New Xbox Games Coming October 5-9: Gears of War E-Day and More
- Between October 5 and October 9, Xbox consoles and PC platforms are receiving a slate of over 20 new games, anchored by major releases like Gears of War:...
- Console players and PC users can access a wide variety of genres during the five-day window.
- The busiest release day lands on October 6, led by Microsoft’s Gears of War: E-Day from Xbox Game Studios, priced at $69.99.
Between October 5 and October 9, Xbox consoles and PC platforms are receiving a slate of over 20 new games, anchored by major releases like Gears of War: E-Day
and STAR WARS: Galactic Racer
alongside new Xbox Game Pass additions, purexbox.com reported. Microsoft’s official release schedule confirmed the lineup across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC.
Console players and PC users can access a wide variety of genres during the five-day window. Game Pass subscribers gain day-one access to select titles, while major retail bundles and long-running franchise revivals arrive on storefronts.
Gears of War and Star Wars Headline October 6 Releases
The busiest release day lands on October 6, led by Microsoft’s Gears of War: E-Day
from Xbox Game Studios, priced at $69.99. Built in Unreal Engine 5, the campaign takes place fourteen years before the original game, depicting Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago fighting the initial Locust Horde emergence.
Secret Mode’s STAR WARS: Galactic Racer
arrives the same day for $59.99. Set in the Outer Rim following the fall of the Empire, the runs-based racing game drops the Force and prophecies in favor of an unsanctioned underground racing circuit sponsored by syndicates.
SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. launches the KINGDOM HEARTS Collection [I～III]
on October 6 for $74.99 with Xbox Play Anywhere support. The value bundle combines three distinct packages: KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX-,
KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue,
and KINGDOM HEARTS III + Re Mind (DLC).
Simulators, Horror, and Indie Titles Fill Out Mid-Week Window
October 7 brings cozy and narrative titles, including Silesia Games Sp. z o.o.’s Hidden Dogs,
which tasks players with finding over 500 hidden dogs and items across 15 hand-drawn levels in the English countryside. MagicProStudio’s Titanic Escape Simulator,
supporting Xbox Play Anywhere, places players in the role of a private investigator exploring the ocean liner before disaster strikes. JanduSoft releases Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire,
an action-farming-roguelite set in Transylvania, priced at $19.99 on some listings and $15.99 on others.
An extensive wave of titles arrives on October 8. Other October 8 launches include Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival,
Deck of Haunts,
Forever Ago,
Gear.Club Unlimited 3
(which adds Japanese asphalt roads alongside the French Mediterranean coast), MyPOPGOES,
Neon Abyss 2,
Silver Pines,
and Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts.
The week concludes on October 9 with Cozy Meowmory,
Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen,
HORSE CLUB Ride West,
PAPERHEAD,
and Sesame Street: Friends & Fun.
Purexbox.com noted that Xbox Game Pass will host at least three titles from the rollout, though additional Game Pass inclusions remain subject to further announcements from Microsoft.