Games Released in October 2001

176 new games debuted in October 2001, with PC being the most active platform. October 1 was the busiest day, with 28 releases.

Top Platform

New Releases

176

Busiest Day

October 1

What was the most popular game of October 2001?

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 days had the most releases?

October 1 saw the most activity with 28 releases.

28 releases

October 1

24 releases

October 25

22 releases

October 19

19 releases

October 5

How did each week compare?

The first week of October was the busiest with 80 releases.

Week 1 (October 1–7)

80 releases

Most popular release in Week 1

Uplink

You play an Uplink Agent who makes a living by performing jobs for major corporations. Your tasks involve hacking into rival computer systems, stealing research data, sabotaging other companies, laundering money, erasing evidence, or framing innocent people. You use the money you earn to upgrade your computer systems, and to buy new software and tools. As your experience level increases you find more dangerous and profitable missions become available. You can speculate on a fully working stock market (and even influence its outcome). You can modify peoples academic or criminal records. You can divert money from bank transfers into your own accounts. You can even take part in the construction of the most deadly computer virus ever designed.

Week 2 (October 8–14)

36 releases

Most popular release in Week 2

Championship Manager: Season 01/02

Season 2001/2002 in the Championship Manager series. Players can choose to play as three of 26 leagues and access detailed profiles and histories for over 100,000 players, managers, and coaches. The full international simulation features all the major tournaments, as well as an improved Data Editor, allowing you to change and modify the stats. You can keep your teams squads up to date or even add yourself into the game. Championship Manager Season 01/02 also features enhanced Media involvement, more messages, and feedback.

Week 3 (October 15–21)

49 releases

Most popular release in Week 3

Stronghold

Stronghold is a historic real-time strategy game developed by Firefly Studios. While the game focuses primarily on conquest and expansion through military pursuits, Stronghold does provide space for economic strategy and development: there is both an economic and a military campaign to be played and both are discussed in the game manual. The game takes place in Medieval Britain around the time of AD 1066, though, since there is sometimes no time limit, scenarios can continue to hundreds of years beyond this date.

Week 4 (October 22–28)

54 releases

Most popular release in Week 5

Gothic

Gothic is an action role-playing game set in a third-person perspective within a fantasy open world. The player controls an unnamed prisoner sent into a mining colony enclosed by a magical barrier. Gameplay emphasizes exploration without quest markers or a guided map, and the player character begins with no skills, learning them by finding teachers and spending earned skill points. The game features three factions to join, each offering different paths and abilities: the Old Camp provides access to Fire Mages, the New Camp to Water Mages, and the Brotherhood to early magic through worship of a being called the Sleeper. Combat involves melee weapons, ranged weapons, and magic across six circles of increasing power. The environment is highly interactive, allowing the player to cook food, forge weapons, and perform many activities seen in NPC routines.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

PC received 100 new titles in October 2001. The runner up was PlayStation 2 with 33 new titles.

PC100 releases

PlayStation 233 releases

Game Boy Advance31 releases

PlayStation30 releases

Game Boy Color16 releases

Mac14 releases

Dreamcast6 releases

Nintendo 643 releases

WonderSwan Color3 releases

Arcade2 releases

What genres were most popular?

Adventure was the dominant genre in October 2001 with 62 titles. Simulator followed closely with 38.

Adventure62

Simulator38

Sport36

Puzzle31

Strategy31

Platform26

Racing24

Role-playing24

Shooter24

Arcade18

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