the Castlevania universe with a new 2D action-exploration game set 23 years after Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse. Rose Belmont, daughter of Trevor Belmont, explores 1499 Paris and Dracula's Castle with the Vampire Killer, new weapons, Relics and an Arcana system built around defeated bosses.

PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X|S PC Nintendo Switch
Why it matters

A new mainline Castlevania adventure with a confirmed October 15 launch across major platforms, making it one of the week’s largest full-game releases.

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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS

Games Releasing October 12–18

Eight additional highlights cover new games, a mobile launch, a major 1.0 release and remastered editions. Game seasons and routine in-game activities are not used as featured cards.

Oct 12 Monday
Sifu martial arts key art for the October 12 mobile launch
Mobile Launch

Sifu

Sloclap brings its acclaimed third-person kung fu brawler to iOS and Android. The mobile edition keeps the full revenge campaign while adding touch controls designed for phones and tablets, contextual interactions, a reworked camera and controller support.

iOS Android
October 12, 2026 · Mobile Launch
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Oct 13 Tuesday
Valor Mortis official story trailer artwork for the October 13 release
Global Release

Valor Mortis

One More Level launches a first-person action soulslike set in a supernatural version of 19th-century Europe. Rise from death as William, a former soldier of Napoleon’s Grande Armée, master parries, dashes and finishers, and uncover the plague-fueled conspiracy behind your resurrection.

PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X|S PC
October 13, 2026 · Worldwide
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Planet Zoo 2 official promotional artwork featuring zoo animals
Global Release

Planet Zoo 2

Frontier Developments expands its zoo-management series with fully aquatic and flying animals, broader habitat-building tools and Wildlife Reserves that let players release animals beyond the zoo. Build, manage and personalize zoos across a wider range of environments.

PC PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X|S
October 13, 2026 · Worldwide
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Oct 14 Wednesday
Warhammer 40000 Boltgun 2 official promotional artwork
Global Release

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2

Auroch Digital returns to retro-styled Warhammer shooting with a faster sequel featuring two playable heroes: Ultramarine Malum Caedo and Sister of Battle Nyra Veyrath. The branching single-player campaign adds new locations, enemies, weapons and routes through the grimdark battlefield.

PC PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X|S
October 14, 2026 · Worldwide
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The Witch's Bakery promotional artwork for the October 14 release
Global Release

The Witch's Bakery

Sunny Lab opens a cozy narrative adventure RPG in modern Paris. As Lunne, manage a magical bakery by day, explore the city and build relationships in the evening, then use magic to enter troubled hearts and help customers heal through food and friendship.

PC PlayStation 5 Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch 2
October 14, 2026 · Worldwide
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Oct 15 Thursday
Enshrouded 1.0 release date reveal artwork for October 15
1.0 / PS5 Launch

Enshrouded

Keen Games takes Enshrouded out of Early Access on October 15 and brings the fantasy survival action RPG to PlayStation 5. Explore a voxel-based world, fight bosses, build large settlements and reclaim a realm consumed by the Shroud alone or in co-op.

PC PlayStation 5 PlayStation 5 Pro
October 15, 2026 · 1.0 / New Platform
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Oct 16 Friday
Tales of Eternia Remastered official announcement trailer artwork
Remastered Release

Tales of Eternia Remastered

Bandai Namco brings the classic action RPG to current platforms with enhanced visuals and quality-of-life improvements. Follow Reid, Farah and Meredy across Inferia and Celestia while using the series’ real-time Aggressive Linear Motion Battle System.

PlayStation 4 / 5 Xbox Series X|S Switch / Switch 2 PC
October 16, 2026 · Worldwide
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Tenebris Somnia retro survival horror promotional artwork
Global Release

Tenebris Somnia

Andrés Borghi and Saibot Studios combine retro 2D survival horror with live-action cinematics filmed by an Argentine production crew. Solve puzzles, fight disturbing creatures and move between pixel-art exploration and practical-effects horror sequences.

PC PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X|S Nintendo Switch 2
October 16, 2026 · Worldwide
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MORE RELEASES

Also Arriving This Week

32 additional dated entries from the supplied calendar, grouped by release date. Platform labels below follow the supplied screenshots unless separately verified. Wardogs Season 2 is retained only as an additional calendar item, not a featured release.

Oct 12 Monday
Colorbound
Switch / PlayStation 4 / PC +4
Hubert
PC
Time to Wake Up
PC / PlayStation 5
Alpha Nomos
Xbox Series X|S / PlayStation 5 / PC
Oct 13 Tuesday
SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide
Nintendo Switch
Total War: SHOGUN 2 - Complete Edition
PC
Allogloom
PC
Just Dance: Decades of Hits
Xbox Series X|S / Switch / PlayStation 5
Oct 14 Wednesday
Over the Hill
PC
YAR: Forgotten Throne
PlayStation 5 / Xbox Series X|S
Oct 15 Thursday
Ratatan
PlayStation 5 / Xbox Series X|S / Xbox One +2
Toy Story 3 Complete Edition
Xbox Series X|S / PlayStation 4 / Switch +2
Disney Pixar Toy Story: Retro Roundup
PC / Switch 2 / Switch +3
Harvest Moon: Echoes of Teradea
Xbox Series X|S / PC / PlayStation 5 +2
The Jackbox Party Pack 12
Xbox Series X|S / Switch / PC +4
Frosthaven
PC
Beyond These Stars
PC · Early Access
Bluey's Happy Snaps
Switch / PlayStation 5 / PC +4
Tormented Souls 2
Nintendo Switch 2
Odd Town
PC
Pixel Washer
PC
Chained Beasts
PC / Xbox Series X|S / PlayStation 5 +1
Wardogs Season 2
Start Date · Game Season
It Takes Two
Nintendo Switch 2
Oct 16 Friday
Resident Evil 2
Nintendo Switch 2
Resident Evil 4 Gold Edition
Nintendo Switch 2
Resident Evil 3
Nintendo Switch 2
LEGO Harry Potter Collection
Nintendo Switch 2
Penguin Colony
PC
Beyond These Stars
PC
Dreadline Express
PC
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Nintendo Switch 2
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Release dates and platform availability can change or vary by region. Highlight details were cross-checked against official publisher, platform or storefront information where available. Game seasons and routine in-game activities are not used as featured cards. No additional dated titles are shown for October 17–18 in the supplied screenshots.