This page preserves the September 2025 selection originally published as a preview in August. It is not a list of next month’s games. Sources and changing release status were checked on October 7, 2026; the comparisons below are editorial analysis of published information, not first-hand reviews.
Unless stated otherwise, dates are those displayed by the US Steam store for PC, not universal console or regional dates. The links in the table are primary store records for each game.
Release records and reasons to pay attention
| Game and source | Historical PC release | Why it belongs on a shortlist—and the limit |
|---|---|---|
| METAL EDEN | September 2, 2025 | A cybernetic sci-fi FPS about rescuing citizens’ cores from an orbital city. Choose it for high-speed shooting, not a conversation-led RPG. |
| Hell is Us | September 4, 2025 | An isolated, war-torn country and a mysterious calamity make discovery and atmosphere the hook. A grim setting is not the right fit for a light evening. |
| Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion | September 5, 2025 | Customizable armor, ground and air movement, and large boss fights. The store lists online co-op for up to three; it is not an unlimited multiplayer lobby. |
| SHUTEN ORDER | September 5, 2025 | Five adventure formats combined around a murder and an apocalyptic religious nation. Choose it for narrative variety, not a single consistent fighting system. |
| NBA 2K26 | September 4, 2025 | Basketball career, team, league, and quick-play modes. Interest in basketball is the essential filter; inspect edition and optional-purchase details separately. |
| Borderlands 4 | September 11, 2025 | Loot-heavy shooting and cooperative action with four new Vault Hunters. It is better suited to players who want equipment hunting than understated storytelling. |
| Dying Light: The Beast | September 18, 2025, US Steam | Kyle Crane returns in an open-world action and survival-horror adventure. Consider it for movement and danger, not a peaceful exploration sandbox. |
| Sora no Kiseki the 1st | September 19, 2025 | A remake of the opening Trails in the Sky story about Estelle and Joshua in Liberl. A reading-heavy RPG is a different commitment from the shooters above. |
| Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree | September 18, 2025 | A roguelite linking guardians, relationships, and the defense of Shinju Village. Choose it for repeatable action, not merely because the fantasy artwork looks gentle. |
| ENDLESS Legend 2 | September 22, 2025, Early Access | Asymmetric factions, heroes, empire building, and tactical battles. Its strategic systems demand more planning than a pick-up-and-play action game. |
| SILENT HILL f | September 24, 2025 | Hinako faces grotesque monsters and puzzles in a fog-covered hometown. Its disturbing horror premise is a suitability limit, not just an aesthetic feature. |
| EA SPORTS FC 26 | September 25, 2025 | Football career and competitive modes. Compare the modes you will actually use and the purchase model, rather than buying because it is an annual update. |
Historical forecasts versus the present
Dying Light: The Beast: the earlier August selection should not be read as a release record. Techland’s delay announcement named September 19; US Steam displays September 18. This page identifies the source and region instead of collapsing those records into an unexplained date.
ENDLESS Legend 2: September 22, 2025 was the start of Early Access. The current Steam page separately lists its full release as September 17, 2026. Its appearance in the 2025 list therefore does not imply that version 1.0 existed then.
Sora no Kiseki the 1st: the linked listing is the Clouded Leopard regional PC edition used by the Spanish article. Readers searching an English-language shop may know the remake as Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter. Check the supported languages and publisher of your chosen edition; do not assume a regional listing and another edition have identical language support.
Which direction makes sense for you?
- A small shooting group: compare Borderlands 4’s loot focus with Titanic Scion’s customizable armor and three-player co-op.
- A long-form story: Sora no Kiseki is the RPG choice; SHUTEN ORDER is the more format-changing mystery choice.
- Solo horror: SILENT HILL f is the direct horror pick, while Hell is Us combines a calamity with a war-torn setting.
- Planning rather than reactions: ENDLESS Legend 2 is the strategy branch.
- Sport-specific competition: start with the sport you already follow, then compare NBA 2K26 or FC 26 editions and modes.
Do not transfer the table’s PC dates or feature descriptions to a different console version without checking that platform’s official listing. For the next historical installment, see October 2025.