14 DAY TRIAL // After a little of drought when it comes to AAA games, September is here to quench a little bit of the thirst. However, unless you love sports games, you’ll continue to suffer until the fall season is in full swing. September 2022 brings NBA and FIFA fans the next iteration of their favorite franchises, as well as a massive number of smaller titles that are well-worth a look.
Without further ado, the first games scheduled for launch in September will arrive in the very first day of the month with JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R (PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch), Gerda: A Flame in Winter (PC, Switch), Mythbusters: The Game (PC), Onsen Master (PC, Xbox Series X/S, Switch), and Chenso Club (PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch) as headliners.
The first triple A game of the month, The Last of Us Part 1 launches on PlayStation 5 on September 2, alongside a much smaller title called Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness (PC, PlayStation 4, Switch).
We won’t be having any new releases until September 6 when the Pokemon wannabe Temtem is finally coming to PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch. After being debuted on PC and last generation consoles, Biomutant is set toa arrive on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on September 6, alongside Ubisoft’s Rocksmith+ (PC), and Circus Electrique (PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch).
One day later, we have two more indie games coming out: Nine Noir Lives (PC) and Kaichu: The Kaiju Dating Sim (PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S). These two are followed on September 8 by several more or less anticipated titles, such as Roadwarden (PC), BPM: Bullets Per Minute (Switch), Rift Sweepers (Steam Early Access), Hyperviolent (Steam Early Access), Tower Princess (PC, PlayStation 4, Switch), Justice Sucks (PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch), Steelrising (PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S), and White Day: A Labyrinth Named School (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch).
One of the biggest Nintendo Switch exclusives coming out this year, Splatoon 3 drops on September 9. Broken Pieces and Betrayal at Club Low are both launching on PC on the same day, alongside NBA 2K23 (PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S) - September 9.
Several indie titles are scheduled for release on September 12, including Kitsune Zero (PC), Isonzo (PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S), Sunday Gold (PC), SCP: Secret Files (PC), Lovecraft’s Untold Stories 2 (PC), and Little Orpheus (PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch).
One of the funniest racing games where driving skills comes second, You Suck at Parking is coming to PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on September 14, followed by Metal: Hellsinger (PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S), Fractured Online (Steam Early Access), Despot’s Game (PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch), Blind Fate: Edo No Yami (PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch), and Wayward Strand (PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch) on September.
The most anticipated adventure game of the year, Return to Monkey Island is set to arrive on PC and Nintendo Switch on September 19, followed by Soulstice (PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S) and Jack Move (PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch) on September 20.
We’re way beyond the half of the month and the games are keep coming. Scrap Riders (PC, Switch) and The Outbound Ghost (PC) are scheduled for release on September 21. A bunch of interesting games will drop on September 22, such as Potion Permit (PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch), No Place for Bravery (PC, Switch), Beacon Pines (PC, Xbox One, Switch), The Diofield Chronicle (PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch), and Serial Cleaners (PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch).
Blizzard’s World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Classic releases on September 26, alongside Monorail Stories (PC). We have at least six other new games coming out on September 27: Hokko Life (PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch), Dual Universe (PC), The Fridge is Red (PC), Life is Strange Arcadia Bay Collection (Switch), Airoheart (PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S), and Moonscars (PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One, Switch).
There’s just one game, Post Void (PlayStation 4/5, Switch) arriving on September 28. The console version of Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, one of my favorite RPG of all time, releases on PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch on September 29, alongside From Space (PC, Switch), Dorfromantik (Switch), Moonbreaker (Steam Early Access), and Valkyrie Elysium (PlayStation 4/5).
Last but not least, Blade Assault (PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch) and FIFA 23 (PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S) are the two games that will end the month on September 30.