With Grand Theft Auto VI officially delayed to May 26, 2026 (for now), the floodgates have opened for releases for the remainder of 2025. While August 2025 was a relatively slow month compared to the rest of this year, September is making up for it. The month is packed with must-play titles, especially now that Hollow Knight: Silksong has a September release date. In fact, several indie titles have already shifted out of Silksong’s release window, which makes sense considering it’s Steam’s most-wishlisted game.
We’re already having a hard time figuring out how we’re going to squeeze everything in for review. Currently, our plan is to focus on Borderlands 4, LEGO Voyagers, Dying Light: The Beast, and Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles. If we’re able to get anything else in, we’ll consider Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor and Silent Hill f. It’s a packed month for us as it is, and we’re hoping to enjoy some of these games rather than rush through them just to publish a review.
Hell is Us
I was quick to judge Hell is Us, thinking it was yet another third-person soulslike action-adventure game. While there is a focus on melee combat, Hell is Us sets itself apart from the crowd by having no map, compass, or quest markers. The game wants players to truly feel like they’re on an adventure and trusts that its writing and level design are strong enough for players to find their own way. If it manages to pull this off throughout the game, it could be something truly special.
The premise is interesting enough: an isolated country ravaged by civil war and a mysterious calamity. That calamity has brought forth supernatural creatures no modern weapon can defeat, which is where the player character comes in. Armed with a drone and a sword from a different era, they’ll have to take on terrifying chimeras while unraveling the mystery of their appearance.
Hell is Us releases on September 4, 2025 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: The Order of Giants DLC
Developer MachineGames has proven itself with the modern Wolfenstein titles, but it was reasonable to be skeptical when the team took on an Indiana Jones adventure game. It turns out the studio just knows how to make a great video game: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle was one of 2024’s best. For those who couldn’t get enough of the epic Indy adventure, The Order of Giants DLC is coming.
The DLC sends Indy back out on a new quest set during the events of the main game. If you’ve finished the base game, you’ll need to fast-travel back to the Vatican to kick things off. If you haven’t finished the game, you’ll still be able to access the DLC, and it won’t spoil anything about the main game if you decide to play The Order of Giants before finishing Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: The Order of Giants DLC releases on September 4, 2025 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
Hollow Knight: Silksong
After years of anticipation and internet speculation about whether it would ever happen, Hollow Knight: Silksong finally has a release date, and it’s soon. The highly anticipated sequel is Steam’s most-wishlisted game, following the success of the original Hollow Knight, which has sold 15 million units. There’s little to say about Hollow Knight: Silksong, but if for some reason you still don’t know much about it, it’s a 2D Metroidvania with tight combat, over 200 enemies, and 40 bosses. Players take on the role of the lethal hunter Hornet, embarking on a journey to explore the insect kingdom of Pharloom, packed with mossy grottos, gilded cities, and misted moors.
Hollow Knight: Silksong finally releases on September 4, 2025 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, Switch 2, PC.
Cronos: The New Dawn
The survival horror genre is thriving, and Bloober Team is ready to unleash its next creation upon the world with Cronos: The New Dawn. Bloober Team, known for last year’s Silent Hill 2 remake, returns with a third-person title where players fight for the future by salvaging the past. It’s set in a grim world where Eastern European aesthetics meet retro-futurist technology, and it stars a Traveler who works for the Collective, scouring the future’s wastelands to hunt down time rifts connected to 1980s Poland.
One of the more interesting features of Cronos: The New Dawn is the ability to use the Harvester on key people who died in the apocalypse. By finding them in the past, players can extract their Essences, carrying them along for the journey and into the future. But the more Essences the player carries, the more haunted their suit becomes, with more whispers in their ear and flickers at the edge of their vision.
Cronos: The New Dawn releases on September 5, 2025 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, and PC.
Borderlands 4
Apparently it’s a hot take these days, but I do consider Borderlands 2 one of the best games I’ve ever played. Like many others, though, Borderlands 3 was a massive disappointment to us, especially when it came to the game’s story and characters. While the gunplay remained as fun as ever, it was difficult to commit time to Borderlands 3 because everything else was so terrible. Based on what we’ve seen with Borderlands 4, though, it appears the team knows where it went wrong with the last game and is trying to fix it all.
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands gave us hope that Borderlands 4 will be more like Borderlands 2 than Borderlands 3, but we might have to face the fact that the core gameplay of Borderlands is past its prime. We have some hope, though, that the game will still be fun to play as a group, since few looter shooters nail co-op as well as Borderlands.
Borderlands 4 releases on September 12, 2025 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
LEGO Voyagers
We’re really hoping LEGO Voyagers delivers, because this world needs more dedicated co-op games like this. Hazelight Studios has really paved the way for the genre, especially after It Takes Two won Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2021. Earlier this year, we loved our time with Split Fiction, and while we don’t expect LEGO Voyagers to match Hazelight’s level of creativity, we have faith the team at Light Brick Studio is putting its own twist on the formula.
LEGO Voyagers has two players, each controlling a LEGO brick, who tumble, jump, snap together, and build their way through brick worlds. The game focuses on delivering a poetic, nonverbal narrative, asking open-ended questions about building friendships, sharing dreams, and giving space. Best of all, like Hazelight’s creations, LEGO Voyagers launches with a Friend’s Pass, so only one of the two players needs to own the game to play together.
LEGO Voyagers releases on September 15, 2025 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor has been in Early Access since February 14, 2024, and is finally ready for its 1.0 release in September. It’s Funday Games’ take on the survivor-like auto-shooter genre, set in the Deep Rock Galactic universe. If you enjoy games like Vampire Survivors and Halls of Torment, you’ll want to add Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor to your wishlist. For the most part, the game’s Early Access period has been great, and for its 1.0 release the game will add Gear, ranging from armor and weapon mods to gadgets and tools. Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear that our wish for multiplayer will come true, at least not for the game’s 1.0 release.
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor exits Early Access on September 17, 2025 for PC.
Dying Light: The Beast
Much like Borderlands 4, we’re hoping Dying Light: The Beast is more like the original Dying Light than Dying Light 2 Stay Human. Maybe it’s because we didn’t have any expectatiodns going into Dying Light, but the first game was a huge surprise with its interactive co-op elements, compelling story, and engaging gameplay. The experience was memorable, which is why it was so disappointing that Dying Light 2 Stay Human felt like a vanilla, paint-by-the-numbers experience.
From what we’ve seen with Dying Light: The Beast, we remain cautiously optimistic. Bringing Kyle Crane back may help with the nostalgia factor, but it’ll ultimately come down to whether Techland manages to recapture that magic from the first title.
Dying Light: The Beast releases on September 19, 2025 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
Baby Steps
We love seeing games like Baby Steps, and we’re glad there are creative developers out there working on this sort of project. More importantly, we’re glad Devolver Digital continues to support these games by publishing them. Baby Steps recently announced a delay of a couple of weeks because of Hollow Knight: Silksong, and it makes sense. This is the type of game that greatly benefits from being played on stream, and we’re confident plenty of content creators will want to be part of that hype train. If the game were to release at the same time as Hollow Knight: Silksong, though, it would never get the chance, since most streamers would be creating Silksong content.
Nonetheless, Baby Steps has wisely moved out of Silksong’s way, and we can’t wait to see the hilarious content that comes from the game. If you haven’t heard of Baby Steps, it’s a literal walking simulator game with a twist. Players take control of Nate and must learn to maneuver him one step at a time.
Baby Steps releases on September 23, 2025 for PlayStation 5 and PC.
Silent Hill f
We’re not entirely sure why Konami went through its midlife crisis, in which it broke up with Hideo Kojima, stopped making AAA games, and focused on pachinko and mobile titles. Fortunately, it has woken from that slumber, and the entire gaming industry is better for it. The publisher’s recent success with the Silent Hill 2 remake proves that Konami’s IPs still shine decades later, and we’re hoping Silent Hill f continues that tradition.
It’s a bit of a departure from previous Silent Hill titles, with Silent Hill f set in 1960s Ebisugaoka, Japan, and starring Shimizu Hinako. As her town is suddenly consumed by fog, Hinako must venture through the twisted paths of Ebisugaoka, solving puzzles and confronting all sorts of monstrosities to survive.
Silent Hill f releases on September 25, 2025 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
Apparently, it’s the year for mascot racing games: Mario Kart World launched in June alongside the new Switch 2, and now Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds arrives in September. In November, we’ll also get Kirby Air Riders on Switch 2. Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds looks great, though, and is currently undergoing an open network test if you want to check it out. Featuring 24 tracks across 15 CrossWorlds, this latest entry in the Sonic Racing series delivers 23 iconic Sonic characters, 45 original vehicles, and 70 gadgets. Chaos reigns on the track with 23 items, and up to 12 players can compete online in World Match.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds releases on September 25, 2025 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, Switch 2, and PC.
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter takes players back to where it all began for the iconic Trails series, with a remake featuring updated visuals and refined gameplay. The game stars Estelle Bright and Joshua, who set off on a journey as junior bracers in a peacekeeping guild. The Trails series is developed by Nihon Falcom, and the Trails in the Sky arc is beloved among JRPG fans worldwide. The original was released in 2004 on PC before heading to the PlayStation Portable in 2006. There’s a demo for Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter if you want to see what it’s all about.
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter releases on September 25, 2025 for Playstation 5, Switch, Switch 2, and PC.
Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles
At long last, the beloved Final Fantasy Tactics is heading to modern consoles as Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles. This enhanced edition features fully voiced dialogue, improved graphics, new difficulty options, a revamped UI, autosave, and other quality-of-life updates to make the game more accessible to newcomers. By preserving much of what made the game special to begin with, this release lets an entirely new generation understand why Ramza, Delita, Agrias, and company are among gaming’s most iconic characters, even if they aren’t the most popular.
Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles releases on September 30 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, Switch 2, and PC.
