Games Released in October 2021
1,421 new games debuted in October 2021, with PC being the most active platform. October 1 was the busiest day, with 126 releases. Metroid Dread was the most popular release of the month.
Which days had the most releases?
October 1 saw the most activity with 126 releases.
Fri, Oct 1
126 releases
Sat, Oct 2
35 releases
Sun, Oct 3
20 releases
Mon, Oct 4
63 releases
Tue, Oct 5
58 releases
Wed, Oct 6
63 releases
Thu, Oct 7
105 releases
Fri, Oct 8
94 releases
Sat, Oct 9
24 releases
Sun, Oct 10
18 releases
Mon, Oct 11
33 releases
Tue, Oct 12
54 releases
Wed, Oct 13
57 releases
Thu, Oct 14
106 releases
Fri, Oct 15
75 releases
Sat, Oct 16
26 releases
Sun, Oct 17
17 releases
Mon, Oct 18
40 releases
Tue, Oct 19
59 releases
Wed, Oct 20
72 releases
Thu, Oct 21
105 releases
Fri, Oct 22
97 releases
Sat, Oct 23
30 releases
Sun, Oct 24
16 releases
Mon, Oct 25
43 releases
Tue, Oct 26
73 releases
Wed, Oct 27
56 releases
Thu, Oct 28
114 releases
Fri, Oct 29
111 releases
Sat, Oct 30
31 releases
Sun, Oct 31
44 releases
How did each week compare?
The first week of October was the busiest with 470 releases.
Week 3 (October 15–21)
394 releases
Most popular release in Week 3
Inscryption
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Week 4 (October 22–28)
429 releases
Most popular release in Week 4
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
Fire up a wild ride across the cosmos with a fresh take on Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. In this action-adventure game, you are Star-Lord leading the unpredictable Guardians from one explosion of chaos to the next. You got this. Probably.
Which platforms saw the most releases?
PC received 1,237 new titles in October 2021. The runner up was Nintendo Switch with 235 new titles.
What genres were most popular?
Indie was the dominant genre in October 2021 with 1,058 titles. Adventure followed closely with 761.