Spooky season is already showering us with stuff to play thanks to the week-long Steam Next Fest demo event, which runs from October 3-7. The Overwatch 2 launch hits early in October, too, and then there's a string of notable PC game releases: A new tactical RPG, a long awaited horror game, a former PlayStation exclusive, the long-delayed Gotham Knights, the new Modern Warfare 2, and more.
For a broader look at what's still ahead this year, visit our big guide to 2022 games. Below, I've catalogued October's PC game release highlights, plus a few updates and events such as Meta Connect, which will include another "unscripted" talk from John Carmack. (Whatever your view on "the metaverse" may be, you know a Carmack VR thought leadership jam session will have a highlight or two. Last year he commented on adult entertainment in the metaverse and told a story about playing Beat Saber with arm weights.)
October events and game updates
- Steam Next Fest— October 3-10
- Apex Legends: Fight or Fright — October 4 - November 1
- TwitchCon San Diego 2022 — October 7-9
- PAX Australia 2022 — October 7-9
- Meta Connect 2022 — October 11
- Minecraft Live — October 15
- The Dota 2 International 2022 — Throughout October, finals on Oct 29-30
- League of Legends Worlds — Throughout October, semifinals on Oct 29-30
- Hunt Showdown 1.10 Update — TBA October
- Halloween — October 31 — Only a few in-game Halloween events have been announced so far, but expect spookiness from the usuals.
More October game releases
- Marvel Snap — October 8
- Asterigos: Curse of the Stars — October 11
- No More Heroes 3 — October 11
- LEGO Bricktales — October 12
- Cultic — October 13
- Fueled Up — October 13
- Dragon Ball: The Breakers — October 14
- Potionomics — October 17
- Persona 5 Royal —October 21
- Victoria 3 — October 25
- Sackboy: A Big Adventure — October 27
- Signalis — October 27
- Butterfly Soup 2 — October 29
