{"id":366065,"date":"2025-10-25T19:16:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T19:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/top-7-games-releasing-in-october-fifa-22-far-cry-6-metroid-dread-and-more"},"modified":"2025-10-25T19:16:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T19:16:52","slug":"top-7-games-releasing-in-october-fifa-22-far-cry-6-metroid-dread-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/top-7-games-releasing-in-october-fifa-22-far-cry-6-metroid-dread-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 7 games releasing in October &#8211; FIFA 22, Far Cry 6, Metroid Dread, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/top-7-games-releasing-in-october-fifa-22-far-cry-6-metroid-dread-and-more.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>October 2021 looks set to be one of the best months of the year to date in terms of new video game releases. We&#8217;re into the big holiday buying season, so some of the biggest publishers are releasing their tentpole games.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the video above to get a good look at our seven highlights for October, and also a rundown of the best of the rest, which is actually a pretty good list too.<\/p>\n<p>This is just October, so of course more games are coming. You can check out what&#8217;s coming over the rest of the year and beyond on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/video-game-release-dates-2021\">video game release dates<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/top-7-games-releasing-in-october-fifa-22-far-cry-6-metroid-dread-and-more\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/top-7-games-releasing-in-october-fifa-22-far-cry-6-metroid-dread-and-more\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 2021 looks set to be one of the best months of the year to date in terms of new video game releases. 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