Welcome back to another list of upcoming games we think you should look out for next month. August provided a few interesting titles that either made a splash or a small whisper in the gaming space. One major release was the highly anticipated Black Myth Wukong which had us engaging with thrilling bosses all inspired by Chinese mythology. We also were greeted with the charming puzzle game Thank Goodness Your Here which had us explore a northern English town. To end August we got to finally play Ubisoft’s open-world Sci-Fi adventure, Star Wars Outlaws, providing a more scoundrel experience to the usual Star Wars formula.
August was a fantastic month though that doesn’t mean we didn’t have some disappointments along the way. The biggest one was the Sci-Fi multiplayer Concord that provided a hero shooter experience. However, the charm that was advertised wasn’t enough for many gamers to commit their time with only 697 concurrent players at launch on Steam. Hopefully, Concord can somehow dig themselves out of the early grave they’ve wound up in.
With that August has come to a close and September seems to be continuing the trend of exciting game releases. We have some highly anticipated releases from AAA games, remasters, games leaving early access, and more. We’ve got exciting multiplayer experiences, gruesome cinematic horrors, and the next big console exclusive from PlayStation. Well let’s not delay any further, here are eight games to look out for in September (2024).
Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions
To start our list for September is another game set in the magical world of Harry Potter. Developed by Unbroken Studios, Harry Potter Quidditch Champions focuses on the wonderful sport that took place throughout the series. You’ll fly around on your own magic broom, competing in Quidditch against numerous teams. Back when Hogwarts Legacy was released, Quidditch was a missing feature that many players wanted. Now, we have a new game that’ll hopefully scratch that itch. Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions releases on September 3rd for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions will be part of PlayStation’s PS Plus Essential tier during September
The next chapter in the world of wizards and witches is here. This time it’s all about the thrilling sport of Quidditch, the game that has wizards and witches competing for the gold. Pick your position from Chaser, Seeker, Keeper, and Beater. Each one has their role to play within the team, accompanied by unique play styles. Play in Career Mode where you’ll start from the bottom competing in backyard battles in the Weasley Burrow to the high-stakes showdowns at the Quidditch World Cup. Rise up the ranks solo or with up to three friends cooperatively.
Outside of Career Mode, play in both PvE and PvP game modes. Set up Exhibition Matches that allow you to set up your teams, map, and difficulty. Play against bots solo or again with up to three players in online co-op. Alternatively, if you’d rather play against real players, you can test your skills in competitive online matches with other Quidditch teams. Customise your team with a bunch of different options or you can play as iconic Harry Potter characters.
The Casting of Frank Stone
Next, we have a game from the developers that brought us Until Dawn and The Dark Pictures Anthology. Developed by Supermassive Games, The Casting of Frank Stone is a new tale of horror. Guide a group of characters exploring an old steel mill where gruesome crimes were committed. You’ll face unimaginable horror while trying to keep the new cast alive. The Casting of Frank Stone releases on September 3rd for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
Can you survive the horrors of that hide in the shadows?
In this horrific tale, explore the town of Cedar Hills where the dark shadow of Frank Stone looms over. Play as a group of young friends who stumble upon the gruesome crimes of Frank Stone. Take control of their fates as they explore the steel mill where his despicable acts took place. Unlike Supermassive’s other games, The Casting of Frank Stone is based in the same universe as Dead by Daylight. In this collaboration, expect to see new and already-established lore regarding the Entity and its connections with Frank Stone. Filled with spine-chilling twists, this dark original tale is certain to haunt you long after it’s over.
Although Supermassive is creating a game based in the Dead by Daylight universe, that doesn’t mean it’ll play the same. The Casting of Frank Stone will play similarly to Supermassive’s other games where the goal is to keep your cast of characters alive. Every decision made shapes the story and impacts the fate of each character. The Casting of Frank Stone is played in a third-person perspective and features various quick-time events and dialogue options. For those who find comfort in the unknown, The Casting of Frank Stone promises to bring new levels of emotion, immersion, and intensity to this darkly rich universe.
Astro Bot
If you’re a fan of platforming adventure games, then Astro Bot will put a big smile on your face. Blast off on a supersized adventure with PlayStation’s most helpful mascot. Astro previously served with players’ introduction to the PS5 console when Astro’s Playroom launched as a pre-installed title in 2020. What crazy concepts will Astro present us with and how much fanservice can a full Astro Bot experience provide? Astro Bot releases on September 6th exclusively for PS5.
Meet other bots that are based on classic PlayStation characters
Within the world of PlayStation, the PS5 mothership has been wrecked. This leaves Astro and the bot crew scattered all over the different galaxies. Use Astro’s Dual Speeder to travel across unique worlds from sandy beaches to lush jungles and piping-hot volcanoes. In this new adventure, you’ll be looking for your fellow bots who are hidden in each level. They can be found hanging from ledges, hidden in bushes, or otherwise stranded. Reunite with over 150 iconic PlayStation heroes and celebrate 30 years of PlayStation history.
Finding your crew is half the story, you can collect coins throughout your journey. These collected coins can be used for the Gatcha Lab to unlock special items for your rescued friends. If you’re familiar with Astro’s Playroom then you’ll be accustomed to its tight and responsive gameplay. Astro still has his trusty jump, attack, charged spin attack, and versatile laser-hover ability. Though with this being a full experience, expect to see even more unique gameplay mechanics for Astro.
Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2
Next on our list is the sequel to one of the best Warhammer 40,000 games, Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2, developed by Saber Interactive. Ever since 2011, fans have begged for a sequel to the third-person shooter/brawler game. Now, 13 years later, we can finally embody the superhuman Space Marines once more. Unleash devastating carnage across both solo and multiplayer experiences set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Defend the Imperium when Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 releases on September 9th for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
Customize your Space Marine with numerous armour pieces and equipment
Set 100 years after the first game, the galaxy is in turmoil and humanity’s future hangs in the balance. Take command as Lieutenant Titus, returning to his chapter to eradicate the Tyranid menace and the servants of Chaos. He’ll fight alongside his battle brothers Chairon and Gadriel who act as the other playable characters. Like its predecessor, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is a third-person action game similar to the Gears of War series. Hold at bay the horrors of the galaxy in epic battles on far-flung planets with your deadly abilities, and devastating weaponry. Uncover the dark secrets of your enemy and prove your ultimate loyalty to humanity.
You’ll experience a thrilling campaign that can be played solo or with two friends in Co-op. Outside of the Campaign, play the cooperative Operations game mode and tackle unique missions. Then there’s the 6v6 multiplayer consisting of three game modes: Annihilation, Seize Ground, and Capture & Control. Annihilation is similar to Team Deathmatch where teams attempt to gain the most kills. Seize Ground and Capture and Control are variations on other classic PvP modes like King of the Hill and Destiny 2‘s Control Crucible mode.
Wild Bastards
For fans of the award-winning Void Bastards comes the reimagined sequel, Wild Bastards, developed by Blu Manchu. This mix of Sci-Fi and the Wild West comes in the form of an intense roguelike strategy shooter. Travel to multiple worlds and play as numerous outlaws with their own weapons and abilities. Saddle up to lead the most notorious outlaws in the galaxy when Wild Bastards releases on September 12th for PC, PS5, Switch, and Xbox Series X/S.
Prove you’re the ultimate gunslinger by blasting an array of enemies in bullet-flying shootouts.
In Wild Bastards, you play a team of outlaws who were once the deadliest gang in the galaxy. The Wild Bastards were taken down by a posse from the puritanical magnate Jebediah Chaste, who eliminated one outlaw after another. Now, the two remaining members team up with the Drifter, a mysterious sentient spacecraft, to resurrect the dead gang members as they flee to the mythical Homestead. Wild Bastards consists of 13 playable outlaws, each with their unique weaponry, special power, and growth tree.
If you’ve played Void Bastards, then this game will feel familiar starting with it being another first-person shooter. You’ll traverse the procedurally generated galactic sectors and planets with various parameters like gravity, terrain features, weather, and more. Use your wits to overcome crafty enemies that utilize cover, flank you, and employ a huge variety of special moves from teleportation to homing poisonous quills. You’ll need to keep the gang thriving by managing their relationships, healing their injuries, levelling them up, and more. After completing the main campaign, a challenge mode unlocks to offer a sequence of challenge sectors with increasingly difficult levels and mutators to modify the play experience.
Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster
For fans of Zombie games, one of the best is getting a remaster next month. Developed by Capcom, Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster brings the classic zombie slasher to modern hardware. This Deluxe Remaster is a full graphical overhaul of the original Dead Rising with new updated features and changes. Return to Willamette when Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster releases on September 19th for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
Take on large hordes of zombies and use whatever you can find to take them out
The story of Dead Rising takes place in the peaceful town of Willamette, Colorado. Sadly things have gotten less peaceful, with the sudden outbreak of zombies. With the town quarantined, Frank West, a freelance journalist enters the picture on the trail for a hot scoop. He arrives at the only shopping mall in town though discovers quickly he’s arrived in a living hell. Countless zombies have infested the mall with many survivors trapped inside. Frank will need to save as many survivors as he can before help arrives in 72 hours. Alongside rescuing survivors Frank and his newly found comrades will investigate the truth behind the incident before it’s covered up.
Returning with a complete overhaul, Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster runs on Capcom’s RE Engine. This brings all the gorgeous visuals we see in the recent Resident Evil games to Dead Rising‘s characters and environments. This remaster has also been fully voiced, supports auto-saves, and has various other quality-of-life features. Luckily the most important part of Dead Rising, the core gameplay remains intact, with some revamped controls and improved UI. To fend off zombies you’ll use regular weapons like guns, baseball bats or daily household objects. Anything goes when it comes to survival!
Frostpunk 2
Our next pick is for fans of city builders and survival games who also like challenging experiences. Frostpunk 2, developed by 11-bit Studios is the sequel to their hardcore management game set in a winter apocalypse. It combines mechanics from fun city builders and challenging survival games to create a hardcore experience. Promising to take the city-survival genre to a whole new level, Frostpunk 2 has you not only battling harsh weather conditions but human nature itself. Frostpunk 2 releases on September 20th for PC.
Build large-scale cities and manage their survival through the ongoing winter
Set 30 years after an apocalyptic blizzard ravaged the Earth and left humanity struggling in an unending winter. Play as the Steward in charge of New London a city built around a massive furnace. You hold dominion over its citizens and their overall well-being. Deal with the well-being of your city and try to stay in power as long as you can. Decide how you deal with rebellions, random acts of anarchy and anything threatening to tip the balance of your careful micromanagement. Bicker with the city’s council and their faction leaders on what laws you’ll want to pass. As factional power rises it falls to you to mediate between competing interests and steer your city toward stability. Frostpunk 2 provides two ways to play whether in story mode witnessing numerous linear events or in sandbox mode experimenting with what you can do with your city.
Like the first game, you’ll build a city around a massive furnace that delivers heat to various workstations and gathering zones. The size of what you’ll be building has increased, instead of just individual buildings, you’ll create entire districts for resources and housing. Things may seem easy at first but will increasingly get difficult once the freezing winds get colder and your resources eventually run out. You’ll constantly make decisions regarding your citizens’ happiness and the city’s survival against the bitter cold. Other than dealing with riots, coups, and other human-made problems, grapple with harsh weather, deadly diseases and starvation.
Shadows of Doubt
Finally, our last pick for September is the hardcore detective game, Shadows of Doubt, developed by ColePowered Games. Explore an open world, solving numerous types of cases, by any means necessary. Think like a private investigator and take on jobs to earn cash on your path to catching a serial killer. You’ll have to work quickly though since if you don’t catch them, they will kill again. Shadows of Doubt comes out of early access and will be released officially on September 26th for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
Explore the city and use any method you desire to solve the case
Welcome to an immersive crime-solving sim that puts you in the role of a private investigator. Set in an alternate reality of the 1980s, you can explore a fully simulated world containing hundreds of citizens. Take on tasks and investigations ranging from theft, sordid affairs, kidnappings, and murder. Each case will have different culprits, clues and experiences for you to test your investigation skills. Uncover evidence through various means to track down your suspect. Discover meet and tail individual citizens, each with their own name, job, apartment, and daily routines in the the unique procedurally generated city.
This 80s dystopia is your playground, break into apartments, rifle through secret documents, hack security systems, or even find a clue from a discarded receipt to crack the case. Store information on your investigation board and link evidence together as you piece together the full picture. Use a variety of gadgets to help solve each case like the fingerprint scanner to comb the scene for fingerprints. With each case solved, gain sync disks that offer permanent upgrades alongside increasing your social credit level. Each sync disk offers a selection of upgrades, like increased health or inventory space or more interesting upgrades that subtly change how you play the game.
Have any other games you’ve got your eye on during September? Let us know in the comments below!
