Onimusha: Way of the SwordAfter a 20-year absence, Capcom’s hyperkinetic action adventure returns, pitting skilled samurai Miyamoto Musashi against hordes of warriors and demons in Edo-period Kyoto. Master the complex combat, then prepare for flashing swords, disembodied limbs, and geysers of blood. September 4; PC, PS5, Switch 2, XboxScreenbound Considered the first 5D platformer, Screenbound allows you to navigate a 3D landscape while simultaneously playing on an on-screen handheld console, which contains a 2D mirror world. Everything you do in one affects the other in amazing ways. The most ingenious puzzle game we’ve seen in a long time. September 10; PC, PS5, XboxAmazing originality… Screenbound. Photo: Crescent Moon Games Marvel’s Wolverine The team behind Marvel’s brilliant Spider-Man titles is back with a very different kind of hero. The open-world environment of New York has gone in favor of a globe-trotting narrative that follows Logan on his quest to protect vulnerable mutants. The visuals are gorgeous, while the skillful combat gives a literal meaning to the term avant-garde. September 15; PS5Fire Emblem: Fortune’s WeaveThe tactical RPG adventure series returns to the realm explored in the acclaimed Fire Emblem: Three Houses. This time, hopeful contestants arrive in the glorious city of Dagsion to compete in a contest where the winner is granted a single wish. Deep combat, lush settings and tense relationships are guaranteed. September 17; Switch 2Silent Hill comes to the east coast of Scotland in a beautifully grim new horror adventure. You play as Simon Ordell and return to a sleepy port town with no memory of whatever catastrophe occurred there. The place seems abandoned, but you’re not alone for long… September 24; PC, PS5Beautiful twilight… Silent Hill: Townfall. Photo: Screen BurnControl ResonantRemedy Entertainment aims to refute the notion that all video game sequels are more of the same. This follow-up to the hit 2019 sci-fi shooter has a new main character with supernatural powers, a completely new RPG adventure feel, and a new vision of Manhattan, where a reality-changing monster awaits… September 24; PC, PS5, XboxRatatanThe latest wonderfully strange game from Patapon creator Hiroyuki Kotani is a rhythm action platformer set in a colorful world where enemies are defeated with songs and players can work together to produce devastating melodies. Imagine Dead Cells merged with PaRappa the Rapper and you’re getting close. October 15; PC, PS, Switch, XboxThe global mega shooter packs his bags full of weapons, grenades and sexist dialogue and heads to Korea, in another installment of Modern Warfare. There will be epic battles, sanitized politically adjacent themes, and exciting online multiplayer; plus, the mustachioed SAS figurehead, Captain Price, will accompany him on the trip. Resistance is useless. October 23; PC, PS5, Switch 2, XboxGrand Theft Auto VIAfter a decade in development and several delays, Rockstar’s entertainment giant returns, following beloved criminals Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos as they take on every badass Vice City has to offer. Vibrant, expansive and raunchy looking, this is Bonnie and Clyde for the digital generation. November 19; PS5, XboxChris David inherited a grand old hotel, but now there’s work to be done to renovate the decrepit building during the day and then exorcise unwanted ghosts at night. Like all old English buildings, this charming game is full of secrets and riddles and of course there will be many ancient revelations. TBC: PC, Xbox
