Games Released in October 2001

252 new games released in October 2001, with PC (Microsoft Windows) being the most active platform. October 1 was the busiest day, with 30 new releases.

Which days had the most releases?

October 1 saw the most activity with 30 releases.

How did each week compare?

The first week of October was the busiest with 85 releases.

Week 2 (October 8–14)

40 releases
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 - Yuri's Revenge

Most popular release in Week 2

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 - Yuri's Revenge

The game begins with a presidential briefing in the White House concerning Yuri and how he has begun his take over of the world through mind control. Yuri interrupts the briefing to explain how he plans to take over the world, telling the American President Michael Dugan that he has a network of Psychic Dominators around the world, which he is now beginning to reveal. One of Yuri's Psychic Dominators is on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco, which Yuri activates just before ending his transmission to the White House. The President immediately calls in an airstrike on the device, but all the attacking aircraft were shot down, although one crashes into the nuclear reactor on the island, causing the device to lose power and to not function. Despite this, Yuri activates his other Psychic Dominators around the world and the majority of the planet quickly succumbs to Yuri's mind-control.

Week 4 (October 22–28)

61 releases
Grand Theft Auto III

Most popular release in Week 4

Grand Theft Auto III

Featuring a fully 3-D living city, a combination of narrative driven and non-linear gameplay and a completely open environment, Grand Theft Auto III represents a huge leap forward in interactive entertainment. For the first time, players are put at the heart of their very own gangster movie, and let loose in a fully-realised 3 dimensional city, in which anything can happen and probably will. With a cast of hundreds, 50 plus vehicles, ranging from sports cars to ice cream trucks and from boats to buses, 3 hours of music, including opera, reggae, house, drum and bass, pop and disco, a huge array of street ready weapons and some of the seediest characters in video game history, Grand Theft Auto 3 is a sprawling epic which will show you that sometimes, crime can pay and sometimes it can pay you back. Available now for PlayStation2, Xbox, PC and Macintosh.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

PC (Microsoft Windows) received 121 new titles in October 2001. The runner up was PlayStation 2 with 37 new titles.

PC (Microsoft Windows)121 releases
PlayStation 237 releases
PlayStation35 releases
Game Boy Advance33 releases
Mac21 releases
Game Boy Color16 releases
Dreamcast7 releases
Linux3 releases
Nintendo 643 releases
WonderSwan Color3 releases

What genres were most popular?

Adventure was the dominant genre in October 2001 with 63 titles. Simulator followed closely with 41.

Adventure63
Simulator41
Sport37
Strategy36
Shooter32
Puzzle32
Role-playing27
Platform26
Racing23
Arcade21