October 2013 - games, that were released this month

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Online, Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts, Sandbox, Open world

October 1, 2013 → Xbox 360; October 10, 2013 → PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

VGTimes: 9.2/10

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 92/100

A legendary sequel to the popular Grand Theft Auto series. The game is set in Los Santos, a city beloved by fans since Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. For the first...

Flashback (2013)

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Action

October 1, 2013 → PC, PlayStation 3; October 2, 2013 → PlayStation 3

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 50/100

This side-scrolling science-fiction adventure follows Conrad, who is called back into service twenty years after the original game. Players explore remote space...

Rune Factory 4

Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Farm Simulator, Adventure

October 1, 2013 → Nintendo 3DS

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A fantasy role-playing game with farming follows a hero who falls from the sky onto the back of the dragon Ventuswill and arrives in Selphia. Named the town’s...

Snapshot

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Logic, Side view, Indie, Casual game

October 1, 2013 → Linux

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Snapshot is a side-scrolling adventure arcade puzzle game. The game will tell the story of a cute robot named Peak, who is collecting mysterious energy scattered...

Painkiller: Hell & Damnation

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Horror

October 1, 2013 → Xbox 360

Players: 8/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 52/100

Painkiller: Hell & Damnation is a continuation of the hardcore and bloody third-person shooter, which is a re-release of the original Painkiller, released in 2004...

PixelJunk Monsters

Strategy, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

October 1, 2013 → Mac, Linux

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 83/100

This tower defense strategy game follows Tikiman, a forest defender who must protect his offspring from waves of monsters. Enemies advance along paths toward his...

Atelier Meruru Plus

Arcade, Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

October 1, 2013 → PS Vita

Atelier Meruru Plus is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of role-playing game and anime/manga game from the masters of the studio Gust Co., Ltd.. The main...

ArmA Tactics

Strategy, Isometric, Tactics, Indie, Turn-based, Shooter

October 1, 2013 → PC; October 3, 2013 → Linux; October 17, 2013 → Mac

Players: 8/10

Steam: 33/100

ArmA Tactics — turn-based indie strategy with tactics and shooter elements. You take control of a four-man special forces squad. There are no set strategies...

Rain

Adventure, Platformer, Isometric, Logic, Indie, Fighting

October 1, 2013 → PlayStation 3; October 2, 2013 → Android, PlayStation 3; October 3, 2013 → PlayStation 3

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Rain is a side-scrolling indie adventure platformer. The game will tell the story of a boy who once saw the silhouette of a girl in the rain and decided to chase...

NBA 2K14

Simulation, Basketball, Third-person view, Isometric, Sports game

October 1, 2013 → PC, iOS, Android, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360; October 3, 2013 → PlayStation 3, Xbox 360; October 4, 2013 → PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 80/100

NBA 2K14 is a basketball sports simulator in the popular NBA 2K series. In the new part of the series you will find many new movements for actions in defense and...

Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game

October 1, 2013 → PS Vita

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 70/100

War of the Vikings

Action, Hack and slash, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

October 1, 2013 → PC (Early Access)

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 62/100

War of the Vikings — the player will be able to take one of two warring sides and take part in large-scale battles — up to 64 people will be able to...

Beekyr

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Indie

October 1, 2013 → Android

Steam: 87/100

Beekyr is an arcade, action, shooter and beat 'em up game from Kaleido Games. The game is published by Kaleido Games. Beekyr is also known as Beekyr: Eco...

Dead Man's Draw

Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Card game, Indie, Tactics, Casual game, Turn-based

October 1, 2013 → PC; October 2, 2013 → iOS

Steam: 83/100

This fantasy card strategy game revolves around drawing cards and choosing between playing cautiously or risking a bust for more points and treasure. Players take...

Etrian Odyssey: Millennium Girl

Hack and slash, In real time, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

October 1, 2013 → Nintendo 3DS

Metacritic: 80/100

A first-person dungeon crawler in which exploration is accompanied by map-making. Etrian Odyssey: Millennium Girl is designed for solo...

Just Dance 2014

Arcade, Music game, Board / Group Game

October 1, 2013 → PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, Wii; October 8, 2013 → PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, Wii

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Just Dance 2014 is a continuation of the dance music arcade game for a fun company. The game will delight you with updated hits and compositions, to which you can...

Skydive: Proximity Flight

Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts

October 1, 2013 → PlayStation 3, Xbox 360; October 2, 2013 → PlayStation 3

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 62/100

This sports flight simulator focuses on wingsuit flying and skydiving. In Skydive: Proximity Flight, players steer through the air with body and arm movements...

España 1936

Strategy, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based

October 1, 2013 → PC

Players: 5.5/10

España 1936 is a top-down strategy game with elements of a historical game from developers from the AGEod studio. The game is published by AGEod. Sometimes the...

Air Conflicts: Vietnam

Arcade, Action, Flight Simulator, Helicopters, Simulation

October 2, 2013 → PC; October 18, 2013 → PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Players: 6/10

Steam: 35/100

Metacritic: 43/100

An arcade flight simulator with action elements, Air Conflicts: Vietnam is set during the Vietnam War. Its story follows US Navy pilot Joe Thompson, while the “Lost...

NASCAR Redline

Arcade, Racing, Sports game

October 2, 2013 → Android; October 3, 2013 → iOS

Players: 10/10

Chainsaw Warrior

Board / Group Game, Turn-based, Card game, Strategy

October 2, 2013 → Android; October 7, 2013 → PC, Mac, Linux

Players: 1/10

Steam: 64/100

A turn-based card strategy game based on a solo board game, set in Manhattan in 2032. A spatial rift unleashes hordes of creatures into New York, and an...

A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie

October 2, 2013 → Xbox 360

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 66/100

A third-person sci-fi action platformer about reclaiming the Minos space station after rebel machines seize control. In 2094, the insurgent leader Zytron takes over...

Machines At War 3

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Action, Indie

October 2, 2013 → iOS

Players: 5/10

Steam: 80/100

This real-time strategy game follows the search for the missing scientists of the Omicron Initiative and their secret research. After discovering a ransacked...

Hot Wheels: World's Best Driver

Arcade, Action, Racing, Third-person view

October 2, 2013 → PlayStation 3, Wii U; October 9, 2013 → Nintendo 3DS

Hot Wheels: World's Best Driver is a third-person arcade game with action and racing elements from developers from Warner Bros. studios. Interactive Entertainment...

Frederic: Resurrection of Music

Arcade, Action, Music game, Indie, Casual game

October 2, 2013 → Android

Steam: 85/100

Frederic: Resurrection of Music is a dynamic musical arcade game with a colorful visual style. You will be able to join Fryderyk, one of the most important...

Gunner Z

Action

October 2, 2013 → iOS

Metacritic: 59/100

An arcade action game about armored assault trucks fighting through a city overrun by an undead army. Led by General Thacter, the enemy force uses engineered undead...

The Happy Hereafter

Casual game, Strategy

October 2, 2013 → PC

Steam: 78/100

The Happy Hereafter is a casual strategy game about the newly dead building a settlement in the underworld. The player oversees the souls as they arrive and helps...

The Cave

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle

October 2, 2013 → iOS

VGTimes: 6.0/10

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 69/100

The Cave is a new creation by Ron Gilbert, the father of the cult games Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion, as well as Double Fine Productions, the studio responsible...

Atomic Ninjas

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer

October 2, 2013 → PlayStation 3, PS Vita; October 8, 2013 → PlayStation 3, PS Vita

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 60/100

A multiplayer action game with arcade elements, in which players control ninjas with superpowers. They compete against other players in fast-paced online matches...

Transport Tycoon 2

Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric

October 2, 2013 → iOS, Android

Transport Tycoon 2 is an isometric simulator with a dash of business simulator from developers 31X and Origin8. The game is published by AppyNation. Sometimes the...

Indy Cat

Arcade, Puzzle, Free game, Match-3 (Three in a row),

October 2, 2013 → Browser

Players: 6.9/10

Indie Cat is a shareware arcade game of marbles (a puzzle in the "three in a row" genre). The essence of the game is to collect figures of the same color. And you...

Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers

Arcade, Flight Simulator, Action, Simulation

October 3, 2013 → Linux

Players: 10/10

Steam: 58/100

This arcade flight simulator focuses on aerial battles of the Pacific War. Players take part in historical engagements and fly aircraft recreated in detail. The...

Runaway 2: The Dream of the Turtle

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click

October 3, 2013 → iOS

Players: 10/10

Steam: 55/100

Metacritic: 66/100

This point-and-click adventure follows Brian and Gina on a journey to far-flung parts of the world. Pirates, spies, surfers, soldiers, and aliens all feature in a...

TNT Racers: Nitro Machines Edition

Arcade, Racing, DLC

October 3, 2013 → Wii U

TNT Racers: Nitro Machines Edition is an arcade game with a dash of racing from the masters at Keen Games GmbH. The main publisher of the game is dtp entertainment...

Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign

Role-playing game, Arcade, Adventure, Logic, Match-3 (Three in a row), Puzzle, Free game

October 3, 2013 → iOS, Android

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign is an arcade puzzle game in the match-three genre. You will unite your favorite characters from the Marvel universe (including Iron...

Record of Agarest War

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game, Visual novel

October 3, 2013 → PC

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 69/100

This fantasy role-playing game with turn-based tactical battles is set in Agarest, a world created after a war between the forces of light and darkness. As darkness...

Pandemic: The Board Game

Strategy, Top-down view, In real time, Logic, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Simulation, Board / Group Game

October 3, 2013 → iOS

Steam: 61/100

Four deadly diseases are rapidly spreading across the planet, and humanity is on the brink of extinction. Only the coordinated work of a small group of specialists...

Picross e3

October 3, 2013 → Nintendo 3DS

Metacritic: 66/100

This logic puzzle challenges players to use number clues to fill in grid cells and reveal illustrations. Picross e3 includes 150 new puzzles and a navigation...

Absent

Free game, Adventure, Horror

October 3, 2013 → PC

Steam: 81/100

This point-and-click horror adventure follows college student Murray Schull as students begin disappearing from his college. With his friends Eve and Steve, he...

Disgaea Dimension 2

Role-playing game, Strategy, Hack and slash, Turn-based

October 3, 2013 → PlayStation 3; October 8, 2013 → PlayStation 3

Metacritic: 74/100

This turn-based strategy RPG unfolds in the Netherworld, where might makes right and allies can become enemies. Laharl has finally become a full-fledged Overlord...