September is usually the month where summer betas either convert into real launches or quietly slide into Q4. This year it’s a mix: one actual big global launch, a handful of Japan/China tests, multiple Steam ports, and a few titles that are technically September news even if they aren’t shipping this month (pre-registrations).
This list covers full launches, closed tests, pre-registrations, and Steam releases that are live or incoming in September 2026. Dates shift. So I’d advise keeping every non-definitively confirmed listing as a “potential date”.
Aniimo - September 16 (PC / PS5 / Xbox) / September 23 (iOS / Android)
Pawprint Studio / Kingsglory’s creature-catching open-world action RPG finally has a locked date after Gamescom.
Is it a gacha? Official marketing still dances around the topic. Betas had a legendary creature obtainable through a gacha-style system. That’s enough to put it on this list. Pre-reg is huge (in the 28 million range). Console pre-order packs (Advanced $9.99 / Collector $19.99) are live on PS5 and Xbox with platform-exclusive cosmetics and a battle-pass handbook that includes a Prismana egg.
Mrs. Stix and I already covered the beta on Married to Gaming. It’s fun. If you’ve been waiting for a Palworld / Pokémon-shaped F2P that isn’t another urban open-world clone, this is the one that actually ships this month.
Made in Abyss ~An Irredeemable Journey of Mysteries~ - September 23 (iOS; Android TBA)
Nobollel / Avex Pictures. Deck-building roguelite. App Store currently shows September 23.
This is not a traditional auto-battler gacha. It’s Slay the Spire with an already existing IP.
Touken Ranbu Pazugiri - September 30 (Japan · PC / iOS / Android)
DMM GAMES / NHN PlayArt / nitro+. Chibi match-3 puzzle RPG spin-off of Touken Ranbu.
Cross-save between PC (DMM GAME PLAYER) and mobile. Pre-reg is open in Japan. They’re demoing it at TGS 2026 (Sep 17–21) with a joint Touken Ranbu ONLINE main-stage panel on the 20th.
Azur Promilia - CN “Journey Trace Test” · September 17
Manjuu’s open-world action follow-up to Azur Lane.
The previous CN CBT (“Journey Test”) closed August 20. A new CN test is scheduled September 17 and is being treated as the last one before a China launch. Platforms for this test: PC and Android. Global is still TBA. PlayStation trailers have millions of views and full cross-play (PC / mobile / PS) is the stated plan, but this particular test is not the global one.
If you’re waiting for a Western date, September does not give it to you.
Limit Zero Breakers - Frontier Test · September 9–13
NC / VIC Game Studios. Anime action RPG (Unreal 5), MAPPA involved in cutscenes/OP, Kadokawa collab on the marketing side.
Second global test after the June Prologue Test.
- Sign-ups: through September 5, 7:00 PM PDT
- Test: September 9–13, 7:00 PM PDT (5 days)
- Platforms: Steam + Android + iOS
New this round: Main Story Chapter 3, spin-off story, new raids, new characters, combat/art/UX passes from the last test. No IAP. Accounts wipe. Apply on Steam (“Request Access”) and/or the official mobile form. One login can cover both platforms if you get both.
Petit Planet - Final Beta · September 20
HoYoverse’s cozy galactic life sim. You’ll shape a tiny world, live with fuzzy Neighbors, sail the Starsea, hang out at the Galactic Bazaar.
Final closed beta starts September 20. Sign-ups close September 14, 00:00 UTC+8. PC / iOS / Android. Data wipe, no purchases. Full release is Winter 2026, not September.
Lucid Eclipse - Mobile CBT · “12 Tales of the Lantern Festival”
Mobile closed beta for the Lantern Festival build. Footage still looks rough – which is fine for an early/alpha-adjacent test, less fine if they ship it looking like that. Cross-platform (especially PC) would help this one a lot. No hard public dates beyond “September activity.”
Astrae Oratio - Closed beta applications opened August 19
Project RX adjacent, Blue Archive-ish presentation with its own combat layer and a heavier narrative/oratorial tone. Applications opened mid-August; the test itself is “very soon,” which in practice means September is the window to watch. Cute. Worth applying if the art style is your thing.
Monster Hunter Outlanders - Beta ongoing
Capcom’s free-to-play Monster Hunter spin. Beta is already running; I covered it in a dedicated video. It’s a lot of fun. September is not the launch month – it’s “people can still get into / talk about the test” month.
Bleach: Mirrors High - Pre-registration open
New Bleach mobile/PC project. Pre-reg is live. No locked September ship date – it’s on the list because the registration window is now.
Silver Palace - Pre-registration open
Victorian industrial open-world action RPG (detective fantasy, deduction + combat). Pre-reg is open. Possible last beta or a jump to launch; community speculation has been sliding toward January 31, 2027, which would park it uncomfortably close to Ananta. This is a VERY bad move for any game release.
Steam ports
Epic Seven — Steam “very soon.”
Arknights: Endfield — Steam “very soon.” There is a short Steam launch survey up; fill it out if you care about the PC client.
Outerplane — Steam page is live (age-gated). Reviews sitting around ~70% Mostly Positive at time of recording.
Lost Sword — Officially hitting Steam.
