Publishers dodged GTA 6’s November 19 slot, and October absorbed the pressure. For horror fans it produced the densest month of the year — with Silent Hill: Townfall already out, Hellraiser: Revival arriving in time for Halloween, and Remothered: Red Nun’s Legacy closing its trilogy on October 27.
The Calendar
| Date | Game | Platforms |
|---|---|---|
| Sept 8 | Halloween: The Game | PC |
| Sept 23 | SILENT HILL: Townfall | PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S |
| Oct 1 | End of Abyss | PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S |
| Oct 8 | Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival | PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S |
| Oct 8 | Silver Pines | PC, PS5, Switch, Xbox Series X|S |
| Oct 13 | Valor Mortis | PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S |
| Oct 15 | Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse | PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch |
| Oct 16 | Tenebris Somnia | PC, PS5, Switch, Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S |
| Oct 27 | Remothered: Red Nun’s Legacy | PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2 (Dec 3) |
The Three Worth Booking
October 8 — Hellraiser: Revival. Saber Interactive and Boss Team Games adapt the franchise with Doug Bradley reprising Pinhead. It runs first-person survival horror with the powers of the Genesis Configuration — pyrokinesis, telekinesis, Hell Chains — while you chase your girlfriend Sunny out of the Labyrinth. Standard edition is $39.99, Deluxe $49.99; the ESRB rating came through without cuts, which tells you plenty about the tone.
October 8 — Silver Pines. Wych Elm’s detective story sends Red Walker into a near-abandoned town looking for musician Eddie Velvet, and the case curdles into resource-scavenging, puzzles and monsters. It lands the same day as Hellraiser, on four platforms.
October 27 — Remothered: Red Nun’s Legacy. Stormind Games closes the trilogy with a modern survival horror that blends stealth and psychological pressure. Physical editions ship October 27 in EMEA, North America, Australia and New Zealand on PS5, with Switch 2 following on December 3.
The Rest of the Month
Tenebris Somnia (October 16) is the oddity: 8-bit horror interleaved with live-action cutscenes, published by New Blood Interactive. Silent Hill: Townfall arrived September 23 and is already collecting reviews, while Halloween: The Game shipped September 8 for anyone who wants the season to start early. And if you want gothic rather than gore, Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse opens a burning 1499 Paris on October 15.
Sources
- GamesRadar+ — Upcoming horror games in 2026 and beyond
- IGN — Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival Release Date Set for October
- Polygon — Hellraiser: Revival gets release date, joins clogged games lineup
- Rely on Horror — Remothered: Red Nun’s Legacy Deluxe Edition announced
- Remothered official — Red Nun’s Legacy
- Metacritic — Tenebris Somnia
- Release dates verified against official Steam store listings.