Today we welcome September and, as every month, we take a look at the most important game releases of the month. And it’s really noticeable that the summer break has come to an end, since we find an absolute avalanche of releases. In fact, I had a hard time making this selection, because I had to discard some titles to avoid that the selection (because in the end it is just that, a selection) would end up being endless.
As you will see, there are from huge releases to quite small but, in general, adorable indies (watch out, in this sense, to AK-xolotl), continuations of sagas, the remaster of a classic, a reinvented saga… September is not only a prolific month in number of games, but also in variety of them. So, and after remembering the mantra of not buying games in pre-sale, let’s take a look at this month’s contenders to keep us hooked for hours on end.
Enchanted Portals
- Release date: September 5
- Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox X|S Series, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch
With a visual style that takes us, immediately, to the priceless Cuphead, it does not take from it only the aesthetics, but also the genre and part of the approach, because we are facing a platformer that promises to be challenging and crazy. We will take control of Bobby and Penny, two apprentice magicians who will learn, by force, what happens if you are not careful and, with a spell, you open a portal to a world full of intricate paths and bosses that will make it very difficult.
Starfield
- Release date: September 6
- Platforms: PC and Xbox Series X|S
One of the most anticipated games of recent times, on September 6 we will finally be able to start exploring the Universe created by Bethesda for Starfield, in what is their first new IP since a whopping 29 years ago. There is little to say that we haven’t already told you, so we can only wait for its release to see if the game finally lives up to the colossal expectations that have been built around it for years.
The Many Pieces of Mr. Coo
- Release date: September 7
- Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch
The Spanish Gammera Nest brings us a graphic adventure that recovers the point’n’click mechanics (a plus for the most nostalgic) that takes place in a surreal world (this indicates the studio, and the images shown of it correspond to the fingertips with that description), with 2D hand-drawn animations. Mr. Coo is trapped in a strange, meaningless world, and he needs your help to get out but, to do so, he must first rebuild himself… as long as the chaotic monsters, crazy robots and one-eyed ladies with whom he shares the limelight in such a peculiar place allow him to do so.
Warstride Challenges (currently in early access)
- Release date: September 7
- Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S
Available in early access since last year, Dream Powered Games and Focus Entertainment already consider it mature enough to come out of this preliminary phase, during which it has obtained quite positive ratings. This is a first-person shooter in its purest form, a festival of monsters, weapons and maps… and more monsters to blow up. Nothing particularly new, except a certain orientation to lovers of speedruns, you know to complete levels as quickly as possible. It will not disappoint fans of the genre.
Fae Farm
- Release date: September 8
- Platforms: PC and Nintendo Switch
Not a month without a farm game (and may it remain so for a long time, I add), Fae Farm invites us to leave the hectic pace of life and stress to which we are subjected, traveling to the enchanted island of Azoria, something we can do alone or with friends (multiplayer up to four users). There, in addition to taking care of our crops and interacting with the other inhabitants of the island, we will have to learn to carry out multiple tasks using magic.
NBA 2K24
- Release date: September 8
- Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox X|S Series, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch
2K brings us, one more year, the most popular and recognized franchise in the world of basketball, more specifically the most important competition in the world in this sport, the almighty NBA. With a basic edition dedicated to the sadly deceased Kobe Bryant, the game challenges us again to develop a professional career that starts in the streets and that, if we are able to evolve, will take us to the top of the best basketball league in the world.
Eternights
- Release date: September 12
- Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4
In Studio Sai must have thought that flirting is not complicated enough in the real world, so they have decided to develop a game that they present as a dating simulator, but with the extra that our activities in this regard we will carry out during the apocalypse, so that at the same time you are looking for your ideal partner, you will also have to save the world. The good news? Well, no doubt, given the events, you will have no shortage of topics of conversation with your potential partners.
Super Bomberman R 2
- Release date: September 13
- Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox X|S Series, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch
Sequel to Super Bomberman R of 2018, which took up in turn the classic Nintendo Bomberman, again we are faced with a proposal of group battles, in which we will have to take advantage of the design of each map to, making use of everything we have at hand, finish with all our rivals. It has both local multiplayer and online play, in which you can face players from around the world.
The Crew Motorfest
- Release date: September 14
- Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One
Ubisoft’s festival of speed, which puts us in the hands of some of the fastest and most exciting cars in the world, takes us this time to the archipelago of Hawaii, more specifically to the island of O’ahu, where we can travel both its stunning natural landscapes, as well as enter the streets of Honolulu to travel, at full speed, the capital of the most paradisiacal state in the United States. You will not be able to keep your eyes on the road and, at the same time, enjoy the surroundings.
Inspector Gadget – MAD Time Party
- Release date: September 14
- Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox X|S Series, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch
Eh là qui va là
Gadget Inspector
Eh là ça va pas
Ouh ouh
Oh là je suis là
Gadget Inspector
If as soon as you saw this text you started humming the original tune, then we have a lot in common. Inspector Gadget – MAD Time Party brings back one of the most remembered and beloved children’s characters of the eighties, in an adventure in which we will meet again with the ever-skillful Sophie, the usually bewildered Chief Gontier and, of course, the evil MAD agents, all in the streets of Metropolis. Be it better or worse, what it will certainly be is a bath of nostalgia.
AK-xolotl
- Release date: September 14
- Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox X|S Series, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch
Few creatures in the animal kingdom arouse more sympathy than Mexican axolotls, an amphibian that shares ties with the salamander, but cultivates quite a few more fans than the latter. Now, what would happen if you take a group of axolotls, give them an arsenal of weapons and set them to shoot? Well, you get one of the most argumentatively original and funniest roguelikes in recent times. Who said that the axolotl can’t become, even by force with an AK-47, the king of the jungle?
Lies of P
- Release date: September 19
- Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One
We live excellent times for lovers of soulslike, you know, RPGs particularly challenging and very rich argumentatively, which are inspired (conceptually, not argumentatively, of course) in the magnum opus of Hidetaka Miyazaki, Dark Souls. However, this forces developers to find a way to stand out and, at least on paper, Round8 Studio and Neowiz would have succeeded, as this game takes us to the heart of the belle époque, in a dark, elegant and cruel story in which you will assume the role of Pinocchio himself.
Mortal Kombat 1
- Release date: September 19
- Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch
This is one of those franchises in which it is enough to hear the name to know what we are going to find. With this reboot of the saga, we move to a new universe created by Liu Kang, God of Fire, and we will find new mechanics and new characters and game modes, but also with the rhythm and excitement of always and, of course, with more than characteristic fatalities of the game, which were so controversial in its early days.
Men of War II
- Release date: September 20
- Platforms: PC
Lovers of real-time strategy, and especially those who enjoy recreating real war conflicts, will undoubtedly enjoy the arrival of this title by Best Way published by Fulqrum Publishing. With the possibility of taking command of the Allies or the Soviet front, we will face a proposal faithful to the history of World War II. Three sides, 45 battalions and more than 300 vehicles, along with an advanced AI to play alone, but also with online mode to face other players.
PAYDAY 3
- Release date: September 21
- Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S
Imagine that, after an immaculate professional record, you have been able to retire and now enjoy an opulent and relaxed life. Everything is perfect, but suddenly it turns out that you have to get back to work, and you have to do it quickly. This, as a rule, would be a problem, but if it turns out that your profession was robbing bank branches, the situation becomes more complicated. The good news is that, for this installment of the saga, you will once again have your usual companions and, since Washington DC has already suffered you enough, you decide that it is time to make the leap to the city that never sleeps. Indeed, let the banks of New York get ready.
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
- Release date: September 26
- Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S
Less than four weeks already separate us from the highly anticipated DLC of Cyberpunk 2077, an ambitious expansion in which we will again get into the skin of V, this time to face a plot of espionage that will lead us to work for the government as a secret agent. New characters such as Reed (based on Idris Elba), Myers, Songbird and Hansen, among others, build a plot that promises to be really interesting.
Train Sim World 4
- Release date: September 26
- Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One
Have you ever dreamed of getting behind the controls of some of the fastest and most modern trains in the world? Well, if you are part of the 1% who have answered yes (I know, it’s not a particularly exciting subject, although I am part of that small group), you are in luck, because the fourth installment of this veteran and renowned simulator promises to bring more engines, more maps, more freedom and also more realism than ever to the world of railway simulation.
Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest – The Adventure of Dai
- Release date: September 28
- Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox X|S Series and Nintendo Switch
Good, very good news (at least in principle, until we see the game in action) for fans of DRAGON QUEST The Adventure of Dai, as this beloved manga and anime saga makes the leap to PC and does so, as it could not be otherwise, with an action RPG. After a long period of peace, the return of the Dark Lord will change everything, putting humans in danger again, yes, but also giving Dai the opportunity to become the hero he dreams of being.
Disney Speedstorm (currently in early access)
- Release date: September 28
- Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox X|S Series, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch
Put the fastest cars you can imagine, Disney and Pixar locations and characters in a shaker, and shake it hard as fast as you can. The result? Well, you can already imagine it, a translation of classics like Mario Kart to the extensive and varied Disney ecosystem, in a proposal in which you can improve your characters, customize your vehicles and compete both alone and with friends and strangers.
Gothic 1 Remake
- Release date: September xx
- Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S
The original Gothic, from 2001, was a success with the public and critics, and is still fondly remembered by many of those who played it. This explains the arrival, more than two decades later, of this remake that, at the same time, preserves the best of the original title, including its elaborate storyline, but updates the visual and sound elements, as well as the combat system, to adapt it to the current context, while maintaining the essence of the classic mode.
Cocoon
- Release date: September 29
- Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox X|S Series, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch
The first thing is to clarify that no, this game has nothing to do with the 1985 film. This, under normal conditions, would be a point against, but it loses all importance to know that we are talking about a new title signed by Jeppe Carlsen, the lead designer of LIMBO and INSIDE, two jewels of the indie ecosystem. In Cocoon we face an adventure full of worlds between which we can jump, because each of them will be inside a small orb that we carry on our back. This journey of exploration will lead us to encounter alien environments and biomechanical devices left behind by an ancient civilization. What secrets will they hide?
EA SPORTS FC 24
- Release date: September 29
- Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox X|S Series, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch
FIFA 23 marked the end of the mythical saga but, as we already knew before, EA would not abandon the world of soccer. Quite the contrary, there was going to be a renewal of the franchise that, from this year, would be renamed EA SPORTS FC. Well, this month will see the debut of the first installment of this evolution, in which the developer will try, at the same time, to offer a high level of innovation, but also an experience that is clearly recognizable for long-time fans. Will it succeed? We will confirm it in a few weeks.
