The September PC game releases and updates you should know about

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Welcome to September, a month favored by songwriters and people who like school. It's another fairly chill month for videogames: there are some potential bangers on the release schedule, but nothing with such a broad appeal that it's likely to get everyone talking about it at the same time. September is a month for niches.

Gloomwood is exciting—we sure do love our immersive sims—and Disney Dreamlight Valley is a potential crowdpleaser (Lauren's already spent an hour messing with the character creator). And in fighting games, don't count out Lego Brawls. It may not have the star power of MultiVersus, but it could surprise us. What smashes better than Legos?

Gamescom is over and E3 ended over two months ago, but there are no rules anymore, so this month also comes with a reveal event: Ubisoft Forward, where we're going to see the next Assassin's Creed game, a Valhalla spin-off set in Baghdad called Assassin's Creed Mirage.

More September games

September 1 — Chenso Club
September 1 — JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R
September 1 — Ooblets
September 1 — Galahad 3093 (early access)
September 2 — Lego Brawls
September 6 — Rainbow Six Siege: Operation Brutal Swarm
September 7 — Trail Out
September 8 — Roadwarden
September 8 — Justice Sucks: Tactical Vacuum Action
September 13 — SCP: Secret Files
September 15 — Metal: Hellsinger
September 16 — Melatonin
September 20 — Soulstice
September 22 — The DioField Chronicle
September 22 — Potion Permit
September 22 — Serial Cleaners
September 22 — Slime Rancher 2 (early access)
September 22 — Beacon Pines
September 22 — Grounded (leaving early access)
September 27 — Dual Universe
September 29 — Moonbreaker (early access)
September ?? — Betrayal at Club Low

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