Valheim is finally leaving early access. Five years after it took over everyone’s Discord server, the survival game hits 1.0 on September 9 across PC, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch 2. If you’d assumed it was already a finished product, you’re not alone.
That’s the strange energy of this month. Half the calendar is games you’ve been waiting years for, and the other half is games arriving out of nowhere to eat your weekend.
Yes, everyone’s still staring down the barrel of GTA 6. September 2026 doesn’t care. It’s here, it’s stacked, and it runs from gothic horror to farming sims with barely a gap between.
Wolverine is the headliner, with an asterisk
Marvel’s Wolverine lands September 15 and follows Logan rejoining Team X after a three-year departure. Mutants are being abducted. Wolverine is on the case. The pitch is action-heavy and bloody, which is the only correct way to make a Wolverine game.
The catch: it’s a PS5 exclusive. No PC port. Millions of people are simply out of luck on this one, and there’s no softening that.
The good news is that the rest of the month is generous to everyone else.
September is when spooky season starts, unofficially
Halloween: The Game arrives September 8 on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, and it’s the most on-the-nose way to mark the turn toward October. But it’s not the only option.
Silent Hill: Townfall hits PC and PS5 on September 24. The Blood of Dawnwalker brings its dark fantasy to PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S on September 3. Between the three, getting lost in the atmosphere has rarely been this easy.
And the month opens on horror. Crimson Moon drops September 1 on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, a gothic action RPG stuffed with supernatural powers and brutal missions overrun by demons, vampires and worse.
Onimusha comes back after eight years
Onimusha: Way of the Sword launches September 3 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch 2, reviving the series after an eight-year absence. Samurai fantasy, heavy swordplay, dark atmosphere.
Want a primer? Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams is currently free for PS Plus subscribers. Consider it homework you’ll enjoy doing.
The cozy shelf is deeper than you’d think
Not everything this month wants to scare you. Woodo, the diorama puzzler with artwork you’ll recognize on sight, arrives September 16 across PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch and Switch 2.
Dragon Shelter brings a new farming sim to PC on September 24. Hot Wheels Infinite Rush delivers cheerful driving chaos on September 10. Welcome to Elderfield splits the difference on September 10 with cozy horror, which is a genre label that shouldn’t work and absolutely does.
The Switch 2 is having a month
A wave of games is landing on Nintendo’s new hardware. Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Complete Edition on September 3. Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave on September 17. LEGO Batman Legacy of the Dark Knight on September 18. Dragon Quest 11 S: Echoes of an Elusive Age Switch 2 Edition on September 24. Shinobi: Art of Vengeance the same day.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered closes the month on September 29 across PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and Switch 2. Yes, you’re going to play it again.
The full September 2026 release calendar
Dates are subject to change, as always. Delays happen and new announcements arrive.
Crimson Moon (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) – Gothic ARPG – September 1
Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault (PS5, Switch 2) – ARPG – September 2
Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game (Xbox Series X/S) – Fighting – September 3
The Blood of Dawnwalker (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) – ARPG – September 3
BioEden (PC) – Cozy Management – September 3
Orbitals (Nintendo Switch 2) – Puzzle Adventure – September 3
SpeedRunners 2: King of Speed (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch) – Platformer – September 3
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Complete Edition (Nintendo Switch 2) – ARPG – September 3
Onimusha: Way of the Sword (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2) – Action-Adventure – September 3
NBA 2K27 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2) – Sports – September 4
Tiny Eden (PC) – Simulator – September 7
WheelMates (PC) – Driving Adventure – September 7
Cat Me If You Can (PC) – Puzzle – September 8
Halloween: The Game (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) – Horror – September 8
Mewgenics (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2) – Tactical RPG – September 8
Valheim 1.0 (PC, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2) – Survival – September 9
Takeover 2 (PC) – Beat ’em Up – September 10
The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero (PS5, Nintendo Switch 2) – RPG – September 10
The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure (PS5, Nintendo Switch 2) – RPG – September 10
Welcome to Elderfield (PC) – Cozy Horror – September 10
WARDOGS (PC, early access) – FPS – September 10
Hot Wheels Infinite Rush (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2) – Racing – September 10
Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another World? (Nintendo Switch 2) – Arcade Driving – September 14
Marvel’s Wolverine (PS5) – Action-Adventure – September 15
Runescape: Dragonwilds (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2) – Survival – September 15
Train Sim World 7 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) – Train Simulation – September 15
Woodo (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2) – Puzzle – September 16
Another Eden Begins (PC, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2) – RPG – September 16
Aniimo (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) – Creature Catching RPG – September 16
Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter (PC, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2) – RPG – September 17
Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave (Nintendo Switch 2) – RPG – September 17
Endless Legend 2 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) – Fantasy Strategy – September 17
LEGO Batman Legacy of the Dark Knight (Nintendo Switch 2) – Action-Adventure – September 18
Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth (PS5, Nintendo Switch 2) – Narrative Puzzle – September 18
The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2) – Beat ’em Up – September 18
Dressmaker (PC) – Simulator – September 21
Dune Awakening (PS5) – Survival MMO – September 22
Graveyard Keeper 2 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2) – Simulation – September 22
Otterly Lost (PC) – Adventure – September 23
Wind Runners (PC) – Bullet-hell – September 23
Dragon Quest 11 S: Echoes of an Elusive Age Switch 2 Edition (Nintendo Switch 2) – RPG – September 24
Dragon Shelter (PC) – Farming Sim – September 24
Farming Camp (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch) – Farming Sim – September 24
Silent Hill: Townfall (PC, PS5) – Horror – September 24
Control Resonant (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) – ARPG – September 24
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance (Nintendo Switch 2) – Action Platformer – September 24
Minecraft Dungeons 2 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2) – Dungeon Crawler – September 29
Nivalis Nights (PC) – Cyberpunk Life Sim – September 29
TOEM 2 (PC, PS5, Nintendo Switch) – Adventure – September 29
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2) – RPG – September 29
Transport Fever 3 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) – Simulation – September 29
And that’s just the games that made the list. There are probably hundreds of smaller releases that didn’t.
Somewhere in there is a night where you fire up Welcome to Elderfield, get genuinely unsettled by a cozy horror game, and then go pop Wolverine’s claws into someone. That’s a good September.
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