The short version
- October is full of $70 games, so people have started calling it "Broketober."
- These six cost $40 or less, and one is free if you already own the game.
- Valor Mortis is also on Game Pass from day one.
- Prices are US storefront prices at the time of writing.
Looking for the big releases instead? See our October calendar.
Free
The Witcher 3 Remastered, out now (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2)
If you own The Witcher 3, this upgrade costs nothing. CD Projekt Red lists refreshed visuals, a reworked skill system, combat changes and mod support across platforms.
Around $30
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2, October 14, $24.99 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S)
A fast, retro-style shooter with a soundtrack by Mick Gordon, the composer behind the modern Doom games. It's for anyone who likes old-school shooters. A Switch 2 version comes later.
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, October 15, $29.99 digital (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch)
A new 2D Castlevania set in Paris in 1499, built around the series' famous whip and a big map to explore. Evil Empire is making it, with Dead Cells studio Motion Twin advising. The Midnight Edition is $39.99.
Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen, October 9, $29.99 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2)
This expansion adds a snowy northern region, 12 new dungeons and new weapons and skills. You need the base game. If you don't have it, a bundle with both costs $49.99.
$40
Valor Mortis, October 13, $39.99 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S)
A first-person Souls-like from One More Level, the studio behind Ghostrunner. You play a resurrected soldier from Napoleon's army. It's on Game Pass from launch, so subscribers can play it at no extra cost.
Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival, October 8, $39.99 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S)
First-person survival horror based on the Hellraiser films, in time for Halloween. The Deluxe Edition is $49.99.
Save some for later
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (October 23) and Phantom Blade Zero (October 29) are both full price, and GTA 6 follows on November 19.
Images: CD Projekt Red, Auroch Digital, Konami, Capcom, One More Level and Saber Interactive, via official storefronts.
